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3 Installing the software The printer comes with optional software you can install on a computer. This section describes the installation and includes installation troubleshooting tips. Installation After using the Setup Guide instructions to setup the printer hardware, use the instructions in this section to install the software. Windows users Macintosh users Important: Do not connect the USB cable until you are prompted. Important: Do not connect the USB cable until you are prompted. HP Image Zone software and full printer functionality is installed automatically when you choose the Typical installation of your HP software. 1. Insert the HP Photosmart CD into your computer's CD-ROM drive. 2. Click Next and follow the onscreen instructions. If instructions do not appear, locate and double-click the setup.exe file on the CD. Note If the Found New Hardware screen appears, click Cancel, unplug the USB cable, and restart the installation. 3. Choose between a USB or network connection. If you choose a network connection, follow the instructions in Networking. If you choose a USB connection, continue to the next step. 4. When prompted, connect one end of the USB cable to the USB port on the back of the printer, and connect the other end to the USB port on your computer. 5. Follow the onscreen instructions until the installation is finished and your computer restarts. When the Congratulations page appears, click Print a demo page. Note If you want to connect the printer to a network instead of to a single computer, use the installation instructions in Networking. 1. Insert the HP Photosmart CD into your computer's CD-ROM drive. 2. Double-click the HP Photosmart CD icon. 3. Double-click the HP Photosmart Install icon. Follow the onscreen instructions to install the printer software, choosing USB as the connection type. 4. When prompted, connect one end of the USB cable to the USB port on the back of the printer, and connect the other end to the USB port on your computer. 5. Select the printer in the Print dialog box. If the printer does not appear in the list, click Edit Printer List to add the printer. To change a USB-connected printer to a networked printer, see To change a USB connected printer to a network connection. HP Photosmart 8400 series Reference Guide 27

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3
Installing the software
The printer comes with optional software you can install on a computer. This section
describes the installation and includes installation troubleshooting tips.
Installation
After using the
Setup Guide
instructions to setup the printer hardware, use the
instructions in this section to install the software.
Windows users
Macintosh users
Important:
Do not connect the USB
cable until you are prompted.
HP Image Zone software and full printer
functionality is installed automatically
when you choose the
Typical
installation
of your HP software.
1.
Insert the HP Photosmart CD into
your computer's CD-ROM drive.
2.
Click
Next
and follow the onscreen
instructions. If instructions do not
appear, locate and double-click the
setup.exe
file on the CD.
Note
If the
Found New Hardware
screen appears, click
Cancel
,
unplug the USB cable, and restart
the installation.
3.
Choose between a USB or network
connection. If you choose a network
connection, follow the instructions in
Networking
. If you choose a USB
connection, continue to the next step.
4.
When prompted, connect one end
of the USB cable to the USB port on
the back of the printer, and connect
the other end to the USB port on
your computer.
5.
Follow the onscreen instructions
until the installation is finished and
your computer restarts. When the
Congratulations page appears, click
Print a demo page
.
Important:
Do not connect the USB
cable until you are prompted.
Note
If you want to connect the printer
to a network instead of to a single
computer, use the installation
instructions in
Networking
.
1.
Insert the HP Photosmart CD into
your computer's CD-ROM drive.
2.
Double-click the
HP Photosmart
CD
icon.
3.
Double-click the
HP Photosmart
Install
icon. Follow the onscreen
instructions to install the printer
software, choosing USB as the
connection type.
4.
When prompted, connect one end
of the USB cable to the USB port on
the back of the printer, and connect
the other end to the USB port on
your computer.
5.
Select the printer in the Print dialog
box. If the printer does not appear
in the list, click
Edit Printer List
to
add the printer.
To change a USB-connected printer to a
networked printer, see
To change a
USB connected printer to a network
connection
.
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