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Installation troubleshooting
Windows: Mac:
If you are unable to print a test page:
 • If your printer is connected directly to your computer 
with a USB cable, make sure the cable connections 
are secure. 
 • Make sure the printer is powered on.  
The 
 [On button] will be lit green.
If your printer is connected directly to your computer 
with a USB cable and you are still unable to print, or the 
Windows software installation fails:
If you are unable to print a test page:
To uninstall the software:
1.  Disconnect the HP product from your computer.
2.  Open the Applications: Hewlett-Packard folder.
3.  Double-click HP Uninstaller. Follow the on-screen 
instructions.
1.  Remove the CD from the computer’s CD/DVD 
drive, and then disconnect the USB cable from the 
computer.
2.  Restart the computer.
3.  Insert the printer software CD in the computer’s  
CD/DVD drive, then follow the on-screen instructions 
to install the printer software. Do not connect the USB 
cable until you are told to do so.
4.  After the installation nishes, restart the computer.
Make sure the printer is set as your default printing 
device:
 • Windows
®
 7: From the Windows Start menu, click 
Devices and Printers.
 • Windows Vista
®
: On the Windows taskbar, click 
Start, click Control Panel, and then click Printer.
 • Windows XP
®
: On the Windows taskbar, click Start, 
click Control Panel, and then click Printers and Faxes.
 • If your printer is connected to your computer with 
a USB cable, make sure the cable connections are 
secure.
 • Make sure the printer is powered on.  
The 
 [On button] will be lit green.
To install the software:
1.  Connect the USB cable.
2.  Insert the HP software CD into your computer’s  
CD/DVD drive.
3.  On the desktop, open the CD and then double-click 
HP Installer.
4.  Follow the on-screen and the printed setup 
instructions that came with the HP product.
If you are still unable to print, uninstall and reinstall the 
software:
Note: The uninstaller removes all of the HP software 
components that are specic to the device. The uninstaller 
does not remove components that are shared by other 
products or programs.
Make sure that your printer has a check mark in the 
circle next to it. If your printer is not selected as the 
default printer, right-click the printer icon and choose Set 
as Default Printer from the menu.
Windows XP, and Windows Vista are U.S. registered 
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Windows 7 is 
either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft 
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
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