Installing the Printer Driver

The printer driver is software required for printing with this printer.

	For details on the system environment required to use the printer driver, see "System Requirements for Printing."

The procedure for installing the printer driver varies depending on the system environment. See the following according to your system environment.

If You Use the Printer by Direct Connection

It is recommended that normally the printer driver be installed using "Easy Installation" on the supplied CD-ROM (CD-ROM Setup).

You can specify the printer connection settings and install the printer driver using "Easy Installation" as a series of operations. The e-Manual is also installed simultaneously.

Easy Installation

NOTE

Installing the printer driver with Plug and Play (USB connection)

See "Basic Operations/Various Information for Windows."

If you are using Windows 7 or Server 2008 R2, install the printer driver using "Easy Installation."

(You may not be able to install the printer driver properly due to the Windows restriction even after detecting the printer with Plug and Play.)

Setting a port and installing the printer driver from the printer folder (network connection)

See "Setting a Port and Installing the Printer Driver."

To specify the connection settings, see "Specifying the Connection Settings."

If You Use the Printer with via the Print Server

There are two ways to install the printer driver: local installation and download installation.

Local Installation

You can install the printer driver using the supplied CD-ROM. The e-Manual is also installed simultaneously in "Easy Installation."

Download Installation

You can install the printer driver without using the supplied CD-ROM, but by downloading the printer driver from the print server.

There are the following two ways to download and install the printer driver.

Installing from the Printer Folder

Installing from [Windows Explorer]

NOTE

Precautions when downloading and installing the printer driver

If a 64-bit operating system is running on the print server, the download installation for a client computer on which any of the following 32-bit operating systems is running is not supported due to the Windows restriction.

Windows XP (on which no service pack or SP1 is installed)

Windows Server 2003 (on which no service pack is installed)

If you download and install the printer driver on any of the above 32-bit operating systems, you may fail to install the driver and may not be able to open the printing preferences dialog box.

To configure the print server

See "Configuring the Print Server."