HP D1500 manual Troubleshooting

Contents
10 Shop for ink supplies	56
11 Troubleshooting
Error messages	57
Print cartridge error messages	57
Incorrect print cartridge or print cartridge missing	57
Print cartridge problem message	58
Print cartridge carriage is stuck	58
Incompatible print cartridges	58
Out of paper	62
There was an error writing to USB port	62
Two-way communication cannot be established or Printer not responding	62
Installation problems	62
Power light is on or flashing	64
What the flashing light means	65
If an error message appears	65
If no error message appears	65
Printer does not print	65
Verify the following	65
Unable to print	66
If the printer still does not print	71
Document prints slowly	71
Print cartridge problems	71
Resolving print cartridge error messages	72
Print cartridge carriage is stalled	74
Paper problems	76
Paper jam	76
Out of paper	77
Printer prints on multiple sheets at once	81
Photos do not print correctly	82
Check the paper tray	82
Check the printer properties	82
Problems with borderless documents	82
Borderless printing guidelines	83
Image is printed at an angle	83
Streaks appear in a light portion of a photo	84
Fading occurs on the edges of a photo	84
Photo has an unwanted border	84
For small photo paper	85
For small photo paper with a tear-off tab	85
Print quality is poor	86
Wrong, inaccurate, or bleeding colors	87
Ink is not filling the text or graphics completely	89
The printout has a horizontal band of distortion near the bottom of a borderless
print	91
Printouts have horizontal streaks or lines	92
Printouts are faded or have dull colors	93
Printouts seem blurry or fuzzy	94
Printouts are slanted or skewed	95
Ink streaks on the back of the paper	96

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