Installing Type 1 fonts and Adobe Type Manager | Apple 12/640PS

5Enter the eight-digit IPX Network Number and the Node Address.

The Node Address is the same address as the printer’s 12-digit Ethernet address. The printer’s Ethernet address is printed on the startup page.

Contact your network administrator if you don’t know the IPX network number.

6Once connected, change the printer’s Ethernet frame type to use the frame type that you want.

7Click Send to send the changes to the printer.

Installing Type 1 fonts and Adobe Type Manager

You can install Type 1 fonts and Adobe Type Manager for use with your computer and the LaserWriter 12/640 PS printer. See the documentation accompanying Adobe Type Manager for information on installing and using the software.

What to do next

The printer is now set up for your computer. If you want to install any options, see Chapter 5. To set up the printer for UNIX users, see Chapter 4. To learn how to print from Windows 3.1 or DOS computers, see Chapter 7. To learn how to print from Windows 95 computers, see Chapter 8.

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Contents

LaserWriter12/640PS Apple Computer, Inc Content Overview 315 Appendix B Part Troubleshooting289 301 Part Appendixes Appendix a Detailed Contents Setting Up the Printer for Mac OS Users Contents Viii Contents Installing Options 133 165 Mac OS Users Windows 3.1 and DOS Users Switching between printersUsing the Apple Printer Utility 195 197 Printing from a Unix workstation to the printer 254 225255 315 Maintenance301 329 Appendix C Using Fonts With the Printer Appendix D Technical Information 345 Index 357 Radio and television interference FCC statement DOC statement Laser information How Much of This Book Do I Have to Read? Getting new users started Printer administrators and users Who does whatWhat the printer administrator should know Chapter Computer Network interface and cable Set up the hardware and connect the printerWhich chapters should I read? Add any hardware options Configure the printerChapter Computer Utility name Help new users get started User’s computer Where to find information See Help New Users Get Started, earlier in this preface See Configure the Printer, earlier in this preface Setting Up the Printer for Unix Users Installing Options Guide for Printer AdministratorsPage Main features of the LaserWriter 12/640 PS Setting Up the LaserWriter 12/640 PS Choosing a place for the printer Important safety instructions Chapter Unpacking the printer Parallel interface cable Remove the plastic foam block from inside the printer Take the cartridge out of its packaging Installing the first toner cartridge Setting Up the LaserWriter 12/640 PS Page Close the printer Wait to install the LaserWriter 12/640 PS optionsTop cover clicks into place Slide the paper cassette out of the printer Loading paper into the cassette Prepare a stack of paper Align letterhead and three-hole punched paper as shown Slide the cassette into the printer Push the cassette in all the way Port Network protocols Computer Connecting the printer Obtain a LocalTalk connecting kit Connecting to a LocalTalk network What to do after connecting to a LocalTalk network Obtain a System/Peripheral 8 cable Connecting directly to a single Mac OS computer What to do after connecting to a single Mac OS computer Connecting to an Ethernet network Setting Up the LaserWriter 12/640 PS Obtain a parallel interface cable like this one What to do after connecting to an Ethernet network Secure the clips Plug in the printer Connecting the power and turning on the printerMake sure the printer is turned off Press the on the power switch to turn the printer on Check the status lights Saving energy Why customize communication settings? Adjusting communication settings What to do next How to customize communication settings Setting Up the Printer for Mac OS Users System requirements Initial AppleTalk setupBefore you begin After a moment, a Welcome dialog box appears Installing the printer softwareInstalling from the CD-ROM disc Disc’s icon appears on the desktop Click the Restart button Creating installation disks from the CD-ROM discClick the Install button Make sure the disks are locked Installing from the floppy disksDisk’s icon appears on the desktop Double-click the Floppy Disk Maker application. Click Full Click Continue Chooser window appears More information about the Installer programChoosing the printer Click Print Naming the printer and setting its zoneMaking sure everything is working What to do next Configuring the printerUsing the Apple Printer Utility Chapter Double-click the Apple Printer Utility Opening the Apple Printer Utility Click Open Printer Choose Quit from the File