HP Photosmart 8450 Printer printing colors incorrectly.
Hello,
Ever since I had the HP Photosmart 8450 printer, as new from CompUSA,
from November 2004, I noticed its colors didn't do well after a few
months even though I didn't print much. The first incident occurred in
end of May 2005. You can read about it at http://groups.google.com/group/comp....665f6a00bd8f18
(Google Groups won't let me reply to that thread). Bascially, it was not
printing colors like red (turned out to be yellowish).
I replaced the defective cartridge (97; tri-color) under warranty with a
new one from HP. It was fine after a few years, and it happened again in
February 2007. Note that I don't print a lot. I print maybe a few pages
every two weeks or more, and it is mostly Web pages with some images and
mostly texts. I print in colors too. According to HP's Web pages, this
is enough to keep the inks working properly.
Today, I noticed my colors are not correct even with best and maximum
quality. So, I thought it was time to change its tri-color cartridge
again even though I have about a half of ink left. I am still having
this problem even after changing the tri-color cartidge with a new one
(September 2006 on the box). I have to use best quality again to get the
correct colors. Best quality is slow speed. Normal is nice and fast, but
it can't output the correct colors. I used to be able to do that.
Does this printer and/or HP cartridge(s) have problems that I don't know
about? If not, then any ideas why? Can cartridges dry out fast when
unused for a long time? During the summer, my room can be hot up to
almost 90 degrees(F) [Southern CA weather].
Thank you in advance.
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Re: HP Photosmart 8450 Printer printing colors incorrectly.
"Ant" <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote in message
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> Ever since I had the HP Photosmart 8450 printer, as new from CompUSA, from
> November 2004, I noticed its colors didn't do well after a few months even
> though I didn't print much. The first incident occurred in
[snip]
> Today, I noticed my colors are not correct even with best and maximum
> quality. So, I thought it was time to change its tri-color cartridge again
> even though I have about a half of ink left. I am still having this
> problem even after changing the tri-color cartidge with a new one
> (September 2006 on the box).
The date on the box is the "install by" date. This cartrdige is a year past
its recommended installation time.
Try running the cleaning cycle three times. If this does not clear the
problem you could try dunking the nozzles in hot water for a minute or so
and then carefully blotting them on a damp tissue.
> Does this printer and/or HP cartridge(s) have problems that I don't know
> about? If not, then any ideas why? Can cartridges dry out fast when unused
> for a long time? During the summer, my room can be hot up to almost 90
> degrees(F) [Southern CA weather].
Yes, the cartridges have a shelf life and being in elevated temperatures
makes things worse. With your limited usage you would probably be better
off with using the #95 cartridge (less money, less ink) or perhaps even the
#93 (even less money, much less ink). Do not store unused cartridges for
long periods of time, especially in hot areas. Cartridges do have a shelf
life and in printer life. Pay attention to the "install by" dates on the
cartridge.
Re: HP Photosmart 8450 Printer printing colors incorrectly.
On 9/8/2007 9:32 AM PT, Bob Headrick typed:
>> Ever since I had the HP Photosmart 8450 printer, as new from CompUSA,
>> from November 2004, I noticed its colors didn't do well after a few
>> months even though I didn't print much. The first incident occurred in
> [snip]
>> Today, I noticed my colors are not correct even with best and maximum
>> quality. So, I thought it was time to change its tri-color cartridge
>> again even though I have about a half of ink left. I am still having
>> this problem even after changing the tri-color cartidge with a new one
>> (September 2006 on the box).
>
> The date on the box is the "install by" date. This cartrdige is a year
> past its recommended installation time.
>
>> I also tried steps 3 and 4 in
>> http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/d...=34749&lang=en
>> ... The print out shows missing red (just blank) in the top corner
>> area (between blue and yellow) and top center (between the thick blue
>> and yellow horizontal bars) --
>> http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf-JAVA.../c00254173.gif ...
>> Automated cleaning printer heads doesn't help.
>
> Try running the cleaning cycle three times. If this does not clear the
> problem you could try dunking the nozzles in hot water for a minute or
> so and then carefully blotting them on a damp tissue.
>
>> Does this printer and/or HP cartridge(s) have problems that I don't
>> know about? If not, then any ideas why? Can cartridges dry out fast
>> when unused for a long time? During the summer, my room can be hot up
>> to almost 90 degrees(F) [Southern CA weather].
>
> Yes, the cartridges have a shelf life and being in elevated temperatures
> makes things worse. With your limited usage you would probably be
> better off with using the #95 cartridge (less money, less ink) or
> perhaps even the #93 (even less money, much less ink). Do not store
> unused cartridges for long periods of time, especially in hot areas.
> Cartridges do have a shelf life and in printer life. Pay attention to
> the "install by" dates on the cartridge.
Thanks. Yeah, I always buy extra because I always run out of inks at the
wrong time like off-business hours. How much cheapers are those #95
and #93 compared to #97? I noticed my black and photograph cartidges
still work even though the dates were way ****her.
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