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Replace Ink Cartridges in HP DeskJet 2700

Read one step. Try it. Check the result.

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Before you begin

Match the cartridge number to your exact printer model and country. Have plain white paper in the rear tray. Keep the printer plugged in on a stable surface.

These are simplified illustrations. Read one step, try it, then check the result.

1. Turn on the printer

Press the Power button once. The Power light stays on. Leave the printer on while changing ink.

Simplified illustration: Turn on the printer — **Check:** The Power light stays on.

2. Lower the output tray

Pull the front output tray down. This is where the printed pages come out.

Simplified illustration: Lower the output tray — **Check:** The inner door is within reach.

3. Open the cartridge door

Pull the inner cartridge access door down. Keep your fingers clear while the cartridge holder moves.

Simplified illustration: Open the cartridge door — **Check:** The cartridge holder moves.

4. Wait for the holder

Wait until the cartridge holder stops in the center and becomes quiet. Do not pull the holder by hand.

Simplified illustration: Wait for the holder — **Check:** It is still and quiet.

5. Release the old cartridge

Press gently down on the cartridge you are replacing. Our illustration shows the black cartridge on the right.

Simplified illustration: Release the old cartridge — **Check:** The cartridge is released.

6. Pull the cartridge out

Pull the released cartridge toward you, out of its slot. Hold the plastic sides.

Simplified illustration: Pull the cartridge out — **Check:** The slot is empty.

7. Unpack the new cartridge

Take the replacement cartridge out of its packaging. Hold only the plastic sides, away from the copper contacts and ink nozzles.

Simplified illustration: Unpack the new cartridge — **Check:** Hold only the plastic sides.

8. Remove the plastic tape

Peel off the protective plastic tape using its pull tab. Do not touch the copper contacts or ink nozzles. Do not remove the top label.

Simplified illustration: Remove the plastic tape — **Check:** Do not touch contacts or nozzles.

9. Match the correct slot

Match the cartridge to its slot, as you face the front of the printer. Tri-color goes on the left. Black goes on the right.

Simplified illustration: Match the correct slot — **Check:** Match the label before inserting.

10. Slide the cartridge in

Slide the cartridge into the correct slot at a slight upward angle, with the contacts toward the printer. Do not force it.

Simplified illustration: Slide the cartridge in — **Check:** It is ready to click into place.

11. Push up until it clicks

Gently push up on the cartridge until it clicks into place. If replacing both cartridges, repeat steps five through eleven for the other one.

Simplified illustration: Push up until it clicks — **Check:** It clicks into place.

12. Close the access door

Lift the inner cartridge access door until it is closed. Leave the output tray open, and give the printer time to prepare the ink.

Simplified illustration: Close the access door — **Check:** The printer prepares the ink.

Finish and check

If HP asks for alignment, follow the instructions in your HP app or printer software. Keep any alignment page for those instructions. If an ink light keeps blinking, or a part will not move easily, stop and call CyberGuardia at (301) 300-1716.

Source: HP DeskJet 2700 series user guide.