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INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER / PC-FAX DRIVER
USING THE MACHINE AS A SHARED PRINTER
If you are going to use the machine as a shared printer on a Windows network with the printer driver or the PC-Fax driver
installed on a print server, follow the steps below to install the printer driver or the PC-Fax driver on the client computers.
installed on a print server, follow the steps below to install the printer driver or the PC-Fax driver on the client computers.
When the software selection screen appears in step 6 of "OPENING THE SOFTWARE SELECTION SCREEN (FOR
ALL SOFTWARE)" (page 8), perform the steps below.
ALL SOFTWARE)" (page 8), perform the steps below.
1
Click the [Printer Driver] button.
To install the PC-Fax driver, click the [PC-Fax Driver]
button on the "Disc 2" CD-ROM.
button on the "Disc 2" CD-ROM.
* The above screen appears when using the
"Disc 1" CD-ROM.
2
Click the [Custom installation] button.
3
Select [Use an existing port] and click
the [Next] button.
the [Next] button.
4
Select the printer name (configured as a
shared printer).
shared printer).
(1) Select the printer name (configured as a
shared printer on a print server) from the list.
If you are using Windows XP/Server 2003, you can
also click the [Add Network Port] button displayed
below the list and select the printer to be shared by
browsing the network in the window that appears.
also click the [Add Network Port] button displayed
below the list and select the printer to be shared by
browsing the network in the window that appears.
(2) Click the [Next] button.
5
Perform steps 5 through 12 on page 15
to continue the installation.
to continue the installation.
In the printer driver selection screen, be sure to select the
same type of printer driver as the printer driver installed
on the print server.
same type of printer driver as the printer driver installed
on the print server.
This completes the installation.
If you installed the PS printer driver or the PPD driver, the PS
display fonts can be installed from the "PRINTER UTILITIES"
CD-ROM that accompanies the PS3 expansion kit*. See
"INSTALLING THE PS DISPLAY FONTS" (page 30).
* Depending on the models, the PS3 expansion kit is
If you installed the PS printer driver or the PPD driver, the PS
display fonts can be installed from the "PRINTER UTILITIES"
CD-ROM that accompanies the PS3 expansion kit*. See
"INSTALLING THE PS DISPLAY FONTS" (page 30).
* Depending on the models, the PS3 expansion kit is
installed as standard.
• Ask your network administrator for the server name and printer name of the machine on the network.
• For the procedure for configuring settings on the print server, see the operation manual or the Help file of the operating
system. The "print server" explained here is a computer that is connected directly to the machine, and "clients" are other
computers connected to the same network as the print server.
computers connected to the same network as the print server.
• Install the same printer driver on client computers as the printer driver that is installed on the print server.
If the shared printer does not appear in the list, check
the settings on the print server.
the settings on the print server.
(2)
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INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER / PC-FAX DRIVER
CONFIGURING THE PRINTER DRIVER FOR THE
OPTIONS INSTALLED ON THE MACHINE
OPTIONS INSTALLED ON THE MACHINE
After installing the printer driver, you must configure the printer driver settings appropriately for the options that have
been installed and the size and type of paper loaded in the machine. Follow the steps below to configure the printer
driver.
been installed and the size and type of paper loaded in the machine. Follow the steps below to configure the printer
driver.
X When the PCL printer driver, Sharp Advanced Printing Language-c
printer driver or PS printer driver is installed
1
Click the [Start] button (
), click
[Control Panel], and then click [Devices
and Printers] (or [View devices and
printers]).
and Printers] (or [View devices and
printers]).
• In Windows XP/Server 2003, click the [start] button
and then click [Printers and Faxes].
• In Windows 8/Server 2012, right-click in the startup
window (or swipe upward from the bottom edge), then
select [Taskbar]
select [Taskbar]
→ [All Applications] → [Control Panel]
→ [Devices and Printers] → [Printers].
2
Open the printer properties window.
(1) Right-click the printer driver icon of the
machine.
(2) Select [Printer properties].
In Windows XP, select [Properties].
3
Click the [Configuration] tab.
4
Click the [Auto Configuration] button.
The settings are automatically configured based on the
detected machine status.
detected machine status.
5
Configure the image of the machine.
An image of the machine is formed in the printer driver
configuration window based on the options that are
installed.
configuration window based on the options that are
installed.
(1) Select the options that are installed on
the machine.
(2) Click the [OK] button.
6
Click the [OK] button in the printer
properties window.
properties window.
• If the PPD driver is installed, see "When the PPD driver is installed" (page 26).
• Depending on the models, Sharp Advanced Printing Language-c printer driver may not be available.
If [Printers and Faxes] does not appear in the [start]
menu in Windows XP, click the [start] button, click
[Control Panel], click [Printers and Other Hardware],
and then click [Printers and Faxes].
menu in Windows XP, click the [start] button, click
[Control Panel], click [Printers and Other Hardware],
and then click [Printers and Faxes].
If the machine is being used on an IPv6 network, you
must configure the options manually as explained in "If
automatic configuration fails" (page 25).
must configure the options manually as explained in "If
automatic configuration fails" (page 25).
To cancel the image settings, click the [Cancel]
button.
button.
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INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER / PC-FAX DRIVER
If automatic configuration fails
• You can check the options that are installed and the tray settings by printing out the "All Custom Setting List". (However,
note that "Input Tray Options" must be set to the number of trays on the machine.)
To print out the "All Custom Setting List", see the Operation Guide.
To print out the "All Custom Setting List", see the Operation Guide.
• Click the [Set Tray Status] button to check the settings of each.
Set Tray Status: The "Paper Size Set" and "Paper type Set" of the machine are reflected in the settings shown here.
Specify the size and type of paper loaded in each tray.
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X When the PPD driver is installed
1
Click the [Start] button (
), click
[Control Panel], and then click [Devices
and Printers] (or [View devices and
printers]).
and Printers] (or [View devices and
printers]).
• In Windows XP/Server 2003, click the [start] button
and then click [Printers and Faxes].
• In Windows 8/Server 2012, right-click in the startup
window (or swipe upward from the bottom edge), then
select [Taskbar]
select [Taskbar]
→ [All Applications] → [Control Panel]
→ [Devices and Printers] → [Printers].
2
Open the printer properties window.
(1) Right-click the printer driver icon of the
machine.
(2) Select [Printer properties].
In Windows XP, select [Properties].
3
Configure the printer driver for the
options installed on the machine.
options installed on the machine.
(1) Click the [Device Settings] tab.
(2) Configure each item based on the
machine configuration.
The items and the procedures for configuring the
items vary depending on the operating system
version.
items vary depending on the operating system
version.
(3) Click the [OK] button.
If [Printers and Faxes] does not appear in the [start]
menu in Windows XP, click the [start] button, click
[Control Panel], click [Printers and Other Hardware],
and then click [Printers and Faxes].
menu in Windows XP, click the [start] button, click
[Control Panel], click [Printers and Other Hardware],
and then click [Printers and Faxes].
You can check the options that are installed on the
machine by printing out the "All Custom Setting List".
(However, note that "Input Tray Options" must be set
to the number of trays on the machine.)
To print out the "All Custom Setting List", see the
Operation Guide.
machine by printing out the "All Custom Setting List".
(However, note that "Input Tray Options" must be set
to the number of trays on the machine.)
To print out the "All Custom Setting List", see the
Operation Guide.
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