Cd/dvd printing problems – HP Photosmart D5160 Printer User Manual

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Print quality is poor.

Solution
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You may be printing in Ink-backup Printing Mode. The printer enters Ink-backup
Printing Mode when one of the print cartridges is missing. Replace the missing
print cartridge with a new one.

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One of the print cartridges may be running out of ink. Check the printer screen
to see if crosses appear in the pen icons. Low ink level is indicated by a single
ink level bar. If a print cartridge is running low on ink, replace it. For more
information, see

Inserting and replacing the print cartridges

.

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Use photo paper designed for the printer. For best results, use HP paper.

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You may be printing on the wrong side of the paper. Make sure the paper is
loaded with the side to be printed facing down.

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You may have selected a low-resolution setting on the digital camera. Reduce
the size of the image and try printing again. For better results in the future, set
the digital camera to a higher photo resolution.

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There may be a problem with a print cartridge. Try the following:
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Remove and then reinsert the print cartridges.

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Run an automatic print cartridge cleaning procedure from the
HP Photosmart Toolbox. For more information, see the HP Photosmart
Printer Help.

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If this does not solve the problem, try cleaning the copper-colored contacts
on the print cartridges. For more information, see

Manually cleaning the

print cartridge contacts

.

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If these solutions do not work, replace the print cartridge(s).

Printed photos are not fitting to the paper as desired.

Solution
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You may have loaded the photo paper incorrectly. Load the photo paper with
the side to be printed facing down.

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The photo paper may not have fed into the printer correctly. Try the following:
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If you have a paper jam, see

To clear a paper jam

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Load one sheet of photo paper at a time.

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You may have selected the wrong layout. For information, see

Select a photo

layout

.

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See the HP Photosmart online printer help for information on how to optimize
photo quality.

CD/DVD printing problems

Before contacting HP Customer Care, read this section, or go to the online support
services at

www.hp.com/support

.

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HP Photosmart D5100 series

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