Apple Color LaserWriter Update For the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS and 12/660 PS
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Contents Communications regulation information Laser information Preface What’s New ix x xi This update at a glance xii Part I Guide for Printer Administrators 1 Setting Up the Color LaserWriter 12/660 PS Choosing a place for the printer Leveling the printer 1 2 Removing the oil absorption sheets Additional information 1 5 7 iii
2 Setting Up the Printer for Mac OS Users Before you begin 9 10 System requirements 10 Initial AppleTalk setup 10 Step 1: Installing the printer software Step 2: Choosing the printer 11 15 Step 3: Naming the printer and setting its zone Step 4: Making sure everything is working Configuring the printer 18 18 Installing the printer software from the server What to do next 17 17 Installing the software from a server Installing onto a server 16 20 21 3 Setting Up the Printer for Windows, DOS
Initial Novell NetWare setup 40 Step 1: Choosing an operating mode 41 Step 2, option A: Setting up the printer as a print server (using PCONSOLE) 43 Step 2, option B: Setting up the printer as a remote printer (RPRINTER mode) 47 What to do next 50 4 Setting Up the Printer for UNIX Users Before you begin 51 51 Initial TCP/IP setup 52 Background information 52 Step 1: Installing the printer software 52 Step 2: Obtaining an IP address for the printer Step 3: Assigning an IP address to the printe
Part II Guide for Users 5 Mac OS Users 73 Selecting and setting up the printer 73 Making changes to the printer setup Printing 75 76 Selecting page setup options Printing documents 77 79 Printing a cover page automatically 81 Printing color and grayscale documents Printing more than one page per sheet Printing to a file 82 83 84 Background printing and setting the print time Printing transparencies 86 Changing the Print Quality mode Reporting errors 84 86 87 Printing with a desktop prin
6 Windows 3.
Part III Appendixes Appendix A Moving the Printer Appendix B Troubleshooting 143 145 General printing problems 145 Mac OS–based computer troubleshooting Index viii Contents 149 148
Communications regulation information FCC statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device in accordance with the specifications in Part 15 of FCC rules. See instructions if interference to radio or television reception is suspected. Radio and television interference The equipment described in this manual generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequency energy.
DOC statement DOC Class B Compliance This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the interference-causing equipment standard entitled “Digital Apparatus,” ICES-003 of the Department of Communications.
What’s New The Color LaserWriter 12/660 PS printer is an enhanced version of the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS printer. Enhancements include m additional 4 MB of memory (16 MB total in the printer) m improved software and firmware to speed up printing m new printer drivers Use this update in addition to the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS User’s Manual. This update describes the features unique to the Color LaserWriter 12/660 PS printer.
This update at a glance xii Preface Chapter/Appendix Contents Chapter 1 “Setting up the Color LaserWriter 12/660 PS” Contains additional information. See also Chapter 1, “Setting Up the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS” in the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS User’s Manual. Chapter 2 “Setting Up the Printer for Mac OS Users” Replaces Chapter 2, “Setting Up the Printer for Macintosh Users,” in your printer manual.
Guide for Printer Administrators Chapter 1 Setting Up the Color LaserWriter 12/660 PS Chapter 2 Setting Up the Printer for Mac OS Users Chapter 3 Setting Up the Printer for Windows, DOS, and NetWare Users Chapter 4 Setting Up the Printer for UNIX Users I part
1 Setting Up the Color LaserWriter 12/660 PS The Color LaserWriter 12/660 PS printer uses the same setup procedures as for the Color LaserWriter 12/600 printer with a few exceptions. This chapter describes those exceptions. To set up the printer, read this chapter first, then read Chapter 1 of the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS User’s Manual.
WARNING The desk or table surface must be level. The back of the printer must be level with the front (or slightly higher—up to 1/2 inches [15 mm]) to keep oil inside the printer flowing properly. A level and round black rubber shims are included with the printer to help you set up the printer properly. Leveling the printer Follow the instructions on unpacking the printer in Chapter 1 of the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS User’s Manual.
4 Place the level on top of the fuser to level the printer first from front-to-back, then from side-to-side.
5 Place the shims under the printer’s feet (as needed) to level the printer. You might want to have one person tilt the printer up and another person place the shims underneath.
Removing the oil absorption sheets After leveling the printer, remove the shipping spacers and oil absorption sheets from inside the printer. 1 Open the fuser access door and remove the two orange spacers and the oil absorption sheet from inside.
2 6 Chapter 1 Open the fixing assembly and remove the oil absorption sheet from inside.
Additional information Be sure to do the following when setting up the printer: m Remove the shipping screw. The shipping screw is encased in an orange plastic sheath behind the front door. Put the shipping screw in a safe place in case you ever need to ship the printer to a new location. WARNING You must remove the shipping screw. Otherwise, you might damage the printer. m Keep the photoconductor level as you insert it into the printer. Inserting it at an angle may damage the photoconductor.
