Printer won't align cartridges

I just want to align the black cartdrige because I only replace that one. I don't need color. The printer can't scan the alignment sheet without the color portion on it. How do I eliminate the pop up asking for an alignment before every print job?

Did you try only installing the black cartridge? The printer may have a single cartridge mode

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HP HSC 950 Printer "Press to Align Cartridges" loop - how do I get it to print?

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I have a HP HSC 950 All-In-One printer that always returns to the display message "press enter to align print cartridges", even after a complete print alignment is performed and looks fine.   I can't get past this to print anything.   I've wasted a lot of ink and time trying to get past this message. Can anyone help?
I encouter this error when the printer is plugged into a notebook running Windows XP or when it is connected to a router that accepts print jobs from i-mac computer running OS 10.4.   The link below should get you to the HP page featuring the product I am writing about.
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The solution was to replace the color cartridge, as suggested in a previous post by Bob Headrick. Thanks, Bob!
Re: hp psc 2175 align cartridges
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The message you are seeing is a result of the alignment not completing. Load fresh plain white paper then press enter to print an alignment page. THe alignment will not succeed if the color cartrdige is empty. Steps to troubleshoot alignment failures are available here.
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Printer won't align

I have recently upgraded to Windows 7 and last week I installed a new colour cartridge. I followed the alignment instructions but when I click on done, it asks to do the alignment over again. Now everytime I turn on the printer, it prints another alignment page and asks me to re-do the alignment. It print fine when I can print something. Is there any way to bypass the alignment process?
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Hello haf549,
It depends on which printer you have. One thing to note is that for quite a few of the PSC models (PSC 1210 and so on) you need to scan the alignment page after it's been printer.
See this document for some tips on what to do to solve alignment issues:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=buu00657&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&product=306888&

Won't align cartridge

replace black ink cartage. have to align cartages. print scan page. don't detect scan page.
every time that I try to align it prints a new page. I have wastes half of a new cartage just trying to align this **bleep**ing thing
I want to disable the pop up on my computer that say printer not aligned... I don't give a **bleep** about it being aligned.
This will be the last **bleep**ing HP printer I ever buy..
Tired of haveing to align cartage every **bleep**ing time I replace one.
Will be sending Hp all the scan pages that I HAD to print.

Hi toddh39,
I would first try cleaning the cartridge contacts in case there's some debris there.
You can also try resetting the printer, directions can be found in this document > A 'Used or Counterfeit Cartridge Detected' or 'Counterfeit Cartridge Advisory' Message Displays for ...
This document also offers troubleshooting steps for this particular problem > 'Ink Cartridge Problem,' 'Incompatible Ink Cartridge,' or 'Ink Cartridge Failure' Message Displays o...
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Printer prints blank pages despite cleaning, won't align

HP photosmart B210 all of sudden prints blank pages and won't align

Hi @bhoover64,
I see that you are getting blank pages and the printer won't align. I can help you with this.
Make sure the printer is connected directly to a wall outlet. (don't use a power hub or a surge protector) This ensures the printer is receiving full power and may help this situation.
I have provided a document to go through the steps to see if that will resolve the issue.
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Here is a document to manually clean the cartridge contacts.
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HP Officejet 6500 E709n Series (replaced all cartridges and printer won't print in color.)

I replaced my color cartridges and my magenta will not print. Originally only the black would print then after the following steps the bluee and yellow cartridges began working. Previous steps I have tried; Clean cartridges step one the blocks on the bottom of page not solid they were streaky. Clean cartridges step two nice print quality solid blocks at the bottom only blue and yellow no magenta. Followed your steps listed above cleaned print head. Aligned cartridges then printed quality page then print quality diagnostic. I am unable to get the magenta cartridge to print. I would appreciate your your help as we have an important school project due.
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Open the top and let the carriage move to the center or left, unplug the printer, remove the ink cart. and lay on side, raise the grey handle and remove the printhead, with a lint free cloth or coffee filter, genitally moisten it and wipe down the contacts on the back of the printhead, also wipe down were the printhead sits down into the printer, reinstall the printhead and ink cart., close the cover, no hold down the #3 on the front of the printer and plug the unit back in, when you get power release the #3 and see if that helps the issue.

