OfficeJet Pro 8600: copies too light

Everything works fine, but all of a sudden my copies are MEDIUM to light!  The printer works just fine, but when I go to copy something that you can hardly find out more about the darkest setting.  I have run diagnostics and it says everything is working fine and I cleaned the screen, etc. manually and it cleans the computer.

Hey @Ray1959,

Welcome to the Forums of HP Support!

I understand that the e-all-in-one printer Officejet Pro 8600 is copy slightly. I can help you with that.

To start, make sure that the printer is plugged directly into a wall outlet, not a surge protector. Once, while the printer is on, remove the power cord at the back of the printer for one minute.

Please let me know if this improves the darkness of the copies. If so, please click on accept solution. If you appreciate my help, please click on the thumbs up icon. The two icons are below this post.

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