Don’t bother trying to find a tray unless you get a really good deal on the part and you actually print photos. What I’ve done on these for mine and my dad's when they inevitably broke (we didn't use them for photos) is took the trays apart, threw the 4x6 inserts out, and "fixed" it for free. This DOES remove the dedicated tray, but it works if you can forego the option and do not use 4x6 or 5x7 photo paper.[br]
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***Yes, I know this is a "photo printer", but its photo printing capabilities are a joke; fine for handout photos, but you wouldn't want to use standard CMYK for photos taken with a proper Mirrorless or DSLR camera. It lacks a PK (grey) cart, which any decent photo printer has. Good ones worth using in the studio have PK and LC/LM/LY or orange inks.***
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Don’t try to find a tray unless you get a great deal on the part and print photos. What I’ve done on these for mine and my dad's when they inevitably broke (we didn't use them for photos) is take the trays apart, throw the 4x6 inserts out, and "fix" it for free. This DOES remove the dedicated tray (and 4x6 support because HP tied it to that tray >_<), but it works if you can forego the option and do not use 4x6 or 5x7 photo paper.[br]
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***Yes, I know this is a "photo printer," but its photo printing capabilities are a joke. It's fine for handout photos, but you wouldn't want to use standard CMYK for photos taken with a proper Mirrorless or DSLR camera. It lacks a PK (grey) cart, which any decent photo printer has. Good ones worth using in the studio have PK, LC/LM/LY, or orange inks.***
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The problem is there is a plastic piece in the tray that likes to snap, and you cannot get the part from HP without paying too much for plastic, or swapping the complete printer. Yes, the delete is dirty but it costs about as much as a T10 Torx driver vs a printer swap, or a new tray. Putting a drop of Super Glue on the part to keep it in place works too, but it is subpar as it is still there and the printer may still try and grab it. You want it gone, not creating the same problem later.
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The problem is a plastic piece in the tray that likes to snap, and you cannot get the part from HP without paying too much for plastic or swapping the complete printer. Yes, the delete is dirty, but it costs about as much as a whole printer in many cases, whereas the needed T10 Torx driver is MUCH CHEAPER. Putting a drop of Super Glue on the part to keep it in place works, too, but it is subpar as it is still there, and the printer may still try to grab it. Taking it out completely nips the issue.
Don’t bother trying to find a tray unless you get a really good deal on the part and you actually print photos. What I’ve done on these for mine and my dad's when they inevitably broke (we didn't use them for photos) is took the trays apart, threw the 4x6 inserts out, and "fixed" it for free. This DOES remove the dedicated tray, but it works if you can forego the option and do not use 4x6 or 5x7 photo paper.[br]
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***Yes, I know this is a "photo printer", but its photo printing capabilities are a joke. It lacks a PK (grey) cart, which any decent photo printer has. Good ones worth using in the studio have PK and LC/LM/LY or orange inks.***
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***Yes, I know this is a "photo printer", but its photo printing capabilities are a joke; fine for handout photos, but you wouldn't want to use standard CMYK for photos taken with a proper Mirrorless or DSLR camera. It lacks a PK (grey) cart, which any decent photo printer has. Good ones worth using in the studio have PK and LC/LM/LY or orange inks.***
The problem is there is a plastic piece in the tray that likes to snap, and you cannot get the part from HP without paying too much for plastic, or swapping the complete printer. Yes, the delete is dirty but it costs about as much as a T10 Torx driver vs a printer swap, or a new tray. Putting a drop of Super Glue on the part to keep it in place works too, but it is subpar as it is still there and the printer may still try and grab it. You want it gone, not creating the same problem later.
Don’t bother trying to find a tray unless you get a really good deal on the part and you actually print photos. What I’ve done on these for mine and my dad's when they inevitably broke (we didn't use them for photos) is took the trays apart, threw the 4x6 inserts out, and "fixed" it for free. This DOES remove the dedicated tray, but it works if you can forego the option and do not use 4x6 or 5x7 photo paper.[br]
***Yes, I know this is a "photo printer", but its photo printing capabilities are a joke. It lacks a PK (grey) cart, which any decent photo printer has. Good ones worth using in the studio have PK and LC/LM/LY or orange inks.***
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The problem is there is a plastic piece in the tray that likes to snap, and you cannot get the part from HP without paying too much for plastic, or swapping the complete printer. Yes, the delete is dirty but it costs about as much as a T10 Torx driver vs a printer swap, or a new tray. Putting a drop of Super Glue on the part to keep it in place works too, but it is subpar as it is still there and the printer may still try and grab it.
