HP Envy 4500 Unboxing & First-Time Installation

First-Time Printer Setup Guidance

Step 1: Unpacking HP 4500 Printer from the Box 

• The first thing to do after getting the HP Envy 4500 printer setup is to unpack the printer box. Tear off the packing tapes on the printer box and open it.
• Remove the contents of the printer box. The contents of the box include a printer body, ink cartridges, user manual, power cord, installer CD, printer parts, etc.
• Remove all the packing materials and packing tapes on the printer. Check the sides and rear of the printer for packing tapes and remove if you find any. 
• Open the printer’s access door and remove the packing tapes from the printer’s interior. Peel off all the tapes on the scanner glass and the paper tray of the 123.hp.com/envy4500 printer. 

Step 2: Setting The Preferences 

• Connect one end of the power cord directly to the wall outlet and the other end to the printer’s rear. Do not connect it to a power surge or an electrical surge. 
• Switch on the HP Envy 4500 setup printer and wait for it to settle down. Set the desired preference such as language, region, date and time, etc. 

Step 3: Loading Paper in HP Envy 4500 

• Pull the paper tray out and move the paper width guides. Load a stack of paper and close the paper width guides in such a way that it brushes the edges of the paper. 

Step 4: Installing Ink Cartridges 

• Open the ink cartridge access door and wait for the carriage to move to the center. Take the new ink cartridge out from the package. 
• Remove all the packing tapes on it. Hold the ink cartridge by its sides and install it into the correct slot. Push until it fits. Close the access door. 

Step 5: Aligning The Ink Cartridges

• Open the scanner lid and place a plain white paper and use HP Envy 4500 scan software. Position it according to the engraved guides. Tap on the Ok button to align the ink cartridges. 

Step 6: HP Envy 4500 Driver Installation

• To connect your printer to your computer, you need to install the printer driver on your computer. You can download it from our website or use the installer CD, Read More...

How to Install HP Envy 4500 Printer

HP Envy 4500 is a wireless printer supporting various advanced features. The printer has printing capability, supporting services such as ePrint and AirPrint. The printer installation involves unboxing the printer, setting up the accessories, enabling power supply and connecting the printer to your device via USB, wired or wireless network. The steps below are for performing the unboxing and basic hardware setup.

Quick Steps for HP Envy4500 Installation

• Clear all the safety material and tapes from the trays and carriage access area of the printer.
• Connect the printer to an electrical outlet using a power cord.
• Load paper into the input tray.
• Find and press the Power button on the control panel.
• Set your country, region, date, and time on the control panel.
• Unpack the new ink cartridges and load them into the empty slots. Align the installed cartridges.
• Install the driver on your Windows/Mac computer using the installation CD or by downloading it.
• Connect the printer to your computer.

Detailed Guidance for How to Install HP Envy 4500 Printer

• A gist of how to unbox and install the Envy 4500 printer installation is given in the above section. The following sections comprise detailed instructions for the same.
• Unboxing is nothing but setting the printer and its accessories free of all the packaging material and tapes.
• Using the supplied power cable, connect the printer to a power source. Plug the cable’s one end into an appropriate port on the printer's rear and the other end into the power source.
• Locate the Power button on the printer's control panel and press it. Set your preferences on the control panel, including the date and time.
• Draw the printer’s input tray out, slide the paper width guides out and place a stack of paper in it. Ensure that the paper is not curled or wrinkled. Adjust the guides according to the size of the stack.
• Open the cartridge access door and lift the lids on the slots. Peel off the plastic tapes on the new cartridges and then insert them into appropriate slots in the printer. The color cartridge goes into the left slot and the black ink cartridge into the right slot.
• Close the lids on the slot and then pull access door down. Wait until the printer prints a calibration page. Mount the page with its print side down on the scanner glass and then scan it. The printer will now align the installed ink cartridges.
• The printer’s hardware setup is complete. The next step is installing of the printer driver. You can either use the supplied setup disc or download the driver from the manufacturer’s site.
• Once the driver gets downloaded completely, find and double-click the .exe file (Windows) or the .dmg file (Mac) in the Downloads folder of your computer.
• Select the language, regions and the purpose of installation, if prompted. Respond appropriately to the installer's on-screen prompts. Connect the printer to your computer when a screen displays asking you to do the same. The computer will detect and connect to the printer. Print a test page to verify the connection.