Calibrate color, Automatically clean print cartridges, View estimated ink levels – HP Deskjet 6940 User Manual

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1.

Load Letter or A4 plain, white paper in the In tray.

2.

Open the printer

Toolbox

.

3.

Click Align the Print Cartridges.

4.

Click Align, and then follow the onscreen instructions.

Calibrate color

Perform a color calibration if the colors in photos that are printed with the

photo print

cartridge

consistently look incorrect.

Before performing a color calibration,

align the print cartridges

, and then reprint the photo.

If the color is still incorrect, perform a color calibration.
To calibrate color:
1.

Load Letter or A4 plain, white paper in the In tray.

2.

Verify that both a tri-color print cartridge and a

photo print cartridge

are installed in

the printer.

3.

Open the printer

Toolbox

.

4.

Click Calibrate Color.

5.

Click Start, and then follow the onscreen instructions.

Automatically clean print cartridges

If the printed pages are missing lines or dots, or if they contain ink streaks, the print
cartridges might be

low on ink

or might need to be cleaned.

If the print cartridges are not low on ink, follow these steps to clean the print cartridges
automatically:
1.

Open the printer

Toolbox

.

2.

Click Clean the Print Cartridges.

3.

Click Clean, and then follow the onscreen instructions.

If the documents are still missing lines or dots after cleaning,

replace the print cartridges

.

Caution

Clean print cartridges only when necessary. Unnecessary cleaning

wastes ink and shortens the life of the cartridge.

Print a test page

Follow these instructions to print a test page:
1.

Open the printer

Toolbox

.

2.

Click the Print a Test Page button, and then follow the onscreen instructions.

View estimated ink levels

Follow these instructions to view the estimated ink levels of the print cartridges that are
installed in the printer:
1.

Open the printer

Toolbox

.

2.

Click the Estimated Ink Levels tab.

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