BT PaperJet 55E/65E PC Printing Guide Includes: • Connecting the printer to your PC • Installing and uninstalling the software • Viewing and printing the on disk PaperJet Printer User Guide
In this guide Introduction 2 System requirements 2 Print cartridges 2 Starting up 4 Plug & Play start up 4 Standard start up 6 Uninstalling the PC software 7 View and print the Printer User Guide 8 Installing Acrobat Reader 4.
Introduction System requirements Your PaperJet 55E/65E printer is compatible with PCs using Windows 95, 98, Me, 2000 and NT. Handling the ink cartridges Avoid touching the nozzles and metal electrical contacts.
Remove the current cartridge. Important Insert the next cartridge. Your PaperJet 55E/65E automatically recognises whether you have the black or colour cartridge in the printer and checks the level of ink. When the cartridge is empty, the display on the PaperJet 55E/65E shows OUT OF INK. To ensure the level of ink is accurate, never swap cartridges between different printers or fax machines. Pull cartridge towards front of machine to lock in place. Close the top cover.
Starting up Important First set up your PaperJet 55E/65E as shown in the main user guide. 3 Connect the cable Connect your PaperJet 55E/65E to your PC’s parallel port using the printer cable (not supplied). There are two ways to install your PaperJet as your PC printer. 1 Plug and play start up – your PC automatically detects your PaperJet and starts software installation. It requires you to switch off your PC before connection.
Important If the operating system on your PC is Windows 95 version 4.00.950B (OSR2), then the Plug & Play installation is slightly different. If this is the case, carefully follow the instructions that appear on your PC screen and do not worry if an error message appears. Continue and, at the end, in the “Copy file from:” box, type the name of the drive your PaperJet 55E/65E Software CD is in (e.g. D:).
Uninstalling the PC software If you no longer want to use PaperJet 55E/65E as a printer and want to remove the software from your PC The uninstall procedures indicated below will enable you to completely and correctly remove all the files loaded from the CD and/or created on the PC during the software installation procedure, and then reinstall them. In Windows 95/98/ME Select the Uninstall item from the LinkFax group on the Programs item of the Start menu.
View and print the Printer User Guide Your PaperJet 55E/65E Software CD contains a copy of the printer user guide which you can print or view . In Windows NT/2000/XP Important To print or view the user guide on-screen you need Acrobat Reader 4.0. If this is not already installed on your PC, the PaperJet 55E/65E Software CD contains a copy which needs to be installed first. To print the user guide When the user guide or document you want to print is displayed on screen, Installing Acrobat Reader 4.
Printing documents The print software can detect if a document contains colour and, if you have the wrong cartridge installed, the PC asks you to change it. Whenever a colour cartridge is installed, your PaperJet 55E/65E display shows COLOUR CARTRIDGE. To print, select Print from the File menu and click OK. Follow the on screen instructions. Printing faxes To give the most economical use, your PaperJet 55E/65E will only print received faxes when the black cartridge is installed.
Help BT PaperJet 55E/65E Helpline If you cannot resolve a problem by using the Help section, contact the Helpline 0870 240 8026.
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