Brother 1240 Printer User Manual


 
CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION AND BASIC OPERATION
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(4) Extend the tray extension flap. After the
printer has warmed up the Ready LED
changes from blinking to lit. (Fig. 2-12)
(5) Press the control panel button. The
printer will print a test page. Check the
test page printed correctly.
Fig. 2-12
3.2.4 Connect the printer and the computer
(1) Turn off the power switch.
(2) Connect the parallel interface to the
computer, then connect it to the printer.
(Fig. 2-13)
(3) Use the clips on the printer connector to
secure the parallel interface cable.
(4) Turn on the printer power switch.
Fig. 2-13
3.2.5 Install the printer driver from floppy disk
(1) Turn on the computer power. If the “Add New Hardware Wizard” window appears, click
the
Cancel
button.
(2) Insert the supplied floppy disk into the floppy disk drive.
(3) Install the printer driver using the Setup.exe file.
In Windows
95/98
i) Click the
Start
button and select
Run
.
ii) Type A:\SETUP and click
OK
. (If your floppy disk drive is not A, insert the correct drive
letter instead of ‘A’.)
iii) Follow the instructions that appear on the screen.
In Windows
3.1
i) Click File menu in the Program Manager screen and select
Run
.
ii) Type A:\SETUP click
OK
. (If your floppy disk drive is not A, insert the correct drive letter
instead of ‘A’.)
iii) Follow the instructions that appear on the screen.
Parallel interface
cable