How to Restore Wi-Fi Setup Mode on HP Printers?

December 29th, 2022 — Amelia Sampson | 0 comments
Restore WiFi Mode

Do you need to setup your printer in the wireless mode? Or make your printer accessible over HP Smart app, HP Software or the entire printer setup? You will need to reset hp printer wifi. Besides restoring the Wi-Fi setup mode also assists with troubleshooting the wireless-related connectivity issues.

In this blog we will curate the end-to-end instruction on resetting the Wi-Fi Setup Mode on HP Printers. Read along to know more with us.

Solution 1: Restoring Wi-Fi setup mode on printers with touchscreen display

  • Initially, navigate to your printer control panel
  • Then tap on the setup menu
  • If the setup icon not available, click on the wireless icon
  • Now choose Network setup option
  • In the following select Restore Network Settings option
  • Next click yes on the access prompt that will be displayed on the control panel

You have to wait for a minute or two to see the wireless light to turn into blue color. Keep that in mind, once your printer has entered into the default mode, you should finish the setup process with two hours or else you have to re-perform restoring the Wi-Fi setup mode process.

Solution 2: Restoring Wi-Fi setup mode on printers without a touchscreen display for HP ink tank and ink jet display

  • Initially, navigate to your printer control panel
  • Then press on the cancel button to wake your printer and keep it on ready mode
  • Now press and hold the wireless and cancel button for some time
  • That is until you see a flash from your power button
  • Now, wait for a minute or two to see the wireless light to turn into blue color

Always keep in mind, once your printer has entered into the default mode, you should finish the setup process with two hours or else you have to re-perform restoring the Wi-Fi setup mode process.

Solution 3: Restoring Wi-Fi setup mode on printers without a touchscreen display

  • Initially, navigate to your printer control panel
  • Then press on the cancel button to wake your printer and keep it on ready mode
  • Now press and hold the wireless and cancel button for some time
  • That is until you see a flash from your power button
  • Now, wait for a minute or two to see the wireless light to turn into blue color

Always keep in mind, once your printer has entered into the default mode, you should finish the setup process with two hours or else you have to re-perform restoring the Wi-Fi setup mode process.

 

Restore Wi-Fi Setup Mode on some of the special HP printers

For HP Laser Neverstop Printers

  • Initially, navigate to your printer control panel
  • Then press on the cancel button to wake your printer and keep it on ready mode
  • Now press and hold the wireless button for some time
  • That is until you see that your printer restart
  • Now, wait for a minute or two
  • That is until you see the wireless light turning blue

Make sure to finish the setup within 2 hours in your HP Laser Neverstop printers or else you have to perform the restoration process.

For HP Laser and Color Laser Series Printers

  • Initially, navigate to your printer control panel
  • Then press on the menu button
  • Now press on the right navigation button from the printer control panel
  • This will navigate to the network settings
  • Next press ok
  • In the following screen, choose Wi-Fi Default
  • Then click ok
  • Now, wait for a minute or two

Make sure to finish the setup within 2 hours or else you have to perform the restoration process.

For LaserJet M109-M112 Printers

  • Initially, navigate to your printer control panel
  • Then press on the resume or the cancel button to wake your printer and keep it on ready mode
  • If it is not ready you can find it by the ready light is on but is dim
  • Now press and hold the wireless button for 20 seconds
  • That is until you see the attention light starts to blink on your printer control panel
  • Now, slowly release the wireless button

You can see the printer getting restart with the wireless light blinks in the printer control panel. Make sure to finish the setup within 2 hours in your LaserJet M109-M112 printer  or else you have to perform the restoration process.

For HP Deskjet 27 Series Printers

  • Initially, navigate to your printer control panel
  • Then press on the cancel to wake your printer and keep it on ready mode
  • Now press and hold the wireless button and cancel button for some time
  • That is like 5 seconds until you see the power lights blinks
  • Now, wait for the blue light that is the wireless light to turn blue and to blink continuously

Make sure to finish the setup within 2 hours or else you have to perform the restoration process.

