Ricoh AP1400/AP2000 manual Chapter AppleTalk Configuration, Choosing the Printer

Chapter 6

AppleTalk Configuration

Use this chapter if you will be printing from a Macintosh. This chapter explains how to configure the Network Interface Board using AppleTalk.

6.1Choosing the Printer

To choose the printer, use the following procedure:

1.Make sure you have loaded the print driver and PPD file appropriate to your printer.

2.Make sure you have selected Ethernet as the AppleTalk connection.

3.Click on the Apple icon.

4.Select Chooser to display the Chooser screen.

5.Select the AppleTalk Zone containing the printer from the list at the lower left of the screen. Select the device driver type corresponding to your printer from those indicated at the upper left of the screen. A list of printers will appear in the display panel at the right of the screen.

6.From the display panel at the right of the screen, choose the name of the printer from the list of printers. The AppleTalk printer name for your printer is printed out on the Status and Configuration report under AppleTalk Connection Information.

7.The options available at this point depend on your printer driver. With a typical driver, you may select SETUP. Then select AUTO SETUP. There will be a series of messages as the Chooser communicates with the printer and locates the proper PPD. The setup screen will return, listing the PPD file selected. Select OK. Then exit from Chooser.

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