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Installing the PCL printer driver

1Quit all applications currently running.

2On the [Start] menu, click [Network].

The [Network] window appears, and the device search begins automatically.

3Right-click the printer's icon, and then click [Install].

If the [User Account Control] dialog box appears, click [Continue].

The [Found New Hardware] dialog box appears.

4Click [Locate and install driver software (Recommended)].

If the [User Account Control] dialog box appears, click [Continue].

5Click [Don't search online].

6Click [Browse my computer for driver software (advanced)].

7Insert the provided CD-ROM into the computer's CD-ROM drive.

If the [AutoPlay] dialog box appears, click the [close] button and then proceed to step 8.

8Click [Browse...], and then specify a location for the printer driver.

If the CD-ROM drive letter is D, the printer driver's source files are stored in "D:\DRIVERS\PCL5E\XP_VISTA\(Language)\DISK1" or "D:\DRIVERS\PCL6\XP_VISTA\MUI\DISK1".

The PCL6 printer driver is installed in the language specified by your operating system.

9Click [Next].

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

10Click [Close].

If installation is successful, the icon of the printer connected to the "WSD" port is added to the [Printers] window.

Note

  • The port name that follows "WSD" uses random character strings. It cannot be changed freely.

  • To stop the installation, click [Cancel] before the installation is complete. When re-installing the WSD Port, right-click the printer's icon in the [Network] window, and then click [Uninstall].