HP Officejet J6480 All-in-One Printer - Manual (Page 129)

To align the print cartridges from the device control panel when prompted
1. Make sure you have letter or A4 unused plain white paper loaded in the input tray,
and then press OK.
2. The device prints a test page and calibrates the printer. Recycle or discard the
page.
NOTE: If you have colored paper loaded in the input tray when you align the
print cartridges, the alignment will fail. Load unused plain white paper into the
input tray, and then try the alignment again.
If the alignment fails again, you might have a defective sensor or print
cartridge. Contact HP Support. Go to
www.hp.com/support . If prompted,
choose your country/region, and then click Contact HP for information on
calling for technical support.
To align the cartridges from the device control panel at any time
1. Load letter, A4, or legal unused plain white paper into the input tray.
2. Press Setup.
3. Selects Tools and then select Align Print Cartridge.
4. The device prints a test page and calibrates the printer. Recycle or discard the
page.
To align the print cartridges from the HP Photosmart Software (Windows)
1. Load letter, A4, or legal unused plain white paper into the input tray.
2. In the HP Solution Center, click Settings, point to Print Settings, and then click
Printer Toolbox.
NOTE: You can also open the Printer Toolbox from the Print Properties
dialog box. In the Print Properties dialog box, click the Services tab, and then
click Service this device.
The Printer Toolbox appears.
3. Click the Device Services tab.
4. Click Align the Print Cartridges.
The device prints a test page and calibrates the printer. Recycle or discard the
page.
To align the print cartridges from the HP Photosmart Studio Software (Mac OS)
1. Load letter, A4, or legal unused plain white paper into the input tray.
2. HP Printer Utility (Mac OS): Open the HP Printer Utility. For more information,
see HP Printer Utility (Mac OS) . Click Align and follow the onscreen instructions.
Clean the print cartridges
Use this feature when there is streaking, white lines through any of the lines of color or
when a color is muddy. Do not clean print cartridges unnecessarily, as this wastes ink
and shortens the life of the ink nozzles.
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