For Envy Series Printers

  • Initially, navigate to your printer control panel
  • Then press on the cancel or the resume button to wake your printer and keep it on ready mode
  • Now press and hold the wireless button for some time
  • That is until you see the power and attention lights blink
  • Now, wait for a minute or two

Make sure to finish the setup in the HP envy printer within 2 hours or else you have to perform the restoration process.

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How to Resolve HP Printer Printing Very Slowly?

December 28th, 2022 — Amelia Sampson | 232 comments
Slow Printing

You are printing with your HP Printer and suddenly felt some sudden slow in the pace, tired every known methods and tired of everything? Then you are at the right place here with us. We will list the possible reason for the hp printer printing slow and the available solutions that could keep you away from the slow printing in the future.

Possible reasons that cause your HP printer to slow down are:

  • The damaged or defective ink cartridge or the toner
  • The stacked print queue
  • The printer is connected to a shared network connection
  • Interrupted network availability
  • Damaged power and USB cables
  • Irrelevant print settings
  • Paper and ink out of stock
  • Outdated printer driver

Troubleshooting hp printer printing slow issue:

Solutions for Mac users:

Solution 1: Check the quality of the print settings

The shortened fact is the high quality print takes a lot of time to print, as it will take more ink and time as well as. Hence use the high-quality settings only on the needed task. Other time you can use economy mode which takes less ink and saves you more time. To adjust the ink settings, follow the below steps

  • Initially click the spotlight shaped icon and enter preview
  • Now tap on the file and open option to get the document/photo open
  • Next click on the file and click the print option
  • This will open up the print job settings
  • Next select your printer and tap on the Show details option
  • Then open the Print Quality menu
  • Next tap on the Media & Quality option
  • Then from the drop-down choose Media & Quality or the Paper Type or Quality option
  • Now choose Normal or Draft option from the quality or print quality menu
  • Make the required changes and apply the changes

Solution 2: Reset your printer

Sometimes a simple reset can help you get over those technical glitches if you have any.

  • Initially you have to plug out the power cord while your printer is still turned on
  • In case of rechargeable battery printer, remove those printer
  • Then wait for few minutes before plugging the power cord back into the printer and the wall outlet
  • Finally turn on your printer.
  • This will reset your printer to its default print settings

Solution 3: Try turning off the quiet mode

Unfortunately, by reducing the printer sound you are reducing its speed too. So check that also while you need some speed.

  • Initially you have to open the printer homepage
  • Click on the spotlight icon
  • And search forPrinters & Scanners
  • Now choose your printer name and select Options & Supplies
  • From the following screen select Show Printer Web Page
  • In case of HP Smart app, you can select our printer
  • And then choose EWS or the printer home page
  • In the EWS page, you may asked to enter the admin password or the PIN that has been sent to your printer
  • Then from the Setting tab, you can select the Preferences option
  • Then choose Quiet mode and choose off, finally click Apply to set the changes

Solutions for Windows users:

Solution 1: Try resetting your printer

  • Initially you have to plug out the power cord while your printer is still turned on
  • In case of rechargeable battery printer, remove those printer
  • Then wait for few minutes before plugging the power cord back into the printer and the wall outlet
  • Finally turn on your printer.
  • This will reset your printer to its default print settings

Solution 2: Use HP Smart app instead of HP Print Driver

  • Initially disconnect any cables connected with your printer
  • Then from your windows search for Add or remove programs option
  • Now in the following search and choose your printer name
  • On finding your printer name, click on the printer and choose Uninstall
  • In case if you don’t find your printer name, search and find Printers & scanners
  • Then in the following screen select your printer and choose Remove device option
  • You have to click yes in the User control message
  • Then simply follow the displayed guidelines to successfully remove the printer software
  • Now navigate to the HP official site and download the HP Smart app for your device
  • Giving the print job through HP Smart app can noticeably improve the printing speed

Solution 3: Try to check and reinstall those ink cartridges

If you don’t have installed the ink cartridges as per the guidelines or if it is not fitted properly in the slot then it can also cause printing issue.