@rkcpalmsprings, welcome to the forums
I am replying to you, to share the troubleshooting guide I would suggest for the magenta not printing from your Officejet 6500 Wireless. The steps may look familiar to you as you have tried quite a bit of troubleshooting already however, browse over the steps and try anything you haven't yet tried.
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If the troubleshooting does not help resolve your issue and the magenta still will not print, I would then suggest calling HP's Technical Support to see about further options for you, such as a replacement or trade in, as the printhead(s) may be at fault.
If you are calling within North America, the number is 1-800-474-6836 and if you are calling outside of the US/Canada region,: click here.
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HP Officejet Pro 8500 Premier prints only in black/MAC USER & won't align?

PROBLEM # 1) I've replaced all my ink cartridges, but can't find out why my printer is now only printing in black? I'm a MAC user, so I want to print in color, and am trying to find instructions for a MAC on how to get back to printing in color?
ACTION TAKEN #1
UPDATE: I've done a three level cleaning of the printer heads, which DOES print in color and each color block now looks great. The printer heads were not printing any color blocks, but the pink color block, until the first third level cleaning. I then cleaned the printer heads a second time all the way through the third level.
RESULT: However when I print from any document/web page my printer only still prints in black & white after these two printer adjustments double three stage printer cartridge claening?
ACTION TAKEN #2
I found this very detailed report and video on cleaning printer heads, alignment issues, and calibrate line feeds;
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The Print Quality Diagnostics Page looks perfect (including the alignment section) in all 3 test patterns, and again prints in color.
RESULT: However, my printer still will not print in color after trying all these steps?
IPROBLEM #2)I 've also tried a align printer which also prints in color, but states, "alignment failed see documentation manual"? To make the situation more complicated the alignment page looks perfect and prints in color before the error message displays.
After puling the power cord twice while ON and wiating 20 seconds, as discussed in the above link. my printer "won't remove the, "align error message see diagnostics manual".
RESULT: Printer "won't remove the, "align error message see diagnostics manual", even though the Printer Diagnostic Pages looks great, and the alignment page as well.
I'm operating a lastest version Macbook Air laptop OS X 10.9.4. I have not upgraded to a new operating system since this problem started a week ago, and Ive owned this HP Printer for 2 years.
UPDATE: ISSUE SOLVED. Well you can imagine when I say that I spent about 2 hours on this yesterday that yea he's right. This took a long time to research and try all these solutions. I told my wife about the issue and had her try:
ACTION TAKEN #3: Print a page from a second computer. Windows laptop printed a colored page from a web site.
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Look below at the presets drop-down arrow tab, which is right below the printer name: You will see PLAIN PAPER, FAST DRAFT, BLACK AN(D WHITE). I'm not sure how I checked this, but this is how you can print only in black ink. NOTE: I looked at dozens of answers across the web, and didn't find this info anywhere else!
This screen shot show you what the setting should be if you want to print in fast draft mode to use the least amount of color ink.

Hi monkplayer,
It looks like your problem is solved? There wasn't a problem with the printer itself, just the printer settings on your Mac?
This is good information though. We don't always have detailed solutions for customers that are using Safari, since it is hard to write instructions for the general public with specific steps for each operating system.
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Printer won't recognize new cartridge

My printer (All-in-one, 1200 series) won't recognize a new cartridge.
When the present one ran out of ink, I purchased a brand new Hp cartridge. When I installed it, it says E (error) and won't do anything. Thinking there was something wrong with this crtridge, I purchased another one....same thing.
I put in the empty cartridge, and it prints, but nothing comes out as it is empty.
Today, I called HP tech support, and they told me my printer was old and that I need to buy a new one!!!!!
Some help!
I didn't have any refill black ink, but I do have colored. I put blue ink in the empty black cartridge, and it is printing again beautifully.
Can anyone tell me why the printer won't print with the brand new cartridges????

