6520 set up ink cartridges

hello i was recently given a brand new hp 6520 photosmart printer. however the set up ink cartridges were not in the box. i was wondering if there was a way around this or if i would be able to get a new set of these cartridges to be able to set up the printer so that we can use it. i have registered it and installed all the software. the only thing i lack is the setup cartridges to be able to use it. thank you for your time
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Hello there! Welcome to the forums @jbuckley21
I read your post about how your Photosmart 6520 did not include the Setup cartridges. In this specific case, you would need to contact HP to have the Setup cartridges sent to you, to set up the printer.
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I can not print black and white only documents and I have a full black ink cartridge

I have been an loyal HP customer since the orginal laserjet in the early 90s and then many inkjets from HP after that.
I bought an HP 6600 All in one for the house and have only ever printed in black and white.
For some reason one of the color ink carts is empty after a few months of black and white only printing.   No problem - I only print in black and white - or so I thought.
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Hi Atlanta90210,
We appreciate your brand loyalty, and I'm very sorry for the frustration this has caused.
There is a lot of good information in Cannot Print When One of the HP Ink Cartridges is Empty. It explains how your printer works and how it is designed. Another good resource is posted here.
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There is a priming process when a new cartridge is installed to remove air from the printhead. It primes all the colors and black whenever a cartridge is changed. If a cartridge is near empty and a different cartridge is replaced the priming may cause that cartridge to now be reported as low.
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