Basic Windows Operations
Displaying the Printer Folder
Windows Vista
[Start]
select [Control Panel]
[Printer].
Windows 7/Server 2008 R2[Start]
select [Devices and Printers].
Windows 8/Server 2012
Right-click the lower-left corner of the screen
select [Control Panel]
[View devices and printers].
Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2
Right-click [Start]
select [Control Panel]
[View devices and printers].
Windows 10Right-click [
]
select [Control Panel]
[Hardware and Sound]
[Devices and printers].
Windows Server 2008
[Start]
select [Control Panel]
double-click [Printers].
Enabling [Network discovery]
To view the computers on your network, enable [Network discovery].
Windows Vista[Start]
select [Control Panel]
[View network status and tasks]
select [Turn on network discovery] under [Network discovery].
Windows 7/Server 2008 R2[Start]
select [Control Panel]
[View network status and tasks]
[Change advanced sharing settings]
select [Turn on network discovery] under [Network discovery].
Windows 8/Server 2012Right-click the lower-left corner of the screen
select [Control Panel]
[View network status and tasks]
[Change advanced sharing settings]
select [Turn on network discovery] under [Network discovery].
Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2Right-click [Start]
select [Control Panel]
[View network status and tasks]
[Change advanced sharing settings]
select [Turn on network discovery] under [Network discovery].
Windows 10Right-click [
]
select [Control Panel]
[View network status and tasks]
[Change advanced sharing settings]
select [Turn on network discovery] under [Network discovery].
Windows Server 2008[Start]
select [Control Panel]
double-click [Network and Sharing Center]
select [Turn on network discovery] under [Network discovery].
Displaying Shared Printers in the Print Server
1
Open Windows Explorer.
Windows Vista/7/Server 2008
[Start]
select [All Programs] or [Programs]
[Accessories]
[Windows Explorer].
Windows 8/Server 2012
Right-click the lower-left corner of the screen
select [File Explorer].
Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2
Right-click [Start]
select [File Explorer].
Windows 10
Click [
]
select [File Explorer].
2
Select the print server from [Network] or [My Network Places].
To view computers on the network, you may need to turn on network discovery or search the network for computers.
Shared printers are displayed.
Printing a Test Page in Windows
You can check whether the printer driver is operational by printing a test page in Windows.
1
Load Letter size paper in the paper drawer or multi-purpose tray.
Loading Paper
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3
Right-click your printer icon and click [Printer properties] or [Properties].
4
Click [Print Test Page] in [General] tab.
The test page is printed.
Checking the Bit Architecture
If you are not sure whether your computer is running 32-bit or 64-bit Windows, follow the procedure below.
1
Display [Control Panel].
Windows Vista/7/Server 2008
[Start]
select [Control Panel].
Windows 8/Server 2012
Right-click the lower-left corner of the screen
select [Control Panel].
Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2
Right-click [Start]
select [Control Panel].
Windows 10
Proceed to step 2.
2
Display [System].
Windows Vista/7/8/Server 2008 R2/Server 2012
Click [System and Maintenance] or [System and Security]
[System].
Windows 10Click [
]
select [Settings]
[System]
[About].
Windows Server 2008
Double-click [System].
3
Check the bit architecture.
For 32-bit versions
[32-bit Operating System] is displayed.
For 64-bit versions
[64-bit Operating System] is displayed.
Checking the Printer Port
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2
Right-click your printer icon and click [Printer properties] or [Properties].
3
In the [Ports] tab, check that the port is selected correctly.
Checking Bidirectional Communication
1
2
Right-click your printer icon and click [Printer properties] or [Properties].
3
In the [Ports] tab, make sure that the [Enable bidirectional support] check box is selected.
Displaying [Local Area Connection Properties]
Windows Vista
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Open the [Start] menu, select [Control Panel], and click [View network status and tasks] [Manage network connections].
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2
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Right-click the [Local Area Connection] icon, and click [Properties] in the pop-up menu.
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Windows 7/Server 2008 R2
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Open the [Start] menu, select [Control Panel], and click [View network status and tasks] [Change adapter settings].
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2
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Right-click the [Local Area Connection] icon, and click [Properties] in the pop-up menu.
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Windows 8/Server 2012
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Right-click the lower left corner of the screen Select [Control Panel], and click [View network status and tasks] [Change adapter settings].
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2
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Right-click the [Local Area Connection] icon, and click [Properties] in the pop-up menu.
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Windows Server 2008
1
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Open the [Start] menu, select [Control Panel], double-click the [Network and Sharing Center] tab, and then click [Manage network connections].
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2
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Right-click the [Local Area Connection] icon, and click [Properties] in the pop-up menu.
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Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2
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Right-click the [Start] Select [Control Panel], and click [View network status and tasks] [Change adapter settings].
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2
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Right-click the [Local Area Connection] icon, and click [Properties] in the pop-up menu.
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Windows 10
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Right-click [ ] Select [Control Panel], and click [View network status and tasks] [Change adapter settings].
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2
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Right-click the [Ethernet] icon, and click [Properties] in the pop-up menu.
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