Dell 1600n Owner's Manual - Page 27

Installing Dell Software For Local Printing, Windows XP - printer driver

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Installing Dell Software For Local Printing A local printer is a printer attached to your computer using a USB cable. If your multi-function printer is attached to a network instead of your computer, skip this step and go to "Installing Dell Software For Network Printing" on page 20. NOTE: If you attach a USB printer cable while your multi-function printer and computer are powered on, the Windows hardware wizard launches immediately. Cancel the screen and use the Drivers and Utilities CD to install the Dell software. 1 Make sure that the multi-function printer is connected to your computer and powered on. Close all unnecessary programs. NOTE: If the multi-function printer is not connected to your computer when you install the CD-ROM, the No Printer Found screen appears. Follow the instructions to install the software. 2 Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD. 3 If necessary, select a language by pressing the Language button on the main screen. 4 Select Personal Installation. 5 Select Typical Installation to install the User's Guide, the printer drivers, scanner driver and PaperPort as the default settings. To install selected software including the printer Postscript driver, select Custom Installation. You can also change the destination folder. 6 When the installation has been completed, you may print a test page. Click Finish to complete the installation and close the wizard. You are now ready to print. If you did not cancel the hardware wizards, refer to the following instruction for installing the printer driver for your operating system. Windows XP: 1 Make sure that the multi-function printer is connected to your computer and powered on. 2 When the hardware wizard screen appears, insert the Drivers and Utilities CD and click Next. NOTE: For each wizard that appears, select Recommended, click Next, select CD-ROM Drives, and then click Next through the wizard screens. 3 The scanner driver is automatically loaded first from D:\1600n\Scan\WINXP2K\p3scan.inf, where "D" is your CD drive. 4 Click Next. Understanding the Software 17

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Understanding the Software
17
Installing Dell Software For Local Printing
A local printer is a printer attached to your computer using a USB cable.
If your
multi-function printer is attached to a network instead of your computer,
skip this step and
go to "Installing Dell Software For Network Printing" on page 20.
NOTE:
If you attach a USB printer cable while your multi-function printer and computer are
powered on, the Windows hardware wizard launches immediately. Cancel the screen and use the
Drivers and Utilities
CD to install the Dell software.
1
Make sure that the multi-function printer is connected to your computer and powered
on. Close all unnecessary programs.
NOTE:
If the multi-function printer is not connected to your computer when you install
the CD-ROM, the No Printer Found screen appears. Follow the instructions to install the
software.
2
Insert the
Drivers and Utilities
CD.
3
If necessary, select a language by pressing the
Language
button on the main screen.
4
Select
Personal Installation
.
5
Select
Typical Installation
to install the
User’s Guide
, the printer drivers, scanner
driver and PaperPort as the default settings.
To install selected software including the printer Postscript driver, select
Custom
Installation
. You can also change the destination folder.
6
When the installation has been completed, you may print a test page. Click
Finish
to
complete the installation and close the wizard. You are now ready to print.
If you did not cancel the hardware wizards, refer to the following instruction for installing
the printer driver for your operating system.
Windows XP:
1
Make sure that the multi-function printer is connected to your computer and powered
on.
2
When the hardware wizard screen appears, insert the Drivers and Utilities CD and
click
Next
.
NOTE:
For each wizard that appears, select
Recommended
, click
Next
, select
CD-ROM
Drives
, and then click
Next
through the wizard screens.
3
The scanner driver is automatically loaded first from
D:\1600n\Scan\WINXP2K\p3scan.inf
, where “D” is your CD drive.
4
Click
Next
.