Get Your HP Smart Tank 7301 Printer Up And Running In A Flash With Our Easy Setup!

Step 1: Preparing The Printer For Setup

Step 2: Turn On The Printer

• Ready to get started with your printer?Let’s bring it alive.
• Next get the printer’s power cord ready.
• Plug the cord directly into the printer’s inlet (that is, at the back of it) and connect the other end of the cord to an electrical outlet.
• Now, press the power switch. The printer will turn on. Wait for all the lights on the control panel to become stable.
• Once the lights are turned on, you can go to the next step of the HP Smart Tank 7301 setup.

• The HP Smart Tank 7301 printer is designed to work with almost all operating systems. Installing this printer on a device is just a piece of cake if you follow the instructions correctly.
• Here, we will see how to install the printer on a computer using the HP Smart app.

• Install this app on your computer. Need help installing this app? You can get the HP Smart app from the Mac Store, Microsoft Store, or your printer’s support page.
• Have you installed the app? If yes, open it and follow the in-app instructions to install the Smart Tank 7301 printer on your computer.

• The HP Smart Tank 7301 printer comes with four ink tanks, three on one side (cyan, magenta, and yellow) and one on the other (black).
• Raise the printer’s top cover, followed by the ink access door.
• Now, open the ink tank caps, followed by the ink bottles.
• Fill the ink tanks using the right ink type.
• Avoid overfilling the ink tanks. After filling the ink tanks, close their caps and lower the access door.

That’s it. You have successfully completed one stage of the printer’s manual setup. Two more to go.

• Raise the printer’s ink access door. Now, you can see the carriage moving.
• Wait for it to become stable. Once it is stable, open the printhead cover.
• Now, what do you see? The orange guard, right? Remove it.
• Unpack the genuine printheads that were shipped with the printer.
• Remove the orange tape from the heads and place them in their respective slots.
• Ensure that the printheads are installed properly before closing the printhead cover and the ink access door.

Installing the printhead is that simple.

• Open the printer’s input tray.
• Move the paper-width guides to the ends by pressing and holding the blue button on one of the guides.
• Now, load a paper into the input tray. Make sure the paper is only loaded up to the maximum limit mark.
• Adjust the guides properly and close the input tray.

You have almost reached the end of the HP Smart Tank 7301 setup. One more step to go.

Aligning the printheads is paramount for high-quality printouts and creating a professional document appearance. Doing this is also straightforward. Go through the instructions below for more details.

• Generally, this Smart Tank printer prints an alignment page automatically once you load paper and install the printheads on it.
• If you see the A letter blinking on the control panel, it means the printer is preparing to print the alignment page.
• Once the page is printed, place it on the scanner glass and scan it to complete the alignment process.

You have performed the HP Smart Tank 7301 setup using the instructions above. Yes? You did a great job setting up the printer! Congratulations!

• Open the downloaded HP Smart Tank 7301 setup driver for Windows on your computer.
• You will accept the license agreement for the printer and install the basic printer drivers in the first part of the driver installation.
• Once the basic drivers are installed on your computer, the Connection Options screen will open.
• Here, you can select the connection type that you wish to use to install the printer on your computer.
• You can complete the rest of the driver’s job by following the on-screen instructions.

Installing a printer driver can seem intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be. You can quickly get your printer up and running with a few simple steps.

• Switch on your HP Smart Tank printer if it is turned off.
• Now, enable the WPS mode on your printer. You can do this in three seconds.
• Locate the Wi-Fi button on your printer’s control panel.
• Press and hold the button (Wi-Fi) for three seconds. That’s it. The WPS mode must be enabled on your printer.

• Now, go to your wireless router and press its WPS button. Ensure that you do this within two minutes after enabling the WPS mode on your printer.
• What is the status of the Wi-Fi light on your printer’s control panel?
• If the light blinks, the printer is trying to connect to the network.
• The light becomes stable once the printer is connected to the network.

• Connect your Windows or Mac computer (on which you wish to install the printer) to the same network. You can use the wired or wireless connection type for this.
• Now, open the HP printer software recommended for your OS type.
• Perform the on-screen instructions.
• When you reach the Connection Options screen, choose the Wireless option and then click Next.
• Finish the HP Smart Tank 7301 Wi-Fi setup by following the on-screen instructions.

And that’s it! We hope that you will connect your printer to Wi-Fi using the instructions above. Feel free to reach out to us for further details.

• First, verify if your printer is in Wi-Fi setup mode. When this mode is enabled, the Wi-Fi light illuminates.
• If the light is off, don’t worry; restore the printer’s network settings to re-enable this mode. How do I do it? Well, we will guide you through it.
• Press and hold your printer’s Information button for a maximum of five seconds. If we are right, all the lights on the printer’s control panel must be blinking.
• Now, press and hold the Wi-Fi and Cancel buttons and release them after five seconds.
• If the Wi-Fi light blinks blue, you can confirm that the Wi-Fi setup mode is activated.
• Now, open the HP Smart app on your computer (that is connected to a stable wireless network).

• Click Get Started on the Welcome to HP Smart app screen. Perform the on-app instructions to set up the printer on your computer.

• Begin by connecting your HP Smart Tank printer to the computer using the USB cable.
• Ensure that the cable is connected directly from the printer’s USB port to your computer and securely.
• The printer will try to establish a connection to your computer. This might take a few seconds to complete.
• After a while, open the Printers & Scanners (Mac) or Devices and Printers screen (Windows) on your computer.
• Here, verify if your printer name is displayed. If yes, the USB setup is done successfully.
• Otherwise, perform the USB setup using the HP Smart app or the printer software.

