HP (Hewlett-Packard) K550 Series Printer User Manual


 
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Information
Printer Information: Provides a link to myPrintMileage, and
shows the printer hardware and printhead health information.
Help Information: Provides links to HP Instant Support, HP
Customer Support, and online printer registration, as well as to
this guide for help in performing basic printing tasks and
troubleshooting. See
HP Instant Support.
Printer Services
Print PQ (print quality) diagnostic page: Allows you to
diagnose issues affecting the print quality of the printer. See
To
print the print quality diagnostic page.
Test Paper Feed: Allows you to check the paper pick
mechanism of a paper source. See the instructions under
Clearing jams.
Print Configuration Page: Allows you to print the
configuration page of the printer. This page contains
information about the printer and the supplies. See
Understanding the configuration page.
Align Printheads: Guides you through aligning the printheads.
See
To align the printheads.
Clean Printheads: Guides you through cleaning the
printheads. See To clean the printheads.
Calibrate Linefeed: Allows you to perform linefeed calibration.
See To calibrate the linefeed.
Calibrate Color: Allows you to perform color calibration to
correct problems with color tints. See
Calibrating the color.
Paper Handling: Allows you to set the tray lock and select a
default tray (if tray 2 is installed). See Configuring trays.
HP Printer Utility (Mac OS)
The HP Printer Utility contains tools to configure print settings, calibrate the printer, clean the
printheads, print the configuration page of the printer, order supplies online, and find website support
information.
To open the HP Printer Utility
1. From the Finder, select Computer from the Go menu.
2. Select Library, and then select Printers.
3. Select hp, select Utilities, and then select HP Printer Selector.
4. Select the printer and click Launch Utility.
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