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The problem is there is a plastic piece in the tray that likes to snap, and you cannot get the part from HP without paying too much for plastic, or swapping the complete printer. Yes, the delete is dirty but it costs about as much as a T10 Torx driver vs a printer swap, or a new tray. Putting a drop of Super Glue on the part to keep it in place works too, but it is subpar as it is still there and the printer may still try and grab it. You want it gone, not creating the same problem later.
Don’t bother trying to find a tray unless you get a really good deal on the part and you actually print photos. What I’ve done on these for mine and my dad's when they inevitably broke (we didn't use them for photos) is took the trays apart, threw the 4x6 inserts out, and "fixed" it for free. This DOES remove the dedicated tray, but it works if you can forego the option and do not use 4x6 or 5x7 photo paper.[br]
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**Yes, I know this is a "photo printer", but its photo printing capabilities are a joke. It lacks a PK (grey) cart, which any decent photo printer has. Good ones worth using in the studio have PK and LC/LM/LY or orange inks.
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***Yes, I know this is a "photo printer", but its photo printing capabilities are a joke. It lacks a PK (grey) cart, which any decent photo printer has. Good ones worth using in the studio have PK and LC/LM/LY or orange inks.***
The problem is there is a plastic piece in the tray that likes to snap, and you cannot get the part from HP without paying too much for plastic, or swapping the complete printer. Yes, the delete is dirty but it costs about as much as a T10 Torx driver vs a printer swap, or a new tray. Putting a drop of Super Glue on the part to keep it in place works too, but it is subpar as it is still there and the printer may still try and grab it.
Don’t bother trying to find a tray unless you get a really good deal on the part and you actually print photos. What I’ve done on these (since I don’t use the photo printing function) when they break since it DOES impact the printer is I use a T10 Torx driver and discard the dedicated photo tray. This fix isn’t the best since it eliminates a feature of the printer, but it’s the best way to fix the issue in a pinch and usually doesn’t hurt most owners. This is a photo printer in the sense the function is there but it’s a CMYK machine which has a limited color palette anyway.
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Don’t bother trying to find a tray unless you get a really good deal on the part and you actually print photos. What I’ve done on these for mine and my dad's when they inevitably broke (we didn't use them for photos) is took the trays apart, threw the 4x6 inserts out, and "fixed" it for free. This DOES remove the dedicated tray, but it works if you can forego the option and do not use 4x6 or 5x7 photo paper.[br]
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**Yes, I know this is a "photo printer", but its photo printing capabilities are a joke. It lacks a PK (grey) cart, which any decent photo printer has. Good ones worth using in the studio have PK and LC/LM/LY or orange inks.
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The problem is there is a plastic piece that snaps as the printer ages that has broken and it cannot be fixed without a replacement tray. This is why I usually recommend a delete if you don’t print photos. If you do, this is not the best option and it will become annoying to live with.
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The problem is there is a plastic piece in the tray that likes to snap, and you cannot get the part from HP without paying too much for plastic, or swapping the complete printer. Yes, the delete is dirty but it costs about as much as a T10 Torx driver vs a printer swap, or a new tray. Putting a drop of Super Glue on the part to keep it in place works too, but it is subpar as it is still there and the printer may still try and grab it.
Don’t bother trying to find a tray unless you get a really good deal on the part and you actually print photos. What I’ve done on these (since I don’t use the photo printing function) when they break and it impacts the printer is I take a T10 Torx driver and discard the dedicated photo tray. This fix isn’t the best since it eliminates the dedicated photo tray and it will be an impact to a user who actually prints photos, but I’d reckon most owners can delete it without harm. This is a photo printer in the sense the function is there but it’s a CMYK machine which has a limited color palette anyway.
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Don’t bother trying to find a tray unless you get a really good deal on the part and you actually print photos. What I’ve done on these (since I don’t use the photo printing function) when they break since it DOES impact the printer is I use a T10 Torx driver and discard the dedicated photo tray. This fix isn’t the best since it eliminates a feature of the printer, but it’s the best way to fix the issue in a pinch and usually doesn’t hurt most owners. This is a photo printer in the sense the function is there but it’s a CMYK machine which has a limited color palette anyway.
The problem is there is a plastic piece that snaps as the printer ages that has broken and it cannot be fixed without a replacement tray. This is why I usually recommend a delete if you don’t print photos. If you do, this is not the best option and it will become annoying to live with.
