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‎05-20-2015 11:40 AM

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Product: HP Photosmart 6510
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8 (32-bit)

How do I calibrate my printer?  It is not located in tools and I keep getting an "alignment failure".  When I print a copy, it's a blank sheet.  

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‎05-20-2015 11:48 AM

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Hello,

Alignment might fail is any color is not printed correctly. Make sure all cartridges have at least 20% ink.

 

Step 1 : Clean Printhead

  1. Press the Setup button.
  2. Press the Down Arrow button to highlight Tools, and then press OK.
  3. Press the Down Arrow button to highlight Clean Printhead, and then press OK. The product cleans the printhead

 

Step 2: Manually realign the printer

Steps ink link below.

http://support.hp.com/gb-en/product/hp-photosmart-6510-e-all-in-one-printer-series-b211/5058334/docu...

 

 

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‎05-20-2015 11:49 AM

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Hello,

 

Here are the steps to align the printer (page 32 in the user guide😞

 

Align printer 

After you insert new cartridges, align the printer for best print quality. You can align printer either from the printer display or from the printer software. To align printer from the printer display 

1. From the Home screen, touch the right directional key. Touch the Setup icon, and then touch Tools. 

2. On the Tools menu, touch the down arrow to scroll through the options, and then touch Align Printer. 

3. Follow the instruction on the screen. 

 

To align printer from the printer software 

Do one of the following according to the operating system you are using. 

1. On Windows: 

a. From the Start menu on your computer, click All Programs, click HP. 

b. Click the HP Photosmart 6510 series folder, click HP Photosmart 6510 series. 

c. Double-click Printer Preferences, and then double-click Maintenance Tasks. 

d. Click the Device Services tab, and then click the Align Ink Cartridges button. 

2. On Mac: ▲ Open HP Utility, click Align, and then click Align again.

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