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 10
Right-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 2012
Right-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 R2
Right-click [Start]  select [Control Panel]  [View network status and tasks]  [Change advanced sharing settings]  select [Turn on network discovery] under [Network discovery].
Windows 10
Right-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.
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Printing a Test Page in Windows

You can check whether the printer driver is operational by printing a test page in Windows.
1
Load A4 size paper in the paper drawer or multi-purpose tray. Loading Paper
2
Open the printer folder. Displaying the Printer Folder
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 10
Click [ 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

1
Open the printer folder. Displaying the Printer Folder
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
Open the printer folder. Displaying the Printer Folder
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
1
Open the [Start] menu, select [Control Panel], and click [View network status and tasks]  [Manage network connections].
2
Right-click the [Local Area Connection] icon, and click [Properties] in the pop-up menu.
Windows 7/Server 2008 R2
1
Open the [Start] menu, select [Control Panel], and click [View network status and tasks]  [Change adapter settings].
2
Right-click the [Local Area Connection] icon, and click [Properties] in the pop-up menu.
Windows 8/Server 2012
1
Right-click the lower left corner of the screen  Select [Control Panel], and click [View network status and tasks]  [Change adapter settings].
2
Right-click the [Local Area Connection] icon, and click [Properties] in the pop-up menu.
Windows Server 2008
1
Open the [Start] menu, select [Control Panel], double-click the [Network and Sharing Center] tab, and then click [Manage network connections].
2
Right-click the [Local Area Connection] icon, and click [Properties] in the pop-up menu.
Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2
1
Right-click the [Start]  Select [Control Panel], and click [View network status and tasks]  [Change adapter settings].
2
Right-click the [Local Area Connection] icon, and click [Properties] in the pop-up menu.
Windows 10
1
Right-click [ Select [Control Panel], and click [View network status and tasks]  [Change adapter settings].
2
Right-click the [Ethernet] icon, and click [Properties] in the pop-up menu.
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