How to align my paper

If you have had paper jam and not replaced the rear paper grey plastic retainer correctly or somehow it has become loosened the paper will twist on entry and the printing will be askew. Sometimes not loading paper. It will then also not align when replacing cartridge. Had this problem, took out the retainer that has two plastic points that should locate in the retaining holes and pushed it back. Paper jam, printouts and alignment was then fine. Took me months to figure out as it was printing, just not very straight

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Using the printer control panel

1. Load plain Letter-size paper.

2. From the printer control panel, press "," and then press "."

3. Press the arrow buttons until "Align Cartridges" appears, and then press "."

4. An alignment page prints.

Using Windows

1. Load plain Letter-size paper.

2. Do one of the following:

??¢ In Windows Vista, click the round, Windows symbol.

??¢ In Windows XP and earlier, click "Start".

3. Click "All Programs" or "Programs", and then select the printer program folder from the list.

4. From the printer folder, click "Maintenance", then "Align Cartridges".

5. Click "Print".

6. Follow the instructions on the computer screen.

Did you already try these steps?
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Something seems to be physically wrong in the mechanism.

Try the rolling wheels and the belt on which the cartridges run.

Have you tried removing/re-inserting the ink cartridges??

Check your entire feed to make sure there is NO paper jams. Sometimes even the smallest little piece of paper can get jammed up and can e hard to see.
You can also check your manual for diagnostic mode and alignment print page.

Occasionally you will have to replace the print cartridges and when you do it is always a good idea to align the cartridges to ensure optimum quality.
1Verify that the printer is turned on. If the printer is not on, check to ensure the power cord is securely plugged into a working electrical outlet, then press and release the power button one time. Wait for a few seconds while the printer powers up.
Step2Lift the paper output tray. Load the letter or A4 unused plain white printer paper into the paper input tray. Lower the paper output tray. Step3Double left click the "HP Solution Center" icon to open the application. Single left click the "Help and Support" tab. Single left click the "Printer Toolbox" link. Single left click the "Align Print Cartridges" option to open the "Alignment Page" window. Single left click "Align." Step4Wait while the printer prints an alignment page. Examine the alignment page carefully and select the option that appears to be most correctly aligned. Select that option by single left clicking the corresponding option on the drop-down choices in the alignment window. Step5Single left click the "Done" button once you have entered all appropriate options. Wait while the printer prints a confirmation page. hope this helps pls appreciate with a fixyaa rating

Go to "Printers and Faxes" in the start menu. Then right click on your printer and click on properties. Then click on the tab called Maintenance. There should be a button to align the print heads. Make sure the printer is on and paper is in the tray before trying to align the print heads.

Hi ,
can u cet alignment print from u r printer if u get this printer .
please put this print on scanner & press scann button for scanning ........it will automaticaly align u r cartridges & printer will get ready for printing ......


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Refer to this link this will help you to resolve the issue


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