low or excess use of ink in printouts low or excess use of ink in printouts use and maintain hp restricted 3-109 symptom cause solution ink is smearing Cause 1: The printout did not have time to dry. Solution 1: While printing documents that use a lot of ink, allow the document more time to dry before handling it. This is especially true for transparencies. Select Best mode in the printer driver to set a longer dry time for printing transparencies, if the print job is not being attended to personally. The paper type might be causing the smearing. Some types of paper do not accept ink well, which causes the ink to dry more slowly and results in smearing. Cause 2:
Too much ink on the page is causing wrinkling. Solution 2: Color documents with rich, blended colors might use excess ink, which wrinkles the page during printing and causes smearing. Try using the Normal or Fast print quality setting to reduce ink or use HP Premium Paper designed for printing vivid color documents. Cause 3: Printhead problem. Solution 3: Align and clean the printheads. Cause 4: Media type is causing the smearing. Solution 4: Some types of media do not accept ink well, which causes the ink to dry more slowly and results in smearing. Cause 5: Media has been exposed to a humid environment. Solution 5:
If media has been exposed to a humid environment, it might be difficult to achieve the correct drying time, especially when printing with heavy color saturation. Print on a fresh ream of media that has been stored in a cool, dry place. ink is not filling the text or graphics completely Cause 1: The ink cartridges have poor contact Solution 1: Try removing and then reinstalling the ink cartridges. Ensure to snap them firmly into place. Cause 2: The ink cartridge is out of ink Solution 2: The ink cartridge might be out of ink. Replace the empty ink cartridge. Cause 3: An incorrect or poor paper type is being used Solution 3: Some paper types are not suitable for use with the printer. Cause 4:
The wrong print quality mode is being used Solution 4: Try printing using Best print quality mode.