Tips

How to install the Printer Driver Easy UI Plug-in (Tips No.01408)

What is an Easy UI Plug-in plugin?

After installing the Easy UI Plug-in, the print settings of the PCL6 driver will change to a simple and easy to understand screen. The relatively frequently used setting items are displayed in an easy-to-understand menu, making printing operations easy.

* This system is a plug-in, so install the PCL6 driver in advance.

Ex. Easy UI Plug-in Printing Preferences screen

Procedure

We recommend downloading and using the latest version of the driver from our website.

1. Select the utility software to install.

Select (1) Country/Region and (2) Category, enter (3) Product Name, and select Language of Driver/Software on "Driver Downloads" page. Click [Next].

The automatically detected OS for server may differ from the actual OS.

If the detected OS is different from the actual OS, click [Select another OS] and select the OS of your PC from the list box.

When the OS cannot be detected automatically.

When a list box appears, select the OS of your PC from the list box.

How to find the OS information of your PC.

To check the OS information of your PC, refer to "What is my OS ? How do I know the bit of my PC ?"

2. Download utility software.

Click the [Download] button and click the [Save] button on the opened window.
Depending on your PC environment, sometime the file is automatically saved without opening a window.

3. Unzip the saved utility software.

The utility software is compressed, so extract it.

4. Perform the installation.

When you open the unzipped folder, the setup file appears. Double-click setup.exe for the installer.

* If the extension is hidden, multiple files named setup appears. Double-click the file with the icon shown below.

An Installation requires an administrator privileges.

- Right-click the stored file and click [Run as an administrator] on the displayed menu to execute the installation.
- Enter the admin password if necessary.

5. Check the contents of the software license and go to the next step.

Check the displayed "Software License" and click the [Yes] button.

6. Select a setup type.

Click the [Install] icon.

7. Complete the installation.

The message "The installation of the SHARP software is complete." appears. Click the [OK] button.

8. Open the device and printer view.

Reference

How to open "View Devices and Printers" in Control Panel (Windows) ?

9. Set a MFP the default printer.

Right-click the printer (MFP) to use, and click [Set as default printer] in the displayed menu.

* The Easy UI Plug-in cannot be used unless it is set as the default printer.

When printing data from an application after the installation

1. Perform printing

Open any application and click [Print] from the File menu.The print screen appears. Click [Print] to start printing.

Ex.Microsoft Word 2013

Note

The Easy UI Plug-in cannot be used unless it is set as the default printer.

2. Start printing

The Printing Preferences -Easy UI screen appears. After setting each item, click [Print].