Install an Ink Cartridge on an HP C3180
- 1). Check the device's power cord to make sure it is plugged into the back of the printer and the electrical outlet. Press the "Power" button briefly and wait for it to light up. Allow the printer to finish its initialization processes. This normally takes about 30 seconds to complete.
- 2). Insert paper into the input tray, if there is not paper in it already. Adjust the left paper width guide so it touches the edge of the papers in the tray.
- 3). Fold down the printer's front door and wait for the cartridge carriage to stop moving. Take the new cartridge out of its packaging, making sure to peel off all of the protective tape covering the cartridge's metal contacts and nozzles.
- 4). Push the cartridge into the slot and up so that you hear it snap into place. Make sure to install the color cartridge in the left slot and the black cartridge in the right slot.
- 5). Close the printer's front door, then wait as the printer produces an alignment page.
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