Connection guide
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Macintosh
Note: A PostScript Printer Description (PPD)
file provides detailed information about
the capabilities of a printer to your UNIX
or Macintosh computers.
To print to a network printer, each Macintosh user must
install a custom PostScript Printer Description (PPD)
file and either create a desktop printer on the computer
(Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x) or create a print queue in Print
Center (Mac OS X). Follow the instructions for your
operating system.
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x
Step 1: Install a custom PPD file
Note: Installing the custom PPD is required
only if this is the first time the printer has
been set up. If the printer was previously
installed, go on to Step 2: Create a
desktop printer.
1 Insert the drivers CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2 Double-click Classic.
3 Double-click the Installer icon.
4 Select the language of your operating system,
and then click OK.
5 Click Install to install the PPD file for your printer.
Step 2: Create a desktop printer
1 In the Chooser, select the LaserWriter 8 driver.
2 If you have a routed network, select the default
zone from the list. If you don’t know which zone
to select, look on the Network Setup page under
AppleTalk for Zone.
3 Select the new printer from the list.
4 If you don’t know which printer to select, look on
the Network Setup page under the AppleTalk
heading to find the default name of the printer.
5 Click Create.
6 Make sure there is an icon next to the printer
name in the Chooser.
7 Close the Chooser window.
8 Verify printer installation (see Verify printer
installation).
Mac OS X version 10.1.2 and later
Step 1: Install a custom PPD file
1 Insert the drivers CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2 Click Mac OS X <language>.
For example, Mac OS X English.
3 Double-click the installer icon for your printer to
run the installer.
Step 2: Create a print queue in Print Center
1 Click Applications Utilities Print Center.
2 Click Add Printer.
3 Choose AppleTalk as your method of
connection.
4 If you have a routed network, select the zone
from the list. If you don’t know which zone to
select, look on the Network Setup page under
AppleTalk for Zone.
5 Select the new printer from the list, and then
click Add.
Note: If you don’t know which printer to select,
look on the Network Setup page under
the AppleTalk heading to find the default
name of the printer.
6 Verify printer installation (see Verify printer
installation).
Verify printer installation
1 Click Applications TextEdit.
2 Choose File Print Summary. The Summary
window shows the PPD installed for your printer.
• If the PPD file displayed in the Summary
window is correct for your printer, printer
setup is complete.
• If the PPD file displayed in the Summary
window is not correct for your printer, delete
the print queue from Print Center and repeat
“Step 1: Install a custom PPD file” on
page 13.
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