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‎08-12-2026 04:29 AM

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Product: OfficeJet 6600
Operating System: Linux

The machine is over a decade old and so the SETUP cartridges have long since disappeared. How do I get past the setup screen?

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‎08-13-2026 08:45 AM - edited ‎08-13-2026 08:56 AM

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Hello @CayosCreature, Welcome to HP Support Community! 

 

Thanks for reaching out about your query regarding the HP Officejet 6600. 

 

We appreciate the opportunity to assist you and are glad we could help work toward a resolution. We hope our support has been valuable.

 

To help us get started on resolving your issue, 

1. Could you please let us know if the printer was being used before for printing purpose?

2. If the cartridges were replaced in the recent time?

3. Could you please send us an image of the error that you see on the printer?

 

Take care and have an amazing day ahead!

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‎08-14-2026 05:15 AM

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Hello!

 

There is no error screen, it’s just stuck on this one where it says to put in the cartridges from the box it came in, but as the printer is over a decade old both the box and those cartridges are long gone. It was used for printing before too. 

I saw it mentioned that you need those specific cartridges which I do not have.

 

Picture of the screen. 

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‎08-14-2026 01:24 PM

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Thank you so much for the information. @CayosCreature 

We understand that you want to bypass the setup cartridges, and we are glad to assist you.
 

We are sending you a private message with the steps to skip setup cartridges and complete the printer's initial setup. Please check the mailbox icon at the top-right corner of this screen. Private Messages - HP Support Community

 

We hope this helps resolve this issue completely.

I'm an HP Employee.


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