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Installing the PostScript 3 Printer Driver (Windows Vista/7, Windows Server 2008)

This section explains how to install the PostScript 3 printer driver under Windows Vista/7 or Windows Server 2008 for use over a parallel port.

Important

  • Manage Printers permission is required to install the driver. Log on as an Administrators group member.

  • You can install the printer driver from the CD-ROM provided with this machine or download it from the manufacturer's Web site.

  • If you are using the 64-bit version of an operating system, download the printer driver from the manufacturer's Web site. Select this machine and the operating system you are using, and then download it.

1Quit all applications currently running.

2Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

The installer starts.

3Select an interface language, and then click [OK].

The printer driver with the selected language will be installed. The English printer driver is installed when the following language is selected: Suomi, Magyar, Cestina, Polski, Portugues, Russian, Catala, Turkce.

4Click [PostScript 3 Printer Driver].

Add Printer Wizard starts.

5Click [Add a local printer].

6Select the port you want to use, and then click [Next].

A dialog box for selecting the machine manufacturer and model name appears.

7Select the name of the machine whose driver you want to install, and then click [Next].

8Change the machine name if you want, and then click [Next].

If a check box for setting the machine as a default printer appears, configure as necessary.

The printer driver installation starts.

If the [Windows can't verify the publisher of this driver software] message appears, click [Install this driver software anyway].

9Specify whether or not to share the machine, and then click [Next].

10Specify whether or not to print a test page, and then click [Finish].

If a check box for setting the machine as a default printer appears, configure as necessary.

Note

  • Depending on your computer's operating system, the [AutoPlay] dialog box may appear. If this happens, click [Run SETUP.EXE]. If the [User Account Control] dialog box appears, click [Yes] or [Continue] to allow the auto play program to run.

  • A user code can be set after the printer driver installation. For information about user code, see the printer driver Help.

  • Auto Run may not work with certain operating system settings. In that case, launch "Setup.exe" on the CD-ROM root directory.