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[title] Printer configuration (Manual) | |
- | [* icon_note] ***This install procedure is required when using the HP UPD as a substitute driver.*** ***Note:*** If you have |
- | [* icon_note] If you are installing the printer over USB, ***USB_001*** is considered |
+ | [* icon_note] ***This install procedure is required when using the HP UPD as a substitute driver (primarily for legacy printers).*** ***Note:*** If you have a failed Dynamic Mode installation, this can be used to correct the error. |
+ | [* icon_note] If you are installing the printer over USB, ***USB_001*** is considered "safe". Unless you use a special configuration, this port is the best for compatibility. ***NOTE: Older printers like the LaserJet 1200 and 1012 often use DOT4. If this is the case, DOT4 must be used. If you see a DOT4 port on your PC, you may have one of these printers.*** |
[* red] Find ***Devices and Printers***. The location varies based on which version of Windows you run, but this can be found in Control panel. ***Windows 8.x: Search for "Devices and Printers"; Windows 10: Search for Control panel and find Devices and Printers.*** | |
- | [* orange] Click ***Add a Printer***. |
- | [* yellow] Allow your computer to populate the driver list. Find ***HP*** and then locate the driver that says ***HP Universal Printing PCL6 |
- | [* icon_reminder] ***The printer name |
+ | [* orange] Click ***Add a Printer***. Select ***Add a Local printer*** if your printer uses USB. If networked, select ***Add a Network, Wireless or Bluetooth printer***. |
+ | [* yellow] Allow your computer to populate the driver list. Find ***HP*** and then locate the driver that says ***HP Universal Printing PCL6, PCL5 or PostScript***. Select this driver and click ***Next.*** |
+ | [* icon_reminder] ***The printer name can be left as-is, but may make identification difficult, especially in a multi-printer setting.*** |
[* green] Name your printer. Once a name is selected, click ***Next.*** |