HP ENVY 5640 Scan & Troubleshooting – Complete Guide

• On your Windows computer, type HP and select your printer. Wait while the HP Printer Wizard opens
• Tap > Scan a document or photo.
• Select a scan shortcut, change the job settings, and click Scan.
• The printer scans and saves the placed original to your computer.

• Open the HP Easy Scan app on your Mac computer. (You can open this app from the folder of your HP printer and the application window on your Mac computer.)
• Select your printer from the Scanner menu. Select the type of scan job from the Preferences or Presetes drop-down menu and click the Scan option.
• The printer will now begin scanning your document. Once the scanning is complete, a thumbnail of the item will appear on the HP Easy Scan software screen.

• Remove the existing item from the scanner glass, insert a new one, and click Scan Next Item in the Scan Completed dialog box if you want to continue scanning.
• Click Done if you want to complete scanning.
• Open the preview image and click Edit. Change the appearance, and then click Send. Tap Folder, edit the file name in Prefix, the location of the file, and select Save.

This is how you can scan and save an original on your Windows or Mac computer with the HP ENVY 5640 printer.

• Configure the Scan to Email settings on your printer if you want to use the printer’s control panel to scan.
• On the printer’s control panel, tap Scan > Email. On the Welcome screen, select Next.
• Enter the valid email address you want to use for scanning in the Email: field. Tap Done > Continue.

• Enter the PIN of the email account (you entered) when prompted, and tap Done. Select the option to save your credentials and select the scan type.
• Verify the email address by following the on-screen instructions to complete the setup.
• For the computer, set up an email account through an email client or app to scan and email the original from the computer.

Using The Printer’s Control Panel

• From the printer’s control panel, select Scan > Email.
• Place the document on the scanner glass of the printer.
• Select the email account on the Email screen.
• Tap Next. Configure the scan settings if necessary.
• Tap Scan to Email. Once the printer has scanned the loaded item, a message appears on the screen. Tap OK to email the scanned original.

Using The Printer Software

• Open the HP printer software.
• Click Scan > Scan a document or photo
• Select a shortcut for the email, like Document to Email or Email as JPEG, and click Scan.
• Tap Send and wait for a new email message to open automatically with the scan attached.

• Open the HP Printer Wizard to start the scanning process.
• Under the Scan section, click Scan Document or Scan Photo.
• On the opened screen, select the Save as PDF option.
• Set the scan size, resolution, and other settings according to your preferences. Make sure you select the PDF option from the File Type drop-down menu. Click Scan.
• The printer will now scan and display the scanned copy on the preview screen. Click Add to continue the scan job.
• Remove the existing item from the scanner glass and place the next item on it. Scan all pages and finally click Save to save the scanned original as a PDF file on your computer.

• Open HP Easy Scan. Scan the inserted original by referring to the instructions in the “Quick Start Guide on HP ENVY 5640 How To Scan- For Mac” section.
• After scanning the first page, remove it and place the next paper on the scanner glass. Scan the second paper in the same way. Scan all the pages of the document in a similar way.

• Select the PDF option from the Format drop-down menu and click Save.
• After you have scanned all the pages, click Send on the HP Easy Scan screen. Now the pop-up dialog box will open, which looks like the one shown below.

HP ENVY 5640 Scan Multiple Pages-Mac

You can scan many pages and save them to a PDF file by using the HP Easy Scan app on your Mac computer. However, you can only scan one page at a time because the HP Envy 5640 printer does not have an ADF.

• Open HP Easy Scan.
• Scan your document or photo using the scanner glass.
• Click Scan Next Item or Add in the preview window.
• Repeat all steps to scan all pages of the document and proceed to the next step to save it to a PDF file.
• Click Send > Folder. Select PDF from the Format menu, tap the Where menu, and choose a folder to save the scan.
• Select Save all items to a single file and click Save.

HP ENVY 5640 scanner software download

You need to install the most compatible and latest scanner driver on your computer to run the scan job effortlessly and quickly.

• Go to the HP printer manufacturer’s website and enter your printer model.
• Download the HP Envy 5640 printer driver for Windows or Mac.
• Run the downloaded driver file on your computer.
• During installation, make sure you install the required printer and scanner drivers.
• For Windows, use the HP Smart app, Windows Scan app, etc., for scanning.
• For Mac: use the Apple Image Capture and HP Scan software.
• Use the HP Smart app on your Android or iOS mobile devices to scan.
• Click here to learn how to download and install the HP Envy 5640 printer driver on your Windows or Mac.

Best And Simple Solutions

• First, make sure that the HP Envy 5640 scanner is turned on.
• Next, check if the most compatible and latest scanner driver is installed on your computer. If not, install it.
• Also, make sure that the HP Envy 5640 scanner and your computer (on which you have installed the scanner) are connected to the same network.

Resetting The HP ENVY 5640 Printer

• Press the Power button on the printer to turn it on. Without turning off the printer, unplug the power cord from the printer.
• Unplug the USB cable from the power source and wait about 30 seconds. Be careful not to plug the power cord into a surge protector or multi-plug adapter.
• Plug the power cable directly from the back of the printer to the outlet. Turn on the printer. Make a test copy if no error is displayed.

• This diagnoses and fix tool from HP helps you fix the most common printing, scanning, and other printer-related problems on your printer.
• Install and open the tool.
• Follow the on-screen instructions until you reach the Step 2 – Find and Fix Problems screen.
• Click the Fix Scanning button here.
• Fix the scanning problem by following the on-screen instructions.