Ink and printheads

About the ink cartridges

Ink cartridges store the ink and are connected to the printheads, which distribute the ink on the paper. Your 24-inch printer comes with one 130 ml matte black ink cartridge and five 69 ml ink cartridges. Your 44-inch printer comes with six 130 ml ink cartridges. To purchase additional cartridges, see Accessories on page 141.

CAUTION: Observe precautions when handling ink cartridges because they are ESD-sensitive devices (see the Glossary on page 203). Avoid touching pins, leads, and circuitry.

Check the ink cartridges status

To view the ink levels of your ink cartridges, press the View ink level key on the front panel.

To get more information on your ink cartridges, you can use the front panel ink menu, HP Easy Printer Care (Windows), or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS).

For an explanation of the ink cartridge status messages, see Ink cartridge status messages on page 178.

Ink menu procedure

1.

Press the Menu key to return to the main menu and select the Ink menu icon , then Ink cartridge information.

2.Select the cartridge on which you want information.

3.The front panel displays:

Color

Product name

Product number

Serial number

Status

Ink level, if known

Total ink capacity in milliliters

Expiration date

Warranty status

Manufacturer

HP Easy Printer Care (Windows) or HP Printer Utility (Mac OS) procedures

In HP Easy Printer Care (Windows), go to the Overview tab, each cartridge's status is under Supply Status > Cartridges.

In HP Printer Utility (Mac OS), select Information > Printer Status.

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