HP ENVY 5020 PRINTER INSTALLATION

Brandon
4 min readFeb 17, 2022

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Contents in the box:

  • The HP Envy 5020 printer
  • Ink cartridges (2)
  • Power cord
  • Documentation sheets

Hardware setup:

  • Unpack the HP Envy 5020 printer from the carton.
  • Place the printer on a flat surface; ensure that the printer is placed close to the computer for easy connection.
  • Remove the protective tapes surrounding the printer body; discard them.
  • Unpack the power cord from the sealed packaging.
  • Connect the power cord to the main power source and to the rear end of the HP Envy 5020 printer.
  • Locate and remove the packaging material present inside the printer.
  • Turn on the printer.
  • The print head will come to the optimal position.
  • Unpack the ink cartridges from the sealed packaging.
  • Remove the protective tape from the bottom of the cartridge.
  • Make sure that the latch of the cartridge slot is open for both.
  • Place the ink cartridges into the respective color slots.
  • Close the cartridge latch, so that it holds the cartridge in position. Close the cartridge access door.
  • Open and pull the paper tray from the bottom of the printer.
  • Move the paper guides to the sides inside the paper tray.
  • Have a paper stack ready in hand.
  • Adjust the paper to ensure that there are no issues while printing.
  • Once the paper media is placed, adjust the paper guide in accordance with the edges of the paper.
  • Close the paper tray and insert it back into the printer.
  • Pull the paper extender tray manually from the top of the paper tray.

Download the driver:

  • In your browser, open the support page for the HP Envy 5020 printer.
  • Click the Software, Drivers and Firmware tab on the left pane.
  • Click the Choose a different OS option.
  • Select the OS you are using from the Operating System drop-down list and the version from the Version drop-down list.
  • Click the Change button.
  • Click the Driver-Product Installation Software link (Note: For both Windows and Mac, the best driver is the HP Smart app).
  • Download the HP Smart app.

Software Installation:

  • Make sure that the HP Envy 5020 printer is connected to the wireless network.
  • Ensure that the computer is also connected to the same wireless network as the printer.
  • You must create an HP account to access all the functions of the printer.
  • Once the HP Smart app download is complete, run the installation.
  • Open HP Smart.
  • Usually, the app finds the printer automatically. If not, click the + button and add the HP Envy printer to the app.
  • Complete the installation for the HP Envy 5020 printer.

HP ENVY 6055 INSTALLATION

Contents in the box:

  • The HP Envy all-in-one 6055 printer
  • The HP Black cartridge
  • The Tri-color instant cartridge (Yellow, Cyan, Magenta)
  • The User and the Installation guides
  • Power cord

HARDWARE SETUP:

  • Unpack the HP Envy 6055 printer from the carton.
  • Place the printer on a flat surface, closer to the computer.
  • Remove the protective tapes present on the printer body.
  • Open the cartridge access door and remove the packaging material present inside.
  • Remove the power cord from the sealed packaging.
  • Connect the power cord to the main power source and the back end of the HP Envy 6055 printer.
  • Open the cartridge access door of the printer.
  • Get rid of the packaging material that is present inside.
  • Open the latch of the ink cartridge holders.
  • Unpack the color ink cartridge from the packaging; remove the protective tape from the bottom.
  • Place the cartridge on the left side of the cartridge holder and close the latch (repeat this step for the other ink cartridge).
  • Close the cartridge access door.
  • Open and pull out the paper tray from the bottom of the printer.
  • Adjust the paper guides to the sides inside the tray.
  • Have a paper stack ready in hand.
  • Place the paper stack inside and move the paper guides to the sides of the paper.
  • Once done, push the paper tray back into the HP Envy 6055 printer.

DOWNLOAD HP ENVY 6055 DRIVER

  • On your computer, open the HP Envy 6055 printer page.
  • On the left side of the page, click the Software, Drivers and Firmware tab.
  • The Support page will automatically detect the operating system of your computer and show a list of drivers on the screen.
  • The support page will suggest you download the HP Smart app.
  • Click Install.
  • Based on the Windows or Mac OS you are using, the Microsoft Store or the App Store page will open.
  • Download the driver for HP Envy 6055.

INSTALL THE DRIVER

Before installing the driver, ensure that the HP Envy 6055 printer is connected to the network.

  • Once the HP Smart app download is complete, run the installation.
  • Open HP Smart.
  • Usually, the app finds the printer automatically. If not, click the + button and add the HP Envy printer to the app.
  • Complete the installation for the HP Envy 6055 printer.

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