HP Envy 4500 User Manual

●Close the lid.
2.Start the scan.
Scan from the printer control panel
1.Select Scan from the Home screen on the printer display. If you do not see Scan on the printer
display, press the Home button, and then press the Up and Down buttons until you see Scan.
2.Select Scan to Computer.
3.Select the computer that you want to scan to from the printer display.
If you do not see your computer listed on the printer display make sure that your computer is
connected to the printer either wirelessly or through a...

Tips for copy success
●Load your original print side down on the right front corner of the scanner glass.
●Clean the scanner glass and make sure that there are no foreign materials adhering to it.
●To increase or decrease the contrast of your printed output, select Copy from the printer display
and then select Lighter/Darker to adjust the contrast.
●To select the paper size and paper type of the printed output, select Copy from the printer
display. From the Copy menu select Paper Type to choose plain or...

Tips for scan success
●Load your original print side down on the right front corner of the scanner glass.
●Clean the scanner glass and make sure that there are no foreign materials adhering to it.
●If you have a wireless connection and you have confirmed that the connection is working, you
will need to enable wireless scanning in the software to scan from the printer display. Open the
printer software to select Print & Scan and then select Manage Scan to Computer.
●After you select Scan from the printer...

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6 Work with cartridges
●Check the estimated ink levels
●Order ink supplies
●Choose right ink cartridges
●Replace the cartridges
●Use single-cartridge mode
●Cartridge warranty information
●Tips for working with cartridges
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Check the estimated ink levels
You can easily check the ink supply level to determine how soon you might need to replace a
cartridge. The ink supply level shows an estimate of the amount of ink remaining in the cartridges.
To check the ink levels from the printer control panel
●From the Home screen on the printer display, select Ink Levels. Then the printer displays the
current ink levels.
NOTE:If you do not see the Home screen, press the Home button.
To check the ink levels from the printer software...

Order ink supplies
Before ordering cartridges, locate the correct cartridge number.
Locate the cartridge number on the printer
●The cartridge number is located inside the cartridge access door.
Locate the cartridge number in the printer software
1.Depending on your operating system, do one of the following to open the printer software:
●Windows 8: On the Start screen, right-click an empty area on the screen, click All Apps on
the app bar, and then click the icon with the printer's name.
●Windows 7,...

Choose right ink cartridges
HP recommends that you use original HP ink cartridges. Original HP ink cartridges are designed and
tested with HP printers to help you easily produce great results, time after time.
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Replace the cartridges
To replace the cartridges
1.Check that power is on.
2.Load paper.
3.Remove cartridge.
a.Open the cartridge access door.
Wait for print carriage to move to the right side of the printer.
b.Lift up the cartridge tab, and then remove it from the slot.
4.Insert new cartridge.
a.Remove cartridge from packaging.
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b.Remove plastic tape using pink pull tab.
c.Place new cartridge in slot at an angle under the opened tab, and then squeeze the tab
closed as the cartridge slides into place.
d.Close the cartridge access door.
5.Align the cartridges. For more information about the printer alignment, see Improve print quality
on page 62.
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