User manual SHARP MX-2300G

[. . . ] MODEL: MX-2300G MX-2700G MX-2300N MX-2700N DIGITAL FULL COLOUR MULTIFUNCTIONAL SYSTEM Software Setup Guide Keep this manual close at hand for reference whenever needed. Thank you for purchasing this product. This manual explains how to install and configure the software that allows the machine to be used as a printer or scanner for a computer. This manual also explains how to install the printer drivers and software that are used when the expansion kits are installed, and how to install the scanner driver. If the software is not installed correctly or you need to remove the software, see "INSTALLATION" in the separate "Troubleshooting" manual. Please note · The explanations in this manual assume that you have a working knowledge of your Windows or Macintosh computer. [. . . ] Make sure that you understand the contents of the license agreement and then click the [Yes] button. You can show the "SOFTWARE LICENSE" in a different language by selecting the desired language from the language menu. To install the software in the selected language, continue the installation with that language selected. 17 INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER / PC-FAX DRIVER 5 6 Read the message in the "Welcome" window and then click the [Next] button. Click the [Printer Driver] button. · To install the PC-Fax driver, click the [PC-Fax Driver] button. (If you are using the "Software CD-ROM" that accompanies the MX-2300G/MX-2700G, click the [Utility Software] button and then click the [PC-Fax Driver] button. ) · To view information on the software, click the [Display Readme] button. 9 When you are asked how the printer is connected, select [Connected to this computer] and click the [Next] button. 10 When the port selection window appears, select the port that the PCL6 or SPLC-c printer driver is using (USB001, etc. ) and click the [Next] button. When the printer driver selection window appears, remove the [PCL6] checkmark and click the [PCL5c], [PS] or [PPD] checkbox so that a checkmark ( ) appears, and then click the [Next] button. 11 7 8 Click the [Next] button. Click the [Custom installation] button. · When the PC-Fax driver is being installed, this screen does not appear. · The PS3 expansion kit is required to use the PS printer driver. · The [PPD] checkbox only appears if you are using Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003. 18 INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER / PC-FAX DRIVER 12 Select whether or not you wish the printer to be your default printer and click the [Next] button. If you are installing multiple drivers, select the printer driver to be used as the default printer. If you do not wish to set one of the printer drivers as the default printer, select [No]. 17 Click the [Close] button in the window of step 6. After the installation, a message prompting you to restart your computer may appear. If this message appears, click the [Yes] button to restart your computer. 13 When the printer name window appears, click the [Next] button. If you wish to change the printer name, enter the desired name. 14 When you are asked if you wish to install the display fonts, select [No] and click the [Next] button. When the PC-Fax driver is being installed, this screen does not appear. Go to the next step. 15 Follow the on-screen instructions. Read the message in the window that appears and click the [Next] button. · After installation, see "CONFIGURING THE PRINTER DRIVER FOR THE OPTIONS INSTALLED ON THE MACHINE" (page 23) to configure the printer driver settings. · Make sure that the port of the installed driver is the same as the port used by the PCL6 or SPLC-c printer driver. The port used by the printer driver of the machine is indicated by a checkmark on the [Ports] tab of the printer driver properties window. (In Windows 98/Me, this is the port selected in [Print to the following port] on the [Details] tab. ) CHANGING THE PORT (page 42) · 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 40). If you are using Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 If a warning message regarding the Windows logo test or digital signature appears, be sure to click the [Continue Anyway] or [Yes] button. 16 When the installation completed screen appears, click the [OK] button. 19 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. · 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. · Install the same printer driver on client computers as the printer driver that is installed on the print server. · If the PPD driver is installed on the print server and the client computers are running Windows 98/Me/NT 4. 0, see "USING THE STANDARD WINDOWS PS PRINTER DRIVER (Windows 98/Me/NT 4. 0)" (page 22) to install the printer driver using the Add Printer Wizard. 1 Insert the "Software CD-ROM" into your computer's CD-ROM drive. If you have the 2-disc "Software CD-ROM", insert "Disc 1" to install the printer driver, or "Disc 2" to install the PC-Fax driver. 6 Click the [Printer Driver] button. · To install the PC-Fax driver, click the [PC-Fax Driver] button. (If you are using the "Software CD-ROM" that accompanies the MX-2300G/MX-2700G, click the [Utility Software] button and then click the [PC-Fax Driver] button. ) · To view information on the software, click the [Display Readme] button. 2 Click the [start] button, click [My Computer] ( ), and then double-click the [CD-ROM] icon ( ). In Windows 98/Me/NT 4. 0/2000, double-click [My Computer] and then double-click the [CD-ROM] icon. 3 4 Double-click the [Setup] icon ( ). The "SOFTWARE LICENSE" window will appear. Make sure that you understand the contents of the license agreement and then click the [Yes] button. [. . . ] Next, configure the printer driver settings. 38 MAC OS 9. 0 TO 9. 2. 2 10 Select the PPD file. 13 (1) Select the machine configuration. (2) (1) (3) (2) (1) Select the options that are installed on the machine. (2) Select [Options 2] from the menu to change the screen and continue selecting the options that have been installed on the machine. In the [Options 2] screen, select whether or not a "Right Tray" is installed. (1) Click the PPD file for your model. (2) Click the [Select] button. · If the above dialog box does not appear and you return to the "Chooser" dialog box, follow these steps to select the PPD file manually. (1) Make sure that the machine is selected in the "Select a Post Script Printer" list, and then click the [Setup] button followed by the [Select PPD] button. [. . . ]