menu Quitting the Apple Printer UtilityViewing printer information To quit the Apple Printer Utility Open the Name category Naming the printerName panel appears with the selected printer’s current name File selection dialog box appears Downloading fonts to the printerFonts panel appears Choose Print Font Samples from the Utilities menu Removing fontsPrinting font samples Select the fonts you want to remove Click Remove Click OK Open the Startup Page category Click Send to send the startup page setting to the printerTurning the startup page on or off Startup Page panel appears Open the Print Density category Setting the print densityPrint Density panel appears Open the Paper Handling category Setting paper-handling optionsPaper Handling panel appears If you want to You need this much printer memory Choose the output tray from the pop-up menu Selecting imaging options Open the Imaging Options category Imaging Options panel appears Open the Extended Job Status category Setting up job handling You can specify the EtherTalk network zone for the printer Setting the printer’s network zonesYou see a list of communication settings options Open the Printer’s Zone category Changing TCP/IP configurationsList of the EtherTalk zones appears Panel appears in which you can enter the IP address Viewing and changing the communication settingsOpen the TCP/IP Configuration category List of port connections and protocol choices appears Open the Port Configuration category Choose the port settings you want Resetting the communication settings Choose Restart from the Utilities menu Sending PostScript files to the printerRestarting the printer Choose Send PostScript File from the Utilities menu Choose Print Configuration Page from the Utilities menu Getting Mac OS users started using the printerPrinting a configuration Preparing a server using the floppy disks Installing onto a serverPreparing a server using the CD-ROM disc Click the Continue button to close the dialog box Installing the printer software from the serverDialog box opens to describe the installation If you want to See Page System requirements for Windows NetWare Users Setting up for DOS-based printing Installing onto a Windows 95 computer Setting up for parallel port printingInstalling the printer software for Windows 95 and Windows Installing from the CD-ROM disc Select Yes, if desired, and click Next Setup Program Location dialog box appearsClick Express Installation Click Next if you have no other open applications Printer Properties dialog box appears Install PostScript Printer from PPD dialog box appearsInstallation is complete Add Printer dialog box appears Click Yes to view the README.WRI file Installing onto a Windows 3.1 computerChoose how to proceed Click Continue if you have no other open applications Click OK to dismiss the message Click Express InstallClick Restart Windows This chapter Setup, later in this chapterFor example, LPT2, or a NetWare queue Should suffice From a Windows 3.1 computer Window appears that displays the contents of the CDCreating floppy disks from the CD-ROM disc From a Windows 95 computer Installing on a Windows 95 computer Installing from the floppy disks Setup Program Location dialog box appears Installing on a Windows 3.1 computer Start Windows Click Express Installation Choose Create Printer from the Print Manager’s Printer menu Installing the printer software for Windows NTPrint Manager appears Create Printer dialog box appears Follow the instructions on the screen Initial Novell NetWare setupClick Continue and OK to complete the installation Choosing an operating mode What to do next Command key Description Using Pconsole At the DOS prompt, type Pconsole and press Enter Specifying a print serverUtility starts Log on to a file server from DOS on a client computer Example Assigning the operating modeIf available, a list of print servers appears Ethernet falls into the Other/Unknown category Printer Configuration menu for your printer appearsDefined Printers list appears Printer type list appears Turn the printer off and then back on Press Ins to view a list of available queue serversPress Esc until Pconsole quits Chapter Log on to a file server from a DOS client PC Press Send Print Server Information menu appears Configuration window for the selected printer appearsConfiguration window appears for the selected printer If available, a list of available print servers appears Creating a print queue Select Print Queues Assigned and press Enter Window appears, showing the printer configurationAssociating a print server with the print queue Select the printer you defined earlier and press Enter Load pserver PS486 List of print servers appears Assigning a password for the print