For local (USB) connection
Making the installed printer driver known to the computer
To connect this machine using the USB port in Windows Vista/Server 2008/7/Server 2008 R2, 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] or [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."
Installing the printer driver when connecting the machine
In Windows Vista/Server 2008, the printer driver can be installed after you connect this machine.
In Windows 7, a window for specifying an installation disk does not appear after the machine is connected to the computer. Install the printer driver in advance and connect the driver as described in "Making the installed printer driver known to the computer."
Connect this machine to the computer using a USB cable, and then start the computer.
When starting up the computer, do not plug in or unplug the cable.
Turn on the power of this machine.
The [Found New Hardware] dialog box appears.
If the [Found New Hardware] dialog box does not appear, 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.
Click [Locate and install driver software (recommended)].
The dialog box requesting the disk (CD-ROM) appears.
If you do not have the disk (CD-ROM), click [I don't have the disc, show me other options]. On the next page, select [Browse my computer for driver software (advanced)], and then specify a desired printer driver folder.
Select a folder according to the printer driver, operating system, and language to be used.
Insert the Driver CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
The information on the disk is searched for, and then the list of the software supported by this machine appears.
Select a desired printer driver name, and then click [Next].
The available printer drivers are the PS Plug-in driver and PPD driver.
Follow the instructions on the windows that follow.
If the [User Account Control] window appears, click [Continue].
When the installation completes, click [Close].
After finishing the installation, make sure that the icon for the installed printer is displayed in the [Printers] window.
If the [Windows Security] window for verifying the publisher appears, click [Install this driver software anyway].
Remove the CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive.
This completes the printer driver installation.
Updating the driver after connecting this machine
In Windows 7/Server 2008 R2, 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].
Select a folder according to the printer driver, operating system, and language to be used.
The available printer drivers are the PS Plug-in driver and 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.
In Windows Vista/Server 2008, [Update Driver] is also available. In Windows Vista/Server 2008, you can specify [Update Driver] by opening [Properties] for this machine listed in [Other Devices] under [Device Manager].
To select [Device Manager], right-click [Computer] and then click [Properties]. Select it in the [Tasks] pane that appears.