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- Download Rhino Connect software and Windows printer drivers for your particular version of Windows. As of 511/20132015, these installers were available at this URL: http://diwww.dymo.com/enUS/industrial/resources/software/en-US/dymo-user-guides
- Note that it is recommended (but not required) that you connect the printer to a power supply when used via USB.
- If you are using a Rhino-branded printer, everything should install as expected. It is recommended that you install the printer driver prior to connecting the USB cable to the printer.
If, however, you are using a 3m PL300 printer, you will not have much luck finding software downloads for the printer. Additionally, if you simply connect the printer, Windows will see the device but not be able to find an appropriate driver. You can, however, force Windows to use the driver for the Rhino printer instead. Remember, these are the same printers, just branded differently and reporting as different products to Windows. Here are the steps to install a Rhino6000 driver with a 3m PL300 printer:
Download the driver for the Rhino 6000 printer. Run the installer. Once the installer has completed, you will be instructed to connect the printer using the USB cable.
Connect the 3m Pl300 printer to your computer using a USB cable. Windows will prompt you that the correct driver cannot be found. Disregard this notice.
Click Start > Devices & Printers and note that a new device "3M PL300" is listed under unspecified devices.
Right-click on this device and choose properties.
Click on the Hardware tab, make sure Dymo3M PL300 "Other device" is selected and click properties.
Click "Change settings" and authenticate with admin credentials
Select the driver tab and click "update driver"
Click "Browse my computer for driver software"
Select "let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer" and click Next
Select ?Printers and then click Next
Select Manufacturer "Rhino" and model "Rhino 6000" and click next.
Windows will warn you that this may not be the correct driver. Click Yes to continue installing the driver.
Once installed, you will see a new printer on your computer named "Rhino 6000". Remember that a Rhino 6000 and a 3M PL600 are the same thing.
Install the Rhino connect software and print away!
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