I changed the color ink cartridge and now all it says is paper not alligned take tape off of ink cartridge and press ok

Hi there,
To replace the print cartridges
1. Make sure the HP All-in-One is on.
CAUTION: If the HP All-in-One is off when you open the print cartridge door to
access the print cartridges, the HP All-in-One will not release the cartridges for
changing. You might damage the HP All-in-One if the print cartridges are not
docked safely when you try to remove them.

2. Make sure you have letter or A4 unused plain white paper loaded in the input tray.

3. Open the print cartridge door.
The print carriage moves to the far right side of the HP All-in-One.

4. Wait until the print carriage is idle and silent, and then lightly press down on a print
cartridge to release it.
If you are replacing the tri-color print cartridge, remove the print cartridge from the
slot on the left.
If you are replacing the black or photo print cartridge, remove the print cartridge from
the slot on the right.
1 Print cartridge slot for the tri-color print cartridge
2 Print cartridge slot for the black and photo print cartridges
5. Pull the print cartridge toward you out of its slot.
6. If you are removing the black print cartridge in order to install the photo print cartridge,store the black print cartridge in the print cartridge protector or an airtight plastic container.

7. Remove the new print cartridge from its packaging and, being careful to touch only
the black plastic, gently remove the plastic tape by using the pink pull tab.
1 Copper-colored contacts
2 Plastic tape with pink pull tab (must be removed before installing)
3 Ink nozzles under tape

CAUTION: Do not touch the copper-colored contacts or ink nozzles. Touching
these parts can result in clogs, ink failure, and bad electrical connections.

8. Slide the new print cartridge forward into the empty slot. Then gently push the upper
part of the print cartridge forward until it clicks into the socket.
If you are installing the tri-color print cartridge, slide it into the left slot.
If you are installing a black or photo print cartridge, slide it into the right slot.
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9. Close the print cartridge door.
If you installed a new print cartridge, the HP All-in-One prints a print cartridge
alignment page.
10. When prompted, ensure plain white paper is loaded in the input tray, then press the

button next to OK.
NOTE: If you have colored paper loaded in the input tray when you align the print
cartridges, the alignment will fail. Load unused plain white paper into the input
tray, and then try the alignment again.

11. Place the page print side down on the scanner glass and then press the button next
to OK to scan the page.
When the On

Hi!
If the error comes up during the initial setup of the printer:

• Select All-in-One Printers.
• Double-click the Setup Guide for your printer.

1. Open the printer access door.
2. Remove all:
   • orange shipping tape
   • foam pieces
3. Follow the steps in the Setup Guide to insure that you have properly installed the printhead and ink cartridges.
4. Close the printer access door.
5. Press OK to clear the error.
6. Make a print.

OR

Check the printhead carriage area:

Debris and Obstructions:

1. Remove any paper, tape or other obstructions from the printhead carriage area.
2. Gently move the printhead carriage from side to side to see that it moves freely and there are no obstructions.

Ink Cartridges:

1. Lift the printer access door, then remove the ink cartridges from the printhead.
   NOTE: If the printhead does not move to the center position, press Home, then Maintenance on your printer. Check if the Install Ink Cartridge option is available. If so, select Install Ink Cartridges, press OK, and follow the instructions. Otherwise do the following:
   1. If an error is displayed on your printer control panel or the status monitor on your computer, press Cancel to clear the error.
   2. Go to KODAK All-in-One Printer Downloads and Drivers, select your printer from the All-in-One Printers pull-down list, and download and install the latest firmware version for your printer. Follow the on-screen instructions.
   3. After you upgrade the firmware, press Home on the printer control panel.
   4. Select Maintenance, then press OK.
   5. Select Install Ink Cartridges, then press OK.
   6. Follow the instructions on the control panel LCD.
   7. Go to the next step.
2. Verify that the labels on the ink cartridges are intact, and that the cartridges are not damaged.
3. Verify that the KODAK Ink Cartridges have not been refilled.
4. Insert the black ink cartridge into the printhead, then press down firmly until you hear it click into position.
   
   
5. Insert the color ink cartridge into the printhead, then press down firmly until you hear it click into position.
   
6. Close the printer access door.
7. Press OK to clear the error.
8. Make a print.
   

Hope this helps.

Did you try to align the unit manually or with the computer?

Alignment page does not print

1 Make sure you remove the sticker and transparent tape from both print

cartridges.

2 Make sure the color print cartridge is secure in the left carrier and the black

print cartridge is secure in the right carrier.
3 Make sure you loaded the paper correctly and did not force the paper into
the printer.

Aligning your print cartridges without a computer

Make sure you follow the steps on the Setup sheet to complete hardware

installation. Continue with the following steps to optimize print quality.

1 Make sure you have loaded paper into the paper support, and then press

and hold Scan for three seconds. For help, see "Using the control panel"

on page 4.

An alignment page prints.

2 Place the printed alignment page onto the scanner glass.

3 Press Scan. For help, see "Using the control panel" on page 4.

Once scanning is complete, your print cartridges are aligned for optimal
print quality.