  • Initially press the power button to turn on your printer
  • Then open the cartridge door of your printer
  • Next, wait for the carriage to move and come to a rest state
  • Now press cartridge head for it to release from the slot
  • While taking them out, don’t touch the copper contacts
  • This can cause a permanent damage to them affecting the printing process
  • Besides they can also cause clogs, electrical connection failure, and ink flow issue
  • Check the cartridges, on seeing any pink tape is still intact, remove them
  • After checking the inside, reinsert the ink cartridges and close the cartridge access door

Along with these above steps follow the steps to turn off the quiet mode in your windows system.

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Why My HP Printer Assistant Not Working?

October 8th, 2022 — Amelia Sampson | 32 comments
Printer Assistant

HP printer assistant is a piece of software that helps in managing HP printer driver installation with the windows system. Further the HP assistant gives assistance for users with scanning, checking ink levels, order supplies and more. Some users may sometimes experience HP Printer Assistant Not Working issues. This may occur due to any of the underlying technical glitches.

For assisting those users, in this article we will cover the end-to-end steps in providing a deeper insight on the reasons and solutions for HP Printer Assistant Not Working issue.

Troubleshooting HP Printer Assistant Not Working issue

Initially you have to make sure that the HP printer assistant is installed in your system. Find and double-click on the printer icon on your desktop. If you don’t have the shortcut, from windows search your printer model and choose your printer model. In the following screens you may find the printer assistant. If you don’t find the printer assistant, then you can download the latest version from the HP official site.

Uninstall the existing HP printer driver

Before starting with uninstallation, make sure the USB cable is disconnected from your printer and the system. Then open the control panel and select Programs and features option. Then from the following choose HP printer software. Then right-click to uninstall the program. Once done uninstalling restart the computer to proceed with the next step.

Reinstall the latest HP printer driver

Initially make sure no cable is connected with your printer. You can connect the cable when needed. Then from your system navigate to the HP printer home page. And choose software and driver downloads. In the “Let’s identify your product to get started” page, enter the printer model number and click submit. Finally under the driver tab tap on the Download option. 

Reconnect the printer

Tap on the printer icon to open the printer setup screen. Then click on the “connect a new printer” option. Simply follow the onscreen instruction to complete the reconnection process. Once finished try opening the HP Printer Assistant if it gets opened the problem solved if not you can try further steps.

Restart the devices connected with your printer and the printer

Restarting any electrical device can sometime help you with the problem. We advise you the same with this issue. Try to restart your router, system and printer.

Disable the antivirus

Sometimes the antivirus may assume the HP printer and its software as a threat to the system. The antivirus will in turn block all its communication with the windows. Hence, the user may try to uninstall the anti-virus or make proper adjustments to continue with the HP printer assistant.

We hope this article would help you assist in solving your existing issue and help you continue with your printing job. For more information on queries and doubts on HP Printer Assistant, please contact the HP customer support executives for professional assistance and smart solutions tailor-made for every user situation.

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How to Scan with an HP Printer on Windows & Mac?

October 8th, 2022 — Amelia Sampson | 25 comments
Scan with printer

Do you want to scan any document or photo from your windows or Mac computer? Then this article is for you. We have consolidated every possible method to scan any document or photo from HP printer. Read along to know more.

Steps on how to scan from HP printer to windows and mac

For scanning from windows, there are three methods available. They are:

HP smart app

  • Initially place the document inside the scanner glass or in the ADF if you have more document to scan
  • Then open the HP Smart app from your computer
  • Click on the scan tile
  • Choose your printer name
  • In the following screen, do the needful settings
  • Then click the scan button at the bottom of the screen
  • Check the preview screen, do the needful edits and click done
  • Once scanned, you can choose to print, share or fax

Windows Fax and Scan software

  • First place the document in the printer
  • Then from your system, search and choose Windows Fax and Scan
  • In the following screen, tap on in the New scan from top-left corner
  • Choose your printer name and click Ok
  • Do the needful changes in the following settings screen
  • Finally click the scan button

