Muratec MFX-2550 User Manual

Printer Guide
Plain-paper digital Fax/Copier/Printer/Scanner
Please read this guide before operating this machine. After you finish reading this guide, keep it handy for easy reference.
Chapter 1 Overview
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Chapter 2 Installing to Windows
Chapter 4 Setting a Shared Printer
Chapter 5 Updating / Deleting Drivers
Chapter 6 Printing From Windows
Chapter 7 Printing From Macintosh
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Contents
How to Read This Manual ...........................................................................................v
Symbols ....................................................................................................................... v
Key Descriptions .......................................................................................................vi
Screens ....................................................................................................................... vi
Chapter 1 Overview
Overview of Drivers ...................................................................................................1-2
Overview of Utilities ..................................................................................................1-4
System Requirements ................................................................................................1-5
Online and Offline Status .........................................................................................1-7
Chapter 2 Installing to Windows
Installing Via a Network Connection ....................................................................2-2
Installing Drivers and Utilities .............................................................................. 2-2
Installing Via a Local Connection ..........................................................................2-9
Installing Using the Installer .................................................................................2-9
Installing Without Using the Installer ................................................................2-14
Installing From the Add Printer Wizard .............................................................2-16
Using the Printer Driver With a Standard TCP/IP Port .....................................2-16
Using the Printer Driver With IPP ...................................................................... 2-18
Using the Fax Driver With a Stand ard TCP/IP Port ..........................................2-21
Chapter 3 Installing to Mac OS X
Installin
Installing Via a Local Connection ........................................................................3-12
g Via a Network Connection ...................................................................................3-2
Installing to Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.4 .......................................................................3-2
Installing to Mac OS X 10.3 ....................................................................................3-6
Installing to Mac OS X 10.2 ....................................................................................3-9
Chapter 4 Setting a Shared Printer
Overview of Shared Printers ...................................................................................4-2
Setting Example in Windows ...................................................................................4-3
Specifying the Server Side Settings .......................................................................4-3
Specifying the Client Side Settings ........................................................................4-7
Setting Example for a Macintosh ...........................................................................4-9
Specifying the Server Side Settings .......................................................................4-9
Specifying the Client Side Settings ......................................................................4-12
Sharing a Printer Between Different Operating System Versions.....................4-16
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Chapter 5 Updating / Deleting Drivers
Updating / Deleting Drivers in Windows ..............................................................5-2
Updating Using the Installer .................................................................................5-2
Manually Updating / Deleting ................................................................................5-4
Updating / Deleting Drivers on a Macintosh .....................................................5-12
Updating / Deleting in Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.4 ....................................................5-12
Updating / Deleting in Mac OS X 10.3 .................................................................5-13
Updating / Deleting in Mac OS X 10.2 .................................................................5-14
Chapter 6 Printing From Windows
Basic Printing Operation .........................................................................................6-2
Various Printing Methods ........................................................................................6-3
Selecting the Paper .................................................................................................6-3
Printing on a Custom Paper Size ...........................................................................6-5
Printing on Special Paper .......................................................................................6-9
Printing on Both Sides of the Paper .....................................................................6-11
Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper .................................................. 6-12
Printing With a Custom Zoom Ratio ....................................................................6-14
Fitting the Zoom Ratio to a Paper Size ................................................................6-15
Sorting the Output ................................................................................................ 6-17
Printing With a Margin (Binding Position) .........................................................6-18
Printing a Booklet .................................................................................................6-20
