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Preparation before Use 
Installing Software
Ensure the printer is plugged in and connected to the PC before installing the printer driver and utilities from the Product 
Library disc.
Software
The following software can be installed from the provided Product Library disc.
In Express Mode, the KX Driver and Fonts are installed automatically. In Custom Mode, select and install the software.
: Installed as standard.   : Installed if selected.
Installing the Software in Windows
If you are connecting this printer to a Windows PC, follow the next steps to install the printer driver. The example shows you 
how to connect your printer to a Windows 7.
You can use either Express Mode or Custom Mode to install the software. Express Mode automatically detects connected 
printers and installs the required software. Use Custom Mode if you want to specify the printer port and select the software 
to be installed.
1 Turn on the computer and start up Windows.
If the Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box 
displays, select Cancel.
2 Insert the Product Library disc supplied with the printer into the optical 
drive of the PC. In Windows 7, Windows Server 2008/R2 and 
Software Function Description
Installation Method
Express 
Mode
Custom
Mode
KX DRIVER Print Driver for printing files on a computer with the 
machine. This printer driver enables full use of the 
machine’s features.
KX XPS DRIVER Printer driver for the XPS (XML Paper 
Specification) format developed by Microsoft 
Corporation. Use the XPS driver to print from 
applications that support XPS. (Windows 7, 
Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008/R2 only.)
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PCL mini-driver A Microsoft Mini Driver type driver which emulates 
and outputs both PCL and KPDL. KPDL is 
Kyocera’s implementation of the PostScript 
language. With this driver, it is only possible to 
use a limited number of all the functions of the 
machine and the optional functions there are.
—
KPDL mini-driver —
KYOCERA Net Viewer Utility Utility that enables the machine, when connected 
to a network, to be monitored.
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KYOCERA Net Direct 
Print
Simple printing of PDF documents. —
Fonts These are the screen fonts equivalent to the 
printer fonts.
Note  In Windows operating systems, you must be logged on with administrator rights to install the printer driver.