Dell Dimension 4300 - Manual (Page 30)

30 Solving Problems
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If you cannot print to a USB printer
V ER I FY T H A T T H E P R I NT E R IS RE COG N IZ ED BY W I ND OW S
Windows XP
1 Click the Start button.
2 Click Control Panel.
3 Click Printers and Other Hardware.
4 Click View installed printers or fax printers. If the printer is listed, right-click
the printer icon.
5 Click Properties, and then select the Ports tab. Ensure that the Print to the
following port(s): setting is LPT1 (Printer Port).
Windows Me and Windows 2000
1 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Printers.
If the printer is listed, right-click the printer icon.
2 Click Properties, and then select the Details tab in Windows Me and the
Ports tab in Windows 2000. Ensure that the Print to the following port(s):
setting is LPT1 (Printer Port).
T ES T T H E E LEC T RI CA L O U T LET — Ensure that the electrical outlet is working
by testing it with another device, such as a lamp.
R EI N S T ALL T H E P R I NT E R DRI V ER — See page 18.
C H E CK FO R I N T ER RU P T R EQ UE S T C ON FLI CTS — See page 46.
V ER I FY T H E P RI N T ER CA BLE CO N NE CT I O NS — Ensure that the printer
cable is connected as described on page 17.
E N S U RE T H AT T H E P R IN T E R I S T UR N ED ON — See the documentation
supplied with the printer.
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