Printing Documents Securely ...............................................................................6-22
Saving Toner ..........................................................................................................6-24
Changing the Resolution ......................................................................................6-25
Changing the Print Density .................................................................................6-26
Replacing the Font for Printing ............................................................................6-28
Printing With a Computer Font ...........................................................................6-31
Printing a Watermark ...........................................................................................6-33
Canceling Printing ...................................................................................................6-37
Canceling Printing in Windows ............................................................................6-37
Canceling Printing on the Machine .....................................................................6-38
Driver Print Settings ...............................................................................................6-39
Displaying the Print Settings Screen ...................................................................6-39
Common Settings ..................................................................................................6-42
“Paper” Tab ............................................................................................................6-44
“Page Layout” Tab .................................................................................................6-47
“Print Quality” Tab ................................................................................................6-50
“Destination” Tab ..................................................................................................6-52
“Extended Functions” Tab.....................................................................................6-53
PDF / XPS Direct Printing ......................................................................................6-54
Printing ..................................................................................................................6-54
Print Setting ..........................................................................................................6-55
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Chapter 7 Printing From Macintosh
Basic Printing Operation .........................................................................................7-2
Various Printing Methods ........................................................................................7-4
Sorting the Output .................................................................................................. 7-4
Selecting the Paper .................................................................................................7-5
Printing on a Custom Paper Size ...........................................................................7-7
Printing on Special Paper .......................................................................................7-9
Printing on Both Sides of the Paper .....................................................................7-11
Printing Multiple Pages on One Sheet of Paper .................................................. 7-12
Printing With a Custom Zoom Ratio ....................................................................7-14
Fitting the Zoom Ratio to a Paper Size ................................................................7-15
Printing With a Margin (Binding Position) .........................................................7-17
Printing a Watermark ...........................................................................................7-19
Canceling Printing ...................................................................................................7-21
Canceling Printing on the Macintosh ..................................................................7-21
Canceling Printing on the Machine .....................................................................7-22
Driver Print Settings ...............................................................................................7-23
Displaying the Print Settings Screen ...................................................................7-23
Feature Set: JCL 1 ................................................................................................7-24
Feature Set: JCL 2 ................................................................................................7-25
Feature Set: Watermark 1.....................................................................................7-26
Feature Set: Watermark 2.....................................................................................7-27
Chapter 8 Printing Using the Print Function
Printing OfficeBridge Box Documents ..................................................................8-2
Printing Documents ................................................................................................8-2
Deleting Documents ................................................................................................8-6
Printing Documents Saved in a Shared Folder...................................................8-7
Printing Documents Saved in USB Memory ......................................................8-11
Printing Security Print Documents .....................................................................8-14
Chapter 9 Function Settings
Setting the Auto Deletion Time for Security Printing ......................................9-2
Setting the Print Controller ....................................................................................9-4
Setting Example ......................................................................................................9-4
List of Print Controller Settings.............................................................................9-6
Printing the Device Settings List ...........................................................................9-8
Opening the OfficeBridge Administrator Settings ...........................................9-10
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How to Read This Manual v

