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Installation Instructions for Panaboard Printer Driver
2003/10/10
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INDEX
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1. Introduction
2. Installation Instructions
2.1 Installing the Printer Driver
2.2 Special Note for Windows 95/98/Me
2.3 Deleting the Printer Driver
3. Basic Functions
4. Using the Printer Driver Under Windows NT 4.0
5. Notes
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1. Introduction
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Using this Printer Driver, it is possible to print to the following Electronic Print Board
from an application software being used on the computer.
Electronic Print Board (Plain Paper) : KX-BP535/BP635/BP735
Interactive Panaboard : KX-BP800
* Required OS: Windows 95/98/Me/NT 4.0/2000/XP
(This Printer Driver cannot be used with Windows 3.1/NT 3.51/Server 2003.)
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2. Installation Instructions
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To print to the Electronic Print Board printer, it is necessary to install the downloaded
files onto the computer.
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2.1 Installing the Printer Driver
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for Windows 95/98/Me
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Before you install, close all applications or programs.
Installing your printer for Windows 95/98/Me for the first time:
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1) Click on [Start], [Settings], [Printers].
2) Double click on "Add Printer".
3) Answer the questions in the Add Printer Wizard until you reach the screen
with the printer manufacturer list.
4) Select [Have Disk].
5) Click [OK] button after typing the path to the appropriate location as below.
[English, Paper size A4] -> "(the specified folder)\English\Win95-Me\A4"
[English, Paper size Letter] -> "(the specified folder)\English\Win95-Me\Letter"
[German, Paper size A4] -> "(the specified folder)\German\Win95-Me"
6) Follow the remaining instructions to complete the printer installation.
Note: When using Windows 95/98/Me, a floppy disk or CD-ROM for installing the
operating system will also be necessary.
(Refer "2.2 Special Note for Windows 95/98/Me".)
At this point, the driver has been copied to your hard disk and added to the
list of installed printers.
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for Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP
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Logon as the administrator when using Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP.
Before you install, close all applications or programs.
Installing your printer for Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP for the first time:
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1) Click on [Start], [Settings], [Printers].
2) Double click on [Add Printer].
3) Answer the questions in the Add Printer Wizard until you reach the screen
with the printer manufacturer list.
4) Select [Have Disk].
5) Click [OK] button after typing the path to the appropriate location as below.
[English, Paper size A4] -> "(the specified folder)\English\WinNT-XP\A4"
[English, Paper size Letter] -> "(the specified folder)\English\WinNT-XP\Letter"
[German, Paper size A4] -> "(the specified folder)\German\WinNT-XP"
6) Follow the remaining instructions to complete the printer installation.
Note: Although the dialog box which shows the warning of "Digital Signature
Not Found" appears, click the [Yes] or [Continue Anyway] button to
continue the installation.
At this point, the driver has been copied to your hard disk and added to the
list of installed printers.
When the printer driver installation is completed, the printer having the printer name
set in the printer window will be added.
The default printer name is "Panaboard BPx35 Printer".
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2.2 Special Note for Windows 95/98/Me
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If your computer had Windows 95/98/Me pre-installed and the original Windows 95/98/Me
CD-ROM or diskettes were not included. In this situation, please try to locate the
necessary files by following the methods described below or refer to your computer's
User's Guide for more details.
[Method-1] Specify the Windows 95/98/Me backup file location in the hard disk of your
computer.
Generally, the Windows 95/98/Me backup files are located in the "WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS"
folder. Type "C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS" in the [Copy files from] box on the "Copying Files"
dialog box, where "C:" is your Windows 95/98/Me boot drive and then click the [OK] button.
If the necessary files are found, the installation will proceed.
Otherwise, click the [Details] button, a dialog box appears as shown below including
the cabinet file name (*.cab listed under the Description File) that contains the
necessary file.
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| Error Details | x |
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| The following error occurred: 'The file was not found'[error #2]. |
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| Setup could not finish opening a file on the source disk. |
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| Source file: 'A:\ENGLISH\WIN95-98\LETTER\ICONLIB.DLL' |
| Destination file: 'C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ICONLIB.DLL=win95_15.cab' |
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| +--------+ |
| | OK | |
| +--------+ |
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In this example, the cabinet file name is "win95_15.cab".
(Note that the cabinet file name may vary depending on your computer.)
To search for the file in your computer
(1) Click the [Start] button on the Task Bar and then click on [Find].