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Follow the instructions below to install the print cartridges for the first time. Installing print cartridges Step one: Install the print cartridges Follow these steps to install the cartridges.

1. Open the cartridge door. The carriage moves to the far right side of the product. Figure 1: Open the cartridge door
2. Remove the new cartridge from its packaging and, being careful to touch onlythe black plastic, gently remove the plastic tape by using the pink pull tab. Figure 2: Remove tape from cartridge 1 - Copper-colored contacts 2 - Plastic tape with pink pull tab (must be removed before installing) 3 - Ink nozzles under tape CAUTION: Do not touch the cartridge ink nozzles or copper contacts. Touching these parts will result in clogs, ink failure, and bad electrical connections.Do not remove the copper strips. They are required electrical contacts. Figure 3: Do not touch the ink nozzles or copper contacts.
3. Slide each new cartridge forward into the empty slot. Then gently push theupper part of the cartridge forward until it clicks into place.
   • Insert the tri-color cartridge into the left slot.
   • Insert the black cartridge into the right slot.
   Figure 4: Insert the cartridge
4. Close the cartridge door.

Step two: : Align the print cartridge The product prompts you to align cartridges every time you install a cartridge. You can also align the cartridges at any time from the control panel, or byusing the software you install with the product. Aligning the cartridgesensures high quality output.

1. Make sure you have letter or A4 unused plain white paper loaded in the input tray.
2. Press OK. The product prints an alignment page.
3. Place the alignment page print-side down on the scanner glass.
4. Press OK to scan the alignment page. When the scan finishes, the alignment is complete.

NOTE: If you have colored paper loaded in the input tray when you align the cartridges, the alignment will fail. Load unused plain white paper into the inputtray, and then try the alignment again.

same EXACT thing mine does! HELP someone, anyone??
any solutions? have fixed yours??

-cami
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Hi there,
To install the ink cartridge
1) Press the On button. After you press the ON button, wait for the print cartridge prompt before continuing.

2) Open the print cartridge door. Lift the print cartridge door. The print cartridge moves to the right side.

3) Remove tape from both cartridges. Pull the tab to remove the tape from both print cartridges.
Important : Do not touch copper-colored contacts or retape the cartridges.

4) Insert the tri-color print cartridge.
Caution : The device must be On before you can insert the print cartridges.
a) Slide the tri-color print cartridges into the left slot.
b) Push the top part of the cartridges firmly up and into the slot until it snaps into place.

5) Insert the black print cartridge.
a) Slide the black print cartridge into the right slot.
b) Push the top part of the cartridge firmly up and into the slot until it snaps into place.
c) Make sure both cartridges are secure, Close the print cartridge door.

6) Align the print cartridges.
a) Press OK to print the alignment page, (Make sure you have loaded plain white paper in the bottom tray,)
b) Remove the alignment page from the output tray.
c) Place the alignment page face down into the document feeder.
d) Press OK to scan the alignment page.
After the page has scanned, alignment is complete.

Hope this helps. Please rate my response.
Thanks
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Replace the old ink cartridge.
Verify that the unit is on. The On button is lit when the unit is on. If the device is not on, press the button to turn on the unit. Open the print cartridge door. The print carriage moves to the far right side of the unit. Wait until the print carriage is idle and silent, and then lightly press down on a print cartridge to release it. When replacing the tri-color print cartridge, remove the print cartridge from the slot on the left. When replacing the black or photo print cartridge, remove the print cartridge from the slot on the right. Pull the print cartridge toward you and out of its slot. If the print cartridge is being removed because it is low or out of ink, recycle the print cartridge. Remove the new print cartridge from its packaging. Remove the plastic tape by using the pink pull tab. Removing the Tape from the catridge.

1. Will have Copper-colored contacts.
2. Plastic tape with pink pull tab ( must be removed before installing ).
3. Ink nozzles under tape
4. The HP All-in-One prompts for an alignment of the cartridges every time a print cartridge is installed or replaced. Follow these steps to align the print cartridges from the control panel.
5. Top & Bottom not printing properly.
6. Load unused, plain, white letter, A4, or legal paper into the input tray
7. If coloured paper is loaded in the Input tray when the print catridges are aligned, the alignment will fail. Load unused, plain white paper into the input tray when the Printer catridges are aligned, the alignment will fail. Load and unused plain white paper into the Input Tray and then try the alignment again.
   1. Press 6 to select Tools .
   2. Press 2 to select Align Print Cartridge The unit prints a print cartridge alignment sheet.
   3. Load the alignment sheet print-side down and top first in the center of the document feeder tray, and then press OK. Now the printer will print properly.

To replace the print cartridges
1. Make sure the HP All-in-One is on.
CAUTION: If the HP All-in-One is off when you open the print cartridge door to
access the print cartridges, the HP All-in-One will not release the cartridges for
changing. You might damage the HP All-in-One if the print cartridges are not
docked safely when you try to remove them.

