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1. Place letter- or A4-size paper in tray 1, and adjust the side guides. 2. On the control-panel Home screen, scroll to and touch Administration. 3. Touch Troubleshooting. 4. Touch Calibrate Scanner. 5. Touch Calibrate to print the first pass of the calibration target(Print out). 6. Place the first pass of the calibration target face-down in tray 1 so that the arrows are facing into the MFP. 7. Touch Start to print the second pass. 8. Place the calibration target face-up into the ADF, and adjust the side guides. 9. After the calibration target has passed through the ADF once, reposition it face down in the ADF and touch Start. 10. Place the calibration target face-down on the scanner glass, touch Start, and scan the page. After this pass, the calibration is complete. Calibration will fails if print quality is not good...ensure that print quality must be in order.. Once calibration successfully done, restart printer several times & verify start button light, if its green every time 'u' re success. if not cleaning required for CCD which is major work & not suggestable..
Calibrating the printer using HP Toolbox Use the following steps to calibrate the printer using HP Toolbox. 1 Open the HP Toolbox. 2 On the Troubleshooting tab, click Calibrate now.
Calibrating the printer at the control panel Use the following steps to calibrate the printer using the printer control panel. 1 Use the (LEFT ARROW) or the (RIGHT ARROW) button to select SYSTEM SETUP and then press (SELECT). 2 Use the (LEFT ARROW) or the (RIGHT ARROW) button to select PRINT QUALITY and then press (SELECT). CALIBRATE COLOR will display on the control panel. 3 Press (SELECT). 4 Use the (LEFT ARROW) or the (RIGHT ARROW) button to select CALIBRATE NOW and then press (SELECT). 5 Press (SELECT) to start the calibration.
According to your problem first clean the toner cartridge by
dry cotton carefully.May be the toner is
almost finished or get damp few toner of the cartridge. Refill the toner
cartridge. Then install the cartridge properly and reboot it. It will solve
your problem.
Calibration is one of the functions performed from the Printer Assistant icon on the desktop. If the Printer Assistant icon on the desktop has been deleted from the system, the same tasks can also be accomplished from the Printer Toolbox . The Printer Toolbox can be accessed through the Printer Folder or by right-clicking the Printer Icon on the Taskbar
Please follow these steps to calibrate your printer
Double-click the Printer Assistant icon on the desktop. The Printer Assistant menu will appear with a list of options
Select the Tools and Updates option or the Utilities option (depending on your driver version).
Printer Maintenance menu will appear.
Select the Calibrate Printer tab from the Printer Maintenance options
Click the Calibrate tab. The printer will print the first calibration page.
In the Cartridge alignment page, please inspect the straight colored lines in Sections A, B, C and D . Choose the straightest lines in each section to indicate the best cartridge alignment.
In the Page alignment area, please verify Section E . Then, select the bar and the arrow closest to the edge of the page without being cut off, to indicate the best page alignment.
In the Calibrate Device window, enter the selected alignment values in the Pen Alignment and in the Page Alignment fields and click the Continue tab
The second calibration page will be printed now. The page will contain two patterns: a square and a cross . The lines on the patterns should be horizontally and vertically aligned . Click the Done tab if the lines are correct or the Calibrate tab to repeat the calibration process
The first calibration page contains five sets of alignment patterns. The calibration will cover two areas of alignment. The Cartridge alignment is designed to obtain the best print quality and the Page alignment is designed to ensure that the print is aligned correctly on the page.
If the Printer Assistant and its files have been deleted from the system, the maintenance features in the Tools and Updates section of the Printer Assistant are also available in the Printer Toolbox . Open the Printer Toolbox and perform the services by following the instructions below:
Right-click the Printer Icon on the Taskbar .
Click Open the Deskjet Toolbox option.
Select the Printing Service tab in the Printer Toolbox .
Choose the Calibrate the printer option.
NOTE:HP recommends to use HP plain paper when performing the cartridges calibration process.
NOTE:These printers could work with one or two print cartridges. HP recommends to perform the cartridge calibration process with the two cartridges installed in order to get the best print quality. Anyway, the printer can also be calibrated with one cartridge installed if the customer decides to work in that way.
Lift the printer access door, then remove the ink cartridges from
the printhead.
Verify that the label on the ink cartridges is intact, and that the
cartridges are not damaged.
Verify that the KODAK Ink Cartridges have not been refilled.
Insert the ink cartridges into the printhead, then press down firmly
until you hear them click into position.
Close the printer access door.
Check the printer status monitor on your computer (or the LCD screen
on the printer) to determine if there is sufficient ink available
for your print job.
NOTE: Once the "Black ink cartridge is low" or "Color ink cartridge
is low" message is displayed, print quality can be affected.
Reprint the picture or document that had the quality problem
If still same quality then...
Load inkjet paper into the paper tray.
On the control panel, press Menu.
Select Calibrate Printer.
Select Print Calibration Page
Press Start.
When the print is complete, press Cancel to end the
calibration process.
Check the six color bars on the printed calibration sheet.
Are the color bars completely filled with solid color?
If no then:
Press Menu.
Select Clean Printhead, then press OK.
Select Deep Clean, then press OK. The On/Off light
flashes green during the cleaning procedure.
When the On/Off light glows steady, press OK.
Select Calibrate Printer.
Select Print Calibration Page
Press Start.
When the print is complete, press Cancel to end the
calibration process.
When the print is complete, press Cancel to end the
calibration process.
Check the six color bars on the printed calibration sheet.
Are the color bars completely filled with solid color?
If again No...
then printhead needs replacement... call Technical Support to get it replaced
Try this one, Turn on the printer, Take out the inks, remove the printhead, put back the printhead make sure it will snap and you hear a click, put the inks back, wait for the printer to initialize, Press the Menu button, look for Calibrate printer, then print calibration page, then scan it after. Load a regular paper. Then try to print a demo page by pressing Photo and Copy at the same for 5 seconds then let it go. If same problem persist call this no for further assistance 1800 421 6699 Thanks
Hello, you can print a calibration sheet from the front panel of the printer. Hit menu on the panel of the printer and scroll down to calibration printer and hit ok. Then hit ok on print calibration page and it should proceed to print a calibration page. After it is done printing, it will tell you to scan the calibration sheet.
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