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Question posted by radrisk on January 26th, 2012

Positioning Of Colour And Black Cartridges

I cannot remember whether the colour cartridge goes into the left cradle or right cradle. Also position of black cartridge

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HP Photosmart 1000 Printer - (English) User Guide - Page 5

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HP Photosmart 1000 Printer - (English) User Guide - Page 65

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HP Photosmart 1215/1218 Color Printer - (English) User Guide - Page 7

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HP Photosmart 1215/1218 Color Printer - (English) User Guide - Page 8

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HP Photosmart 1215/1218 Color Printer - (English) User Guide - Page 10

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HP Photosmart 1215/1218 Color Printer - (English) User Guide - Page 28

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HP Photosmart 1215/1218 Color Printer - (English) User Guide - Page 34

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HP Photosmart 1215/1218 Color Printer - (English) User Guide - Page 48

...; Outlined in yellow and blinking - Use the Warning Message Indicator The outline color of your printer and indicates if any warning messages are print cartridge warning messages. Determine the number of • Position the pointer over the HP PhotoSmart Taskbar icon. Follow these steps... Once the warning issues are pending. To view the warning...

HP Photosmart 1215/1218 Color Printer - (English) User Guide - Page 51

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HP Photosmart 1215/1218 Color Printer - (English) User Guide - Page 73

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