Aligning the printer, Updating the software – HP Photosmart 8250 Printer User Manual
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Aligning the printer
Use the following procedure when the self test report shows streaking or white lines
through any of the blocks of color.
If you still have print quality problems after aligning the printer, try cleaning the print
head using the procedure described in
Automatically cleaning the printhead
quality problems persist after aligning and cleaning, contact HP Customer Care.
1.
Load letter or A4 unused plain white paper into the Main tray.
2.
Press Menu.
3.
Select Tools, then press OK.
4.
Select Align printer, then press OK.
The printer aligns the print head, prints an alignment page, and calibrates the
printer. Recycle or discard the alignment page.
Printing a sample page
You can print a sample page to test the printer photo printing quality and to make sure
the paper is loaded correctly.
1.
Load paper in the Main tray. Use plain paper to conserve photo paper.
2.
Press Menu.
3.
Select Tools, then press OK.
4.
Select Print sample page, then press OK.
Updating the software
Download the latest printer software update every few months to ensure you have the
latest features and improvements. You can download printer software updates by
going to
or by using HP Software Update as described below.
Note
The printer software update that you download from the HP website
does not update the HP Image Zone software.
Downloading the software (Windows users)
Note
Make sure you are connected to the Internet before you use
HP Software Update.
1.
From the Windows Start menu, select Programs (in Windows XP, select All
Programs) > HP > HP Software Update. The HP Software Update window
opens.
2.
Click Next. HP Software Update searches the HP website for printer software
updates. If the computer does not have the most recent version of the printer
software installed, a software update appears in the HP Software Update window.
Note
If the computer has the most recent version of the printer software
installed, the following message appears in the HP Software Update
window: “No new updates available”.
3.
If a software update is available, click the check box next to the software update
to select it.
4.
Click Next.
5.
Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.
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