HP OfficeJet Pro 9720, 9730 Printers - First time printer setup

Remove the printer from the box, and then remove all tape, stickers, and packing materials.

1. Remove the printer from the box.

   

2. Remove the film from the printer control panel.

3. Remove all tape and packing materials from the outside of the printer.

   

4. Lift the scanner lid, and then remove the protective foam from the scanner glass.

   

5. Lower the scanner lid.

6. Remove all hardware and materials from the box.

7. Recycle the box and packing materials.

Plug the printer into an electrical outlet, turn on the printer, and then set your preferences.

1. Connect the power cord to the rear of the printer, and then plug the other end of the power cord into an electrical outlet.

   

2. If the printer does not turn on automatically, press the Power button.

3. On the printer control panel, touch your preferred language, and then touch Confirm.

   

4. Touch your country/region, and then touch Confirm.

Load plain paper into the input tray.

1. Open the input tray.

   

2. Open the tray cover.

   

3. Load plain white paper into the input tray with the short-edge forward and the print-side down.

   

4. Slide in the paper guides until they rest against the edges of the paper.

   

5. Close the tray cover.

   

6. Close the input tray.

   

7. Pull out the output tray extender.

   

Install the HP ink cartridges that came with your printer.

1. Open the front door.

   

   The carriage moves to the center of the printer.

2. Remove the cartridges from their package.

   

3. Insert each ink cartridge into its slot.

   CAUTION:

   Only grasp the sides of each cartridge to avoid print quality issues and getting ink on your hands.

   

4. Close the front door.

   

5. When the printer finishes initializing, touch OK.

The printer prints an Alignment Page to align the printhead.

1. Touch OK when prompted to align the printhead.

   An Alignment Page prints.

2. Open the scanner lid, place the Alignment Page with the print-side down on the scanner glass, and then align the page with the indicated corner.

   

3. Close the scanner lid, and then touch Scan.

   The printer scans the Alignment Page, and an Alignment Successful message displays on the control panel.