6. Printer Driver for Macintosh

6. Printer Driver for Macintosh

When using unit as a network printer, it is possible to print PostScript files from a Macintosh Computer. This section contains explanations regarding the procedure to install the Macintosh PPD files and select this printer, as well as explanation about the computer environment required to run the installed files.

Attention (Macintosh)

*When using the Printer driver, change the emulation setting KPDL or KPDL (AUTO).

6-1 Required computer environment

*OS: system 7.61 later

*CPU: Minimum Power PC

*RAM: Minimum 24MB

*Free hard disk space: Minimum 10MB

*CD-ROM drive: 1 drive

6-2 Installing the PPD files

This section explains the screen that appears when the CD-ROM supplied with the Printing System (K) is inserted into the CD-ROM drive. *All the screens to use for explanation are samples, and a screen may be different by a version of utilized software to some extent.

AB

A:[Install Drivers]

Click to start installation of the printer driver. Follow the instructions displayed on the screen to install the printer driver.

B:[Documentation]

Click to display the manual (PDF file) supplied with the printer driver. To open this PDF manual, Adobe Acrobat Reader (developed to view PDF files) is required, so make sure that Adobe Acrobat Reader is installed before opening the manual.

[Install Acrobat Reader]

Installs Adobe Acrobat Reader.

[Printer Manuals]

Displays the manuals (PDF) of the printer and printer driver. They explain the installation procedure

 

of the printer driver and operation procedure of the printer.

[Readme]

This file contains information which is not explained in the manuals. Please read this file before using

 

the printer driver.

Start up your Macintosh computer.

1 Insert the CD-ROM disk that is included with this product into a CD-ROM drive. *If there is starting other program, please be finished.

* Screens are things of Mac OS 8.1.

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IBM Printing System manual Printer Driver for Macintosh, Required computer environment, Installing the PPD files