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USB Printer 1 Install the printer driver if necessary (see page 15). 2 Attach the USB printer cable to the USB connector on the computer and the printer. The USB connectors only fit one way. USB connector on computer USB printer cable USB connector on printer HINT: You can connect USB devices while the computer is turned on. Installing the Printer Driver If you need to install a printer driver, insert the installation CD into the CD or DVD drive. Then follow the prompts on the screen using the instructions that came with the printer. If your printer installation CD does not automatically run, click the Start button on the Windows desktop, click Run, and type x:\setup.exe (where x is the letter of your CD or DVD drive [usually drive D]). Then click OK and follow the prompts on your screen. If you connect an older printer and it doesn't work after you install the driver, access the system setup program (see page 78) and ensure that the parallel port is set to operate in bidirectional mode. HINT: Dell installs drivers for some new printers. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Printers. If your printer is listed in the Printers window, the printer is ready to use. Sett ing Up 15

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Setting Up
15
USB Printer
HINT:
You can connect
USB devices while the
computer is turned on.
1
Install the printer driver if necessary (see page 15).
2
Attach the USB printer cable to the USB connector on the computer
and the printer. The USB connectors only fit one way.
Installing the Printer Driver
HINT:
Dell installs
drivers for some new
printers. Click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
,
and then click
Printers
. If
your printer is listed in the
Printers
window, the
printer is ready to use.
If you need to install a printer driver, insert the installation CD into the CD
or DVD drive. Then follow the prompts on the screen using the instructions
that came with the printer.
If your printer installation CD does not automatically run, click the
Start
button on the Windows desktop, click
Run
, and type
x
:\setup.exe
(where
x
is the letter of your CD or DVD drive [usually drive D]). Then
click
OK
and follow the prompts on your screen.
If you connect an older printer and it doesn’t work after you install the
driver, access the system setup program (see page 78) and ensure that the
parallel port is set to operate in bidirectional mode.
USB printer
cable
USB connector on
computer
USB connector
on printer