Apple 12/640PS manual Naming the printer and setting its zone, Making sure everything is working

Step 3: Naming the printer and setting its zone

Once connected to an AppleTalk network, the printer will appear on the network with the name LaserWriter 12/640 PS. You can change this name, if you wish. You can use the Apple Printer Utility, installed in the Apple LaserWriter Software folder, to name the printer. See “Naming the Printer,” later in this chapter, for instructions on changing the printer name.

When a printer is connected to an EtherTalk network with multiple logical zones, you can also set which zone the printer will be in. You can set the printer’s zone with the Apple Printer Utility. See “Setting the Printer’s Network Zones,” later in this chapter, for instructions on setting the printer’s zone.

Step 4: Making sure everything is working

The best way to make sure everything is set up correctly is to print something. As a simple print test, open and print one of the Read Me files that is in the Apple LaserWriter Software folder.

1Locate the Apple Printer Software Read Me file in the Apple LaserWriter Software folder.

2Click the Apple Printer Software Read Me file to select it, and choose Print from the File menu (or drag the Read Me file to the desktop printer icon and drop it on the printer).

The Print dialog box appears, listing the LaserWriter 12/640 PS printer as the selected printer. If the LaserWriter 12/640 PS printer’s name does not appear in the dialog box, see “Step 2: Choosing the Printer.”

3Click Print.

If the document doesn’t print, check the steps you followed in Chapter 1 for connecting and turning on the printer. Also check that you have followed all the software installation steps presented in this chapter. Make sure that you have installed the toner cartridge and loaded paper into the paper cassette. Check that no packing material or paper has caused a jam in the printer.

If the printer still will not print, turn to the troubleshooting chapters, Chapter 12 and 13. Indicator lights on the front of the printer blink to signal different errors and printing conditions, such as out of paper or a paper jam. Check the lights and refer to Chapter 12 for their meaning. You can also double-click the desktop printer icon to check the status messages that appear in the Desktop PrintMonitor.

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