2 Setting Up the Printer for Mac OS Users This chapter explains how to prepare the printer for use on an AppleTalk network, and prepare Macintosh Operating System (Mac OS)–based computers to print on the printer. Read this chapter first, then read Chapter 2 of the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS User’s Manual for instructions on configuring the printer with the Apple Printer Utility.
Before you begin This chapter presents instructions for installing the Mac OS printer software and configuring the printer with it.
Step 1: Installing the printer software IMPORTANT Do not “drag install” the printer software. If you do, the files won’t be properly decompressed and won’t work. Installing from the CD-ROM disc 1 Quit any programs you are running. 2 Turn off any automatic virus-detection programs you have on your computer. If you don’t, problems may occur during the installation. After installation is complete, you can turn the virus-detection programs back on.
Custom Install lets you specify what portions of the software you would like to install. IMPORTANT The Installer checks to make sure you have what you need to use the printer software. If you’re missing anything, a message tells you what you need. You won’t be able to install the software until you correct the problem. If a dialog box says you don’t have the correct system software, you can purchase a new version from an Apple-authorized dealer. 11 Click the Install button.
2 Double-click the disc icon to open the disc, if necessary. 3 Double-click the MAC_OS folder, if necessary. 4 Double-click the SOFTWARE folder, if necessary. 5 Copy the DISKS folder to your hard disk. 6 Double-click the DISKS folder. 7 Double-click the Floppy Disk Maker application. 8 Click Full Set. A dialog box appears that gives you some information, such as the approximate time it will take to copy the images to floppy disks. 9 Click Start to start the copy process.
6 Read the Before You Install file to check for late-breaking news. 7 Double-click the Installer icon to start the Installer program. After a moment, a Welcome dialog box appears. 8 Click Continue. After a moment, the Install dialog box appears. At the top of the dialog box is a pop-up menu set to allow you to perform an Easy Install. Easy Install installs all the software you need.
After you restart, you may notice a new icon on your desktop, one that represents a desktop printer. You will also see the Apple LaserWriter Software folder on your hard disk. This folder contains the Apple Printer Utility and Read Me files. More information about the Installer program In the procedure just described, the Installer places all the software you need onto your hard disk. In rare circumstances, you may want to install only a subset.
2 In the Chooser dialog box, click items to select them. Third, click the name of the printer you want to use. (An icon beside a printer name means the printer software has already been set up.) First, click this icon. (If necessary, use the scroll bar and arrows to find the icon.) Second, if the network has zones, click the zone where the printer is located. 3 Finally, click Create (or double-click the printer name—a shortcut). Close the Chooser.
Step 4: Making sure everything is working The best way to make sure everything is set up correctly is to print something. As a simple print test, open and print one of the Read Me files that is in the Apple LaserWriter Software folder. 1 Locate the Apple Printer Software Read Me file in the Apple LaserWriter Software folder. 2 Open the Apple Printer Software Read Me file and choose Print from the File menu (or drag the Read Me file to the desktop printer icon and drop it on the printer).
Installing the software from a server You can get Mac OS users started with the printer and the new printer software in whatever way you’re used to. If you’d prefer not to pass around the software disks, you can place the software on a server, as explained in the next section. If you prefer, you can of course install the software on each user’s computer yourself.
3 Drag the LaserWriter Disk 1 icon onto the icon of the folder. IMPORTANT You must drag the disk icon rather than copy the contents of the disk directly. 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each printer disk. 5 Open the folder you created in step 1. The contents of each disk are contained in a folder named for that disk. 6 Open the LaserWriter Disk 1 folder. 7 Select the Installer and Installer Script icons and drag the icons from the LaserWriter Disk 1 folder to the folder you created in step 1.
Installing the printer software from the server After you’ve copied the software to the server as described earlier in “Preparing a Server Using the CD-ROM Disc,” users can install the software on their own computers by following these steps: 1 Turn off any automatic virus-detection programs on your computer before installing the software. If you don’t, problems may occur during the installation. After installation is complete, you can turn the virus-detection programs back on.
What to do next The printer is now set up on your AppleTalk network. The table below can help you decide which chapter to go to next. If you want to See in this update Set up the printer for Windows, DOS, or NetWare users Chapter 3 Set up the printer for UNIX users Chapter 4 Print from a Mac OS–based computer Chapter 5 Print from a Windows 3.
3 Setting Up the Printer for Windows, DOS, and NetWare Users This chapter describes how to set up the printer for use with IBM PC or compatible computers running Windows 3.1, Windows 95, Windows NT, or DOS. It provides detailed procedures for setting up the printer for use on a Novell NetWare network and instructions for installing the Apple Printer Utility for Windows.
System requirements for Windows 3.1 To use the printer, your computer system must meet these requirements: m IBM PC or compatible, with an 80386 or higher CPU m hard disk drive m at least 4 megabytes (MB) of random-access memory (RAM) m Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher or Windows for Workgroups 3.11 or higher m MS-DOS version 3.3 or higher (5.0 or higher recommended) m CD-ROM drive or 3.5-inch floppy disk drive that reads 1.44 MB disks m NetWare requires an 80386 CPU with NetWare version 3.
