How to connect the computer and install the Printer Driver (USB Connection)

How do I connect the computer and install the Printer Driver with USB connection?

Connecting the device via USB. Then, install the printer driver. Finally, configure the network share settings as necessary. This guide uses Windows 7/10 procedures for its examples. Procedures and screens might vary depending on the operating system you are using.

1. Make sure the device is off.
2. Turn on the power of the computer. Quit all applications currently running. If the "Add New Hardware Wizard" appears, click [Cancel], and then turn the device off.
3. Open the port cover.
4. Insert the USB cable's hexagonal (type B) plug into the port. Check the shape and direction of the plug and make sure the cable is fully inserted.
5. Close the port cover.
6. Insert the USB cable's rectangular (type A) plug into the computer's USB port. Check the shape and direction of the plug and make sure the cable is fully inserted.

Note

• When also sharing the device connected via USB over a network, connect the device to the computer in accordance with the explanation above. For the share settings, see "Sharing the Printer" in "Installing the Printer Driver".

Once the device is connected to the computer, install the printer driver.

There are two installation methods. Install the printer driver using one of these methods.

• Quick Install for USB Install the printer driver automatically. See "Quick Install for USB".
• Manual install Configure the settings of the printer driver manually and install it. See "Installing the printer driver manually using a USB cable".
• When sharing the device connected via USB over a network, configure the share settings upon installing the printer driver. See "Sharing the Printer".

• Quick Install for USB
• Installing the printer driver manually using a USB cable
• Sharing the Printer

Follow the procedure below to install the printer driver.

Important

• Do not turn the device on until you have read how to do so.
• Only administrators can perform this installation. Log on as a member of the Administrators group.

Notes on the Installation

• Ignore the Windows security warning if it appears during installation and continue with the installation.
• If the "Add New Hardware Wizard" appears, click [Cancel], and then turn the device off.

1. Insert the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. Quit all other applications currently running.
2. Select a language for the interface, and then click [OK].
3. Click [Quick Install for USB].
4. Read the entire license agreement carefully. If you accept its terms, click [I accept the agreement.], and then click [Next >].
5. Check that the power of the device is off, and then click [Next >]. Installation starts. Ignore the Windows security warning if it appears during installation and continue with the installation.
6. Make sure that the computer and device are properly connected, and then press the [Power] key.
7. Click [Yes] to specify the device as the default printer.
8. Select whether or not to open the Status Monitor automatically, and then click [Next >].
9. If you want to make initial settings for the printer, click [Set Now].
10. Make initial settings, and then click [OK].
11. Click [Finish]. The printer driver is now installed.

Note

• When you insert the CD-ROM, the installer launches. Auto Run might not work automatically with certain OS settings. If this is the case, double-click "SETUP.EXE", located on the CD-ROM root directory, or click [Run SETUP.EXE] in the [AutoPlay] dialog box.
• If a message prompting you to restart the computer appears, restart the computer.
• In order to confirm that the printer driver is correctly installed, check that the power lamp is lit, and then perform a test print. To perform a test print, open the properties of the printer driver and click [Print Test Page] under the [General] tab. If the test page does not print properly, see "If Test Print Fails" in the following link: Possible solutions for printing problems

This section explains how to install the printer driver manually by connecting the device to a computer using a USB cable.

Important

• If you installed the printer driver by performing Quick Install for USB, there is no need to install it again.
• Only administrators can perform this installation. Log on as a member of the Administrators group.
• Do not turn the device on until you have read how to do so.

1. Insert the CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. Quit all other applications currently running. If the "Add New Hardware Wizard" appears, click [Cancel], and then turn the device off. When you insert the CD-ROM, the installer launches. Auto Run might not work automatically with certain OS settings. If this is the case, double-click "SETUP.EXE", located on the CD-ROM root directory, or click [Run SETUP.EXE] in the [AutoPlay] dialog box. If the screen does not appear even when you double-click the [SETUP.EXE] icon, or if an error occurs during the installation, access the CD-ROM drive. Double-click the [RP_SETUPXX.EXE] icon in the [DRIVERS] folder, and then install the printer driver by following the instructions that appear on the screen.
2. Select a language for the interface, and then click [OK].
3. Click [Printer Driver].
4. Read the entire license agreement carefully. If you accept its terms, click [I accept the agreement.], and then click [Next >].
5. Click [Connect USB cable], and then click [Next >].
6. Check that the power of the device is off, and then click [Next >]. Installation starts. Ignore the Windows security warning if it appears during installation and continue with the installation.
7. Make sure that the computer and device are properly connected, and then press the [Power] key.
8. Click [Yes] to specify the device as the default printer.
9. Select whether or not to open the Status Monitor automatically, and then click [Next >].
10. If you want to make initial settings for the printer, click [Set Now].
11. Make initial settings, and then click [OK].
12. Click [Finish]. If a dialog box asking whether you want to restart now appears, select [Yes, restart now.], and then click [Finish].

Note

• For details about sharing the printer, see "Sharing the Printer".
• Confirm the printer driver is correctly installed by checking the Power lamp is lit, and then performing a test print. To perform a test print, open the [Printer Properties] dialog box, click [Print Test Page] on the [General] tab. If the test page does not print properly, see "If Test Print Fails" in the following link: Possible solutions for printing problems
• If Windows Firewall is installed on the print server, configure exceptions in the firewall before using Status Monitor. For details about configuring the Windows Firewall settings, see "Status Monitor Does Not Open" in the following link: Errors on the Status Monitor

This section explains how to share the printer over a network by connecting it via USB. To share the printer, specify the settings for sharing it on the computer that it is connected to so that the computer acts as a print server.

1. Server
2. Client computer

Setting up a server

Important

• Only administrators can make this setting. Log on as a member of the Administrators group.

1. On the [Start] menu, click [Control Panel].
   • For Windows 10: Right-click the [Start] button, and then click [Control Panel].
2. Click [Network and Internet].
3. Click [Network and Sharing Center].
4. Click [Change advanced sharing settings].
5. Click the chevron to expand [Home or Work (current profile)].
6. In [File and printer sharing], click [Turn on file and printer sharing].
7. Click [Save changes].
8. On the [Start] menu, click [Devices and Printers].
   • For Windows 10: Right-click the [Start] button, and then click [Control Panel]. Once the [Control Panel] window is displayed, click [View devices and printers].
9. Right-click the device you want to share, and then click [Printer properties].
10. Click the [Sharing] tab, and select the [Share this printer] check box.
11. Click [OK]. Configure a computer connected to the network, where the print server is connected, as a client computer. See "Using as the Windows network printer" in the following link: How to connect the computer and install the Printer Driver (Network Connection)