Driving Your Printer Properly
Most operating systems can only use computer hardware once this is properly installed. This includes your brand-new printer. A printer driver is a software program that allows your computer to recognize the printer to allow you to use this for all your printing needs.
Importance of Printer Drivers
Apart from allowing you to use the printer, using the printer driver specific for your printer unit would assure you that all the print outs of text documents and colored images. Many users who are unable to find the specific printer driver for their printer unit would often use drivers of printers coming from the same printer model series. Although this may allow them to install their printer for use, it would eventually lead to a number of problems. Some of these problems include:
- Frequent instances of the printer printing strange fonts and icons instead of the text or image selected
- Frequent problems of the printer not being recognized by the computer
- Problems with setting the printing preferences such as the quality of the print out and whether the print out would be in black and white or colored.
Where can I get a printer driver for my printer unit?
Windows and Macintosh operating systems are often equipped with common printer drivers in their system. This could be retrieved and used during the printer installation processes. If the driver is already included in your operating system, the computer will automatically recognize the printer and would advise you that it is ready for use.
Other places where you can get printer drivers are:
- Printer package CD. When you purchase a brand new printer, you are often provided with the required printer driver in CD format. This would allow you to easily install your newly-purchased printer.
- Printer company website. As part of their support page, most printer manufacturing companies provide downloadable printer drivers for the various models of their printer units.
- Free-share websites. Drivers for newer printer models can be found in a variety of free-share websites. However, it is not advisable to go through these websites since the drivers may be outdated or the program may be embedded with virus and spy ware.
How to Install Your Printer
Windows operating systems provide you an “Add Printer Wizard” which would guide you through the entire process. To get to the “Add Printer Wizard”:
- Click the Start button
- Select and click Control Panel
- Select and click the icon that states “Printer and Faxes”
- Double click the “Add Printer” icon
Why do problems still occur on my printer?
Even if you have installed the printer with the correct printer drivers, the same problems may still occur. If this happens, the problem may be with the way how your printer has been manufactured. The best way to go about this is to bring your printer to its authorized service center. This is to ensure that any problems will be covered by your printer’s warranty and could be addressed by experienced printer technicians.
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