How to Calibrate the HP 3700dn Printer

The HP 3700dn laser printer is included in the HP 3700 Series and is a workgroup printing device that prints up to 16 pages per minute for both monochrome and color printouts. It features 600 x 600 dpi printing resolution and has a built-in Ethernet 10/100Base-TX to allow users to connect or for multiple users to use the printer via connecting at the same network. It also has USB and Parallel connectivity features for other purposes.

HP 3700dn laser printer is designed to deliver high printing quality output which uses replacement toner cartridges, HP 3700 toner cartridges: HP Q2681A cyan, HP Q2682A yellow, HP Q2683A magenta and HP Q2670A black laser toner cartridges. But if you’re having problems with the print quality of your HP 3700dn laser printer then follow these instructions on how you can solve this problem and fix the printing quality of your machine.

First use the built-in print quality troubleshooting pages for you to be able to diagnose and solve the print quality problems.

• Step 1 - Press MENU to enter the MENUS.
• Step 2 - Press (Down arrow) to highlight DIAGNOSTICS.
• Step 3 - Press (Select) to select DIAGNOSTICS.
• Step 4 - Press (Down arrow) to highlight PQ TROUBLESHOOTING.
• Step 5 - Press (Select) to print the pages.

After that, proceed to calibrating your printer to improve the print quality of your HP 3700dn laser printer. This is a printer function that will optimize the print quality of your HP 3700dn laser printer.

• Press (Select) to enter the MENUS.
• Press (Down arrow) to highlight CONFIGURE DEVICE.
• Press (Select) to select CONFIGURE DEVICE.
• Press (Down arrow) to highlight PRINT QUALITY.
• Press (Select) to select PRINT QUALITY.
• Press (Down arrow) to highlight CALIBRATE NOW.
• Press (Select) to select CALIBRATE NOW.
• Wait for the printer to calibrate.

Once you have calibrated your printer, the print quality will improve and you’ll be able to print professional-looking documents to improve your printouts’ impact. If this step didn’t work out then perhaps it’s time to replace the laser toner cartridges or the transfer unit which is indeed necessary to be replace once it worn out. To save more on this printer supplies, you can use compatible or remanufactured HP printer supplies. Switching to alternative printer supplies will definitely save you around 40% to 60% of your usual printing expenses.

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