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Using USB

Use this procedure to connect the computer to the printer via USB.

The printer is automatically added, if the connection is successfully detected.

  1. Connect the printer and computer using the USB cable, and then turn the printer's power switch to on.

  2. Start [Printer Setup Utility].

    Under Mac OS X 10.5, start [System Preferences] and click [Print & FAX].

    Under Mac OS X 10.3, click [Print & FAX] in [System Preferences], and then click [Set Up Printers...].

    Under Mac OS X 10.2.8, start [Print Center].

  3. Click [Add] or the [+] button.

    Mac OS X 10.5

    Click [Default].

    Mac OS X 10.4

    Click a printer that has "USB" indicated in the "Connection" column.

    Mac OS X 10.3 or lower

    Click [USB] on the pop-up menu.

    The connected printer appears.

  4. Select the printer, and then select its manufacturer from the [Print Using] pop-up menu.

    Under Mac OS X 10.5, select the printer you are using from the [Printer Name] list, and [kind] of USB.

    Under Mac OS X 10.3 or lower, select the printer you are using from the [Printer Model:] pop-up menu.

  5. Select the connected printer from the list of printer models, and then click [Add].

  6. Quit [Printer Setup Utility].

    Note

    • USB2.0 can be used only with Mac OS X 10.3.3 or higher.