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7. Follow the Wizard instructions that appear on
the screen.
8. Choose Local Printer.
9. Click Have Disk.
10. Insert the HP DeskJet Printer Software disk 1
into the disk drive of your computer.
11. Select the disk drive and click OK.
12. Click on the appropriate HP DeskJet 400
Series language and click Next
.
13. Select the port to which the printer is attached
and click Next
.
14. Finish answering the install Wizard questions.
Note: You must restart Windows to initialize the printing
software. Until Windows is restarted, the printer will
not perform as expected.
Windows 3.1x:
To install the Windows 3.1x printer software, use the
following procedure:
1. Start Microsoft Windows and ensure no
Windows applications are running.
2. Double-click to open the Main program group
in the Program Manager window.
3. Double-click the Control Panel icon.
4. Double-click the Printers icon.
5. In the Printers dialog box, click Add
.
6. Make sure that Install Unlisted or Updated
Printer is selected in the List of Printers area in
the Printers dialog box.
7. Click Install.
8. Insert the HP DeskJet Printer Software disk 1
into the disk drive of your computer.
9. In the Install Driver dialog box, type A:\ and
click OK.
10. In the Add Unlisted or Updated Printer dialog
box, click the appropriate HP DeskJet 400
Series language.
11. Click OK.
Note: You must restart Windows to initialize the printing
software. Until Windows 3.1x is restarted, the printer
will not perform as expected.
DOS Printing
Note: You do not need to install the DJPMenu software if
you are printing from your Windows applications.
Use the DJPMenu software to define or change the
settings on the DeskJet 420 series printer if your
DOS applications do not allow you to do so.
Note: The DJPMenu software requires that your printer is
connected directly to the parallel port of your
computer. Refer to page 17, “Hardware
Compatibility” for hardware requirements.
1. Insert disk 1 the HP DeskJet Printer Software
disk into drive A.
2. At the DOS prompt (C:\>), type A:\INSTALL
and press ENTER.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
4. To run the DJPMenu software, type
C:\DESKJET\DJPMENU at the DOS prompt.
5. For more updated information on the
DJPMenu software, please refer to the file
C:\DESKJET\DJPMENU.TXT that you have
just installed.
Selecting a printer software for the HP DeskJet 420
series printer in each DOS software program that you
use ensures the best support for your printer. If the
printer software for the HP DeskJet 420 series printer
is not available within your program, select the
printer software for the HP DeskJet 500C printer.
See page 19 for more information about printing
from DOS.
Finding the HP Printer Setup Box
You can control the printer through your software
program and the printer software you installed on
your computer. To find the HP Print Setup box:
From your software program, try this:
1. In the File menu, select Print.
2. Click Properties. (Clicking Options at this
point won’t get you there.)
3. If you still don’t see the box, click Setup or
Options.
Or try this:
1. If you don’t see a Print option in the File
menu, click Printer Setup or Print Setup.
2. Then click whichever button you see: Setup or
Options.