Ink cartridges, Replacing ink cartridges – HP Designjet 4520 Printer series User Manual
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Ink cartridges
The printer's four ink cartridges provide yellow, magenta, black and cyan ink to the printheads. The color
cartridges have a capacity of 225 and 400 cm³, the black cartridge has a capacity up to 775 cm³.
NOTE:
The 225 cm³ and 400 cm³ cartridges are physically the same size: only the internal capacity
varies. The 775 cm³ black cartridge is longer.
Ink cartridges require no maintenance or cleaning. As long as each ink cartridge is inserted correctly
into its slot, the ink will flow to the printheads. Because the printheads control the amount of ink
transferred to the page, you will continue to see high-quality printing results even when the ink levels
are getting low.
Replacing ink cartridges
You can highlight the
icon at any time to check the ink levels of all the ink cartridges (as illustrated
below).
The front panel warns you when a cartridge's ink level is low. When a cartridge is empty, the printer
stops printing and the front panel explains why:
You are recommended to replace the empty cartridge with a new HP cartridge: see
Insert an ink cartridge on page 91
Although it is possible to use refilled or non-HP ink cartridges, either choice has several serious
disadvantages:
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