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Aligning Paper Every time you need To print The Message On The Screen Reads Paper MisMatch Or Paper Not Aligning

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This sounds to me like the paper inside the tray is a different size than the printer properties is configured to expect as default. To see whether this is the case, right-click on your printer and go to Properties (Printer Properties if you are using Windows 7), then select Preferences... On the next window that appears, click on the Paper tab and look at the Original Size that is selected. Presuming that you have Letter paper in the tray, select the Original Size as Letter and click OK.

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    JOP MCCOURT May 27, 2016

    Tried that often. Does not fix the problem!

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  • Posted on Mar 23, 2009

SOURCE: paper mismatch error

To solve the printing problem..


# Hold the cartridge upside down, with the bar-code label facing you and take a damp paper towel.
# Use the towel to wipe the printhead of the cartridge on the bottom (where the ink comes out). Wipe the printhead horizontally in one direction only (left to right).
# Continue doing this until it looks clean.
# Then dab the cartridge on the towel to make sure the ink is flowing.
# Next, look inside the printer and locate the carrier that holds ink cartridges. Caution: Make sure the cartridges are not installed at this point.

1. Look for a shiny piece of metal underneath the contacts at the back of the carrier.
2. Take a damp cotton swab (use water only!) and wipe along the bottom of the shiny metal piece. Note: You may need more than one swab.

# Reinstall the cartridges, making sure you snap them correctly into the printer. 


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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Nov 05, 2008

SOURCE: printing to 4 x 6 paper

Hello oyam26,
For any paper mismatch issue, first thing you do is try to set the paper type to plain. This will fix the issue in most of the cases.

gud luck

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Oct 06, 2008

SOURCE: hp psc 2175 all in one printer keeps giving me a paper mismatch message.

Hello tabbeach. The printing cartridge align page message appears if u have any alignment job pending, if it asks to print the alignment page. Follow the steps provided here.
Still if u are facing the same issue, perform a HP Media sense caliberation , which in most cases will resolve the issue
the steps to perform media sense calibration are provided here .
gud luck

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Apr 19, 2009

SOURCE: cannot print envelope on HP Photomart C6180 All in One

What program are you using? If it's Microsoft Word, are you using the Mailings section, and envelopes?

miguelalvara

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  • Posted on Aug 15, 2009

SOURCE: C4150 Is stuck on or continues to repeat out of paper

probably you have jam paper check if the printer do not have paper on it or go control
panel and delete the printer and then installed again

Testimonial: "Thank you miguelalvara. I still have the problem, but I am trying another approach. E Doyel"

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