Dell Dimension 4400 Dell Dimension 4400 Systems Owner's Manual - Page 32

If you cannot print to a USB printer

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www.dell.com | support.dell.com VERIFY THAT THE PRINTER IS RECOGNIZED BY WINDOWS Windows XP 1 Click the Start button. 2 Click Control Panel. 3 Click Printers and Other Hardware. 4 Click View installed printers or fax printers. If the printer is listed, right-click the printer icon. 5 Click Properties, and then select the Ports tab. Ensure that the Print to the following port(s): setting is LPT1 (Printer Port). Windows 2000 1 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Printers. If the printer is listed, right-click the printer icon. 2 Click Properties, and then select the Ports tab. Ensure that the Print to the following port(s): setting is LPT1 (Printer Port). TE S T T H E E L E C T R I C A L O U T L E T - Ensure that the electrical outlet is working by testing it with another device, such as a lamp. RE I N S T A L L T H E P R I N T E R D R I V E R - See page 18. C H E C K F O R I N T E R R U P T R E Q U E S T C O N F L I C T S - See page 49. If you cannot print to a USB printer VE R I F Y T H E P R I N T E R C A B L E C O N N E C T I O N S - Ensure that the printer cable is connected as described on page 17. E N S U R E T H A T T H E P R I N T E R I S T U R N E D O N - See the documentation supplied with the printer. 32 Solving Pr oblems

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32
Solving Problems
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If you cannot print to a USB printer
V
ERIFY
THAT
THE
PRINTER
IS
RECOGNIZED
BY
W
INDOWS
Windows XP
1
Click the
Start
button.
2
Click
Control Panel
.
3
Click
Printers and Other Hardware
.
4
Click
View installed printers or fax printers
. If the printer is listed, right-click
the printer icon.
5
Click
Properties,
and then select the
Ports
tab. Ensure that the
Print to the
following port(s):
setting is
LPT1 (Printer Port)
.
Windows 2000
1
Click the
Start
button, point to
Settings
, and then click
Printers
.
If the printer is listed, right-click the printer icon.
2
Click
Properties,
and then select the
Ports
tab. Ensure that the
Print to the
following port(s):
setting is
LPT1 (Printer Port)
.
T
EST
THE
ELECTRICAL
OUTLET
Ensure that the electrical outlet is working
by testing it with another device, such as a lamp.
R
EINSTALL
THE
PRINTER
DRIVER
See page 18.
C
HECK
FOR
INTERRUPT
REQUEST
CONFLICTS
See page 49.
V
ERIFY
THE
PRINTER
CABLE
CONNECTIONS
Ensure that the printer
cable is connected as described on page 17.
E
NSURE
THAT
THE
PRINTER
IS
TURNED
ON
See the documentation
supplied with the printer.