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Apple

Color LaserWriter

12/600PS

Setting up, connecting, and using your printer

Contents

Main K Apple Computer, Inc. Contents Overview Page Detailed Contents Preface How Much of This Book Do I Have to Read? xix Part I Guide for Printer Administrators 1Setting Up the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS 1 2Setting Up the Printer for Macintosh Users 43 Page 3Setting Up the Printer for Windows and NetWare Users 77 4Setting Up the Printer for UN IX Use rs 111 5InstallingOptions 129 Part II Guide for Users 6Macintosh Users 155 7Windows and DOS Users 173 8UNIXUsers 201 9Loading Paper 203 10 Ma int en a nc e 215 11 Cl e a ri n g P a per Jams 227 12 Fix in g I ma ge P r ob lems 237 13 Troubleshooting 243 Part III Appendixes ATechnical Information and Printer Supplies 257 BSetting Up the Printer as an ATPS Remote Printer 269 CUsing Fonts With the Printer 277 Page Communications regulation information FCC statement Radio and television interference DOC statement VCCI statement Laser information How Much of This Book Do I Have to Read? Printer administrators and users: Who does what What the printer administrator should know Getting new users started Which chapters should I read? Step 1: Set up the hardware and connect the printer. Step 2: Configure the printer for a network connection or for a direct conne ction. Step 3: Set additional printer parameters. Step 4: Add any ha r dware options. Step 5: Help new users get started. Solving problems I part Guide for Printer Administrators Page 1 Main features of the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS Back view Front view Anatomy of the printer Choosing a place for the printer Important safety in structions Page Unpacking the p rinter Page Page Installing th e quick r eference b ooklet Page Page Installing the photocondu ctor cartridge and toner disposal b ox Page Page Page Page Page Page Installing th e toner cartridges Page Page Page Page Wait to inst all the pr int e r options Loading paper into the paper cassette Page Page Page Connecting the printer G g Connecting to an Ethernet network Page Connecting to a LocalTalk network Page Connecting directly to a single Macintosh Connecting to an IBM PC or compatible with a parallel cable Page Connecting the power and turning on the printer Page Saving energy Adjusting communication s ettings Why customize communication settings? How to customize communication settings How to return to the default settings Page Initial AppleTalk setup Step 1: Installing the software the printer administrator needs Page Step 2: Choosing the printer on the administrators computer Step 3: Making sure everything is working Changing printer set tings with the Apple Printer Utilit y Page Opening the Apple Printer Utility Page Viewing printe r information Naming the printer Identifying the printers physical location Sending fonts to the printer 4In the dialog box that appears, click a font to select it, then click Add. The Fonts folder (inside the System Folder) is one place to find fonts. 5Use the Destination pop-up menu to choose a destination for the fonts. 6Click Send. Removing fonts Printing font sample s Initializing a hard disk connected to the printer Tur ni ng t he s tar tup pages on or off Conserving energy Setting paper-handling options Setting up job handling Setting the printers error timeout Setting the printers network zones Viewing the Ethernet address Worki ng wi th a NetWare network When you set up the printer as a print server, the panel below appears. 3To send the changes to the printer, click Send. Changing TCP/IP configurations 1Open the Communication Configuration category. You see a list of communication settings options. 2Open the TCP/IP Configuration category. 3In the panel that appears, make the changes you want. Page Viewing and changing communication settings Page Sending PostScript files to the printer Restarting the printer Getting Macintosh users started using the printer Instructions for users Software for users Preparing a server so users can install over a network Installing the printer software from the server Page 3 and NetWare Users Setting Up the Printer for Windows and NetWare Users Installing th e softwa r e the printer administrator needs Page Page Installing sof tware for Windows NT Using Apple Pr int Monitor Initial Apple Print Monitor for Windows setup Making sure everything is working Initial Novell NetWare setup Step 1: Choosing an operating mode Page Using PCONS OLE Step 2, option A: Setting up the printer as a print server (using PCONSOLE) Page Page Page Page Step 2, option B: Setting up the printer as a remote printer (RPRINTER mode) Page Page Page Page Step 3: Assigning a password for the print server (optional) Step 4: Setting up the PostScript printer driver for NetWare Step 5: Making sure everything is working Step 6: Setting up client computers for network printing Setting additional parameters with the Apple Printer Utility for Windows Installing the Apple Printer Utility for Windows Opening and quitting the Apple Printer Utility Selecting the printer Viewing printe r information Giving the printe r an AppleTalk name Identifying the printers physical location Printing font sample s Tur ni ng t he s tar tup pages on or off Conserving energy Setting paper-handling options Setting up job handling Viewing the Ethernet address Worki ng wi th a NetWare network Changing TCP/IP configurations Viewing and changing communication settings M Sending PostScript files to the printer Restarting the printer Banner pages and NetWare Installed Type 1 fonts and Adobe Type Manager Installing Type 1 fonts Removing Type 1 fonts Changing the size of the ATMfont cache Tur ni ng AT M o ff or on 4 Initial TCP/IP setup Will thes e instructions work for my flavor of UNIX? Background information Security Step 1: Installing the software the printer administrator needs Step 2: Obtaining an IP address for the printer Step 3: Assigning an IP address to the printer Page Page Page Step 4: Making sure everything is working Page Configuring the printer Getting UNIX users started using the printer