HP Deskjet 9650 Printer - Connecting directly using a USB cable (Mac OS)

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Connecting directly using a USB cable (Mac OS)

Install the software first, and then connect the printer to the computer. You may share the
printer with other Mac OS users when you are finished.

1

Insert the Starter CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CD menu runs automatically.

If the CD menu does not run automatically, double-click the

CD

icon on the desktop, and

then double-click the

Setup

icon.

2

Click

Install Driver

.

3

Follow the onscreen instructions.

4

Connect the USB cable to the computer and the printer.

5

Complete the installation in one of these ways.

Mac OS 9.1.x and 9.2.x

i

When prompted, restart the computer.

ii

Select

Chooser

from the

Apple

menu.

iii Select

hp inkjet xx

in the upper-left window of the Chooser window, where xx

represents the version of the current printer driver.

iv Select

deskjet 9600

in the right window of the Chooser screen.

v

Close the Chooser.

vi To share the printer, see

“To share the printer on a peer-to-peer network (Mac OS)”

below.

Mac OS X (10.1 and later)

i

Open the Print Center, which is located in the Applications\Utilities folder.

ii

Click

Add

.

iii Select

USB

from the menu.

iv Select

deskjet 9600

from the printer list, and then click

Add

.

A dot appears beside the printer name, indicating that this printer is now the default
printer.

v

Close the Print Center.