HP LaserJet CP1525nw Color Alignment Issue

Hi,I am using the HP LaserJet 1525nw Color Laser Printer. It is half a year old and equipped with the original color cartridges. Since a few days, the colors are extremely misaligned.The "Diagnosis Page" clearly shows misaligned angles an page one.The colored angles are misaligned by up to 2 millimeters. I started calibrating the printer over and over, always checking the diagnosis prints in between.After 6 calibrations I have reached almost satisfactuary results but misalignment could still be clearly seen. A 7th calibration made it all worse again. Does this lead anywhere? Shouldn't calibration work in the first place?Has anybody faced the same problem and has got a solution? Any help is kindly appreciated. Best regards Ilko

I too bought one of these printers and as with the other posters experienced colour misalignment.Being told to 'replace the toner cartridges' every time it misaligns is really not acceptable. It seems that this printer is just doomed to go out of alignment and there isn't anything that can be done about it. It would be nice if HP acknowledged this and came up with some sort of resolution but I doubt that it will happen. Having also experienced problems with the previous HP colour laserjet it looks like HP have lost the quality that was a trademark of their laser printers.

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For some strange reason my LaserJet CP1525nw color does not print on HP glossy laser brochure paper. It smears the color powder and makes lines on the paper. Does anybody know the reason for this?

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Thanks for the post. I've included a couple of links below that should assist with this one. Good Luck!
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Color Alignment issue with HP LaserJet Pro CP1525nw

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I am having trouble with my color alignment. I have tried calibrating the machine several times and still have an issue. Anyone know of a quick fix? In a hurry to print properly!!!

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Postscript na HP LASERJET CP1525NW COLOR

A minha impressora é uma HP Laserjet 1525nw color.
Instalei o postscript na minha CP1525NW e as imagens impressas estão lindas!! Só que tem 3 problemas.
1- No Photoshop eu não consigo fazer a impressora imprimir (paisagem) horizontal, o papel segue vertical por dentro da impressora e a impressão sai atravessada. Nunca a impressora imprime no sentido do papel. Se eu usar o Photoshop ou Photoshop lightroon.
2- No Adobe Ilustrator, a impressão sai correta, mas não consigo fazer ela imprimir mais que uma cópia. Se tiver 30 cópias de um documento, tenho que mandar imprimir 30 vezes. Imagina a lentidão de ter que esperar o computador mandar o job pra impressora todas as 30 vezes.
3- Se eu disser ao driver que a impressão é em escala de cinza (preto e branco), o photoshop imprime monocromático azulado e o ilustrator é mais próximo do preto e branco mas é lilás. Não tem jeito (pelo menos não consegui até agora) de fazer o photoshop e o ilustrator terem o mesmo padrão de impressão.
Em PCL-5 a impressora não apresenta esses problemas, mas a imagem é muito inferior e pra foto não tem como eu usar PCL-5 ou PCL-6, Tanto as cores como a resolução da imagem ficam muito feias se comparadas ao Postscript.
O mesmo problema que ocorre com o driver postscript do windows update, ocorre também com o driver fornecido pela HP.

I too bought one of these printers and as with the other posters experienced colour misalignment.Being told to 'replace the toner cartridges' every time it misaligns is really not acceptable. It seems that this printer is just doomed to go out of alignment and there isn't anything that can be done about it. It would be nice if HP acknowledged this and came up with some sort of resolution but I doubt that it will happen. Having also experienced problems with the previous HP colour laserjet it looks like HP have lost the quality that was a trademark of their laser printers.

