Maintenance, Align the print cartridge | HP A646 Inkjet CC001A#B1H

7 Maintenance

This section contains basic maintenance procedures that can help keep your printer performing well and producing top-quality photos.

•Align the print cartridge

•Clean the print cartridge automatically

•View estimated ink levels

•Insert or replace the print cartridge

•Get print cartridge ordering information

•Print a test page

•Print a sample page

•Store the printer and print cartridge

•Remove ink from your skin and clothing

Align the print cartridge

The printer automatically aligns the print cartridge after a new one is installed. You can also align the print cartridge at other times to ensure optimal print quality. Indications that you need to align the print cartridge manually include borderless prints with white space along an edge, colors not printing satisfactorily, or poor print quality.

To align the print cartridge from the printer

1.Load a sheet of HP Advanced Photo Paper in the input tray.

2.Touch the Setup icon to display the Setup menu. For more information, see Setup Menu.

3.Touch Tools to open the tools menu.

4.Touch Align Cartridge and follow the prompts.

Clean the print cartridge automatically

If the printed pages are missing lines or dots or contain ink streaks, the print cartridge might be low on ink or need to be cleaned.

CAUTION: Clean the print cartridge only when necessary. Unnecessary cleaning wastes ink and shortens the life of the cartridge.

Follow these steps to clean the cartridge automatically:

To clean the print cartridge from the printer

1.Touch the Setup icon to display the Setup menu. For more information, see Setup Menu.

2.Touch Tools to open the tools menu.

3.Touch Clean Cartridge and follow the prompts.

If the documents are still missing lines or dots after cleaning, replace the print cartridge.

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HP A646 Inkjet CC001A#B1H manual Maintenance, Align the print cartridge, Clean the print cartridge automatically

Contents

User Guide Page Contents Print from a computer Maintenance HP support and warranty TroubleshootingSpecifications Regulatory and environmental information Contents HP Photosmart A640 series User Guide Chapter How do I? Get startedFind more information Front and rear views Photosmart at a glance HP TouchSmart screen Control panel buttons and indicator lights Use the stylus Use the touch screen Stylus storage areas Touch screen frame Photosmart Menu Touch screen frame To view photos in thumbnail view Thumbnail view and 1-up viewTouch View and Print on the Photosmart menu To view photos in 1-up view Photo icons Setup MenuPhoto icons Related topics To use the setup menu How to use the Setup Menu Tools Print Test Setup menu optionsPrint Sample Printer Status Preferences Help Bluetooth Get started Choose the best paper for the job Paper basicsLoad your paper Paper loading tips To change the paper type To load paper Load your paper Paper basics What you need for a Bluetooth connection Print from a Bluetooth deviceTouch Bluetooth Touch Device Address To find out the device address of the product To connect to and print from other Bluetooth devices Print photos from a Bluetooth deviceTo print from a Bluetooth device Touch Bluetooth Print from a memory card Print without a computer Insert a memory card Supported memory cards One touch photo prints Print photos from a memory card or USB deviceTo select photos, add copies, and print multiple photos To deselect photos To deselect one photo To print all photosTo deselect all photos To print camera-selected photos To print a photo indexTo remove a specific photo from the print queue Print from a PictBridge-certified camera or device Save photos from a memory card to another deviceRemove a memory card Get creative Add captions Add framesTo use the Frames creative option To use the Caption creative option To use the Draw creative option Draw on photos Use Design Gallery Add clip artTo use the Clip Art creative option To use the Design Gallery creative option Specialty printing projects To use the Albums creative option Create albums Print without a computer To use the Greeting Card creative option Create Greeting Cards To use Panoramic Photos mode Passport photos To use Passport Photos modePanoramic photos Photo stickers To use Photo Stickers mode To use the Photo Layouts creative option Create Photo LayoutsVideo Frame prints To print a frame from a video clip Use Photo Fix Enhance or edit your photosCrop a photo To turn off Photo Fix Remove red-eye from your photos Adjust photo brightnessUse Pet Eye Fix Touch up a photo To view photos in a slideshow Create and view slide showsTouch Slideshow on the Photosmart menu To print from a slideshow Print without a computer Printer software Print from a computerTransfer photos to a computer To delete photos or files from a memory card To save photos from a memory card to a connected computer Enhance your photos To change the HP Real Life technologies settingsIf a memory card is already inserted, do the following Print quality settings Change the print settings for the print jobChange the print quality To select a print quality and speed Change the paper size Change the paper typeTo select a specific paper type To select a paper size Print borderless photos Print photosGuidelines To print a borderless photo To print a photo with borders Print photos with a border To print panoramic photos Print panoramic photos To print on index cards or other small media Print on index cards and other small media Print from a computer Clean the print cartridge automatically MaintenanceTo clean the print cartridge from the printer Align the print cartridge View estimated ink levels To access the printer status screenInsert or replace the print cartridge View printer status To insert or replace a print cartridge Get print cartridge ordering information Print a sample Print a testStore the printer and print cartridge Store the printer Remedy Remove ink from your skin and clothing Software installation issues TroubleshootingInstallation failed Solution 1 Turn off virus software Solution 3 Retry the installation Solution 2 Accept the license agreement during installationTry the following solution for this problem To enable Software Install Mode Printer does not appear in Printers and Faxes Windows only Installation did not start automatically Solution 3 Turn the printer off and then back on Solution 2 Make sure Software Install Mode is enabledSolution 4 Make a drive letter available Printer is plugged in, but it will not turn on Printing and hardware issues Solution 2 Press the On button once and not quickly Solution 1 Check the power cordSolution 3 Unplug product and contact support online Solution 2 Make sure that the printer is turned on Solution 1 Make sure the USB cable is securely attachedPrintout did not appear Computer and printer lost communication An Unknown device message appeared Windows only Try the following solution for this problem Solution Windows users Could not save photos from the computer to the memory card Printer did not print borderless photosTouch Preferences Touch Borderless Solution 2 Use correct paper Solution 1 Reduce image sizeBlank page came out of the printer Print quality is poor My Bluetooth device cannot find the printer Bluetooth printing problemsSolution 3 Print on correct side of paper Solution 4 Clean print cartridge Solution 3 Check Bluetooth Security level setting Solution 2 Check Bluetooth Visibility settingTouch Bluetooth Touch Security level Cause Bluetooth Security level may be set to High Print quality is poor No page came out of the printerPhoto printed with borders To order cartridges from a connected computer Shop for ink suppliesClick Order Supplies Online Windows or Supplies Mac OS Shop for ink supplies Check the HP support Web site first HP support and warrantyHP support by phone Phone support period Placing a call Additional warranty optionsAfter the phone support period Printer specifications SpecificationsSystem requirements Paper Tray Print Cartridge Regulatory notices Regulatory and environmental informationRegulatory model identification number Vcci Class B compliance statement for users in Japan FCC statement Environmental product stewardship program LED indicator statementEco-Tips Power consumption Material safety data sheetsPaper use Plastics Regulatory and environmental Information Italiano Chemical Substances EMC EU Declaration of Conformity Chapter April To install the software Software installation Appendix a