Reference - Konica Minolta

5.1 Windows Vista/7/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2 5
15 Select a desired printer driver folder in the CD-ROM, and then click [Open].
% Select a folder according to the printer driver, operating system, and language to be used.
Selectable printer drivers:
PCL driver, PS driver, XPS driver and fax driver
16 Click [Next].
17 Follow the instructions on the pages that follow.
% If the [User Account Control] window appears, click [Continue].
% If the [Windows Security] window for verifying the publisher appears, click [Install this driver software
anyway].
18 Click [Close].
19 After finishing the installation, make sure that the icon for the installed printer driver is displayed in the
[Printers] window.
20 Remove the Drivers CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive.
This completes the printer driver installation.
5.1.4 For local connection
Making the installed printer driver known to the computer
To connect this machine using the USB port in Windows Vista/7/Server 2008/Server 2008 R2, install the
printer driver before making it known to the computer with plug and play.
1 Install the printer driver for this machine.
% Install the printer driver using the installer or Add Printer Wizard.
To use the Add Printer Wizard, select the USB port to be connected in the [Use an existibg port]
page.
For details, refer to page 4-3 or page 5-5.
2 Connect this machine to the computer using a USB cable.
3 Turn on the main power of this machine.
The printer driver for this machine is detected and the machine is ready to print.
% If no printer driver is detected, turn this machine off, then on again. In this case, turn off this machine,
and then wait approximately 10 seconds before turning it on again. If you turn this machine on immediately
after turning it off, it may not function correctly.
4 After finishing the installation, make sure that the icon for the installed printer driver is displayed in the
[Printers] or [Devices and Printers] window.
Reference
- If the printer driver is not correctly installed, the driver must be updated using [Update Driver ...]. For
details, refer to page 5-13.
Installing the printer driver when connecting the machine
In Windows Vista/Server 2008, the printer driver can be installed after you connect this machine.
Reference
- In Windows 7/Server 2008 R2, a window for specifying an installation disk does not appear after the
machine is connected to the computer. Install the printer driver in advance and connect the driver as
described in "Making the installed printer driver known to the computer".
1 Connect this machine to the computer using a USB cable, and then start the computer.
NOTICE
When starting up the computer, do not plug in or unplug the cable.
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