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BwPrinterWin7

Installing HP LaserJet 600 on Windows

This howto will show you how to set up our black/white printer on Windows 7 in only 16 very simple steps.

1) Grab the drivers from the link below and unzip them into a temporary folder on your computer.

ilhp600-win7.zip

2) Open the Control Panel and click on the View devices and printers link. Or open Devices and Printers directly from what used to be called a start menu.

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3) Click the Add a printer button.

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4) Select Add a local printer and click Next.

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5) Select the option Create a new port. Choose Standard TCP/IP Port from the Type of port combo box.

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6) Enter ilp.stanford.edu in both the Hostname or IP address field and the Port name filed. Make sure the check box Query the printer automatically... is checked.

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7) Select the option Standard for the Device Type and make sure that Hewlett Packard Jet Direct is selected in the combo box.

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8) Click on the Have Disk... button.

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9) Click on the Browse... button.

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10) Navigate to the folder that you have unzipped the driver files to (#1) and click on the Open button.

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11) Select HP LaserJet 600 M601 M602 M603 PCL6 from the list and click Next.

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12) Enter a name for the printer. ILP might be a good suggestion.

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13) If Windows offers you to share the printer at this point make sure that you select Do not share this printer.

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14) You probably want this to be your default printer so go ahead and check the box Set as the default printer. You can also print out a test page to see if the printer is working as expected. Click Finish when you are done.

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15) Open the Devices and printers again. Find the printer you have just added in the list. Right click on the printer and select Printing preferences.

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16) On the Printing Shortcuts tab please set the Print on both sides combo box to Yes, flip over. The environment will be eternally grateful to you.

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17) On the Paper/Quality tab please check the box EconoMode. Keep this setting in mind because you might want to change it whenever you are printing something fancy.

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