HP LaserJet 4050, 4050N, 4050T and 4050TN Printers - User's Guide

126 Chapter 4: Problem Solving
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Selecting an Alternate PPD
1
Open the
Chooser
from the
Apple
menu.
2
Click the
LaserWriter 8
icon.
3
If you are on a network with multiple zones, select the zone in
the
AppleTalk Zones
box where the printer is located.
4
Click the printer name you want to use in the
Select a
PostScript Printer
box. (Double-clicking will immediately
generate the next few steps.)
5
Click
Setup...
(This button might read
Create
for first-time
setup.)
6
Click
Select PPD...
.
7
Find the desired PPD in the list and click
Select
. If the desired
PPD is not listed, choose one of the following options:
•
Select a PPD for a printer with similar features.
•
Select a PPD from another folder.
•
Select the generic PPD by clicking
Use Generic
. The generic
PPD allows you to print, but limits your access to printer
features.
8
In the
Setup
dialog box, click
Select
, and then click
OK
to return
to the
Chooser
.
Note
If you manually select a PPD, an icon might not appear next to the
selected printer in the
Select a PostScript Printer
box. In the
Chooser
, click
Setup
, click
Printer Info
, and then click
Update Info
to bring up the icon.
9
Close the
Chooser
.
Renaming the Printer
If you are going to rename the printer, do this before selecting the
printer in the
Chooser
. If you rename the printer after selecting it in
the
Chooser
, you will have to go back into the
Chooser
and
reselect it.
Use the
Set Printer Name
feature in the
HP LaserJet Utility
to
rename the printer.