HP 4100n HP LaserJet 4100 Series - User Guide - Page 147

Selecting an alternate PPD, Renaming the printer, Select a PostScript Printer - laserjet network setup

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Note Selecting an alternate PPD 1 Open the Chooser from the Apple menu. 2 Click the LaserWriter 8 icon. 3 If you are on a network with multiple zones, select the zone in the AppleTalk Zones box where the printer is located. 4 Click the printer name you want to use in the Select a PostScript Printer box. (Double-clicking will immediately generate the next few steps.) 5 Click Setup. (This button might read Create for first-time setup.) 6 Click Select PPD. 7 Find the desired PPD in the list and click Select. If the desired PPD is not listed, choose one of the following options: • Select a PPD for a printer with similar features. • Select a PPD from another folder. • Select the generic PPD by clicking Use Generic. The generic PPD allows you to print, but limits your access to printer features. 8 In the Setup dialog box, click Select, and then click OK to return to the Chooser. If you manually select a PPD, an icon might not appear next to the selected printer in the Select a PostScript Printer box. In the Chooser, click Setup, click Printer Info, and then click Update Info to bring up the icon. 9 Close the Chooser. Renaming the printer If you are going to rename the printer, do this before selecting the printer in the Chooser. If you rename the printer after selecting it in the Chooser, you will have to go back into the Chooser and reselect it. Use the Set Printer Name feature in the HP LaserJet Utility to rename the printer. EN Determining printer problems 145

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EN
Determining printer problems
145
Selecting an alternate PPD
1
Open the
Chooser
from the
Apple
menu.
2
Click the
LaserWriter 8
icon.
3
If you are on a network with multiple zones, select the zone in the
AppleTalk Zones
box where the printer is located.
4
Click the printer name you want to use in the
Select a PostScript
Printer
box. (Double-clicking will immediately generate the next
few steps.)
5
Click
Setup
. (This button might read
Create
for first-time setup.)
6
Click
Select PPD
.
7
Find the desired PPD in the list and click
Select
. If the desired
PPD is not listed, choose one of the following options:
Select a PPD for a printer with similar features.
Select a PPD from another folder.
Select the generic PPD by clicking
Use Generic
. The generic
PPD allows you to print, but limits your access to printer
features.
8
In the
Setup
dialog box, click
Select
, and then click
OK
to return
to the
Chooser
.
Note
If you manually select a PPD, an icon might not appear next to the
selected printer in the
Select a PostScript Printer
box. In the
Chooser
, click
Setup
, click
Printer Info
, and then click
Update Info
to
bring up the icon.
9
Close the
Chooser
.
Renaming the printer
If you are going to rename the printer, do this before selecting the
printer in the
Chooser
. If you rename the printer after selecting it in
the
Chooser
, you will have to go back into the
Chooser
and
reselect it.
Use the
Set Printer Name
feature in the
HP LaserJet Utility
to
rename the printer.