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Need Windows 11 help? Step 1: Prepare for installation Make sure your printer is turned on and your mobile device or computer is on the same Wi-Fi network you want to connect the printer to.

To use your printer on a wireless network, you need the following items:. A compatible computer or mobile device connected to your wireless network.

Make sure the computer or mobile device is connected to the same Wi-Fi network to which you want to connect the printer. Set up the printer, load paper into the input tray, and install the ink cartridges. For more information about setting up the printer, go to First Time Printer Setup. Turn on the printer and place it close to the computer and within range of the router during the setup procedure. Use Wi-Fi Direct to make a wireless connection when a wireless network is a guest network or when a Wi-Fi network is not available.

Locate the WPS button on your router but do not press it yet. On the back of the printer, press and hold the Wireless button and Power button at the same time for three seconds. On the router, press and hold the WPS button for three to five seconds or until it shows that the WPS connection process has started.

If you were unable to press the WPS button within that time frame, repeat these steps. Once the printer connects to the network, the blue Wireless light on the control panel turns on solid. Tags: Envy Pro ilion Category: Offline printer. Message 2 of 2. Dmadi61 Welcome to HP Support Community I would like to help First restore the Network settings back to default On the back of the printer, press and hold the Wireless button for at least three seconds Then try connecting the printer back to your new Network Thank you If the information I've provided was helpful, give us some reinforcement by clicking the "Solution Accepted" on this Post and it will also help other community members with similar issue.

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Safety information Always follow basic safety precautions when using this product to reduce risk of injury from fire or electric shock. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. Page 3 Table of contents 1 Printer parts Indicates the status of the printer wireless connection.

Lights up solid when connected, blinks when not connected. For more information, see Printer warning or error status on page Starts a black-and-white copy job.

To increase the number of copies, press the button multiple times. Starts a color copy job. Press the button to print an information page, check the HP Instant Ink section for diagnostic results, and then follow the instructions on the page. To check availability, visit hpinstantink. Press to turn the printer on or off. Use a USB cable to connect the printer to other devices.

For more information, see Connect using the HP Smart app on page Press and hold the Information button for at least three seconds to light all the buttons, then press the Information and Resume buttons at the same time for five seconds.

Buttons 5 Page 12 Function Button combination Complete product reset Instruction A complete product reset will clear all your personal data, settings, and network information from the printer. With the cartridge access door open, press and hold the Power button for at least five seconds. With the cartridge access door open, press and hold the Wi-Fi and Power buttons for at least three seconds.

Printer report Printer Information Page How to print Press Description Printer Information Page provides the summary information about various aspects of the printer and their current status. For this report, do not hold the Information button for three seconds first. Press and at the same time. Printer Status Report provides the current printer information, cartridge status, or recent events. It can also help troubleshoot printer problems. Wireless Network Test Report shows the diagnostics results for the status of the wireless network, wireless signal strength, detected networks, and more.

Network Configuration Page shows the network status, hostname, network name, and more. Press and Press. Wireless Quick Start Guide provides the step-by-step instructions to help you set up the wireless connection. Depending on Web Services status, Web Services Reports provide different instructions to help you turn on Web Services, set up Web Services, or fix connection issues, and more. For more information, see the following section. When lit, it indicates an ink error.

Ink cartridge lights: The black and color ink cartridges have a light for each that blinks to indicate an error. Open the door to investigate the issue. When lit, it indicates media errors or warnings such as media size mismatch, paper width mismatch, or paper length mismatch.

Edge lighting The printer Edge lighting consists of a large light bar across the front of the printer. These lights communicate printer states with color and movement. Table Edge lighting - purple Light behavior Description The light bar glows purple from the middle outward, repeating.

This lighting pattern means your printer is beaconing and ready to be found for setup. The printer will stay in Wi-Fi setup mode for two hours. To reset Wi-Fi setup mode, press the Wi-Fi button on the back of the printer. Printer is connecting to the HP Smart app and this state persists until network credentials are passed to the printer. After three minutes with no activity, the printer will return to the waiting state. The outside edges of the light bar pulse purple, repeating.

Amber flashes in the center with two persistent purple light bars at the outside edges. There is a warning or printer blocking error. For more information on amber Edge lighting, causes, and solutions, see Printer warning or error status on page When the printer exits the error state, the amber light will transition to green in the center.

The light bar glows amber towards the edges, and then transitions to green. The printer is restored to factory defaults and will automatically restart after it is done. Edge lighting and status lights 9 Page 16 Table Edge lighting - amber continued Light behavior Description The light bar fast blinks amber.

There is a serious printer error. All LEDs on the printer fast blink. Turn the printer off and then on again to resolve the issue.

Three quick amber flashes in the center of the light bar. Currently disabled button is pressed. Table Edge lighting - blue Light behavior Description The light bar pulses blue towards the center, ends with one small light bar glowing blue.

Wi-Fi Direct is on by default for your printer. It can also be turned on again by pressing buttons from the control panel. TIP: To turn on Wi-Fi Direct from the printer control panel, press and hold , The light bar pulses blue towards the center, ends with a small light bar glowing amber in the center.

