HP 2500CMHP - Manual (Page 17)

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Before you can use the printer, you must install the printer software. To
install the printer software, you need at least 8 MB of RAM and Microsoft
Windows 3.1x, 95 or 98 installed in your computer.
To install the printer software in Windows NT 4.0, you need at least 16 MB of
RAM and Windows NT 4.0 installed in your computer.
Installing the PCL 3 Printer Software from the Starter CD into a PC
Note: The Starter CD includes a utility to easily copy the HP 2500C/C+/CM software to
3.5-inch high-density diskettes as well as to copy files to a server. This allows you to use
the diskettes to install the software on systems that do not have a CD-ROM drive.
1. Start Microsoft Windows and make sure no other Windows
applications are running.
2. Insert the Starter CD into your CD-ROM drive. The installation
program will run automatically.
3. Click the Printer Driver option followed by Install in the CD menu to
install your printer software or Download to download the printer
software to either a hard disk, network drive or floppy disks. If
installation does not automatically run, follow the instructions below.
Installing PCL 3 Printer Software from Floppy Disks (or the Starter CD,
if the installation program does not run automatically)
1.
Start Microsoft Windows and make sure no other Windows
applications are running.
2. Insert Disk 1 into your computer’s floppy drive (or the CD into the
CD-ROM drive).
3. Select File, Run in Windows 3.1 or select Start, Run in Windows
95/98/NT 4.0.
4. At the Command Line Box,
• For floppy disk installation, type the letter of your computer’s
floppy disk drive followed by :\SETUP (for example, a:\setup).
• For CD installation, type the letter of your computer’s CD-ROM
drive followed by :\INSTALL (for example, d:\install).
5. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to complete
installation.
Customizing the Printer Software
You may choose to customize the printer software so that certain items or
features such as Toolbox and bi-directional printing will be disabled the
next time you install the printer software. This feature is useful if you want
to install a customized configuration on several computers in a network.
2500C/C+/CM HP Step 10 - Install the Printer Software