Please read this for using the Deskjet 695c on Windows 7:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01874792&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=uk&product=58155&lang=en
Click the '+' signs at foot of page to see the whole article.
I also think the use of a port adapter may be a factor, and curiously the HP page makes no reference to it having a parallel port - only a USB port - so I can't understand why yours is different.