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Remark
  • The following procedures are explained using sample screens from Windows XP Professional.
  • The screen may differ according to the operating system, as well as the version of the printer driver.
  • Log on as an Administrator to install the software.
  • Click on the circled button on each screen to proceed to the next step.
  • Make sure the machine is turned ON. (See "Connect Power Cord and Turn On the Machine.")
  • Make sure the network cable is connected to the machine. (See "Connect the LAN Cable.")
  • Make sure an IP address is assigned to the machine. (See "Check IP Address Setting.")

  • MF Driver Installation


Insert the User Software CD-ROM.

If the CD-ROM Setup screen is not displayed, click [start] on the Windows task bar → [My Computer].
Windows Vista/7/Server 2008: click [Start] on the Windows task bar → [Computer].
Windows 2000: double-click [My Computer] on the Windows desktop.
Right-click on the CD-ROM icon and select [Open], then double-click [MInst] ([MInst.exe]).



While installing the software on a computer running Windows Server 2003, the display in this step does not appear.



  • If the firewall is applied to the operating system, the dialog box below appears. Click [Yes] and continue the installation.



Select your machine on the list. Make sure that the machine name is highlighted. Click [Next>].

Select [Printer] and [FAX (for Supported Models)].



  • When you share the printer with Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/7, select [Use as Shared Printer]. If necessary, you can change the name of shared printer. If you want to set the operating system on which driver will run, click [Driver to add] to install an alternate driver so that the driver can be installed on a client PC via a network.





A printer test page is printed out from the machine.





Remove the User Software CD-ROM. Installation is complete.

  • If you have several computers that you want to connect to the machine through a network, repeat the procedure from step 1 for each computer.

  • Color Network ScanGear Installation


Insert the User Software CD-ROM.

If the CD-ROM Setup screen is not displayed, click [start] on the Windows task bar → [My Computer].
Windows Vista/7/Server 2008: click [Start] on the Windows task bar → [Computer].
Windows 2000: double-click [My Computer] on the Windows desktop.
Right-click on the CD-ROM icon and select [Open], then double-click [MInst] ([MInst.exe]).

  • To install the Color Network ScanGear on Windows Server 2008, click [Start] on the Windows task bar → [Computer] → right-click on the CD-ROM icon and select [Open], → [Color_Network_ScanGear] → [Driver] → double-click [SetUp]([Setup.exe]), then proceed to step 4.


Select the same language as your operating system.

  • If you selected a language that is not same as your operating system, the characters may be garbled.






  • The Readme file opens. After reading it, close the window.



  • Remove the User Software CD-ROM. Installation is complete.

  • Check Installation

Verify that the driver has been installed successfully and that the machine has been set as the default printer.

  • If the name of the machine is selected on the [Printer] screen from an application, it is set as the default printer.

  1. Open the [Printers and Faxes] folder (for Windows 2000: The [Printers] dialog box).

Windows 7/Server 2008 R2: From the Windows task bar, click [Start] → select [Devices and Printers].
Windows XP/Server 2003: From the Windows task bar, click [start] → select [Printers and Faxes].
Windows Server 2008: From the Windows task bar, click [Start] → select [Control Panel] → double-click [Printers].
Windows Vista: From the Windows task bar, click [Start] → select [Control Panel] → [Hardware and Sound] → double-click [Printers].
Windows 2000: From the Windows task bar, click [Start] → [Settings] → [Control Panel] → double-click [Printers].

Verify that the corresponding printer driver icon is displayed.


  1. Set your machine as the default printer.

Verify that the printer icon for this machine is displayed. Select [Set as Default Printer] from the [File] menu.


  1. Verify that [Color Network ScanGear] is displayed in the program list.

Windows XP/Vista/7/Server 2003/Server 2008: From the Windows task bar, click [start] on the Windows task bar →select [All Programs].
Windows 2000: From the Windows task bar, click [Start] →[Programs].

Verify that the [Color Network ScanGear] is listed in [All Programs] (or [Programs]).


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