William Schroder

Q: Bought a new printer.  Inserted my cd and nothing happens?

I just bought a new printer.  When I insert the CD that came with the printer into my Mac, nothing happens.  Still not too familiar with my Mac, but there has to be a way to manually open and start the install process. 

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Posted on Apr 30, 2013 11:43 AM

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Q: Bought a new printer.  Inserted my cd and nothing happens?

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  • by Kenichi Watanabe,

    Kenichi Watanabe Kenichi Watanabe Apr 30, 2013 1:49 PM in response to William Schroder
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    Mac OS X
    Apr 30, 2013 1:49 PM in response to William Schroder

    Normally, there is no need to use an installation disc, if the printer's driver is available online.

     

    Connect the printer to USB and turn it ON.  Go to System Preferences Print & Scan pane.  There is a sidebar where your current printers are listed.  Click the plus sign at the bottom of the sidebar.  The Add Printer window opens.  If your printer is recognized, it should be listed in that window.  Select it.  If the default settings below are OK, click Add

     

    If the printer's driver is not on your Mac (and it should not be if this is the first time adding), it gets downloaded and installed.  Your printer should appear in the sidebar of the Print & Scan pane.

     

    If you have more than one printer (including share printers on the local network), they are all available from the print dialog in apps.  You can set one printer as the default in the Print & Scan pane.

  • by Allan Jones,

    Allan Jones Allan Jones Apr 30, 2013 9:51 PM in response to William Schroder
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    iPad
    Apr 30, 2013 9:51 PM in response to William Schroder

    What Mac OS version are you running?