HP C5500 manual Clean the print cartridges

To align the print cartridges from the HP Photosmart Software

1.Load letter or A4 unused plain white paper into the input tray.

NOTE: If you have colored paper loaded in the input tray when you align the print cartridges, the alignment will fail. Load unused plain white paper into the input tray, and then try the alignment again.

2.In the HP Solution Center, click Settings.

3.In the Print Settings area, click Printer Toolbox.

NOTE: You can also open the Printer Toolbox from the Print Properties dialog box. In the Print Properties dialog box, click the Features tab, and then click Printer Services.

NOTE: You can also open the Printer Toolbox from the Print Properties dialog box. In the Print Properties dialog box, click the Features tab, and then click the Printer Services button.

The Printer Toolbox appears.

4.Click the Device Services tab.

5.Click Align the Print Cartridges.

6.When prompted, ensure plain white letter or A4 paper is loaded in the input tray, then press OK.

NOTE: If you have colored paper loaded in the input tray when you align the print cartridges, the alignment will fail. Load unused plain white paper into the input tray, and then try the alignment again.

The product prints a print cartridge alignment sheet. Recycle or discard the page.

Clean the print cartridges

Use this feature when the self-test report shows streaking, white lines through any of the lines of color or when a color is muddy after installing a print cartridge for the first time. Do not clean print cartridges unnecessarily, as this wastes ink and shortens the life of the ink nozzles.

To clean the print cartridges from the control panel at any time

1.Load letter, A4, or legal unused plain white paper into the input tray.

2.Press Setup.

3.Press the down arrow button or the up arrow button to highlight Tools, and press OK.

4.Press the down arrow button or the up arrow button to highlight Align Print Cartridges, and press OK.

Maintain the HP All-in-One

Work with print cartridges 107