server optionalRetype the password and press Enter Connect dialog box opens Setting up the PostScript printer driver for NetWareFor Windows Making sure everything is working Installing the Apple LaserWriter Utility for Windows Prints confirming the choice Naming the printer on AppleTalk networksName Printer dialog box appears Choose Paper Handling from the Utilities menu Choose a default paper size for the multipurpose trayPaper Handling dialog box appears Choose the output tray from the list box Click Print Font Catalog or Print Font Samples Viewing or changing communication settingsPrinting a list or samples of printer fonts Communication switch Click Set Port Configuring TCP/IP Dialog box appears Setting imaging optionsPrinting the Ethernet address To print the printer’s Ethernet address Choose Imaging Options from the Utilities menu Imaging Options dialog box appears Printing the page count Printing the configurationSpecifying a font symbol set Click Restart Connecting to a network printer manuallyChoose Restart Printer from the Utilities menu Installing Type 1 fonts and Adobe Type Manager Setting Up the Printer for Unix Users Obtaining an IP address for the printer Initial TCP/IP setupBackground information Assigning an IP address to the printer Printer IP name is the same name you used in steps 3 Ping printerIPname Use telnet to make this the permanent IP address Chapter Run admintool Configuring Users’ WorkstationsConfiguring Sun Solaris Ps aux grep lpd If -f /usr/lib/lpd then Example Run the SAM utility by typing sam at the Unix prompt Configuring HP-UX versionLog in to the system console as root Enter information into the remote printer form, as follows Select the following options, in order, from the SAM menu Leave SAM Start the LP request scheduler by typing If the test print doesn’t workIf the test document doesn’t print, follow these steps Form appears for you to define a remote printer Repeat the steps in Configuring HP-UX Version Printer class Optional Enter information into the remote printer form as followsRemote printer name Type text Printer stream tcp nowait root /usr/lib/rlpdaemon rlpdaemon You return to the Unix prompt Configuring SCO Unix Chapter Configuring IBM AIX version Enter information into the remote printer form, as follows Configuring Silicon Graphics Irix To run the utility, follow these steps Using the TCP/IP Printer Configuration UtilityLogging in to the TCP/IP Printer Configuration Utility Enter a password Displaying information about the printer’s TCP/IP interface Quitting the Configuration UtilityPrinting the configuration Turning the banner page feature on or off Viewing or changing the printer’s IP address Setting the subnet mask Characters you type will not appear on the screen Setting the default gateway addressEnabling or disabling connection timeout checking Changing the password for this utility To restore the settings to their factory defaults Resetting the printer’s TCP/IP interfaceRestoring settings to their factory defaults Installing Options Installing the duplex printing unit 135 Unpack the duplex printing unit key 137 Locking connectors secure the paper guide to the printer 139 Chapter 141 Installing the 500-sheet cassette and feeder 143 Locking connectors secure the printer to the feeder Removing the 500-sheet cassette and feeder Configure your printer software to use the envelope feeder Installing the envelope cassette Slide out the tray until it locks into place Installing the face-up output tray Extend the tray Slide out the tray until it locks into place Extend the tray Removing the face-up output tray Increasing the printer RAM Installing RAM Open the top cover of the printer Removing the printer’s side cover Pull the side cover off Putting on the grounding strap Copper-foil end Metal lip 155 Installing SIMMs Gently angle Remove and discard the grounding wrist strap Repeat to install the second Simm if necessaryReplacing the side cover Chapter From the desktop printer icon Configuring your printer software for new optionsConfiguring the printer from a Mac OS computer LaserWriter Setup dialog box appears Chooser dialog box appears From the Chooser Click the Features button Configuring the printer from a Windows 3.1 computerFeatures dialog box appears Configuring the printer from a Windows 95 computer Loading Paper Chapter Mac OS UsersChapter Windows 95 Users Unix Users Page Mac OS Users Drive Before you install the printer softwareInstalling the printer software 167 Installing from the floppy disks 169 Click the LaserWriter 8 icon in the left half of the Chooser Selecting and setting up the printer Click the name of your LaserWriter 12/640 PS Small printer icon appears beside the printer name Making