Konica Minolta HP PageWide XL 8000 User Guide - Page 23

Uninstall the printer software (Windows), Connect a computer to the printer by network (Mac OS X)

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If your computer fails to find any printers on the network, the Printer Not Found window is displayed, which helps you to try to find your printer. If you have a firewall in operation; you may have to disable it temporarily in order to find the printer. You also have the options of searching for the printer by its hostname, IP address or MAC address. Uninstall the printer software (Windows) Use the Control Panel to uninstall the software, in the same way as you can uninstall any other software. Connect a computer to the printer by network (Mac OS X) You can connect your printer to a network under Mac OS X by using the following methods: ● Bonjour ● TCP/IP NOTE: The printer does not support AppleTalk. The following instructions apply if you intend to print from software applications using a printer driver. See Sending a job to print on page 76 for alternative ways of printing. Before you begin, check your equipment: ● The printer should be set up and on. ● The Ethernet switch or router should be on and functioning correctly. ● The printer and the computer should be connected to the network (see Connect the printer to your network on page 15). Now you can proceed to install the printer software and connect to your printer. 1. Go to the front panel and press . Note the mDNS service name of your printer. 2. Insert the HP Start-up Kit DVD into your DVD drive. 3. Open the DVD icon on your desktop. 4. When the Pagewide Printer window appears on your screen, click Software and then Install. 5. Your Web browser opens to display the rest of the software installation procedure. You must select Windows or Mac OS X software, and choose which specific software you want to install (by default, all of it). 6. When the software has been installed, the HP Utility starts automatically, to set up a connection to your printer. Follow the instructions on your screen. 7. In the Setup Assistant screen, look for your printer's mDNS service name (which you noted in step 1) in the Printer Name column. ● If you find the right name, scroll sideways if necessary to see the Connection Type column, and check that it shows Bonjour. Then highlight that line. Otherwise, continue searching further down the list. ● If you cannot find your printer's name just click Continue and do the setup manually in your System Preferences later on. Click Continue. ENWW Preparing your printer 17

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If your computer fails to
find
any printers on the network, the
Printer Not Found
window is displayed, which
helps you to try to
find
your printer. If you have a
firewall
in operation; you may have to disable it temporarily
in order to
find
the printer. You also have the options of searching for the printer by its hostname, IP address
or MAC address.
Uninstall the printer software (Windows)
Use the Control Panel to uninstall the software, in the same way as you can uninstall any other software.
Connect a computer to the printer by network (Mac OS X)
You can connect your printer to a network under Mac OS X by using the following methods:
Bonjour
TCP/IP
NOTE:
The printer does not support AppleTalk.
The following instructions apply if you intend to print from software applications using a printer driver. See
Sending a job to print
on page
76
for alternative ways of printing.
Before you begin, check your equipment:
The printer should be set up and on.
The Ethernet switch or router should be on and functioning correctly.
The printer and the computer should be connected to the network (see
Connect the printer to your
network
on page
15
).
Now you can proceed to install the printer software and connect to your printer.
1.
Go to the front panel and press
. Note the mDNS service name of your printer.
2.
Insert the
HP Start-up Kit
DVD into your DVD drive.
3.
Open the DVD icon on your desktop.
4.
When the Pagewide Printer window appears on your screen, click
Software
and then
Install
.
5.
Your Web browser opens to display the rest of the software installation procedure. You must select
Windows or Mac OS X software, and choose which
specific
software you want to install (by default, all of
it).
6.
When the software has been installed, the HP Utility starts automatically, to set up a connection to your
printer. Follow the instructions on your screen.
7.
In the Setup Assistant screen, look for your printer's mDNS service name (which you noted in step 1) in
the Printer Name column.
If you
find
the right name, scroll sideways if necessary to see the Connection Type column, and
check that it shows
Bonjour
. Then highlight that line. Otherwise, continue searching further down
the list.
If you cannot
find
your printer's name just click
Continue
and do the setup manually in your
System
Preferences
later on.
Click
Continue
.
ENWW
Preparing your printer
17