Setup: HP Smart Tank 515 551 555 559 516 519 Ink Tank Printer

[@royj58]

My printer came without instructions, your video helped me set it up. Very much appreciated, thank you.

[@josephamon7681]

Thanks for the video

[@TKsTechTalk]

Hi, thanks for watching and glad you found it useful.

[@nadiabeharie7868]

Thank you for this video it was useful. I'm terrible at installing things..Great help.

[@TKsTechTalk]

Hi, Thanks for watching glad you found it useful and this is why I did it during my first time experience so people can learn from my mistakes.

[@FKDMRYT]

thanks, installing this cartridges is very confusing

[@TKsTechTalk]

Hi, thanks for watching. You are most welcome and glad you found it useful.

[@Cocomelon00007]

Awesome buddy.....Cheer's

[@TKsTechTalk]

Hi, thanks for watching. You are most welcome, glad it was useful.

[@Rocco2793]

Had my instructions in another language. Thanks to you i got it set up. Thanks

[@jcarlzgaming1086]

Good day, I just have a query about HP ink tank. What is the process of waste ink collection of this printer? Unlike Canon, Epson or Brother, they have a maintenance cartridge or waste ink box that collects the waste ink once they perform head cleaning. And what is the advantage of this to other brand? Thanks for the reply. More power

[@EstrellaMagnet]

Helpful! Bless you 😂

[@TKsTechTalk]

Hi, Thanks for watching and you are most welcome, glad you found it useful. All the best, TK :).

[@seoyong723]

Thanks for video .......... i solved my problem ..

[@TKsTechTalk]

You are welcome :), I'm glad it was helpful for you.

[@upmanyubhati]

Thanks a lot!

[@TKsTechTalk]

You are most welcome :).

[@upmanyubhati]

@@TKsTechTalk I literally got my printer setup by watching your video and it's working perfectly . 🙏

[@TKsTechTalk]

@@upmanyubhati I'm really glad it was helpful, I posted it with the mistakes so people can learn from it.

[@upmanyubhati]

Yes sir that mistakes helped a lot

[@katharinavonwalde2222]

thank you for this video! I appreciate the subtitles too, my earphones couldn't work well so I just read the captions, I'd like to ask is there a difference between 516 and 519? I'm about to buy one of them but I'm unsure of what to use

[@TKsTechTalk]

Thanks for watching, glad you found it helpful, also I take no credit for the subtitles they are automatically generated by KZbin :), really handy feature they have created. I have compared specifications both printers side from the HP website and I cannot find any difference in terms of features, both Printers are exactly the same except the color of the printer. You can check the HP links below for 516 and 519 specifications: Smart Tank 516 - support.hp.com/emea_middle_east-en/document/c06618458 Smart Tank 519 - support.hp.com/emea_middle_east-en/document/c06336508 Also feel free to read through the other questions I have answered around paper jams and ink clogging up if that is a concern. Hope this helps.

[@shashankgaur6669]

Nice video ,how many prints after filling once the tanks.

[@arpankr.chakraborty2606]

in black & white 4k and in color 8k something like that

[@shashankgaur6669]

Thanks for the info

[@apty8969]

Do u not put the orange thing back?????

[@DanielNIS]

Heloo.How the printer work. Have you had an error until now? Print heads work good? Thank you!

[@TKsTechTalk]

Hi, thanks for watching. Till now I haven't had any major issues or errors, except having to restart once on a random light and some other issues which I have highlighted in another video about error codes and possible fixes. It still prints fine after almost 18 months and my print load is low. I would still recommend checking what else is out there and comparing before committing to buy as the paper handling on this printer is not the best. Hope that helps, let me know if you need any other info.

[@DanielNIS]

​@@TKsTechTalk Heloo. Thanks for the answer, I already bought this printer, but in what context do you refer to paper handling?

[@TKsTechTalk]

@@DanielNIS You are welcome. Check my other video on issues but in short sometimes the printer doesn't take paper in properly when printing, which I found is better if you use more paper and make sure the blue slider is always against the paper as it seems to move with vibrations sometimes. Also make sure you select the correct paper format in your application assuming you use different layouts like A4 or letter. Hope that helps.

[@DanielNIS]

@@TKsTechTalk Ok yes I pay attention to size and I keep the paper place almost full Overall I'm very happy with this printed and I print aleraready 5 photos and it went very well because for the money I gave her for only 150 euros I say it's good. Have a nice day!

[@PrinterFixed]

New friend ,good jobs 👍

[@TKsTechTalk]

Hi, Thanks for watching. Glad you found it useful and thanks for your kind comment and support. All the best, TK :).

[@ddeliyski]

Hi. Can I use any ink? Do the print heads cartridges ever need replacing? Thanks.

