Setting Up For Local Printing - Dell 1710 Owner's Manual

Setting Up for Local Printing

A local printer is a printer attached to one computer using a USB or parallel cable. If your printer
is attached to a network instead of your computer, go to "Setting Up for Network Printing" on
page 37.
A printer driver is software that lets your computer communicate with your printer.
If you purchased your Dell printer and computer together, the printer drivers and utilities
described in the "Software Overview" on page 41 are automatically installed—you are ready to
print!
If you purchased your Dell printer separately, use the Drivers and Utilities CD to install all the
features described in the "Software Overview" on page 41. Use the following table to find the
instructions you need for your operating system.
Computer operating system
Windows XP Professional x64
Windows XP
Windows 2003 Server
Windows 2000
Windows NT
Windows Me
Windows 98 SE
Macintosh OS 9.2 and OS 10.2
You need to complete Microsoft's Plug and Play before installing the custom driver from your
printer drivers CD.
For Linux users, refer to the documentation included on the Drivers and Utilities CD for
installation instructions. To access the documentation, browse to the unix\docs folder on the
CD.
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