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Installing the Print Driver Located in Microsoft Windows Vista Operating System.

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Product Series
  • HP 2500C printer series
  • HP Color Inkjet cp1700 printer series
  • HP Color inkjet cp1160 printer series
  • HP Deskjet 350 printer series
  • HP Deskjet 450 printer series
  • HP Deskjet 1120C printer series
  • HP Deskjet 1125C printer series
  • HP Deskjet 1220C printer series
  • HP Deskjet 9800 printer series
  • HP Business Inkjet 1000 printer series
  • HP Business Inkjet 1200 printer series
  • HP Business Inkjet 2200/2250 printer series
  • HP Business Inkjet 2230/2280 printer series
  • HP Business Inkjet 2600 printer series
  • HP Business inkjet 2300 printer series
  • HP Business Inkjet 2800 printer series
  • HP Business Inkjet 3000 printer series
  • HP Officejet 9100 printer series
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Introduction
The print driver solution for this product is included with the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system and is already on the computer. No special driver download is necessary for this product.
Please follow the simple instructions below to easily get the product working with Microsoft Windows Vista Operating system.
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Installation Instructions
Direct Connection (Parallel & USB connector)
  1. Verify that the printer is turned ON.
  2. Connect the Universal Serial Bus (USB)/ Parallel (IEEE 1284) cable to the printer and to the computer
  3. Click on the Close button when the message “Your devices are ready to use” is displayed in the screen.
  4. The printer is now ready to accept the print job.
Wired Network & Bluetooth Connection
NOTE: For Bluetooth connected printer, please ensure that the printer’s access mode is set to public mode for detection.
  1. Verify that the printer is turned on.
  2. Click Start > Control Panel and then select Printers .
  3. Click on Add a printer .
  4. Click Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer . A list of detected wired network or Bluetooth printers will be displayed.
  5. Select the printer you want to install and click Next . Follow the on screen installation instruction to complete the printer driver installation.
Wireless Connection
  1. Verify that the printer is turned ON.
  2. Ensure the printer’s wireless network setting is set to the correct wireless profile matching the local wireless network/computer’s wireless card setting.
    1. If you have previously configured the printer’s wireless network setting, matching local wireless/computer’s wireless card setting, please proceed to step 3.
    2. if you have NOT previously configured the printer’s wireless network setting to match local wireless network/computer’s wireless card setting, please follow the steps below.
    To set wireless network settings in an infrastructure network
    1. Connect the printer to the computer with the cross cable (included with the printer) or connect the printer to the network with a network cable.
    2. Press the configuration button once to print a configuration page.
    3. Open web browser, and type in the IP address that has been assigned to the printer.
    4. Configure the printer’s wireless setting to match local wireless network/computer’s wireless card setting.
    5. Unplug the cross cable/network cable.
    6. Activate the printer wireless network, activate the computer’s wireless network profile.
    7. Proceed to step 3.
    To set wireless network settings in an ad hoc network
    Do the following to reset the printer’s network settings:
    1. While pressing the Configuration Page button, press (Resume button) three times.
    2. Wait about 20 seconds, and then press (Power button) to turn off the printer.
    3. Disconnect the power cord from the printer.
    4. Wait about 20 seconds, and then reconnect the power cord.
    5. Press (Power button) to turn on the printer.
    6. Open the configuration utility for the computer’s wireless network card, then create a new wireless profile with the following values.
      • Communication mode: ad hoc
      • Network name (SSID): hpsetup
      • Security (encryption): disabled
    7. Activate the wireless profile.
    8. Wait two minutes for the printer to obtain an IP address, then print a wireless configuration page to verify the following for the printer’s network settings.
      • Communication mode: ad hoc
      • Network name (SSID): hpsetup
      • The IP address is NOT 0.0.0.0
    9. If one of the above conditions is not true then repeat the preceding steps. Proceed to steps 3 below.
  3. Click Start > Control Panel and then select Printers .
  4. Click on Add a printer .
  5. Click Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer , a list of detected printers will be displayed.
  6. Select the printer you want to install and click Next . Follow the on screen installation instruction to complete the print driver installation.
NOTE: For Officejet 9100 All-in-One series printer, only the basic features of PCL5 and Postscript Print Driver will be supported. Scan driver and HP Director Software will not be supported by VISTA.
If you feel that the unsupported software and features are necessary, you can upgrade to a HP product that is fully compatible with Windows Vista. To help you decide what product to upgrade to, you can make use of the following tool to make your decision: http://www.hp.com/support/hho/productreplacement .
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