5610 HP Officejet

The HP Officejet 5610 All-in-One multifunction inkjet printer is an improvement over the mediocre 5510. The PC and MAC compatible Officejet 5610 scans/faxes/copies, at an improved, 48 bit, 1,200 x 2,400 dpi resolution. The color printing is at a max 4,800 x 1,200 optimized dpi while black and white is at 1,200 x 1,200 dpi, both of which are par. The Officejet 5610’s print quality is still merely fair. The text and graphics are average and the photos are many times grainy and show streaks. Printing is slightly faster at a max average of 17 pages per minute. The Officejet 5610 surprisingly still lacks slots for any major memory card or a PictBridge port for directly connecting to your digital camera. The printer still uses the simple 2 ink cartridge system with 4 colors (HP 56 Black Inkjet and HP 57 Tricolor Inkjet) but there is now an option to replace the black with photo ink cartridge (HP 58 Photo Inkjet) for 6 color photo printing. However, since they’re not individual cartridges they are less efficient and might cost more in the long run. Overall, the Officejet 5610 is an improvement and worth a look but there are still better printers out there for the cost.

How to Replace Ink Cartridges in an HP 5610 All-In-One Printer

At some point, your HP 5610 All-In-One machine will need fresh ink. Changing out the ink cartridges is easy, but if done improperly, the print carriage can be damaged. Here’s a step-by-step guide to changing the print cartridges safely.

Ink Prices

HP Cartridge Refill

Screen Printing Ink

Fax Ink Cartridges

Step 1

Turn your HP All-In-One printer. When the power is turned off, the printer will not release the used cartridges. Forcing the old cartridges out will damage the printer.

Step 2

Pull the print-carriage access door forward to open. The print cartridge will automatically move to the right side of the All-In-One. When the machine goes silent, you’ll know the print-carriage is done positioning itself.

Step 3

Press down on the old print cartridge to release it. The color cartridge is docked in the slot on the left, the black or photo cartridge is docked in the slot on the right. Pull the cartridge toward you. If you’re switching out the black cartridge for the photo cartridge (or vice versa), store the unused cartridge in cartridge protector that came with the All-In-One. If you don’t have one, make sure the copper colored contacts and ink nozzles are protected.

Step 4

Take the new print cartridge out of its packaging. Pull the pink pull tab to remove the plastic from the ink nozzles and copper-colored contacts, being careful not to touch them.

Step 5

Place the new print cartridge into the slot and push it until it clicks into place, then close the print cartridge access door.

Skill: Moderately Easy

Tip: HP offers recycling for old print cartridges (see Resources below).