Setting up for DOS-based printing If you will be printing from DOS applications only, you do not need to install any of the software that came with the printer. However, to print from a DOS application, you must first install the DOS PostScript driver if one exists for your DOS application. The DOS PostScript driver is usually supplied with the DOS application. Follow your application’s instructions for installation and printing. See also “DOS Notes” in Chapter 6 of this update.
Installing from the CD-ROM disc Installing onto a Windows 95 computer 1 Start Windows 95. Before installing the software, make sure the Control Panel and Printers folder are closed. 2 Insert the CD-ROM disc into the CD-ROM drive. 3 Open the directory on the CD called WIN_OS\WIN95\DISK1 4 Double-click the setup.exe file. After a few moments, a message appears warning you to close all other applications before continuing with this installation. 5 Click Next if you have no other open applications.
8 Click Express Installation. A window appears that keeps you informed as file decompression proceeds. 9 Click Next when the Installer prompts you to add a PostScript printer to your system. A message appears that lets you install the setup program onto your hard disk. 10 Select Yes, if desired, and click Next. The Setup Program Location dialog box appears. 11 Enter a new directory for the setup program or use the default directory and click Next.
21 Click Add Another to install another Apple LaserWriter printer. Repeat for each printer you want to install. You can install other Apple LaserWriter printers supported by the software. 22 When you’re done, click Exit. Installation is complete. 23 Choose how to proceed: For users connected via the parallel cable, the default printer driver settings should suffice.
7 When you have finished reading the ReadMe file, choose Exit from the File menu in the Notepad application. A Welcome dialog box is displayed that allows you to select Express Installation, Custom Installation, Print Driver Only, or De-Install. Express Installation installs all the software you need.
14 When you’re done, click Close. A message appears telling you to use the Printers control panel to connect and set up the printers you’ve installed. By default, each printer uses LPT1. The Printers control panel Setup dialog box lets you specify a different port, for example, LPT2, or a NetWare queue. Installation is complete.
3 Disable the following DEVICE entries by prefixing the line with a semicolon (;). Your changes should look like this: ;DEVICE=*VPD ;DEVICE=LPT.386 You can also copy the software folders from the CD-ROM disc to a hard disk. Your users can install the software from the server as described in “Installing From the CD-ROM Disc” earlier in this chapter.
3 Insert a blank floppy disk into the a: drive (or b: drive). 4 From the File Manager, open the WIN_OS\WIN31_NT\DISK1 directory on the CD. 5 Select Copy from the File menu. 6 Type *.* in the Source field and a: (or b:) in the Destination field. The files are copied to the floppy disk. 7 Repeat steps 3 through 6 using the WIN31_NT\DISK2 directory.
7 Click Yes to view the ReadMe file. 8 When you have finished reading the ReadMe file, choose Exit from the File menu in the WordPad application. A Welcome message is displayed that allows you to select Express Installation, Custom Installation, or Printer Driver Only. Express Installation installs all the software you need.
14 Eject LaserWriter Disk 2 for Windows 95 and insert LaserWriter Disk 3 for Windows 95. The PostScript PPD files are located on LaserWriter Disk 3 for Windows 95. 15 Choose a: or b: (depending on which drive holds your installation disk) from the Drives list box. 16 Select Apple Color LW 12/660 PS from the PostScript Printer Drivers Available list and click Next. 17 Select LPT1 if the Color LaserWriter 12/660 PS is connected to your local computer. 18 Click Next.
Installing on a Windows 3.1 computer 1 Find the Windows disks containing the printer software and make sure they’re write-protected. Slide up the write-protection tab in one corner of the floppy disk so that you can see through the hole. 2 Start Windows. Before installing the software, make sure the Windows Control Panel and Printers control panel are closed. 3 Insert LaserWriter Disk 1 for Windows 3.1 into a floppy disk drive. 4 From the Windows Program Manager, choose Run from the File menu.
Custom Installation lets you specify what portions of the software you would like to install. Printer Driver Only installs only the PostScript printer driver and printer description files. De-Install lets you remove previously installed LaserWriter software. 9 Click Express Installation. A window appears that keeps you informed as file decompression proceeds. Next, the Installer asks you to press a button to restart Windows. 10 Click Restart Windows.
17 Click OK to dismiss the message. Installation is complete. 18 Choose how to proceed: For users connected via the parallel cable, the default printer driver settings should suffice. You can monitor your printer software with the Apple Print Monitor for Windows; see “Initial Apple Print Monitor for Windows Setup” in Chapter 3 of the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS User’s Manual.
3 Using File Manager, open the directory on the CD called WIN_OS\WIN_31_NT\DISK1. 4 Double-click the setup.exe file. The Welcome screen appears. 5 Select Custom Install and click Windows NT Printer Software. Make sure all other checkboxes are not checked. 6 Click Install. Instructions for installing the Windows NT software appear. 7 Click Continue. The Print Manager dialog box appears. 8 Select Create Printer from the Print Manager’s Printer menu. The Create Printer dialog box appears.
