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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

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T H A T

T H E

P R I NT E R

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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).

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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.

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C ON FLI CTS

See page 46.

V

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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.

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P R IN T E R

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See the documentation

supplied with the printer.

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