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Insert or replace the print cartridges (continued) Insert the cartridges 1. If you are replacing a cartridge, push down and pull outward on the cartridge stall cover to open it and then pull the cartridge out. 2. Match the symbol on the cartridge label to the correct stall. Hold the cartridge with the label on top and slide it at a slight upward angle into the stall so the copper-colored contacts go in first. Push the cartridge until it snaps into place. 3. Close the cartridge stall cover. 4. Repeat the previous steps to install the other cartridges, if necessary. 5. When you are finished installing cartridges, close the main cover. You must install all three cartridges in order for the printer to work as intended. Tip Ink-backup printing mode lets you keep printing even if one of the cartridges fails or runs out of ink. Remove the cartridge and close the main cover to enter ink-backup printing mode. The printer continues to print, but at a slower speed and with inferior print quality. A message reminds you that the printer is in ink-backup printing mode. Replace the cartridge as soon as possible. The idle screen of the printer displays three icons showing the approximate ink level for each cartridge (100%, 75%, 50%, 25%, and nearly empty). Ink-level icons do not appear if any of the installed cartridges are not genuine HP cartridges. Each time you install or replace a print cartridge, a message prompts you to print an alignment page. This ensures high-quality prints. Align the cartridges 1. Load paper in the Main tray. 2. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the cartridge alignment. See Aligning the print cartridges. HP Photosmart 8400 series User's Guide 19

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Insert the cartridges
1.
If you are replacing a cartridge, push down and
pull outward on the cartridge stall cover to
open it and then pull the cartridge out.
2.
Match the symbol on the cartridge label to the
correct stall. Hold the cartridge with the label
on top and slide it at a slight upward angle into
the stall so the copper-colored contacts go in
first. Push the cartridge until it snaps into place.
3.
Close the cartridge stall cover.
4.
Repeat the previous steps to install the other
cartridges, if necessary.
5.
When you are finished installing cartridges,
close the main cover.
You must install all three cartridges in order for the
printer to work as intended.
Tip
Ink-backup printing mode lets you keep
printing even if one of the cartridges fails or runs
out of ink. Remove the cartridge and close the main
cover to enter ink-backup printing mode. The
printer continues to print, but at a slower speed and
with inferior print quality. A message reminds you
that the printer is in ink-backup printing mode.
Replace the cartridge as soon as possible.
The idle screen of the printer displays three icons
showing the approximate ink level for each
cartridge (100%, 75%, 50%, 25%, and nearly
empty). Ink-level icons do not appear if any of the
installed cartridges are not genuine HP cartridges.
Each time you install or replace a print cartridge, a
message prompts you to print an alignment page.
This ensures high-quality prints.
Align the cartridges
1.
Load paper in the Main tray.
2.
Follow the onscreen instructions to complete
the cartridge alignment.
See
Aligning the print cartridges
.
Insert or replace the print cartridges (continued)
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