HP Officejet 6500A Plus - Manual (Page 114)

Cause: The ink cartridges might have insufficient ink. Insufficient ink may cause
the printhead to overheat. When the printhead overheats, the printer slows down to
allow it to cool.
If this did not solve the issue, try the next solution.
Solution 3: Contact HP support
Solution: Contact HP support for service.
Go to: www.hp.com/support.
If prompted, choose your country/region, and then click Contact HP for information
on calling for technical support.
Cause: There was a problem with the printer.
Printhead maintenance
If you are experiencing problems with printing, you might have a problem with the
printhead. You should perform the procedures in the following sections only when
directed to do so for resolving print quality issues.
Performing the aligning and cleaning procedures unnecessarily can waste ink and
shorten the life of the cartridges.
This section contains the following topics:
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Clean the printhead
• Align the printhead
• Print and evaluate a print quality report
• Advanced printhead maintenance
• Advanced ink cartridge maintenance
Clean the printhead
If your printed output is streaked or has any incorrect or missing colors, the printhead
might need to be cleaned.
There are two stages of cleaning. Each stage lasts about two minutes, uses one sheet
of paper, and uses an increasing amount of ink. After each stage, review the quality of
the printed page. You should only initiate the next phase of cleaning if the print quality
is poor.
If print quality still seems poor after you complete both stages of cleaning, try aligning
the printer. If print quality problems persist after cleaning and aligning, contact HP
support.
NOTE: Cleaning uses ink, so clean the printheads only when necessary. The
cleaning process takes a few minutes. Some noise might be generated in the
process. Before cleaning the printheads, make sure you load paper. For more
information, see Load media.
Not turning the printer off correctly can cause print quality problems. For more
information, see Turn off the printer.
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