HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless makes me set printer settings for EVERY document.

Ever since updating to Mavericks I have to tell the printer EVERY, SINGLE TIME I print, what to do...ie what paper size to use. I have the correct setting in Settings/Preferences and the drivers are up to date.
What's up with this?? Anyone having the same problem or have a solution. This is getting old having to jump hoops just to print a document!
Thanks!

In the Print dialog, select Show Presets from the Presets menu. In the sheet that drops down, uncheck the box marked
Reset Presets Menu to "Default Settings" After Printing
Click OK. Then select Last Used Settings or a custom preset that you created from the menu.

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I have an HP HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless All-in-One Printer, and am trying to print 75 copies of a program for our event. After the first 5-6 pages the RED in my program starts to turn magenta. I have brand new HP ink, and am printing on HP Color Injet Paper. I have renectly replaced the Black/Yellow printhead (at least 6 months ago). At first when I cleaned the printheads, I could print 2 or 3 pages showing my RED color. Then turns back to magenta. When I received the test patterns after cleaning the print heads they are all perfect with no lines.
What is going on and how can I fix it?
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Hi TM1997,
I understand you have an Officejet 8500 Wireless that is not printing red properly, it keeps turning to magenta. I'm sorry to hear this, but I will definitely do my best to help you!
As I'm sure you saw, when replacing the black and yellow printhead, that there are two printheads in the Officejet 8500 and the second one controls the magenta and cyan. I would suggest that you first have a look through this Troubleshooting Print Quality Issues document. You can also manually clean your printhead with the steps in this 'The Following Printhead Appears to be Missing or Damaged' or 'The Following Printhead has a Problem... document.
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Printing problem - HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless All-in-One Printer - printer head?

I posted this elsewhere, but I think I posted it on the wrong Forum so I am posting it here now. I hope I did not do anything to upset anyone. I am new to this area, please forgive my clumsiness.
I have a HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless All-in-One Printer. I've had my printer since December 2009 and no problems. I recently bought a new laptop with Windows 7 and had to go online to find the drivers that work for my printer. Windows 7 was not compatible with this printer.
Also recently, I am having a problem with what I think may be the black printer head, but when I run diagnostic on it everything comes back saying it is fine. However the problem still exist. When printing the black color will become faded in some areas and in some lines will not only almost totally fade out, but will almost look italic.
Can you tell me if this is the printer head and does it need replacing or is there another problem?
SondraS

Are you using genuine HP cartridges and not refilled or third-party cartridges?
Print the Print Quality Diagnostic page from the setup menu/print report/ on the printer's front panel
Are there any quality issues with this page?
Although I am a HP employee, I am speaking on behalf of myself and not the company.

Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless All-in-One Printer- A909g Product Code Differences

The Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless All-in-One Printer- A909g has been offered under several product codes:
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The Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless All-in-One Printer- A909g has been offered under several product codes:
CB023A#BEL
CB023A#BEV
CB023A#BEK
CB798A
CB794A
CB023A#B1H1027
CB023A#B1H1052
CB023A#B1H-A1
CB023A#B1H-B2
CB023A#B1H
CB023A#BEQ
CB023A#BEP
CB023A
CB023A#BEL#*KIT
CB874A
CB023A#BEL/KIT3+1
CB874A#799
CB023A#B1H1071
CB023A#B1H-C3
CB023A#BEK?BNDL
CB023A#AKY
Are there any differences between any of these? I have looked at product sheets .May have escaped me, but I could not detect differences in product details, specs or included accessories. Are any of the above worth more than others, to justify any price differences?

Scanning to Computer, HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless All in one Printer A909g

I am unable to scan to computer with Win 8.1 using my HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless all in one Printer A909g. I can scan to email. The system says my drivers and software are up to date. When trying to scan to computer all I get is a blank scan file with no scan number (Scan_Doc0054) as I used to with Vista. In Vista I was able to drive the whole process from my computer. When scanning to email now I have to drive it from my printer as opposed to the computer.
I restarted an old computer running Vista and the 'scan to computer' function is operational. As far as I am aware there are no other functional problems with the printer.
Any help would be very much appreciated. Thank you.

Hi John046,
I am sorry to hear that did not work for you, I do have some more options for you to try:
Uninstall the software. Uninstalling the Printer Software.
Clean boot the computer. How to perform a clean boot in Windows.
Disable any antivirus programs. Windows Defender - Turn On or Off in Windows 8.
Disable any firewalls. Disable firewall Windows 8.
Re-install using the HP Printer Install Wizard for Windows.
If that does not resolve your issue, please call our phone support at 800-474-6836. If you live outside the US/Canada Region, please click the link below to get the support number for your region. Country-language selector.
Hope this helps!
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HP Officejet Pro 8500 wireless all-in-one printer

Just bought second-hand HP Officejet Pro 8500 wireless all-in-one printer. Have no clue how to get it working. I plugged it in and it seems to be operational, but when trying to print, it did not work. Have an HP Pavilion laptop with Windows 8.1. Can anyone help me?

