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5. Launch the Add Printer Wizard. Keep the "automatically detect" box checked as shown to the right. 6. If prompted, specify the drive where the driver files are located (CD-ROM). 7. Click "Print Test Page" at the end of the installation to test the connection. 8. If the test page fails to print, use the MS-DOS Command Prompt to bypass the computer's operating system: ■ Click the computer's START button and select RUN. ■ Type "command" and click OK to launch the MS-DOS Command Prompt. ■ Type the command "echo showpage > lpt1:" and press ENTER (change "lpt1:" to match the PC's comm port). See the example to the right. ■ The printer generates a blank page if the parallel port is working. Test Macintosh USB Port To test the printer's USB port from a Macintosh computer, the printer driver must be installed and tested. This procedure demonstrates how to install the Phaser 8400 PostScript driver (PPD) and generate a test print on a Macintosh computer running OS 10.2.x. The procedures for Mac OS 10.2.x and 10.3.x are identical except for the Print Center and Print Setup Utility. Use the Print Center for 10.2.x installations and the Print Setup Utility for 10.3.x installations. 1. Connect an A-to-B cable between the USB ports on the printer and Macintosh computer. 2. Verify the printer is "Ready To Print". 3. Insert the CD-ROM into the computer's drive. page 36 PHASER 8550, 8500, & 8400 SETUP SECTION Version 1.0

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PHASER 8550, 8500, & 8400 SETUP SECTION
Version 1.0
page 36
Test Macintosh USB Port
To test the printer’s USB port from a Macintosh computer, the printer driver must be installed and tested. This
procedure demonstrates how to install the Phaser 8400 PostScript driver (PPD) and generate a test print on a
Macintosh computer running OS 10.2.x.
1.
Connect an A-to-B cable between the USB ports on the printer and Macintosh computer.
2.
Verify the printer is “Ready To Print”.
3.
Insert the CD-ROM into the computer’s drive.
5.
Launch the Add Printer Wizard. Keep the
“automatically detect” box checked as
shown to the right.
6.
If prompted, specify the drive where the
driver files are located (CD-ROM).
7.
Click “Print Test Page” at the end of the
installation to test the connection.
8.
If the test page fails to print, use the
MS-DOS Command Prompt to bypass the
computer’s operating system:
Click the computer’s START button and
select RUN.
Type “
command
” and click
OK to launch the MS-DOS
Command Prompt.
Type the command “
echo
showpage > lpt1:
” and press
ENTER (change “
lpt1:
” to
match the PC’s comm port).
See the example to the right.
The printer generates a blank
page if the parallel port is
working.
The procedures for Mac OS 10.2.x and 10.3.x are identical except for the
Print Center
and
Print Setup Utility
. Use the
Print Center for
10.2.x
installations and the
Print Setup Utility
for 10.3.x installations.