Easy Installation Process of the Printer Driver

Preparing the printer driver

Preparing the printer driver CD-ROM

For the CD-ROM, contact the administrator of this machine.

Checking the printer driver type

Three printer drivers for different purposes are available. Select the printer driver that meets your printing aims.

Checking the operating systems supported by the printer driver

Check that your computer meets the operating environment requirements of the printer driver.

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Installing the printer driver to the computer

Configuring the installation settings on the computer

In Windows 7/8.1/10/Server 2008 R2/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2, you need to change the PC settings in advance.

Installing the printer driver using the installer

Connect the USB printer cable, insert the print driver CD-ROM into the drive, and install the software by following the on-screen instructions.

Performing a test print

If necessary, perform a test print to check that printing process works correctly.

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Preparation finished

Preparing the printer driver CD-ROM

The following CD-ROMs are supplied with this machine:

CD-ROM

Description

Driver & Utilities CD-ROM Vol.1

Contains the printer driver (PCL/PS/FAX) for Windows and screen fonts. This also contains the page for downloading utility software.

Driver & Utilities CD-ROM Vol.2

Contains the printer driver (XPS) for Windows, the printer driver for the Mac OS, screen fonts, and the 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 printer driver type

The following types of printer drivers are available. Select the printer driver that meets your printing aims.

Printer driver

Page description language

Description

PCL driver

PCL6

This is a standard driver for printing general office documents.

Among the three drivers, this driver provides the fastest printing speed.

PS driver

PostScript 3 Emulation

This driver is effective for high-definition printing of data created in PostScript-supporting application software from Adobe or other vendors.

This driver is often used in graphics and light printing applications where good color reproducibility is important.

XPS driver

XPS

Developed after Windows Vista, this driver supports XML Paper Specification (XPS).

This driver has several advantages, including high-quality reproduction of translucence.

Checking the operating systems supported by the printer driver

The following lists the printer drivers included on the CD-ROMs supplied with this machine and the supported operating systems.

Printer driver

Supported operating systems

PCL driver

PS driver

Windows Vista Business *
Windows Vista Enterprise *
Windows Vista Home Basic *
Windows Vista Home Premium *
Windows Vista Ultimate *
Windows 7 Home Basic
Windows 7 Home Premium *
Windows 7 Professional *
Windows 7 Enterprise *
Windows 7 Ultimate *
Windows 8.1 *
Windows 8.1 Pro *
Windows 8.1 Enterprise *
Windows 10 Home *
Windows 10 Pro *
Windows 10 Enterprise *
Windows 10 Education *
Windows Server 2008 Standard *
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise *
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
Windows Server 2012 Datacenter
Windows Server 2012 Standard
Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter
Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard

XPS driver

Windows Vista Business *
Windows Vista Enterprise *
Windows Vista Home Basic *
Windows Vista Home Premium *
Windows Vista Ultimate *
Windows 7 Home Basic
Windows 7 Home Premium *
Windows 7 Professional *
Windows 7 Enterprise *
Windows 7 Ultimate *
Windows 8.1 *
Windows 8.1 Pro *
Windows 8.1 Enterprise *
Windows 10 Home *
Windows 10 Pro *
Windows 10 Enterprise *
Windows 10 Education *
Windows Server 2008 Standard *
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise *
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
Windows Server 2012 Datacenter
Windows Server 2012 Standard
Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter
Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard

* Supports the 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) environment.

Changing the installation settings (Windows 7/8.1/10/Server 2008 R2/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2)

In Windows 7/8.1/10/Server 2008 R2/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2, change the PC settings before installing the printer driver.

  1. Open the [Control Panel] window.

    supplementary explanationIn Windows 8.1/10/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2, while pressing the [Windows] (Windows logo) key, press the [X] key, and then click [Control Panel] in the displayed menu.

    supplementary explanationIn Windows 7/Server 2008 R2, click the Start menu, then click [Control Panel].

  2. Click [System and Security] - [System].

  3. Click [Advanced system settings] on the menu to the left.

    The [System Properties] screen appears.

  4. In the [Hardware] tab, click [Device Installation Settings].

  5. Select [No, let me choose what to do], select [Never install driver software from Windows Update.], then click [Save Changes].

    supplementary explanationAfter you have installed the printer driver, change the setting back to [Yes, do this automatically (recommended)].

  6. Click [OK] to close the [System Properties] window.

Installation procedure

Install the printer driver using the installer.

preconditionAdministrator privileges are required to perform this task.

preconditionUse Driver & Utilities CD-ROM Vol.1 to install the PCL/PS driver on the PC, and use Driver & Utilities CD-ROM Vol.2 to install the XPS driver on the PC.

preconditionThe following explains the PCL/PS driver installation procedure. You can also install the XPS driver in a similar way.

  1. Connect a USB cable to the USB port of this machine.

    supplementary explanationIf a wizard screen appears to add new hardware, click [Cancel].

  2. Insert the printer driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of the computer.

    supplementary explanationMake sure that the installer starts, then go to Step 3.

    supplementary explanationIf the installer does not start, open the printer driver folder on the CD-ROM, double-click [Setup.exe] (in the 32-bit environment) or [Setup64.exe] (in the 64-bit environment), and then go to Step 4.

    supplementary explanationIf the [User Account Control] window appears, click [Continue] or [Yes].

  3. Click [Printer Install].

  4. Read the license agreement, then click [AGREE].

  5. Select your machine from [Products/Models], then click [Next].

  6. Select [Install printers/MFPs], then click [Next].

    Printers being connected via USB ports are detected.

  7. Select this machine, then click [Next].

  8. Select the check box of the printer driver you want to install, then click [Next].

    supplementary explanationFor features of each printer driver, refer to [Checking the printer driver type] .

    supplementary explanationIn [Print Type Default Setting], 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.

  9. Check the items to be installed, and click [Install].

  10. Change the printer name or print a test page if necessary, then click [Finish].

    This completes the installation process of the printer driver.

    Settings

    Description

    [Review]

    Displays the installed components for checking.

    [Rename Printer]

    Changes this machine name if necessary.

    [Property]

    Sets the optional operating environment of this machine. For details, refer to [Configuring the optional environment of this machine] .

    [Print Setting]

    Changes the default print settings of this machine if necessary. For details, refer to [Changing the default print settings] .

    [Print Test page]

    If necessary, print a test page to check that printing process works correctly.

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