Many new items, like a printer, are coming with on-line manuals, nothing printed. It happened to us once. The problem was that the print was so small that we needed to print it to see it well, but I can not print because I haven't installed the printer. This can give you a headache.
Many places on-line where you can find the manual will charge a fee because they are not the manufacturer. These are just companies that do nothing else but copy manuals and make them available to you. Most manufacturers will send you either a printed copy of the manual or an electronic copy if you request it.