Settings and Printing

■For Macintosh (with Upgrade Kit)

To print from a Macintosh, the optional Upgrade Kit must be installed in the printer.

For detailed instructions, refer to the Installation section.

For Mac OS 8.6 - 9.2

Step 1: Installing the PPD file and utilities Install the DP-CL18M PPD (PostScript Printer Description) file, and then install the Adobe PostScript printer driver.

1 Insert the printer CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive.

2 Open the English folder (DP-CL18M:Mac OS: English).

3 Double-click the DP-CL18M Installer icon.

The END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT window is displayed.

4 Follow the instruction on the screen to complete the installation.

Step 2: Installing the Adobe PostScript printer driver

1 Insert the printer CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive.

2 Open the English folder (DP-CL18M:Mac OS: English).

3 Double-click the AdobePS 8.8 Installer icon.

The Adobe PostScript Driver window is displayed.

4 Follow the instruction on the screen to complete the installation.

For Mac OS X 10.1 - 10.3

Installing the PPD file and printer driver

1 Insert the printer CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive.

2 Open the English folder (DP-CL18M:Mac OS X:English).

3 Double-click the DP-CL18M Installer icon.

4 Follow the instructions to complete the installation.

NOTE:

•If you want to print Classic application documents, you are required to install the DP-CL18M software for Mac OS 9.2, then set the computer and printer. Refer to "For Mac OS 8.6 - 9.2" in this section.

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Using the Printer Driver

■For Windows

For example, to print a document created in Microsoft WordPad, perform the following steps.

1 Click [Start], select Programs (All Programs for Windows XP / Windows Server 2003) and select Accessories, then click WordPad.

The WordPad window is displayed.

2 Click the File menu, then click Print....

The Print window is displayed.

3 Select Panasonic DP-CL18 PCL6.

4 For Windows 98 / Windows Me / Windows NT 4.0: Click Properties.

For Windows 2000: Proceed to the step 5.

For Windows XP / Windows Server 2003: Click Preferences.

5 Click a tab to set each setting.

•When setting the printer from an application, the setting is returned to the default setting if the application is closed.

6 (Click [OK] and) Click [Print] or [OK] in the Print window of the application to print the document.

NOTE:

•The Print window appearance depends on the application for Windows. Refer to the application manual.

■For Macintosh (with Upgrade Kit)

To set the computer and printer, refer to the Settings and Printing section.

Removing Driver and

Utilities

For the instructions to remove the printer driver and utilities, refer to “Removing Driver and Utilities” for Windows or Macintosh in the Installation section.