HP Color LaserJet CP1518ni - Colour Alignment Issue

I'm having an issue with the alignment of the different colours with my HP CP1518ni printer. Basically the colours don't really print in the same spot, like the Red(Magenta) printing is never aligned with the Black / Yellow / Blue(Cyan) (so I can have Red text with a Black/Yellow shadow 0.5-1 mm below or Blue text with a red shadow 0.5-1 mm above for example).
Troubleshooting always just gets me to calibrate, but I've calibrated many, many times over many months, and it doesn't help.
Does anyone know of any other solutions? Or should I just buy a new Magenta cartridge and see what happens?
My cartridges are:
Magenta - CB543a
Cyan - CB541a
Yellow - CB542a
Black - CB540a
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Make sure you update to the latest Firmware. HP just recently released a newer version which as helped with a more concise callibration with the color plane alignment. Many folks have reported these issues resolved after running the update.
The XP update (english) can be found here:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?os=228&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&sw_lang=&product=34224...
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HP Color Laserjet CP1518ni color alignment problem

Hi, We bought an Hp Color Laserjet CP1518ni printer about 6 months ago, It worked fine until recently, when the colors started printing out of alignment. We tried calibrating and we updated the firmware to the latest one available on HP's website. This did not help. We contacted the supplier we bought it from, since it is still under warranty, but they told us to contact HP directly.
What should we do now?

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CP1525nw color alignment is off

I've had my CP1525nw for a couple of years. Been good. Today I noticed some color
shadowing on an image. To demonstrate the problem, I printed 6 1" circles;
red, green, blue, yellow, cyan, and magenta. The blue circle has a light magenta
shadow about .05" to the lower right.
I turned the printer off, deleted and re-installed the drivers with no improvement.
I have done cleaning and calibration. I'll appreciate a response. Thanks, Dave
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I have read that this can be caused by a toner cartridge that is low. Replacing the low cartridge may allow the alignment to complete properly.
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Is there any way to fix the "Fatal Error" that my HP LaserJet CP1525nw color printer is having?cc=us

I am getting a "Fatal Error" when I am trying to install my HP LaserJet CP 1525nw color printer on my new wireless network (using the CD). Anybody have an idea how to fix this?

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Hp laserjet CP1525nw Color

Hi my HP is contantly jumping off the network. It is pausing itself and running idle. Sometimes my computer can see it and others it can't. My wireless devices are also having trouble contacting it until hours later.
I run the latest mac and Have downloaded the most recent update. I have a netgear router.
Very unreliable at this point... any ideas? I have tried reseting it from the start twice but it is still not hanging on...

Blacprl, sorry to hear about your issue. Lets try printing a network configuration page:
On the product control panel, press OK , and then press OK again to select Reports .
Press the Right Arrow button ( ) to scroll to and select Config Report .
Press OK to print the configuration report.
Let me know if there is any problems indicated. Make sure you have an IP address present.
Also, I just noticed there was a Firmware update posted on 02-23-2012. Have you updated the firmware yet? There was a good amount of network issues addressed in the firmware. If you dont have it yet grab it from here: HP LaserJet Firmware Update Utility
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Envelope printing using HP LaserJet CP1525nw color

I have been trying to print envelopes on our above printer. My document is in Word and is formatted accordingly for a #10 business envelope.
Under HP's help feature, I found the appropriate info on how to set up my document's printing options so it would print correctly.
The first envelope printed on the flap side; I re-loaded them back into tray 1 and was ready.
The second envelope printed successfully so I thought I had it figured out. So I loaded the paper tray with 5 envelopes, hoping to print them en masse. I couldn't get this to work when I tried to print 4 at once. I got an error "Jam in Tray 2" and I wasn't even using Tray 2. I cleared the "problem" and ONE envelope printed successfully, then I got the same error message.
I got 2 more envelopes printed this way but each time I got the same error message, cleared the machine, and 1 envelope printed.
Frustrated, I cancelled the multiple print job and tried printing the envelopes one-by-one. Now it's not working at all even though I clear the phantom paper jam each time.
Can anyone help with this? It's driving me nutty.
Background info: my husband (network engineer) set up the printer. I have over 20 years of word processing experience and usually have good results with figuring out printing problems. This one has me stumped!
Thanks for any help you can provide.
Dianne
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The CP1525 does allow you to print envelopes.There are two trays that can be used. I will describe only using the lower tray. Normally this tray is used for standard paper. To use it for letter envelopes, you need to pull out the tray and then make some changes. Take out all of the paper. There are blue-colored paper supporters. Two are used for the width of regular papers. Slide it toward the center so that it will handle the envelope with the top toward the left side. Put the envelope in with the printable side up and the top towards the left side. Slide the blue paper holders so they touch the top and bottom. Then push the envelope all the way toward the back and then move the single blue paper holder at the front so that it is against the envelope. You are ready to print as far as the printer.
I have to select properties for the printer. I indicate that I am printing an envelope. I also had to indicate landscape. I also had to move the print areas to fit where I want them to be. Then I added my address and the address to where they are going. I am not sure that I got everything but this should work well.
I did not do this, but you can use both trays with one that holds a number of pages and the other for a number of envelopes.

