How do I clean the print heads for a HP Photosmart B209

Chris Busch

• 474 Answers
• Posted on Feb 16, 2008

SOURCE: HP Photosmart 3310 All iN One Printer

Try taking out the ink cartdridge and looking at the contacts where the ink cartdridge meets te cradle, sometimes ink gunks up on the carasel and allthough you change it out, the gunk stays there and just block the new one put in. wear latex gloves when doing this, Black ink is pesky on the skin.

Also, just might want to check the printer settings and be sure it isnt set to print in greyscale.

SOURCE: black ink not coming through

I had the same problem. Ended up replacing the black/yellow "printhead" and that corrected the problem.

SOURCE: How do I clean the print heads on my Photosmart

You can get a download of the manual from HP:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/manualCategory?lc=en&dlc=en&cc=emea_africa&lang=en&product=57595&

The self-clean cycle of the cartridges can be accessed from the LCD or the software on your computer.

To manually cleaning the cartridges:
Remove the cartridge from the printer. Dip a cotton swab in distilled water and squeeze out any excess water. While holding the cartridge by its top, wipe off the face and edges of the cartridge. Do not wipe the nozzle plate (that could damage the cartridge). Replace the cartridge in the printer. Please note: if the cartridge is out of the printer for more than 30 minutes, the ink could start to dry out and not be usable.

The print heads are part of the cartridge.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells

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SOURCE: HP Photosmart 8250 is printing

Hi,

Please follow the below mentioned steps.

Step 1: Check the ink cartridges HP cannot guarantee the quality or reliability of non-HP ink. If the ink cartridges have been refilled, try replacing them with genuine HP ink cartridges. Step 2: Check ink levels If the print defect is minor, it might be caused by reserve mode operation. When the printer runs out of some colors, it can continue printing using remaining inks, but print quality may be affected. If cyan, magenta, or yellow is out, the printer can print only in grayscale. Replace any empty print cartridges. To check ink levels, examine the ink drop icons on the color graphics display.

• Each icon corresponds to the cartridge that is the color of the icon. The icons are also in the same order, from left to right, as the cartridges in the printer.
• If an icon is empty, you may need to replace the corresponding cartridge soon.
• The printer cannot read ink levels in non-HP, refilled, and remanufactured cartridges. A question mark instead of an icon displays for these cartridges. HP cannot guarantee the quality or reliability of non-HP ink. Printer service or repairs required as a result of printer failure or damage attributable to the use of non-HP ink will not be covered under warranty.

1. Open the printer Toolbox :
   1. Open HP Solution Center (click Start , then All Programs , then HP , then HP Solution Center ).
   2. If you have more than one printer installed, make sure to select the correct printer tab in HP Solution Center .
   3. Click Settings .
   4. Click Print Settings .
   5. Click Printer Toolbox .
2. On the Device Services tab, click Calibrate Color , then follow the onscreen instructions. The procedure takes about two minutes and requires two sheets of paper.

1. Open the All-in-One Toolbox :
   1. Open HP Solution Center (click Start , click All Programs , click HP , and then click HP Solution Center ).
   2. If you have more than one All-in-One installed, make sure to select the correct All-in-One tab in HP Solution Center .
   3. Click Settings .
   4. Click Print Settings .
   5. Click Printer Toolbox .
2. On the Device Services tab, click Clean the Print Cartridges , and then follow the onscreen instructions. Three levels of cleaning are available.

ONE-Touch-Solution

• 1679 Answers
• Posted on Nov 16, 2010

SOURCE: howo i clean print heads hp b209

Hi,

Are you getting the error " Printhead problem ' or 'Printhead appears to be missing or damaged " on the printer screen ?

If so, there are few steps to be followed to resolve the issue. I cannot mention the troubleshooting steps with images for Issue, so please click on the link given below to resolve.

Do this step before you follow the steps given in the link and check if this resolve's the issue.

On the Printer SCreen
Press the Setup button
Choose Tools
Choose Clean Printhead

Let the printer go through the process of cleaning.

If the above steps does not fix, click on the link below
Printhead Problem link


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