changes to the printer setup Printing Selecting page setup optionsSetup dialog box appears Choose Page Setup from the File menu PostScript Options dialog box appears Select the page setup options you want Printing documents Click OK to close the Page Setup dialog box Select the options you want Print dialog box appearsChoose Print from the File menu Printing a cover page automatically Color Matching dialog box appears Choose Color Matching from the Settings pop-up menuPrinting grayscale documents Cover page options dialog box appears Make the selection you want Printing with FinePrint or PhotoGrade Choose Imaging Options from the Settings pop-up menu Layout dialog box appears Choose Layout from the Settings pop-up menuPrinting on both sides of the paper Make the selections you want Printing to a filePostScript Printer Options dialog box appears Background printing and setting the print time Background Printing dialog box appears Choose Background Printing from the Settings pop-up menuChoose Printer Options from the Settings pop-up menu Selecting the output tray Reporting errors Choose Error Handling from the Settings pop-up menu Error Handling dialog box appears Printing with a desktop printer Printing PostScript files as text Switching between printers Click the icon of the desktop printer you want to use Select the printer using its desktop printer iconSelect a new printer using the Chooser Determining the status of a printer by looking at its icon Working with desktop printer icons Choose what you’d like to do Monitoring printingDouble-click the desktop printer icon you’re interested Chapter Turning off the Desktop PrintMonitor Turning off or removing the desktop printing software Removing the desktop printing software Select the option that you want Click Setup Chapter Windows 3.1 and DOS Users System requirements for Windows Installing the printer software for Windows Select the drive that holds your CD from the Drives list box Click Install 201 Installing from the floppy disks 203 What to do next 205 Printing from Windows applications Opening the printer Setup dialog box from the Control Panel Setting printer driver options Opening the printer Setup dialog box from the Print Manager Selecting printer options in the Setup dialog boxOpening the printer Setup dialog box from your application This command usually displays the Print Setup dialog box 209 PostScript Additional printer options 211 Fonts 213 Features Job Control Watermark Edit Watermark Downloading fonts Printers dialog box appears Downloading fonts manually to RAM Click Download You are returned to the Setup dialog boxFont Downloader dialog box appears Click Fonts Click Font Downloader Printing to a PostScript file Connect dialog box appears Using the driver to print to a PostScript fileChanging your printer setup to print to a PostScript file Driver Setup dialog box appears Dialog box appears that asks you to name the file Restoring your printer setup optionsPrinting to a PostScript file Your program’s Print dialog box appears Capturing a print queue for DOS printing Using the Apple LaserWriter Utility for WindowsDOS notes Windows 95 Users Before you begin 227 Add Printer dialog box appears 229 Setup Program Location dialog box appears 231 Setting up for NetWare-based printing 233 Setting printing properties Choose Print from the File menu Click Properties Selecting printer options in the Properties dialog box Setting document margins Setting duplex printing options Graphics Device Options 241 PostScript 243 Advanced PostScript options Watermarks Edit watermark Specifying how to send TrueType or PostScript fonts General Details Add Port Spool Settings Sharing Using the Apple LaserWriter Utility for Windows Unix Users Examples for lp Printing from a Unix workstation to the printerExamples for lpr Loading Paper Automatic or manual printing with the LaserWriter 12/640 PS Using the paper cassette Letter-size paper Legal and other size paper Letterhead paper and three-hole punched paper Using the multipurpose tray To use the multipurpose tray you must first open it Opening the multipurpose tray Placing paper and envelopes in the multipurpose tray Adjust this guide to fit the width of your paper Loading three-hole punched paper in the multipurpose tray Loading letterhead paper in the multipurpose tray Loading envelopes in the multipurpose tray Chapter Set your program to print lengthwise on the envelope Set your program to print using the multipurpose trayPrinting an envelope Loading labels in the multipurpose tray Loading transparencies in the multipurpose tray Choosing paper Filling the optional envelope cassette Insert the envelope cassette into the 500-sheet feeder Filling with postcards 273 