Sharp AR-PB8 specifications 1Turn the computer on and start Windows 95/98

C.Installing onto Windows 95/98 without Using the Plug & Play Function

Computers using Windows 95 or Windows 98 that are compatible with plug & play can install the printer driver automatically. However, if your computer is incompatible with plug & play, or if you want to use this printer as a network printer, follow the procedure in this section.

The following steps use Windows 98 in display examples.

1)Turn the computer on and start Windows 95/98.

2)Click the Start menu, point to “Settings”, and choose “Printers”.

3)When the “Printers” window appears, double-click the “Add Printer” icon.

4)Click the [Next] button.

5)If the screen for choosing the connection method appears, choose the connection method and click the [Next] button.

Note: This screen appears only when the computer is connected to a network.

•When the printer is directly connected to the computer, choose “Local printer”.

Otherwise, choose “Network printer”.

If you choose “Network printer” you must specify a network path or queue name.

Contact your network administrator for details.

The following steps use the example of a local printer.

6) Click the [Have Disk...] button.

7)Insert the SHARP Software CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, type R:\English\WinXX, and click the [OK] button.

8)Choose the appropriate printer driver from those listed below and click the [Next] button.

•PCL6 Printer Driver: SHARP AR-160/200 Series PCL6

•PCL5e Printer Driver: SHARP AR-160/200 Series PCL5e

Note: It is recommended that you install the PCL6 printer driver. If you have a problem printing from older software using the PCL6 driver,remove it and install the PCL5e driver.

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9)Choose the port and click the [Next] button.

Note: This screen appears only if you selected “Network printer” in step 5).

10)Set the printer name.

<1> If you want to change the printer name, enter a new name in the space provided.

<2> If the program displays, “Do you want your Windows-based programs to use this printer as the default printer?”, check “Yes”.

<3> Click the [Next] button.

11)Print a test page by clicking the [Finish] button.

Note: If you check “No” and click the [Finish] button, the printer does not print a test page after the installation.

•The printer driver installation begins.

12)When the test page is printed properly, click the [Yes] button.

•The printer is ready for printing.

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