You may receive garbled output when you print from a Hewlett-Packard
DeskJet 540, 600, 660C, or 850 printer.
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These printers may not work correctly when they are connected to an
extended capabilities port (ECP) with the port in ECP mode.
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Change the ECP port to standard mode by following these steps:
| 1. | In Control Panel, double-click the System icon.
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| 2. | On the Device Manager tab, double-click the "Ports (COM & LPT)" branch
to expand it, click the appropriate printer port, and then click the
Properties button.
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| 3. | On the Driver tab, click the Change Driver button.
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| 4. | Click the Show All Devices option button.
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| 5. | In the Manufacturers box, click "(Standard port types)," and in the
Models box, click Printer Port.
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| 6. | Click OK.
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| 7. | Shut down and restart your computer.
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This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.
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