Apple 12/600PS manual Setting Up the Printer for Windows and NetWare Users

Setting additional parameters with the Apple Printer Utility for Windows

The printer has default settings for both parallel and Ethernet physical configurations. If you want to view the printer’s configuration information or change any of the settings, you must use the Apple Printer Utility.

The printer itself has no control panel, but you can set features on it remotely by using programs on computers that can communicate with the printer:

mOn Macintosh computers, use the Apple Printer Utility and the Chooser’s setup function, which are described in Chapter 2.

mOn IBM PC and compatible computers, use the Apple Printer Utility for Windows, described in this chapter.

The Apple Printer Utility program lets you change the default settings that control how various aspects of the printer work. The utility is placed in the Apple LaserWriter Software program group when the printer software is installed. Use it to set optional printer parameters that you want to use for all documents.

To change printer settings for a specific document (without changing the printer’s basic defaults), use the Print and Print Setup dialog boxes. Network users should use the Print and Print Setup dialog boxes to choose the individual settings for their documents.

Use the Apple Printer Utility to

mview information about the printer, such as the AppleTalk printer name and the total number of pages printed

mgive the printer an AppleTalk name

midentify the printer’s location

mprint font samples

mturn printing of the startup page or the demonstration page on or off

mconserve power consumption by setting the energy-saving delay

mset paper-handling options

mset when the printer closes print jobs to provide faster throughput

mview the Ethernet address

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