To turn off Wi-Fi Direct from the printer control panel, press and hold 10 , and Wi-Fi Direct is turned off by pressing buttons from the control panel. TIP: The light bar glows blue and moves towards the edges, pulses amber in the center.

The printer has either lost Wi-Fi connection, or there is a connection error during setup. The number of Wi-Fi Direct connections has reached the maximum of five devices. To use Wi-Fi Direct from other devices, you must disconnect currently connected devices. The light bar pulses blue from the center, ends with light bar glowing green, repeating. The printer is identifying itself, when triggered by an iOS device through Printer Settings.

Table Edge lighting - white Light behavior Description The light bar glows blue-white in the center. The printer is idle and connected to a wireless network. The light bar glows white in the center. The printer is idle and not connected to a wireless network. For how to connect the printer to your wireless network, see Connect using the HP Smart app on page For how to connect your device to the printer directly using Wi-Fi Direct, see Connect wirelessly without a router on page Bar stays lit during printing.

The printer is processing and printing a print job. The light bar pulses white in the center, repeating. The printer is processing a scan job. Table Edge lighting - green Light behavior Description Green glows across the light bar, then transitions into other relevant lighting pattern setup, idle, so on.

Green glow appears and fades out when powering off. The printer is powering on or off. Do not unplug the power cord until the printer is turned on or off.

Green pulses in the center of the light bar. The printer is updating firmware or is in update mode. The printer will restart and try to update later.

NOTE: The printer must be on during the process of updating. Do not unplug the power cord before the update is complete. Quiet Mode only works for printing with Better print quality on plain paper. To reduce printing noise, turn on Quiet Mode. To print at normal speed, turn Quiet Mode off. Quiet Mode is off by default.

Open HP Smart. For more information, see Use the HP Smart app to print, copy, scan, and troubleshoot on page Tap the printer image on the Home screen. Tap Quiet Mode, and then change the setting. Open the EWS. For more information, see Open the embedded web server on page Click the Settings tab. Click Apply. Quiet Mode 13 Page 20 Auto-Off This feature turns the printer off after 2 hours of inactivity to help reduce energy use. Auto-Off turns the printer off completely, so you must use the Power button to turn the printer back on.

If your printer supports this energy-saving feature, Auto-Off is automatically enabled or disabled depending on printer capabilities and connection options. Even when Auto-Off is disabled, the printer enters Energy Save Mode on page after 5 minutes of inactivity to help reduce energy use. After initial setup of printer, the printer will enter Sleep mode after five minutes of inactivity.

Use the HP Smart app to change the period of inactivity before the printer sleeps by selecting Advanced Settings. To change the time to Sleep mode 1. Open the embedded web server EWS. It might be near the cartridge access area inside the printer or on the back, side, or bottom of the printer. Sleep mode 15 Page 22 Adjust printer lights or volume You can adjust the brightness of the printer lights or the volume of the sound effects according to your environment and needs.

To adjust printer lights or volume from an Android or iOS device 16 1. Find and change the settings from Preferences. Open the paper tray. Slide the paper-width guides to the edges of the paper tray. Insert a stack of full-size or photo paper into the middle of the paper tray with the short edge oriented towards the printer. For photo paper, make sure the side to be printed on is facing down. Then slide the stack of paper in until it stops. Slide the paper-width guides to the left and right edges of the full-size or photo paper until they stop at both edges.

Close the paper tray. To load envelopes 1. ENWW Open the paper tray. Load media 19 Page 26 20 2. Insert one or more envelopes into the middle of the paper tray and slide the stack of envelopes in until it stops. The side to be printed on should face down in the printer.

Slide the paper-width guides to the left and right edges of the stack of envelopes until they stop at both edges. Lift the scanner lid. Load the original, print-side down, on the scanner glass, aligned with the top-left corner.

Close the scanner lid. Load original 21 Page 28 To load an original in the document feeder 22 1. Open the document feeder input tray. Slide paper-width guides outwards. Load original print-side up in the document feeder. Slide paper-width guides inward until they stop at the edge of paper. Chapter 2 Load media and paper basics ENWW Page 29 Change the default paper size detected by the printer The printer can automatically detect whether the paper tray has paper loaded and detect whether the loaded paper is large, small, or medium width.

You can change the default large, medium, or small paper size detected by the printer. To change the default paper size detected by the printer from an Android or iOS device 1. Open the HP Smart app. In the Preferences section, click Tray and Paper Management, and then select the desired option. Change the default paper size detected by the printer 23 Page 30 Paper basics The printer is designed to work well with most types of office paper.

It is best to test a variety of print paper types before buying large quantities. Use HP paper for optimum print quality. Visit the HP website at www.

HP recommends plain papers with the ColorLok logo for printing everyday documents. All papers with the ColorLok logo are independently tested to meet high standards of reliability and print quality, and produce documents with crisp, vivid color, bolder blacks, and that dry faster than ordinary plain papers.

Look for papers with the ColorLok logo in a variety of weights and sizes from major paper manufacturers. For information about this app, see Use the HP Smart app to print, copy, scan, and troubleshoot on page Make sure your computer or mobile device is connected to your wireless network and you know the Wi-Fi password of your wireless network.

