Installation Using a USB Connection

In Windows 7/8.1/10/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2/Server 2016/Server 2019

To connect this machine using the USB port in Windows 7/8.1/10/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2/Server 2012/Server 2012 R2/Server 2016/Server 2019, 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/Server 2016/Server 2019, the installation disk cannot be specified after the connection has been established. Install the printer driver in advance.

preconditionIn Windows Server 2008, you can continue the task and specify the printer driver installation disk to install the printer driver if it has not already been installed.

preconditionAdministrator privileges are required to perform this task.

  1. Install the printer driver for this machine.

    supplementary explanationFor details, refer to [Installing the printer driver] .

  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 [Devices and Printers].

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/Server 2016/Server 2019, 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. Open [Devices and Printers].

    supplementary explanationFor information on how to display [Devices and Printers], refer to [Open 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. Specify the folder that contains the target printer driver on the DVD, then click [OK].

    supplementary explanationSelect the folder according to the printer driver, operating system, and language to be used.
    Selectable printer drivers: PCL driver and PS 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. Eject the DVD from the disk drive.
    This completes the update of the printer driver.

Tips

  • In Windows 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.)