Setting Up the Printer for Macintosh Users | Apple 12/600PS specs

2 Setting Up the Printer for Macintosh Users

This chapter explains how to prepare the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS for use on an AppleTalk network, configure the printer using the Apple Printer Utility, and prepare users’ Macintosh computers to print on the printer.

Note: For instructions on setting up the printer for access by Macintosh client computers on a NetWare network, see Appendix B.

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Apple 12/600PS manual Setting Up the Printer for Macintosh Users

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Color LaserWriter 12/600PS Apple Computer, Inc Contents Overview Maintenance Using Fonts With the Printer227 237 Detailed Contents Setting Up the Printer for Macintosh Users Contents Setting Up the Printer for Windows and NetWare Users Setting Up the Printer for Unix Users 129 Macintosh Users 173 Windows and DOS Users Maintenance 203215 201 Troubleshooting 243 267 Supplies 268 257277 Problem that ColorSync solves About ColorSync 292 How ColorSync works Using ColorSync 293Diagnosing Problems for Service Working With ColorSync FCC statement Radio and television interference DOC statement Vcci statement Printer administrators and users Who does what How Much of This Book Do I Have to Read? What the printer administrator should know Getting new users started Chapter Computer Network interface and cable Set up the hardware and connect the printerWhich chapters should I read? Chapter Computer Utility name Set additional printer parametersAdd any hardware options Help new users get started Solving problemsUser’s computer Where to find information Unix Users Chapter Setting Up the Printer forChapter Installing Options Page Setting Up the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS Main features of the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS Anatomy of the printer Front view Choosing a place for the printer Allow space to open the top for clearing paper jams Important safety instructions Setting Up the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS Unpacking the printer If possible, get another person to help you Remove the packing tape from the outside of the printer Chapter Installing the quick reference booklet Installing the fuser oil bottle Install the oil bottle Close the cover over the fuser oil bottle This releases a locking mechanism Push the transfer drum lever down and to the right Open the disposal box cover Page Setting Up the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS Chapter Slide the toner disposal box into place Now go on to install the toner cartridges Installing the toner cartridges Press the knob firmly Turn gently until the carousel locks into a new position Cartridge carousel cycle Distribute the toner powder Insert the toner cartridge into the carousel Wait to install the printer options Process is essentially the same for each cartridge Loading paper into the paper cassette Paper cassette holds up to 250 sheets Slide the stack into the cassette Slide the paper cassette out of the printerPrepare a stack of paper Page Slide the cassette into the printer Connecting the printer Port Network interface Computer Connecting to an Ethernet network Setting Up the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS Obtain a LocalTalk connecting kit Connecting to a LocalTalk networkWhat to do after connecting to an Ethernet network What to do after connecting to a LocalTalk network Connect the printer to the network in one of these two ways Connecting directly to a single Macintosh Use this method to connect a single Macintosh to the printer Obtain a parallel interface cable like this one Connecting to an IBM PC or compatible with a parallel cableWhat to do after connecting to a single Macintosh Parallel interface cable Plug in the printer Connecting the power and turning on the printerMake sure the printer is turned off Press the power switch to turn the printer on Saving energy Check the status lights Adjusting communication settings Standard factory default settings for the parallel portStandard factory default settings for the other ports Port Mode Data Protocol Parallel AutoSelect Why customize communication settings? How to customize communication settingsCustom settings for the parallel port Custom settings for the other ports How to return to the default settings What to do next Setting Up the Printer for Macintosh Users Before you begin, make sure you have Initial AppleTalk setupBefore you begin Installing the software the printer administrator needs Make sure the printer software disks are locked More information about the Installer program Installer dialog box, click the Install button Choosing the printer on the administrator’s computer Close the Chooser Click Print Making sure everything is workingWhat to do next Changing printer settings with the Apple Printer Utility Chapter Printer features window appears Opening the Apple Printer UtilityDouble-click the Apple Printer Utility Click Open Printer Quitting the Apple Printer Utility Viewing printer information Naming the printerYou see a list of printer information You see a list of preferences To send the new name setting to the printer, click Send Identifying the printer’s physical locationYou can type a description of the printer’s location Panel that appears, type a new name Sending fonts to the printer Fonts panel appearsOpen the Fonts category Click Add Fonts you add are gathered here until