Preparation For Printing (Usb Connection); Overview; Easy Installation Of The Printer Driver; Preparing The Printer Driver Cd-Rom - Konica Minolta bizhub C3850 User's Manual Print Functions

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Preparation for printing (USB connection)

2.2 Preparation for printing (USB connection)
2.2.1

Overview

Before using this machine as a printer, you need to install the printer driver on your computer.
This section describes preparatory steps for printing from this machine using the installer that are supplied
with this machine.
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Easy installation of the printer driver

Preparing the printer driver
 Preparing the printer driver CD-ROM
% For the CD-ROM, contact the administrator of this machine.
 Checking the printer driver type
% Three printer drivers for different purposes are available. Select the printer driver that meets your
printing objectives.
 Checking the operating systems supported by the printer driver
% Check that your computer meets the operating environment requirements of the printer driver.
Installing the printer driver to the computer
 Configuring the installation settings on the computer
% If you are using Windows 7/8/Server 2008 R2/Server 2012, you need to change the computer set-
tings in advance.
 Installing the printer driver using the installer
% Connect the USB printer cable, insert the print driver CD-ROM into the drive, and install the software
by following the on-screen instructions.
 Performing a test print
% If necessary, make a test print, then check that it is acceptable.
Preparation finished

Preparing the printer driver CD-ROM

The following CD-ROMs are supplied with this machine: The printer driver is included on the Drivers & Util-
ities CD-ROM.
CD-ROM
Drivers & Utilities CD-ROM
User's Guide CD-ROM

Checking the printer driver type

The following types of printer drivers are available. Select the printer driver that meets your printing objec-
tives.
Printer driver
PCL driver
[Print Functions]
Description
Contains Windows printer driver (PCL/PS/XPS/FAX), Mac OS
printer driver, Linux printer driver, and TWAIN driver. It also
contains the download page of the utility software.
Contains user's guides.
Page description lan-
guage
PCL6
Description
This is a standard driver for printing general office
originals.
Among the three drivers, this driver provides the
fastest printing speed.
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