If you have Internet access, you can also get the software from
HP’s Web Site, the HP Download Service, Compuserve, or AOL. You
can find out more from the driver software installation instructions, and
from the description of supported installation methods on our Web site:
http://www.hp.com/go/designjet
For detailed information about all CDs, see the documentation supplied
with them. (There may be other CDs in the box with your printer. They
contain samples and additional material—use them later.)
Hewlett-Packard Company
Inkjet Commercial Division
Avda. Graells, 501
08174 Sant Cugat del Vallès
Barcelona, Spain
Copyright of Hewlett-Packard
Printed in Germany
Macintosh is a product of Apple Computer Inc.
PostScript is a trademark of Adobe Systems
Incorporated.
Unix is a registered trademark in the United
States and other countries licensed exclusively
through X/Open Company Ltd.
Windows is a registered trademark of
Microsoft Corporation.
Don’t forget...
• Keep the packaging in which your printer was packed; there are repacking
instructions on the HP Web site, http://www.hp.com/go/designjet in case you
need to return the printer. (If you no longer have this packaging when you need
it, a Repackaging Kit is available from HP.)
• The User’s Reference Guide for this printer is on the Using Your Printer CD (in
the “day-to-day” pack of documentation and other items).
• The blue documentation pack (the “day-to-day pack”) is for the day-to-day use
of the printer and should be made available to its users.
Macintosh 5XX series
How will this printer
be connected to your
computer?
Driver installation
Printer Your MAC
Printer
USB Cable
Your MAC
Connect with a USB cableConnect via the network
1. Connect the cable from your computer or network to the HP Designjet 5XX series printer.
2. Insert the HP Designjet software setup CD into your CD-ROM drive, open the CD icon on your screen, and
look for this icon:
• ‘OS X HP Dj 5XX setup’ (for Mac OS X Native)
3. Double-click the icon to launch the installer, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
Note: We recommend that you select ‘Easy Install’ to install all elements.
4. When the installation has finished, remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive.
5. If you are connecting your printer directly to your computer with a USB cable, see ‘Connect with a USB
cable’ below. If you are connecting your printer to a network, see ‘connect via the network’ below.
1. Make sure that the printer is on and connected to a working Ethernet network,
and that all computers in the network are on and connected (including hubs
and routers).
2. Go to your printer's front panel and select the Setup icon, then I/O setup, Fast
Ethernet (or Gigabit Ethernet), Show configuration. Make a note of the printer's
MAC address; you may need it to identify the printer later.
3. Open the Print Center or Printer Setup Utility, as follows:
a. Select the Finder icon on your desktop.
b. Click the Applications icon in the top right corner of the Finder window.
c. Select ‘Utilities’ from the list of applications.
d. Select ‘Print Center’ or ‘Printer Setup Utility’ from the list of utilities.
4. Click the Add button. The Printer List dialog box is displayed. Ensure that
Rendezvous is selected in this dialog box.
5. Click on the name of the printer. If you cannot identify the printer by name (if
there is more than one printer with the same name), use the mDNS Service
Name that you noted in step 2.
6. The connection is configured automatically. Your printer is now available on the
network.
For other network configurations or further details, please refer to the ‘HP
Designjet software setup’ CD.
1. When your printer is connected to your computer by a USB cable, and the
printer is turned on, a printer icon will automatically be added to your list of
printers in the Print Center or Printer Setup Utility.
HP DesignJet
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