Product End-of-Life Disassembly Instructions

Product Category: Inkjet Printer

Marketing Name / Model:
[List multiple models if applicable.]
HP Officejet Pro 8600 e-AiO printer

Purpose: The document is intended for use by end-of-life recyclers or treatment facilities. It provides the basic instructions
for the disassembly of HP products to remove components and materials requiring selective treatment, as defined by EU
directive 2002/96/EC, Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE).
1.0 Items Requiring Selective Treatment
1.1 Items listed below are classified as requiring selective treatment.
1.2 Enter the quantity of items contained within the product which require selective treatment in the right column, as
applicable.
Quantity
of items
Item Description
Notes
included
in product
Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) or Printed Circuit
Assemblies (PCA)

Printing Mechanism, Scanner bed, Carriages,

Control panel; Surface area > 10 sq. cm

Batteries

Main PCA; Lithium coin style batteries

Mercury-containing components

Liquid Crystal Displays (LCD) with a surface greater

than 100 sq cm
Cathode Ray Tubes (CRT)
Capacitors / condensers (Containing PCB/PCT)
Electrolytic Capacitors / Condensers measuring
greater than 2.5 cm in diameter or height

Located within external power supply

External electrical cables and cords

Connected to external power supply

Gas Discharge Lamps

Plastics containing Brominated Flame Retardants
Components and parts containing toner and ink,
including liquids, semi-liquids (gel/paste) and toner
Components and waste containing asbestos
Components, parts and materials containing
refractory ceramic fibers
Components, parts and materials containing
radioactive substances
2.0 Tools Required
List the type and size of the tools that would typically be used to disassemble the product to a point where components
and materials requiring selective treatment can be removed.
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Tool Description

Tool Size (if

applicable)

Torx screw driver

T6, T8, T10

Flat blade screw driver

Tweezer
Combination plier
3.0 Product Disassembly Process
3.1 List the basic steps that should typically be followed to remove components and materials requiring selective treatment:
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)

Remove and disassemble duplexer.

Remove and disassemble control panel from main case part.
Remove and disassemble scanner assembly.
Remove case parts and sort according to plastic part marking.
Set aside items requiring selective treatment from scanner assembly, control panel and chassis.

3.2 Optional Graphic. If the disassembly process is complex, insert a graphic illustration below to identify the items
contained in the product that require selective treatment (with descriptions and arrows identifying locations).

Figure 1 HP OfficeJet Pro 8600 before disassembly.

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Figure 2 To remove duplexer: press the connection button (refer to red arrows) and detach it from printer base.
Disassemble duplexer with care, and set aside plastic parts according to plastic code marking.

Figure 3 To remove control panel: unscrew tied at printer front case under rubber (refer to red circle), detach
connection, and remove control panel from printer case. Also remove cable connecting control panel. Disassemble
control panel with care, and set aside item required selective treatment.

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Figure 4 & 5 - To remove scanner assembly: unscrew on the front case, back case (refer to red circles), and behind
control panel assembly, give a push underneath the scanner glass part. Open up the scanner assembly from printing
mechanism, gently remove cable connecting scanner assembly and the main PCA. Disassemble scanner with care,
and set aside all items required selective treatment. Also, set aside plastic parts according to plastic marking code.

Figure 6 To remove case part: detach connection at bottom of printer (refer to red arrows), dismantle case parts
from the front and both sides of the printer.

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Figure 7 - Remove main PCA from printing mechanism by unscrewing and detaching all connected cables and wires
(refer to red arrows). Gently pull out and remove all internal cords. Remove speaker located at the side of main PCA.

Figure 8 To remove chassis: remove carriage assembly (refer to blue circle), followed by the chassis by removing all
screws on chassis and assembly.. Set aside all PCAs for selective treatment.

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Figure 9: Remove power supply and motors located at the bottom of chassis. Gently remove wires and cables
connecting motors with chassis.

Figure 10: Printer base after disassembly.

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