Dell 4300 manual If you cannot print to a USB printer, Windows XP, Windows Me and Windows

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VE R I F Y T H A T T H E P R I N T E R I S R E C O G N I Z E D B Y WI N D O W S

Windows XP

1 Click the Start button.

2Click Control Panel.

3Click Printers and Other Hardware.

4Click View installed printers or fax printers. If the printer is listed, right-click the printer icon.

5Click 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).

TE S T T H E E L E C T R I C A L O U T L E T — Ensure that the electrical outlet is working by testing it with another device, such as a lamp.

RE I N S T A L L T H E P R I N T E R D R I V E R — See page 18.

CH E C K F O R I N T E R R U P T R E Q U E S T C O N F L I C T S — See page 46.

If you cannot print to a USB printer

VE R I F Y T H E P R I N T E R C A B L E C O N N E C T I O N S — Ensure that the printer cable is connected as described on page 17.

EN S U R E T H A T T H E P R I N T E R I S T U R N E D O N — See the documentation supplied with the printer.

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