HP Officejet 4500 Support Question
HP Officejet 4500 Support Question
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Question posted by kksuzuki on November 14th, 2012
Printing B/w When Color Cartridge Is Out
Is there a way to configure this printer so that it will still print b/w even if tri-color cartridge is out of ink?
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User Guide - Page 20
... Paper
Print colorful, everyday snapshots at a low cost, using HP papers that look and feel more impressive. HP Iron-On Transfers HP Iron-on the page. To order HP papers and other everyday documents. Great for easy handling without smudging. It is a high-quality multifunction paper made with any inkjet printer.
Original HP inks and...
User Guide - Page 21
...printer. HP Photo Value Packs: HP Photo Value Packs conveniently package Original HP ink cartridges and HP Advanced Photo Paper to save you use media that is properly loaded. For more information, see Media specifications.
• To prevent jams, poor print...these papers might not be available.
HP Everyday Photo Paper Print colorful, everyday snapshots at a low cost, using media
For ...
User Guide - Page 35
.... c. d. If Maximum dpi is supported by varying patterns of paper (called Properties, Options, Printer Setup, Printer, or Preferences. 5. Select the product you can use the Maximum dpi setting with supported types of gray. • Black Print Cartridge Only: uses black ink to the image. • Basic: automatically focuses the image; NOTE: To achieve the highest...
User Guide - Page 64
... turning off the device. • Store ink cartridges at room temperature (15-35° C or 59-95° F). • You do not need to perform some ink. For more information, see Clean the ink cartridges. • Do not clean ink cartridges unnecessarily. This wastes ink and shortens the life of time. 6 Work with ink cartridges
To ensure the best print quality from...
User Guide - Page 66
In addition, some residual ink is used in the printing process in a number of different ways, including in the cartridge after it is left in the initialization process, which prepares the device and cartridges for printing. NOTE: Handle the ink cartridges carefully. NOTE: Ink from the cartridges is used . Replace the ink cartridges
Follow these instructions when the ink level is low, a ...
User Guide - Page 67
... release it. Open the front access door. Replace the ink cartridges
63 For more information about ordering ink cartridges for changing. To replace the ink cartridges 1. You might damage the product if the ink cartridges are replacing the tri-color ink cartridge, remove the ink cartridge from the slot on . Wait until print quality becomes unacceptable. available to the far right side...
User Guide - Page 73
... Finish.
b. For more
information, see Open the Toolbox.
If copy or print quality still seems poor after you clean the ink cartridges, try cleaning the ink cartridge contacts before replacing the affected ink cartridge.
Click the Device Services tab. c. For instructions, see Clean the ink cartridge contacts. Follow the instructions for your operating system. Follow the prompts...
User Guide - Page 80
... when you select the correct print quality settings in the printer driver for the device. otherwise, the device software might block communication between the computer and the device.
If there is being picked For more information on the back of the communication problem. Blank or partial page printed
Clean the ink cartridge Complete the ink cartridge cleaning procedure. Check the...
User Guide - Page 81
.... For more information, see Device management tools and Handle the ink cartridges. Move the device away from the source of your device.
Check the color print settings Make sure Print in Grayscale is not selected ...in the printer driver match the size of the
Solve printing problems
77
Move the device away from the source of media loaded
in the tray.
Check the device location and ...
User Guide - Page 82
..., try the following topics: • Solution 1: Use genuine HP cartridges • Solution 2: Check the paper • Solution 3: Wait a short period of using genuine HP cartridges before continuing. HP cannot guarantee the quality or reliability of non-HP ink cartridges. The device prints half a page, then ejects the paper
Check the ink cartridges Make sure the correct ink cartridges are...
User Guide - Page 86
... paper 2. Example Ink Level - If a box is low - replace. On the product control panel, press (Setup), select Print Report, select Print
Quality, and then press OK. 3. Black is completely white, you might need to double-check cartridge ink levels. Chapter 7
Print Quality Diagnostic Report 1. Ink level: Look at the Ink level boxes to replace that ink cartridge. Tri-color is OK.
82...
User Guide - Page 87
... of Good Color Bars: All bars are printed by the Black Ink Cartridge • The colored bars are solid, sharp-edged, and extend with white or other colors), and should be solid (not streaked with uniform color across the entire page.
Poor print quality and unexpected printouts
83 Color bars: Look at the color bars in color throughout.
b. The printer is operating...
User Guide - Page 92
..., see Handle the ink cartridges. • Always turn off the device. Bar colors are solid, sharp-edged, and uniformly colored - the printer is operating correctly. • The black bar is streaked with another color.
88
Solve a problem
The yellow bar is printed by the Black Ink Cartridge • The colored bars are printed by the Tri-color Ink Cartridge
Ragged or irregularly...
User Guide - Page 93
... smeared or ragged on the page.
Black Text 2. Look at the black text printed on one end.
the letters are sharp and clear -
the printer is operating correctly
Example of good black text - or are not a uniform color throughout the bar, clean the ink cartridges. • Large-font text: Letters are jagged. Unnecessary cleaning wastes...
User Guide - Page 103
...printed by using tiny dots of ink that make an interpretation of your computer monitor settings to use the media guides when you place the original on the Windows control panel. ◦ Try adjusting the resolution and color settings. Try....
The scanned image shows blots, lines, vertical white stripes, or other device is TWAIN-compliant. Text or images on the screen is not always an...
User Guide - Page 123
... communicate with a list of services, right click HP Network Devices Support, and then click Restart.
5. For more information, see printer status on your computer The firewall might be found when installing HP software • Unable to print, print job stuck in your computer. This is configured with each other while still being protected from notifying...
User Guide - Page 130
... resolution (through UDP port 5353) where a conventional DNS server is often useful to view the network settings for device management. To print the network configuration page from the device control panel Press the Setup button, select Print Report, select Network Config, and then press OK.
126 Solve a problem SLP: Shows information about the current Service...
User Guide - Page 137
...x 401.5 x 216.7 mm (17.1 x 15.8 x 8.5 inches)
Device weight (does not include print supplies) 5.9 kg (13 lb)
Product features and capacities
Feature
Capacity
Connectivity
• USB 2.0-compliant high speed device • Wired (Ethernet) network (some models
only) • Wireless 802.11b/g (some models only)
Ink cartridges
Black and tri-color ink cartridge
Supply yields
Visit www.hp.com...
User Guide - Page 220
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ADF 19 tray 137 cards sizes supported 136 tray supporting 137 clean automatic document
feeder 22 exterior 22 ink cartridge contacts 90 ink cartridge ink nozzle
area 91 ink cartridges 68 scanner glass 21 clear fax logs 58 color copy 37 colored text, and OCR 36 computer modem shared with fax (parallel
phone systems) 183 shared with fax and...
User Guide - Page 222
...B&W function indicator 13 Fax Color function indicator 13 Fax to Mac activate 50 modify 50 Fax to PC activate 50 modify 50 Firewall configure 119 firewalls, troubleshoot 76 ... specifications 141
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ink cartridge door, locating 11 ink cartridge latch, locating 11 ink cartridges
align 66 check ink levels 61 clean 68 clean contacts 90 clean ink nozzle area 91
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language, printer 133 left navigation ...
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