Page Notes on configuring specific UNIX systems The following sections describe how to configure certain UNIX systems. Configuring HP-UX version 8.07 A form appears for you to define a remote printer. Page Configuring HP-UX version 9.xx Page If the test print doesnt work If the test document doesnt print, follow these steps: Configuring IBM AIX version 3.x Page Configuring Sun OS version 4.1, Ultrix version 4.2, or other BSD systems Page 5 Installing the optional 250-sheet feeder Page Page The locking connectors secure the printer to the feeder. Page Adjusting the sid e margin Installing th e 250-sheet universal cassette Adding hard disks Connecting a previously used hard disk Connecting external hard disks Page Page Adding an internal hard disk Page Page Initializing hard disks Using external hard disks from manufacturers other than Apple Increasing the printer RAM Installing RAM Page Page Page Page Configuring your software for new printer options Configuring the Macintosh printer software Page Configuring the printer from an IBM PC or compatible II Guide for Users pa rt Page Page Installing th e printer softwar e Page More information about the Installer program Selecting and setting up the printer Creating, throwing away, and manipulating desktop printer icons Determining the status of a printer by loo king at its icon Switching between printers Drag the document you want to print to a desktop printer icon Select the printer using its desktop printer icon Select a new printer using the Chooser Printing Selecting page setup options 2In the dialog box that appears, select the page setup options you want. 3When youve made your choices, click OK. Printing documents Printing a cover page automatically Printing color and grayscale documents Reporting printing errors Tur ni ng t ra y switching on or off Printing transpare ncies Changing the Print Quality mode Printing while using the co mputer for other work Monitoring and controlling backg r ound printing Using the Appl e Printer Utility 7 Installing the Windows printer software Page Page Installing sof tware for Windows NT Printing from Windows applications Setting printer driver options Opening the printer Setup dialog box from the Control Panel Opening the printer setup dialog box from your application Opening the printer Setup dialog box from the Print Manager Selecting printer options in the Se tup dialog box Additional printe r options PostScript Page Fonts Page Features Job Control Watermark Page Downloading fonts Downloading fonts manually to RAM or to the h ard disk Page Using a hard disk Adding a hard disk to the device list Page Initializing the hard disk Printing to a Po stScript file Using the dr iver to print to a PostScript file Page DOS notes Using the Ap ple Printer Utility for W indows 8 Printing from a UNIX workstation to the printer 9 Choosing paper Automatic or manual printing with the p rinter Using the st andard paper cassette Using the multip ur pose tray Opening the multipurpose tray Placing paper and transparencies in the multipurpose tray Page Page Page Page Loading the optional 250-sheet universal cassette Setting this guide indicates to the printer the size of the paper in the cassette. 10 Page Precautions during m aintenan c e Regular maintenance Low toner Low fuser oil Ton er d i sp o sa l box is full Photoconductor cartridge is we ar ing out Fuser needs replacement Cleaning the exterior Page Page Page Page Page Checking the indicator lights for paper jams Checking for and clearing paper jams Clearing paper from the paper pickup area Page Page Clearing paper from the transfer drum Clearing paper from the fuser If the paper is hard to see or reach, you can open the guide cover for easier access. Clearing paper from the optional feeder 12 General print quality problems Page Page Page Color print quality probl e ms Page 13 Problems c overed in other places Cant communicate with the printer Cant close the printers door Cant turn the toner carous el Macintosh troubleshooting Page Page Page IBM PC or compatible troubleshooting Page Novell NetWare troubleshooting UNIX troubleshooting Page Page Density control panel III Appendixes part Page Specifications Appendix A Tec hni cal Information and Printer Supplies Page Page Page Page Environmental information Acoustic noise Wait times Volt ag e r equirem ents Power consumption About PostScript Printer Description (PPD) files Page RAM upgrad e specifications Ozone emission Communication settings Accessories The following list includes both standard and optional parts. Supplies Page Configuring ATPS for the first time on a NetWare 4 server Page Configuring ATPS for the first time on a NetWare 3.x server Page Modifying an existing ATPS configuration on a NetWare 3.x server Page Kinds of fonts Appendix C Using Fonts With the Printer Bitmapped fonts PostScript fonts Tru e Type fonts QuickDraw GX imaging technology How TrueType fonts work with other kinds of fonts Tru e Type and bitmapped fonts Page Tru e Type and PostScript fonts How the Macintosh looks for fonts Where fonts are stored Suitcases Page Styled fonts Common questions about fonts Page Page The problem that ColorSync solves Appendix D Working With ColorSync About ColorSync How ColorSync works Using ColorSync Page Page The plug prevents loose toner from leaking out of the box. Page Page Page Page Appendix F Replacing the Fuser Replacing the fuser Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Normal power-on status panel behavior Paper Out and Paper Jam lights both flash Two har dw are problems you may be able to fix Out of paper Paper jams Regular maintenance Low toner Low fuser oil Ton er d i sp o sa l box is full Photoconductor cartridge is we ar ing out Fuser needs replacement Problem with internal random-access memory (RAM) Problem with the toner carousel Appendix H Removing the Macintosh Desktop Printing Software Page Monitoring and controlling print requests without desktop printers 3When you finish, click the close box. Index A B C D E F G H I J, K L M N O P Page Page Page Q R S T Page U V W, X , Y Z The Apple Publishing System

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