[@TKsTechTalk]

Hi, Thanks for watching. As far as the inks are concerned, they do last a long time depending on print volume, after almost 2 years my black cartridge is at about 50% and all colours about 75% full, though my print volume overall is pretty low, can't say exactly how many pages but would say around 400 to 500 mixed colour and black prints with a few photos full A4. The print heads I think will require replacement especially with low print volumes, after about 12 to 18 months i started to notice banding in my prints, its a shame to be honest as i think the heads are about 30 to 40% of the cost of the actual printer. I know this is a budget printer but I still think this tech needs more development, this type of issue might be less with a higher print volume, unfortunately thats not the case for me. Hope that helps, feel free to ask anything else.

[@A11January]

Thaaaaaaaaaanx; life saver

[@TKsTechTalk]

Hi, Thanks for watching. Glad it was useful.

[@plvrajshekar2424]

Hi, HP inktank 419 or smarttank 516, which is better? I am a moderate user, maybe 50 sheets per week. I need good quality scanner and copy too. I had already booked 419 online. Shall I stick to it or buy 516?

[@TKsTechTalk]

Hi, Thanks for watching. So I did a quick comparison of the two printers and the 516 is a bit more expensive than the 419. The two notable differences where that there are more nozzles on the 516 and the 516 has a 800mhz processor as opposed to a 360 mhz processor on the 419. I'm not sure how much better that makes the 516 but its possible that printouts might be very slightly better on 516 though i doubt there will be any noticeable difference. The paper input tray is also larger at 100 vs 60 pages, print speed appears comparable and so does the scanner. The 516 has a 18000 page capacity tank for black vs 15000 on 419, again i dont think this is a major concern. As i have never seen or used a 419 i can't say for sure that the 516 will exceed it for your usage but if any of the above is a concern for you perhaps shell out the little extra for the 519. Hope that helps.

[@hibotch1392]

What do you do if the orange thing in the middle is on the side ??

[@Kidicaruslover]

It’s weird that I don’t see this printer available to by on Amazon

[@TKsTechTalk]

Hi, Thanks for watching. I believe it's possible that in different regions it has a different model number. I have updated the title to reflect this and in the UK the model numbers are 555 for black and 559 for red/white version. Let me know what country you are in and I can try to help find the equivalent model. Hope that helps.

[@Kidicaruslover]

@@TKsTechTalk Ohhh that explains it! I live in the USA

[@TKsTechTalk]

@@Kidicaruslover So for the USA I don't seem to be able to find the exact model but seems that the similar model to this is the Smart Tank Plus 551 (in white/grey). Don't think there's too much difference between them from initial observation of specs. However, it seems there is another model which might be a higher spec and newer and that is the smart tank 7001 though I haven't checked the specs in detail yet. Hope that helps.

[@Kidicaruslover]

@@TKsTechTalk Thank you so much!

[@TKsTechTalk]

@@Kidicaruslover You are most welcome.

[@thewimchester1078]

Hello, one quick question, how do I make the printer use the ink from the little tanks and not from the cartidge?

[@TKsTechTalk]

Hi, thanks for watching. Basically the cartridge is actually a print head and contains no ink. The only source of ink is from the tanks and the print head uses this ink to print. I know its a confusing concept and I hope this helps, but if you need any further help let me know I will try to help. All the best, TK :)

[@thewimchester1078]

@@TKsTechTalk Thank you very much

[@TKsTechTalk]

@@thewimchester1078 You are most welcome :).

[@IaraGhost]

I got that stupid error myself that is why I am here idk how to fix it. I did not let that blue thing back down again. It worked after I pressed it again.

[@TKsTechTalk]

Hi, thanks for watching, glad you were able to solve the problem. Thanks for sharing hopefully will help others too.

[@jayantkumawat2017]

I checked there is some processor in printer 515-1.2Ghz and 516-Mhz which one is best and which will be best in both of them?

[@TKsTechTalk]

Hi, Thanks for watching. Do you have a link for 516 Mhz spec? I could only find 1.2Ghz which I think is correct, I believe 1.2Ghz would be better overall, not sure how much better though.

[@Hisham_HMA]

what are the cartridges for? i thought this printer uses ink tank, do i need to replace the cartridges also?

[@TKsTechTalk]

Hi Thanks for watching. The ink goes in the ink tank as you said and those cartridges are the print heads which the printer uses to deliver the prints. It's good that they are replaceable it will be easier to just change the head if something goes wrong rather than pay for an expensive repair or replace the printer. However we will have to see going forward exactly how easily available they are and if they are reasonably priced. Hope that helps.

[@unigirl2665]

Is it possible to remove the ink from the printer?

[@TKsTechTalk]

Hi, Thanks for watching. Unfortunately after some initial research it seems that might not be possible. There appear to be instructions on transport and basically it just says keep it upright. But your question is valid and really I think they should have made a way to drain the ink for easier transport.