Hi @trudi39 , and welcome to the HP Forums!
I can see from your post you are experiencing print issues. I would like to help!
Do you receive any errors?
Does it print a blank page, or nothing at all?
Are you connected via wireless, ethernet or a USB cable?
In the meantime, I would recommend downloading and running the HP Print and Scan Doctor.
Good luck and please let me know the results of your troubleshooting steps. Thank you for posting on the HP Forums!
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Have an HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless. Trying to print to it from my iPad2. Having some problems.

I Have an HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless. Trying to print to it from my iPad2. Having some problems. Trying to print docs or files from the iPad usuall gets me a page that looks scrunched up to one side. Is there a good printer app (preferably free or shareware) that I could get or is there a patch, new driver, new firmware or something for the 8500 that would allow good printing fro the iPad wirelessly?

The latest firmware version for your printer is DLM1FN1006BR; you can verify yours by printing out a self test page via the front panel of your printer.
Also, the HP ePrint Home & Biz app supports printing over your local wireless network, so please verify if your printer is connected to the same access point as your iPad2. You are also able to verify connectivity by typing your printer's ip address within the address bar of your safari web browser.
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Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless All-in-One Printer - A909g printhead

The printer has not been 100% for a few weeks. It would align the printhead fine. When printing, it didn't always print everything - one time blues would be missing, another black would be missing. Received a message saying the ink was out of date. Picked up new ink yesterday, installed it and the printer went thru it's normal routine - cleaning and aligning. It would print the page which was not good and then realign again.
I read up on how to change the printheads. Problem is the printheads are stuck over to the right. I have pressed the * button and done anything else I could find. What do I do now?
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Hey @carolinva,
I understand that you're having print quality printhead related issues on your HP Officejet 8500 Wireless All-in-One Printer. I would like to work with you today in resolving the issue of not being able to remove your Printheads. Now I understand that you have already tried new cartridges and run the cleaning and aligning on the product to no avail. At this point you have determined that the printheads are defective.
Just so you are aware there are two printheads in your product. There is a Black and Yellow Printhead and a Cyan and Magenta Printhead. Because your quality issue is affecting blues and blacks than both printheads may be defective. The printheads run for about $64.99 a piece plus tax in the United States. Also, there is a chance that you could replace both printheads and the issue not be resolved because it's a hardware failure of your ink system. Therefore, the next step would be to replace the printer. New printers do not use the same ink systems as your Officejet 8500 printer so the Printheads would do you no good if you have to replace your product.
Part Number for HP 940 Black and Yellow Printhead: C4900a
Part Number for HP 940 Magenta and Cyan Printhead: C4901a
I'm going to provide you steps on how to properly remove the printheads in your product. Because your printheads failed to initially move to the left I'm going to have you start by running a power reset.
Step 1: Power Reset:
With your printer powered on, disconnect your power cable.
After 30 seconds, plug your power cable back in to the printer.
Your printer should turn on automatically.
Once the printer returns to the ready state, follow the steps below.
Replacing the Printhead for HP Officejet Pro 8500 All-in-One Printer Series (A909)
Please let me know if the steps provided resolve your issue. Should you have further issues be sure to let me know. Good luck!
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HP OfficeJet Pro 8500 Wireless A909g Will not print or align

Not sure what the problem is: was printing fine till suddenly no ink on paper. Unit sounds like it's going through all the motions but lays no ink. Windows 7 home Pro 64bit. Error message: Alignment cancelled. I went through all the suggested steps...cleaned printheads number of times, all the steps for alignment. Did not replace the printheads yet. Could both go bad at the same exact moment? I get absolutly no ink on the paper, not a drop. Don't know if this is enough info. Hope so. Thanks in advance for any possible solutions.
LP

Hi SunWay,
I understand you no longer have any ink printing on your pages and can not complete an alignment. From your description, I can see you have done a great deal of troubleshooting. It is not all that likely that both printheads would go at the same time but it is entirely possible. Another possibility is that the ink supply tubes are kinked. Please follow these steps to check the ink supply tubes:
Open the printer lid. The carriage moves to the left side of the printer. Wait until the carriage is idle and silent.
Look in the center of the printer for the four ink tubes that connect to the printhead, and then examine the ink tubes. The ink tubes should be bundled neatly, and they should not appear kinked or bent.
Ink tubes, correctly bundled and not kinked
The above solution and more can be found in the following document. If the issue persists, please use the document to troubleshoot the issue.
If the issue continues to persist, I recommend calling HP and letting the know the issue as well as the steps you have already completed. It may be helpful to even let them know you completed all of the steps in HP document #c04261974.
If you are in Canada or US call 800 474 6836, or you can Contact HP Worldwide.
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HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless All-In-One Printer A909g

