HP Photosmart A530 Series - Manual (Page 33)

6 Maintenance
This section contains basic maintenance procedures that can help keep your printer
performing well and producing top-quality photos.
• Align the print cartridge
• Clean the print cartridge automatically
• View estimated ink levels
• Insert or replace the print cartridge
• Remove ink from your skin and clothing
• Print a test page
• Print a sample page
• Store the printer and print cartridge
Align the print cartridge
The printer automatically aligns the print cartridge after a new one is installed. You can
also align the print cartridge at other times to ensure optimal print quality. Indications that
you need to align the print cartridge manually include documents that print at an angle,
colors not printing satisfactorily, or poor print quality.
To align the print cartridge from the printer
1. Load a sheet of HP Advanced Photo Paper in the input tray.
2. Press the Menu button on the printer control panel.
3. Press or to highlight Tools, and then press Print.
4. Press or to highlight Align Print Cartridge.
5. Press Print to begin aligning the print cartridge.
6. Follow the prompts on the printer screen.
Clean the print cartridge automatically
If the printed pages are missing lines or dots or contain ink streaks, the print cartridge
might be low on ink or need to be cleaned.
CAUTION: Clean the print cartridge only when necessary. Unnecessary cleaning
wastes ink and shortens the life of the cartridge.
Follow these steps to clean the cartridge automatically:
To clean the print cartridge from the printer
1. Press the Menu button on the printer control panel.
2. Press or to highlight Tools, and then press Print.
3. Press or to highlight Clean Print Cartridge, and then press Print.
4. Follow the prompts on the printer screen.
If the documents are still missing lines or dots after cleaning, replace the print cartridge.
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