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RISO Printer Driver INSTALLATION GUIDE for MZ9/MZ7/RZ9/RZ5/RZ3/ RZ2/CZ Series “RISO Printer Driver” CD-ROM version For CD108B,CD110C,CD112D,CD105F and later Ms6011-27E...
• To install this RISO Printer Driver in Mac OS, see the separately bound “RISO Printer Driver User’s Guide”. This document is intended for use by RISO, its authorized dealers and purchasers of the equipment described herein. While every effort has been made to insure the accuracy of information contained in this document, RISO, its authorized dealers and their employ- ees shall not be held responsible for any inaccuracies it may contain.
Installation (When the printer is used at the first time) Installing the Printer Driver 1. Preparing for the printer Install the RISO Printer Driver into Page 7 your computer. Prepare for the printer and put the print paper suitable for the origi- •...
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Basic operation Printing 2. Setting 3. Printing 4. Completion of printing Open the original data you want When you give print instructions by The printer receives the data and to print out with your computer, the [Print] dialog box on your com- makes master and prints out the and make necessary settings for puter, the data is transmitted to the...
Connection Methods The printer driver installation procedure differs depending on the method of connecting your computer to the printer. Check the con- nection method. G Connection via USB Cable Page 8 Some models of the MZ7/RZ5/RZ3/RZ2/CZ series do not support USB cable connection.
Table of Contents Introduction ..............1 Procedure before printing ........... 2 Connection Methods........... 4 Table of Contents............5 Installing the Printer Driver I Connection via USB Cable ......8 Installing the Printer Driver ......... 8 Creating a USB port ..........22 USB Device Association ...........
“Connection via Other Cables” (see Page 24). • To install this RISO Printer Driver in Mac OS, see the separately bound “RISO Printer Driver User’s Guide”. I Connection via USB Cable ....... 8 Installing the Printer Driver ..... 8 Creating a USB port ......
I Connection via USB Cable Installing the Printer Driver This section describes how to install the Printer Driver for windows supporting the Plug&Play installation when your computer and the RISO printer are con- nected via USB cable. IMPORTANT! • Some models of the MZ7/RZ5/RZ3/RZ2/CZ series do not support USB cable connection.
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Connection via USB Cable Click on your language button. Click [Install]. Click [Next]. For Windows Vista (64-bit) or Windows 7 (64-bit), go to Step (Page 15). Installing the Printer Driver...
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Connection via USB Cable Select [Connect with USB cable]. Click [Next]. For Windows 8/Windows 8.1, go to Step (Page 18). The [USB Port Settings] dialog box appears. Turn on the RISO printer. Installing the Printer Driver...
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Connection via USB Cable Connect the computer to the RISO printer with a USB cable (Hi- Speed USB, 3 m or less). Select the printer name you just connected. Installing the Printer Driver...
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Connection via USB Cable Click [Next]. When the selected printer driver has already been installed in Windows 2000/ Windows XP, [Installation Method] dialog appears. Click [Next]. Click [Next]. You can also change the name of the printer. Installing the Printer Driver...
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Connection via USB Cable Click [Install]. When the [Digital Signature Not Found] (for Windows 2000), [Windows Logo Approval Test] (for Windows XP) or [Windows Security] (for Windows Vista/ Windows 7) dialog appears, continue with installation. [Do you want to print a test page?] appears, then click [YES]. Set A4/Letter paper in the printer beforehand.
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[Restart immediately], the computer will be shut down and restarted when you click [Finish]. When [Found New Hardware Wizard] is displayed, click [Cancel]. Then remove the [RISO Printer Driver] CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive of your computer. IMPORTANT! Keep the removed CD-ROM at hand.
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Connection via USB Cable For Windows Vista(64-bit) or Windows 7(64-bit) Select [Connect using another connection method]. Click [Next]. Select the printer name you just connected. Installing the Printer Driver...
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Connection via USB Cable Click [Next]. When selected Printer Driver has already been installed, [Installation Method] dialog appears. Click [Next]. Select the USB port. Select [Existing Port] and then [USB***]. Installing the Printer Driver...
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Connection via USB Cable Click [Next]. Click [Next]. You can also change the name of the printer. Return to Step (Page 13). Installing the Printer Driver...
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Connection via USB Cable For Windows 8/Windows 8.1 Select the printer name you just connected. Click [Next]. Installing the Printer Driver...
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Connection via USB Cable Click [Install]. [Windows Security] dialog appears, continue with installation. The [USB Port Settings] dialog box appears. Click [OK]. Turn on the RISO printer. Installing the Printer Driver...
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Connection via USB Cable Connect the computer to the RISO printer with a USB cable (Hi- Speed USB, 3 m or less). Click [Display the ReadMe file]. The ReadMe file is opened. Be sure to read all the instructions and notes on it.
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Right-click on the icon of the printer, and select [Printer Properties] in the displayed menu. Click [Print Test Page]. When a message appears, wait for a few seconds and click [Close]. Then remove the [RISO Printer Driver] CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive of your computer. IMPORTANT! Keep the removed CD-ROM at hand.
