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Microsoft Windows (x86/x64) DDST Printer Driver
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
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Introduction
This readme file contains information about using DDST printer driver for
Windows 2000/XP/Server2003/Server2008/Vista/7. Please make sure to read this
before installing DDST printer driver.
<Contents>
[1]How to install DDST printer driver
(1) Installing DDST printer driver for the first time
(2) Uninstalling DDST printer driver
(3) Updating DDST printer driver
(4) Notes
[2] Limitation/Notes in using DDST printer driver
(1) Limitation/Notes in printing
(2) Limitation/Notes on Bi-directional Communication
(3) Other Notes
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[1]How to install DDST printer driver
(1) Installing DDST printer driver for the first time
If you are installing this product for the first time, please follow these
steps;
Please choose one installation method among (1)-1 and (1)-4 according
to your Windows version and the connection with the printer.
* Make sure to close all applications before installing.
(1)-1 Installation for Windows 7/Server 2008R2 with USB-connected printers
-1 Start Windows and log on as Administrators.
-2 When using a driver downloaded from the Internet:
After downloading the driver from the Internet, extract the file(s)
to a folder of your choice.
-3 Please connect your PC to the printer with USB cable, and turn ON
the power of the printer. Automatic installation (Plug and Play)
of OS starts.
Please wait untill the balloon help of "Device driver software
was not successfully installed" appears, and click "Close".
-4 In the [Search programs and files] field in the [Start] menu, enter
"Device Manager" and launch it.
-5 In the [Device manager] screen, right click on the printer, which
is listed under [Other devices], and click [Update Device Software...].
-6 With the uUpdate Driver Software - <printer name>vscreen, click
[Browse my computer for driver software]
-7 Specify the folder of the driver files.
A) To install the downloaded driver, click then [Browse] to locate
the folder where you had extracted the downloaded driver, from
this folder select Disk 1, then click "OK".
B) To install from the CD, insert the CD-ROM into the CD ROM drive,
enter the path (e.g. D:\DRIVERS\DDST\XP_VISTA\DISK1\) of the
designated drive then click "Next >". (You can also navigate to the
drive by clicking the [Browse] button.).
-8 Select the printer to use. After the selection, click "Close".
(1)-2 Installation for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Server 2008 with USB-connected
printers
The following procedure is based on Windows XP.
The details may vary on other Windows versions.
-1 Start Windows and log on as Administrators.
-2 When using a driver downloaded from the Internet:
After downloading the driver from the Internet, extract the file(s)
to a folder of your choice.
-3 Please connect your PC to the printer with USB cable, and turn ON
the power of the printer. Automatic installation (Plug and Play)
of OS starts.
-4 Choose [No, not this time], and click "Next>".
-5 In the displayed screen [This Wizard helps you install software for:],
confirm that it is displayed with the printer, and choose
"Install from a list or specific location", then click "next".
-6 Specify the folder of the driver files.
A) To install the downloaded driver, click then [Browse] to locate
the folder where you had extracted the downloaded driver, from
this folder select Disk 1, then click "OK".
B) To install from the CD, insert the CD-ROM into the CD ROM drive,
enter the path (e.g. D:\DRIVERS\DDST\XP_VISTA\DISK1\) of the
designated drive then click "Next >". (You can also navigate to the
drive by clicking the [Browse] button.).
-7 Select the printer to use. After the selection, click "Finish".
(1)-3 Installation for Windows 7/Server 2008R2 with network-connected printers
-1 Start Windows and log on as Administrators.
-2 When using a driver downloaded from the Internet:
After downloading the driver from the Internet, extract the file(s)
to a folder of your choice.
-3 From the [Start] menu, click [Devices and Printers], and click
[Add a printer] , then click "Next >".
-4 Follow the Wizard guidance and select a printer connection method
(Local or Network Printer), then click "Next >" to continue.
-5 If the Local connection is selected, select a port, then click "Next>".
