Compaq A1500 warranty Changing Print Cartridges using your Computer

Changing Print Cartridges

!	CAUTION: When changing cartridges, avoid touching the motor
	located in the front right corner load area, as it can be hot.

The system can keep track of the ink level in each of the three cartridge types: black, color, and photo. When you tell the system that a new cartridge has been installed, the ink level for that cartridge type is set back to full.

If you tell the system that you are installing an old cartridge, the ink level for that cartridge type is not reset. This allows exchanging the black and photo cartridge as required while maintaining the ink level for both. You can also use the old selection when you take a cartridge out for cleaning. For more information, see the “Cleaning Print Cartridges” section in this chapter.

Changing Print Cartridges using your Computer

1. Access the Compaq A1500 Printer Control Program by right-clicking the A1500 Monitor icon in your system tray, or by clicking

Start	Program Compaq A1500 All-In-
One	Compaq A1500 Control Program.

2.Select the Cartridges tab.

3.Click the Install/Change Cartridges button.

4.Lift the control panel by pulling toward you on the edge nearest the LCD display.

5.Lift the cartridge access door.

6.Replace/install the selected cartridge.

7.Close the cartridge access door.

8.Close the control panel. Press firmly on the top center of the control panel until it snaps into place.

9.Click the button that indicates which cartridge is being installed. If it is a new cartridge, be sure to verify that the correct type is selected: standard or high yield.

10.Installing new cartridges requires an alignment check and an alignment pattern will automatically print. Go to step 4 of “Aligning Print Cartridges from the Computer” in this chapter.

11.When re-installing old cartridges, the alignment procedure is optional.

Changing Print Cartridges using the A1500

1.Lift the front control panel by pulling toward you on the edge nearest the LCD display.

2.Lift the cartridge access door. Replace/install the selected cartridge. Install the color cartridge in the left position, and the black or photo cartridge in the right position.

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3.Close the cartridge access door and the control panel. Press firmly on the top center of the control panel until it snaps into place. The LCD panel displays the following message:

4.Press Start if you did not change any cartridges. If you changed a cartridge, press the Options button until the correct answer displays on the LCD panel. Press Start.

5.If you select New Left or New Both cartridges in Step 4, press the Options button until the correct answer displays on the LCD panel. Press Start.

6.If you select New Right or New Both cartridges in Step 4, press the Options button until the correct answer displays on the LCD panel. Press Start.