HP DeskJet 970C Network Guide
HP DeskJet 970C Series
Printer Network Guide for
Windows
English
Table of Contents
1 Using Your Printer on a Network
Setting Up Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2 Locally Shared Printer Connection
Setting Up a Locally Shared Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Operating Systems for the Locally Shared Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Setting Up Windows 95 and Windows 98 Hosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Setting Up Windows NT 4.0 Hosts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Setting Up Windows 3.11 Hosts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Installing Printer Software on Each Client Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Option 1: Point and Print Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Option 2: Add Printer Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3 Peer-to-Peer Connection
Operating Systems and Print Servers for the Peer-to-Peer Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Setting Up a Peer-to-Peer Printer Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Installing the Printer Software on Each of the Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4 Client Server Network Connection
Operating Systems for the Client Server Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Setting Up a Client Server in Windows NT 4.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Setting Up a Client Server in NetWare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5 Using Your Printer Software
Finding the HP Printer Properties in Windows 95, 98, or NT 4.0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
HP Printer Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
HP Toolbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Windows 3.11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Appendix
Language Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Acknowledgments
Microsoft, MS, MS-DOS, and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation (U.S. patent numbers 4955066 and
4974159).
MMX and Pentium are U.S. registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc.
TrueType is a U.S. trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
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Edition 1, July, 1999
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Using Your Printer on a Network
Your HP DeskJet Printer can be shared over a network in three different ways:
Locally Shared:
•
enabling printer sharing on your computer.
See “Locally Shared Printer Connection” on page 5.
Peer-to-Peer:
•
Print Server.
See “Peer-to-Peer Connection” on page 15.
Client Server Network Connection:
•
HP JetDirect External Print Server. Clients print through a Windows NT or
NetWare server.
See “Client Server Network Connection” on page 17.
Share your printer from a network-connected computer by
Printer
Host Clients
Connect your printer to a network via an HP JetDirect External
Print Server
Printer
Connect your printer to a network via an
Clients
Print Server
Printer
Windows NT or
NetWare Server
Clients
1
Using Your Printer on a Network
1
Setting Up Your Printer
To share your printer on a network, you must connect the printer to your network
using one of the methods listed on page 1. Before you set up your printer, check
that your computer is fully set up, operational, and meets the minimum system
requirements listed in “System Requirements” in your
Guide for Windows
1
Attach Automatic Two-Sided Printing Module
a
Turn knob on printer’s Rear Access Door counter-clockwise and remove door.
HP DeskJet Printer User’s
. To set up your printer:
2
b
Insert module into back of printer.
Using Your Printer on a Network
1
Connect Parallel Cable to Host Computer or an HP JetDirect External Print
2
Server
•
Locally Shared:
See “Locally Shared Printer Connection” on page 5 for details.
Connect your printer to the parallel port of the host computer.
Peer-to-Peer:
•
External Print Server on your network. See “Peer-to-Peer Connection” on
page 15 for details, and consult your print server documentation for help
setting up the print server.
•
Client Server Network Connection:
of an HP JetDirect External Print Server, and share the printer from a
Windows NT 4.0 or NetWare 3.12, 4.11, or 5.0 server on your network. See “Client
Server Network Connection” on page 17 for details.
3
Plug in Electrical Power Cord
Connect your printer to the parallel port of an HP JetDirect
Connect your printer to the parallel port
3
Using Your Printer on a Network
1
4
Load White Paper
Insert Print Cartridges
5
Printable side
Press Power Button
a
to turn on printer.
Remove vinyl tape from
b
print cartridges.
Black
Do NOT
touch or
Tri-Color
remove copper strip on
print cartridges.
Open top cover, then
c
insert print cartridges.
Close latches, then close
d
5b
top cover.
Printer will print a
5c, d
calibration page.
Note:The part numbers for your two print cartridges are:
Black HP 51645 Series
Tri-Color HP C6578 Series
5a
4
2
Locally Shared Printer Connection
In the locally shared configuration, the printer is connected directly to the parallel
port of a selected computer that functions as a host to other computers on the
network. To locally share your printer, the printer software must be installed on the
host computer and on each client computer.
Printer
Host Clients
Setting Up a Locally Shared Printer
Set up the printer. See “Setting Up Your Printer” on page 2.
1
Printer
Host
Note:Do not have any peripheral devices, such as scanners, switch
boxes, backup units, etc. installed between the printer and the computer.
2
Install the printer software on the host computer, and share your printer on the
network. See the table below to find instructions for your operating system.
3
Install the printer software on each of the client computers. See the table below
to find instructions for your operating system.
Operating Systems for the Locally Shared Connection
Installation instructions for the supported operating systems can be found on page:
Supported OS Host Client
Windows 95 and Windows 98 See page 6 See page 10
Windows NT 4.0 See page 8 See page 10
Windows 3.11 See page 9 See page 14
5
Locally Shared Printer Connection
2
Setting Up Windows 95 and Windows 98 Hosts
Host
Preparing your Computer to Share Your Printer on the Network
1
Turn on the host computer and the printer.
2
Select
Start
3
Double-click the
Settings
Network
Control Panel
control panel.
.
Click the
4
5
If it is not already checked, check
my printer(s)
Click
6
the
If prompted, restart Windows.
File and Print Sharing
.
OK to
close the
Network
dialog box.
button.
I want to be able to allow others to print to
File and Print Sharing
dialog box, then click OK to close
Installing Printer Software on a Windows 95 or Windows 98 Host
Note:Close any virus protection programs or other software programs
that are open and running on the computer, except the HP DeskJet
Installer and Windows Explorer or Program Manager.
Select
Start
1
2
Double-click
Choose
3
4
Click the
Software
Settings
Add Printer
Local Printer
Have Disk
CD into your CD-ROM drive.
Printers
, then click
as the printer connection, then click
button, and insert the
from the Taskbar.
Next.
HP DeskJet 970C Series Printer
Next.
6
Note:If the CD-ROM autoplays and starts an installation program, exit
that program before continuing.
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