Lexmark Z12 Color Jetprinter User's Guide for Windows 95 and Windows 98 (1.5 M - Page 25

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Appendix In this section, you can find information about: • Installing printer software • Uninstalling printer software • Printing from DOS • Warranty • Notices • Safety • Printer parts Installing printer software You can obtain the printer software using: • the compact disc (CD-ROM) that came with your printer • the 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 22. Using the CD-ROM Follow the set of instructions that corresponds to your operating system and printer cable (parallel or USB): Windows 98 - USB cable 1 Start Windows. 2 Click Next when the first screen appears. 3 Insert the software CD. 4 Click Next or Finish on any subsequent screens. The Lexmark Z12 software installation screen appears. 5 Click Install Printer Software. Windows 95/98 - parallel cable 1 Start Windows. 2 Click Cancel on any screens that appear. 3 When the desktop appears, insert the software CD. The Lexmark Z12 software installation screen appears. 4 Click Install Printer Software. Note: If the CD does not run automatically when you insert it: 1 From the Start menu, select Run. 2 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. 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 three 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. • • Appendix •••21 Appendix

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Appendix
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Appendix
Appendix
In this section, you can find
information about:
Installing printer software
Uninstalling printer software
Printing from DOS
Warranty
Notices
Safety
Printer parts
Installing printer
software
You can obtain the printer
software using:
the compact disc (CD-ROM)
that came with your printer
the 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 22.
Using the CD-ROM
Follow the set of instructions
that corresponds to your
operating system and printer
cable (parallel or USB):
Windows 98 - USB cable
1
Start Windows.
2
Click
Next
when the first
screen appears.
3
Insert the software CD.
4
Click
Next
or
Finish
on any
subsequent screens.
The Lexmark Z12 software
installation screen appears.
5
Click
Install Printer
Software
.
Windows 95/98 - parallel
cable
1
Start Windows.
2
Click
Cancel
on any screens
that appear.
3
When the desktop appears,
insert the software CD.
The Lexmark Z12 software
installation screen appears.
4
Click
Install Printer
Software
.
Note:
If the CD does not run
automatically when you insert it:
1
From the
Start
menu,
select
Run
.
2
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
.
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 three 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
.