How can I ensure that there is no personal data on my HP Officejet Pro 8500 when I donate it?

I have a HP OfficeJet Pro 8500 series printer (A909) that I want to donate to a local charity. However, I am concerned that there could be personal information stored on it (taxes, financial records, etc). How can I make sure that there is no personal info left before I donate it?

Hope you are doing well and welcome to the hp forums,
If you still need assistance I will do my best to help you
Go to this article and follow this instrucition it should erase all user data from it.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01631212&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&product=3752456
If you are not experiencing this issue any longer please let me know it will deeply appreciated.
Hope this helps!
RobertoR
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''' <returns></returns>
''' <remarks></remarks>
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To check on the status of the feed, subscribe from the 'Subscribe' button in the Store page. Control-click (Mac) or right-click (Windows) on the title of the podcast in the 'Podcasts' section of iTunes and choose 'Copy podcast URL'.
This will show the new feed URL if you have entered the redirection tag correctly, but it doesn't necessarily mean that the Store itself is using that feed. You will know when it does because episodes not in the old feed will show in the Store. It usually takes a couple of days or so for the Store to catch up.

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