you click Send Removing fonts Printing font samplesClick Remove Choose Print Font Samples from the File menu Initializing a hard disk connected to the printer Click Initialize to proceed To send the startup page setting to the printer, click Send Turning the startup pages on or off Conserving energy Open the Job Defaults category Setting paper-handling optionsYou see a list of job default categories Setting up job handling You see a list of network options Setting the printer’s error timeout You see a list of communication settings optionsOpen the Communication Configuration category To send the settings to the printer, click Send Setting the printer’s network zones To send the zone setting to the printer, click Send Open the Ethernet Address category You can view the printer’s Ethernet address when neededViewing the Ethernet address Open the NetWare Configuration category Working with a NetWare network To send the changes to the printer, click Send Changing TCP/IP configurations Drag the slider to change the printer’s subnet mask To send the changes to the printer, click Send Viewing and changing communication settings Open the Port Configuration category Panel that appears, you can change settings if you need to You cannot change LocalTalk setting Choose Restart Printer from the Utilities menu Sending PostScript files to the printerRestarting the printer Software for users Getting Macintosh users started using the printerInstructions for users Preparing a server so users can install over a network Drag the Printer Disk 1 icon onto the icon of the folder Click the Restart button Installing the printer software from the serverDialog box opens to describe the installation What to do next NetWare Users System requirements Installing the software the printer administrator needs Start Windows Click Express Installation Adobe Printers control panel appearsClick Continue Select the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS and click OK Another message tells you that installation is complete Choose how to proceedClick OK to clear the message Click Restart Windows to have the changes take effect Installing software for Windows NT Using Apple Print Monitor Options window that appears, make the selections you want Initial Apple Print Monitor for Windows setupButton appears on the right side of the window Initial Novell NetWare setup Choosing an operating mode What to do next Using Pconsole Command key Description Specifying a print server Utility startsLog in to a file server from DOS on a client computer At the DOS prompt, type Pconsole and press Enter Example Assigning the operating modeIf available, a list of print servers appears Printer Configuration menu for your printer appears Defined Printers list appearsPrinter type list appears Ethernet falls into the Other/Unknown category Turn the printer off and then back on Press Ins to view a list of available queue serversPress Esc until Pconsole quits Setting Up the Printer for Windows and NetWare Users If available, a list of available print servers appears Log in to a file server from a DOS client PC Configuration window for the selected printer appears Configuration window appears for the selected printerPrint Server Information menu appears Menu of printer types appears Creating a print queue Window appears, showing the printer configuration Associating a print server with the print queueSelect the printer you defined earlier and press Enter Select Print Queues Assigned and press Enter Type load pserver printserver and press Enter Example List of print servers appears Assigning a password for the print server optionalRetype the password and press Enter Setting up the PostScript printer driver for NetWare Setting up client computers for network printing Setting Up the Printer for Windows and NetWare Users Installing the Apple Printer Utility for Windows Opening and quitting the Apple Printer Utility Selecting the printer Giving the printer an AppleTalk nameYou can view information about your printer Printer preferences list appears Click on the triangle for the Printer Preferences category An X in a checkbox means the printer is set to printClick the triangle for the Printer Preferences category Open the Energy Saving Delay category Printer’s Ethernet address appears For the NetWare Rprinter setup For the NetWare Pserver setup 106 Chapter 107 Dialog box appears Installed Type 1 fonts and Adobe Type Manager Installing Type 1 fontsBanner pages and NetWare To add Type 1 fonts to your system Turning ATM off or on Removing Type 1 fontsChanging the size of the ATM font cache Setting Up the Printer for Unix Users Set up the printer as described in , remembering to Initial TCP/IP setup Will these instructions work for my flavor of UNIX?Background information Security Obtaining an IP address for the printer Assigning an IP address to the printer PrinterIPaddress printerIPname Ping printerIPname Printer IP name is the same name you used in steps 3 116 Chapter Preparing your own workstation for printing Cleaning up the printcap file after testing the printer Printing a test Configuring the printer Getting Unix users started using the printer Make an entry to each user’s /etc/printcap file Configuring HP-UX version Enter information into the remote printer form, as follows Leave SAM Start the LP request scheduler by typing Repeat the steps in Configuring HP-UX Version If the test print doesn’t workIf the test document doesn’t print, follow these steps Run the SAM utility by typing sam at the Unix prompt Enter