2 If you are installing onto a Windows NT 3.5x Server: m Open the PRINTER.INF file with Notepad. m Search for the [Source Media Description] session. m Comment out the line for the NT Workstation. m Uncomment the line for the NT Server. m Save the file and exit Notepad. 3 Place your Windows NT CD-ROM disc into the CD-ROM drive. This example uses D: as the CD-ROM drive. Be sure to use the letter that corresponds to your CD-ROM drive.
11 Select the printer driver that corresponds to your printer and click OK. 12 Follow the instructions on the screen. 13 Click Continue and OK to complete the installation. Initial Novell NetWare setup NetWare 4.1 introduces the concept of a hierarchical tree database, called NetWare Directory Services (NDS). NDS is different from the flat file database called the “Bindery” used in earlier versions of NetWare. The printer does not support NDS.
Step 1: Choosing an operating mode When setting up your printer for a NetWare network, you have a choice of three operating modes: m PSERVER mode, in which the printer emulates NetWare’s PSERVER software and functions as a dedicated print server m RPRINTER mode, in which the printer functions as a remote printer m ATPS (AppleTalk Print Spooler) mode, in which the printer functions as a remote AppleTalk printer In PSERVER mode, the factory default, print jobs are stored in a queue on a specified file server
What to do next Once you decide how you want to set up the printer, proceed as follows: m PSERVER To set up the printer as a print server, read about how to use PCONSOLE in the next section, then m if you want a simple setup, read “Step 2, Option A: Setting Up the Printer as a Print Server (Using PCONSOLE),” later in this chapter. m if you want to assign a password, read “Step 3: Assigning a Password for the Print Server (Optional),” in Chapter 3 of the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS User’s Manual.
The table below lists some basic PCONSOLE key commands.
5 Use the arrow keys to highlight Change Context in the menu, and press Enter. 6 Change the PCONSOLE utility’s context to match the context set on the server (what you wrote down earlier), by pressing the Ins key, and selecting the correct context. 7 Use the arrow keys to highlight Print Servers in the menu, and press Enter. 8 Press the Ins key, then type the NetWare Printer Name (provided on the printer’s startup page), and press Enter. The print server is created.
7 From the Serviced Printers menu list, select the name of the printer you specified in the previous procedure, and press Enter. This brings up the Printer Configuration menu. 8 From the Printer Configuration menu, use the arrow keys to highlight Printer type, and press Enter. 9 From the Printer Type menu, use the arrow keys to highlight Other/Unknown, and press Enter. This makes your selection active, and brings you back to the Printer Configuration menu.
5 Select the name of the queue you specified above and press Enter. This adds the queue to the Print Queue list of the printer. 6 Press the Esc key until you are prompted to save your changes. Completing the PSERVER configuration with the Apple Printer Utility 1 Start Windows, if it’s not already running. 2 In the Program Manager window, open the Apple LaserWriter Software program group and double-click the Apple Printer Utility icon. 3 Click Network.
Step 2, option B: Setting up the printer as a remote printer (RPRINTER mode) There are six parts to setting up the printer for RPRINTER mode: m Create a print server m Create a printer from within the print server configuration menu options m Create a print queue from within the printer configuration menu options m Set your printer to RPRINTER mode m Start PSERVER on your NetWare 4.
3 Press the Ins key to display printers in your current context in the NetWare Directory Services tree. 4 Press the Ins key to create a new printer in the NetWare Directory Services tree. The context listed at the top of the screen should still list the server’s bindery context that was set earlier. If this is not the case, change the context to the correct context before creating the printer. 5 At the prompt, type the new printer name and press Enter.
7 Press the Ins key to create a new print queue in the NetWare Directory Services tree. The context listed at the top of the screen should still list the server’s bindery context that was set earlier. If it doesn’t, change to the correct context first before creating the print queue. 8 At the prompt, type the new queue name and press Enter. Next you will be asked for the NetWare volume to store your NetWare print queue jobs on. With NetWare 4.
Start PSERVER on your 4.1 file server m Start PSERVER on your 4.1 file server by typing LOAD PSERVER . Turn the printer off and back on for the changes to take effect 1 Turn the printer off and then back on again. 2 Submit a print job to the printer to ensure it is working.
4 Setting Up the Printer for UNIX Users This chapter explains how to prepare the printer for UNIX users. Users’ computers must be connected to the printer by an Ethernet network using TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol). This chapter replaces Chapter 4 of the Color LaserWriter 12/600 User’s Manual.
Initial TCP/IP setup Before UNIX users can use the printer, the printer administrator must assign an IP address for the printer, as described in the following sections. Background information TCP/IP is a protocol commonly used to connect UNIX systems over Ethernet networks. Every TCP/IP device must have a unique IP address. Much of the initial work the printer administrator must do is related to assigning an IP address (and other associated information) to the printer.