Hey Foldy,
Welcome to the HP Forums!
For the printer not recognizing the new ink cartridge that is installed, I have included two documents for you to follow. The first one is 'Check Print Cartridge Light Blinking'. Some of the steps you have already completed, please do the steps that you have not done already.
The second document is 'The Print Cartridge Detected is the Wrong Type'. Again some of the steps you will have already completed, please complete the steps that you haven't.
If you are still having the same issue after this, please let me know if the error has changed, and what lights are blinking on the printer.
Looking forward to your reply.
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Printer won't print alignment page

I have a new HP Officejet 4500g and am setting it up on a Windows Vista (32 bit) system. The print is brand new and after I set it up and installed the ink cartridges it asked me to hit 'OK' to print an alignment page. It pulled in a piece of paper, stopped, and displayed the message "Aligning cartridges. Please wait" and then did nothing--no print, no change in the message, nothing. I've gone through all the troubleshooting steps on HP's support site and get the same result every time.
I should add that when I first turned it on it made a sound like nylon gear teeth slipping over each other. It did this a few times when I was performing the troubleshoot steps too.

Thank you for your patience to resolve the printer problem. Being a brand new printer there was a good chance that it was a setup issue such as the rear door, front door, paper rollers, or ink cartridges not being in place.
After all the troubleshooting for the hardware setup, we can try the printer reset. With the printer turned on, disconnect the power from the back of the printer, wait about 15 seconds, press and hold the # and the 3 buttons at the same time, reconnect the power cord to the back of the printer, and release the # and 3 buttons. Click here to see details on how to perform a partial reset to the printer.
After checking the hardware setup of the printer and doing the resets to have the alignment page print but it still has not printed, there really is a problem. I want to do what I can to help you and recommend the following for your convenience.
Click here if you would like to see and use the HP Product Warranty Check tool.
There are many ways to contact HP. The number to call is 1-800-474-6836 and select the options for the printer to help with further troubleshooting if needed and a replacement.
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HP 2210 cartridges won't align

I replaced the color cartridge and the printer said to press enter to align cartridges so I did but it keeps telling me to align cartridges

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Printing blank pages and cannot align cartridges

I have an HP OfficeJet J4680 All-In-One
The printer is not used often and is at a seasonal home
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I am now trying to get it to work with 2 new cartridges and getting more and more frustrated.
I was able to run a TEST page; the colors were not as bright or bold as they should be
I was able to send a page to print but I cannot copy or scan from the glass bed of the printer therefore not able to align cartridges.

Hi Angie517,
I would like to help you with the poor print quality you are experiencing. Please use the following document to troubleshoot the issue. This will guide you through the necessary steps; Printed Colors Are Not the Colors Expected.
If the issue persists, 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 #c01481811.
If you are in Canada or US call 800 474 6836, or you can Contact HP Worldwide.
Although the printer may be out of warranty, HP can discuss what options are available, they may even be able to offer you a discount on a newer model.
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Printer won't print too- need a new printer head. i want to know if you have one in stock

Hi, my printer won't print and the error message states "bad printerhead". My printer model is HP officejet d 155xi. I need to know how much it costs or would it be cheaper to buy a new printer. Still have four cartridges of ink. Please advise. Thanks.

HI,
You can find the General prices for the printheads HERE, if you only have to replace one its ok, but keep in mind that the other printhead are likely to be just as old and might break down as wel.
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HP LaserJet Pro 200 color M251nw Printing Out of Alignment

Images and color text print out of alignment.
The issue started the first day we had the print. It has taken me a while to get into diagnosing it but I have tried the following:
I have tried replacing the toner cartridges with new ones (expensive). The problem occured even with the original starter cartridges.
I have tried a full printer reset.
I have tried leaving the printer unplugged from power for 24 hours.
I have tried several alignment features within the printer menu.
Printing black alone is fine. All other colors do not line up with each other or with the black. Creates a 3D-ish kind of effect.
The printers quality report shows all colors areprinting fine but not aligned to one another.
I have included scans of a part of a rainbow print that illustrates the misalignment as well as the quality report page.
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Thanks for letting me know James_LAG.
At this point it does look like a hardware issue with the printer. Please call our technical support and inquire about a replacement printer, 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. Contact HP.
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OfficeJet Pro 8600 Plus - N911g - refuses to print with an exhausted cartridge (yellow)

