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Setting Up for Local Printing

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A local printer is a printer attached to your computer or a print server using a USB or parallel cable. 

If your printer is attached to a network and not your computer, see "Setting Up for Network 

Printing" on page 23.

Installing Printer Drivers

Connecting the Printer to the Computer Before Inserting the Drivers and Utilities CD 

NOTE: 

Using this setup method, make sure your printer is not connected to your computer when you 

begin.

After the printer driver has been installed, you need to do the Installable Options settings in Printer 

Property are needed according to the options you installed.

Windows 98, Me, 2000, XP and Server 2003

1.

Connect your printer to your computer.

2.

When the 

Found New Hardware Wizard

 appears, click 

Cancel

.

3.

Insert the 

Drivers and Utilities

 CD into your computer.

4.

Click 

Personal Installation

.

5.

Click 

Install

. The 

Found New Hardware Wizard

 appears.

6.

Click 

Next

. The wizard automatically finds and installs the corresponding printer driver.

7.

When the 

Complete the Found New Hardware Wizard

 screen appears, click 

Finish

.

8.

Select either the 

Typical Installation

 or 

Custom Installation

 checkbox, and then click 

Next

. 

If you select 

Custom Installation

, you can select the specific software you want to install. 

9.

When using Windows 98 or Me, the Adobe License Agreement appears, click to accept the 

agreement and then click 

Install

.

10.

When the 

Congratulations! 

screen appears, in Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Server 2003, 

click 

Printer Test Page

 if necessary. Click 

Finish

.

11.

Click 

Cancel

.

Windows 95 and NT 4.0

1.

Connect your printer to your computer.

2.

Insert the 

Drivers and Utilities

 CD into your computer.