Setting Up the Computer
Preparing the printer driver
Preparing the printer driver DVD
For the DVD, contact the administrator of this machine.
Checking the operating systems supported by the printer driver
Check that your computer meets the operating environment requirements of the printer driver.
Installing the printer driver to the computer
Installing the printer driver using the installer
Insert the Driver & Utilities DVD into the drive, and install the software by following the on-screen instructions.
Adding the printer
Add the printer automatically detected by Bonjour to the computer.
Preparation finished
Preparing the printer driver DVD
The following types of DVD and CD-ROM are delivered with this machine.
DVD and CD-ROM types | Description |
|---|---|
Driver & Utilities DVD | Contains the printer driver (PCL/PS/XPS/FAX) for Windows, printer driver for the Mac OS, screen fonts, and TWAIN driver. This also contains the page for downloading utility software. |
User's Guide CD-ROM | Contains the User's Guide. |
Tips
In User's Guide manuals, location paths of folders or files may not contain the root directory.
Checking the operating systems supported by the printer driver
The following lists the printer drivers included on the DVD supplied with this machine and the supported operating systems.
Printer driver | Page description language | Supported operating systems |
|---|---|---|
PostScript PPD driver (PS-PPD) | PostScript 3 Emulation | Mac OS 10.8/10.9/10.10/10.11/10.12 |
Installing the printer driver
Install the printer driver using the installer.
Before installation, exit all application software programs that are running.
Insert the Driver & Utilities DVD into the DVD drive of the computer.
Open the folder that contains the target printer driver on the DVD.
Select the folder according to the printer driver, operating system, and language to be used.Copy the driver file onto the desktop according to the Mac OS version.
Mac OS 10.8: XXX_108.pkgMac OS 10.9/10.10/10.11/10.12: XXX_109.pkg"XXX" indicates the model name.The driver folder varies depending on the required paper size. Select the file according to your environment.
To mainly use the metric-based paper size such as A4 size: "WW_A4" folder
To mainly use the inch-based paper size such as letter size or 8 1/2
11: "WW_Letter" folderDouble-click the file copied onto the desktop.
The printer driver installer starts.
Click [Continue] following the instructions on the pages that follow until the [Install] page appears.
Click [Install].
By clicking [Customize], you can select whether to install the driver that has 2-sided printing specified as the default, or to install the driver that has 1-sided printing specified as the default. By default, the driver that has 2-sided printing specified as the default is installed. If both drivers are selected, two types of drivers are installed. The name of the driver that has 1-sided printing specified as the default is suffixed with an "(S)".When the name and password prompt appears during the procedure, enter the administrator name and password.The printer driver is installed on the computer.
Click [Close].
This completes the installation process of the printer driver. Then, add the printer to the computer.
Configuring connection using Bonjour
Add the printer automatically detected by Bonjour to the computer.
Select [System Preferences...] in the Apple menu.
Click the [Printer & Scanner] icon.
In Mac OS 10.8, click the [Print & Scan] icon.Click [+].
If a target printer name is found in the list displayed by clicking [+], select it. When a printer driver is selected automatically, the printer addition is completed. If a target printer name is not found, select [Add Other Printer or Scanner...] or [Add Printer or Scanner...], and go to Step 4.Click [Default].
Connected printers are detected.
If no printers are detected, restart this machine.From the [Printer Name] list, select the desired printer for a Bonjour connection.
To check the printer name, select [Utility] - [Administrator Settings] - [Network Settings] - [Bonjour Setting] on this machine.
The printer driver for the selected printer is displayed in [Use:].
When the printer driver is displayed, go to Step 7.When the printer driver is not correctly displayed, go to Step 6.Manually select the printer driver.
In Mac OS 10.9/10.10/10.11/10.12, select [Select Software...] from [Use:], then click the driver of the desired printer from the list that is displayed in another window.In Mac OS 10.8, select [Select Printer Software...] from [Use:], then click the driver of the desired printer from the list that is displayed in another window.Click [Add].
This completes the addition process of the printer. Then, proceed to the [Installable Options] window to configure the optional environment for this machine. For details, refer to [Configuring the Default Settings of the Printer Driver] .