Apple 12/640PS manual Setting up for parallel port printing, Installing from the CD-ROM disc

Setting up for parallel port printing

Your LaserWriter 12/640 PS printer uses a standard parallel port. By default, your printer’s parallel port is ready to receive data, and you should not need to make any changes to either your computer’s or the printer’s parallel port settings.

Installing the printer software for Windows 95 and Windows 3.1

As the printer administrator, you must install the printer software on each computer that will print to the LaserWriter 12/640 PS. You can do so by using the installation program that comes on the software disks included with the printer.

Note: Be sure you have Windows on your computer, before installing the

LaserWriter 12/640 PS software.

To install the Windows printer software, follow these steps. These instructions assume that you have a mouse or similar pointing device. If you do not, see the instructions that came with Windows to find out how to perform these steps using a keyboard.

Installing from the CD-ROM disc

Installing onto a Windows 95 computer

1Start Windows 95.

Before installing the software, make sure the Control Panel and Printers folder are closed.

2Insert the LaserWriter 12/640 PS Software Installation CD-ROM disc into the CD-ROM drive.

3Open the WINDOWS directory.

4Open the directory on the CD called WIN95\DISK1.

5Double-click the setup.exe file.

After a few moments, a message appears warning you to close all other applications before continuing with this installation.

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