Installing other software, Printing from ms-dos software programs – HP Deskjet 1280 Printer series User Manual
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Clean the electrical contacts on the print cartridge cradle with a dry cotton swab.
3
Clean the electrical contacts on the print cartridge with a dry, lint-free cloth. To prevent
damage to the electrical contacts, you should wipe the contacts only once. Do not wipe
the ink nozzles on the print cartridge.
4
Reinstall the print cartridge.
Installing other software
HP Deskjet Control Panel for DOS – Allows you to configure print settings in an
MS-DOS
®
environment. Visit
download the
software. See also
“Printing from MS-DOS software programs”
Linux driver – Visit
to download the software.
Printing from MS-DOS software programs
When printing from MS-DOS
®
, you can adjust printer settings in two ways: in the HP Deskjet
Control Panel for DOS and from within your DOS application’s printer driver.
You have access to many printer features through application-specific DOS printer drivers;
however, some software manufacturers do not develop printer drivers for their DOS
applications. Use HP Deskjet Control Panel for DOS to specify the default printer settings for
printing from DOS applications.
If you are using Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, or Windows XP, you must have
administrator privileges to install a printer driver.
HP Deskjet Control Panel for DOS can be downloaded from
.