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----------------------------------------------------------------------This document describes
1. Requirements
2. Installation
2.1. Installation on Windows(R)2000
2.2. Installation on Windows(R)XP, Windows Server(R) 2003
2.3. Installation on Windows Server(R) 2008, Windows Vista(R), Windows(R) 7
2.4. Uninstallation on Windows(R)2000, Windows(R)XP, Windows Server(R) 2003
2.5. Uninstallation on Windows Server(R) 2008, Windows Vista(R), Windows(R) 7
3. General Comments
4. Limitations
5. Software Update
1. Requirements
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1. Please note that this print driver operates on a computer with a
32-bit x86-based microprocessor (Intel 80486/25 or above) and an
upward-compatible processor, running
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003
Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(R)
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 7
2. Installation
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Follow the instructions below to install PCL 6 print drivers.
Here we will install and uninstall the FX ApeosPort-IV 5070 PCL 6
print driver as an example.
2.1 Installation on Windows 2000
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(1) Click "Start", select "Settings", and then click "Printers".
(2) Double-click the "Add Printer" icon in the "Printers" dialog box,
and then follow the instructions on the dialogs.
(3) If the printer is directly attached to your computer or is
connected to the Network using the LPR protocol, choose "Local
Printer" ,then click "Next>" and follow the instructions from (5).
Otherwise, choose "Network printer".
(4) Connect to the desired printer
* Perform a search in the
* Click "Next>" to locate
type the name using the
\\printserver_name\share_name
Select "No" and click "Next" if you do not wish to print the test
page.
(12) A dialog box to confirm the settings is displayed. Click "Finish"
after confirming the settings.
(13) A message saying that it did not pass the Windows Logo Test will
be displayed but this does not cause functional problem. Click
"Continue Anyway"
(14) The necessary files are copied and a new printer icon is created.
If you have printed the test page, a printer test result
confirmation message is displayed.
This completes the installation.
2.3 Installation on Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7
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(1) Click the "Start", select [ControlPanel], and then click [Printer]
on [Hardware and Sound].
In the case of using Windows 7, click the [Start] button and
select menu in the following order.
[Start] button > [Devices and Printers] Select [Add a Printer] in
[Devices and Printers].
(2) Select [Add Printer] from the menu bar.
(3) If the printer is directly attached to your computer or is
connected to the Network using the LPR protocol, choose " Add a local
printer " ,then click "Next>" and follow the instructions from (5).
Otherwise, choose " Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer".
(4) Select [The printer that I want isn't listed].
Connect to the desired printer by one of the method:
* Perform a search in the Active Directory
* Select "Browse for a printer" button, and then click "Next>" to
locate the printer on the network, or "Select a shared printer
by name" button to type the name using the following format.
\\printserver_name\share_name
Then follow the instructions from (11).
If you are not familiar with the network, please consult the
network administrator.
(5) Select the printer port where the printer device is connected
directly, click "Next>", and go to step (7).
If the printer is connected to the Network using the LPR protocol,
select "Standard TCP/IP Port" of the "Create a new port:" section,
and then click [Standard TCP/IP port ].
(6) Enter the Hostname or IP address in the "Hostname or IP
Address" edit box. If you do not know the Hostname or IP
address, please consult the network administrator.
(7) Click "Have Disk...." in the "Add Printer Wizard" and specify
a folder in which the driver files are. Then select the INF
file in the folder and then click "OK".
(8) From the list of printers displayed, select the printer you are using
3. General Comments
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If your Job Offset output does not work well with the collated
copies, you may try to deselect the "Collate" option in the
application and check the "Collate" check box in the printer
driver.
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Rename a Printer Icon should comply OS file naming convention. Use Symbols o
special characters may incur renaming error or unexpected print driver beha
vior.
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Before installing a print driver in the Windows cluster environment, you nee
to install it on each node in the cluster.
4. Limitations
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* Driver installation method by Plug & Play (For Windows 7 users)
In the case of using Windows 7, driver installation by Plug & Play may not
complete properly.
In such case, install the driver again following the process below.
- Click the "Start" button and select "Devices and Printers".
