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Hardware-first installation Before you can install the printer software on a computer running Windows XP 64-bit, you must download the printer software from http://www.hp.com. If you have connected a USB cable to the ports on the computer and the printer before installing the printer software, the Found New Hardware wizard appears on the computer screen. If you have connected a parallel cable and restarted the system, the Found New Hardware wizard appears on the computer screen. 1 Click Next in the Found New Hardware wizard. 2 Click Search for the best driver for your device (recommended), and then click Next. 3 Insert the Starter CD into the CD-ROM drive. If the CD menu appears, click Exit twice to close the CD menu. 4 Select Specify a location. 5 Click Browse to locate the root directory on the Starter CD, and then click OK. 6 Click Next and follow the onscreen instructions. 7 Click Next, and then click Finish. Upon completion of the hardware-first installation process, the Found New Hardware wizard will automatically launch the setup program. This gives you the option to install non-driver components such as the Toolbox. For Macintosh You can connect your printer to Apple computers that use Mac OS 8.6 or later through the USB port. To connect older models without a USB port, you can either connect the Macintosh to a HP Jetdirect print server (Jetdirect 300x), or contact Apple for USB solutions. Mac OS 8.6, 9.x, and OS X Classic Mac OS X Classic mode is a Mac OS X feature that lets applications built for Mac OS 9.x to run on a Mac OS X computer. Mac OS X Classic applications have a Mac OS 9.x user interface. 1 Insert the Starter CD into your CD-ROM drive and double-click the CD icon on the Mac desktop. 2 Double-click the installer icon for the Mac OS that you are using. 3 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. 4 Connect the USB cable to the printer and computer. Follow these steps to set the printer as the computer's default printer: 1 Select Chooser from the Apple menu. 2 Select hp deskjet xx in the upper left panel of the Chooser, where xx represents the version of the current printer driver. 3 Select 9300 in the right panel of the Chooser. 4 Close the Chooser. 2-3 ENWW

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Hardware-first installation
If you have connected a USB cable to the ports on the computer and the printer before
installing the printer software, the Found New Hardware wizard appears on the computer
screen.
If you have connected a parallel cable and restarted the system, the Found New Hardware
wizard appears on the computer screen.
1
Click
Next
in the Found New Hardware wizard.
2
Click
Search for the best driver for your device (recommended)
, and then click
Next
.
3
Insert the Starter CD into the CD-ROM drive.
If the CD menu appears, click
Exit
twice to close the CD menu.
4
Select
Specify a location
.
5
Click
Browse
to locate the root directory on the Starter CD, and then click
OK
.
6
Click
Next
and follow the onscreen instructions.
7
Click
Next
, and then click
Finish
.
For Macintosh
You can connect your printer to Apple computers that use Mac OS 8.6 or later through the
USB port. To connect older models without a USB port, you can either connect the Macintosh
to a HP Jetdirect print server (Jetdirect 300x), or contact Apple for USB solutions.
Mac OS 8.6, 9.x, and OS X Classic
1
Insert the Starter CD into your CD-ROM drive and double-click the
CD icon
on the Mac
desktop.
2
Double-click the installer icon for the Mac OS that you are using.
3
Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.
4
Connect the USB cable to the printer and computer.
Follow these steps to set the printer as the computer’s default printer:
1
Select
Chooser
from the Apple menu.
2
Select
hp deskjet xx
in the upper left panel of the Chooser, where
xx
represents the
version of the current printer driver.
3
Select
9300
in the right panel of the Chooser.
4
Close the Chooser.
Before you can install the printer software on a computer running Windows XP 64-bit, you
must download the printer software from
.
Upon completion of the hardware-first installation process, the Found New Hardware wizard
will automatically launch the setup program. This gives you the option to install non-driver
components such as the Toolbox.
Mac OS X Classic mode is a Mac OS X feature that lets applications built for Mac OS 9.x to run
on a Mac OS X computer. Mac OS X Classic applications have a Mac OS 9.x user interface.