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Pavilion x360
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I am trying to print a page in color from my HP Pavilion x360 that has Windows 10. It is everything that I try to print from Photoshop Elements to documents downloaded from the internet. When I bought the new computer a few months ago, it didn't want to print in color. Every time I want to print in color, I have to uninstall and reinstall the printer. It will work for a few times, but then it goes back to printing in black and white. Today was a little more odd. I wanted to print a document in landscape mode, but it automatically printed in portrait mode. That one printed in color. When I went in to switch it back to Landscape mode, it printed in black and white again. This printer still does great. I don't want to get rid of it because it prints over the wifi and it prints good documents, but I have this issue of it not wanting to print in color. I have gone through the HP Smart app to troubleshoot, and I have done everything it asks me to do. It all comes back to having to uninstall and reinstall the printer, but that actually didn't work today. Can anybody help?

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@ohbother,

Thank you for reaching HP Community. I would be happy to help!

 

To provide you an accurate solution I need more details.

 

Could you please help me with the exact model name or the product number?

 

Have a great day!.

 

Raj1788
I am an HP Employee 

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I have an HP Pavilion x360 computer, and an HP OfficeJet 4560 printer.

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@ohbother

 

  • Have you tried printing different types of documents like PDF, Word, or Webpages and check if the issue persists?
  • Try making a standalone copy in color and check if that works. By this, we can conclude if this is a hardware or a driver issue.

 

Install the printer using the TCP/IP port:

  1. On the PC, go to Control panel > Devices and printers > Add a printer(at the top) 
  2. Under 'Choose a device or printer', click on 'The printer I want isn't listed'.
  3. Select 'Add a printer using a TCP/IP address'
  4. Find the IP address of the printer by tapping on the wireless/ethernet icon on the printer screen
  5. Type in the 'IP address in Hostname or IP address' box, click next
  6. Proceed to the next steps by following the on-screen instructions.
  7. Try printing in color.

Hope this helps! Keep me posted. 

 

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KUMAR0307
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