HP F4235, F4240, F4280 manual Clean the print cartridges, To align newly installed print cartridges

To align newly installed print cartridges

1.Before installing the print cartridges, make sure you have letter or A4 unused plain white paper loaded in the input tray.

Once you install the cartridges, the product prints a print cartridge alignment sheet.

2.Load the print cartridge alignment sheet print side down on the right front corner of the glass with the top of the page to the right.

3.Press the Scan button.

The product aligns the print cartridges. Recycle or discard the print cartridge alignment sheet.

To align the print cartridges from the HP Photosmart Software

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

2.In the HP Solution Center, click Settings, point to Print Settings, and then 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 the Printer Services button.

The Printer Toolbox appears.

3.Click the Device Services tab.

4.Click Align the Print Cartridges.

The product prints a print cartridge alignment sheet.

5.Load the print cartridge alignment sheet print side down on the right front corner of the glass.

6.Press the Scan button.

The product aligns the print cartridges. Recycle or discard the print cartridge alignment sheet.

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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 HP Photosmart Software

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

2.In the HP Solution Center, click Settings, point to Print Settings, and then 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 the Printer Services button.

The Printer Toolbox appears.

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