How to Install an HP Officejet 5610

An HP Officejet 5610 is an all-in-one printer that can fax, copy and print, all from the same unit. Despite these additional features, the HP Officejet installs much like other HP printers. It is no more difficult to connect and set up, as the basic fax and copy functions don't even require you to install the unit to a computer. However, you can only use certain fax functions if you connect the unit to a computer.

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  Install your paper tray onto the bottom of the printer. This will go in tabs first and snap into place. Insert plain white paper into the paper tray. Install the output tray over the paper tray. The output tray has hooks which latch onto the sides of the printer.

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  Connect your HP Officejet 5610 to a power outlet. The power cable is in two parts: a stand-alone cable with a standard plug on the end and an external A/C adapter which looks like a small box. Connect these two together, and insert the flat metal end from the A/C adapter into the power port on the Officejet. This will be on the right-hand side of the rear of the unit. Plug the other end of the cable into a power outlet.

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  Connect one end of the included phone cord to a telephone jack and the other end into the phone jack on the middle rear of the printer.

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  Press the printer's "On" button, which is located on the left-hand side of the control panel on the front of the unit. The screen will prompt you to select your language and region. Press "OK" after each selection.

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  Open the access door, which is to the right of the control panel. Your print carriage will move into view. Remove the tape from the bottom of each of your included ink cartridges, and insert each into the carriage. The tri-color cartridge goes on the left and the black cartridge on the right. Insert them with the copper-colored contacts facing in towards the unit and down, and press until they snap into place. Close the access door.

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  Press "OK" on your control panel to print out the cartridge alignment page. Once complete, lift the top lid of your printer and place the alignment page print-side down on the front left-hand corner of the glass surface. Press "OK" to start the cartridge alignment. The "On" light stops blinking and a message appears on the display indicating completion of the alignment process. Discard the alignment page.

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  Insert your the HP Officejet 5610 Windows installation disk into your optical disk drive, and wait for your computer to launch the installation program. Select to connect to a printer you have connected directly to your computer. Follow the on-screen instructions until your computer prompts you to connect the printer's USB cable.

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  Plug one end of the USB cable into the USB port on the back of the printer next to the power plug. Plug the other end into any available USB port on your computer. Wait for your computer to detect the printer and finish installation of the software.

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  Follow on-screen instructions for the fax set up and registration screens. Restart your computer when the installation completes.