Step 3: Assigning an IP address to the printer When you unpack the printer, it has a unique permanent factory-assigned Ethernet address, but no IP address. To assign an IP address to the printer, you can use any one of the following methods, which are described more fully in the sections that follow: m ping assignment. Any printer administrator with superuser privileges can use this method, which is sometimes called gleaning.
3 Add the following line to the /etc/hosts table on your workstation: printer_IP_address printer_IP_name You obtain the printer IP address from your network administrator. You choose the printer IP name yourself (if it was not assigned by the network administrator). It must follow the naming convention of your system, which generally means it must contain fewer than 32 characters and no special characters. Example 80.20.4.
6 To test the connection, once again type the ping command from a workstation on the same subnet as the printer: ping printer_IP_name If the ping command responds by telling you that the printer is alive on the network, the address assignment was successful. If the ping command does not respond, or tells you the printer was not found, then the address assignment failed. Try the steps in this procedure again, making sure you type the printer’s Ethernet address exactly as it appears on the startup page.
Step 4: Configuring Users’ Workstations You can now set up users’ workstations. m If you’re using Sun Solaris, see “Configuring Sun Solaris,” next. m If you’re using Sun OS version 4.1, see “Configuring Sun OS Version 4.1, Ultrix, A/UX, or Other BSD Systems,” later in this chapter. m If you’re using HP-UX, see “Configuring HP-UX Version 8.07” or “Configuring HP-UX Version 9.x,” later in this chapter. m If you’re using SCO UNIX, see “Configuring SCO UNIX,” later in this chapter.
8 Enter the printer’s IP name in the Print Server field. 9 Select BSD in the Print Server OS field. 10 Click Add. 11 Choose Modify Printer Set File from the Edit menu. 12 Set File Contents to PostScript. 13 Confirm that Accept Print Jobs and Enable Print Queue are set to Yes. 14 Click Apply. 15 Exit admintool and test the installation by printing a file. Configuring Sun OS version 4.1, Ultrix, A/UX, or other BSD systems 1 Log in as root.
Note: To start the lpd daemon automatically when the system boots, add the lpd command to the /etc/rc file. The following is an example /etc/rc file (syntax varies across operating systems): if [ -f /usr/lib/lpd ] ; then rm -f /dev/printer /var/spool/lpd.
6 Create and set the privileges for the spool directory specified in step 5: mkdir path_to_this_queue’s_spool_directory Example mkdir chown chgrp chmod 7 /usr/spool/lpd/GarysLW daemon /usr/spool/lpd/GarysLW daemon /usr/spool/lpd/GarysLW 775 /usr/spool/lpd/GarysLW To test the connection, type the ping command from a workstation on the same subnet as the printer: ping printer_IP_name If the ping command responds by telling you that the printer is alive on the network, the address assignment was successfu
Configuring HP-UX version 8.07 1 Log in to the system console as root. The System Administration Manager (SAM) uses a screen-oriented interface that works best at the console. 2 Assign an IP address and IP name to the printer, as described in “Step 3: Assigning an IP Address to the Printer,” earlier in this chapter. 3 Make sure the printer’s IP name and IP address are entered in the /etc/hosts file. 4 Run the SAM utility by typing sam at the UNIX prompt.
8 To enable the print queue you just created, choose the following items from the SAM menu, in order: Peripheral Devices Printers and Plotters Enable a Printer 9 When SAM asks for the printer name, type the IP name assigned to the printer as described in “Step 3: Assigning an IP Address to the Printer,” earlier in this chapter. 10 Leave SAM.
2 If rlp is running—that is, you saw one or more lines of text in step 1—kill the process by typing kill -15 process_number_ from_step_1 3 Make sure the following entry is in the /etc/inetd.conf file: printer stream tcp nowait root /usr/lib/rlpdaemon rlpdaemon -i This line tells inetd to start the rlp daemon automatically when a print request is made (if it’s not already running).
5 Select the following options, in order, from the SAM menu: Printers and Plotters Printers/Plotters Actions Add a Remote Printer/Plotter (Do not select “Add a Network Printer.”) A form appears for you to define a remote printer. 6 Enter information into the remote printer form as follows: m Printer name Type the local queue name users will use as the name for the printer.
12 To test the connection, type the ping command from a workstation on the same subnet as the printer: ping printer_IP_name If the ping command responds by telling you that the printer is alive on the network, the address assignment was successful. If the ping command does not respond, or tells you the printer was not found, then the address assignment failed. Try the steps in this procedure again, making sure you type the printer’s Ethernet address exactly as it appears on the startup page.
4 Make sure the following entry is in the /etc/services file: printer 515/tcp spooler 5 Start inetd by typing the following command at the UNIX prompt: /etc/inetd -c 6 Repeat the steps in “Configuring HP-UX Version 9.x.” Configuring SCO UNIX To configure Santa Cruz Operation (SCO) version 1.2 or later of UNIX, follow these steps: 1 Log in to the SCO machine as root.
