HP DesignJet 4500 MFP User Manual

Install ink cartridges
1.Remove the printheads, printhead cleaners, and ink cartridges from the consumables box.
2.Find the ink cartridge door, which is on the left side of the printer.
3.Press the ink cartridge door until it clicks.
4.Open the ink cartridge door.
5.To release the ink cartridge drawer, pull the blue handle down.
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6.Slide the ink cartridge drawer out.
7.Place the ink cartridge onto the ink cartridge drawer.
NOTEThere are marks on the drawer showing the correct location.
8.Position the ink cartridge at the rear of the drawer as indicated.
9.Push the ink cartridge drawer back into the printer until it locks into position.
If you have difficulty, see I cannot insert an ink cartridge.
10.Install the other three ink cartridges in the same way.
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11.Close the ink cartridge door (push it until it clicks shut).
12.Wait (about a minute) until you see this front panel message.
Remove the setup printheads
1.Open the printer window.
2.Remove the packing tape that is holding down the printhead carriage latch.
3.Pull up and release the latch on top of the carriage.
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4.Lift up the cover. This will give you access to the setup printheads.
5.Before removing the setup printheads, look at the window on top of each one and check that the
printhead contains ink. If it does not, contact your customer service representative.
6.To remove a setup printhead, lift up the blue handle.
7.Using the blue handle, gently disengage the setup printhead from the carriage.
8.Lift the setup printhead until it is released from the carriage. Then remove the other setup
printheads.
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Install the printheads
1.Remove the blue protective cap and the clear protective tape from the printhead.
2.Lower all the printheads vertically into their correct positions.
3.Seat the printheads slowly and carefully.
If you have difficulty, see I cannot insert a printhead.
4.Make sure the printheads are correctly seated. When all the printheads are installed, the front
panel prompts, “Close printhead cover and window”.
5.If Reseat is displayed on the front panel, see The front panel keeps telling me to...

6.Close the carriage cover.
7.Make sure the latch engages correctly.
8.Close the printer window.
9.Please wait (about a minute) while the printer checks the printheads.
Install the printhead cleaners
1.Wait until you see this front panel message.
2.Press the printhead cleaner door, which is on the right side of the printer.
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3.Open the printhead cleaner door.
4.Insert the printhead cleaner into the slot of the correct color.
5.Push the printhead cleaner in and down until it clicks into place.
If you have difficulty, see I cannot insert a printhead cleaner.
6.Insert the other seven printhead cleaners into the correct slots.
7.Close the printhead cleaner door.
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8.Wait until you see this front panel message, then press the Select key.
Load a roll of paper onto the spindle
1.Lower the spindle lever.
2.Remove the right-hand end of the spindle (1) from the printer, then move it to the right in order
to extract the other end (2). Do not insert your fingers into the spindle supports during the
removal process.
3.Remove the blue paper stop (1) from the left-hand end of the spindle. Keep the spindle
horizontal.
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4.Slide the roll of paper that came with your printer onto the spindle. Make sure the paper is
oriented exactly as shown.
NOTEThere is also a label on the spindle showing the correct orientation.
5.Put the blue paper stop onto the spindle and push it on as far as it will go without using
excessive force.
6.Make sure the stop is seated correctly.
7.With the blue paper stop on the left, slide the spindle into the printer. The spindle lever will drop
down automatically as you insert the spindle.
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8.When you meet resistance, lift the spindle lever to seat the spindle properly.
9.The spindle lever will be in the horizontal position when the spindle has been correctly inserted.
Load the paper into the printer
1.
At the front panel, highlight the  icon and press the Select key.
2.Highlight Paper load and press the Select key.
3.Highlight Load roll and press the Select key.
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