HP DesignJet 4500 User Manual

Insert an ink cartridge
1.Pick up the new ink cartridge and find the label identifying the ink color. Hold the ink cartridge so
that you can see the identifying colored label at the top of the side facing you.
2.Check that the colored label above the empty slot in the printer matches the color of the label on
the cartridge.
3.Insert the ink cartridge into the cartridge drawer.
Position the cartridge at the rear of the drawer as indicated below.
NOTEA larger black ink cartridge is available that uses the...

5.When all cartridges have been inserted, close the door (push it until it clicks shut).
6.The front panel display confirms that all cartridges have been correctly inserted.
Remove a printhead
WARNING!Make sure the printer wheels are locked (the brake lever is pressed down) to
prevent the printer from moving.
Printhead replacement must be performed with the printer switched on at the power isolation switch.
1.
At the printers front panel, select the 
 icon, then Printhead management > Replace...

3.When the carriage has stopped moving, the front panel will ask you to open the window.
4.Locate the carriage.
5.Pull up and release the latch on top of the carriage.
6.Lift up the cover. This will now give you access to the printheads.
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7.To remove a printhead, lift up the blue handle.
8.Using the blue handle, gently disengage the printhead.
9.Gently pull the blue handle upward until the printhead is released from the carriage.
CAUTIONDo not pull abruptly because this can damage the printhead.
10.The front panel display identifies the missing printhead.
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Insert a printhead
1.If the printhead is new:
a.Remove the blue protective cap by pulling down on it.
b.Remove the clear protective tape from the printheads nozzles by pulling on the paper tab.
The printhead is designed to prevent you from accidentally inserting it into the wrong position.
Check that the colored label on the printhead matches the colored label of the carriage position
into which the printhead is to be inserted.
2.Insert the new printhead into its correct position in the carriage....

3.Push down as indicated by the arrow shown below.
When installing the new printhead there may be some resistance, so you need to press it down
firmly but smoothly.
If you have difficulty, see 
I cannot insert a printhead.
4.Insert any other printheads that need to be installed, and close the carriage cover.
When all the printheads have been inserted correctly and accepted by the printer, the printer will
beep.
NOTEIf the printer does not beep when you insert the printhead and the Replace
message appears...

5.Latch the carriage cover.
When the carriage has been correctly latched, it looks like this:
6.Close the window.
7.The front panel display confirms that all printheads are correctly inserted.
8.Now replace the printhead cleaners for any printheads that have been changed. See Remove a
printhead cleaner and Insert a printhead cleaner.
CAUTIONLeaving the old printhead cleaner in the printer will shorten the new
printheads life and possibly damage the printer.
Manage printhead monitoring
The printer...

Web Server printer status line will display the following message: Printing. Printhead monitoring
(instead of just Printing).
NOTEWhen Intensive is selected, the throughput of the printer will be reduced because of
the increased frequency of printhead checks.
To return to the default printhead monitoring frequency, select the  icon, then Printer
configuration > Printhead monitoring > Optimized.
Recover (clean) the printheads
To clean the printheads (which often enables them to recover from problems), go...

2.Open the carriage interconnect wiper.
3.Load the sponge into the carriage interconnect wiper by positioning the sponge on the face of
the carriage interconnect wiper with the shorter tab in the locating slot.
4.Close the carriage interconnect wiper, trapping the sponge in place.
5.Open the printhead carriage latch and extract the printhead that has the problem, as indicated
on the front panel. See 
Remove a printhead.
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6.Insert the carriage interconnect wiper into the printhead slot at the back. Wipe the electrical
contacts by inserting the tool between the electrical connections at the back of the slot and the
steel spring with the sponge facing away from you and towards the electrical contacts. Try to
avoid picking up any ink deposit which may have accumulated on the bottom surface of the slot.
CAUTIONIf the carriage is left in the central part of the printer for more than seven
minutes. it will try to move back to...