For local connection
Making the installed printer driver known to the computer
To connect this machine using the USB port in Windows 8/Server 2012, install the printer driver before making it known to the computer with plug and play.
Install the printer driver for this machine.
Install the printer driver using the installer or Add Printer Wizard.
To use the Add Printer Wizard, select the USB port to be connected in the [Choose a printer port] page.
For details, refer to Installing the PS Plug-in Driver or For Network Connection (LPR/Port 9100/SMB).
Connect this machine to the computer using a USB cable.
Turn on the power of this machine.
The printer driver for this machine is detected and this machine is ready to print.
If no printer driver is detected, turn this machine off, then on again. In this case, turn off this machine, and then wait approximately 10 seconds before turning it on again. If you turn this machine on immediately after turning it off, it may not function correctly.
After finishing the installation, make sure that the icon for the installed printer is displayed in the [Devices and Printers] window.
If the printer driver is not correctly installed, the driver must be updated using [Update Driver...]. For details, refer to "Updating the driver after connecting this machine".
Updating the driver after connecting this machine
In Windows 8/Server 2012, if this machine is connected without first installing the printer driver, the printer driver will not be correctly identified. In this case, the driver must be updated using [Update Driver...].
Click [Start] and then [Devices and Printers].
Right-click the device name of the machine that is under [Unspecified] and then click [Properties].
If [Unknown Device] appears instead of the device name of this machine, right-click to remove the device, and install the printer driver. To connect this machine as described in "Making the printer driver known to the compute". For details, refer to For Network Connection (Web Service Print) or "Making the printer driver known to the computer".
In the [Hardware] tab, click [Properties].
In the [General] tab, click [Change Settings].
In the [Driver] tab, click [Update Driver...].
In the page in which to select how to search the driver software, click [Browse my computer for driver software anyway].
Click [Browse...].
Select a desired printer driver folder in the CD-ROM, and then click [OK].
Available printer drivers: PS Plug-in driver, PPD driver
Click [Next].
Follow the instructions on the windows that follow.
If the [Windows Security] window for verifying the publisher appears, click [Install this driver software anyway].
Click [Close]
After finishing the installation, make sure that the icon for the installed printer is displayed in the [Devices and Printers] window.
Remove the CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive.
This completes the printer driver updating.