Printouts seem blurry or fuzzy, Solution 3: clean the print cartridges – HP Deskjet D1550 Printer User Manual

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Always make sure the paper you are printing on is flat. For best results when printing
images, use HP Premium Plus Photo Paper.
For more information, see:

Store and handle photo paper

Cause: The wrong kind of paper was loaded in the input tray.
If this did not solve the issue, try the next solution.

Solution 3: Clean the print cartridges

Solution: Check the estimated ink levels remaining in the print cartridges.

NOTE:

Ink level warnings and indicators provide estimates for planning

purposes only. When you receive a low-ink warning message, consider having a
replacement cartridge available to avoid possible printing delays. You do not need
to replace the print cartridges until print quality becomes unacceptable.

If there is ink remaining in the print cartridges, but you are still noticing a problem,
print a self-test report to determine if there is a problem with the print cartridges. If the
self-test report shows a problem, clean the print cartridges. If the problem persists,
you might need to replace the print cartridges.
For more information, see

Print a test page

Cause: The print cartridges needed to be cleaned or there was insufficient ink.

Printouts seem blurry or fuzzy

Try the following solutions if your printout is smudged or unclear.

TIP:

After reviewing the solutions in this section, you can go to HP's support Web

site to see if there is additional troubleshooting help. For more information, go to:

www.hp.com/support

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Solution 1: Check the print settings

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Solution 2: Check the resolution of the image