How to Read This Manual

Warning
Caution
IMPORTANT
Note

Symbols

In this manual, the following symbols are used with the items where important operational and safety information must be observed.
Symbol Meaning
Describes warnings to protect yourself and others from serious or potentially fatal injury if you handle the machine incorrectly. For safe operation, please follow instructions carefully.
Notes a caution to protect yourself and others from personal injury or damage to properties if you handle the machine incorrectly. For safe operation, please follow instructions carefully.
Describes important conditions or restrictions you should carefully observe to avoid problems caused by incorrect operations.
Describes reference information and additional notes for operation.
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Key Descriptions

In this manual, the operating keys are described as follows: The key names on the control panel are shown in < >, and the key names on the touch panel are in [ ].
Keys on the control panel
Enclosed in < >, for example, <Job Confirm.  Fax Cancel>.
Touch panel keys
Enclosed in [ ], for example, [Contrast].

Screens

This manual uses the screens of the MFX-2550 standard model, unless otherwise stated. The screens you see may differ, depending on the options installed.
Chapter 1
Overview
Overview of Drivers ...................................................................................................1-2
Overview of Utilities ..................................................................................................1-4
System Requirements ................................................................................................1-5
Online and Offline Status .........................................................................................1-7
1-2 Overview of Drivers

Overview of Drivers

Application
Network
Execute printing
Paper: Letter Pages: 20 pages Duplex printing
Computer
Network
Drivers are software for executing settings or operations performed on a computer on the machine. By installing drivers in a computer, you can print documents, scan photos, etc., and directly send documents created in applications via fax.
You can install the following types of drivers and utilities.
Standard drivers and utilities:
Name Description Location
GDI Printer Driver This is the standard Windows printer
driver.
FAX Driver This driver is for sending created
documents to a fax destination or e-mail address directly from a computer.
Scanner Driver This driver is for importing scanned
documents in applications that support TWAIN.
TIFF Maker This utility enables you to convert
documents created in other applications to TIFF format image files. These files can be attached when sending a document via e-mail using the Internet Fax function.
InfoMonitor This utility is for notifying users with a
message when a new document is received in a box or when sending of a document is complete. You can also print and save documents using InfoMonitor.
CoverPage Editor This utility enables you to create cover
pages to attach to the front of the document when sending a fax or Internet Fax.
Scan to Print Monitor This utility enables you to print color
documents scanned on the machine from a color printer on the network.
\Drivers\ENU\M2550\GDI\ INSTDATA\Printer
\Drivers\ENU\COMMON\ FAX\INSTDATA\Printer
\Drivers\ENU\COMMON\ SCANNER\INSTDATA\ Scanner
\Drivers\ENU\COMMON\ TIFFMAKER\INSTDATA
\Drivers\ENU\COMMON\ INFOMONITOR\INSTDATA
\Drivers\ENU\COMMON\ COVERPAGEEDITOR\ INSTDATA
\Drivers\ENU\COMMON\ SCANTOPRINTMONITOR\ INSTDATA
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Overview
Overview of Drivers 1-3
Optional drivers and utilities:
Note
Name Description Location
PCL 5e Printer Driver This printer driver is for ensuring
compatibility with legacy PCL printers. To use this driver, the optional “PCL 5e/6 print option” is required.
PCL 6 Printer Driver This printer driver uses the page
discretion language PCL 6. To use this driver, the optional “PCL 5e/6 print option” is required.
PS3 Printer Driver This printer driver is for printing
documents that include PostScript fonts and EPS data. To use this driver, the optional “PCL 5e/6 print option” and “PostScript Enabler” are required.
XPS Printer Driver This printer driver is for printing XPS.
Applications software using XPS are available on Windows Vista or later. To use this driver, the optional “PCL 5e/6 print option” is required.
PDF Direct Print This utility enables you to print PDF
files without using an application. To use this application, the optional “PCL 5e/6 print option” and “PostScript Enabler” are required.
XPS Direct Print This utility enables you to print XPS files
without using an application. To use this application, the optional “PCL 5e/6 print option” is required.
\Drivers\ENU\M2550\PCL\ INSTDATA\Printer\5e
\Drivers\ENU\M2550\PCL\ INSTDATA\Printer\6
\Drivers\ENU\M2550\PS3\ INSTDATA\Printer
\Drivers\ENU\M2550\XPS\ INSTDATA\Printer
\Drivers\ENU\M2550\ PDFDIRECTPRINT\ INSTDATA
\Drivers\ENU\M2550\ XPSDIRECTPRINT\ INSTDATA
“ENU” for “\Drivers\ENU\M2550\” differs according to the supported language.
1-4 Overview of Utilities

Overview of Utilities

You can use the installer to install the following utilities.
InfoMonitor CoverPage Editor Scan to Print Monitor
InfoMonitor
“InfoMonitor” is a utility application for managing the history of events (scanning and transmission/reception of documents, printing from computers, etc.) that occur in the machine. Users can be notified of events even if there are not logged in to OfficeBridge. For details, refer to Chapter 4, “Managing Events (InfoMonitor)” in the OfficeBridge Guide.
CoverPage Editor
With “CoverPage Editor”, you can create cover pages to attach at the top of fax documents you transmit. On the cover page, you can insert information registered in the address book (sender/ recipient name, company name and department name, etc.), and also insert strings and pictures. For details, refer to Chapter 4, “Creating Cover Pages (CoverPage Editor)” in the OfficeBridge Guide.
Scan to Print Monitor
“Scan to Print Monitor” is a utility application for printing color documents scanned on the machine in color from a color printer on the network. For details, refer to Chapter 1, “Basic Scanning” in the Scanner and Fax Guide.
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Overview
System Requirements 1-5

