HP Pro 8500A Plus - A910g manual Printheads, To calibrate the linefeed, To clean the printheads

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Diagnostic page are not straight and connected, you can start the alignment process manually. For more information, see Understand the Self Test Diagnostic Page.

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NOTE: Before aligning the printheads, make sure you load plain paper. For more information, see Load media.

Control panel: Touch right arrow , touch Setup, touch Tools, and then select Align Printer.

Embedded Web server: Click the Settings tab, click Device Services in the left pane, select Align Printer from the drop-down list in the Print Quality section, and then click Run Diagnostic.

HP Software (Windows): Open the HP software that was included with the printer. Click Printer Actions, click Maintenance Tasks, and then click Align

Printheads.

HP Utility (Mac OS X): Click the HP Utility icon in the Dock, and then click Align.

To calibrate the linefeed

If Test Pattern 3 on the Print Quality Diagnostic page shows white gaps or dark lines, you need to calibrate the linefeed. For more information, see Understand the Self Test Diagnostic Page.

•Control panel: Touch right arrow , touch Tools, and then select Calibrate Linefeed.

•Embedded Web server: Click the Settings tab, click Device Services in the left pane, select Calibrate Linefeed from the drop-down list in the Print Quality section, and then click Run Diagnostic.

•HP Software (Windows): Open the HP software that was included with the printer. Click the Device Services tab, and then click Linefeed Calibration and follow the onscreen instructions.

•HP Utility (Mac OS X): Click the HP Utility icon in the Dock, and then click Calibrate Linefeed.

To clean the printheads

To determine whether the printheads need to be cleaned, print a Print Quality Diagnostic page. For more information, see Understand the Self Test Diagnostic Page.

NOTE: Cleaning uses ink, so clean the printheads only when necessary.

The cleaning process takes a few minutes. Some noise might be generated in the process.

Before cleaning the printheads, make sure you load paper. For more information, see Load media.

•Control panel: PressSetup, select Tools, and then select Clean Printhead.

•Embedded Web server: Click the Device Settings tab, click Device Services in the left pane, select Clean Printheads from the drop-down list in the Print Quality section, and then click Run Diagnostic.

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