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Printer running too slow

My Hp Deskjet 1220c is taking hours to print even black and white documents. The print quality is good and it has new cartridges. A while back it seized when i tried to print 100 pages and inspite of re-installing soft ware it hasnt performed to speed since. I have tried trouble shounting but no luck . it is hard wired to a USB port on my Toshiba A30 laptop and I should have enough spare memory to perform the printing

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nerd4rent Nov 26, 2007

Same printer, Parallel interface to desktop. One day its fast, next day and every day since it has been painfully slow but prints correctly.
Anonymous Jan 23, 2008

Just took 34 minutes to print a test page, after changing both cartridges. Yellow light flashes continually.
Anonymous Apr 10, 2008

my printer prints very slowly, the printer heads sweeping the page about 2 - 3 times a minute. whilst it is printing the green light flashes continuously as though the printer is still accepting data into its memory. will try cleaning white band as suggested, if this fails any other ideas?
melodeon Apr 11, 2008

Same as 'guest' -"my printer prints very slowly, the printer heads sweeping the page
about 2 - 3 times a minute. whilst it is printing the green light
flashes continuously as though the printer is still accepting data into
its memory. My white band isn't dirty and it's been slow since new.

Bought in a package with a G4 mac in 2002 my dealer suggested it might be a sofware problem.

A friend of mine thinks they're wonderful but still uses '90's software and operating systems.

I once tried the HP website and gave up after too long. Driver update?

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This worked for me, open the lid of the printer, there is a "white band" attached to the 2 printer cartridges, this was "smudgy" with ink, got kitchen paper and cleaned it and used q tips (I normally clean my ears with them) and got rid of the sludge and dust located on the floor underneath the printer cartridges. After that printer is working fine, hope this helps!

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Hp dj 1220c printer driver refused to install on my windows 7

Try to reset the factory settings: Go to Settings tab and press the Resets option. This will change all the settings to default factory settings. Try to print using another OS and check if there is a difference in the print quality. Try to print in draft mode and in FastRes 1200 mode. Tip and tricks for all deskjet setup
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My HP DeskJet 1220C printer prints only 1 page at a time. I must push the print button each time! How can I get it to just print the entire document without pushing the button?

You may have it set to manual feed. Check printer setting on desktop. You will have to do a little searching. Printer options vary quite a bit. Start by right clicking printer and choosing Printer Preferences > Paper/Quality > Paper Source. This is my route, but again yours may vary.

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I put new print cartridges in my 960c printer. They are hp 78 for color and 45 for black and white. my orange ink light will not stop blinking. It is not printing

I have an HP DeskJet 1220C that has been working fine for two years now. All of a sudden it can only print in pink and black. It is driving me crazy. I have tried the following without any success:

1. Replaced the cartridges twice
2. Aligned and cleaned the cartridge from the
computer
3. Soaked the cartridge head in hot water,
and made sure that all three colors will bleed
out of the head
4. Cleaned the cartridge contacts with an eraser
5. Cleaned the cartridge contacts on the printer
with a brush

Is there a cure, or is it time for a new printer?

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I have problem while i print documents, printing progress is so slow, printing a simple spread sheet takes about 3 or 4 hours

check the cartridges by cleanini the contacts

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I have put numerous new colour ink cartridges in but still will only print in black & pink any ideas

Try to print a document.When the screen appears select color and look if the color option is selected,if not change it to color instead of grayscale.

If you need more help come back.Post / thumbs / testimonial are welcome!

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Why does my hp 1220c print letters double struck type red/black i

check you cartridge, is it new and genuine, if you have not troubles in cartridge, check the cleannig station

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My HP 1280 printer does print black and white text

Could it just be that the black cartridge has run out? If not, try and clean the print heads. You should be able to do this in the printer options in Windows. It is more than likle that the black nozzle is blocked.

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I have a HP Deskjet 882C printer and for the past month we are having problems printing text (B&W). We have removed the black ink cartridge and it still has a lot of ink in the cartridge. When we put a...

To clean the HP Inkjet print cartridges from the HP Toolbox, using a Windows operating system, perform these steps:

Double-click the HP Toolbox icon on the computer screen.
Click the Printer Services tab.
Click Clean the print cartridges and follow the directions on the screen.

If the print quality improves after completing this sequence once, but the quality is still not quite good enough, repeat procedure. Start at Step 1, or click the Clean Again button on the final cleaning window. If this process does not improve the print quality, the HP Inkjet print cartridges might be low on ink. See the document that is provided with the black HP Inkjet print cartridge for instructions about how to use the ink level sensor to determine if the cartridge is low on ink. Replace the HP Inkjet print cartridges, if appropriate.

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Please make sure that you are using the correct driver for this printer.

HP releases a monochrome (Black only) driver and a full driver.

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Issue The printer is printing slow. Solution Follow the instructions below to manually select the paper type and print speed.

In the application you are printing from, click File , Print , and then Properties . The Printer Properties screen opens.
Click the Paper/Quality tab.
Change the Print Quality from Automatic to the desired setting.
Change the Type is selection from Automatic to the appropriate paper type that you are printing on.
Click OK .

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