HP (Hewlett-Packard) 8500 All in One Printer User Manual


 
Software installation suggestions
Verify installation preliminaries
Make sure to use the Starter CD that contains the correct installation software for
your operating system.
Before installing software, make sure that all other programs are closed.
If the computer does not recognize the path to the CD-ROM drive that you type,
make sure that you are specifying the correct drive letter.
If the computer cannot recognize the Starter CD in the CD-ROM drive, inspect the
Starter CD for damage. You can download the device driver from the HP Web site
(
www.hp.com/support).
Check or perform the following
Make sure the computer meets the system requirements.
Before installing software on a Windows computer, ensure all other programs are
closed.
If the computer does not recognize the path to the CD drive that you typed, ensure
you are specifying the correct drive letter.
If the computer cannot recognize the Starter CD in the CD drive, inspect the CD for
damage. You can download the device driver from the HP Web site (
www.hp.com/
support).
In the Windows device manager, make sure that the USB drivers have not been
disabled.
If you are using a computer running Windows, and the computer cannot detect the
device, run the uninstallation utility (util\ccc\uninstall.bat on the Starter CD) to
perform a clean uninstallation of the device driver. Restart your computer, and
reinstall the device driver.
Check the computer system
Make sure that your computer is running one of the supported operating systems.
Make sure that the computer meets at least the minimum system requirements.
Clear jams
Occasionally, media becomes jammed during a job. Try the following remedies before
you attempt to clear the jam.
Make sure that you are printing with media that meets specifications. For more
information, see
Select print media.
Make sure that you are printing with media that is not wrinkled, folded, or damaged.
Make sure that the device is clean. For more information, see
Clean the device.
Make sure that the trays are loaded correctly and are not too full. For more
information, see
Load media.
This section contains the following topics:
Clear paper jams
Avoid paper jams
Chapter 11
234 Maintain and troubleshoot