10 Add the following entry to the /etc/printcap file. printer_queue_name|[description_of_printer]:\ :lp=:mx#0:rm=printer_IP_name:\ :rp=printer_queue_name:\ :sd=path_to_this_queue’s_spool_directory:\ :lf=path_to_this_queue’s_log_ file: Fill in the parameters in italics as follows: m Replace printer_queue_name with the name the user should use to reference the printer. m Replace description_of_ printer with a comment describing the printer.
Configuring IBM AIX version 3.x 1 Log in as root. 2 Assign an IP address and IP name to the printer, as described in “Step 3: Assigning an IP Address to the Printer,” earlier in this chapter. 3 Make sure the printer’s IP name and address are entered in the /etc/hosts file.
10 To test the connection, once again type the ping command from a workstation on the same subnet as the printer: ping printer_IP_name If the ping command responds by telling you that the printer is alive on the network, the address assignment was successful. If the ping command does not respond, or tells you the printer was not found, then the address assignment failed. Try the steps in this procedure again, making sure you type the printer’s Ethernet address exactly as it appears on the startup page.
Configuring the printer Though the printer itself has no control panel, you can configure it by using programs on computers connected to the printer: m On Mac OS–based computers, use the Apple Printer Utility and the Chooser’s setup function, described in Chapter 2 of the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS User’s Manual. m On Windows computers, use the Apple Printer Utility for Windows, described in Chapter 3 of the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS User’s Manual.
Guide for Users Chapter 5 Mac OS Users Chapter 6 Windows 3.
5 Mac OS Users This chapter describes the standard printing and page setup options of the LaserWriter 8 printer driver and the desktop printer software supplied with your printer. This chapter replaces Chapter 6 of the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS User’s Manual. Selecting and setting up the printer Before you use your printer for the first time, you must use the Chooser to select the printer and set up the printer software.
The name of your printer appears in the right half of the Chooser (along with the names of any other available LaserWriter printers). (Your Chooser may not look exactly like the illustration.) 4 Click the name of your printer. You’ve now selected the printer for printing. If this is the first time you’re using the printer, you must set up the printer software. When the printer software has been set up, a small printer icon appears beside the printer name.
6 If you want, you can repeat steps 4 and 5 to create desktop printer icons for other printers. 7 Close the Chooser. After you click Create, the new desktop printer icon for the printer appears on the desktop. Desktop printer icons display the icon of the printer selected, unless the PostScript Printer Description file for the printer selected is not installed in your Printer Descriptions folder. In this case, the desktop printer icon displays the icon for LaserWriter 8.
3 Click Auto Setup. Printer options are displayed in the Setup dialog box. (Your screen may not look exactly like the illustration.) 4 To change any options (for example, to change 250-sheet cassette and feeder to “Installed and Preferred”), select the option from the Change pop-up menu and select its new value from the To pop-up menu. 5 When you’re done, click OK.
Selecting page setup options The Page Setup dialog box allows you to specify certain aspects of your document, such as its page size, format, and orientation, as well as the settings for several print effects. You can change these settings for every document you create. It’s recommended that you set your page setup options when you first create a document. Then, as you view and format the document it will closely resemble its final printed form. 1 Choose Page Setup from the File menu.
3 To print using special effects, choose PostScript Options from the Page Setup pop-up menu. (If you don’t want to choose print options, skip to step 4.) The PostScript Options dialog box appears. m Select Flip Horizontal to flip the page image horizontally. m Select Flip Vertical to flip the page image vertically. m Select Invert Image to print a black-and-white reversed image.
4 Click OK to close the Page Setup dialog box. You can make the printer’s current page setup settings the default software settings by holding down the Option key and clicking OK. (Some programs may not support this method of setting defaults.
To see dialog boxes that let you select more options, choose a setting from the Settings pop-up menu. To define multiple paper sources, click “First page from.” Then choose one paper source from each of the pop-up menus. IMPORTANT The names that appear in the paper source menus vary according to the paper sources of your printer and paper sizes you choose in the Page Setup dialog box.
m To set the paper type or print quality, choose Printer Specific Options from the Settings pop-up menu. m To set program-specific options (such as page order), choose the program’s name from the Settings pop-up menu. Printing a cover page automatically The LaserWriter 8 printing software can automatically print a cover page that provides information about the printed document, such as the document’s name and the date and time of printing.
Printing color and grayscale documents When you print a document containing colors or shades of gray, you can choose to maximize either image quality or speed. 1 Choose Print from the File menu. The Print dialog box appears. 2 Choose Color Matching from the Settings pop-up menu. The Color Matching dialog box appears. 3 Make the selection you want. m For the fastest printing, choose Black and White. (The image quality won’t be as good, especially if the original image is in color or grayscale.
m If your print job contains JPEG compressed images (such as QuickTime or QuickTake images) choose PostScript Color Matching. When printing with PostScript Color Matching, more color matching is done on the printer. 4 When the selections are what you want, choose another setting from the Settings pop-up menu or click Print. Printing more than one page per sheet You can print multiple pages of your document per sheet of paper. 1 Choose Print from the File menu. The Print dialog box appears.
