Installation Using a USB Connection

In Windows Vista/7/8.1/10/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2

To connect this machine using the USB port in Windows Vista/7/8.1/10/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2, first install the printer driver and then associate it with this machine through plug and play.

preconditionIn Windows 7/8.1/10/Server 2008 R2/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2, the installation disk cannot be specified after the connection has been established. Install the printer driver in advance.

preconditionIn Windows Vista/Server 2008, you can continue the task and specify the printer driver installation disk to install the printer driver if it is not installed in advance.

preconditionAdministrator privileges are required to perform this task.

  1. Install the printer driver for this machine.

    supplementary explanationFor details, refer to [Installation procedure] .

  2. Connect this machine to the computer using a USB cable.

  3. Turn on the main power of this machine.

    The printer driver for this machine is detected and the machine is ready to print.

    supplementary explanationIf the printer driver is not detected, restart this machine.

  4. After finishing the installation, make sure that the icon for the installed printer is displayed in the [Printers] or [Devices and Printers] window.

Reference

  • If the printer driver is not correctly installed, the driver must be updated using [Update Driver...]. For details, refer to [Updating the printer driver] .

Updating the printer driver

In Windows 7/8.1/10/Server 2008 R2/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2, if this machine is connected without the printer driver having first been installed, the printer driver will not be correctly identified. If the printer driver is not correctly identified, the driver must be updated using [Update Driver...].

  1. Display the printer window.

    supplementary explanationIn Windows 8.1/10, while pressing the [Windows] (Windows logo) key, press the [X] key, and then click [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound] - [View devices and printers] in the displayed menu.

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

    supplementary explanationIn Windows 7/Server 2008 R2, click the Start menu, then click [Devices and Printers].
    If [Devices and Printers] is not displayed, select [Control Panel] - [Hardware and Sound], and click [View devices and printers].
    When [Control Panel] is displayed in an icon view, double-click [Devices and Printers].

  2. Right-click the device name of the machine that is under [Unspecified] and then click [Properties].

    supplementary explanationIf [Unknown Device] appears instead of the device name of the machine, right-click to remove the device, and install the printer driver.

  3. In the [Hardware] tab, click [Properties].

  4. In the [General] tab, click [Change Settings].

  5. In the [Driver] tab, click [Update Driver...].

  6. In the page in which to select how to search the driver software, click [Browse my computer for driver software].

  7. Click [Browse...].

  8. Select the folder on the CD-ROM containing the desired printer driver, then click [OK].

    supplementary explanationSelect the folder according to the printer driver, operating system, and language to be used.
    Selectable printer drivers: PCL driver, PS driver, and XPS driver

  9. Click [Next].

  10. Follow the instructions on the pages that follow.

  11. Click [Close].

  12. After finishing the installation, make sure that the icon for the installed printer is displayed in the [Devices and Printers] window.

  13. Remove the CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive.
    This completes the update of the printer driver.

Tips

  • In Windows Vista/Server 2008, [Update Driver...] is also available. Under [Device Manager], open [Properties] for this machine that is listed in [Other Devices], and specify [Update Driver...].
    (To select [Device Manager], right-click [Computer], and then click [Properties]. Select it in the [Tasks] pane that appears.)