HP Designjet L25500 60 in User Manual

Remove a printhead
1.On the printers front panel, select the 
 icon, and then select Replace printheads.
2.The carriage moves to the removal position.
CAUTION:If the carriage remains in the removal position for more than 3 minutes without
inserting or removing any printheads, it will attempt to return back to its home position to the right.
3.When the carriage has stopped moving, the front panel prompts you to open the printer window.
Unlock the window and open it.
4.Locate the carriage on the right side...

5.Pull up and release the latch on top of the carriage.
6.Lift up the cover. This provides access to the printheads.
7.To remove a printhead, lift up the blue handle.
8.Using the blue handle, gently disengage the printhead.
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9.Gently pull the blue handle upward until the printhead is released from the carriage.
CAUTION:Do not pull abruptly. That action can damage the printhead.
10.The front-panel display identifies the missing printhead.
Insert a printhead
1.If the printhead is new, shake it vigorously before removing the protective caps. Hold the printhead
upright (with the protective caps facing down) and shake the printhead vigorously in a smooth up
and down motion for about 15 seconds.
NOTE:Be careful not to strike the...

2.Remove the orange protective caps by pulling them down.
3.The printhead is designed to prevent you from accidentally inserting it into the wrong slot. Check
that the colored label on the printhead matches the colored label of the carriage slot into which the
printhead is to be inserted.
4.Insert the new printhead into its correct slot in the carriage.
CAUTION:Insert the printhead slowly and vertically, straight down. It can be damaged if you
insert it too quickly, or at an angle, or if you rotate it as...

6.Insert all of the other printheads that need to be installed, and close the carriage cover.
7.Make sure that the end of the latch catches the wire loop on the near side of the carriage.
8.Lower the latch to rest on the carriage cover.
When all of the printheads have been inserted correctly and the printer has accepted them, the
printer beeps.
NOTE:If the printer does not beep when you insert the printhead and the Replace message
appears on the front-panel display, you might need to reinsert the...

9.Close and lock the printer window.
10.The front-panel display confirms that all of the printheads are correctly inserted. The printer starts
checking and preparing the printheads. The default routine process, when all printheads are
changed, takes up to 18 minutes. If the printer identifies a problem when preparing the printheads,
the process takes longer, up to 30 minutes. For a single printhead insertion, the time varies between
10 and 20 minutes. After all printheads are checked and prepared, the...

2.The printhead cleaning cartridge is located in a slot underneath the front panel, at the front of the
printer. Open the door.
3.The printhead cleaning cartridge has a handle on the front. To remove the cartridge, press inward
and upward as indicated by the arrow, until the cartridge is released.
4.Lift up the printhead cleaning cartridge to remove it from the slot, and slide it out.
The plastic bag in which the new printhead cleaning cartridge comes can be used to dispose of the old
printhead cleaning...

Insert the printhead cleaning cartridge
1.Remove the plastic cover from the new printhead cleaning cartridge.
2.Insert the printhead cleaning cartridge into the slot, in the direction indicated by the arrow.
3.When the printhead cleaning cartridge has been pushed all the way in, press inwards and
downwards as indicated, until it clicks into place.
NOTE:The front panel will not show the new printhead cleaning cartridge until the door is closed.
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4.When you have inserted the printhead cleaning cartridge into the printer, close the door.
NOTE:The printer needs all the ink cartridges, printheads and printhead cleaning cartridge to be
installed before it can continue.
5.If no substrate is loaded, the front panel instructs you to load some.
Make sure that the printer window and the printhead cleaning cartridge door are closed. The printer will
not print while these are open.
When you have replaced the printhead cleaning cartridge, the ink funnel and...

3.Grip the ink funnel.
4.Remove the ink funnel.
5.Insert the new ink funnel.
6.Press it into place.
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