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PhaserPort for MacOS system requirements, Files and installation

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Macintosh EtherTalk Network (MacOS 8.x/9.x/X, version 10.1) PhaserPort for MacOS system requirements Note PhaserPort is not supported under MacOS X. I A Phaser printer installed on a TCP/IP network. I PowerPC-based Macintosh. I Apple's LaserWriter version 8.6 or later, with Desktop Printing enabled. I Open Transport version 1.1 or later networking. TCP/IP networking provided by MacTCP software is not supported. The Macintosh must be properly configured to communicate with the printer. Files and installation PhaserPort for MacOS consists of two files: I PhaserPortLib, a special type of shared library recognized by the LaserWriter driver version 8.6. I PhaserPort Printer Tool, a Macintosh PowerPC application for creating desktop printers that communicate with PhaserPortLib. To install PhaserPort for MacOS: 1. Copy PhaserPortLib into the folder System Folder: Extensions: Printing Plug-Ins. 2. Copy the PhaserPort Printer Tool to any folder on the Macintosh. Creating a desktop printer with PhaserPort for MacOS 1. Launch the PhaserPort Printer Tool. 2. In the Printer Internet Address field, type the printer's IP address or DNS name. 3. In the Desktop Printer Name field, type a name for the desktop printer. 4. Click Verify to contact the printer over the TCP/IP network and verify its network configuration. 5. Click Create to create the desktop printer. 6. From the File menu, select Quit to exit the PhaserPort Printer Tool. 7. In the Finder, select the newly created desktop printer icon. 8. In the Finder's Printing menu, select Change Setup, then select the PostScript Printer Description file and provide configuration information. Alternatively, you can select the Auto Setup button to have the Macintosh automatically attempt to determine the correct settings for the Phaser printer. Note Certain utilities, such as Adobe Font Downloader, are not compatible with PhaserPort for MacOS software, because they attempt to directly communicate with the printer using the AppleTalk protocol. If you must use this software, create an AppleTalk desktop printer, and then delete this printer after running and quitting the non-compatible software. Phaser® 8200 Color Printer 29

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Macintosh EtherTalk Network (MacOS 8.x/9.x/X, version 10.1)
Phaserfi 8200 Color Printer
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PhaserPort for MacOS system requirements
Note
PhaserPort is not supported under MacOS X.
A Phaser printer installed on a TCP/IP network.
PowerPC-based Macintosh.
Apple’s LaserWriter version 8.6 or later, with Desktop Printing enabled.
Open Transport version 1.1 or later networking. TCP/IP networking provided by MacTCP
software is not supported. The Macintosh must be properly configured to communicate with the
printer.
Files and installation
PhaserPort for MacOS consists of two files:
PhaserPortLib,
a special type of shared library recognized by the LaserWriter driver version 8.6.
PhaserPort Printer Tool,
a Macintosh PowerPC application for creating desktop printers that
communicate with PhaserPort
Lib.
To install PhaserPort for MacOS:
1.
Copy
PhaserPortLib
into the folder
System Folder: Extensions: Printing Plug-Ins.
2.
Copy the
PhaserPort Printer Tool
to any folder on the Macintosh.
Creating a desktop printer with PhaserPort for MacOS
1.
Launch the PhaserPort
Printer Tool.
2.
In the
Printer Internet Address
field, type the printer°s IP address or DNS name.
3.
In the
Desktop Printer Name
field, type a name for the desktop printer.
4.
Click
Verify
to contact the printer over the TCP/IP network and verify its network configuration.
5.
Click
Create
to create the desktop printer.
6.
From the File menu, select
Quit
to exit the PhaserPort Printer Tool.
7.
In the Finder, select the newly created desktop printer icon.
8.
In the Finder°s Printing menu, select
Change Setup
, then select the
PostScript Printer
Description
file and provide configuration information. Alternatively, you can select the
Auto
Setup
button to have the Macintosh automatically attempt to determine the correct settings for the
Phaser printer.
Note
Certain utilities, such as Adobe Font Downloader, are not compatible with PhaserPort for
MacOS software, because they attempt to directly communicate with the printer using the
AppleTalk protocol. If you must use this software, create an AppleTalk desktop printer, and
then delete this printer after running and quitting the non-compatible software.