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Connecting the printer using a USB cable in Windows, Software-first installation

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Note Note Connecting the printer using a USB cable in Windows Use a USB cable to connect the printer to the computer if the computer has a USB port and is running Windows 98, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 2000, or Windows XP. If your computer does not meet these specifications, connect the printer to your computer using a parallel cable. In most cases, after you install the printer software and connect a printer to the computer, you can install additional printers with USB cables without reinstalling the printing software. It is recommended that you install the software before you connect the printer to the computer. Do not connect the USB cable until you are prompted by the printer installation software. Software-first installation 1 Start Windows and make sure no other Windows applications are running. 2 Insert the Starter CD into the CD-ROM drive. The CD menu runs automatically. If the CD menu does not run automatically, click Start, and then click Run. At the command line box, type the letter of your computer's CD-ROM drive followed by :\SETUP (for example, type D:\SETUP). 3 On the CD menu, click Install Printer Driver. 4 Choose your language, and then click OK. 5 Follow the instructions on the screen. 6 Click Connected to this computer, and then click Next. 7 In the Select Port screen, click USB, and then click Next. When connecting the printer using a USB cable, you can install only one of the printer drivers (PCL 5c, PCL 6, or PS) at a time. ENWW 2-11

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Connecting the printer using a USB cable in Windows
Use a USB cable to connect the printer to the computer if the computer
has a USB port and is running Windows 98, Windows Millennium
Edition (Me), Windows 2000, or Windows XP.
If your computer does not meet these specifications, connect the printer
to your computer using a parallel cable.
In most cases, after you install the printer software and connect a
printer to the computer, you can install additional printers with USB
cables without reinstalling the printing software.
Note
It is recommended that you install the software
before
you connect
the printer to the computer.
Do not connect the USB cable until you are prompted by the printer
installation software.
Software-first installation
1
Start Windows and make sure no other Windows applications
are running.
2
Insert the Starter CD into the CD-ROM drive. The CD menu runs
automatically.
If the CD menu does not run automatically, click
Start
, and then
click
Run
. At the command line box, type the letter of your
computer's CD-ROM drive followed by :\SETUP (for example, type
D:\SETUP).
3
On the CD menu, click
Install Printer Driver
.
4
Choose your language, and then click
OK
.
5
Follow the instructions on the screen.
6
Click
Connected to this computer
, and then click
Next
.
7
In the Select Port screen, click
USB
, and then click
Next
.
Note
When connecting the printer using a USB cable, you can install only
one of the printer drivers (PCL 5c, PCL 6, or PS) at a time.