Apple 12/640PS manual Configuring the printer, Using the Apple Printer Utility, What to do next

What to do next

You may change some of the printer’s default settings using the Apple Printer Utility as explained in the next section. If you want to install any options, see Chapter 5. Then you can set up users’ computers as explained in “Getting Mac OS Users Started Using the Printer,” later in this chapter.

Configuring the printer

Though the printer itself has no control panel, you can configure it by using programs on computers connected to the printer:

mOn Mac OS computers, use the Apple Printer Utility and the desktop printer’s setup function, which are described in this chapter.

mOn Windows computers, use the Apple LaserWriter Utility for Windows described in Chapter 3.

mOn UNIX workstations, log in to the TCP/IP Printer Configuration Utility using the UNIX telnet program, as described in Chapter 4.

Each utility has some unique functions and some areas of overlap. For a list of each utility’s functions, see Appendix A.

Using the Apple Printer Utility

The Apple Printer Utility program allows you to set the default settings that control how various aspects of the LaserWriter 12/640 PS work. Use it to choose the basic printer settings that you want to use for all documents.

You can also change printer settings without changing the printer’s basic defaults by changing the settings in the Print and Page Setup dialog boxes. Network users should use the Print and Page Setup dialog boxes to choose the individual settings for their documents.

IMPORTANT Changes you make with the Apple Printer Utility affect everybody who uses the printer.

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