Windows Devices and Printers software

  • Place the document in the scanner glass or the ADF
  • Then from your system, search and choose Windows Devices and Printers
  • In the following screen, choose your printer name
  • Right-click on your printer name and select start scan option
  • Do the needful changes in the following settings screen
  • Click preview
  • Then click scan
  • One scanned you can choose to print, fax or share the scanned document

HP Smart to scan your document from the HP printer in MacOS

  • Initially install the HP smart app in your Mac system
  • Make sure to setup your printer in the application
  • From your printer, load the required paper and document inside the scanner glass
  • You can use the guide rails to place the paper properly inside the printer
  • In case of having multiple documents, use ADF (Automatic Document Feeder)
  • Once you load the paper, open HP smart app
  • If there is multiple printer connected to the application, choose your printer name
  • Then click the scan tile from the bottom of the screen
  • In the following screen, adjust the settings as per your desire
  • Now click scan

You can preview the scan to add more pages or reorder the existing pages. Further, you can edit the file name and scan. In the following page do the needed editing and click Done. Again check the altered settings in the preview screen. Once scanning got finished from the Mac system to the HP printer, you can print, save, or share the scanned documents.

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How to Improve the Quality of Faxes on HP Printers?

October 7th, 2022 — Amelia Sampson | 42 comments
Improve Fax Quality

Having issues with quality of fax? There are simple steps and adjustments you can make to the settings of fax in the sending and the receiving fax machines to receive a perfect quality fax.

Simple steps to improve fax quality on HP printer

Start with cleaning the physical parts

Initially it’s better to look and eliminate any physical hindrances seen with the printer parts. For that turn off your printer and remove all the connected cords. Open the scanner lid and use lint-free, soft cloth to clean the surface. You can use a distilled water spray to wipe off any dust/debris sediment on the scanner surface.

Then go with software elements

Make sure you are using the updated and latest version of the printer driver software. Navigate to the HP official home page and tap on the HP Software and Driver Downloads where you can check and download the recent firmware updates if available.

Now adjust few technical specifications

Try reducing the fax transmission speed that can probably improve the fax quality on hp printer. For that, from the printer control panel, tap on the Basic Fax Settings followed by Advanced Fax Settings. Then choose speed and select slow.

Set auto retransmission for improved quality

Turning on the Error Correction Mode (ECM) assists in auto detection of unacceptable quality and requests another copy. To turn on ECM, from your printer control panel, tap on the Basic Fax Settings, then Advanced Fax Setting. From the following page, choose Error Correction Mode. Finally make sure the ECM is turned on.

Reset and service the printer

While your printer is still turned on, remover the power cables from the printer. Wait for a minute before turning on your printer. This process will reset your hp printer. If none of the above steps helps you improve fax quality on hp printer, you can contact hp customer support who can give appropriate advice on the ongoing issue.

Document format and design properties for high quality fax

Always look for the document format, properties and the design elements like font size, colors and brightness before starting the fax sending/receiving process to improve fax quality on hp printer.

  • The Standard quality for portrait layout should be 1728 pixels wide and 1100 pixels vertically for standard quality
  • For High quality the resolution must range from 1728 pixels wide and 2200 pixels vertically.
  • Make sure the fonts are in pure black on a pure white background
  • Always prefer sans-serif over Arial fonts. Also you can choose much softer and rounded fonts like Calibri or Verdana on a scale of 10
  • Keep in mind black or grey images render with high quality on comparing with the color images

Troubleshooting fax machine to work with HP printer

We will consolidate few of the quick steps that you can perform, if you face any faxing issue on HP printer.

  • Initially check your phone line
  • Call the fax number to check if the receiving end is working without any issues
  • Try removing any other devices connected to the fax line
  • Always use the fax cord shipped along with the printer
  • Before faxing check your physical fax setup.

We hope this article helps you find the faxing issue and provides you with instruction on improving the fax quality.

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