System Requirements

Note
The installer is used to install the drivers and utilities. Installation can be performed in a network environment, or a local environment with a USB connection.
Windows Environment
The system requirements for the installer are as follows.
Windows Windows Windows Windows Windows Vista Windows Vista Windows Vista Windows Vista Windows Vista Windows Server
Operating System (OS)
Windows Server Windows Server Windows Server Windows Server Windows Server Windows Server Windows Server Windows Server Windows Windows Windows Windows
CPU Same as the requirement for the OS
Memory
Memory capacity recommended for the OS (If you want to install the Scan to Print Monitor, at least 512 MB is recommended.)
Interface (Network) Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX)
Interface (Local) USB cable
Drive CD-ROM drive
Microsoft Internet Explorer Ver. 6 or later recommended (with
Web Browser
(When using OfficeBridge)
JavaScript and cookies enabled) Mozilla Firefox Ver. 2.0 or later (with JavaScript and cookies enabled)
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2000 Professional
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XP Home Edition
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XP Professional
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XP Professional ×64 Edition
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Home Basic (×86/×64)
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Home Premium (×86/×64)
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Ultimate (×86/×64)
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Business (×86/×64)
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Enterprise (×86/×64)
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2003 Standard Edition
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2003 Standard ×64 Edition
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2003 Enterprise Edition
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2003 Enterprise ×64 Edition
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2003 Datacenter Edition
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2003 Datacenter ×64 Edition
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2008 Standard (×86/×64)
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2008 Enterprise (×86/×64)
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2008 Datacenter (×86/×64) 7 Home Premium (x86/x64) 7 Ultimate (x86/x64) 7 Professional (x86/x64) 7 Enterprise (x86/x64)
Administrator privileges are required when installing. Do not connect a USB cable until the installer displays a message prompting you to connect it. If you are using Windows Server 2008, you cannot use the TWAIN driver with a local connection.
1-6 System Requirements
Macintosh Environment
Note
The system requirements for the installer are as follows.
Mac OS X 10.2
Operating System (OS)
CPU Same as the requirement for the OS
Memory Memory capacity recommended for the OS
Interface (Network) Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX)
Interface (Local) USB cable
Drive CD-ROM drive
Mac OS X 10.3 Mac OS X 10.4 Mac OS X 10.5
The optional “PCL 5e/6 print option” and “PostScript Enabler” are required for Macintosh Environment. Only “PS3 Printer Driver” is available on Macintosh environment.
Trademarks
Monotype
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is a trademark of Monotype Imaging Inc. registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Mozilla and Firefox are trademarks of the Mozilla Foundation. Microsoft Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. Apple Adobe
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, Windows®, and Windows NT® are registered trademarks or trademarks of
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, Mac®, and Mac OS® are registered trademarks of Apple, Inc.
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, the Adobe logo, Acrobat®, Adobe® Flash®, and PostScript® are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. All other company names and product names referenced are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. This product includes RSA BSAFE
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Cryptographic software from RSA Security Inc. RSA and BSAFE are either registered trademarks or trademarks of RSA Security Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. RSA Security Inc. All rights reserved.
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Overview
Online and Offline Status 1-7
Online and Offline Status
The “online” status of the machine refers to when it can receive and print data from computers. The machine must be “online” in order to receive print data from computers. Confirm that the machine is “online” when performing printing. The “offline” status of the machine refers to when it cannot receive data from computers. You can cancel printing by making the machine “offline” while it is receiving print data from a computer.
Perform the procedure below to switch from the “offline” to the “online” status.
Press <Print>.
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Press [On Line].
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1-8 Online and Offline Status
Chapter 2
Installing to Windows
Installing Via a Network Connection ....................................................................2-2
Installing Drivers and Utilities .............................................................................. 2-2
Installing Via a Local Connection ..........................................................................2-9
Installing Using the Installer .................................................................................2-9
Installing Without Using the Installer ................................................................2-14
Installing From the Add Printer Wizard .............................................................2-16
Using the Printer Driver With a Standard TCP/IP Port .....................................2-16
Using the Printer Driver With IPP ...................................................................... 2-18
Using the Fax Driver With a Standard TCP/IP Port ...........................................2-21
2-2 Installing Via a Network Connection

Installing Via a Network Connection

Note
There are two types of installation via a network connection; “typical installation” and “custom installation”. With a “typical installation”, the standard drivers and utilities are automatically installed in the computer. With a “custom installation”, the required drivers and utilities are manually installed in the computer. We recommend that you perform a “typical installation” first.
For details on connecting the machine to a network, see Chapter 1, “Connecting the LAN Cable” in the User’s Guide. For details on setting the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address of the machine, see Chapter 2, “Specifying the TCP/IP Settings” in the Administrator’s Guide.

