Installing the Printer Driver in Parallel Connection
To print using a machine connected via the parallel port, specify the LPT port, and then install the printer driver.
Display the "Devices and Printers" screen.
Windows 10 (version 1703 or later)
On the [Start] menu, click [Windows System]
[Control Panel].Click [View devices and printers].
Windows 10 (earlier than version 1703), Windows Server 2016
Right-click [Start], and then click [Control Panel].
Click [View devices and printers].
Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012/2012 R2
On the Charm Bar, click [Set]
[Control Panel].Click [View devices and printers].
Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2
On the [Start] menu, click [Devices and Printers].
Windows Server 2008
On the [Start] menu, click [Control Panel].
Click [Printer] on [Hardware and Sound].
Click [Add a printer].
For Windows 7, Windows Server 2008/2008 R2, proceed to Step 4.
Click [The printer that I want isn’t listed].
Select [Add a local printer or network printer with manual settings], and then click [Next]
For Windows 7, click [Add a local printer].
Select a port from [Use an existing port:] [LPT1: (Printer Port)] - [LPT3: (Printer Port)], and then click [Next].
Click [Have Disk...] [Browse...] to specify the driver (INF file), and then click [OK].
If the CD-ROM drive is D:\, the file is stored in the following folder:
Driver
OS
Folder
PCL 6
32-bit driver
D:\X86\DRIVERS\PCL6\X86\MUI\DISK1
64-bit driver
D:\X64\DRIVERS\PCL6\X64\MUI\DISK1
PostScript 3
32-bit driver
D:\X86\DRIVERS\PS\X86\MUI\DISK1
64-bit driver
D:\X64\DRIVERS\PS\X64\MUI\DISK1
PCL 5e
32-bit driver
D:\X86\DRIVERS\PCL5E\X86\(Language)\DISK1
PCL 5e
64-bit driver
D:\X64\DRIVERS\PCL5E\X64\(Language)\DISK1
The downloaded file is stored in the "DISK1" folder.
Select a printer driver to install, and then click [Next].
To change the printer name displayed on the screen, enter the printer name, and then click [Next].
Printer driver installation starts.
To use the printer as a shared printer, specify the settings as required, and then click [Next] [Finish].