Connection via USB Cable Creating a USB port To install the printer driver in Windows Vista(64-bit) or Windows 7(64-bit) with the USB cable, it is necessary to create a USB Port and associate USB De- vices. IMPORTANT! Create a USB port before installing the printer driver. Turn the power of the printer on, and connect the USB cable to the printer.
Connection via USB Cable USB Device Association IMPORTANT! Associate the USB device after installing the printer driver. Connect the printer and your computer with a USB cable. The USB device is automatically associated with your computer. Check the result of the USB device association in Step and after.
In advance, read "RISORINC-NET User's Guide" (contained in RISORINC- NET SOFTWARE CD-ROM), and then connect the RISO printer to the net- work and configure printer network settings such as IP address. Use a commercially available Ethernet cable (10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX) appropriate for your network environment.
Installing the Printer Driver This section describes how to install the RISO Printer Driver when the com- puter is connected to the RISO printer via the printer cable or network cable. IMPORTANT! • You are required to have the administrator’s privilege to install the Printer Driver program in your computer.
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Connection via Other Cables Click [Install]. Click [Next]. Select [Connect using another connection method]. Installing the Printer Driver...
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Connection via Other Cables Click [Next]. Select the printer name you just connected. Click [Next]. Installing the Printer Driver...
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Connection via Other Cables When selected Printer Driver has already been installed, [Installation Method] dialog appears. Click [Next]. Select the port. In the case of a printer cable. 1) Select [Existing Port] and then [LPT1]. 2) Click [Next]. 3) Go to Page 33 –...
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Connection via Other Cables In the case of a network cable 1) Select [Create a New Port], and then [Standard TCP/IP Port]. 2) Click [Create]. The [Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard] dialog box appears. 3) Click [Next]. Installing the Printer Driver...
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Connection via Other Cables 4) Enter the IP address of your printer. Port name will be entered automatically. 5) Click [Next]. 6) Select [Custom] and click [Settings]. Installing the Printer Driver...
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The images may not be printed properly if [LPR Byte Counting Enabled] is not se- lected. This installation procedure assumes that the RISO printer is connected to the network using the dedicated network interface card,RISORINC-NET (op- tion). When connecting to a commercial print server etc. on the network, refer to the instruction manual provided by the manufacturer.
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Connection via Other Cables 8) Click [OK]. 9) Click [Next]. Installing the Printer Driver...
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Connection via Other Cables 10) Click [Finish]. Click [Next]. You can also change the name of the printer. Installing the Printer Driver...
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Connection via Other Cables Click [Install]. In the case of a printer cable In the case of a network cable When the [Digital Signature Not Found] (for Windows 2000), [Windows Logo Approval Test] (for Windows XP) or [Windows Security] (for Windows Vista/ Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1) dialog appears, continue with installa- tion.
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Be sure to restart the computer before using the Printer Driver. If you have checked [Restart immediately], the computer will be shut down and restarted when you click [Finish]. Then remove the [RISO Printer Driver] CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive of your computer. IMPORTANT! Keep the CD-ROM at hand.
Uninstalling the Printer Driver The procedure of uninstalling the Printer Driver by using the uninstaller is described here. For Windows Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8/Windows 8.1 In the case of uninstallation using the uninstaller, the driver package cannot be deleted. When the driver package needs to be deleted, in such cases as for re-installation of the Printer Driver, uninstall the Printer Driver manually.
To uninstall the Printer Driver, it is necessary to log on to Windows by the account with the authority to change the system setting (administrator, etc.). Insert the [RISO Printer Driver] CD-ROM into your computer. The installer is started. When the installer is not started, double-click the [Setup (.exe) file in CD-ROM.
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Uninstall the Printer Driver Click [Next]. Select the printer for which the Printer Driver needs to be uninstalled. Click [Next]. Uninstalling the Printer Driver...
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When the Printer Driver has been uninstalled, be sure to restart your com- puter. When [Restart immediately] is checked, your computer is restarted after [Finish] is clicked. Remove the [RISO Printer Driver] CD-ROM from your computer. IMPORTANT! Keep the removed CD-ROM at hand. Uninstalling the Printer Driver...
Manually install- ing / uninstalling the Printer Driver The procedure of installing / uninstalling the Printer Driver with- out using the installer / uninstaller is described here. For Windows 2000 / Windows XP I Manual installation ........42 Connection via USB Cable ....42 Connection via Other Cables ....
Connection via USB Cable Turn the power of the printer on, and connect the USB cable to the printer. Start your computer, and insert the [RISO Printer Driver] CD- ROM into your computer. Connect the USB cable to your computer.
Manual installation <Windows 2000/Windows XP> Click [Print processor] of the [Details] tab. Select the print processor from the list. For MZ9 series ......R34X8FP For MZ7 series ......R34X8CP For RZ9 series ......R34X8BP For RZ5/3/2, CZ series .... R34X8DP Select [NT EMF 1.008] from the list of default data types, and...