information into the remote printer form as follows Printer class Optional Configuring IBM AIX version Form appears for you to define a remote printer Ps aux grep lpd 128 Chapter Installing Options Installing the optional 250-sheet feeder Turn off and unplug the printer Remove the paper cassette from the printer You don’t need to fill the cassette with paper at this timeRemove the universal paper cassette from the feeder 132 Chapter Locking connectors secure the printer to the feeder Insert the locking connectors 134 Chapter Adjusting the side margin For instructions, see Chapter Installing the 250-sheet universal cassette Adding hard disks Connecting a previously used hard diskConnecting external hard disks Setting the Scsi ID number Turn off the printer and all hard disks connected to it Connecting a single external hard diskConnecting multiple external hard disks Adding an internal hard disk Copper-foil end Metal surface Attach the cable here Initializing hard disks Increasing the printer RAM Installing RAM Amount of memory Slot J10 Slot J11 Megabytes 147 J10 Paper Out and Paper Jam lights blinking Configuring your software for new printer options Configuring the Macintosh printer softwareChooser dialog box appears Choose the Chooser from the File menu Printer Setup dialog box appears Click Configure Setup dialog box, click the Features button Configuring the printer from an IBM PC or compatibleFeatures dialog box appears Chapter Unix Users Loading Paper TroubleshootingChapter Macintosh Users Page Macintosh Users Installing the printer software Printer software More information about the Installer program Selecting and setting up the printer Determining the status of a printer by looking at its icon Stopped icon indicates you have stopped the print queue Click the icon of the desktop printer you want to use Switching between printersSelect the printer using its desktop printer icon Select a new printer using the Chooser Selecting page setup optionsSetup dialog box appears Choose Page Setup from the File menu When you’ve made your choices, click OK Printing documents Printing a cover page automatically Print dialog box appearsCover page will print each time you print your document Choose Print from the File menu Printing color and grayscale documents Reporting printing errors Click OK Click Print in the Print dialog box Turning tray switching on or off Choose On, Off, or Printer’s Default Changing the Print Quality mode Printing transparencies Printing while using the computer for other work Choose what you’d like to do Monitoring and controlling background printingDouble-click the desktop printer icon you’re interested Using the Apple Printer Utility Windows and DOS Users Installing the Windows printer software 175 Exit from the installer 177 Select the options you want and click Print Setting printer driver optionsPrinting from Windows applications Opening the printer Setup dialog box from the Control Panel Opening the printer setup dialog box from your applicationOpening the printer Setup dialog box from the Print Manager This command usually displays the Print Setup dialog box Selecting printer options in the Setup dialog box Additional printer options PostScript 183 Fonts 185 Features Job Control Watermark Edit Watermark Downloading fonts Downloading fonts manually to RAM or to the hard disk Printers dialog box appears You are returned to the Setup dialog box Font Downloader dialog box appears Using a hard disk Click Device InstallerAdding a hard disk to the device list Dialog box opens You return to the Device Installer dialog box Another dialog box opensIf it’s an internal hard disk, the Scsi number is Click Add New Click Other Initializing the hard diskClick the Fonts tab Click Font Downloader Printing to a PostScript file Using the driver to print to a PostScript file Changing your printer setup to print to a PostScript fileDriver Setup dialog box appears Connect dialog box appears Restoring your printer setup options Printing to a PostScript fileYour program’s Print dialog box appears Dialog box appears that asks you to name the file Capturing a print queue for DOS printing Using the Apple Printer Utility for WindowsDOS notes Unix Users Printing from a Unix workstation to the printer Example for lpr Loading Paper Choosing paper Automatic or manual printing with the printer Using the standard paper cassette Using the multipurpose tray Opening the multipurpose tray Placing paper and transparencies in the multipurpose tray Tips for avoiding problems Loading three-hole punched paper in the multipurpose tray Loading letterhead paper in the multipurpose tray Loading transparencies in the multipurpose tray Use only transparencies recommended Loading the optional 250-sheet universal cassette Set the length guide to match your paper’s length Set the size guide on the front to match your paper’s size Insert your paper within the guides Maintenance Safety first Precautions during maintenance Regular maintenance Low toner Low fuser oil Toner disposal box is full Photoconductor cartridge is wearing out Fuser needs replacement Cleaning the exterior Cleaning the density sensor and separation discharger wire 224 Chapter Maintenance Cleaning the paper pickup area Clearing Paper jams Checking the indicator lights for paper jams Checking for and clearing paper jams Clearing paper from the paper pickup area Gently remove the jammed paper 231 Any paper that is misaligned Clearing paper from the transfer drum Push this lever Clearing paper from the fuser If it’s