Replacing the Printhead for the HP Officejet Pro 8600 e-All-in-One Printer Series

note:

This video shows an HP Officejet 8600 printer, but the steps are the same for your printer.

1. Load unused, plain white paper in the input tray.
2. Press the Power button to turn on the printer, if it is not already on.
3. Slip your fingers into the slot on the left side of the printer, and then pull forward to open the cartridge access door. The carriage moves to the left side of the printer. Wait until the carriage is idle and silent.
   Figure : Open the cartridge access door

   
4. Lift the latch handle on the carriage.
   Figure : Lift the latch handle on the carriage

   
5. Grasp the sides of the printhead, and then lift the printhead and pull it towards you to remove it.

   note:

   Do not remove the cartridges from the printhead. You can safely remove the printhead with all of the cartridges inserted.

   Figure : Remove the printhead

   

     caution:

   Handle the printhead carefully to avoid ink stains. Do not touch the underside of the printhead.

6. Dispose of the printhead:

   • If a postage-paid mailing label and a return envelope are included with the new printhead, HP would like to have the old part back for analysis. Follow the instructions in the step to return the failed parts to HP at the end of this document.
   • If no post-paid mailing label came with the new printhead, you can recycle the old part. Put the printhead (with the cartridges still inserted) into a plastic bag, then go to hp.com/recycle for information on recycling the old printhead and cartridges.

1. Remove the new printhead and cartridges from the plastic package.
   Figure : Remove the new printhead and cartridges from the package

   

     caution:

   Do not touch the electrical contacts or the nozzles on the printhead, which might cause electrical failures or print quality problems.

   Figure : Do not touch the electrical contacts or nozzles on the printhead

   
2. Grasp the printhead on both sides with the electrical contacts towards the rear of the printer, and then insert the printhead into the carriage.
   Figure : Insert the new printhead

   
3. Carefully lower the latch handle on the carriage.
   Figure : Lower the latch handle on the carriage

   

1. Remove the new cartridge from the package.
2. Slide the new cartridge into its slot, and then gently push it forward until it clicks into place.

   note:

   Make sure that the colored dot on the cartridge label matches the colored dot on the slot.

   Figure : Insert the cartridge into its color-coded slot

   

     caution:

   Do not lift the latch handle on the carriage to insert cartridges. This might cause the printhead or cartridges to be incorrectlyseated, which could damage the print mechanism and cause printing problems.

3. Repeat these steps to insert other cartridges.
4. Close the cartridge access door.
   The HP printer starts an initialization process, which takes about six minutes. It is normal for the printer to make noises during this process. After the process completes, the printer prints an alignment page.

note:

Not all customers are requested to return the old parts. If the replacement printhead assembly came without a post-paid return mailing label, ignore the rest of this section.

1. Place the ink absorbing pad into the plastic package that came with the new printhead.
   Figure : Place the ink absorbing pad into the plastic package

   
2. Place the old printhead, with the cartridges still installed, in the plastic package, and then close the package.
   Figure : Place the old printhead and cartridges in the package

   
3. Put the old parts and the form that came with the new parts into the box. If possible, include a print sample that shows the issue with the old printhead.
   Figure : Put the old parts, form, and print sample into the box

   
4. Close the box, apply the post-paid mailing label, and put the box in the mail.
   Figure : Mail the box back to HP