Using Windows 2000 With a USB or Parallel Cable

When you attached the cable and turned on the printer, the Found New Hardware Wizard appeared on your computer screen.

1Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD, and then click Next.

2Select Search for a suitable driver, and then click Next.

3Select Specify a location only, and then click Next.

4Browse to the location of the printer driver on the Drivers and Utilities CD: D:\Drivers\Print\Win_2kXP\ (where D is the drive letter of your CD).

5Click Open, and then click OK.

6Click Next to install the driver that is displayed:

D:\Drivers\Print\Win_2kXP\dkaay2da.inf.

7Click Finish when the software is installed.

8The Drivers and Utilities CD should launch the installation software automatically.

If the CD does not automatically launch, click Start→Run, type D:\setup.exe (where D is the drive letter of your CD), and then click OK.

9When the Drivers and Utilities CD screen appears, click Personal Installation - Install the printer for use on this computer only to install the additional software for your printer.

10Select your printer from the drop-down box.

11Select Typical Installation (recommended), and then click Install.

When all of the files are installed on your computer, the Congratulations screen appears.

12Click Print a Test Page to verify printer setup.

13Click Finish to exit when the test page prints successfully.

Setting Up for Local Printing

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1710n specifications

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