HP Deskjet D2600 Series Printers - Setting Up a New Printer

1. Remove any tape and packing materials from outside the printer.

   Figura : Remove outside packaging

2. Open the ink cartridge door, and then remove any tape and packing materials from inside the printer.

   Figura : Remove inside packaging

1. Press the Power button to turn on the printer.
2. Lower the paper tray.
   Figura : Lower the paper tray

   

1. Pull out the paper tray extension.
   Figura : Pull out the paper tray extension

   
2. Flip up the paper stop at the end of the extension.
3. Slide the paper-width guide all the way to the left.
4. Load a stack of 216 x 279 mm (8.5 x 11 inch) plain paper into the paper tray, print-side down. Slide the stack of paper forward until it stops.
   Figura : Load paper

   
5. Slide the paper-width guide snugly against the paper.

1. Press the Power button to turn on the printer, if it is not already turned on.
2. Open the ink cartridge door.
   The carriage moves to the center of the printer.
   Figura : Open the ink cartridge door

   
3. Wait until the carriage is idle and silent before you continue.
4. Remove the new ink cartridge from its packaging, and then carefully remove the plastic tape using the pull tab.

     atención:

   Do not touch the copper-colored contacts or ink nozzles. Also, do not re-tape the ink cartridges. Doing so can result in clogs, ink failure, and bad electrical connections.

   Figura : Remove the plastic tape

   
5. Hold the ink cartridge by its sides with the nozzles toward the printer, and then insert the ink cartridge into its color-coded slot until it snaps into place. Make sure the icon on the ink cartridge matches the icon on the slot.
   Figura : Example of inserting the tri-color ink cartridge

   
   • Insert the tri-color ink cartridge in the slot on the left.
   • Insert the black ink cartridge in the slot on the right.
   Figura : Color-coded ink cartridge slots

   
6. Close the ink cartridge door.
   Figura : Close the ink cartridge door

   

1. Make sure that unused, plain, white paper is loaded in the input tray.
2. Double-click the HP Solution Center icon () on the Windows Desktop.
   You can also open HP Solution Center by following these steps.
   • Windows XP: Click Start, click All Programs, point to HPO, and then click HP Solution Center.
   • Windows Vista: Click the Windows icon (), click All Programs, click HP, and then click HP Solution Center.
3. In HP Solution Center, click Settings.
4. In the Print Settings area, click Printer Toolbox.
5. Click the Device Services tab.
6. Click Align the Print Cartridges.
7. Click Align. The product prints a page of patterns.
   Figura : Example of an alignment page

   
8. Review the page of patterns, and then answer the questions that display on the computer.

nota:

For best print quality, HP recommends that you align the cartridges each time you install a new cartridge.