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Connection guide Page 3 of 14 Install drivers for local printing A local printer is a printer attached to your computer using a USB or parallel cable. If your printer is attached to a network, instead of your computer, skip this step and go on to Verify printer setup on page 8. A printer driver is software that lets your computer communicate with your printer. The procedure to install drivers depends on the operating system you are using. Note: For Windows operating systems, you can skip the hardware wizard and use the drivers CD to install your printer drivers. Launch the CD and follow the instructions to install printer software. Select your operating system and cable from the following table to find driver installation instructions. Operating System Windows XP; Windows Server 2003 Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows 98 Cable USB* or Parallel USB* or Parallel USB* or Parallel USB* or Parallel Go to page... 3 4 4 5 Windows NT 4.x Parallel only 5 Windows 95 Parallel only 6 Macintosh USB only 6 UNIX/Linux USB or Parallel 7 * If you attach a USB printer cable while your printer and computer are turned on, the Windows hardware wizard launches immediately. Find the instructions for your operating system and use them to answer the plug and play screens. Windows In addition to the following driver installation instructions, you may need to refer to the documentation that shipped with your computer and your Windows software. Before you install Some versions of Windows software may already have a system printer driver for this printer included. This may mean that installation will seem automatic in later versions of Windows. System drivers work well for simple printing, but they contain less functionality than our enhanced custom driver. Note: Installing a custom driver will not replace the system driver. A separate printer object will be created and appear in the Printers folder. To obtain all the features of the custom driver, you will need to install the custom printer driver using the drivers CD that shipped with the printer. Using Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 with USB or parallel cable When the Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears: 1 Insert the drivers CD. If the CD auto launches, exit the CD. Click Next. Note: Business versions of Windows XP require that you have administrative access in order to install printer drivers on your computer. 2 Browse to the location of the printer driver on the drivers CD: D:\drivers\win_2000\ 3 Click Next. 4 Disregard the next two messages and click Continue Anyway. Your printer has been thoroughly tested and is compatible with Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. The wizard copies all of the necessary files and installs the printer driver. 5 Click Finish when the software is installed. 6 Print a test page to verify printer setup