If Bidirectional Communication Is Disabled

This section describes how to set up option, paper size and paper feed direction settings on your computer manually.

Procedures will vary slightly between operating systems. In this manual, Windows XP is used as a representative example of its operating system family.
Manage Printers permission is required to change the printer properties in the [Printers] folder. Log on as an Administrators group member.

On the [Start] menu, click [Printers and Faxes].
Under Windows 2000, point to [Settings] on the [Start] menu, and then click [Printers]. The [Printers] window appears.
Under Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, click [Control Panel] on the [start] menu, and then click [Printer]. The [Printers] window appears.
Under Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, click [Devices and Printers] on the [start] menu. The [Devices and Printers] window appears.
Click the icon of the printer you want to use.
On the [File] menu, click [Properties].
Under Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, right-click the icon of the printer you want to use, and then click the [Properties].
Under Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, right-click the icon of the printer you want to use, and then click the [Printer properties].
Click the [Device Settings] tab.
Select options installed from the [Installable Options] area, and then make the necessary settings.
Click [Apply], and then click [OK] to close the printer properties dialog box.

For details about making option settings for the machine using a Mac, see "Setting Up Options for Mac OS X".