HP DesignJet T610 A1 User Manual

CAUTION:Printhead replacement must be performed with the printer powered on.
1.
Press the Menu key to return to the main menu and select the Ink menu icon 
, then Replace
printheads.
2.The printer moves the carriage into the correct position.
CAUTION:If the carriage is left in the removal position for more than three minutes without
inserting or removing any printheads, it tries to move back to its normal position in the right-hand
end.
3.When the carriage has stopped moving, the front-panel display asks...

6.Push the handle back to raise the lid.
7.This gives you access to the printheads.
8.To remove a printhead, lift up the blue handle.
9.Using the blue handle, use steady force to disengage the printhead.
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10.Pull the blue handle upward until the printhead is released from the carriage.
CAUTION:Do not pull abruptly because this can damage the printhead.
11.The front-panel display identifies the missing printhead.
Insert a printhead
1.Remove the orange protective caps by pulling them down.
2.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...

3.Insert the new printhead into its correct slot in the carriage.
CAUTION:Insert the printhead slowly and vertically, straight down. It may be damaged if you
insert it too fast, or at an angle, or if you rotate it as you insert it.
4.Push down as indicated by the arrow shown below.
CAUTION:When installing the new printhead there may be some resistance, so you need to
press it down firmly but smoothly. You should hear a beep and see confirmation on the front-panel
display that the printhead has been...

6.Ensure the end of the blue handle catches the wire loop on the near side of the carriage.
7.Lower the handle to rest on the carriage cover.
When all the printheads have been inserted correctly and are accepted by the printer, 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, the printhead may need to be reinserted.
8.Close the window.
9.The front-panel display confirms that all printheads are correctly...

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10 Maintaining the printer
●Check printer status
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Clean the exterior of the printer
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Replace the cutter
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Maintain the ink cartridges
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Move or store the printer
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Update the firmware
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Update the software
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Printer maintenance kits
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Secure Disk Erase
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Check printer status
You can check the current status of the printer in various ways:
●If you start HP Easy Printer Care under Windows or HP Printer Utility under Mac OS, and select
your printer, you see a page of information describing the status of the printer and its paper and
ink supplies.
●If you access the Embedded Web Server, you see information about the general status of the
printer.
●The status screen of the printers front panel notifies you of any current problems affecting the
printer as a...

4.Lift the ink cartridge cover on the left-hand side of the printer.
5.Press the button behind the ink cartridges to release the cover of the left-hand end of the printer.
6.Remove the left end cover.
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7.Unscrew and remove the cutter stop using the TORX PLUS screwdriver provided with the new
cutter. The screw is captive and will not fall out.
8.Remove the old cutter.
9.Take the new cutter from the maintenance kit and move the plunger at the top slowly back and
forth within its housing to check that it moves freely.
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