488CA Printer - User's Guide

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Replacing cartridges

Replaceable print cartridges are used in the HP DesignJets 430, 450C and 488CA,

greatly reducing the user maintenance requirements, as these are the components

that suffer the greatest wear and tear.

When to replace cartridges

Replace cartridges in the following two circumstances.

When you are troubleshooting print quality problems.

See the section starting on page 9–12.

When either poor print quality or the ink-level indicator on the cartridge

indicates that the cartridge is out of ink.

To check a cartridge’s ink level

Green = full

Black = empty

More than half-empty*

* When the ink-level indicator shows approximately half-black and

half-green, be sure to have a replacement cartridge available. The

ink-level indicator is not an exact gauge of the specific quantity of ink

available over the life of the print cartridge.

To achieve the best lifetime for your pen cartridges, you should not remove them

once they are installed, except to replace them.

Localization Note.

Maintaining your printer

Replacing cartridges