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01-24-2022 09:45 AM
My HP Smart Tank Plus 551 is no longer printing the yellow and I can't get the printhead to come to the middle so that I can access the heads for manual cleaning. They are tucked away deep on the left of the printer and will not come to the center despite following the instructions. I can't even get shold of them to manually force them to the center because they will not budge. How do I get them to come out oif hiding so I can clean them? Using the built-in cleaning program is doing no good at all so I need to be able to access the printheads to remove them for cleaning. .
01-28-2022 09:52 AM
Welcome to the support community.
I understand that you are getting print quality issues, I am glad to assist you.
There is no option to manually clean the printhead.
However, follow the steps mentioned in this HP document to fix the issue:- Click here
Keep me posted.
If this helps, please mark the public post as an accepted solution so that it benefits several others.
Cheers.
Sandytechy20
I am an HP Employee