If you cannot print to a usb printer – Dell Dimension 4300 User Manual
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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
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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
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See the documentation
supplied with the printer.
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