HP 9600 Series - Manual (Page 91)

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Something on the page is missing or incorrect
Check the margin settings
Make sure the margin settings for the document do not exceed the printable area of the
printer.
Make sure the printer is selected
When you print your file, make sure the printer is selected in the printer menu.
To set the printer as the default printer, right-click the printer name or icon in the Printers
folder and select the option to set as default printer. For more information about setting the
default printer, see the online Help for your computer’s operating system.
Check the color print settings
If colors are printing in shades of gray or black and white, or the color tone is off, see
“Colors are different than they should be” .
Placement of the text or graphics is wrong
Check the paper size and orientation settings
Make sure the paper size and page orientation selected in the software application match
the settings in the printer driver.
Make sure the media is loaded correctly
See “Loading media in the input tray” or “Printing with the front or rear manual feed slot” .
Check the margin settings
If the text or graphics are cut off at the edges of the page, make sure the margin settings
for the document do not exceed the printable area of the printer.
Printout is slanted or skewed
Media is skewed
• If media is twisting as it feeds or margins appear crooked, make sure the media is
loaded correctly. See
“Loading media in the input tray” or “Printing with the front or
rear manual feed slot” .
• Make sure there is sufficient paper in the input tray. If you are printing one or just a few
sheets, you can also use the front or rear manual feed slot.
• Make sure the paper width guide and tray extension fit against the edges of the
media.
• Make sure the rear access panel or auto-duplex unit is correctly installed and locked
into place.
• Do not load more than 150 sheets of paper, or 15 envelopes, or a stack of media that
exceeds the height of the paper width guide into the input tray. Do not load more than
10 sheets of paper into the front manual feed slot. Load only one sheet of paper at a
time into the rear manual feed slot.