Deskjet 5550 Printer

My Deskjet 5550 printer started printing extremely slow for some reason. It takes 5 minutes to print a fourth of a page. It had been working fine. I found a website and did all the troubleshooting that was suggested, even bought a new cable. Anyone have any idea what the problem might be?
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Does the printer make a swath of the printheads, then pause for up to 15 seconds? If so I would suggest removing the color cartrdige and trying a print job. If the result is still a slow print then replace the color cartridge and remove the black cartridge, then print a page. The cartridge that is installed when the page prints slowly is the likely culprit. (Note that printing with only the color cartridge installed will be a bit slower than normal printing with the black cartridge installed. For purposes of this test you are looking for gross differences in the print speed.)
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My printer Deskjet 5550, print cartridge no,56. in malaysia where can get it

hi,
my printer Deskjet 5550, print cartridge no,56. in malaysia where can get it. or have any cartridge same use it.

i'm having the same problem and i'm guessing since no solution has been posted it's a HP defect.
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i hope the solution is posted soon or my next printer won't be a HP.
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Printing an alignment page using the printer control panel
Press and hold the Cancel button and then press the On button. Release both buttons.
Press and release the Cancel button.
Press and release the Copies button.
Press and release the Paper Type (Photo) button.
Press and release the Color Start Copy button. An alignment sheet prints.
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HP 5550 Deskjet + USB Print server under Windows 7

I have a HP deskjet 5550 which still runs fine. I use the printer as a network printer, at first connected to my router. However, my latest Thomson TG789 vn router does not support network printers anymore, so I switched to a dedicated network-to-USB print server set-up, using a separate Ethernet to   USB 2.0 Print Server device. The printserver is connected to my network switch, and gets an IP address via DHCP.
This works fine for machines running Vista (and XP before) but for some reason not for Windows 7, while the HP5550 Deskjet when directly connected via a USB cable to a Windows 7 machine works OK too.   When a print job is sent to the HP 5550 via the print server over the network, it looks like the printing is about to start, but the process halts at this point without further messages.
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This works fine for machines running Vista (and XP before) but for some reason not for Windows 7, while the HP5550 Deskjet when directly connected via a USB cable to a Windows 7 machine works OK too.   When a print job is sent to the HP 5550 via the print server over the network, it looks like the printing is about to start, but the process halts at this point without further messages.
Also the HP Print and Scan Doctor - often a very useful tool - is in this case not able to make contact with the printer via the print server and to resolve the issue.
This may just require a small tweak; Perhaps anyone else encountered this issue and has the solution?
Thanks for sharing.
Jan Dijckmeester

Top and bottom shadow printing on deskjet 5550

I have a deskjet 5550 and recently it just started with shadow printing on the black both before and after the actual word. That is on the basic windows test page, you will see the very bottom of the word congratulations in light black, then the middle of the word starts, then the actual word appears in full black (the right part) then the very top of the word appears below in light gray. So it is basically printing every word twice, but the shadow printing has the word split into 3 parts starting with the bottom then middle then top. I have physically cleaned the print area of the cartridge with a damp cloth, performed alignment and basic and intermediate cleaning, even cleaned the encoder strip and still nothing has change (nothing has made it worse but nothing has helped either). If anyone has any ideas on how to fix this or next troubleshooting tips, I would really appreciate it as I can't figure out anything else to try.
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Deskjet 5550, Windows Vista, and borderless printing

I tried searching for this issue regarding my printer, but did not find it. I apologize in advance if it has already been solved.
I own/use a Deskjet 5550 to print my digital photos. Unfortunately, I am unable to get borderless prints.
I am running Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit, Service Pack 2
I am printing onto HP's Premium Photo Paper, glossy, 4 x 6.5 inches (has the tab on one side)
Under Control Panel I click on printers, highlight the 5550, right-click properties, and under the About tab it displays: "hp deskjet 5550 series (HPA) (61.53.25.9)" Then it lists about 27 files in the Driver Files window.
Method 1:
1) From My Computer I go to the folder where the picture is located.
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3) In the following window I choose Printer: hp deskjet 5550 series (HPA), Paper size: Photo 4x6in. (tab), and Paper Type: HP Premium Photo Paper, Glossy
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Method 2:
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There are a few things to check:
Print a self test page as shown here. You should have patterns of black, cyan (blue), magenta and yellow. If cyan does not print fine in this page then move to step 2, otherwise skip to step 3.
If cyan does not print in the above test then gently blot the nozzles of the color cartridge on a damp tissue. There should be a stripe of cyan, magenta and yellow. If cyan is missing here then the cartrdige is defective. If the cartridge is new and a genuine HP (not a refill) check the warranty expiration as shown here. If the cartrdige is in warranty then contact HP for a replacement. If the cartrdige is beyond its two year warranty then replace it with a fresh cartrdige. When buying new cartridges look for the "isntall by" date on the package. I would look for a package with at least six months of remaining time before the :install by" date, which would have a year of remaining warranty.
If cyan printed OK in the test page but not when printing from the computer then it is probably a driver issue. In this case I would disconnect the printer, delete the 5550 from the printers folder and then download and install the driver from HP's site here.
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Bob Headrick, Microsoft MVP Printing/Imaging
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Time Capsule can't seem to recognize my HP DeskJet 5550?

My HP DeskJet 5550 is supposedly on the list of supported printers for wireless printing when connected to my Time Capsule's USB port, but for some reason it refuses to recognize the printer. I have tried restarting both machines, going through both Airport Utility and System Preferences, installing the latest drivers as well as the Gutenprint and HPIJS drivers and tried to IP print manually to the Time Capsule- all to no avail. I've also contacted HP for support but they haven't been any help, surprise, surprise. Any more suggestions??

