Minolta PagePro 1200W User Manual

Installing and setting up the printer2
2-11 Turning the printer on and off
✎
Note
Improper handling may damage the printer!
- Never turn off the printer while a print job is in progress, the printer is 
receiving data from the computer (blinking green “Ready” indicator on 
control panel), or the printer is being reset.
➜Set the power switch to the “I” (ON) 
position to turn on the printer.
The printer is ready to use in ap-
proximately 20 seconds. The green 
“Ready” indicator should be on (but 
not...

2Installing and setting up the printer
2-12Connecting the printer to a computer
Parallel interface
1Turn off both the printer and the PC.
2Connect one end of the interface cable to the parallel port on the PC. 
3Connect the other end of the 
interface cable to the parallel 
interface connector on the back of 
the printer. Secure the interface 
cable using the two clips.
4Turn on the printer and then, when 
it’s ready, turn on the PC.
?Does the Windows operating 
system detect the new device?
➜If you are...

Installing and setting up the printer2
2-13 USB interface
✎
Note
Windows 95/NT4.0 do not support USB connections.
1Turn off both the PC and the printer.
2Turn on the PC.
3Turn on the printer.
4When Windows and the printer are both ready, connect one end of the 
interface cable to the PC’s USB port .
5Connect the other end of the 
interface cable to the USB interface 
connector on the back of the printer.
?Does the Windows operating 
system detect the new device?
➜Plug-and-play driver installation 
should...

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Installing the printer driver3
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3 Installing the printer driver
3.1 Minimum system requirements

IBM-compatible PC with a Pentium/Celeron series, AMD K6/Athron/
Duron family or compatible 200 MHz processor (300 MHz 
recommended)

Windows XP/Me/2000/98/95/NT 4.0

16 MB RAM (Windows 98/95/NT 4.0), 32 MB RAM (Windows Me), 64 
MB RAM (Windows 2000), or 128 MB RAM (Windows XP)

36 MB free hard disk space (20 MB for printer driver and status 
display, 16 MB for image processing)

IEEE 1284 Type B parallel...

3Installing the printer driver
3-2Information on installation using “Add Printer” 
We strongly recommend that you install the printer driver using the 
Installer (“setup.exe” file). If you install the printer driver using the Add 
Printer wizard, note the following points:

The dialog box for installing options is not displayed. Adjust the 
additional options after you have completed the installation in the 
printer driver.

The Status Display and printer uninstaller utility will not be installed.

A...

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3-3
4Connect the printer to the PC with the USB cable (see chapter 2) to 
display the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box.
5Choose [Cancel] to close the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog 
box.
6Choose [start], and then choose “My Computer.”
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7In the System Tasks list choose “View system information.”
8Choose the “Hardware” tab of the System Properties dialog, and then 
choose the [Device Manager...] button.
9Under “Universal Serial Bus controllers” double-click “USB Printing 
Support.” The USB Printing Support Properties dialog box displays.
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3-5
10Choose the “Driver” tab of the USB Printing Support Properties dialog 
box, and then choose [Update Driver...].
11Choose the “Install from a list or specific location (Advanced)” option 
button, and then choose [Next].
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12When the next dialog box appears, check the “Don’t search. I will 
choose the driver to install” box, and then choose [Next].
13Choose [Have Disk...].
14Choose [Browse...].
15Browse the CD-ROM and navigate to “\Drivers\language\Win98USB.” 
Then, choose [Open].
16Choose [OK], and then choose [Next].
17Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
18When the following dialog box displays, choose [Finish] to finish the 
installation.
This completes...