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Connection guide Page 13 of 14 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 . 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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Connection guide
Page 13 of 14
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.