Friday, February 24, 2012

Print Align Cartridges page from Control Panel


I take this info from the HP web-site, but I paste it here just in case they remove it and I (or somebody else) need it in the future.

To see the original at the HP site, click here.

Aligning Ink Cartridges
Printing an alignment page using the printer control panel
If you are installing a new print cartridge, the product begins to print a print cartridge alignment sheet. This may take a few minutes, if the alignment page is not printed follow the steps below to print an alignment page using the printer control panel.
  1. Press and hold the Cancel button, and then press the On button. Then release both buttons.
  2. Press and release the Cancel button.
  3. Press and release Photo (Paper Type).
  4. Press and release Color Start Copy . An alignment sheet prints.
Once the alignment page is printed, follow the steps below to complete the alignment process.
  1. Lift the lid of the product.
  2. Place the top of alignment page face down in the left front corner of the glass.
    Figure 2: Place the alignment page face down
  3. Close the lid.
  4. Press the Scan button.
  5. The On light will blink during the alignment process.
  6. After the On light stops blinking, alignment is complete.