HP Officejet Pro L7680 - Set up the device

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Set up the device

This section summarizes the steps you follow to set up

the device. For more information, see the setup poster

that came with the device.

NOTE: Check the package contents and install

optional accessories.

Temperature

15° to 35° C (59° to 95° F)

Relative humidity

10% to 80%

1.

Remove the tape and packing materials.

NOTE: Be sure to remove the cardboard

packing material from the printhead area.

2.

Install the control-panel faceplate.

3.

Install the document feeder tray.

4.

Install the ink cartridges.

NOTE: All four ink cartridges must be correctly

installed for the device to work. Ink from the

cartridges is used in the printing process in a

number of different ways, including in the

initialization process, which prepares the device

and cartridges for printing, and in printhead

servicing, which keeps print nozzles clear and

ink flowing smoothly. In addition, some residual

ink is left in the cartridge after it is used. For

more information see www.hp.com/go/

inkusage.

5.

Install the printheads.

CAUTION: Press down firmly on the printheads

to ensure proper contact before closing the

printhead latch.

6.

Connect the power cord and adapter and turn

on the device.

NOTE: Set the language and the country/

region (if needed), as well as the date and time,

on the display.

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English

7.

When prompted, load paper, and then press

the OK button.
a. Lift the output tray.
b. Insert up to 250 sheets of paper into Tray 1,

print-side down, along the right hand side of

the tray. Make sure the stack of paper aligns

with the right and back edges of the tray

and does not exceed the line marking in the

tray.

NOTE: Tray 2 can be loaded only with plain

paper.

c. Slide the media guides in the tray to the size

that you are loading.

d. Lower the output tray and pull out the

extension.

To ensure the best possible print quality, the

device initializes and aligns the printheads. This

process takes approximately 12 minutes.

8.

Install software and connect the device.
You can connect the device using one of the

following types of connections:
• USB
• Ethernet network (some models only).
• Wireless (802.11) network (some models

only).

• Fax (some models only).
For more information about device software and

connectivity, see the onscreen user guide on the

Starter CD.

a. Insert the Starter CD, click Install (Windows)

or Install Software (Mac OS), and then

follow the onscreen instructions to complete

the software installation.

NOTE: If the CD menu does not start

automatically, double-click the setup icon on the

Starter CD.

b. Connect the USB cable to the computer,

when prompted.

USB

a. Remove the protective cover from the

device’s network connector.

b. Connect the network cable to the connector

and to an available port on the network hub,

switch, or router. If the connector’s Link light

does not turn on, try a different port.

CAUTION: Do not plug the network cable into

a port labeled WAN, Uplink, or Internet in the

hub, switch, or router.

c. Insert the Starter CD, click Install (Windows)

or Install Software (Mac OS), and then

follow the onscreen instructions to complete

the software installation.
If the installation program displays more

than one instance of the device, print a

Network configuration page to select the

right device.

NOTE: If the CD menu does not start

automatically, double-click the setup icon on the

Starter CD.

d. Print the Network configuration page. This

page contains information needed for setup.

On the control panel, press the Setup button,

and then complete one of the following:

• If your device has a two-line display, select

Network Setup, select Print Network Settings,

and then press OK.

• If your device has a color display, select

Network, select View Network Settings,

select Print Network Configuration Page, and

then press OK.

For information about wireless communication

and setup instructions, see “Set up the device for

wireless communication (optional)” on page 19.

If you install software using the installation

program on the Starter CD, you can configure

fax settings after the device software is installed

using the Fax Setup Wizard (Windows) or HP

Device Manager (Mac OS). For more

information about setting up the fax, see “Set up

the fax (optional)” on page 9.

Ethernet network

Wireless 802.11 network

Fax

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