Avery 6057 User Manual

USB DRIVER INSTALLATION GUIDE

Use these instructions t o install the USB drivers and Microsof t synchronization sof tware for your
Pathfinder® 6057 printer . You need these utilities f or your printer and computer t o communicate.

These instructions are wr itten for Microsoft Windows X P, W indows V ista , and W indows 7.
You must have a USB port and the pr oper cable to connect the printer to your computer.

There are multiple USB dri vers for the Pathfinder® 6057 printer; one for use with W indows XP,
one for use with Windows Vist a or Windows 7, and one upda ting existing drivers.

To update the driver, see “Updat ing the USB driver fo r Microsoft Windows XP” or “Updating the
USB driver for Microsof t W indows Vista or Windows 7”.

Microsoft synchronizat ion software (ActiveSync and WMDC) are available on the Microsoft
Web site (www.microsoft.com

Information in this document supercedes information in pr evious versions. Check our Web site
(www.monarch.com

) for the latest documen tation and release infor mation.

Working with Windows XP

If your computer has the W indows XP operating system, you nee d:

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♦ the Pathfinder 6057 dr iver for Windows XP found on the Monarch Printer Documentation

CD-ROM (included with your pri nter) or on our W eb site.

♦ Microsoft ActiveSync .

Installing the US B Driver

1. Insert the Monarch Printer Docum entation CD-ROM (included with your printer) into your
computer's CD-ROM drive.

Note: You can also download the latest drivers from our Web

site (save the file to your c omputer’s hard drive).

2. From the CD-ROM’s Home screen, select Drivers and
Utilities, then 6057 W indows XP.

3. Save the driver to your comput er.

4. Turn on the printer.

5. Use the designated USB cable t o connect the USB port on

the printer to the USB port on your computer. Refer to the
Operator’s Handbook availab le on our web site or on the
Monarch® Documentation CD-ROM included with your
printer for more inf ormation.

Avery Dennison and Pathfinder are trademarks of Avery Dennison Corporation.
Microsoft, Windows, Vista, and ActiveSync are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

TC6057USBIG Rev. AC 3/15 2011 Avery Dennison Corp. All rights reserved.

6. When the Found New Hardware W izard box opens, select Instal l from a list or location

C:\

(Advanced), then clic k Next.

7. Select Search for th e best driver in these locati ons then select Include this l ocation in the
search (specify the location on your computer’s har d drive where you saved the dr iver file).

8. Click Next to continu e through the installation b y following the instructions on the screen.

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9. When you see the following message box, click Continue Anyway.

10. Click Finish.

11. Download and install the latest ActiveSync synchron ization software fr om the Microsoft Web

site.

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Using Microsof t ActiveSync Synchroniza tion Software

1. Turn on the printer, wait f or the desktop to load, then connec t the USB cable to your compute r

and printer.

2. ActiveSync automatically d etects your printer. W hen prompted to set up a Partnership, select

No, then click Next.

3. Once installation is com plete, you see:

Transferring Files to the Printer

To transfer data files t o the printer:

1. Open the folder with your dat a files on your computer.

2. Turn on the printer and wait f or the desktop to load.

3. Connect the USB cable to your comp uter and printer.

4. Click Explore on the Act iveSync utility aft er it connects to the printer. A new window appears

called Mobile Device.

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4.

Open the destination f older for the data files on the Mobile Device (printer).

5. Drag the files from your com puter to the Mobile Device folder .

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