[@unigirl2665]

@@TKsTechTalk Thank you for answering my question. Stay Safe!

[@king_sseulgi9736]

the print carriage wont stop in the middle. what should i do?

[@TKsTechTalk]

Hi, Thanks for watching. Are you having this issue when first setting up the printer? If so where does the carriage for the print heads stop?

[@conserve1000]

@@TKsTechTalk on left side. Print head is not moving to centre for first time print head installation

[@TKsTechTalk]

@@conserve1000 I'm not sure what the problem could be, I did not encounter this problem, would recommend calling HP if possible, to ask what the issue could be. Sorry I could not be of more help this time, and I think HP has a lot to consider when creating a new version of this printer. Hope you find a fix, all the best, TK :).

[@zoyanabeel4132]

I have set up my printer and even downloaded the app though when I print something it has a paper jam please help

[@TKsTechTalk]

HI, Thanks for watching. One thing I found with paper jams is that if I use only a few sheets of paper the printer is more prone to paper jams. To overcome this problem I made sure the paper tray was more than half full and this seems to have reduced the paper jam issue. How much paper are you putting in the printer? One more thing I can suggest is that maybe try thicker paper. I haven't tried this yet but normal A4 paper weight is 80gsm maybe try 100gsm paper and see if that helps. Hope that helps, let us know how you get on.

[@zoyanabeel4132]

@@TKsTechTalk Hi Thanks This really helped me Thanks a ton

[@TKsTechTalk]

@@zoyanabeel4132 Excellent, glad it was of help to you :).

[@arshanzoya725]

My ink cartridge is not moving/ sliding wt can I do?

[@yairleviov1007]

Why can I not do duplex printing? Write that it supports manual duplex printing I would be happy to help a user from both Apple and iPhone and it does not work for me

[@TKsTechTalk]

Hi, Thanks for watching. You are right the specs to mention manual duplex but it says driver support provided. I'm guessing this would work when printing from a PC or Laptop as maybe those drivers support the duplex. Thanks for pointing out that it doesn't currently work from a phone hopefully HP will address this along with all the other issues highlighted in my other video.

[@shihaarasaheed2502]

That was really helpful.. Thanks for sharing the video ..

[@TKsTechTalk]

Hi, Thanks for watching. You are most welcome.

[@thedankfootballtricks]

thanks for this video. really appreciate it!!!

[@TKsTechTalk]

Hi Thanks for watching and You are most welcome.

[@suhreedkundu8013]

could somone tell me all the names for the inks and the fat things inside the printer im confused about those and i need to buy those to fix my printer...

[@TKsTechTalk]

Hi, Thanks for watching. The cartridges inside the printer are the print heads. The black one is for black ink and in my video at 20 seconds you can see the part number is X4E75A, and the purple one is for colour inks with part number M0H50A, at least they are the parts I got with the printer and assuming its same for after market purchase. You can see my video for install instructions or visit the link at HP below: support.hp.com/emea_middle_east-en/document/c06263927 The inks are in bottles and the black one has a code of GT53XL and the 3 colours (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow) all have part numbers GT52. Hope that helps, feel free to ask anything else.

[@josephamon7681]

please can you encounter frequent head cleaning

[@TKsTechTalk]

Hi, thanks for watching. Personally I haven't experienced it too much and my print volume is low so not sure if that affects how often the printer cleans, hope that helps.

[@AJ_Aslam]

I've always used laser printers, are these meant to be better?

[@TKsTechTalk]

I think overall laser printers are better especially for double sided printing on normal paper. The only factor here is cost, ink tank printers offer large ink capacity for a much lower price making them ideal for home and small office.

[@friendsvlog5287]

How much black and white print

[@TKsTechTalk]

HI, Thanks for watching. As advertised by HP the black ink ( I believe the XL version) supports up to 6000 pages. One thing to remember is that this number is usually based on about 5% page coverage so this can vary a lot based on usage. Hope that helps.

[@sunilksingh210]

How frequently I should use them to stop printhead jamming?Will it work perfectly if i use it for 4-5 prints/week!

[@TKsTechTalk]

As you can see from my unboxing and setup video I have only had the printer for about 2.5 months. With this in mind I can't really put an accurate volume which would stop the print head from clogging up but what I can say is that I am definitely not printing as much as 4-5 prints per week and it is still fine so far, from other videos I have watched and things I have read on the internet, generally 4-5 prints per week should keep it from clogging and again all I can say for now is time will tell, we will need 6 months to 1 year to really know if it is an issue. One more thing I would like to add if you haven't already bought this printer is that, I have had a few issues with paper jams and I have a friend who has the same printer and reported the same, so this might be something to think about. Alternatively if you want to reduce the risk of paper jams and ink clogging in the heads, my friend who has the HP, previously owned the Canon equivalent for about 3 years and only then experienced print head clogging and less paper jams, so maybe the Canon equivalent (I believe the current model is G3411) may be a better option, as I believe the Canon has a self clean function, which periodically cleans the head itself assuming the printer is left on (at least that's how I think it works). I can't comment on the Epson equivalent as I do not have any interaction with it but as far as I know the HP does have replaceable print heads but the Epson doesn't. Thanks for watching and I hope this helps.

