Poor print quality and unexpected printouts – HP Officejet J4680 User Manual

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Check the margin settings
If the text or graphics are cut off at the edges of the page, make sure the margin
settings for the document do not exceed the printable area of your device. For more
information, see

Set minimum margins

.

Check the page-orientation setting
Make sure the media size and page orientation selected in the application match the
settings in the printer driver. For more information, see

Change print settings

.

Check the device location and length of USB cable
High electromagnetic fields (such as those generated by USB cables) can sometimes
cause slight distortions to printouts. Move the device away from the source of the
electromagnetic fields. Also, it is recommended that you use a USB cable that is less
than 3 meters (9.8 feet) long to minimize the effects of these electromagnetic fields.
If the above solutions do not work, the problem may be caused by the inability of the
application to interpret print settings properly. See the release notes for known
software conflicts, refer to the application's documentation, or contact the software
manufacturer for specific help.

The device prints half a page, then ejects the paper

Check the ink cartridges
Make sure the correct ink cartridges are installed and the ink cartridges are not low on
ink. For more information, see

Manage the device

and

Work with ink cartridges

.

HP cannot guarantee the quality of non-HP ink cartridges.

Poor print quality and unexpected printouts

This section contains the following topics:

Common poor quality printout problems

Meaningless characters print

Ink is smearing

Ink is not filling the text or graphics completely

Output is faded or dull colored

Colors are printing as black and white

Wrong colors are printing

Printout shows bleeding colors

Colors do not line up properly

Lines or dots are missing from text or graphics

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