Lexmark Z12 Color Jetprinter User's Guide for Windows 2000 (2.3 MB) - Page 48

Steps to basic printing Maintaining your printer Troubleshooting Appendix Index Appendix This section contains information about: • Installing printer software • Uninstalling printer software • Power Supply • Safety Installing printer software You can obtain the printer software using the: • Compact disc (CD-ROM) that came with your printer • World Wide Web • Diskettes If your printer software does not install properly, a communications error message appears when you try to print. You may need to uninstall and then reinstall the printer software. For help, see page 49. Using the CD 1 Start Windows. 2 If any screen appears, click Cancel. 3 When the desktop appears, insert the software CD. The Lexmark Z12 software installation screen appears. 4 Click Install Printer Software. Using the World Wide Web If your computer does not have a CD-ROM drive, you can download the printer software from the World Wide Web at www.lexmark.com. 1 From Lexmark's Web site, select the appropriate driver for your operating system. 2 Select Save to Disk. 3 Select a location on your hard disk drive. 4 Double-click the executable (.exe) file to open it. The Win Self-Extractor window opens. 5 Follow the set of instructions on your screen. Using diskettes If your computer does not have a CD-ROM drive, you can create driver diskettes using a friend's computer or a computer at your Lexmark dealer that has a CD-ROM drive. You will need at least four blank 3.5 inch diskettes. To create diskettes of the printer software: 1 Insert the software CD into the CD-ROM drive. If the CD does not run automatically: a From the Start menu, select Run. b In the command-line text box, type the letter of your CD-ROM drive, followed by :\setup (for example, d:\setup), and then click OK. 2 When the Lexmark Z12 software installation screen appears, select Tools. 48