Q: Should the ink cartridges be taken out?
A: 1. Get a magic marker (black) 2. Get ziplock plastic bag 3. Remove the paper 4. Take each ink cart out and place them in their own ziplock. 5. Mark which one is color and black 6. Place them each in your refrigerator door or out of the way 7. Unplug the printer power cord and USB wrap it up 8. Get a large trash page and place the printer inside 9. Tight it up and store the printer in cool/dry area.