-6 Specify the folder of the driver files.
A) To install the downloaded driver, click [Have Disk] then [Browse]
to locate the folder where you had extracted the downloaded
driver, from this folder select Disk 1, then click "OK".
B) To install from the CD, insert the CD-ROM into the CD ROM drive,
[Have Disk] button in "Manufacturers:" / "Printers:" window, then
enter the path (e.g. D:\DRIVERS\DDST\XP_VISTA\DISK1\) of the
designated drive then click "OK". (You can also navigate to the
drive by clicking the [Browse] button.).
-7 Select the printer to use. After the selection, click "Next >".
-8 Specify the printer name. And if you want to use the installed
printer as the default printer, check "Yes". After the selection,
click "Next >".
-9 If you want to share the installed printer with other network users,
choose and configure the shared printer. After the sharing is
configured, click "Next >".
-10 Print the test page to confirm that the printer is set up properly.
Check on "Yes(recommended)", then click "Finish", and finally, the
installation is completed.
(1)-4 Installation for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/2003/2008 with
network-connected printers
The following procedure is based on Windows XP.
The details may vary on other Windows.
-1 Start Windows and log on as Administrators.
-2 When using a driver downloaded from the Internet:
After downloading the driver from the Internet, extract the file(s)
to a folder of your choice.
-3 From the [Start] menu, click [Printers and Faxes].
In the [Printer Tasks] click [Add a printer] , and click
"Next >".
-4 Follow the Wizard guidance and select a printer connection method
(Local or Network Printer), then click "Next >" to continue.
-5 If the Local connection is selected, select a port, then click
"Next>" to continue.
-6 Specify the folder of the driver files.
A) To install the downloaded driver, click [Have Disk] then [Browse]
to locate the folder where you had extracted the downloaded
driver, from this folder select Disk 1, then click "OK".
B) To install from the CD, insert the CD-ROM into the CD ROM drive,
[Have Disk] button in "Manufacturers:" / "Printers:" window, then
enter the path (e.g. D:\DRIVERS\DDST\XP_VISTA\DISK1\) of the
designated drive then click "OK". (You can also navigate to the
drive by clicking the [Browse] button.).
-7 Select the printer to use. After selecting, click "Next >".
-8 Specify the printer name. And if you want to use the installed
printer as the default printer, check "Yes". After the
selection, click "Next >".
-9 If you want to share the installed printer with other network
users, choose and configure the shared printer. After the sharing
is configured, click "Next >".
-10 Print the test page to confirm that the printer is set up
properly. Check on "Yes(recommended)", then click "Finish", and
finally, the installation is completed.
After completing the above operations, you can use DDST printer driver.
(2) Uninstalling DDST printer driver.
* Make sure to close all applications before uninstalling.
(2)-1 Windows 7/Server 2008 R2
- 1 Open [Devices and Printers] from [Start] menu.
- 2 Select the printer you want to uninstall.
- 3 Press [Delete] key
- 4 Select any printer (*1), Click [Print Server Properties]
(*1) When there is no printer icon in the folder, enter
"printmanagement.msc" into [Search programs and files] field
in the [Start] menu, and launch it.
Click [Print Servers] in a displayed [Print Management]
screen. Right click on your PC name and choose Properties
to open the [Print Server Properties] dialog.
- 5 Select "Drivers" tab in [Print Server Property].
- 6 Select the driver you want to uninstall.
- 7 Press [Delete] key
You are asked to choose "Remove driver only" or
"Remove driver and driver package". Please choose the latter.
(2)-2 Windows 2000/XP/Vista/2003/2008
The following procedure is based on Windows XP.
The details may vary on other Windows.
- 1 Open [Printers and Faxes] folder from [Start] menu.
- 2 Select the printer you want to uninstall.
- 3 Press [Delete] key
- 4 Select "Driver" tab in Server Property from File menu in
Printers folder.
- 5 Select the driver you want to uninstall.