[@daisonkp39]

Very usefull video thank u very much sir, thank u 👌🙏🙏

[@TKsTechTalk]

Hi, Thanks for watching, glad it was useful for you.

[@youtubecreator2014]

Sir pls help my hp printer 516 us not print ing yellow colour

[@TKsTechTalk]

Hi, Thanks for watching. I'm not too sure why that would happen but could be an issue with the colour print head. Have you tried to clean the head? Here is a link below which has some steps you could try and see if it work for you: support.hp.com/gb-en/document/c06289033 Hope that helps.

[@abc123mnb]

you didn't show very important part when install 2 heads inside

[@TKsTechTalk]

Hi, Thanks for watching. From 5:05 to 6:25 I show how to place the colour head inside after I did the black one myself. The process is same for both, just make sure you click it all the way in like I showed in the video. Hope that helps.

[@amittiwari-vc2uz]

Sir iska driver kese download kare

[@TKsTechTalk]

Hi thanks for watching, For windows 10 this is the link: www.microsoft.com/en-ae/p/hp-smart/9wzdncrfhwlh?rtc=1#activetab=pivot:overviewtab Let me know if you need it for something else. Hope that helps.

[@MagicsOfUniverse]

How frequent there should be prints made using this ? Both color & B/W ?

[@TKsTechTalk]

Hi, Thanks for watching. To be honest I couldn't find any definitive information on this, however if it helps I really do not use my printer much, less than a page every 2 weeks. So far I haven't had any issues but I guess we will only know the impact after 1 year of very little printing. Also if it helps, I believe if the printer has been idle for a long time when you print it generally cleans the head first to reduce the risk of having print problems. Hope that helps.

[@roeypinkas8786]

What about auto duplex and manual duplex, how it done for 10 pages?

[@TKsTechTalk]

Hi, Thanks for watching. According to the HP site Duplex is possible but only manual duplex is supported. I haven't personally tested it but the video below describes how the manual duplex function works. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKuuc6h-f7OVqdE For 10 pages (I'm assuming this means 5 pages double sided) it will print 5 pages, then you reverse the pages and put them all back in and it will print the remaining 5 pages on the backs of the first 5. At least in this scenario it only requires 1 flip but I can't say how long the printing time is and naturally this varies based on content of each page. Hope that helps.

[@JoJo-vm8vk]

HP 515 is worst printter I ever had. You have to go trhough HP software to print PDF double sided. Even then, paper management is fucked up, you should better stay right by printer side while it's printing in case the paper exit is tucked. When trying to print manual double sided, when you try to re-insert in the paper feed the first part of the printing, something is damaging the paper and then it's paper jam inside the printer. Print quality is good, delivered with a lot of ink, you could easily replace print heads, but paper an print management sucks big time !!!!!!!!

[@TKsTechTalk]

Thanks for watching, yeah I have to agree they definitely could have done much better with paper handling. There are many reports of paper jams and one more thing I don't understand is why they don't have full support for the paper. When A4 sheets are in for a long time they start to curl at the top. Otherwise as you said print quality is pretty decent and ink life so far seems good. It's a shame about the paper tray issues, surely this should have been fixed by now with all the iterations of inkjet printers which have been released over like 20+ years now.

[@PradipMondal-cz4ng]

hp ink tank 515 cartrige

[@amitaimedan]

Just got one after having a laser printer... First impression, lame printer.

[@TKsTechTalk]

Hi, thanks for watching. I have to agree no where near as good as laser.

[@Hisham_HMA]

i have the HP smart ink 516 printer, please guys no one buy it, its driving me insane, it only prints when it feels like it, it only connects to wifi when it feels like it, it takes a long time to print and to set up, it makes a lot of noise, not just normal noise, its like you put a piece of metal in a paper shredder, it has many connection issues, noise issues, app issues, worst purchase ever, i might get the Epson printer

[@MikanSakura7ginnm]

There’s a blinking thing “! 🗂” above the 3 colored dot on my 515, WHAT SHOULD I DO HELP MEEEE HUHU

[@TKsTechTalk]

Hi, Thanks for watching. The link below has some help around this which seems to be that the cartridge may not be seated correctly or is faulty. Check the section for 'Ink/Printhead light, Alert icon, and one or both Printhead icons blink' at the link below: support.hp.com/in-en/product/hp-smart-tank-500-all-in-one-series/23394952/document/c06266190 Hope this helps, let us know if you are able to solve the issue.