Hi,
I owned this printer some months ago, and I have already substituted the black cartridge some times ago.
In fact, I usually use the b&w option to print my documents, and I use very little to no colors, instead.
Before deciding to buy this printer I had read the printer guide, which reports (translated from Italian):
[Printing with one or more cartridges exhausted]
The printer can work with one or more cartridges exhausted. However, printing with exhausted cartridges slows the printing process down and lowers the quality of the documents printed. If the black cartridge is exhausted, blacks are not going to be really dark. If a color cartridge is exhausted, the result is in the grey scale. As soon as possible, replace the exhausted cartridge. Don't remove the exhausted cartridge before you can replace it with a new one. [...]
(screenshot attached)
The downloadable user-guide reports (no translation):
[Color cartridge very low on ink]
To temporarily print using black ink only, click Cancel Print and then re-send the print job. The
Use black ink only? message appears before the job prints. The empty cartridges will need to be
replaced soon.
(screenshot attached)
So, when I decided to go for this printer, knowing I substantially use black only for my studies and my work, I did take care of reading the entire printer guide and look for these specific official declarations by HP on the printer functionalities.
Additionally, I took care of disabling any HP protection and pages control on the cartridges before installing them, using the printer menu.
Today, instead, I've found out the printer won't print with an exhausted yellow cartridge. This is what the message window says (translated freely, again, from Italian):
[Exhausted cartridge]
HP 951 SETUP Yellow
Replace the cartridges in the list to be able to print.
HP advises not to remove the cartridge until you have a replacement one ready for installation.
Buttons are: [Buy online...] [Cancel printing] [?]
(screenshot attached)
[?] leds to the words I've reported earlier.
I still have the "print just with the black cartridge" option enabled.
I tried cancelling the print and sending the print job again multiple times, as it is described in the guide, but no "Use black ink only?" message appears.
Before invoking and thinking to the "fraud", I ask, how am I going to be able to print, then?

The manual indicates the printer can temporarily use black only once a color cartridge is low. Once the cartridge is depleted it will need to be replaced, otherwise damage to the printed may occur.
HP and other printer manufacturers have different printer technologies for different needs.
Some have printheads built into the ink cartridges. These printers can typically print with one or more of the colors completely empty, or even with color or black (but not both) cartridges removed. The Deskjet 6980 series is an example.
Other printers have separate ink supplies and replaceable printheads. An example would be the Officejet 8600. The printhead in these printers can be replaced if they are damaged by running the printhead with colors out. Some of these printers will allow printing with a color out, other will not. If the printer is run without ink in one or more colors the printer may be damaged, but the user may be able to recover without having to send the printer for service.
Other printers have permanent printheads. To run these without some ink in all the colors would risk causing damage to the printhead due to clogs, air ingested in the printheadvor burned out printhead firing resistors. The Photosmart 3310 series is an example of this type of printer. For printers with fixed printheads this could require service to get the printer to print properly again when the ink is finally replaced.
The document here describes how ink is used. While the document is written for HP Inkjet printers the same principles apply to inkjet printers from other manufacturers.
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My HP Photosmart C7280 All-in-One printer won´t print out documents, just pictures ...

My HP Photosmart C7280 All-in-One printer won´t print out documents, just pictures. I´ve used the printer, since it was new on the marked, and it has worked perfectly until a few weeks back. There is no problem printing out pictures, but only blank pages comes out when I´m printing out documents. Regardless if it is Word, Excel etc.
I´ve never used anything else than original cartridges, and the printer is used on Mac OS X 10.7.4. I´ve tried to reinstall the printer several times without any success.
Can anyone help me?

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