If you are using an iOS or Android mobile device, make sure that Bluetooth is turned on. Printing using Bluetooth is not supported. When the printer is in the AWC setup mode, the Edge lighting will glow purple, pulsing from the middle outward, repeating.

If this is the first time you set up the printer, the printer is ready for setup and in AWC mode immediately after it is powered on.

The printer will keep searching for the HP Smart app to connect within two hours, and then stops searching. If it has been longer than two hours, press and hold the Wireless button on the back of the printer for at least three seconds to put the printer back in AWC setup mode. If the printer is not in the list, tap Add Printer. Follow the onscreen instructions to add the printer to your network. If the printer is not found, click or tap Set up a new printer.

A computer connected to the wireless network that you intend to connect the printer to. Be sure you have installed the HP printer software on the computer. If you are not certain your router has a push button, follow the PIN method.

Press and hold and on the back of printer for at least three seconds to start WPS Push Button method. The Edge lighting shows the outside edges of the light bar pulsing purple, repeating. Press the WPS button on your router.

NOTE: The product begins a timer for approximately two minutes while a wireless connection is established. If the printer connects successfully, the Edge lighting glows purple at the outside edges of the light bar. Flashing amber lighting in the middle of the light bar indicates an error. Press and hold and until all the buttons on the control panel light up, and then press and hold for at least five seconds to start WPS PIN method and print a page with a PIN code.

The Edge lighting shows the light bar glowing purple near the edges. Open the configuration utility or software for the wireless router or wireless access point, and then enter the WPS PIN. NOTE: For more information about using the configuration utility, see the documentation provided with the router or wireless access point.

Wait for about two minutes. If the printer connects successfully, the light bar glows white in the center. NOTE: The printer only supports connections using 2. Depending on whether you have installed the HP printer software or not, do one of the following: If you have not installed the HP printer software on your computer a. Visit Follow the onscreen instructions. If you have the HP printer software installed on your computer 28 a. Open the printer software. For more information, see Open the HP printer software Windows on page In the printer software, click Tools.

ENWW c. Click Connect a new device, and then follow the onscreen instructions. After the printer connects successfully, the large light bar of the Edge lighting glows light blue in the center. Connect to a wireless network with a router 29 Page 36 Connect wirelessly without a router With Wi-Fi Direct, you can print wirelessly from a computer, smart phone, tablet, or other wireless-capable device—without connecting to an existing wireless network.

If you have not installed the HP printer software on the computer, connect to Wi-Fi Direct first and then install the printer software. Select Wireless when prompted by the printer software for a connection type.

For more information, visit the HP Mobile Printing website at www. You can either wait until the AWC setup has been completed or press Wireless button on the back of the printer to exit the AWC setup mode. To print the guide, press and until all the buttons light up, and then press hold and together. The guide may not be available in all languages. Tap the printer icon, and then ind and tap Advanced Settings.

Follow the on-screen instructions to connect to the printer Embedded Web Server. Select the option to turn Wi-Fi Direct on or off, and then tap Apply. For more information about using the EWS, see Open the embedded web server on page For more information, see Edge lighting on page 8.

Connect wirelessly without a router 31 Page 38 To print from a wireless-capable mobile device that supports Wi-Fi Direct Make sure you have installed the latest version of HP Print Service Plugin on your mobile device if using an Android device.

You can download this plugin from the Google Play application store. Make sure you have turned on Wi-Fi Direct on the printer. Turn on Wi-Fi Direct on your mobile device. For more information, see the documentation provided with the mobile device. From your mobile device, select a document from a print enabled application, and then select the option to print the document. The list of available printers appears.

Enter the Wi-Fi Direct password when prompted. Print your document. To print from a wireless-capable mobile device that does not support Wi-Fi Direct Make sure you have installed a compatible printing app on your mobile device. Turn on the Wi-Fi connection on your mobile device. From the mobile device, connect to a new network. Use the process you normally use to connect to a new wireless network or hotspot.

To print from a wireless-capable computer Windows 1. Turn on the computer's Wi-Fi connection. For more information, see the documentation provided with the computer. From the computer, connect to a new network. ENWW Print your document. Connect wirelessly without a router 33 Page 40 Change the connection type If you first set up your printer and installed the software with a USB cable, directly connecting the printer to your computer, you can easily change to a wireless network connection.

You will need a wireless NOTE: The printer supports connections using 2. You can also change from a wireless connection to a USB connection. To change from a USB connection to a wireless network Windows 1. Open the HP printer software. Select Connect a new device. For information about how to open the app on a Windows 10 computer, see Use the HP Smart app to print, copy, scan, and troubleshoot on page Make sure your printer is selected. TIP: If you want to select a different printer, click the on the toolbar at the left side of the screen, and then select a different printer from the list of all available printers.

The USB port is at the back of the printer. This includes printing information about network settings, turning the wireless function on or off, and restoring wireless settings. To turn on or off the wireless capability of the printer Press Wireless button on the back of the printer to turn on or off the printer wireless capabilities.