(2) A dialog box appears prompting for a file name to be searched, type "WIN*.CAB" in
the [Named]box, type "C:\" in the [Look in] box and check the box for
[Include subfolder](Windows 95/98) or [Advanced Options] and [Search Subfolders]
of [Search Options](Windows Me).
(3) Click the [Find Now](Windows 95/98) or [Search Now](Windows Me) button.
When the cabinet file is found, make a note of the folder name where the file is
located.
(4) Return to the "Copying Files" dialog box and type the folder name in the
[Copy files from] box. For example, type "C:\WINDOWS\OPTIONS\CABS". Then click the
[OK] button.
[Method-2] Create the Windows 95/98/Me backup diskettes and then specify the diskettes.
Depending on the computer, there is usually a tool from the manufacturer to create the
Windows 95/98/Me backup diskettes in a Windows 95/98/Me pre-installed system.
Please refer to your computer's User's Guide for more details on this tool.
Create the Windows 95/98/Me backup diskettes by using this tool, and then install the
Printer Driver by following the procedures from Step (1).
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2.3 Deleting the Printer Driver
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(1) Click the [Start] button, and then click [Settings] - [Printers].
* For Windows XP, click the [Start] button, and then click [Printer and FAX].
(2) When "Printers" window appear, click on the printer name that was set during
installation (default: Panaboard BPx35 Printer).
* For Windows XP, the "Printer and FAX" window will appear.
(3) Click [Delete] on the File menu.
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3. Basic Functions
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Some Printer Driver settings can be changed by [Printer Properties] dialog box.
[Printer Properties] dialog box will be displayed with the following steps:
(1) Click [Start] - [Settings] - [Printers].
* For Windows XP, [Printer and FAX] instead of [Printers].
(2) Select the printer name. The default name is "Panaboard BPx35 Printer".
(3) Click the [File] menu, then click [Properties].
* Paper size is A4(210 x 297mm) or Letter(8.5 x 11 inch).
* Resolution is 203dpi.
* For the printing direction, Portrait and Landscape can be selected.
* The maximum number of copies, which may be printed, is 9.
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for Windows 95/98/Me
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Panels except [Paper] and [Graphics] Panels are provided by Windows.
For details about these panels, please refer to the [?] help function.
On the [Graphics] Panel, [Dithering] and [Density] settings for graphics can be changed.
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for Windows NT 4.0/2000/XP
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Panels except [Device Settings] Panel are provided by Windows.
For details about these panels, please refer to the [?] help function.
By setting the [Halftone Settings] function on the [Device Settings] Panel,
halftone settings for graphics can be changed.
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4. Using the Printer Driver Under Windows NT 4.0
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You will need to change the printer driver settings as described below in order to use
the printer driver under Windows NT 4.0 if you find it does not print after installation.
(1) Click on the Windows NT 4.0 [Start] button.
(2) Click on [Settings] and then click [Printers] on the Task Bar menu.
(3) The "Printers" window will appear. Double-click on the printer name that was set
during installation (default: Panaboard BPx35 Printer).
(4) Click on [Purge Print Documents] on the [Printer] menu to delete all unprinted
documents.
(5) Click on [Properties] on the [Printer] menu.
(6) The "Pinter Properties" window will appear. Click on [Print Processor] on the
[General] tab.
(7) The "Print Processor" window will appear. Click "Always spool raw data" by clicking
on it, and then click [OK] button.
(8) Click on the [Scheduling] tab of the "Printer Properties" window and click
"Start printing after last page is spooled".
(9) Close the "Printer Properties" window by clicking on [OK] button.
(10) Restart Windows NT.
* The above settings are enabled the next time Windows NT is started.
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5. Note
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* This Printer Driver cannot be used with Windows 3.1/NT 3.51/Server 2003.
* Before re-install the Printer Driver, delete the installed Printer Driver.
* This printer driver does not correspond to the "Pause Printing" command in the Print
Manager. Please do not execute "Pause Printing".
* The maximum number of copies, which may be printed, is 9. Do not set this field higher
than 9.
* The output tray of the Electronic Print Board can hold up to 20 sheets of printed
paper. (Paper jams may occur if 20 sheets are exceeded.)
* The print density cannot be controlled with the contrast key on the Electronic Print
Board control panel.
* If printing data with a lot of black area, continuously printing irregular density
and/or white streaks may appear on the output paper. In this case, please wait for
a while and re-print.
* When the unit falls in abnormal condition during printing, printing jobs (jobs in the
spooler) may be lost. In such a case, print again.
* Microsoft(R), Windows(R) and Windows NT(R) are either registered trademarks or
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.