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Printer Troubleshooting for Representative Problems

When printer malfunction happens, we will be ants on a hot pan and have been totally defeated by this frustrating situation. So here four prevailing printer problems will be analyzed with professional solutions inclusively for you, which aims to relieve you from this predicament to some extent.

Weakened Color and Print Quality

This phenomenon is usually attributed to the improper choice of paper or inappropriate printer setup. And the subsequent solutions can help you out of this pesky problem.
S.1: Check the printer configuration: If you select the "economic" or "quick" quality option, the printer will save the ink in the printing process to get the fastest print speed and longer cartridge life. Please select the "normal" or "best" print quality setting instead.
S.2: Check the paper: A lot of rough paper is easy to absorb the ink so that the image will be dim or unclear, for instance, special coating paper and transparent films. Please load the appropriate paper for the printer type, conform paper type with particularly selected one for your printer or match the paper type with the actual installation.

Messy Printout

Sometimes, when your documents and photos have finished printing, you only find that all the files have been full of gibberish and rubbish.
S.1: Documents that are being printed are out of order, you should remove all the printed documents, and shut down the printer and then reboot it in a few minutes.
S.2: printer driver is compatible may be also a cause of this problem, and to uninstall and reinstall printer driver can make it. And reputable HP Driver and its software driver detective is highly recommended to you due to their credit and efficiency.

S.3: Interface cable has been damaged, you just need to replace the interface cable in this case.
S.4: Motherboard has been damaged, repairing or replacing the motherboard will overcome this problem.

Misaligned Printout

Mistaken alignment have a lot to do with print head, you can diagnose and adjust print head to solve this problems.
S: Paper jam and paper crash or other causes force the printer head malposition, you can align the print heads by clicking "Properties", and then choose "Tools" in the pop-up list of "Applications" in this window.

Blinking or Orange Light

A solid green light indicate that your printer is in normal state, but blinking or orange light means there is something wrong with you printer.
S.1: Waste ink tank is full, please render it zero by the special adjustment procedure.
S.2: The word car or feed clutch has been failed, please lubricate word car, guide rail or clean clutch.
S.3: Motherboard is damaged, please repair or replace the motherboard
While the above solutions cannot take effect, you are suggested to consult the printer documentation to ask for help.

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