==================================================================== begin == October, 2023 NEC Corporation NEC MultiWriter 4700 NPDL Printer Software for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) operating system, Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) operating system ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for purchasing our product NEC MultiWriter 4700 NPDL Printer Software. This document provides information about the installation/uninstallation procedures for NEC MultiWriter 4700 NPDL PrinterSoftware. Please refer to a websites about OS which corresponds. ============================================================================= Table of Contents ============================================================================= - Installation/Uninstallation Procedures - - Before Installation/Uninstallation - 1. Applicable Printer Driver 2. Precautions for Installation 3. Precautions for Uninstallation - Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022 - 1. Installation 2. Uninstallation - Registered Trademark, Trademark and Copyright - ============================================================================= - Installation/Uninstallation Procedures - ============================================================================= - Before Installation/Uninstallation - 1. Applicable Printer Driver ------------------------------ You can find this NPDL Printer Driver in the following folder of the decompressed file. - Windows 10 (64bit)/Windows 11/Windows Server 2022/ Windows Server 2019/Windows Server 2016 Printer Driver Japanese version : \Drivers\Win_x64\Japanese Printer Driver English version : \Drivers\Win_x64\English - Windows 10 (32bit) Printer Driver Japanese version : \Drivers\Win_x86\Japanese Printer Driver English version : \Drivers\Win_x86\English 2. Precautions for Installation --------------------------------- - Close all applications running on your PC before starting installation program. - Installation is not executable when other users are logging on your PC. Log off other users and start the installation. 3. Precautions for Uninstallation ----------------------------------- - Uninstallation is not executable when other users are logging on your PC. Log off other users and start the uninstallation. - Uninstallation is not executable when the property dialog of the printer is displayed, or during a printing job with the MultiWriter 4700. Close the property dialog, and execute uninstallation after the printing job is complete. ============================================================================= - Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022 - 1. Installation ----------------- Follow these steps to install NPDL printer software. 1) Go to Control Panel > [Hardware and Sound] > [Devices and Printers]. In case of Windows 11, Select [Settings] > [Bluetooth & devices] > [Printers & scanners]. 2) Select [Add a printer] from the menu bar. In case of Windows 11, Select [Add device]. 3) Click [The printer that I want isn't listed] while "Choose a device or printer to add to this PC" is displayed. In case of Windows 11, click [Add manually] displayed on right of "The printer that I want isn't listed". 4) Select [Add a local printer or network printer with manual settings]. Click [Next]. 5) Specify the printer port. Create a port if there is no output port. 6) Specify the printer model. Click [Have Disk...] to display the [Install From Disk] dialog box. Select a folder in which the driver files are. Then select the INF file in the folder and then click [OK]. 7) [NEC MultiWriter 4700 NPDL] appears in the dialog box. Select the printer and click [Next]. If the selected printer is already installed, a message asking whether to replace the existing driver is displayed. When installing a new version of the print driver, select [Replace the current driver]. The older version of the driver cannot be deleted if it is used in an application. In this case, close the application. 8) A dialog box for specifying the printer name is displayed. To change the printer name, enter any name in the [Printer name] box. 9) Installation starts. 10) A dialog box specifying whether to print the test page after installation is shown. Click [Print a test page] button to print the test page. Otherwise, click [Finish] if you do not wish to print the test page. Then the installation process is complete. 2. Uninstallation ------------------- Follow these steps to uninstall NPDL printer software. 1) Select [Devices and Printers]. In case of Windows 11, Select [Settings] > [Bluetooth & devices] > [Printers & scanners]. 2) Click the printer icon in the [Devices and Printers] folder, and select [Remove device] menu to delete it. In case of Windows 11, Click the printer icon. Then click [Remove] button. 3) Click any of the icons displayed in [Printers] in the [Devices and Printers] folder and select [Print server properties]. [Print server properties] window displayed. In case of Windows 11, Click [Print server properties] in [Printers & scanners] panel. 4) Click the [Drivers] tab to open it. 5) When the [Change Driver Settings] button is displayed, click it. When the [User Account Control] dialog box is displayed, [Yes] is clicked. 6) Select a driver to delete from the [Drivers] tab and click the [Remove...] button. 7) Select [Remove driver and driver package] and click the [OK] button. 8) When the driver is in use, a message appears and the driver package may not be able to be deleted. In such case, reboot the computer and try to delete again. 9) Restart the computer. Then the uninstallation process is complete. ============================================================================= - Registered Trademark, Trademark and Copyright - - "NEC" and "NEC logo" are the registered trademarks of NEC Corporation. - "Microsoft", "Windows" and "Windows Server" are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. - "MultiWriter" is the registered trademark of FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp. - Other product and company names are the Registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright (C) NEC Corporation 1996-2001 (C) FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp. 2001-2023 =============================================================================