Reseting hp laserjet cp1525nw color

How do you hard factory reset this printer or CP1525n? I have the CP1525n i have issue with the "Menu access is disabled." Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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I see by your post that you would like to reset the printer. I would be happy to help you.
I can send you that information in a private message.
In the forum beside your handle name just click on the envelope to view it.
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Connection Failed LaserJet CP1525nw color

Help! I recently connect a new apple airport to my ISP. I am unable to get the printer to connect wirelessly to the apple airport router. It tries to connect but then times out with the following message "Connection Failed"

Hi @CtotheG,
I see by your post that you are unable to setup the printer on the new Apple Airport. I can help you with this.
Did you restore the printer's defaults first?
Press the OK button on the printer, go to service, then select restore defaults.
Print a configuration page from the printer to make sure the IP address and the SSID are cleared.
Printing a Configuration Report.
Run the setup again.
If you are still having issues, restore the defaults and follow this method:
Connect the printer to the Airport with a Ethernet cable.
Wait about 1 minute and the printer should have a valid IP address.
Print the configuration page to get the printer's IP address.
Type the IP address into Internet Explorer or Safari's address bar which should open the printer's Embedded Web Services page.
Setup the wireless through here now.
Click on the networking tab, wireless on the left, fill out the network information and apply the settings.
After the confirmation, then disconnect the Ethernet cable.
Now you should have a blue wireless light on the printer in about 1 minute.
Run the installation again.
What operating system are you using?
Mac OS X: How Do I Find Which Mac OS X Version Is on My Computer?
How to Find the Windows Edition and Version on Your Computer.
The printer should be at least 6 feet from the Airport. (closer can cause interference)
Please provide in detail the results if you are still having issues.
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Hp laserjet cp1525nw

I recently purchased the Laserjet CP1525nw color printer and 256MB ram upgrade (non HP). The printer works fine without the ram inserted. I had our vendor replace the ram and still the yellow triangle on the printer lights up and doesn't print until i remove the ram. The HP ram is about $400 so i didn't get that and got the $50 one from another manafacturer. Has anyone else had this issue? Will this printer only accept that particular ram chip? $400 for 256MB seems ridiculous! Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. The firmware is up to date and my last option is to contact HP and see if they can assist. Thanks.

Hey Dan_the_Man_21,
Welcome to the HP Forums!
One way to fix the option of having the menu disabled, is to try and re-enable the option through the Embedded Web Server (EWS) of the printer. To be able to access the EWS, you will need to print a configuration report to get the IP address of the printer. I have included the document 'Printing a Configuration Report'.
Next you will need to open up your Internet browser, and type the IP address into the address bar. Once the page loads with your printers information, you will need to click on the System tab. Then click on Administration on the left hand side.
Please let me know if this works for you.
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Problem getting Airprint (Bonjour) to communicate to HP LaserJet CP1525nw printer across a Cisco 5508 Wireless Controller

I cannot get my IPad2 to print (it cannot find the printer) using a Laserjet CP1525nw color printer across a wireless network using a Cisco 1508 Wireless Controller with 49 wireless access points. HELP!!!!
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I can get the IPad2 to locate the HP CP1525nw printer without a hitch using a low budget Netgear WAG102 stand alone wireless access point on the same network.

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HP CLJ CM1312NFI color Alignment Problem

i have CLJ CM1312NFI printer and it has color alignment issue. magenta color is totaly out of alignment kindly someone help.

Have you tried calibrating the product to align the colors. Below are the instructions:
Print the Diagnostics Page from the Reports menu on the control panel to check the color alignment. If the blocks of color on that page are not aligned with each other, you need to calibrate the product.
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