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Macintosh, Creating a queue in Print Center / Printer Setup Utility (MacOSX) - drivers

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Installing drivers for local printing Macintosh Mac OS 9.x or later is required for USB printing. To print locally to a USB-attached printer, create a desktop printer icon (Mac OS 9) or create a queue in Print Center / Printer Setup Utility (Mac OS X). Creating a queue in Print Center / Printer Setup Utility (Mac OS X) 1 Install a PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file on the computer. a Insert the drivers CD. b Double-click the installer package for the printer. Note: A PPD file provides detailed information about the capabilities of a printer to the Macintosh computer. c Click Continue on the Welcome screen and again after viewing the Readme file. d Click Continue after viewing the license agreement, and click Agree to accept the terms of the agreement. e Select a Destination, and click Continue. f On the Easy Install screen, click Install. g Enter the password, and click OK. All the necessary software is installed on the computer. h Click Close when installation is complete. 2 Open Finder, click Applications, and click Utilities. 3 Double-click Print Center or Printer Setup Utility. Note: A printer PPD is also available in a downloadable software package on the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com. 4 Do one of the following: • If the USB-attached printer appears in the Printer List, quit Print Center or Printer Setup Utility. A queue has been created for the printer. • If the USB-attached printer does not appear in the Printer List, make sure the USB cable is properly connected and the printer is turned on. After the printer appears in the Printer List, quit Print Center or Printer Setup Utility. Creating a desktop printer icon (Mac OS 9.x) 1 Install a PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file on the computer. a Insert the drivers CD. b Double-click Classic, and double-click the installer package for the printer. Note: A PPD file provides detailed information about the capabilities of a printer to the Macintosh computer. c Choose the appropriate language, and click Continue. d Click Continue after viewing the Readme file. e Click Continue after viewing the license agreement, and click Agree to accept the terms of the agreement. f On the Installation Type screen, click Install. All the necessary files are installed on the computer. g Click Close when installation is complete. Note: A printer PPD is also available in a downloadable software package on the Lexmark Web site at www.lexmark.com. Macintosh 15

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Installing drivers for local printing
Macintosh
Mac OS 9.x or later is required for USB printing. To print locally to a USB-attached printer, create a desktop printer icon
(Mac OS 9) or create a queue in Print Center / Printer Setup Utility (Mac OS X).
Creating a queue in Print Center / Printer Setup Utility (Mac OS X)
1
Install a PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file on the computer.
a
Insert the drivers CD.
b
Double-click the installer package for the printer.
Note:
A PPD file provides detailed information about the capabilities of a printer to the Macintosh computer.
c
Click
Continue
on the Welcome screen and again after viewing the Readme file.
d
Click
Continue
after viewing the license agreement, and click
Agree
to accept the terms of the agreement.
e
Select a Destination, and click
Continue
.
f
On the Easy Install screen, click
Install
.
g
Enter the password, and click
OK
. All the necessary software is installed on the computer.
h
Click
Close
when installation is complete.
2
Open Finder, click
Applications
, and click
Utilities
.
3
Double-click
Print Center or Printer Setup Utility
.
Note:
A printer PPD is also available in a downloadable software package on the Lexmark Web site at
www.lexmark.com
.
4
Do one of the following:
•
If the USB-attached printer appears in the Printer List, quit Print Center or Printer Setup Utility. A queue has
been created for the printer.
•
If the USB-attached printer does not appear in the Printer List, make sure the USB cable is properly
connected and the printer is turned on. After the printer appears in the Printer List, quit Print Center or Printer
Setup Utility.
Creating a desktop printer icon (Mac OS 9.x)
1
Install a PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file on the computer.
a
Insert the drivers CD.
b
Double-click
Classic
, and double-click the installer package for the printer.
Note:
A PPD file provides detailed information about the capabilities of a printer to the Macintosh computer.
c
Choose the appropriate language, and click
Continue
.
d
Click
Continue
after viewing the Readme file.
e
Click
Continue
after viewing the license agreement, and click
Agree
to accept the terms of the agreement.
f
On the Installation Type screen, click
Install
. All the necessary files are installed on the computer.
g
Click
Close
when installation is complete.
Note:
A printer PPD is also available in a downloadable software package on the Lexmark Web site at
www.lexmark.com
.