Installing Drivers and Utilities

Insert the disc into the CD-ROM drive of the computer.
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The installer starts automatically. The installation top screen is displayed. If the installation top screen is not displayed, double-click the “InstMenu.exe” file on the disc. If you are using Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, enter an administrator password or provide confirmation when the “User Account Control” screen is displayed.
Select “MFX-2550” from the “Select Model” pull-down menu, and then click
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[Install Drivers].
You can click the “Select Language” pull-down menu to select the language to display the installer in. You can click the “Select Model” pull-down menu to select the device model to install drivers for.
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Installing to Windows
Installing Via a Network Connection 2-3
Click [I agree].
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Click [I disagree] to cancel the installation. Click [< Back] to return to the installation top screen.
Select “Network (connected via LAN cable)”, and click [Next >].
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Click [< Back] to return to the “License Agreement” screen. Click [Cancel] to cancel the installation.
2-4 Installing Via a Network Connection
Select the installation type, and click [Next >].
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If you selected “Typical Installation (Recommended)”, proceed to step 11.
Select the drivers or utilities to install, and click [Next >].
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This screen is displayed when installing a standard driver. The screen is different when installing an optional driver.
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Installing to Windows
Installing Via a Network Connection 2-5
Specify the location to install the utilities, and click [Next >].
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This screen may be displayed, depending on the selected drivers and utilities. You can click [Browse] to display the folder browsing dialog and specify the installation location. Click [< Back] to return to the previous screen. Click [Cancel] to cancel the installation.
Click [Next >].
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This screen may be displayed, depending on the selected drivers and utilities. When registering utilities in the Start menu, specify the program category you want them to belong to. By default, the utilities are registered in a folder named “Muratec”.
2-6 Installing Via a Network Connection
Select the utilities to start automatically, and click [Next >].
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The shortcut creation screen is displayed.
This screen may be displayed, depending on the selected drivers and utilities. The utilities registered here are automatically started when the computer starts.
Select the utilities to create a shortcut for, and click [Next >].
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This screen may be displayed, depending on the selected drivers and utilities.
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2
Installing to Windows
Installing Via a Network Connection 2-7
Enter the IP address of the machine to connect to, and click [Next >].
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Enter the IP address in the “XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX” format (where XXX is a number between 0 and 255). You cannot enter “0.0.0.0”. If you do not know the IP address, you can detect the IP address of connected devices on the “Device Search” screen. First, click [Search] to display the Device Search screen. Next, click [Refresh]. If the “Windows Security Alert” screen is displayed, click [Unblock], and then click [Refresh] again. Select the device name from the list, and click [OK]. (The “Windows Security Alert” screen is not displayed from the second time you perform this operation.) If you want to create a shortcut to OfficeBridge on the desktop, select “Create the shortcut to OfficeBridge”.
Click [Install].
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Click [Cancel] to cancel the installation. If a message regarding the certificate is displayed, click [Install this driver software anyway], [Continue Anyway] or [Yes]. (The displayed message and button names may differ according
to the version of the operating system you are using.) When the installation is complete, a screen indicating that the installation is complete is displayed.
2-8 Installing Via a Network Connection
When you click [Finish], a screen describing the settings required after installation (Security
Note
Print test print and InfoMonitor Settings) may be displayed, depending on the settings.
To execute a test security print, it is necessary to complete user authentication. In the screen
displayed after the installation is complete, click “Security Print test print”, and perform the
operation on the machine. For details, refer to “Printing Security Print Documents”. (See
page 8-14.)
Remove the disc from the CD-ROM drive.
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For details on setting InfoMonitor after it is installed, refer to Chapter 4, “Managing Events (InfoMonitor)” in the OfficeBridge Guide. For details on setting the Scan to Print Monitor after it is installed, refer to Chapter 7, “Registering Destinations” in the Scanner and Fax Guide.
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Installing to Windows
Installing Via a Local Connection 2-9

