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Here's the deal with the cartridge alignment page....the machine will
spit out a series of black lines mixed with yellow ink and at the
beginning of each of these lines is a "Green" check mark. The carriage
moves back and forth over these lines and green check marks and reads
them by use of what is called a "spot sensor" that resides on the right
side of the carriage assembly. This is usually noticed by the blue ray
of light that shines out of it. So if you are getting an alignment
failure one of two things is happening....1)You've have got a bad
cartridge (usually the color) and it is not laying down the right
colors, specifically the green check mark or 2)You've got a bad spot
sensor...even though it may still be shining the blue light, the sensor
board can't process the information. Its an easy fix either way.
"Printer Cartridge alignment failed" keeps on being displayed inspite of "align cartridge" error code answered repeatedly using the "enter" button. Test page prints black portion of test inspite of installing a brand new cartridge. Any Suggestions?
"Printer Cartridge alignment failed" keeps on being displayed inspite of "align cartridge" error code answered repeatedly using the "enter" button. Test page prints black portion of test inspite of installing a brand new cartridge. Any Suggestions?
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1 - as the person has already posted, you may have bad cartridges...when the machine does an alignment it looks for specific marks on the paper...ie..green check marks before each line etc...if the correct marks are not there you will get an alignment failure...if the green check marks are there etc then you have a different problem...
2- spot sensor on the side of carriage is not working...this is the little blue/green light that comes on during alignment. Its what reads the markings on paper so if the markings are correctly there and you still get this error then the spot sensor needs to be replaced. Simple fix that u can do. We sell the spot sensor for $15
1 - you may have bad cartridges...when the machine does an alignment it looks for specific marks on the paper...ie..green check marks before each line etc...if the correct marks are not there you will get an alignment failure...if the green check marks are there etc then you have a different problem...
2- spot sensor on the side of carriage is not working...this is the little blue/green light that comes on during alignment. Its what reads the markings on paper so if the markings are correctly there and you still get this error then the spot sensor needs to be replaced. Simple fix that u can do. We sell the spot sensor for $15
Change cartridge (color first) before doing anything.
1 - you may have bad cartridges (usually the color)...when the machine does an alignment it looks for specific marks on the paper...ie..green check marks before each line etc...if the correct marks are not there you will get an alignment failure...if the green check marks are there etc then you have a different problem...first replace color cartridge with a HP Brand cartridge
2- spot sensor on the side of carriage is not working...this is the little blue/green light that comes on during alignment. Its what reads the markings on paper so if the markings are correctly there and you still get this error then the spot sensor needs to be replaced. Simple fix that u can do. We sell the spot sensor for $15
This could be a hit or miss but what does it hurt to try...
I had this problem with the color cartridge a while back. Worked tirelessly with HP support and somehow got it to work. Since it was on the phone and a while back, I fogot! Now is the time for the black cartridge. Same thing. Reading somewhere here about skipping the test I gave it a try and it worked.
- Unplug the printer for 1 minute (not sure if this is necessary but it doesn't hurt).
- Replug.
- When the "Press Enter to align..." message comes up, PRESS and HOLD Enter.
- While holding Enter, press Menu. The screen skips the test part and shows the date.
- Release Enter. Now you can print. Actually, I could print, you are on your own now.
Here's the deal with the cartridge alignment page....the machine will spit out a series of black lines mixed with yellow ink and at the beginning of each of these lines is a "Green" check mark. The carriage moves back and forth over these lines and green check marks and reads them by use of what is called a "spot sensor" that resides on the right side of the carriage assembly. This is usually noticed by the blue ray of light that shines out of it. So if you are getting an alignment failure one of two things is happening....1)You've have got a bad cartridge (usually the color) and it is not laying down the right colors, specifically the green check mark or 2)You've got a bad spot sensor...even though it may still be shining the blue light, the sensor board can't process the information. Its an easy fix either way.
Here's the deal with the cartridge alignment page....the machine will spit out a series of black lines mixed with yellow ink and at the beginning of each of these lines is a "Green" check mark. The carriage moves back and forth over these lines and green check marks and reads them by use of what is called a "spot sensor" that resides on the right side of the carriage assembly. This is usually noticed by the blue ray of light that shines out of it. So if you are getting an alignment failure one of two things is happening....1)You've have got a bad cartridge (usually the color) and it is not laying down the right colors, specifically the green check mark or 2)You've got a bad spot sensor...even though it may still be shining the blue light, the sensor board can't process the information. Its an easy fix either way.
Here's the deal with the cartridge alignment page....the machine will spit out a series of black lines mixed with yellow ink and at the beginning of each of these lines is a "Green" check mark. The carriage moves back and forth over these lines and green check marks and reads them by use of what is called a "spot sensor" that resides on the right side of the carriage assembly. This is usually noticed by the blue ray of light that shines out of it. So if you are getting an alignment failure one of two things is happening....1)You've have got a bad cartridge (usually the color) and it is not laying down the right colors, specifically the green check mark or 2)You've got a bad spot sensor...even though it may still be shining the blue light, the sensor board can't process the information. Its an easy fix either way.
Here's the deal with the cartridge alignment page....the machine will spit out a series of black lines mixed with yellow ink and at the beginning of each of these lines is a "Green" check mark. The carriage moves back and forth over these lines and green check marks and reads them by use of what is called a "spot sensor" that resides on the right side of the carriage assembly. This is usually noticed by the blue ray of light that shines out of it. So if you are getting an alignment failure one of two things is happening....1)You've have got a bad cartridge (usually the color) and it is not laying down the right colors, specifically the green check mark or 2)You've got a bad spot sensor...even though it may still be shining the blue light, the sensor board can't process the information. Its an easy fix either way.
Here's the deal with the cartridge alignment page....the machine will
spit out a series of black lines mixed with yellow ink and at the
beginning of each of these lines is a "Green" check mark. The carriage
moves back and forth over these lines and green check marks and reads
them by use of what is called a "spot sensor" that resides on the right
side of the carriage assembly. This is usually noticed by the blue ray
of light that shines out of it. So if you are getting an alignment
failure one of two things is happening....1)You've have got a bad
cartridge (usually the color) and it is not laying down the right
colors, specifically the green check mark or 2)You've got a bad spot
sensor...even though it may still be shining the blue light, the sensor
board can't process the information. Its an easy fix either way.
"Printer Cartridge alignment failed" keeps on being displayed inspite of "align cartridge" error code answered repeatedly using the "enter" button. Test page prints black portion of test inspite of installing a brand new cartridge. Any Suggestions?
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