Samsung 2550 manual Common Macintosh Problems, Problems in the Chooser, Printing Errors

Common Macintosh Problems

Problems in the Chooser

Problem	Possible Cause and Solution
The printer driver icon	Software is not installed correctly.
does not appear in	• The LaserWriter driver should be present as a part of the
Chooser.	Macintosh OS. Make sure that the LaserWriter driver is in the
	Extensions folder within the Systems folder. If not, install
	the LaserWriter driver component from the Macintosh OS CD.
	• Make sure that you are using a high-quality cable.
	• Make sure that the printer is on the correct network. Select
	Network or AppleTalk Control Panel from Control
	Panels in the Apple menu and then choose the correct
	network.
The printer name does	• Make sure that the cables are connected correctly and the
not appear in the	printer is turned on.
Select a PostScript	• Check if “Ready” appears on the display of the control panel.
Printer box in the	If not, press the On Line/Continue button to switch your
Chooser.	printer to on-line.
	• Make sure that the correct printer driver has been selected in
	Chooser.
	• If the printer resides on a network with multiple zones, make
	sure that the correct zone is selected in the AppleTalk Zones
	box in Chooser.
	• Make sure that AppleTalk is on; the button next to Active is	7
	selected in Chooser. You may need to restart the computer to
	activate the change.
Printing Errors
Problem	Possible Cause and Solution
You cannot use the	Background Printing has not been selected.
computer while the	• For LaserWriter 8.3, turn Background Printing on in the
printer is printing.	Chooser. Status messages will now be redirected to the Print
	Monitor allowing you to continue working while the computer
	is processing data to be sent to the printer.
	• For LaserWriter 8.4 or higher, turn Background Printing on
	at the Print window.

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