Connecting an Optional Printer

To use your system at its best, you should connect a printer to it. Using a printer will allow you to generate paper copies of your documents and work. Color printers have become quite inexpensive lately, and using one of them will allow you to get excellent quality graphics: letters, photos, etc..

1 • Ensure that your computer has been switched off, and that the power cord has been unplugged.

2 • Connect the printer cable to the printer, and to the printer port located on the rear panel of your computer. The printer cable is usually sold with the printer.

3 • Plug your printer power cord into a socket.

4 •Switch your printer on.

5 • Switch your computer on.

6 • Install the printer driver supplied with your printer, and follow the instructions.

Note: For your printer driver to work in the correct way, you have to switch your printer on first, so that Windows Me can detect its presence.

Installing your Printer Driver

A printer driver is a specific program provided with your printer, capable of communicating to your computer the type of printer connected to it, so that all your printer’s features can be used. Most common printers can be automatically detected by Windows Me. Consult your printer user's guide, if your printer is not available in Windows Me. If you are experiencing problems or if you have questions, you should contact your printer's manufacturer.

Usually, all what you have to do is follow the onscreen instructions provided by your printer software: they will guide you through your printer installation process and test.