For good printing experience, HP ink cartridges should be correctly installed, have sufficient ink, and working properly; and paper should be properly loaded with correct print settings.

Tips for print success

Ink tips

●If the print quality is not acceptable, see Solve printing problems on page 131 for more information.

●Use Original HP ink cartridges.

●Install both the black and color cartridges correctly.

For more information, see Replace the ink cartridges on page 99.

●Check the estimated ink levels in the cartridges to make sure there is sufficient ink. For more information, see Check the estimated ink levels on page 97.

●Always turn off the printer with (the Power button) to allow the printer to protect the nozzles.

Paper loading tips

For more information, also see Load paper on page 23.

●Load a stack of paper (not just one page). All the paper in the stack should be of the same size and type to avoid a paper jam.

●Load paper with the print-side down in the main tray.

●Ensure that paper loaded in the input tray lays flat and the edges are not bent or torn.

●Adjust the paper-width guides in the input tray to fit snugly against all paper. Make sure the guides do not bend the paper in the tray.

Printer settings tips (Windows)

●To change default print settings, click Set Preferences under Print, Scan & Fax in the HP printer software.

For more information to open the printer software, see Open the HP printer software (Windows) on page 37.

●To select the number of pages to print per sheet, on the Layout tab of the printer driver, select the appropriate option from the Pages per Sheet drop-down list.

●If you want to change the page orientation, set it in your application interface.

●To view more printing settings, on the Layout or Paper/Quality tab of the printer driver, click the Advanced button to open the Advanced Options dialog box.

◦Print in Grayscale: Allows you to print a black and white document using the black ink only. Select Black Ink Only, and then click the OK button.

◦Pages per Sheet Layout: Helps you specify the order of the pages if you print document in more than two pages per sheet.

NOTE: The preview on the Layout tab cannot reflect what you select from the Pages per Sheet Layout drop-down list.

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