• Open the page, file, or image you want to print.
• Now, tap on the share icon. This will show up some options on the screen.
• Find and select the Print option.
• This will open the Printer Options screen, as shown in the image below.
• Here, tap on the Select Printer command if you want to select your printer.
• After that, customize your print preferences and press the Print button.

• Open the HP Smart app. Ensure that your Smart Tank 7301 printer model is selected correctly on the app’s main screen.
• Now, tap on the Print Documents or Print Photos tab.
• What do you see? The screen allows you to choose the original you want to print, right?
• Choose the document or image you want to print from your device’s folder.
• Improve the print settings as per your needs. Finally, tap Print.

• First, open the application that supports printing.
• Then, open the document or photo you want to print from the newly opened application.
• Have you done it? Yes? Good Job! Now, open the Print dialog box. You can use the Ctrl + P button combo (for Windows) or the Command + P button combo (for Mac) to open this dialog box.
• The first step is to ensure that your printer is selected.
• Next, verify the print settings, and then click Print.
• If you want to improve the quality of the printouts, adjust the print settings and then click Print.

• Launch the HP Smart app if it is closed.
• Ensure that your HP printer model is selected correctly.
• Click on the “Scan” tab. This will open the Scan Settings screen with three tabs: scanner, camera, and import.
• Scanner: Go to this tab if you wish to scan an original that is placed on the printer’s scanner glass. Configure the scan settings and click Scan to create the digital copy of the original.
• Camera: If you wish to scan an original using your computer’s built-in camera, click on this tab and perform scanning.
• Import: Do you want to scan an original that is saved on your computer? Then, click on this tab to perform it.

• First, ensure that the printer’s input tray has enough paper.
• Next, place the original you want to copy on the printer’s scanner glass.
• Now, press the Black Copy button (for a black and white copy) or the Color Copy button (for a color copy) on the printer’s control panel to start the copy job.

• Do you want two or more copies of the original? Then, press one of the copy buttons multiple times or press and hold it until the number of copies meets your requirement.
• After the last button is pressed, the printer will start creating copies of the original.

• Restart your HP Smart Tank 7301 printer and the computer. After doing that, check if the offline issue is resolved by printing a test page. If the offline message shows up again, it’s okay. Try the next solutions one by one in the order below to bring your printer back online.
• Verify if the devices (computer and printer) are on the same network. No? Connect them to the same network.

• Verify if the Use Printer Offline and Pause Printing options are enabled on your printer. If yes, kindly disable them.
• Re-install the printer driver or re-add the printer to your computer if necessary.
• Are you facing this problem with a Windows computer? Then, use the HP Print and Scan Doctor tool for Windows.
• This diagnosis and fix tool will assist you in fixing this issue in no time.
• You can also use the Diagnose & Fix feature available in the HP Smart app to diagnose this offline issue on your printer from a Windows or Mac computer. For more details, contact us.
• If you’re encountering this printer problem with a Mac computer, reset the printing system to fix it. For that, open the Printers & Scanners screen.
• Can you see your printer name under the Printers section? Yes? Click on it. Now, move the mouse cursor over the blank area under the Printers section and right-click on it.
• The Reset printing system option will show up. Click on it to reset the printing system.

• First, verify if your printer is turned on and connected to the computer. No? Turn it on and connect it to the computer over a wireless or wired connection.
• Next, ensure that the most compatible and latest HP Smart Tank printer driver is installed on your computer.
• Is your printer set as the default one? If not, set it as the default printer, and then try to print. Because when you click Print, the printing application selects the printer that is set as the default.
• Setting up the printer as the default printer is not a big deal.
• On Mac: Open Printers & Scanners. Choose your printer under the Printers section. Now, verify if your printer name is displayed beside the Default Printer drop-down menu. No? Select it from the same drop-down menu.

• In Windows 10: Open Printers & Scanners. Click on your printer name, followed by Manage > Set as Default.



• Verify if the input tray has enough paper. If not, reload it. Similarly, verify the ink levels. If the ink level is low, refill the tanks and then perform the print operation.
• Did your printer stop printing after a long print job? If yes, wait for a few minutes, and then continue printing.
• Why? When you continue printing or using it for a long time, there are chances for the printer’s internal parts to overheat, and as a result, the printer might stop printing.
• Leave the printer to cool down for 30 minutes to an hour.
• During this time, you can organize the printouts that were printed earlier or spend some time on things of your liking.

• Verify if your HP Smart Tank printer is placed closer to the wireless router. If not, kindly relocate the printer or wireless router.
• Ensure that you’re using a compatible network type for the setup.
• Have you already connected the printer to your computer or router using the wired connection? If so, unplug the cable and try to connect your printer to Wi-Fi.
• If you have started facing this issue after installing or enabling a security or firewall feature or app on your computer or router, kindly disable it and then try to connect the printer to Wi-Fi.
• Restore your printer’s network settings to default if necessary.

• Ensure that the original you want to scan is placed properly on the scanner glass. Also, the latest and most compatible scanner driver or app is installed on your computer.
• Verify if the scan settings are configured correctly. If not, reconfigure the scan settings.
• Are you facing this scanning issue when trying to scan an original from your Windows computer to the printer? Yes? Then, use the diagnose and fix tool for Windows, which is HP Print and Scan Doctor, to fix it.
• Open the tool and follow the on-screen instructions to reach the Finding and Fixing Problems screen. Here, click on the “Fix Scanning” button. That’s it. The tool will try to diagnose the problem and fix it.

If these tips don’t fix the problem, the printer may have a hardware issue. In that case, experts suggest repairing the printer.