HP Printers - Loading Paper, Cards, and Envelopes

This document is for the following printers.

HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 4535 All-in-One printer	HP ENVY 4523 All-in-One printer
HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 4536 All-in-One printer	HP ENVY 4524 All-in-One printer
HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 4538 All-in-One printer	HP ENVY 4525 All-in-One printer
HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 4675 All-in-One printer	HP ENVY 4526 All-in-One printer
HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 4676 All-in-One printer	HP ENVY 4527 All-in-One printer
HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 4678 All-in-One printer	HP ENVY 4528 All-in-One printer
HP ENVY 4511 All-in-One printer	HP OfficeJet 4650 All-in-One printer
HP ENVY 4512 All-in-One printer	HP OfficeJet 4652 All-in-One printer
HP ENVY 4513 All-in-One printer	HP OfficeJet 4655 All-in-One printer
HP ENVY 4516 All-in-One printer	HP OfficeJet 4654 All-in-One printer
HP ENVY 4520 All-in-One printer	HP OfficeJet 4656 All-in-One printer
HP ENVY 4521 All-in-One printer	HP OfficeJet 4657 All-in-One printer
HP ENVY 4522 All-in-One printer	HP OfficeJet 4658 All-in-One printer

You can print on plain or specialty paper. Load plain paper, legal size paper, envelopes, or index cards in the printer's input tray.

note:
If your printer has an ADF, your printer might not look exactly like the printer in the images, but the steps are the same.

Loading plain paper in the input tray

Before you print, load plain, U.S. letter or A4 paper, or legal size paper into the input tray.

Open the input tray door, then pull it toward you to extend the input tray.

Figure : Opening the input tray
Slide the paper width guides to their outermost position.

Figure : Adjusting the paper width guides
Load a stack of U.S. letter, A4 or legal size paper into the paper tray with the short edge forward and the print side down.

Figure : Loading U.S. letter, A4 or legal size paper
Push the stack into the tray until it stops.
Slide in the paper width guides in until they rest against the edges of the paper.

Figure : Sliding in the paper width guides

Do not push the guides in so tightly that they bind against the paper.
Push the input tray into the printer.
- For U.S. letter or A4 size paper: Close the input tray door completely.
  
  Figure : Closing the tray completely
- For legal size paper: Leave the input tray door open. A portion of the legal size paper sticks of the printer.
  
  Figure : Leaving the input tray door open

Before you print, load envelopes into the input tray.

Open the input tray door, then pull it toward you to extend the paper tray.

Figure : Opening the input tray
Slide the paper width guides to their outermost position.

Figure : Adjusting the paper width guides
Load the envelopes with the print side down in the center of the input tray.

If the envelope has a flap, make sure the flap is on the left.

Figure : Example of the position of different envelopes for loading into the input tray
Make sure the stack of envelopes align with the appropriate paper size lines on the bottom of the input tray.

Do not load more than 10 envelopes at a time.
Slide in the paper width guides until they rest against the stack of envelopes, then close the input tray.

Do not push the guides in so tightly that they bind against the envelopes.

Figure : Sliding in paper width guides
Close the input tray.

Figure : Close the input tray

Before you print, load photo paper or cards into the input tray.

Open the input tray door, then pull it toward you to extend the paper tray.

Figure : Opening the input tray
Slide the paper width guides to their outermost position.

Figure : Adjusting the paper width guides
Load the photo paper or card into the paper tray with the short edge forward and the print side down.

Figure : Loading the paper or card print side down
Make sure to align the paper or card with the appropriate paper size lines on the bottom of the input tray.

Do not load more than 10 cards/photos or exceed the maximum stack height.
Slide in the paper width guides until they rest against the stack.

Do not push the guides in so tightly that they bind against the paper or cards.

Figure : Sliding in the paper width guides
Close the input tray.

Figure : Close the input tray