troubleshooting incorrect color printouts 3-110 hp restricted use and maintain symptom cause solution Printouts are faded or dull- colored Cause 1: Fast print quality is selected Solution 1: The Fast mode option is good for printing drafts. To achieve better-colored printout, select Normal or Best print quality in the printer driver. Use the Fast mode to print at a faster rate. Cause 2: An incorrect media type print setting is being used Solution 2: When printing on transparencies or other special paper types, select the corresponding paper type in HP's Print Settings dialog box.
Use this dialog box to gain access to printer features from a software application, such as a word- processing and graphics application. Use the printer driver to select print quality, page orientation, paper type, and paper size. Cause 3: An incorrect media type is being used Solution 3: Some paper types are not suitable for use with the printer. Cause 4: An ink cartridge is low on ink Solution 4: Check that all the lines are connected and printed properly. If the lines are broken, the ink cartridge is probably out of ink. Replace the ink cartridge with a new one. However, if the ink cartridge has been recently replaced, the cartridge is probably bad.