User guide

What You Should Know
Hands-On Test Report
HP Officejet 4500 All-in-One Printer
March 2010  Wirth Consulting, LLC  Denville, New Jersey USA  www.wirthconsulting.org
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INSTALLING PRINT HEAD AND INK CARTRIDGES
The Officejet 4500 uses a black ink cartridge and tri-
color ink cartridge. The ink-cartridge carrier is
accessed from the front of the unit and located under
a drop-down panel. Both cartridges incorporate a
print head, so there’s no need to install a separate
one. First unwrap the black ink cartridge.
Next remove a protective strip.
Each cartridge incorporates a print head, so there’s
no need to install a print head upon initial
installation.
Insert the color-coded cartridge into its color-coded
slot and press up. Note that most other printers
require that you press down to seat the ink
cartridges.
Unwrap the color cartridge and remove a protective
strip. Insert the color cartridge into its slot and press
up.
Both cartridges are installed. Just raise and close the
front door. The process is very easy, and takes just a
few minutes. Easy-to-follow instructions are
provided in the Setup Poster and also via Solution
Center’s help guide.
MISFEED ACCESS
In order to access certain types of misfeeds in the
media path, lower the front panel.
On the back of the system, press this latch in order to
remove the media inverter to access any misfeeds
that may occur in this portion of the media path.
As shown, the media inverter may need to be
removed in order to access some misfeeds. No
misfeeds occurred in testing.
REPLENISHING MEDIA
When loading legal-size media, first extend the
media-tray support. Note that since there is no
dedicated output tray, the support also serves as an
out stop for ejected prints.
Slide the media-width guide all the way to the
left.
Insert the media. If necessary, slide the media-
width guide to fit the media.