HP Deskjet 200cci HP DeskJet 420 Series Printer Users Guide - C2642-90066 - Page 7

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7. Follow the Wizard instructions that appear on the screen. 8. Choose Local Printer. 9. Click Have Disk. 10. Insert the HP DeskJet Printer Software disk 1 into the disk drive of your computer. 11. Select the disk drive and click OK. 12. Click on the appropriate HP DeskJet 400 Series language and click Next. 13. Select the port to which the printer is attached and click Next. 14. Finish answering the install Wizard questions. Note: You must restart Windows to initialize the printing software. Until Windows is restarted, the printer will not perform as expected. Windows 3.1x: To install the Windows 3.1x printer software, use the following procedure: 1. Start Microsoft Windows and ensure no Windows applications are running. 2. Double-click to open the Main program group in the Program Manager window. 3. Double-click the Control Panel icon. 4. Double-click the Printers icon. 5. In the Printers dialog box, click Add. 6. Make sure that Install Unlisted or Updated Printer is selected in the List of Printers area in the Printers dialog box. 7. Click Install. 8. Insert the HP DeskJet Printer Software disk 1 into the disk drive of your computer. 9. In the Install Driver dialog box, type A:\ and click OK. 10. In the Add Unlisted or Updated Printer dialog box, click the appropriate HP DeskJet 400 Series language. 11. Click OK. Note: You must restart Windows to initialize the printing software. Until Windows 3.1x is restarted, the printer will not perform as expected. DOS Printing Note: You do not need to install the DJPMenu software if you are printing from your Windows applications. Use the DJPMenu software to define or change the settings on the DeskJet 420 series printer if your DOS applications do not allow you to do so. Note: The DJPMenu software requires that your printer is connected directly to the parallel port of your computer. Refer to page 17, "Hardware Compatibility" for hardware requirements. 1. Insert disk 1 the HP DeskJet Printer Software disk into drive A. 2. At the DOS prompt (C:\>), type A:\INSTALL and press ENTER. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen. 4. To run the DJPMenu software, type C:\DESKJET\DJPMENU at the DOS prompt. 5. For more updated information on the DJPMenu software, please refer to the file C:\DESKJET\DJPMENU.TXT that you have just installed. Selecting a printer software for the HP DeskJet 420 series printer in each DOS software program that you use ensures the best support for your printer. If the printer software for the HP DeskJet 420 series printer is not available within your program, select the printer software for the HP DeskJet 500C printer. See page 19 for more information about printing from DOS. Finding the HP Printer Setup Box You can control the printer through your software program and the printer software you installed on your computer. To find the HP Print Setup box: From your software program, try this: 1. In the File menu, select Print. 2. Click Properties. (Clicking Options at this point won't get you there.) 3. If you still don't see the box, click Setup or Options. Or try this: 1. If you don't see a Print option in the File menu, click Printer Setup or Print Setup. 2. Then click whichever button you see: Setup or Options. 5

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7.
Follow the Wizard instructions that appear on
the screen.
8.
Choose
Local Printer.
9.
Click
Have Disk.
10.
Insert the HP DeskJet Printer Software disk 1
into the disk drive of your computer.
11.
Select the disk drive and click
OK
.
12.
Click on the appropriate HP DeskJet 400
Series language and click
Next
.
13.
Select the port to which the printer is attached
and click
Next
.
14.
Finish answering the install Wizard questions.
Note:
You must restart Windows to initialize the printing
software. Until Windows is restarted, the printer will
not perform as expected.
Windows 3.1x:
To install the Windows 3.1x printer software, use the
following procedure:
1.
Start Microsoft Windows and ensure no
Windows applications are running.
2.
Double-click to open the
Main
program group
in the Program Manager window.
3.
Double-click the
Control Panel
icon.
4.
Double-click the
Printers
icon.
5.
In the Printers dialog box, click
Add
.
6.
Make sure that
Install Unlisted or Updated
Printer
is selected in the List of Printers area in
the Printers dialog box.
7.
Click
Install
.
8.
Insert the HP DeskJet Printer Software disk 1
into the disk drive of your computer.
9.
In the Install Driver dialog box, type
A:\
and
click OK.
10.
In the Add Unlisted or Updated Printer dialog
box, click the appropriate HP DeskJet 400
Series language.
11.
Click
OK
.
Note:
You must restart Windows to initialize the printing
software. Until Windows 3.1x is restarted, the printer
will not perform as expected.
DOS Printing
Note:
You do not need to install the DJPMenu software if
you are printing from your Windows applications.
Use the DJPMenu software to define or change the
settings on the DeskJet 420 series printer if your
DOS applications do not allow you to do so.
Note:
The DJPMenu software requires that your printer is
connected directly to the parallel port of your
computer. Refer to page 17, “Hardware
Compatibility” for hardware requirements.
1.
Insert disk 1 the HP DeskJet Printer Software
disk into drive A.
2.
At the DOS prompt
(C:\>)
, type
A:\INSTALL
and press
ENTER
.
3.
Follow the instructions on the screen.
4.
To run the DJPMenu software, type
C:\DESKJET\DJPMENU
at the DOS prompt.
5.
For more updated information on the
DJPMenu software, please refer to the file
C:\DESKJET\DJPMENU.TXT
that you have
just installed.
Selecting a printer software for the HP DeskJet 420
series printer in each DOS software program that you
use ensures the best support for your printer. If the
printer software for the HP DeskJet 420 series printer
is not available within your program, select the
printer software for the HP DeskJet 500C printer.
See page 19 for more information about printing
from DOS.
Finding the HP Printer Setup Box
You can control the printer through your software
program and the printer software you installed on
your computer. To find the HP Print Setup box:
From your software program, try this:
1.
In the
File
menu, select Print.
2.
Click
Properties
. (Clicking Options at this
point won’t get you there.)
3.
If you still don’t see the box, click
Setup
or
Options
.
Or try this:
1.
If you don’t see a
Print
option in the
File
menu, click
Printer Setup
or
Print Setup
.
2.
Then click whichever button you see:
Setup
or
Options
.