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Print Quality General Advice

1. To achieve the best performance from the printer, only genuine HP accessories and supplies should be used.
2. Make sure that the paper type selected in the Front Panel is the same as the paper type loaded into the Printer.
3. Roll paper usually gives better Print Quality than a single sheet of the same type of paper.
4. When single sheets are being used, it is recommended to use the Best print quality setting.
5. The most appropriate print quality settings must be used for the current purpose. You are most likely to see print quality problems while using the Fast print quality setting.
6. In order to achieve the best print quality, at the expense of speed, always set "Printhead Monitoring" to "Intensive".
7. Check that the environmental conditions (temperature, humidity) are within the temperature/humidity range as specified for the Printer (refer to the User's Guide for further information).
8. Remember that certain print quality problems can be solved by:
  • Recovering the Printheads (Ink Menu/Printheads/Recover Printheads).
  • Aligning the Printheads (Ink Menu/Printheads/Align Printheads).
  • Performing the Paper Advance Calibration (Paper Menu/Paper Advance Calibration).
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