Installing Via a Local Connection

Note
There are two types of installation via a local connection; “typical installation” and “custom installation”. With a “typical installation”, the standard drivers and utilities are automatically installed in the computer. With a “custom installation”, the required drivers and utilities are manually installed in the computer. We recommend that you perform a “typical installation” first.

Installing Using the Installer

Installing Using the Installer
When you are a Windows 7 user, please change the Windows setting in advance to installation. For details, see “Preparation for Windows 7 users”. (See page 2-13.)
Insert the disc into the CD-ROM drive of the computer.
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The installer starts automatically. The installation top screen is displayed.
If the installation top screen is not displayed, double-click the “InstMenu.exe” file on the disc.
If you are using Windows 7, Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008, enter an administrator
password or provide confirmation when the “User Account Control” screen is displayed.
Click [Install Drivers].
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2-10 Installing Via a Local Connection
Click [I agree].
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Click [I disagree] to cancel the installation.
Click [< Back] to return to the previous screen.
Select “Local (connected via USB)”, and click [Next >].
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Installing to Windows
Installing Via a Local Connection 2-11
Select the installation type, and click [Next >].
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If you selected “Typical Installation (Recommended)”, proceed to step 7.
Select the drivers to install, and click [Next >].
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This screen is displayed when installing a standard driver. The screen is different when installing an optional driver.
2-12 Installing Via a Local Connection
Click [Install].
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If a message regarding the certificate is displayed, click [Install this driver software anyway], [Continue Anyway] or [Yes]. (The displayed message and button names may differ according to the version of the operating system you are using.)
When the installation is complete, a cable connection notification screen is displayed.
Connect the computer and the machine with a USB cable.
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If the “User Account Control” screen is displayed, click [Continue].
If you are using Windows XP or Windows Server 2003, the driver selection screen may be
displayed. Follow the instructions on the screen to perform the procedure.
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Installing to Windows
Installing Via a Local Connection 2-13
Click [Finish].
Note
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Remove the disc from the CD-ROM drive.
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Preparation for Windows 7 users
Before you start the installation, please change the setting of Windows not to download the driver from the web site. If you do not change this setting, installation may take longer time.
After you have finished the installation, you may better return the setting that you changed.
Click [Start], right-click [Computer] and click “Properties” from the list.
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Click “Advanced system settings”.
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When the “User Account Control” dialog box appears, enter an administrator password or provide confirmation.
Click “Hardware” tab, and click [Device Installation Settings].
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2-14 Installing Via a Local Connection
Select “No, let me choose what to do” and choose “Never install driver software
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from Windows Update”.
Click [Save Changes], and close the “System Properties” screen.
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Installing Without Using the Installer

Insert the disc into the CD-ROM drive of the computer.
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Connect the computer and the machine with a USB cable.
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Turn the power of the machine ON.
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A screen similar to the following is displayed.
If the “User Account Control” screen is displayed, click [Continue].
Click “Locate and install driver software (recommended)”.
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Select “Include subfolders” under “Search for driver software in this location”.
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2
Installing to Windows
Installing Via a Local Connection 2-15
Click [Browse], select the driver to install, and click [OK].
Note
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For details on the types and locations of the printer drivers to install, refer to “Overview of
Drivers”. (See page 1-2.)
Click [Next], and follow the instructions on the screen.
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If a message regarding the certificate is displayed, click [Continue].
Click [Finish].
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After the installation is finished, confirm that “Printers” is displayed for the
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name of the installed printer driver.
Remove the disc from the CD-ROM drive.
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If you are using Windows XP / Server 2003, the “Found New Hardware Wizard” screen is displayed in step 2. Select “No, not this time”, and click [Next]. In the screen displayed next, select “Install from a list or specific location(Advanced)”, and click [Next]. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the procedure.
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