open, close the face-up output tray Open the fuser access door Remove the jammed paper Close the fuser access door and resume printing Clearing paper from the optional feeder Print is faded Fixing Image ProblemsGeneral print quality problems Spots or blotches appear on printed pages Vertical lines black or blank appear on consecutive pagesSpots, blotches, or blank areas appear on consecutive pages Blank areas appear in an area that should be printed Some printed segments in a page appear faded Prints completely blackPrints completely blank Stains appear on the back of a printed Flakes of toner come off the printed Color print quality problems Horizontal bands appear on the printedYou cannot get smooth color gradients in printed pages White gap appears between adjacent color Text or objects on the page are blurry Drop-outs appear on legal-size paper Troubleshooting Problems covered in other places Can’t communicate with the printer Can’t close the printer’s door Macintosh troubleshooting Can’t turn the toner carouselChooser does not appear in the Apple K menu Can’t find the printer driver icon in the Chooser An X appears over the desktop printer icon An out of memory message appears when you try to print Background printing is disabledApple Printer Utility can’t find an external hard disk Options don’t appear in the Print dialog box Nothing is printed no paper comes out of the printer Message on the screen says the printer can’t print IBM PC or compatible troubleshooting Sometimes printing the first page takes longer than I expect My printer driver settings are ignored Unix troubleshooting Novell NetWare troubleshooting Can’t ping the printer by IP name or IP address Bootp server is not responding Rarp server is not responding Density control panel These changes affect all print jobs from now on III Page Marking engine SpecificationsAppendix a Technical Information and Printer Supplies Controller True 600 dpi printer Printer fonts 10,000 pages 60,000 pages Dimensions Height Width DepthPaper sizes and capacity Suggested paper brands Environmental information Acoustic noiseWait times Approximately 110 lb kg Power consumption About PostScript Printer Description PPD filesVoltage requirements Approximately 42 W meets EPA Energy Star Appendix a RAM upgrade specifications Simm dimensionsSimm sizes and speeds Size Configuration Speed Ozone emission Right switch position Communication settingsThese are the factory default settings Part number AccessoriesFollowing list includes both standard and optional parts Supplies Reorder number Appendix B Setting Up the Printer As an Atps Remote Printer Configuring Atps for the first time on a NetWare 4 server NetWare for Macintosh Configuration screen appears Window appears, displaying the file’s contentsSelect the Perform Lookup option and press Enter Insert the following line after the load afp statement Configuring Atps for the first time on a NetWare 3.x server List of configuration files appearsPrompt appears, asking if you want to create a new file Type y and press Enter List of configuration files reappears Prompt appears, asking if you want to save your changesPress Esc to quit editing Select the SYS\SYSTEM\AUTOEXEC.NCF file and press Enter List of configuration files appears New configuration is immediately available Appendix C Using Fonts With the Printer Kinds of fonts Bitmapped fonts PostScript fonts TrueType fonts TrueType and bitmapped fonts How TrueType fonts work with other kinds of fontsQuickDraw GX imaging technology Keeping two font versions available How the Macintosh looks for fonts TrueType and PostScript fonts Where fonts are stored Suitcases Appendix C Styled fonts Why don’t all of my fonts appear in the Fonts menu? Common questions about fontsHere are some questions that often come up about fonts What kind of fonts should I buy? What does the term Apple classic fonts mean? What is font substitution? What’s a downloadable font? Problem that ColorSync solves Appendix D Working With ColorSync About ColorSync How ColorSync works Using ColorSync Appendix E Packing and Moving the Printer Move the transfer drum lever to the right Plug prevents loose toner from leaking out of the box Remove the photoconductor cartridge Remove the fuser oil bottle Remove all the fuser oil from inside the printer Insert the shipping screw into the printer Appendix F Replacing the Fuser Turn off the printer and unplug it Replacing the fuserImportant Wait 10-15 minutes to let the fuser cool down 305 Screws do not come off 307 Appendix F With the screwdriver, tighten the two locking screws Reattach the fuser access door Reattach the fuser door strap Replacing the transfer drum cleaning unit Pull the paper pickup unit out Remove the connector cover 313 Appendix F 315 Appendix F Replacing the air and ozone filters Remove the cover Unlock and remove the used air filter Insert the new air filter and lock it in place 319 Replacing the separation discharger unit 321 Appendix F Appendix G Diagnosing Problems for Service Normal power-on status panel behavior Two hardware problems you may be able to fix Paper Out and Paper Jam lights both flash Out of paper Paper jams Regular maintenance 329 Toner disposal box is full 331 Fuser needs replacement Problem with internal random-access memory RAM Problem with the toner carousel Appendix H Removing the Macintosh Desktop Printing Software Appendix H When you finish, click the close box Index See also fonts Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Unix Index Apple Publishing System