HP 1600 POOR COLOR PRINTING

I have alrady changed the color cartridges but still colors come out very light and pale, though B&W printing works fine. Please help as I have to submit my project!!!!!!!!!!!
Riaz

The post here has links to a troubleshooting document for the Officejet 4620. If the steps there do not resolve the issue please contact HP Support, even if the printer is no longer under warranty. If the above does not give satisfactory results then please post back here.

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When I print out the DEMO file that is on the printer, it prints beautiful.
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This is clearly a software issue. Either the drivers have become outdated, or the setting in the page setup is not right for the source in question, or the source in question is not a high enough resolution.
I also put a simple PDF on a flash drive and printed straight through the printer and it was fine.
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About a year ago I remember seeing frequent complaints about the poor quality printing in photo books.
Is anyone else still having problems? I just recieved 2 books and I am just unimpressed (and quite disappointed) with the print quality.
One is a duplicate of a book I had printed through My Publisher last year and there is a night and day difference. The My Publisher book looks far superior.
I was having difficulty with My Publisher so I decided to give Apple's service a try.
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Welcome to the Apple Discussions. The Apple book cannot compete with your printing of the photos or pages on your own inkjet printer or thru a photofinisher. It uses a different type of printer. The current books (all sizes) are printed at 300 dpi. Here's what Apple send me regarding the books printing and material quality:
I contacted Apple and asked for information that I could pass on. Here's the reply I received from Apple:
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For more information regarding iPhoto 5, please visit the following article:
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Hardcovers Books
The cover is hard-bound and covered in linen. You select the linen color during the book-ordering process. The hardcover books have a solid, stiff binding that is glued and crimped. The internal pages, measuring 8.5 x 11 inches, are printed on McCoy 100# Text Gloss paper stock.
Softcover Books
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- Large 8.5 x 11 inches
- Medium 6 x 8 inches
- Small 2.6 x 3.5 inches
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CARDS
All cards are printed on McCoy 120# Silk Cover paper stock. The postcards measure 4 x 6 inches, and the greeting cards measure 5 x 7inches.
CALENDARS
All calendars measure 8 x 10 inches and are printed on McCoy 100# Silk Cover paper stock.
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I don't need black & white because I have a printer for that already.
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I don't have a specific recommendation, but you should choose an AirPrint-capable printer from this list:
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I have an HP deskjet color printer that only prints in black and white from my mac ... how do I get it to print in color

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I am using Aperture 3 to edit RAW and JPEG photo images on my Macbook. I am having color printing issues with my Canon MP640 Pixma color printer. The image I see on my macbook is not reciprocated in printing from my printer?

My issue is that I am not getting print quality compared to the image I see on my screen. Just recently it has been very wishie washie. My printer is supposed to be excellent for producing color prints
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Solution found:
How to Configure HP ePrint on the LaserJet CP1025nw Color Printer
System: Windows (Widows 7)
Step 1 – Install Printer
Install the CP1025nw Printer to USB, Wifi or Ethernet.
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Done.

Hi Max, check out the link below...
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&product=4052972
Hope this helps
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Although I am an HP employee, I am speaking for myself and not for HP.
Twitter: @Ciara_B_HP

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