How to Fix Print Quality Problems for HP Office jet 200?

The quality of printed document may look faded or blurred due to some technical error in HP Office jet 200 Printer. To resolve this error you may evaluate a Print Quality Diagnostics Page. This article helps you to evaluate a Print Quality Diagnostics Page. If you need any technical assistance for 123.hp.com oj200 support call our toll-free number +1-800-836-3987.

Steps to be follow to print the Quality Diagnostics Page

Use the following steps to print a quality diagnostics page utilizing the HP Office jet 200 printer control panel.

1.      Load plain white paper into the input tray.

2.      Click the Setup button.

3.      Select Print Report.

4.      Select Print Quality Page.

5.      Click OK.

Now it display the test page of HP Office jet 200, test page contains.

Test Pattern 1 - To check the alignment of the print head.

Test Pattern 2 - To clean the print head.

Test Pattern 3 - To calibrate the linefeed.

If the patterns on the test page are missing some portions, follow these steps to resolve.

·         Open the product lid to move the carriage left side of the product.

If the carriage does not move to the left side, press the OK button until the carriage moves. 

·         Check the four ink tubes that connect to the print head. The ink tubes should be bundled neatly.

If the ink tubes are bundled incorrectly or bent. You need to replace the print heads.

Analyze Test Pattern 1

·         Analyze Test Pattern 1 to make sure that the lines are straight and connected.

·         If the lines in Test Pattern 1 are not straight and connected, align the print head of HP Office jet 200.

Steps to align the print head.

1.      Load plain white paper into the input tray.

2.      Click the Setup button.

3.      Select Tools.

4.      Select Align Printer.

5.      Click OK. Click OK again when the alignment is completed.

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Analyze Test Pattern 2

·         If there are white lines through all the color blocks. You don’t need to clean the print head.

·         If any of the color blocks in Test Pattern or white lines are faded, you need to clean the print head of HP Office jet 200.

Steps to clean the print head.

1.      Load plain white paper into the input tray.

2.      Click the Setup button.

3.      Select Tools.

4.      Select Clean Print head.

Note: Wait for some times while the printer cleans the print head.

After the print head is cleaned, it prints the test page.

Analyze Test Pattern 3

·         If the grey blocks in Test Pattern 3 do not display dark lines or white gaps, you don’t need to calibrate the linefeed.

·         If the grey blocks in Test Pattern 3 display dark lines or white gaps, you need to calibrate the linefeed of HP Office jet 200.

Steps to calibrate the linefeed.

1.      Load plain white paper into the input tray.

2.      Click the Setup button.

3.      Select Tools.

4.      Click Calibrate Linefeed.

5.      Press OK.

Now Print another Print Quality Diagnostic Page to see if the issue is resolved. If you need any technical assistance for 123.hp.com oj200 support call our toll-free number +1-800-836-3987.