- Right-click on the icon of this printer in the [Devices and Printers] folder
and click
"Properties".
* The icon may be uncontrollable with grayout. Turn on the power of printer
again
and be sure that the printer is connected by cable.
- In a condition of keeping this printer selected in "Device Functions" on the
"Hard ware" tab, click the "Properties" button and open the Property dialog.
- Click the "Change Settings" button and open new "Properties" dialog.
- Open the "Driver" tab in the new "Properties" dialog, click the "Update Driv
er" button
and open the "Update Driver Software" dialog.
- Select "Browse my computer for driver software" and specify the driver locat
ion
by "Search for driver software in this location", Click the "Next" button.
* As to how to prepare drivers, refer to the section, "**Using [Add Printer]
to install".
- A message indicating that the driver has been updated will be displayed.
Close the dialog by clicking the "Close" button.
This is the end of the reinstallation.
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on specifications or limitations of an application.
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When the output image of patterns or graphics is different from what you see
on the screen, the discrepancy may be dissolved by setting the items in the
"Image Options" tree on the "Advanced" tab as below.
* Set "High Speed Image Processing" to "Off"..
* Set "Draw the Pattern with the Resolution" to "On".
* Change "Resolution".
* Change "Halftone Print".
Changing the following settings on the "Image Options" tab may also
make an improvement.
* Change "Image Quality".
* Change "Lightness" and "Contrast" in the "Image Settings" dialog box.
The print layout may be changed when you change the "Image Quality"
in the "Image Options" tab.
When using the Form Overlay feature, use form data of the same
Paper Size, Resolution, and Image Settings as those of the
document you want to print. If these settings are different
between form data and the page where the form data is incorporated,
expected print results may not be obtained.
The print result may overlap if Pages Per Sheet (N-Up) and Margins
[Standard] are selected when printing a document that has exceeded
the print area of the print driver. When this happens,choose
"None" of the "Margins" radio button group on the "Image Options" tab.
When you cancel a fax job in progress from the driver, the
application may display a warning dialog box. It may indicate
a printer error message, although there is no error in the
printer. In this case, ignore the warning message and continue
operation.
Even with "Skip Blank Pages" selected, blank pages may still be
printed in the following situations.
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To change the settings of Custom Paper Size, you need the Administrator
access rights. On Windows Vista, select printer from the printer folder,
right-click to go [Run as administrator] and select [Properties].
After clicking [Continue] in [User Account Control], you can change
the settings from Property.
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- The location for storage of Fax Phonebook is not a Public Folder,
which is usually used for storage but a folder such as personal Folder,
which can be used for file creation. Therefore, the contents of Fax Phon
ebook
are different from the one registered with other applications.
- Import To List feature of Fax Phonebook does not function.
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* The remote installation of a print driver from the Print Server to Windows V
ista
or later may not complete normally. It is recommended that you perform th
e remote
installation on Windows XP.
* Notes and limitations on Windows Vista (R), Windows(R) 7, Windows Server(R)
2008
(Server-Client Environment Issue 1)
If the printer is being used as a shared printer and the server's operating
system is being upgraded, a message indicating that the driver has to be
updated may appear on the Windows Vista client, causing printing to fail.
In this case, the print driver has to be reinstall on the client to be able
to print again.
* Notes and limitations on Windows Vista (R), Windows(R) 7, Windows Server(R)
2008
(Server-Client Environment Issue 2)
In the Server-Client environment, after a print driver is added or upgraded
on the Server side, printing may not be performed with a displayed message
requiring print driver upgrade on the Client side.
This problem can be avoided by the settings below.
< Change of Group Policy Settings on Client PC >
1. Lon on as an Administrator on Client PC.
2. Open command prompt and execute "gpedit.msc". to open "Local Group Polic
y Editor".
3. Open the tree on the left side in the following order.
"User Configuration"
"Administrative Templates"
"Control Panel"
"Printers"
4. Double-click "Point and Print Restrictions" in the right pane.
5. Click the "Disabled" radio button.
("Disabled" radio button is on "Settings" tab in Windows Vista.)
6. Click "OK" to close the window.