Colors are printing as black and white, Wrong colors are printing – HP Deskjet 450 Mobile Printer series User Manual
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If you have the tri-color and photo print cartridges installed, try calibrating
the color. For instructions, see
Colors are printing as black and white
Check the printer driver settings
For Windows, the
Print In Grayscale
check box is probably selected. From
your software application, open the
Printer Properties
dialog box. Click
the
Color
tab and make sure
Print in Grayscale
is not selected.
For Macintosh, open the
dialog box and from the
Image
panel, make
sure that
Grayscale
is not selected.
If you are printing with only the black or photo print cartridge, the printout
will be printed in grayscale. See
Single-cartridge printing mode
Wrong colors are printing
Check the printer driver settings
For Windows, the
Print In Grayscale
check box might be selected. From
your software application, open the
Printer Properties
dialog box. Click
the
Color
tab and make sure
Print in Grayscale
is not selected.
For Macintosh, open the
dialog box and from the
Image
panel, make
sure that
Grayscale
is not selected.
For Windows, try adjusting the
Saturation
,
Brightness
and
Color Tone
from the
Color
tab in the printer driver. For Macintosh, adjust these
settings from the
Color Panel
in the
dialog box.
Check the print cartridges
When colors are completely wrong, the printer might have run out of one or
more colors of ink. Check the print cartridge LEDs to make sure they are
not on (see
). You can also check the status of the print
cartridges from the
Printer Status
tab in the Toolbox. Replace any low or
empty print cartridges. For instructions, see
Replacing the print cartridges
If you are printing with only one print cartridge, see
.
If you have the tri-color and photo print cartridges installed, and the color
does not print out as expected or there is a color tinge in gray shades, try
calibrating the color. For instructions, see
.
Whenever print quality noticeably decreases, try cleaning the print
cartridges. For instructions, see
.