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Scanner problems – Dell Dimension 4300 User Manual

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Solving Problems

31

Scanner Problems

HINT:

If you need

technical assistance for
your scanner, call the
scanner’s manufacturer
(see the documentation
that came with the
scanner for the correct
phone number). Dell does
not cover the scanner’s
warranty.

V

ER I FY

T H AT

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 name.

5

Click Properties, and then select the Ports tab. Ensure that the Print to the

following port(s): setting is USB.

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 USB.

T

ES T

T H E

E LEC T RI CA L

O UT 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 EC K

FO R

I N T ER RU P T

R EQ UE S T

C ON FLI CTS

See page 46.

C

H EC K

T H E

PO W ER

C ABLE

C ON N ECT I O N

If your scanner has a power

cable, ensure that the power cable is firmly connected to a working electrical

power source and that the scanner is turned on.

C

H EC K

T H E

S CAN N ER

CA BLE

C ON N ECT I O N

Ensure that the scanner

cable is firmly connected to the computer and to the scanner.

U

NLO CK

T H E

S CA N NE R

Ensure that your scanner is unlocked if it has a

locking tab or button.

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