How to set up hp officejet 5740 printer

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• How to set up HP Officejet 5740 printer
• Once you receive the HP Officejet 5740 printer
  from the shipment, you need to set it up. Setup
  process includes both hardware and software
  setup. After completing the setup process, you
  can start to print a document. Make use of the
  guides which are listed below to easily setup
  your printer.
• Take off the printer from the box and then peel
  off all the tapes, stickers and packing
  materials from the printer.
• Unlock the scanner lid, unwrap all the tapes and
  stickers from it and then lock the scanner lid.
• Ensure that you remove all hardware and materials
  from the box prior to discarding or recycling
  the box.
• Plug the power cord to the posterior side of the
  printer and then connect the other end of the
  power cord to an electrical outlet.
• Power on the HP Officejet 5740 printer. From the
  control panel of the printer, choose your
  language and click on Continue.
• Select your country or region and then click on
  the Continue Setup. Set the month, day, and year
  and then choose Continue.
• Set the time and then select Continue to finish
  the preferences setup. Place plain white paper
  into the main input tray after you unpack the
  printer from the packing material.
• Pull the input tray towards you to open it. Load
  papers inside the input tray.
• The papers must be compatible with the printer.
  After placing the paper, push in the input tray
  until it locks into place.
• Take off a new cartridge from the package. Remove
  all tapes and stickers from it. Ensure that the
  cartridge is clean. If not, clean it.
• The printer will not recognize the cartridge if
  the cartridge is not clean.
• Unlock the cartridge access door. The Change Ink
  option gets displayed in the bottom right corner
  of the touchscreen.
• Place the black ink cartridge into the right side
  of the slot and then position

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• the color ink into the left side of the slot.
• Lock the cartridge access door. Click on the Ok
  option. Once the alignment is completed, the
  printer prints an alignment page.
• In case the alignment page doesnt print, use the
  steps to finish the alignment
• Ensure that you have place plain white paper into
  the paper tray.
• From the printers control panel, click Setup.
  Choose Printer Maintenance and click Align
  Printer.
• Use the guides on the control panel to finish the
  alignment process. Once the alignment is
  complete, the printer prints an alignment page.
• Click Ok and then discard or recycle the
  alignment page. You need to install the suitable
  driver and software.
• Get directed to our website, click on the
  Software Download option to get the updated
  driver and software for the printer.
• For Windows operating system, download the .exe
  file type and for Mac operating system, download
  the .dmg file type.
• Install the software on the computer where you
  have saved the documents for printing.
• Choose the suitable connection type during the
  installation process.
• Now your HP Officejet 5740 printer is ready to
  print a document.
• Try to print a sample document using the printer
  to check its performance.
• To know more support and guidance about HP
  Officejet 5740 Printer are available at
  123.hp.com/oj5740 setup