Complete Guide on HP Officejet 5740 Wifi Setup

If you have recently purchased an HP Officejet 5740 printer and are looking for a guide that can help you to install it properly, then you have reached the correct place. In this blog, we are going to share important points and steps that you have to follow for the HP Officejet 5740 Wifi setup.

Step 1: Take the printer out of its box

• Remove the printer from the box, then empty the printer of all tape, stickers, and packing materials.
• The contents may differ depending on the country or location. The list of things shipped in the box can be seen on the packaging.
• Remove all tape and packing materials from the outside of the printer, as well as any decals on the printer control panel, after removing them from the box.
• Close the scanner lid after opening it and removing all tape and packing materials from the scanner glass.
• Close the ink cartridge access lid after removing any tape and packing materials from inside the printer.
• Pull open the input tray, remove the output tray, and then empty the photo tray of all tape and packing materials.
• Pull remove the paper tray and insert the photo tray.
• Remove all tape and packing materials from inside the input tray after sliding out the paper width guides.
• Pushes in the input tray until it locks into place, then replace the output tray on the paper tray.
• Before disposing or recycling the box and packing materials, make sure you remove any hardware and supplies.

Step 2: Plug in the power wire and customize your preferences

• Connect the printer to a power source, turn it on, and then use the printer control panel to adjust the language, time, and country/region.
• Connect the power cord to the printer's back, and then plug the other end of the power cord into an outlet.
• Connecting the power cord is shown in this image.
• Activate the printer.
• Touch your language on the printer control screen, then Continue.
• Touch Continue Setup after selecting your country/region.
• Set the month, days, and year, then press the Continue button.
• To finish the preferences configuration, set the time and then touch Continue. 

Step 3: Fill the primary input tray with paper

• After you unpack the printer from the box, load plain white paper into the main input tray. When prompted, tap the play icon on the control panel to see animations on how to load paper.
• To open the input tray, pull it toward you.
• Push the photo tray in as far as you can.
• In the input tray, slide out the paper width guides as far as feasible.
• Push the stack of paper into the input tray until it stops to carry out the HP Officejet 5740 Wifi setup successfully and then carefully slide the paper width guides in until they rest softly against the paper's edges.
• Push the input tray all the way in until it clicks into place. Paper jams can develop if the tray is not secured into position.
• A screen appears, you can either tap OK to preserve the existing paper settings or modify the tray, paper size, and paper type settings if they differ from the paper you previously loaded.

Step 4: Put the ink cartridges in place

• Install the ink cartridges that came with your printer in the box. Touch Change Ink when requested to see a demonstration on how to install the ink cartridges on the control panel.
• By inserting two fingers less than one or both of the little grips on the sides of the cartridge access door and lifting it up, you can open it. The warning 'The cover or door must be closed to print' appears on the printer control panel while the Door Open screen is displayed. Make sure it's completely shut.'
• A Change Ink option may appear in the touchscreen's bottom right corner. Touch Change Ink if you want to see an animation for adding fresh cartridges (optional). 

Now, after performing all these steps, you are required to install the printer drivers to complete the process of installing HP Officejet 5740 Wireless Setup. However, if you find it difficult to perform or want to clear any of your doubts, then you can also contact our team members.