issue when printing a pdf - Page 1
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author: p.larner
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 12, 2024, 12:17:59 am
content: I have a hp cp-1515n colour laserjet printer,its ok untill i try and print a pdf,When printing say txt i get a thin shaddow in red,its like looking at it crosseyed,its fine using word or paint etc but pdf printing give this shadow/feint second image,any ideas?.

author: theodoremoreau
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: March 12, 2024, 07:49:16 am
content: Hi, there. The appearance of a thin shadow or faint second image, especially in red, could be due to various reasons. You could try to update printer drivers, if not check PDF settings or try print the PDF as an image. You can also check toner levels and printer condition or calibrate the printer. By this you should be able to resolve the issue with printing PDFs on your HP CP-1515n Color LaserJet printer. Hope it helpsEdit by gnif: Post even came from a OVH VPS, certainly a bot. Banned

author: gbaddeley
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 12, 2024, 09:24:33 am
content: Try printing a test page. It’s most likely a printer problem.

author: shapirus
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 12, 2024, 09:51:05 am
content: Quote from: theodoremoreau on March 12, 2024, 07:49:16 amTell me it's not a ChatGPT generated text.

author: 807
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 12, 2024, 11:49:25 am
content: Quote from: p.larner on March 12, 2024, 12:17:59 amWhat app are you using to print the PDF? Have you tried using a different one?

author: Veteran68
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 12, 2024, 04:58:09 pm
content: Quote from: shapirus on March 12, 2024, 09:51:05 amLOL, I thought theexactsame thing as I was reading it.

author: JustMeHere
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 12, 2024, 07:08:35 pm
content: This is usually due to a poorly encoded PDF. Unless it's happening with all PDFs.Try another PDF like an IRS tax document.Try printing it from Adobe Reader.Go through your printer settings and make sure everything is on default. (I've seen a greyscale setting cause things it shouldn't cause to happen.)You can go "cheap" if you need to. Print the PDF as an image.Check to see if you're using PostScript (PS) or Printer Control Language (PCL) drivers. PS can be a bit finnicky, but I've had to use them when PCL didn't work. PCL is usually more stable.

author: bw2341
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 15, 2024, 03:12:38 am
content: Laser printers can get misaligned among the different colours. Check the menu on the printer or in the web interface for an alignment function.https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Printers-Archive-Read-Only/Color-LaserJet-CP1515n-colour-print-misalignment-between/td-p/1623177Here is a thread on the HP community forum about your printer. It seem that they can get severely misaligned with time. Some people had success by cleaning debris out of the toner cartridge tray or switching paper type settings.As for only happening on pdf files, your PDF viewer may be using colour management which would add some colour toner to your black and white documents. When that happens, the colour misalignment will be visible. If the print dialog has a black and white setting, see if that eliminates the colour fringe.Ultimately, the alignment will have to be fixed to restore high quality colour printing.

author: donlisms
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 15, 2024, 03:56:23 pm
content: I wondered if printing a photograph directly, and then inserting the same image in a PDF document and printing that, would look the same. Maybe as a way to distinguish between software and hardware issues.To me, from what's been said, this feels like software.

author: themadhippy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 15, 2024, 04:06:48 pm
content: Are you using genuine hp consumables in the thing? Given there record on protectingthere revenue streamthe end user from a potential risk of malware it could be a security feature.

author: Haenk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 15, 2024, 06:06:41 pm
content: Most color laser printers do add color to black prints. Which sucks, as it will deplete your color toner even when only printing black. This might be what you are seeing here. Misalignment is not possible, IMHO. Driver issue however IS possible.

author: tooki
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 16, 2024, 02:38:27 pm
content: Misalignment is absolutely possible. (In printing terminology, the alignment of the colors is called “registration”, by the way.) That’s why color laser printers actually have internal sensors to perform calibration with, which they do periodically, but can also be manually initiated if needed.

author: ptluis
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 09, 2024, 05:30:05 pm
content: Quote from: p.larner on March 12, 2024, 12:17:59 amThe first thing you should do is to print the demo page from the printer. check if you see any color misaligned, use a magnifying glass for better analysis. If you see misalign colors, calibrate printer using the control panel or through printer webserver page. Windows 10 and 11 have some issues with older printers because some features where removed from the windows OS. Also check your toner cartridges and see if the OPC drums are clean or not. They should be clean.Regarding pdf you have two drivers available at the moment PCL6 and PS (postscript), check what PCL version your printer has, PS is better for photos but slower, PCL6 is faster but a little worst for photos.