Printing to a file You can save your document as a PostScript file or an EPS file. 1 Choose Print from the File menu. The Print dialog box appears. 2 Choose File from the Destination pop-up menu. 3 Choose “Save as File” from the Settings pop-up menu. The “Save as File” dialog box appears. 4 Make the selections you want. You can save the file as ASCII or Binary. Binary files are typically smaller in size. 5 Font inclusion lets you print the font on any computer without relying on font substitution.
When foreground printing is turned on, you must wait until the document has finished printing before you can use your computer for other work. However, your document may be sent to the printer faster when foreground printing is turned on. Note: Background printing uses disk space to store your print job. If you have limited disk space available, you may want to turn foreground printing on.
Printing transparencies To print transparencies, use the multipurpose tray. Load the transparencies so the white strip goes into the printer first. 1 Choose Print from the File menu. The Print dialog box appears. 2 Choose Printer Specific Options from the Settings pop-up menu. The Printer Specific Options dialog box appears. 3 Choose Transparency from the Paper Type pop-up menu. 4 When the selection is as you want, choose another setting from the Settings pop-up menu, or click Print.
2 Choose Printer Specific Options from the Settings pop-up menu. The Printer Specific Options dialog box appears. 3 Choose an option. 4 When the selection is as you want, choose another setting from the Settings pop-up menu, or click Print. Reporting errors You can specify what happens when a PostScript error occurs or when the paper cassette runs out of paper.
IMPORTANT If you have the same size paper in your paper cassettes and multipurpose tray and have tray switching turned on, the printer may draw paper from any paper source that has the correct size paper (even if you select a specific paper source from the Print dialog box). If you want to print from a specific paper source only, do not select “Switch to another cassette with same paper size.” 1 Choose Print from the File menu. The Print dialog box appears.
Printing with a desktop printer You can also print documents without leaving the Finder, using one of the two methods described here. These methods are particularly efficient when you have a number of documents from the same application that you want to print at once. m Drag the icons of the documents (from one application) to the desktop icon of the printer you want to use. or m Select the icons of the documents you want to print and choose the Print command from the File menu.
Switching between printers If you have more than one printer available, you can select which you want to use. The printer you select is called the default printer. All your documents will be printed on the default printer until you select a new one. A bold outline indicates that this is the default printer, the printer you will use until you indicate otherwise. A plain outline indicates that this is not the default printer.
Select the printer using its desktop printer icon If you already have a desktop printer icon for the printer you want to use, follow these steps to select the printer without immediately printing anything on it: 1 Click the icon of the desktop printer you want to use. A Printing menu appears on the menu bar at the top of the screen. 2 Choose the Set Default Printer command from the Printing menu. Until you choose another printer, the Print command will send your documents to this printer.
Working with desktop printer icons To create a desktop printer, select the printer using the Chooser. After you click Create, the icon will appear on your desktop. See “Select a New Printer Using the Chooser” under “Switching Between Printers,” the previous section in this chapter. You may also do the following with desktop printer icons: m Throw away the icon. Drag the icon to the Trash. You can’t throw away a desktop printer icon while the printer is printing a document.
Determining the status of a printer by looking at its icon You can tell the status of a printer by looking at its desktop icon: Plain icon indicates a printer that is not currently chosen for printing. Stopped icon indicates you have stopped the print queue. Default icon indicates the printer you have currently chosen to print on. Error icon indicates there is an error on this printer. Double-click the icon to see a message. Printing icon indicates a document is printing on this printer.
A window opens listing the documents that are printing or waiting to print: Select a document that’s on hold and click the Resume Job button to resume printing. Select a document and click the Set Print Time button to specify when the document should be printed. Select a document and click the Remove button to cancel the print request. Select a document and click the Hold Job button to put a print request on hold.
m To indicate that a print request should not print until a future time, select it and click the Set Print Time button. In the dialog box that opens, click At Time, then set the time you want. m To change the order of the items waiting to print, move their place in the list by dragging their titles up or down in the list. m To sort the list of documents waiting to print, click the title of the column you want to sort by. For example, to sort by the name of the document, click “Document Name.
Turning off or removing the desktop printing software You can remove an individual desktop printer icon by dragging it into the trash. If you have only one desktop printer, you can’t get rid of the icon by dragging it to the Trash. (The icon will reappear if you do.) Turning off the Desktop PrintMonitor If you don’t want to use desktop printers, you can turn off the Desktop PrintMonitor using the Extensions Manager (available on Mac OS versions 7.5 or later).
2 Drag the following files from the Extensions folder to the Trash: m Desktop PrintMonitor m Desktop Printer Menu m Desktop Printer Spooler m Desktop Printer Extension 3 If you have the Control Strip installed on your system, drag the Printer Selector file to the Trash. 4 Drag your desktop printer icons to the Trash. 5 Restart your computer. Making changes to the printer setup If you turn off desktop printing and add or remove printer options, you must set up the printer again using the Chooser.
