Drivers & Utilities
XP/2000 Windows Driver
Pertech provides drivers for various operating systems. Common drivers can be downloaded off the Pertech web site www.pertechresources.com. For drivers not listed on the web site check with your Pertech representative for availability.
For the 5300 to utilize the Pertech drivers or the USB communication interface a driver must be installed. When con- necting the printer to a XP or 2000 Windows® operating system use the Pertech driver available for download off the Pertech web site. The printer must be set into the ACL command language to function with the driver. To set the command language see the Diagnostic & Configuration section in this manual.
Driver Installation
1.Unzip the 5300 driver package to a temporary folder. Make a note of where this folder is located for later.
2.If using USB, connect the USB cable between the 5300 printer and computer. Then turn on the 5300. This causes Windows to assign the 5300 to a Virtual USB Printer Port, which will need to be selected in the “Select Printer Port” step described below.
3.Use the “Add Printer Wizard” to install this driver on either Windows 2000 or Windows XP. Find “Printers And Faxes” on the “Start” menu. (Some machines may have this section under the
5. To “Select a Printer Port”, pull down the drop box. If using USB, select the virtual USB port number for the printer. If USB001 and USB002 are shown, select USB002. You can always change this later. If using
4.Select “Local Printer” and uncheck “Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer”. Click “Next”. Note that unchecking “Automatically detect...” is optional, but speeds up the installation process.
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