8 Using Your Printer with a Macintosh

Your machine supports Macintosh systems with a built-in USB interface or a 10/100 Base-TX network interface card. When you print a file from a Macintosh computer, you can use the PostScript driver by installing the PPD file.

NOTE: Some printers do not support a network interface. Make sure that your printer supports a network interface by referring to Printer Specifications in your Printer User’s Guide.

This chapter includes:

Installing Software

Setting Up the Printer

Printing

Installing Software

The PostScript driver CD-ROM that came with your machine provides you with the PPD file to use the PS driver, Apple LaserWriter driver, for printing on a Macintosh computer.

Printer driver

Installing the printer driver

1Connect your machine to the computer using the USB cable or the Ethernet cable.

2Turn on your computer and the machine.

3Insert the PostScript driver CD-ROM which came with your machine into the CD-ROM drive.

4Double-click the Samsung_LBP on your Macintosh desktop.

5Double-click the MAC_Installer folder.

6Double-click the MAC_Printer folder.

7For Mac OS 8.6~9.2, double-click the Samsung_LBP Installer Classic icon.

For Mac OS 10.1 or higher, double-click the Samsung_LBP Installer OSX icon.

8Click Continue.

9Click Install.

10After the installation is finished, click Quit.

Uninstalling the printer driver

1Insert the CD-ROM which came with your printer into the CD-ROM drive.

2Double-click CD-ROM icon that appears on your Macintosh desktop.

3Double-click the Samsung_LBP on your Macintosh desktop.

4Double-click the MAC_Installer folder.

5Double-click the MAC_Printer folder.

6For Mac OS 8.6~9.2, double-click the Samsung_LBP Installer Classic icon.

For Mac OS 10.1 or higher, double-click the Samsung_LBP Installer OSX icon.

7Select Uninstall and then click Uninstall.

8Click Continue.

9When the uninstallation is done, click Quit.

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Samsung ML-S2850A Installing Software, Printer driver, Installing the printer driver, Uninstalling the printer driver

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