I'm a Linux newbie using Mandrake 10.1 community(just downloaded
official) with an hp deskjet 932c printer that has not been used for
about 2 months now when I print the text comes out faded, I know that
what it need is head cleaning, but can't find out how to do this, I this
is the wrong place to get such please direct me to where.

thanx

Edgar Tineo wrote:

> I'm a Linux newbie using Mandrake 10.1 community(just downloaded
> official) with an hp deskjet 932c printer that has not been used for
> about 2 months now when I print the text comes out faded, I know that
> what it need is head cleaning, but can't find out how to do this, I this
> is the wrong place to get such please direct me to where.
>
> thanx
Good question. I'm using 10.0, and not that while it has head cleaning
utilities for Epson and Lexmark, there don't appear to be any for HP.
I'm about to update my system to 10.1 official myself, so I don't yet know
how much has changed from 10.0.

Possibilities:
1. Try checking the driver options - sometimes there are head cleaning
routines there.

2. Explore system/configuration/configure your computer/printer for
alternate drivers for that printer, which might have such an option.
Both my current printers (Epson and ALPS) and an HP I used to use have 3 or
4 choices of drivers per model, so the same may apply with your current HP
model.

3.Failing that, check the printer's manual for the offline cleaning
procedure.

Al Preston

aprestn5 wrote:
> Edgar Tineo wrote:
>
>
>>I'm a Linux newbie using Mandrake 10.1 community(just downloaded
>>official) with an hp deskjet 932c printer that has not been used for
>>about 2 months now when I print the text comes out faded, I know that
>>what it need is head cleaning, but can't find out how to do this, I this
>>is the wrong place to get such please direct me to where.
>>
>> thanx
>
> Good question. I'm using 10.0, and not that while it has head cleaning
> utilities for Epson and Lexmark, there don't appear to be any for HP.
> I'm about to update my system to 10.1 official myself, so I don't yet know
> how much has changed from 10.0.
>
> Possibilities:
> 1. Try checking the driver options - sometimes there are head cleaning
> routines there.
>
> 2. Explore system/configuration/configure your computer/printer for
> alternate drivers for that printer, which might have such an option.
> Both my current printers (Epson and ALPS) and an HP I used to use have 3 or
> 4 choices of drivers per model, so the same may apply with your current HP
> model.
>
> 3.Failing that, check the printer's manual for the offline cleaning
> procedure.
>
> Al Preston
thanx