New printer setup without setup cartridges „04-17-2018 01:02 pm. @lsacco. welcome to hp forums. this is a great place to get support, find answers and tips. i understand that you were gifted an hp photosmart 7520 but you do not have the startup ink . i'll try my best to help. let's try enabling the trade supplies feature form support menu. since those are crucial steps, i will send you a. Setup ink cartridges are used only to set up a new hp printer or printhead and supply ink for the first series of your print jobs. they are specially designed to initialize a printer and calibrate ink levels.. In the past hp would say to keep the cartridges and use them in your replacement printer. is the printer asking for setup cartridges? if so i would suggest you contact hp support for replacement cartridges..
Thanks for taking an interest in the hp support forums! this is a great location to get resolutions and interact with experts from the community. as i understand you are having issues with the setup cartridges being faulty on your hp envy printer. don't worry i'll be really glad to help you with. If you still have the printer with this problem bear in mind that you can use it without "setup cartridges". according to hp, setup cartridges are used only for calibration, (most of the time) they have the same capacity as a standard pack, but the embedded chip as signal that marks them as special cartridges.. Hello from portugal! if you still have the printer with this problem bear in mind that you can use it without "setup cartridges". according to hp, setup cartridges are used only for calibration, (most of the time) they have the same capacity as a standard pack, but the embedded chip as signal that marks them as special cartridges..