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‎08-10-2022 08:38 PM - last edited on ‎08-11-2022 08:34 AM by HP Administrator

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Printer is printing a shadow of each letter, only on the black, but no problem when printing a diagnostic page, so it's not the paper (printer is HP 3720). It makes it hard on the eyes to read.

These things have been done already... please read them before posting a generic suggestion...

New fresh ink cartridge.

Aligned text.

Cleaned cartridges (even though it can't be the problem since the diag page prints fine.

There are no text effects.

Printing from Samsung A71  Android 12.

Printed from pdf, word, google docs.

I noticed old posts but I didn't see any solutions.

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‎08-18-2022 06:37 AM

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@Jeffro4

 

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Are you using the HP Smart App on your phone? If yes, uninstall and reinstall the HP Smart App and see if that helps.

 

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‎08-18-2022 04:34 PM

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Hi Betty thank for replying, I have done that but it didn't fix the problem.

Jeff

 

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‎08-24-2022 02:38 AM

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Can you try printing from a different device and see if the same occurs?


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‎08-24-2022 04:26 PM - edited ‎08-24-2022 04:29 PM

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Hi Betty, so from my laptop the pdf is printing fine, but from my Android the black text is  blurry, and the colour text is fine, interesting. But I don't generally use my very old laptop. And it's fine if I print from my Android to printers at Officeworks. 

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‎08-31-2022 10:12 AM

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Are you using the HP Smart App on your phone?


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‎08-31-2022 02:31 PM

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Yes. I have cleared data and cache, uninstalled etc.
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‎09-01-2022 12:58 PM

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Did this always happen? Is your phone upto date?


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