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Connecting directly using a USB cable (Mac OS), Mac OS 9 9.1 and later - business inkjet 2300

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Connecting directly using a USB cable (Mac OS) Install the software first, and then connect the printer to the computer. On completing the installation, you can share the printer with other Mac OS users if you wish. See "Sharing a printer on a peer-to-peer network (Mac OS)." 1 Insert the Starter CD into the CD-ROM drive. The CD menu runs automatically. If the CD menu does not run automatically, double-click the CD icon on the desktop, and then double-click the Installer icon. This icon is located in the Installer: folder of the Starter CD (for example, Installer:English for the English version). 2 Follow the instructions on the screen. 3 Connect the cable between the ports on the computer and the printer. 4 Turn the printer on. 5 Complete the installation in one of these ways: • Mac OS 9 (9.1 and later): Complete steps 6 through 10. • Mac OS X (10.1 and later): Complete steps 11 through 13. Mac OS 9 (9.1 and later) 6 On the hard drive, double-click the Desktop Printer Utility icon in the Applications (Mac OS 9): Utilities folder. 7 On the pop-up menu, select LaserWriter8, select Printer (USB) from the list, and then click OK. 8 Make sure HP Business Inkjet 2300 is selected and click Select. 9 In the PostScript Printer Description (PPD) File section of the window that appears, click Auto Setup. 10 Click Create. The printer icon appears on the desktop. Mac OS X (10.1 and later) 11 Open the Print Center (located in the Applications\Utilities folder), and then click Add Printer. 12 On the pop-up menu, select USB. 13 Select HP Business Inkjet 2300 from the list, and then click Add. A dot will appear beside the printer name or the printer name will appear in boldface type, indicating that this printer is now the default printer. Sharing a printer on a peer-to-peer network (Mac OS) 1 On the computer that is connected to the printer, open USB Printer Sharing from Control Panels and share the printer. Then list the printer in a network neighborhood. For more information, see the Mac Help. 2 For other users who want to print, select the printer in the USB Printer Sharing control panel. Then choose the neighborhood where the printer is shared and choose the printer. ENWW 1-11

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Connecting directly using a USB cable (Mac OS)
Install the software first, and then connect the printer to the computer. On completing the
installation, you can share the printer with other Mac OS users if you wish. See “
Sharing a
printer on a peer-to-peer network (Mac OS)
.”
1
Insert the Starter CD into the CD-ROM drive. The CD menu runs automatically.
If the CD menu does not run automatically, double-click the CD icon on the desktop, and
then double-click the Installer icon. This icon is located in the Installer:<language> folder
of the Starter CD (for example, Installer:English for the English version).
2
Follow the instructions on the screen.
3
Connect the cable between the ports on the computer and the printer.
4
Turn the printer on.
5
Complete the installation in one of these ways:
•
Mac OS 9 (9.1 and later):
Complete steps 6 through 10.
•
Mac OS X (10.1 and later):
Complete steps 11 through 13.
Mac OS 9 (9.1 and later)
6
On the hard drive, double-click the Desktop Printer Utility icon in the Applications
(Mac OS 9): Utilities folder.
7
On the pop-up menu, select
LaserWriter8
, select
Printer (USB)
from the list, and then
click
OK
.
8
Make sure
HP Business Inkjet 2300
is selected and click
Select
.
9
In the
PostScript Printer Description (PPD) File
section of the window that appears,
click
Auto Setup
.
10
Click
Create
. The printer icon appears on the desktop.
Mac OS X (10.1 and later)
11
Open the Print Center (located in the Applications\Utilities folder), and then click
Add
Printer
.
12
On the pop-up menu, select
USB
.
13
Select
HP Business Inkjet 2300
from the list, and then click
Add
. A dot will appear
beside the printer name or the printer name will appear in boldface type, indicating that
this printer is now the default printer.
Sharing a printer on a peer-to-peer network (Mac OS)
1
On the computer that is connected to the printer, open USB Printer Sharing from Control
Panels and share the printer. Then list the printer in a network neighborhood. For more
information, see the Mac Help.
2
For other users who want to print, select the printer in the USB Printer Sharing control
panel. Then choose the neighborhood where the printer is shared and choose the printer.