HP Deskjet 1220c PS Printer - Connections Using the USB Port (Windows 98)

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Connections Using the USB Port (Windows 98)

The latest personal computers have USB ports that can be directly
connected to the printer’s USB port. After connecting the USB cable, the

New Hardware Found Wizard

should appear. If it does not, your

computer is probably not configured to use USB. Use a parallel cable
instead to connect the printer to your computer.

Note: The following procedure assumes that you have completed steps 1 through
5 in the Setting Up section that starts on page 4.

1. Insert the HP Printer Starter CD into your CD-ROM drive. Do

not

click

the printer installation icon. Proceed to step 2.

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2. Turn off the printer and connect the USB cable (purchased

separately; part number C6518A).

3. Turn on the printer. If the computer is properly configured to use

USB, Windows will detect the printer.

4. The

Add New Hardware Wizard

dialog box appears.

a. Click

Next

until you are asked to specify a location for the

software.

b. Click

Browse

, double-click on the CD icon (typically the D: drive),

click on the

Windows\Win98usb

directory, and then click

OK

.

c. Click

Next

to the see the subsequent dialog boxes, and click

Finish

.

d. Click

Back

if Windows was unable to locate a driver and repeat

steps 4a to 4c. If the

Add New Hardware Wizard

screen

disappears before completing the installation, detach and
reattach the USB cable, and repeat step 4.

5. Install the printer software. Click

Next

, and follow the instructions

that appear on the screen to complete the installation.

Note: Do not connect a USB and a parallel cable to printer at the same time.

To verify the installation:

1. Make sure the USB cable is properly connected and the printer is on.

2. Open the printer’s properties from the printer control panel.

3. In the

Details

tab, check that the printer is set to the USB port.

4. In the

General

tab, click

Print Test Page

. If the test page does not

print, see Troubleshooting on page 21.