Macintosh
Note: A PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file provides detailed information about the capabilities of a printer to your UNIX or Macintosh computers.
To print to a network printer, each Macintosh user must install a custom PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file and either create a desktop printer on the computer (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x) or create a print queue in Print Center (Mac OS X). Follow the instructions for your operating system.
Mac OS 8.6 to 9.x
Step 1: Install a custom PPD file
Note: Installing the custom PPD is required only if this is the first time the printer has been set up. If the printer was previously installed, go on to Step 2: Create a desktop printer.
1Insert the drivers CD.
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4Select the language of your operating system, and then click OK.
5Click Install to install the PPD file for your printer.
Step 2: Create a desktop printer
1In the Chooser, select the LaserWriter 8 driver.
2If you have a routed network, select the default zone from the list. If you don’t know which zone to select, look on the Network Setup page under AppleTalk for Zone.
3Select the new printer from the list.
4If you don’t know which printer to select, look on the Network Setup page under the AppleTalk heading to find the default name of the printer.
5Click Create.
6Make sure there is an icon next to the printer name in the Chooser.
7Close the Chooser window.
8Verify printer installation.
a Click the desktop printer icon you just created. b Choose Printing Æ Change Setup.
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