User manual HP PHOTOSMART 370

[. . . ] HP Photosmart 370 series User's Guide English Copyrights and trademarks © Copyright 2004 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. Reproduction, adaptation or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws. Notice The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. [. . . ] Caution 1 Do not use any type of cleaning solution. Household cleaners and detergents may damage the printer finish. Caution 2 Do not clean the interior of the printer. Keep all fluids away from the interior. Automatically cleaning the print cartridge If you notice white lines or single-color streaks on the photos you print, the print cartridge may need to be cleaned. Do not clean the cartridge more often than necessary, since cleaning uses up ink. Following the directions on the printer screen, load paper so the printer can print a test page after cleaning the cartridge. Use plain paper or index cards to conserve photo paper. Press OK to begin cleaning the print cartridge. 5. HP Photosmart 370 series User's Guide 35 Chapter 5 6. When the printer finishes cleaning the cartridge and prints a test page, it asks whether you want to Continue to second level cleaning. Check the test page and select from the following options: ­ If the test page has white streaks or missing colors, the print cartridge needs to be cleaned again. ­ If the print quality of the test page looks good, select No, then press OK. You can clean the cartridge up to three times. Each successive cleaning is more thorough and uses more ink. If you complete all three levels of cleaning using this procedure and you still notice white streaks or missing colors on the test page, you may need to replace the cartridge. Note If the cartridge or printer has been recently dropped, you may also see white streaks or missing colors in your prints. This problem is temporary and clears up within 24 hours. Printing a test page Print a test page before contacting HP Customer Care. The test page contains diagnostic information you can use when working with HP Customer Care to solve printing problems. Look at the ink nozzle pattern on the test page to check the ink level and condition of the print cartridge. If any line or color is missing from the pattern, try cleaning the print cartridge. For more information, see Automatically cleaning the print cartridge. Following the directions on the printer screen, load paper so the printer can print a test page. Use plain paper or index cards to conserve photo paper. Press OK to begin printing the test page. Aligning the print cartridge The first time you install a print cartridge in the printer, the printer aligns it automatically. However, if colors in the printouts are misaligned, or if the alignment 36 HP Photosmart 370 series page does not print correctly when you install a new print cartridge, use the following procedure to align the print cartridge. [. . . ] Follow the onscreen instructions until the installation is finished and your computer restarts. When the Congratulations page appears, click Print a demo page. Macintosh users Important: Do not connect the USB cable until you are prompted. Insert the HP Photosmart CD into your computer's CD-ROM drive. [. . . ]