Officejet 8710 is locked -- prevents a factory reset so I can sell it

[Skibby781]

MacOS 13 Ventura

The printer is locked. I need to unlock it so I can factory reset it before selling or recycling it. I don't know how it got locked or what the password could possibly be. 

Thanks for your help.

[Nal_NR · Accepted solution]

Hi @Skibby781,

Welcome to the HP Support Community

I understand you are getting an error message on your HP Printer. Not to worry I will help you to get a resolution to resolve the issue.

We need to perform a Semi full reset to restore the printer back to its original settings.

The reset instructions are specific to your printer and performing those steps on a different printer may brick the device. 

I've sent you a private message with reset instructions, follow the reset instruction to perform a full reset and re-initialize the printer. 

In order to access your private messages, click the private message icon on the upper right corner of your HP Community profile, next to your profile Name or simply click on this link.

Hope this helps! Keep me posted. 

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[Skibby781]

Thank you. Your advice worked.