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HP ENVY, DeskJet Printers - Replacing the Ink Cartridges

This document is for the following printers:
Printer Model
HP ENVY 5530 e-All-in-One Printer
HP ENVY 5536 e-All-in-One Printer
HP ENVY 5531 e-All-in-One Printer
HP ENVY 5539 e-All-in-One Printer
HP ENVY 5532 e-All-in-One Printer
HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 4515 e-All-in-One Printer
HP ENVY 5534 e-All-in-One Printer
HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 4518 e-All-in-One Printer
HP ENVY 5535 e-All-in-One Printer
This document contains steps for replacing the cartridges.

Cartridges types

Consult the following table to identify the correct cartridges for your area.
HP ENVY 5530 e-All-in-One printer series
Cartridge Description
Country/Region
North America & Asia Pacific (exclude India, Indonesia, China & Japan)
Western Europe
Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Japan & the Commonwealth of Independent States
China, India & Indonesia
Black cartridge
HP 61 Black
HP 301 Black
HP 122 Black
HP 802 Black
Color cartridge
HP 61 Tri-color
HP 301 Tri-colour
HP 122 Tri-colour
HP 802 Tri-color
Deskjet Ink Advantage 4510 e-All-in-One printer series
Cartridge Description
Country/Region
North America
Latin America
Asia Pacific
Europe, Middle East & Africa
Black cartridge
N/A
HP 662 Black
HP 678 Black
HP 650 Black
Color cartridge
N/A
HP 662 Tri-color
HP 678 Tri-color
HP 650 Tri-colour
Purchase replacement cartridges and other supplies from the HP Store or local retailers.

Replacing the cartridges

Follow these steps to replace and then align the cartridges.

Step one: Load paper

When you install a new cartridge, the printer prompts you to load paper so you can complete a cartridge alignment. Before you begin the alignment process, follow these steps to load paper in the printer.
  1. Open the paper tray door.
  2. Grasp the door, and then pull it toward you to extend the paper tray.
  3. Slide the paper width guides to their outermost positions.
      Figure : Prepare the paper tray
      Image: Prepare the paper tray.
    1. Extend the paper tray
    2. Slide the paper width guides to their outermost positions
  4. Load a stack of plain paper into the tray with the short edge facing toward the printer and the print side down. Push the stack into the tray until it stops.
    Figure : Load the paper into the tray
    Image: Load the paper into the tray.
  5. Slide the paper width guides in until they rest against the edges of the paper, and then slide the paper tray back into the printer until it clicks into place.
      Figure : Close the paper tray
      Image: Close the paper tray.
    1. Slide the paper width guides in
    2. Slide the tray back into the printer
  6. Pull the paper tray extender toward you, and then lift up the end.
    Figure : Pull the paper tray extender toward you, and then lift up the end
    Image: Pull the paper tray extender toward you, and then lift up the end.

Step two: Replace the cartridge

Follow these steps to replace one or both of the cartridges.
note:
If you are enrolled in the Instant Ink program, you receive special Instant Ink cartridges. Instant Ink cartridges are larger than standard cartridges, but they fit in the carriage in the same way.
    Figure : Standard and Instant Ink cartridges
    Image: Standard and Instant Ink cartridges
  1. Standard cartridge
  2. Instant Ink cartridge
  1. Press the Power button to turn the printer on, if it is not already on.
  2. Open the scanner lid.
  3. Open the cartridge access door. The carriage moves to the cartridge access area. Wait until the carriage is idle and silent before continuing.
    Figure : Open the cartridge access door
    Image: Open the cartridge access door.
  4. To release the cartridge, lift the lid on the cartridge slot, and then gently push the lid back until it stops.
  5. Pull up on the cartridge to remove it from the slot.
      Figure : Remove the cartridge
      Image: Remove the cartridge.
    1. Lift the lid
    2. Gently push the lid back
    3. Pull up on the cartridge
  6. Remove the new cartridge from its packaging, and then pull the pull tab to remove the plastic tape.
    Figure : Remove the plastic tape
    Image: Remove the plastic tape.
  7. Hold the cartridge at a slight upward angle with the cartridge contacts facing the rear of the printer, and then slide the cartridge into the empty slot.
  8. Close the lid on the cartridge slot to secure the cartridge into place.
    note:
    Insert the color cartridge in the slot on the left. Insert the black cartridge in the slot on the right.
      Figure : Insert the cartridge
      Image: Insert the cartridge.
    1. Insert the cartridge
    2. Close the lid
    3. The color cartridge is on the left, and the black cartridge is on the right
  9. Repeat the previous steps to install the other cartridge, if necessary.
  10. Close the cartridge access door.
    Figure : Close the cartridge access door
    Image: Close the cartridge access door.
  11. Close the scanner lid.
  12. Follow the instructions on the control panel to start the cartridge alignment. The printer aligns the cartridges and prints an alignment page.