Filling the optional 500-sheet cassette Insert the paper cassette into the 500-sheet feeder Page Maintenance Safety first Replacing the toner cartridge Regular maintenancePrecautions during maintenance Open the printer cover Remove the used cartridge Slide the square back and forth Maintenance Page Close the printer and resume printing Cleaning the exterior Fixing Paper and Image Problems Fixing Other Problems TroubleshootingPage Fixing Paper and Image Problems Flashing Checking the indicator lightsLight Off Checking for and clearing paper jams Chapter 293 Checking the optional 500-sheet cassette and feeder Checking the optional duplex printing unit Avoiding paper and envelope jams and wrinkling Toner does not stay fixed on the paper Problems with printed documentsPaper curls when you print on it Quality of grayscale art could be better Image is too dark Nothing is printed on the paperImage is too light Toner smudges appear on front or back of paper Prints solid blackUnwanted lines or stripes appear Image is wavy or distorted Printer isn’t printing from the correct paper tray Faded areas or white voids appear onBlotchy areas or ghost images appear on Chooser does not appear in the Apple K menu Fixing Other ProblemsTroubleshooting with the indicator lights Mac OS computer troubleshooting Printer is not listed in the Chooser No LaserWriter 8 icon appears in the Chooser 303 Nothing is printed no paper comes out of the printer Desktop printer icons appear as folders Message on the screen says the printer can’t print Want to turn the manual feed message on or off Desktop printer icon has an X drawn through itDesktop printing software needs more memory on the computer IBM PC or compatible troubleshooting Novell NetWare troubleshooting Nb /na /nff /nt /ti=30 Turn off the banner page in the /etc/printcap file Unix troubleshooting Rarp server is not responding Can ping the printer, but I can’t telnet to it Bootp server is not respondingOnly one user at a time can telnet to the printer Can’t ping the printer by IP name or IP address IVpart Page Apple Printer Utility for Mac OS Appendix a Administrator Tools Quick ReferenceWhat each utility does Apple LaserWriter Utility for Windows Utilities for Windows, DOS, and NetWare 317 TCP/IP Printer Configuration Utility for Unix Which functions are in which utilities Adjusting print quality Managing fonts Administering LocalTalk/EtherTalk networks for Mac OS usersAdministering NetWare networks for DOS and Windows users Administering TCP/IP networks for Unix users Managing page-description languages Configuring the communication portsConfiguring options Page Appendix B Setting Up the Printer as an Atps Remote Printer Configuring Atps for the first time on a NetWare 4 server Prompt appears, asking if you want to create a new file Configuring Atps for the first time on a NetWare 3.x serverWindow appears, displaying the fields contents Press Esc to quit editing List of configuration files reappearsPrompt appears, asking if you want to save your changes Type y and press Enter Select the SYS\SYSTEM\AUTOEXEC.NCF file and press Enter Window appears, displaying the file’s contents New configuration is immediately available Kinds of fonts Appendix C Using Fonts With the Printer Bitmapped fonts PostScript fonts TrueType fonts QuickDraw GX imaging technology TrueType and bitmapped fonts How TrueType fonts work with other kinds of fonts Keeping two font versions available TrueType and PostScript fonts How the Mac OS looks for fonts Where fonts are stored Suitcases 339 Styled fonts What kind of fonts should I buy? Why don’t all of my fonts appear in the Fonts menu?Common questions about fonts Here are some questions that often come up about fonts What does the term Apple classic fonts mean? What’s a downloadable font? What is font substitution?Page Fuji Xerox P893 laser-xerographic SpecificationsAppendix D Technical Information Twisted Pair 10BASE-T Thick Coax 10BASE-5 Printer fonts Average number of prints between failure is 180,000 pages Paper Type Size Envelope sizes and weights Weight SizeDimensions Printer only Height .2 cm Width 15.9 in .5 cm Depth 16.7 in .4 cm Approximately 30 lb kg Environmental informationHeight Height 16.2 in .1cm Width 26 W Power consumptionVoltage requirements 103.5 to 126.5 VAC, 58 to 62 Hz About PostScript Printer Description PPD files Simm sizes and speeds Size Configuration Speed RAM upgrade specificationsSimm dimensions Ozone emission These settings can be changed to the following modes Communication settings Part Number Accessories Index Index Sheet cassette and feeder option paper cassette Atps Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index Index See Rarp ROM Index Telnet Index Index Index