- 6 Press [Delete] key
On Windows Vista and Server 2008, you are asked to choose
"Remove driver only" or "Remove driver and driver package".
Please choose the latter.
(3) Updating DDST printer driver
Please follow these installation steps to update the printer driver from
old version to new version;
- 1 Uninstall the printer driver with the steps described in (2)
"Uninstalling DDST printer driver"
- 2 Please restart your PC.
- 3 Install new version of the DDST printer driver with the steps
described in (1) "Installing for the first time."
After completing the above operation, you can use the new printer driver.
(4) Notes
-1 During the printer driver installation, Windows may alert that Windows
can't verify the publisher of this driver. However, the printer driver
functionality is not affected. Please continue the installation.
-2 When you cannot install the "Printer driver from a driver & utility CD"
on the OS of Windows 7/Server2008 R2, Please install by
"(1)Installing DDST printer driver for the first time" procedure.
[2] Limitation/Notes in using DDST printer driver
(1) Limitation/Notes in printing
[Windows functions]
* If virtual memory on a Windows operating system is set lower than usual,
insufficient memory errors will occur and drawing operations in
applications or printer drivers will not perform properly.
Documents might not print correctly or the following problems might occur:
- Low memory warnings.
- Application errors.
- Printing discontinues without warning.
Increase the memory setting for virtual memory, and then start printing.
if this is not helpful, add additional memory to the computer.
* If a Separator Page is selected, some documents may not print as expected.
* Please do not change the "Driver" settings on "Advanced" tab.
(2) Limitation/Notes on Bi-directional Communication
* Please do not uncheck the "Enable bidirectional support" on "Ports" tab.
* Please do not block the UDB port 49999.
When the printer is connected via network, please do not block the port
4999 of the UDB protocol for in/out traffic. You may not be able to
print with the printer if this port is blocked.
(3) Other Notes
* An extra page is added to the end of odd-paged duplex jobs. the added
page might be incremented in the printer's counter.
* Depending on amount of the memory installed on your computer, printing
might take longer from an application. Also, an operating system running
on insufficient memory might cause an application to discontinue
printing.
* General protection violation error might occur depending on the specific
environments and the type of the printed data.
* If the document size is reduced with the printer driver's scaling
function, part of data might not be printed correctly depending on the
application.
* Printed result of gray patterns might be different from that on the
screen, depending on the application.
* Part of image data on the screen might not be printed depending on the
application.
* Depending on the application, there is a possibility that Print Settings
made on the print setting screen of an application will be lost after
printing. Therefore, make sure to specify or confirm print settings
before printing.
* When printing with "Layout" or "Reduce/Enlarge", line thickness might be
different depending on the drawing position.
Paper types that must be set in a unique direction in the tray (opposite
direction than usual), such as envelopes or prepunched paper, might be
printed in 180 degree rotation. To change the direction, please use
"Rotated by 180 degrees".
* When selecting "Color" from "Color/Black and White" setting in the
"Setup" tab, black and white document may be printed as a color job,
depending on application or data. If you want to print a document in
black and white, select "Black and White" in "Color/Black and White"
setting.
* If the printer driver's printer name or the port name is very long, some
application software may be terminated when the printer is selected or
the printing is started. In order to avoid this problem please use the
shorter printer names and port names.
* When the "Gradation" setting in Print Quality tab is set to "Speed",
Duplex printing is off, and the Paper Type is "Plain 1", the printing
speed may be reduced.
* In the Accessories tab or Paper Size tab, if the accessories, Input Tray,
or Paper Size is not updated after clicking "Update Now" button, please
click the "Update Now" button again.
* If you turn "ON" the check [Ignore Application Collate], a setting of
[Collate] function become effective.
* When printing for Collate Printing with Microsoft Power Point, please
turn "ON" the check [Ignore Application Collate].
* When you set up an IPP Printer, please set
"http://<Printer's IP Address>/ipp/port1" as Printer URL.
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