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Installation method by operating systems
Connection method
Plug and Play is not used. Plug and Play is used.
OS
RS-232C LAN Parallel USB Parallel (*1)
Windows 2000 Section 2.4 Install under
Windows 2000 (USB
interface with plug and
play enabled)
Section 2.7 Install under
Windows 2000 (Parallel
interface with plug and
play enabled)
Windows XP
Windows Server 2003
Section 2.2 Install under
Windows 2000/XP/Server2003
Section 2.5 Install under
Windows XP/Server2003
(USB interface with plug
and play enabled.)
Section 2.8 Install under
Windows XP/Server2003
(Parallel interface with
plug and play enabled)
Windows Vista
Windows Server 2008
Windows 7
Windows Server 2008
R2
Section 2.3 Install under
Windows Vista/Server2008/7
Section 2.6 Install under
Windows
Vista/Server2008/7 (USB
connection with plug and
play enabled)
Section 2.9 Install under
Windows
Vista/Server2008/7
(Parallel interface with
plug and play enabled)
*1: If you choose the parallel interface with plug and play enabled, you need to change some parameter settings on the
printer. The “plug and play” feature has been disabled as default for the parallel interface connection. See the
following.
In the case installing a shared printer, follow the procedure described in “To print on the shared printer” in
Section 2.2 Installation under Windows 2000/XP/Server2003 and Section 2.3 Installation under Windows
Vista/Server2008/7/Server2008R2. When you want to use Plug and Play, follow the above procedure.
Printer parameter settings when installing the printer driver via parallel interface with plug and play enabled:
B-SX4, B-SX4-CN, B-SX5, and B-SX5-CN
Start the printer in the system mode, enter the <2>PARAMETER SET menu, and set the following parameters
as below:
CENTRO. MODE:....................................... ECP (Default: SPP) Enables an installation of the printer driver
with plug and play
PLUG & PLAY: ON (Default: OFF) .......... Enables monitoring the printer status. ( Status Window
Preferences in Section 3.6 Tools Tab.)
When you use the bi-directional communication, set the CENTRO. MODE to ECP and PLUG & PLAY to ON,
respectively. The parameter setting procedure is provided in Section 6.2 Parameter Setting on the Printer.
B-SA4G, B-SA4G-CN, B-SA4T, B-SA4T-CN, B-852-R, B-452-R, B-SX6T-R, and B-SX8T-R
Start the printer in the system mode, enter <2>PARAMETER SET menu, and set the following parameter:
PLUG & PLAY: ON (Default: OFF)........... Enables an installation of the printer driver with plug and play
Since the printer status monitor cannot be used, disable the “Bi-directional support” in the Properties of the
printer driver.