Selecting an alternate PostScript Printer Description (PPD)
MAC OS 9.x
1Open the Chooser from the Apple menu.
2Click the LaserWriter icon.
3If you are on a network that has multiple zones, select the zone in the AppleTalk Zones box where the printer is located.
4In the Select a PostScript Printer box, click the printer name that you want to use.
5Click Setup. (This button might read Create for
6Click Select PPD.
7Find the PPD that you want in the list and click Select. If the PPD is not listed, choose one of the following options:
•Select a PPD for a printer with similar features.
•Select a PPD from another folder.
•Select the generic PPD by clicking Use Generic. The generic PPD allows you to print, but limits your access to printer features.
8In the Setup dialog box, click Select, and then click OK to return to the Chooser.
Note | If you manually select a PPD, an icon might not appear next to the selected printer in the Select |
| a PostScript Printer box. In the Chooser, click Setup, click Printer Info, and then click Update |
| Info to display the icon. |
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| 9 Close the Chooser. |
Mac OS X
1Delete the printer from the Print Center.
2Add the printer again using the option to manually select the PPD.
Renaming the printer
If you are going to rename the printer, do this before selecting the printer in the Chooser. If you rename the printer after selecting it in the Chooser, you will have to return to the Chooser and reselect it.
Use the Set Printer Name feature in the HP LaserJet Utility to rename the printer.
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