How to Reset HP Printer to Factory Settings-2024.1.10 Update
In modern office environments, printers are essential for printing documents, posters, and photos. However, long-term use can cause various problems and malfunctions, leading to decreased performance or inability to use. To solve these issues and restore your HP printer’s performance, resetting it to factory settings is an effective solution. This article provides step-by-step guidance on resetting your HP printer to factory settings using the printer control panel. To help you better understand the process, we’ll use three different printer series — HP DeskJet, HP Envy, and HP Color LaserJet — as examples to explain the steps in detail.
How to Reset HP DeskJet Printer to Factory Settings
We take the HP Deskjet 2700 printer as an example to introduce how to reset the HP DeskJet printer to factory settings on the printer control panel buttons. The following are the specific operating steps for resetting:
How to Reset HP DeskJet 2700 Printer to Factory Settings
Step 1：Turn on your HP DeskJet 2700 printer.
Step 2：After your HP DeskJet 2700 printer is ready, press and hold the Cancel and Wireless buttons on the printer control panel for 3–5 seconds. At this point, the Wireless and Cancel lights will continue to flash.
Step 3：Release the Wireless and Cancel buttons when their lights stop flashing, and the light on the power button starts flashing.
Step 4：After a few seconds, the light on the wireless button will start flashing, indicating that you have successfully reset your HP DeskJet 2700 printer to factory settings.
How to Reset HP Color LaserJet Printer to Factory Settings
We take the HP Color LaserJet Pro 454dw printer as an example to explain how to reset the factory settings of the HP Color LaserJet printer on the printer control panel. The following are the specific steps:
How to Reset HP Color LaserJet Pro M454dw Printer to Factory Settings
Step 1: Turn on the printer.
Step 2: When the HP Color LaserJet Pro M454dw printer is ready, slide down the tab at the top of the screen from the main screen of the printer control panel to open the dashboard.
Step 3: Touch the Setup icon in the printer control panel.
Step 4: Swipe the screen by hand, locate the Printer Maintenance, and touch the option.
Step 5: Swipe up the screen with your hand to find and touch the Restore option.
Step 6: Touch the Restore Factory Defaults option in the new interface. When a window pops up, select the Continue option.
Step 7: Wait a few seconds, and when the printer reloads back to the main screen, the reset is complete.
How to Reset HP Envy Printer to Factory Settings
We take the HP Envy 6000 printer as an example to introduce how to reset the factory settings of the HP Envy 6000 printer via the HP Smart app. Below are the specific operating steps:
How to Reset HP Envy 6000 Printer to Factory Settings
Step 1: Open your HP Envy 6000 printer and connect it to the HP Smart app on your phone.
Step 2: Open the HP Smart app on your phone. After entering the app, confirm that the printer connected is your HP Envy 6000 printer.
Step 3: After confirmation, click on the printer on the home screen of the app to enter the options interface.
Step 4: Slide the screen and select the Advanced Settings option.
Step 5: Click the OK option to redirect to the HP official website.
Step 6: Click Settings→Restore Defaults→Restore Factory Defaults.
Step 7: Enter the pin of your HP Envy 6000 printer and then swipe the screen to select the Restore Factory Defaults option.
Step 8: A new window on the phone screen; select the Yes option. Then, you can see that the top of your phone screen shows that your printer is restoring factory defaults.
Step 9: Wait a few minutes, and when your printer automatically restarts, the reset is complete.
Frequently Asked Questions about Resetting HP Printer
1. Why do I need to restore the HP printer to its factory settings?
Restoring your HP printer to its factory settings improves printing performance. There are three specific points:
1. Troubleshooting: Restoring factory settings can clear possible faults and setup issues in the printer, such as garbled files and printer connection failures. The HP printer will return to its original factory state through this operation, thereby resolving these printer issues.
2. Reset settings: Sometimes, the printer settings may cause problems, such as poor print quality, mismatched paper sizes, etc. Restoring factory settings can restore all printer settings to their default values, resolving these issues.
3. Release memory: Some redundant or temporary files may be in the printer’s memory. Restoring factory settings can clear these files, release memory, and improve the printer’s running speed.
2. Is my file and settings information missing after restoring the HP printer to factory settings?
Yes. When your HP printer is restored to its factory settings, all files in the printer will be lost, and the settings information will also be restored to the initial default values. Therefore, you need to back up important files and settings information in the printer before restoring to factory settings. After restoring the factory settings, you can also restore this information from the backup to avoid data loss.
You can choose to back up important files and settings manually or automatically. If you need to manually backup, you can copy important files and settings information to portable storage devices, such as USB drives, hard drives, etc. If you want automatic backup, you can also use professional backup software to automatically backup important files and settings information.
