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

• 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, the printer

not appear in the Select

is on, and the Data light is on.

a PostScript Printer box

• Make sure that the correct printer driver has been selected in

in the Chooser.

the 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 the Chooser.

 

• Make sure AppleTalk is on. (The button next to Active is

 

selected in the Chooser.) You may need to restart the

 

computer to activate the change.

 

 

Printing Errors

Problem

Possible Cause and Solution

You cannot use the computer while the printer is printing.

Background Printing has not been selected.

For LaserWriter 8.3, turn Background Printing on in the 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 dialog box.

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Samsung ML-1651N, ML-1650 Common Macintosh Problems, Problems in the Chooser, Printing Errors, Zones box in the Chooser

ML-1650, ML-1651N specifications

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