My current firmware is: DLM1FN1344AR.
I am due for a firmware update. I still am using my original 32-bit Sony PC (soon to be put out to pasture), and there are now 2 newer 64-bit PCs which will remain on the network.
Should I wait to update the firmware until I remove the old Sony from the network, or would it be safe to update the firmware for the 64-bit OS which exists on my 2 newer PCs?
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Hi Alla-guy,
Welcome to the HP Forums, I hope you enjoy your experience! To help you get the most out of the HP Forums I would like to direct your attention to the HP Forums Guide First Time Here? Learn How to Post and More.
I see that you have some concerns about updating the firmware on the printer. Just so you know, you will NOT have any issues if you update the firmware. The Firmware has nothing to do with the computers you are using. It is all to do with the printer.
If you have any other questions, please feel free to write back.
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HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless - will not print green

I have a HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless that will not print Green.
I have:
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2. Alligned Printer - get message 'Alignment failed. Refer to device documentation for details.' I see know documentation
3. Calibrate Linefeed
4. Unplugged device while it was on and then replugged restarted.
5. Unplugged device while it was on and cleaned magenta/cyan printhead (following instructions from your website explictly).
The Alignment failed message persists and it still will not print green. I have done some of the above multiple times.
I hope you can help quickly. I have a home office and this is putting me behind a lot!
If I need a new printhead, get one and it does not fix the problem, can I return it? How can I get a printhead quickly?
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I see that you are having an issue when it comes to printing in green. I also see that you are having some issues with aligning the printer.
I have a few suggestions and with any luck, hopefully get this issue resolved for you.
Please start off by making sure you have the printer power cable connected directly to a wall outlet and not a power bar/strip. I have a document that uses a LaserJet printer as an example but is meant for HP products in general. Please click the following link that explains the Issues when Connected to an Uninterruptible Power Supply/Power Strip/Surge Protector.
I also have a document that troubleshoots Fixing Ink Streaks, Faded Prints, and Other Common Print Quality Problems.
Please write me back if you are still having issues or if you have more questions.
If I don't hear back from you today, I hope you have a Fantastic Thursday.
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Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless All-In-One Windows 8 driver not working

Hello!
I recently got a new Dell Inspiron computer running the 64-bit version of Windows 8, and I have an Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless All-In-One Printer from a long time ago. I don't have the disc version of the driver, since I purchased the printer before Windows 8 came out, so I tried to download it from the HP website. Whenever I try to run it, however, it says that it is extracting, but once the extract is finished, nothing happens. The Installation Wizard doesn't pop up, and there is no error message explaing it. Help please?
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Hi,
Can I check if your Officejet Pro 8500 is A909 or A910? Alternatively, you can install the class driver built into Windows 8 to print to your printer. There are also a couple of Windows Store apps (HP AiO Remote and HP Scan and Capture) that would work with your printer.
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HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless that has stopped being recognized as powered on

I have an HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless that has stopped printing. Troubleshooter identifies that the printer is not powered on, when indeed it actually is powered on. I have tried unplugging the printer and resetting the network information as well as rebooting my computer all to no avail. The printer is being recognized by the network without any issues, just for some reason it doesn't think it is powered up. I very much appreciate and thank you in advance for any information and advice.

Hello there! Welcome to the forums @margarethpayne
I read about the scanning troubles you are running into with your Officejet 8500 Wireless, on 10.6.8. I have some ideas that could help.
In order, try this:
Mac OS X: How to reset the printing system
Repair disk permissions
Restart the Mac
Re-add the printer, this is the direct link for you: HP Officejet Pro Full feature Software and Drivers - Mac OS X v10.6
Try scanning again now.
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HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless A909g won't install drivers

Hi, I just got HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless All-in-One Printer - A909g. I tried to install the HP software through he wireless connection and the MAC sees the printer in the network but the installation process would not go to install; it stops after installation type and then the button for install just does not work. I tried both with CD and downloaded file but it's same for both. It's the same also when I try through the USB connection. Is it the computer or the installation software?

Unfortunately, you are not alone. Search the forums for this problem and you will find several threads. Based on being involved with several of those here is what I recommend:
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2. If not, try changing the wireless channel to 1 or 11.
3. Try changing your group key renewal time (WPA key) to the maximum allowable by the router.
4. You can try this firmware update, but it does not list this as a fault it corrects.
Let's try those and go from there...
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I have a new I-MAC OS Lion computer and an older HP Officejet Pro 8500 wireless all-in-one printer, scanner, fax, photo. I cannot scan, though I can print and I can fax. The error message says I must be connected to the network, and yet I am connected. The only diagnostic tool available is for MS systems only. Help???

Hi,
Make sure to use any scan method available for Lion.
If you have the HP Scan application installed, be aware that the used software version is not intended for Lion.
Please follow the steps below to find what scan methods may be used on the OS:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01910186&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=3752459
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