What Ink Does the HP OfficeJet 4655 Use?

The HP OfficeJet 4655 uses HP 63 and HP 63XL ink cartridges — one black and one tri-color. It is part of the OfficeJet 4650 series, so it shares its ink with the 4650, 4652 and 4654.

HP OfficeJet 4655 Ink Cartridges at a Glance

Yields are the manufacturer's published estimates at roughly 5% page coverage — a normal text page. Photos, graphics and heavy colour fills will use considerably more than that, so treat these as a planning number rather than a promise.

About the HP OfficeJet 4655

• Wireless all-in-one: print, scan, copy and fax
• 35-page automatic document feeder
• Automatic two-sided printing
• 100-sheet input tray
• Two cartridges: black and tri-color

The 4655 is unusual in HP's line-up: it has the document feeder, fax and auto-duplex of an office machine, but the two-cartridge ink system of a home printer. That combination means heavy document use drains the black cartridge fast while tri-color sits nearly full. Buying two 63XL blacks for every one tri-color matches how this printer actually gets used.

Standard or XL — Which HP 63 Cartridge Should You Buy?

The high-yield cartridge is almost always the cheaper way to print, because you are paying once for the shell, the chip and the shipping regardless of how much ink is inside it. If you want to see the difference for your own volume, run the numbers through our Printer Ink Cost Calculator.

Save on HP 63 / 63XL for the HP OfficeJet 4655

Castle Ink's compatible cartridges for the HP OfficeJet 4655 are built to the same page yields as the originals and are covered by a one-year guarantee. If a cartridge does not work in your printer, we replace it or refund it — no argument.

• HP 63XL Compatible Set (Black + Tri-Color)
• HP 63XL Black Compatible Ink Cartridge
• HP 63XL Tri-Color Compatible Ink Cartridge
• HP compatible ink at Castle Ink

U.S. orders over $50 ship free, and orders placed by 4 PM ET Monday through Friday go out the same day.

How to Replace the Ink in the HP OfficeJet 4655

1. Turn the printer on — the carriage will not move to the access position if it is powered off.
2. Open the cartridge access door and wait for the carriage to slide to the centre and stop.
3. Press down on the old cartridge to release it, then pull it toward you and out.
4. Unwrap the new cartridge and peel off the protective tape. Do not touch the copper contacts or the nozzle plate.
5. Slide the new cartridge into its slot at a slight upward angle and press until it clicks firmly into place.
6. Close the door and let the printer run its alignment page. Skipping alignment is the most common cause of banding people blame on the cartridge.

Troubleshooting the HP OfficeJet 4655

ADF pulls multiple sheets at once. The 4655's feeder rollers pick up paper dust quickly. Wipe them with a barely damp lint-free cloth — it fixes most multi-feed complaints on this model.

Black text printing with a colour tint. Set the copy or print quality to "Text" so the printer stops compositing black from the tri-color cartridge.

Print quality drops off after the printer sits unused. Print one colour page every couple of weeks. It costs almost nothing and it keeps the nozzles from drying, which is far cheaper than the deep cleaning cycles required to recover them.

The ink gauge reads low on a brand-new cartridge. Ink level reporting is an estimate, and on compatible cartridges it can read low, unknown, or not at all. Judge by print quality, not by the gauge.

Cartridges That Do Not Fit the HP OfficeJet 4655

These come up constantly in mistaken orders. None of them will work in an HP OfficeJet 4655:

• HP 65 / 65XL — DeskJet 3700 and Envy 5000 series
• HP 67 / 67XL — DeskJet 2700e and Envy 6000e series
• HP 62 / 62XL — Envy 5540 and OfficeJet 200 series
• HP 302 / 304 — European part numbers

Official HP Resources

• HP Printer Support
• Replace Ink Cartridges (HP guide)

Bottom Line

The HP OfficeJet 4655 uses HP 63 / 63XL. For anything more than occasional printing, buy the high-yield version — the cost per page is meaningfully lower and you change cartridges less often. Castle Ink stocks compatible ink for this printer with free U.S. shipping over $50 and a one-year guarantee, and you can find guides for every other model we cover on our Find Ink by Printer page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the OfficeJet 4655 use HP 63 or HP 62?
HP 63. HP 62 is used by the Envy 5540 and the OfficeJet 200 / 250 mobile printers.

How many pages does an HP 63XL black print?
About 480 pages at 5% coverage, versus roughly 190 for the standard 63.

Is the 4655 ink the same as the 4650?
Yes — the whole OfficeJet 4650 series uses HP 63 / 63XL.

Can I buy just the black cartridge?
Yes. On this printer black almost always runs out first, so buying singles is usually the smarter purchase.

Does the 4655 print double-sided automatically?
Yes, automatic duplex is built in.

Why does the printer keep asking to align cartridges?
It runs an alignment after every cartridge change. Let it finish — skipping it causes the banding people then blame on the ink.

Is shipping free?
Yes — free U.S. shipping over $50 and a 1-year guarantee.

Shop Compatible Ink at Castle Ink

Save 50–70% on replacement cartridges for the HP OfficeJet 4655. Guaranteed to work, backed by Castle Ink's compatibility guarantee.

• HP 63XL Compatible Set (Black + Tri-Color)
• HP 63XL Black Compatible Ink Cartridge
• HP 63XL Tri-Color Compatible Ink Cartridge
• HP compatible ink at Castle Ink

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Not sure which printer you have? Start at our Find Ink by Printer guide.

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