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HP Color LaserJet 4600 Printer series User Manual

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Note

Several factors can influence your ability to match printed colors to
those on your screen. These factors include print media, overhead
lighting, software applications, operating system palettes, monitors,
and video cards and drivers.

Inconsistent colors after installing a print cartridge

Cause

Solution

The sealing tape has not been removed from
the print cartridge.

Remove the sealing tape from the print
cartridge for the color that is missing. See

Changing print cartridges

.

Another print cartridge may be low.

Check the supplies gauge on the control panel
or print a supplies status page. See

Printer

information pages

.

Print cartridges may be improperly installed.

Verify that each print cartridge is installed
properly.

Printed colors do not match screen colors

Cause

Solution

Extremely light screen colors are not being
printed.

The software application may interpret
extremely light colors as white. If so, avoid
using extremely light colors.

Extremely dark screen colors are being printed
in black.

The software application may interpret
extremely dark colors as black. If so, avoid
using extremely dark colors.

The colors on the computer screen differ from
the printer output.

In the printer driver’s color control tab, select
Screen Match.