Reset the printer to the factory default settings, Reset the printer, To the factory – HP Deskjet 6940 User Manual

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Parameter

Description

Device Address

The hardware address of the Bluetooth device.

Note

You cannot change this address.

Device Name

The device name assigned to the printer so that other
Bluetooth devices can identify it.

Passkey

A 4-digit value that the user must enter in order to print using
Bluetooth. The default passkey is 0000.

Visibility

Shows whether or not the printer is visible to other Bluetooth
devices that are within range.

Visible to all: Any Bluetooth device within range can
print to the printer.

Not visible: Only Bluetooth devices that have stored
the device address of the printer can print to it.

Security

The level of security set for the printer connected by
Bluetooth.

High: The printer requires a passkey from the
Bluetooth device before allowing the device to send a
print job to it.

Low: The printer does not require a passkey. Any
Bluetooth device within range can print to it.

Reset Bluetooth

Resets the printer's Bluetooth settings to the factory default
settings.

Yes, reset Bluetooth: Resets Bluetooth to factory
default settings.

No: Settings remain as they are.

Reset the printer to the factory default settings

After the printer is configured for a network, its configuration settings are saved in its
memory.

Resetting the printer to its factory default settings will clear all the settings from the
printer's memory for the network. This should only be done as a last resort when
troubleshooting the printer.
Also, resetting the printer to its factory default settings erases the

embedded Web server

(EWS)

administrator password.

Resetting the printer to its factory default settings might require you to reinstall the printer
software. Additionally, you will also have to reconfigure the printer's security settings.
Follow these steps to reset the printer to the factory default settings:
1.

Verify that the printer is powered on.

2.

Press and hold down the Report Page button.

3.

While holding down the Report Page button, press the Cancel button three times.

4.

Release the Report Page button.

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