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‎07-25-2016 08:03 AM

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Product: Office Jet 6830

Hello collected wisdom! Is is possible to check ink levels on this printer and if so only replace individual color cartridges? I seem to use a lot of blue and don't want to replace the yellow and red if they are still full. It seems wasteful. I know I have to buy all three colors together but still.....

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‎07-25-2016 10:36 AM

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Hi @Kathyd1290,

Sure, you may check the ink levels for each cartridge from the printer screen or from its software.

 

Follow these steps to locate teh ink levels from the printer screen or software, each ink cartridge is marked seperately:

http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Officejet-Pro-6830-e-All-in-One-Printer-series/5390307/model/...

 

Regards,

Shlomi



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‎07-25-2016 10:36 AM

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Hi @Kathyd1290,

Sure, you may check the ink levels for each cartridge from the printer screen or from its software.

 

Follow these steps to locate teh ink levels from the printer screen or software, each ink cartridge is marked seperately:

http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Officejet-Pro-6830-e-All-in-One-Printer-series/5390307/model/...

 

Regards,

Shlomi



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‎07-25-2016 11:44 AM

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Thank you! I also found a pdf copy of my hp manual that showed me where to do that!  Thanks so much!

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