How to erase hard drive on c6180

i'm getting rid of my c6180, and i'm concerned about the info that might be stored on the hard drive ... how can i erase the hard drive so that none of my info can be retrieved by someone later? ....
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There is no hard drive on the Photosmart C6180, but there is some information stored in nonvolatile memory that can be erased as described here.  The reset will erase personal information in the printer.
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