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Installing the Printer Driver

About Installing the Printer Driver
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About Installing the Printer Driver

To print to the network printer, you need to install the printer driver on the computer. See the section in this chapter appropriate for your operating system.

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Windows

Do one of the following:

  • Windows XP and Server 2003: Click Start, click Control Panel, click Printers and Other Hardware, and then click Printers and Faxes.

  • Windows 2000: Click Start, click Settings, click Printers.

From the File menu, select Server Properties. You see a window like this one.

Click the Ports tab, then click Add Port.

Select Standard TCP/IP Port, then click the New Port button.

Click Next.

Do one of the following:

  • If you are using a DHCP to assign an IP address to the printer, enter the printer’s Host Name, shown on the network status sheet, in the Printer Name or IP Address text box. Then click Next.

  • If you manually assigned an IP address to the printer using the control panel or arp/ping method, enter the printer’s IP address, shown on the network status sheet, in the Printer Name or IP Address text box. Then click Next.

Make sure that the Standard and Generic Network Card are selected, and then click Next.

Make sure that the Device matches the Host Name or IP address shown on the network status sheet, then click Finish.

Click the Close button to return to the Server Properties window.

Click the Close button to return to the Printer’s and Faxes window.

Installing the printer driver

Insert the printer software CD-ROM in your CD-ROM or DVD drive.

Double-click Stylus Pro 3800 Driver for Ethernet.

Follow the on-screen instructions to install the printer driver.

When you see a screen like this one, click the Manual button.

Select the port you created for the printer, then click OK.

Follow the instructions to finish installing the printer driver.

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Macintosh

Follow the steps below to install the printer.

Insert the printer software CD-ROM in your CD-ROM or DVD drive.

Double-click Stylus Pro 3800 Driver.

Follow the on-screen instructions to install the printer driver.


Note:

Make sure that the printer driver is installed on your Macintosh before following the steps below. See the manual shipped with your printer for instruction on how to install the printer driver.

Bonjour/Rendezvous printing

Open the Applications folder.

Open the Utilities folder.

Open Printer Setup Utility, and then click Add.

For Mac OS X 10.4.x, select the printer model that is connected with Bonjour.
For Mac OS X 10.3.9, select Rendezvous from the drop-down list, and then select the printer model from the list.


Note:

For Mac OS X 10.4.x, if your printer is not displayed with Bonjour, click More Printers, select Bonjour from the drop-down list, and then select the printer model.

Click Add.

TCP/IP printing

Open the Applications folder.

Open the Utilities folder.

Open Printer Setup Utility, and then click Add.

For Mac OS X 10.4.x, select the printer model that is connected with TCP/IP.
For Mac OS X 10.3.9, select EPSON TCP/IP from the drop-down list, and then select the printer model from the list.


Note:

For Mac OS X 10.4.x, if your printer is not displayed with TCP/IP, click More Printers, select EPSON TCP/IP from the drop-down list, and then select the printer model.

Click Add.

AppleTalk printing

Open the Applications folder.

Open the Utilities folder.

Open Printer Setup Utility, and then click Add.

For Mac OS X 10.4.x, select the printer model that is connected with AppleTalk.
For Mac OS X 10.3.x, select EPSON AppleTalk from the drop-down list, select the zone from the drop-down list, and then select the printer model from the list.


Note:

For Mac OS X 10.4.x, if your printer is not displayed with AppleTalk, click More Printers, select EPSON AppleTalk from the drop-down list, select the zone from the drop-down list, and then select the printer model.

Click Add.

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