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Will HP ever, ever release an HP Deskjet 5550 driver for OSX 10.8.2? If not, why not? It's a perfectly good printer that I now cannot use. Thanks . . .
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Hi,
The printer is no longer supported since Mac OS X v10.6 and will not become supported on newer OS versions in the future.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01856359&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=295931
However you may still find some 3rd party solutions which may allow you using the printer.
Try the HPIJS 3rd party print drivers below, be sure to install any of the 3 required downloads and then follow the Set Up instructions.. those drivers compatible with any of the latest OS versions and list your printer as supported:
http://www.linuxfoundation.org/collaborate/workgroups/openprinting/macosxhpijs#Downloads_Required
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Windows 7 ans Deskjet 5550

I have a Deskjet 5550. Microsquish crested a driver for Win 7 (64 bit). Everything works well except that it will not print back to front for documents althought there is a setting for it. Anyone find a work around?

I may have misunderstood your question. Are you trying to print single sided pages but want to change the page order? If so there are generally two places to do this, either the application of the driver. In the driver check the Advanced tab, there is a setting for page order.
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Hp deskjet keeps printing alignment page

Hi:
Since i changed operating systems from WindowsXP32bit to Windows7 64bit, my printer keeps printing alignment pages. It will do it when i power on the printer, and it will do it after each printout. So far ive looked at HP's deskjet page. The HP Toolbox software isnt supported by Windows7, meaning that the handy print alignment and cartridge ink level software cant be used. I went to Hp's print alignment page ,they give you steps on what buttons to press on the printer to print an alignment page, to clean the printheads,print a print quality diagnostic page [which didnt work] ,and also to calibrate linefeed. I also cleaned the ink cartridges and removed any dry ink on them.
None of that seemed to help. Does anyone know a solution to this? [this printer does not have a scanner by the way].
I like this printer, and since theres no "windows7 compatible" HP inkjet printers available at this time, id like to keep this one.
Thanking you

The driver for the Deskjet 5150 is delivered though Windows Update as described here. The Deskjet 5550 driver would also be compatible, I would recommend the HP version rather than the earlier Microsoft version.
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Deskjet 5550

My deskjet 5550 will advance a sheet of paper to the line-up point, and then it stops without printing. The print job is not listed or show in qeue, so the computer is evidently not communicating completely with the printer. The problem started when I attempted to print a copy of a .pdf file - everything was runnning great until then.
Operating system is Vista Home Edition in an eMacine desktop.
I have uninstalled and re-installed the printer about ten times, disconnected the power and the USB cable to the printer. When reinstalling the printer driver/software, I now get a message that the SETUPX.DLL file could not be found. I have tried to download a new file online, but am unsuccessful so far.
Any suggestions will be much appreciated.
Darber57

Hello,
It appears as though that printer only comes with Windows drivers. If there are no Mac drivers, then you may still have another option.
I have connected several "Windows Only" printers to my Macs with OS X using a USB to Parallel printer cable (or just plain USB if your printer has a USB port). It usually works just fine.
Often, you will have to download and install the Gimp-Print printer drivers and set those up (since the your printer doesn't have any Mac drivers). So, you may need to get the free Gimp-Print package installed as well.
You can get the Gimp-Print package at:
http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/MacOSX.php3
According to the list of supported printers, your printer is supported by the GIMP drivers:
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I hope this helps.
Let us know if you have other questions.
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How do i clean the print heads on my hp5550
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Hi @jetboatmama , and welcome to the HP Forums!
I see you are looking into printhead cleanings. I would like to help.
I would recommend utilizing this document on Print Quality Issues.
You can also access the user guides here:
HP Deskjet 5550 Color Inkjet Printer User guides
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Ink levels HP DESKJET 5550 seriesPRINTER (HPA)

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Hey Antonio2,
The deskjet 5550 does not have a full driver package available on the Windows 7 Operating System. Please take a look at the information in the article linked below:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01874725&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&os=4062&product=718...
To obtain ink levels one will have to print the Self Test Page from the unit. For information about the Self Test Page please read the below linked article:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c02693389&tmp_task=useCategory&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=e...
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Open the Devices and Printers folder
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Select the Services tab
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Select Print a Test Page
Hope this helps,
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Deskjet 712C printer

I am using Windows 7 home premium for my OS. I have been using a Lexmark printer. I have a Deskjet 712C that I would like to use, as well. I have the port installed. I can get the Deskjet to clean the cartridge but nothing else. I get the message that says what I'm trying to print has been sent to the Deskjet printer. Nothing prints and nothing shows in the que window. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

HI,
Well... there isn't a windows 7 driver for your 712c. The windows support stops with Windows Vista and the driver from inside windows Vista. You might choose a Deskjet 5550 driver in Windows 7 and see if it prints to your DJ 712C.
Let me know if it works.
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Deskjet 5550 problem

I have a compq presario F700 laptop and I thought I was connected to the household printer, an hp deskjet 5550. I cannot print from my laptop.
I have tried EVERYTHING and I am frustrated...help!

OK, first go to Network and Sharing Center on both PC's and enable Printer and File Sharing.
Next, on the host PC, right click the printer in Control Panel, Printers and turn on Sharing.
On the client PC, go to Control Panel, Printers and Add a printer - add a Networked printer and look for the printer.
Make sure that all firewalls are disabled during this setup period. You can enable them when you are done.
This is a tricky setup with Vista, so it may not work as advertised. Let me know how it goes.
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