Samsung SCX 6320F User Manual (ENGLISH) - Page 173

Common Macintosh Problems (Option), Problems in the Chooser, Printing Errors

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Common Macintosh Problems (Option) Problems in the Chooser Problem The printer driver icon does not appear in Chooser. The machine name does not appear in the Select a PostScript Printer box in the Chooser. Possible Cause and Solution Software is not installed correctly. • The LaserWriter driver should be present as part of the Macintosh OS. Make sure that the LaserWriter driver is in the Extensions folder within the Systems folder. If not, install the LaserWriter driver component from the Macintosh OS CD. • Make sure that you are using a high-quality cable. • Make sure that the machine is on the correct network. Select Network or AppleTalk Control Panel from Control Panels in the Apple menu and then choose the correct network. • Make sure that the cables are connected correctly and the machine is turned on. • Check if "Ready" appears on the display of the control panel. If not, press the Stop/Clear button to switch your machine to on-line. • Make sure that the correct printer driver has been selected in Chooser. • If the machine resides on a network with multiple zones, make sure that the correct zone is selected in the AppleTalk Zones box in Chooser. • Make sure that AppleTalk is on; the button next to Active is selected in Chooser. You may need to restart the computer to activate the change. Printing Errors Problem You cannot use the computer while the machine is printing. Possible Cause and Solution Background Printing has not been selected. • For LaserWriter 8.3, turn Background Printing on in the Chooser. Status messages will now be redirected to the Print Monitor allowing you to continue working while the computer is processing data to be sent to the machine. • For LaserWriter 8.4 or higher, turn Background Printing on at the Print window. 8.32 TROUBLESHOOTING

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T
ROUBLESHOOTING
8
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Common Macintosh Problems (Option)
Problems in the Chooser
Printing Errors
Problem
Possible Cause and Solution
The printer driver
icon does not appear
in Chooser.
Software is not installed correctly.
• The LaserWriter driver should be present as part of the
Macintosh OS. Make sure that the LaserWriter driver is in
the
Extensions
folder within the
Systems
folder. If not,
install the LaserWriter driver component from the
Macintosh OS CD.
• Make sure that you are using a high-quality cable.
• Make sure that the machine is on the correct network.
Select
Network
or
AppleTalk Control Panel
from
Control Panels
in the
Apple
menu and then choose the
correct network.
The machine name
does not appear in
the
Select a
PostScript Printer
box in the Chooser.
• Make sure that the cables are connected correctly and the
machine is turned on.
• Check if “Ready” appears on the display of the control
panel. If not, press the
Stop/Clear
button to switch your
machine to on-line.
• Make sure that the correct printer driver has been selected
in Chooser.
• If the machine resides on a network with multiple zones,
make sure that the correct zone is selected in the
AppleTalk Zones box in Chooser.
• Make sure that AppleTalk is on; the button next to
Active
is selected in Chooser. You may need to restart the
computer to activate the change.
Problem
Possible Cause and Solution
You cannot use the
computer while the
machine is printing.
Background Printing has not been selected.
• For LaserWriter 8.3, turn
Background Printing
on in the
Chooser. Status messages will now be redirected to the
Print Monitor allowing you to continue working while the
computer is processing data to be sent to the machine.
• For LaserWriter 8.4 or higher, turn
Background Printing
on at the Print window.