Welcome to the world of hassle-free printing! Today, we’ll guide you through the simple yet crucial steps to set up your new printer, ensuring a smooth and efficient printing experience.

Step 1: Unboxing and Initial Setup

Begin by carefully removing the printer from its box. Place it on a level surface where you plan to use it. Peel off any tape, stickers, and packing materials from the printer, ensuring a clean start.

Step 2: Power Up

Connect the power cord to the rear of the printer and plug the other end into an electrical outlet. Turn on the printer and wait until it’s idle. If your printer has a touchscreen control panel, follow the on-screen prompts to select your preferred language.

Step 3: HP Smart App Integration

To smoothly connect your device to the printer, download and install the HP Smart app if you haven’t already. Open the app and follow the prompts to add and set up your printer. If you already have HP Smart installed, open it, click the plus sign, and follow the app’s instructions.

Step 4: Fill the Ink Tanks

Open the ink access door, open the tank covers, and fill the ink tanks using official bottles of HP ink. Match the colors and follow the guidelines to ensure a mess-free process. Close the ink tank caps and wait for the printer to complete ink purging and calibration.

Step 5: Install Printheads

Lift the ink access door again, press the blue button to open the printhead cover, and insert the printheads that came with your printer. Close the cover and ink access door.

Step 6: Load Paper

Load plain white paper into the input tray, adjusting the guides to fit the paper size. Ensure the stack is aligned properly, and close the input tray.

Step 7: Align Printheads

Print an Alignment page, then scan it to align the printheads. Follow the printer’s instructions for either touchscreen or non-touch screen models.