Don’t bother trying to find a tray unless you get a really good deal on the part and you actually print photos. What I’ve done on these (since I don’t use the photo printing function) when they break and it impacts the printer is I take a T10 Torx driver and discard the dedicated photo tray. This fix isn’t the best since it eliminates the dedicated photo tray and it will be an impact to a user who actually prints photos, but I’d reckon most owners can delete it without harm. This is a photo printer in the sense the function is there but it’s a CMYK machine which has a limited color palette anyway.
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The problem is there is a plastic piece that snaps as the printer ages that has broken and it cannot be fixed without a replacement tray. This is why I usually recommend a delete if you don’t print photos.
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The problem is there is a plastic piece that snaps as the printer ages that has broken and it cannot be fixed without a replacement tray. This is why I usually recommend a delete if you don’t print photos. If you do, this is not the best option and it will become annoying to live with.
Don’t bother trying to find a tray unless you get a really good deal on the part and you actually print photos. What I’ve done on these (since I don’t use the photo printing function) when they break and it impacts the printer is I take a T10 Torx driver and discard the dedicated photo tray. This fix isn’t the best since it eliminates the dedicated photo tray and it will be an impact to a user who actually prints photos, but I’d reckon most owners can delete it without harm. This is a photo printer in the sense the function is there but it’s a CMYK machine which has a limited color palette anyway.
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The problem is there is a plastic piece that snaps as the printer ages that has broken and it cannot be fixed without a replacement tray.
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The problem is there is a plastic piece that snaps as the printer ages that has broken and it cannot be fixed without a replacement tray. This is why I usually recommend a delete if you don’t print photos.
Don’t bother trying to find a tray unless you get a really good deal on the part. What I’ve done when they break and it impacts the printer is I take a T10 Torx driver and I discard the dedicated photo tray. This fix isn’t the best since it eliminates the dedicated photo tray and it will be an impact to a user who actually prints photos, but I’d reckon most owners can delete it without harm. This is a photo printer in the sense the function is there but it’s a CMYK machine which has a limited color palette anyway.
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Don’t bother trying to find a tray unless you get a really good deal on the part and you actually print photos. What I’ve done on these (since I don’t use the photo printing function) when they break and it impacts the printer is I take a T10 Torx driver and discard the dedicated photo tray. This fix isn’t the best since it eliminates the dedicated photo tray and it will be an impact to a user who actually prints photos, but I’d reckon most owners can delete it without harm. This is a photo printer in the sense the function is there but it’s a CMYK machine which has a limited color palette anyway.
The problem is there is a plastic piece that snaps as the printer ages that has broken and it cannot be fixed without a replacement tray.
Don’t bother trying to find a tray unless you get a really good deal on the part. What I’ve done when they break and it impacts the printer is I take a T10 Torx driver and I discard the dedicated photo tray. This eliminates the dedicated photo tray and will impact users who print photos regularly but I’d say most of the owners can safely delete it. This is a photo printer in the sense the function is there but the printer is a CMYK model, which doesn’t have a professional color palette.
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Don’t bother trying to find a tray unless you get a really good deal on the part. What I’ve done when they break and it impacts the printer is I take a T10 Torx driver and I discard the dedicated photo tray. This fix isn’t the best since it eliminates the dedicated photo tray and it will be an impact to a user who actually prints photos, but I’d reckon most owners can delete it without harm. This is a photo printer in the sense the function is there but it’s a CMYK machine which has a limited color palette anyway.
The problem is there is a plastic piece that snaps as the printer ages that has broken and it cannot be fixed without a replacement tray.
Don’t bother trying to find a tray unless you get a really good deal on the part. What I’ve done when they break and it impacts the printer is I take a T10 Torx driver and I discard the photo tray. This eliminates the dedicated photo tray and will impact users who print photos regularly but I’d say most of the owners can safely delete it.
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Don’t bother trying to find a tray unless you get a really good deal on the part. What I’ve done when they break and it impacts the printer is I take a T10 Torx driver and I discard the dedicated photo tray. This eliminates the dedicated photo tray and will impact users who print photos regularly but I’d say most of the owners can safely delete it. This is a photo printer in the sense the function is there but the printer is a CMYK model, which doesn’t have a professional color palette.
The problem is there is a plastic piece that snaps as the printer ages that has broken and it cannot be fixed without a replacement tray.
Don’t bother trying to find a tray unless you get a really good deal on the part. What I’ve done when they break and it impacts the printer is I take a T10 Torx driver and I discard the photo tray. This eliminates the dedicated photo tray and will impact users who print photos regularly but I’d say most of the owners can safely delete it.
The problem is there is a plastic piece that snaps as the printer ages that has broken and it cannot be fixed without a replacement tray.