2. Make sure you have letter or A4 unused plain white paper loaded in the input tray.

3. Open the print cartridge door.
The print carriage moves to the far right side of the HP All-in-One.

4. Wait until the print carriage is idle and silent, and then lightly press down on a print
cartridge to release it.
If you are replacing the tri-color print cartridge, remove the print cartridge from the
slot on the left.
If you are replacing the black or photo print cartridge, remove the print cartridge from
the slot on the right.
1 Print cartridge slot for the tri-color print cartridge
2 Print cartridge slot for the black and photo print cartridges
5. Pull the print cartridge toward you out of its slot.
6. If you are removing the black print cartridge in order to install the photo print cartridge,store the black print cartridge in the print cartridge protector or an airtight plastic container.

7. Remove the new print cartridge from its packaging and, being careful to touch only
the black plastic, gently remove the plastic tape by using the pink pull tab.
1 Copper-colored contacts
2 Plastic tape with pink pull tab (must be removed before installing)
3 Ink nozzles under tape

CAUTION: Do not touch the copper-colored contacts or ink nozzles. Touching
these parts can result in clogs, ink failure, and bad electrical connections.

8. Slide the new print cartridge forward into the empty slot. Then gently push the upper
part of the print cartridge forward until it clicks into the socket.
If you are installing the tri-color print cartridge, slide it into the left slot.
If you are installing a black or photo print cartridge, slide it into the right slot.
Work with print cartridges 69
Maintain the HP All-in-One

9. Close the print cartridge door.
If you installed a new print cartridge, the HP All-in-One prints a print cartridge
alignment page.
10. When prompted, ensure plain white paper is loaded in the input tray, then press the

button next to OK.
NOTE: If you have colored paper loaded in the input tray when you align the print
cartridges, the alignment will fail. Load unused plain white paper into the input
tray, and then try the alignment again.

11. Place the page print side down on the scanner glass and then press the button next
to OK to scan the page.
When the On
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Hi bogtank, here are the instruction on how to install the ink cartridges.

1. Open print cartridge door, make sure the print carriage moves to the right, if it does not move to the right, turn the device off, then turn it back on again.
2. Remove the tape from both cartridges, making sure you don't touch the copper coloured contacts.
3. Hold the cartridge with the HP logo on top.
4. Insert the tri-colour cartridge in the left cartridge slot, and the black cartridge in the right slot.
5. Make sure you push the cartridges in firmly until they snap into place.
6. Make sure you have paper loaded in the tray and close the print cartridge door.
7. Press OK at the promt on the display to start print cartridge allignment.
8. Check the display for status then press OK.
   

To replace the print cartridges Perform the following steps to replace the print cartridges:

1. Make sure the HP All-in-One is on. CAUTION: If the HP All-in-One is off when you open the print cartridge door to access the print cartridges, the HP All-in-One will not release the cartridges for changing. The HP All-in-One can get damaged if the print cartridges are not docked safely when trying to remove them.
2. Open the print cartridge door. The print carriage moves to the far right side of the HP All-in-One. Figure 1: Opening the print cartridge door
3. Wait until the print carriage is idle and silent, and then lightly press down on a print cartridge to release it. If replacing the tri-color print cartridge, remove the print cartridge from the slot on the left. Figure 2: Removing the print cartridge from the slot 1 - Tri-color print cartridge slot 2 - Black and photo print cartridges slot
4. Pull the print cartridge toward you out of its slot.
   NOTE: Remove the black print cartridge to install the photo or gray photo print cartridge, and store the black print cartridge in the print cartridge protector or an airtight plastic container.
5. Remove the new print cartridge from its packaging, and carefully remove the black plastic tape by using the pink pull tab Figure 3: Removing the new print cartridge from its packaging 1 - Copper-colored contacts 2 - Plastic tape with pink pull tab (must be removed before installing) 3 - Ink nozzles under tape CAUTION: Do not touch the copper-colored contacts or ink nozzles. Also, do not re-tape the print cartridges. Doing so can result in clogs, ink failure, and bad electrical connections. Figure 4: Do not touch the copper-colored contacts
6. Hold the print cartridge with the HP logo on top, and insert the new print cartridge into the empty cartridge slot. Make sure to push the print cartridge firmly until it snaps into place. If installing the tri-color print cartridge, slide it into the left slot. If installing a black, photo, or gray photo print cartridge, slide it into the right slot. Figure 5: Installing the print cartridge
7. Close the print cartridge door. Figure 6: Closing the print cartridge door. HP All-in-One prints a print cartridge alignment page if a new print cartridge is installed.
8. When prompted, ensure plain white paper is loaded in the input tray, and then press OK .
9. The HP All-in-One prints a test page, aligns the print head, and calibrates the printer. Recycle or discard the page. A success or failure message appears.
   NOTE: If colored paper is loaded in the input tray when aligning the print cartridges, the alignment will fail. Load unused plain white paper into the input tray, and then try the alignment again.If the alignment fails again, you might have a defective sensor or print cartridge. Contact HP Support at www.hp.com/support If prompted, choose your country/region, and then click Contact HP technical support.
10. Press OK to continue.