Manual uninstallation <Windows 2000/Windows XP> I Manual uninstallation Delete the printer to uninstall from the printer folder. From the menu of the printer folder, open [File] and then [Server properties]. From the [Driver] tab, select the Printer Driver to uninstall, and click [Delete].
Select [I don't have the disk. Show me other options.], and then [Browse my computer for driver software]. Insert the [RISO Printer Driver] CD-ROM into your computer. In the [Browse] window, select the inf file of the driver to in- stall.
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Click [Print processor] of the [Details] tab. Select the print processor from the list. In the case of a Windows Vista (32-bit): For MZ9 series ....... R34V8FP For MZ7 series ....... R34V8CP For RZ9 series ....... R34V8BP For RZ5/3/2, CZ series ..R34V8DP In the case of a Windows Vista (64-bit): For MZ9 series .......
In the case of a network cable : Select the [Create a new port] and then cre- ate TCP/IP port or LPR port. Click [Have Disk], and select the inf file of the driver to in- stall. For Windows Vista (32-bit): (CD-ROM):[Windows 32-bit]-[RISO Printer Driver]- [WinVista_7]*-[English]-RISODRV.inf For Windows Vista (64-bit): (CD-ROM):[Windows 64-bit]-[RISO Printer Driver]- [WinVista_7]*-[English]-RISODRV.inf * In the case of CD-ROM version CD112D, select [WinVista_8].
Manual uninstallation <Windows Vista> I Manual uninstallation Delete the printer to uninstall from the printer folder. From the menu that will be displayed by right-clicking on the margin of the printer folder, select [Run as administrator] and then [Server properties]. From the [Driver] tab, select the Printer Driver to uninstall, and click [Delete].
[Update Driver Software] from the menu that appears. Click [Browse my computer for driver software]. Insert the [RISO Printer Driver] CD-ROM into your computer. Click [Browse], select the folder shown below and click [OK]. For Windows 7 (32-bit): (CD-ROM): [Windows 32-bit]-[RISO Printer Driver]-...
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Click [Print processor] of the [Details] tab. Select the print processor from the list. In the case of a Windows 7 (32-bit): For MZ9 series ....... R34V8FP For MZ7 series ....... R34V8CP For RZ9 series ....... R34V8BP For RZ5/3/2, CZ series ..R34V8DP In the case of a Windows 7 (64-bit): For MZ9 series .......
In the case of a network cable : Select the [Create a new port] and then cre- ate TCP/IP port or LPR port. Click [Have Disk], and select the inf file of the driver to in- stall. For Windows 7 (32-bit): (CD-ROM):[Windows 32-bit]-[RISO Printer Driver]- [WinVista_7]*-[English]-RISODRV.inf For Windows 7 (64-bit): (CD-ROM):[Windows 64-bit]-[RISO Printer Driver]- [WinVista_7]*-[English]-RISODRV.inf * In the case of CD-ROM version CD112D, select [WinVista_8].
Manual uninstallation <Windows 7> I Manual uninstallation Open [Control Panel]-[Hardware and Sound]-[Devices and Printers] in this order, and delete the printer to uninstall from the printer folder. Click on the existent printer and click [Print server proper- ties] at the top of the window. From the [Drivers] tab, select the Printer Driver to uninstall, and click [Remove].
If your printer name is not displayed, click [Action]-[Scan for hardware changes]. Click [Browse my computer for driver software]. Insert the [RISO Printer Driver] CD-ROM into your computer. Click [Browse], select the folder shown below and click [OK]. For Windows 8 (32-bit)/Windows 8.1 (32-bit): (CD-ROM):[Windows 32-bit]-[RISO Printer Driver]-[Win8]*-[English] For Windows 8 (64-bit)/Windows 8.1 (64-bit):...
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Click [Print processor] of the [Advanced] tab. Select the following print processor from the list and click it. In the case of a Windows 8 (32-bit)/Windows 8.1 (32-bit): For MZ9 series ....... R34V8FP For MZ7 series ....... R34V8CP For RZ9 series ....... R34V8BP For RZ5/3/2, CZ series ..
TCP/IP port or LPR port. Click [Have Disk], and select the inf file of the driver to in- stall. For Windows 8 (32-bit)/Windows 8.1 (32-bit): (CD-ROM):[Windows 32-bit]-[RISO Printer Driver]-[Win8]*-[English]- RISODRV.inf For Windows 8 (64-bit)/Windows 8.1 (64-bit): (CD-ROM):[Windows 64-bit]-[RISO Printer Driver]-[Win8]*-[English]- RISODRV.inf...
Manual uninstallation <Windows 8/Windows 8.1> I Manual uninstallation Open [Control Panel]-[Hardware and Sound]-[Devices and Printers] in this order, and delete the printer to uninstall from the printer folder. Click on the existent printer and click [Print server proper- ties] at the top of the window. From the [Drivers] tab, select the Printer Driver to uninstall, and click [Remove].
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