HP Deskjet 5743 Color Inkjet Printer - Ink smears

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Ink smears

Follow these guidelines if ink smears appear on the back of the photos, or if the paper
sticks together:

Use an HP photo paper.

Verify that the photo paper is not curled. If the photo paper is curled, place the
paper in a plastic bag and gently bend it the opposite direction of the curl until the
paper lies flat.

If the paper is not curled, then follow these steps:
1

Open the

Print

dialog box.

2

Select the

Ink

panel.

3

Move the

Ink Density

slider toward

Light

.

Note

The colors in the image might become lighter.

4

Click

Print

.

If the problem persists, try the following steps:

1

Remove the photo paper, and then load plain paper in the In tray.

2

Press and hold down the

Print Cancel

button until the printer starts printing a self-

test page, and then release the button.

3

Repeat step 2 until the self-test page contains no ink smears.