Tektronix Phaser 600 Setting up the Apple LaserWriter 8 driver

MACINTOSH SOFTWARE

Setting up the Apple LaserWriter 8 driver

Note The LaserWriter 8 driver, available only on the printer’s CD-ROM, uses printer-speciﬁc PPD (PostScript Printer

Description) ﬁles for information on a printer’s page sizes and printing options. Follow these steps to use the

LaserWriter 8 driver with a Phaser 600 printer.

If the printer is busy, it may take some time to complete this set-up procedure; do this when the printer is

idle. You only have to set up a printer once.

During installation, the LaserWriter 8 driver leaves other versions of the LaserWriter driver (such as 7.x and

6.x) intact, but overwrites an earlier version of the LaserWriter 8 driver.

1. Follow the software installation on Installing printer software for Macintosh. At Step 3, choose

Custom Install; then select LaserWriter 8.x Driver and Printer Descriptions.

2. Install the driver:

a. In the

folder on your hard disk, locate the alias to the

b. Double-click on the alias to open the installer application on the printer’s CD-ROM (the CD-ROM

must be inserted to be accessed).

c. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the driver.

3. Open the Chooser; select the LaserWriter 8 driver icon.