Poor print quality on first page printed after scanning

[MarleneMM]

Whenever I scan a document, the first page that I print is always poor quality - blurred/fuzzy. It's always just one page. It's like something in the printer is not re-aligning properly after scanning. This happens every single time after I scan. What a waste of paper. Has anyone else had this problem, and if so, how did you fix it?

[sandytechy20]

@MarleneMM

Welcome to the HP support community.

Clean the printhead

1. On the printer control panel, swipe down to open the Dashboard, and then touch the Setup icon .

2. Swipe up on the display, and then touch Printer Maintenance.

3. Touch Clean Printhead, and then touch Continue.

   A test page prints.

   

4. Examine the test page.

   • If the print quality is unacceptable, touch Clean Again to continue the next level of cleaning. Repeat these steps for the third cleaning stage, if necessary.

Align the printhead

1. On the printer control panel, swipe down to open the Dashboard, and then touch the Setup icon .

2. Swipe up on the display, and then touch Printer Maintenance.

3. Touch Align Printhead, and then touch Continue.

You can refer this HP document for more assistance:- Click here

I hope that helps.

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Cheers.

[MarleneMM]

This is not the solution. The printer prints just fine EXCEPT the very first page that prints immediately after something has been scanned. I should not have to re-align the printer head, or clean it, just because I've done a scan. Every single time that first page is fuzzy (double printed/offset), but the second page, and every other page that prints after that is fine. The problem happens again when I scan another document. And I scan a LOT of paperwork.

[sandytechy20]

@MarleneMM

Update the printer firmware

Here are the steps:- Click here

I hope that helps.

To thank me for my efforts to help you, please mark my post as an accepted solution so that it benefits several others.

Cheers.

[MarleneMM]

I followed the instructions and the printer already up to date. Here's a screen grab. Got any other ideas?

[MarleneMM]

 

[sandytechy20]

@MarleneMM

Welcome to the HP support community.

Restore the printer to the original factory defaults and setup the printer again.

1. From the printer control panel, touch or swipe down the tab at the top of the screen to open the Dashboard, and then touch ( Setup ).

2. Touch Printer Maintenance.

3. Touch Restore.

4. Touch Restore Factory Defaults. A message appears stating that the factory defaults will be restored.

5. Touch Restore.

Refer page no.141 in this HP document for more assistance:- Click here

Let me know how it goes.

To thank me for my efforts to help you, please mark my post as an accepted solution so that it benefits several others.

Cheers.