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Chapter 12

This section contains the following topics:

•Align the print cartridges

•Clean the print cartridges

•Clean the print cartridge contacts

•Clean the area around the ink nozzles

Align the print cartridges

The product aligns the cartridges every time a new print cartridge is installed. You can also align the print cartridges to help resolve print quality issues. Aligning the print cartridges ensures high-quality output.

NOTE: If you remove and reinstall the same print cartridge, the product will not prompt you to align the print cartridges. The product remembers the alignment values for that print cartridge, so you do not need to realign the print cartridges.

To align newly installed print cartridges

▲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 test page, aligns the print cartridges, and calibrates the printer.

To align 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.

5.The HP All-in-One prints a test page, aligns the print head, and calibrates the printer. Recycle or discard the page.

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

A success or failure message appears.

6.Press OK to continue.

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