How to restore the HP F4580 printer back to factory settings

HP F4580 printer models are known for their high page yield and overall performance, making them one of the best rated printers in the last 3 years. Their ink cartridges print up to 200 pages each.

Fortunately for us, HP created this particular printer for homes and small and medium businesses, and it’s ink cartridges can be easily refilled.

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You can learn how to restore the HP 60 ink cartridges with duct tape by reading this post. However, refilling our ink cartridges a lot and using them on the same printer can cause it to lock down. In this case, we will need to restore the entire printer back to factory settings to get it running again.

How to restore the HP F4580 printer back to factory settings:

In order to get this process started, please turn your printer off and disconnect the power cable.

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Step #1:
Remember that the printer must be installed and connected via the USB cable to the computer. Now what we do is identify our panel of two specific printer buttons to start the factory reset the HP F4580 printer.

1. The Cancel button.

cancel button

2. The Page Size button. It will look exactly like this:

page size

Step #2:

Now that your printer’s disconnected, press and hold both the Cancel and Page Size buttons for about 10 seconds. Plug the power cable back in the printer while these buttons are pressed down.

Your printer should now be restored back to its original factory settings and usable.

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