Do you have an Alignment Failure?

[DexterM]

If you have an error message called 'Alignment Failure', then refer to the appropriate link based on the type if cartridge your product uses:

2-Ink Cartridges (Ex. HP 60, HP 61, HP 64, HP 901, etc.) 

http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c01637692

6-Ink Cartridges (Ex. HP 02, HP 363, HP 177, HP 801)

http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c01375699

4-Ink Cartridges for Officejet Pro Printers (Ex. HP 88, HP 940)

http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c02207121

 4/5-Ink Cartridges for Photosmart Printers (Ex. HP 564, HP 920)

http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c02658559 

[Ciara_B]

For certain printers you're able to bypass the alignment. More details in the link below

http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/buu00657

Ciara

[Ciara_B]

Document no. buu00657 is now obsolete. 

For details on bypassing the alignment, please refer to the Table below.....

Bypassing the print cartridge alignment

It is possible to bypass the alignment page and use the information from the last successful alignment. Print quality may not be as good, but the product will operate. The table below describes how to bypass the cartridge alignment.

Product Family/Model	Button Press
HP Officejet D series HP Officejet G series HP Officejet K series HP PSC 700 series HP Color Copier 180 HP Color Copier 190 HP Color Copier 280 HP Color Copier 290 HP Digital Copier 310 HP Digital Copier 610	Press and hold the Enter button, and then press Menu.
HP Officejet V series	Press and hold the Enter button, and then press Options.
HP Officejet 4100 series HP Officejet 5100 series	Press and hold the Setup button, and then press Enter.
HP Officejet 6100 series HP Officejet 7100 series	Press and hold the Enter button, and then press Menu
HP PSC 900 series	Press and hold the Enter button, and then press Setup.
HP PSC 2100 series HP PSC 2200 series	Press and hold the Setup button, and then press Options (or Copy Options).
HP Officejet 4200 series HP Officejet 4300 series HP Officejet 5500 series HP Officejet 5600 series HP Officejet 6200 series HP Officejet 7300 series HP Officejet 7400 series HP PSC 2350 series HP PSC 2600 Photosmart series HP PSC 2700 Photosmart series HP Photosmart 2570 series	Press and hold the Setup button, and then press OK.
HP PSC 2400 Photosmart series HP PSC 2500 Photosmart series	Press and hold the Setup button, and then press Up Arrow button.
HP Officejet J4500 series HP Officejet J4600 series	Press and hold the Settings button, and then press OK.