Getting Help When Things Go Wrong

4

Is there a problem with your printout? continued

What is the problem?

Possible cause

To solve the problem…

 

You may have forgotten to

Make sure that you have removed the

Print quality is poor.

remove the vinyl tape from

protective piece of vinyl tape on each of the

the print cartridge.

print cartridges. See “Replacing Print

(continued)

 

Cartridges” on page 27.

 

 

 

Your print cartridges may be

If the color and black ink aren’t lining up on

 

out of alignment.

the printed page, go to the HP Toolbox and

 

 

click Calibrate the Printer. See “Printer

 

 

Services Tab” on page 8.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Banners aren’t

You may have forgotten to

Make sure that the OUT tray is up.

raise the OUT tray.

 

 

 

 

 

printing correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You may have forgotten to

Make sure that you have selected Banner on

 

select Banner in the printer

the Setup tab. See “Setup Tab” on page 6.

 

software.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You may have problems with

• If several sheets feed into the printer

 

the paper.

together, unfold and refold the paper.

 

 

• If paper doesn’t feed into the printer

 

 

correctly, be sure that the unattached edge

 

 

of the banner paper stack is toward the

 

 

printer (see page 20).

 

 

 

 

 

• If the paper creases going through the

 

 

printer, the paper might be unsuitable for

 

 

banner printing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You may have problems with

For Windows 95, 98, and NT 4.0

 

 

 

 

your banner software.

• If gaps in the printing appear at the ends of

 

 

the sheets, the problem might be with your

 

 

software program. See Release Notes by

 

 

clicking Start

Programs

HP DeskJet

 

 

950C Series.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For Windows 3.1x

 

 

 

 

 

 

• If gaps in the printing appear at the ends of

 

 

the sheets, the problem might be with your

 

 

software program. See the Release Notes in

 

 

the HP DeskJet 950C Series Program Group.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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HP manual Programs, 950C Series