6 Select the option that you want. m Click Auto Setup to let the Chooser identify the type of printer and automatically set up the printer software. m Click Select PPD to choose a PostScript Printer Description file for the printer. m Click Printer Info to view printer information such as its name, available memory, and so on. m Click Configure to set up options that you’ve added to the printer. 7 98 Chapter 5 Click OK.
6 Windows 3.1 and DOS Users The printer comes with software for IBM PC or compatible computers using Windows 3.1 and Windows 95. This chapter describes how to use the PostScript Printer Driver for Windows 3.1. This chapter also discusses printing from DOS. This chapter replaces Chapter 7 of the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS User’s Manual. If you are using Windows 95, see Chapter 7 of this update.
Printing from Windows applications After you have connected the printer to your computer and installed and set up the printer software, you’re ready to start printing. This section explains the basic steps required to print a document, though the details can vary from one program to another. To find out more about printing from your programs, read the documentation that came with them. If you have Windows NT, print using the TCP/IP protocol or using AppleTalk protocol.
Setting printer driver options You can change the PostScript Printer Driver default options. For example, you can change the preset paper orientation to Portrait or Landscape.
Opening the printer Setup dialog box from your application Most applications have a Print Setup command in their File menus. 1 Choose the Print Setup command from the File menu. This command usually displays the Print Setup dialog box. 2 If you are using more than one printer, select the printer you want to set up. 3 Click the Options (or Setup) button to display the Setup dialog box. Note: The names of the commands and buttons used to display the printer Setup dialog box vary from program to program.
The Paper tab dialog box is displayed first. m Output Format Selects either PostScript or Encapsulated PostScript. Use PostScript for normal printing. Use Encapsulated PostScript to create a file that can be placed in a document of a program that accepts encapsulated PostScript images. m Paper Source Selects which paper cassette or multipurpose tray to use as the paper source. m Paper Size Specifies the paper size. Select the size that matches the paper in the current paper source.
Additional printer options In addition to the Paper tab, other tabs display settings for m PostScript m Fonts m Features m Job control m Watermark PostScript Click the PostScript tab to display the PostScript tab dialog box, which controls color printing, the communication protocol, and PostScript Level 2 features. m Use PostScript Level 2 features Tells the driver to use PostScript Level 2 features when printing documents. Use the Level 2 features to speed printing.
m Send Data in Binary Tells the driver to send data to the printer in a binary format. Sending data in binary format may improve the printer’s performance when printing images or documents containing many downloadable fonts. The printer can receive data in either ASCII or binary format. m Send Full Color Data Tells the driver to print colors on a color printer. Usually it is best to select this option even when printing to a non-color printer. Colors print in finer shades of gray.
Fonts Click the Fonts tab to display the Fonts tab dialog box. Parameters in this dialog box control the way the driver prints TrueType fonts used in your documents. The driver can download available TrueType fonts as TrueType fonts (Type 42), substitute available PostScript fonts for TrueType fonts, or automatically create PostScript versions of TrueType fonts and download them to the printer when you print.
m Substitute PostScript Fonts for TrueType Fonts on This Printer When checked, tells the driver to substitute PostScript fonts available to the printer for TrueType fonts. The driver uses the TrueType Substitutions table to determine which PostScript font to use for each TrueType font installed on your system. Substituting PostScript fonts for TrueType fonts speeds printing (especially when the PostScript fonts are resident in the printer).
Features Click the Features tab to display the Features tab dialog box, which lets you configure the printer software to use optional printing features that you install on the printer. Use this dialog box to set up any optional features you may purchase, such as additional memory or the 250-sheet cassette and feeder. m Memory Configuration The amount of RAM installed in the printer. m Cassette Indicates whether you have installed the optional 500-sheet feeder. m Tray Switch Turns tray switching on or off.
Job Control Click the Job Control tab to display the Job Control tab dialog box, which controls such options as when the PostScript header and the PostScript error handler are sent to your printer. m Printer Mode Lets you set up the printer to receive data in ASCII or binary format. m PostScript Header The PostScript header contains instructions that a PostScript printer needs to print documents created by the driver.
Watermark Click the Watermark tab to display the Watermark tab dialog box, which contains options for defining, editing, and deleting watermarks. m Select a Watermark Lists available watermark definitions, which can be selected and edited or deleted. m Edit Displays the Edit Watermark dialog box, summarized below. m Add Displays the Add Watermark dialog box, which has the same features as the Edit Watermark dialog box, summarized below. m Delete Deletes the selected watermark definition.
Edit Watermark Choose the Edit button in the Watermark tab dialog box to display the Edit Watermark dialog box. m Text Displays the text of the selected watermark for editing. m Font Lists all TrueType and ATM fonts and the 13 base PostScript fonts that either reside in the printer or can be downloaded to the printer. m Size Lets you specify a font size between 7 and 600 points. m Style Lets you specify a font style: Regular, Bold, Italic, and Bold Italic, as available.
m Position/Automatically Center Watermark/Position Relative to Center Tells the driver how to position the watermark. Automatically Center Watermark centers the watermark on the page. Position Relative to Center lets you specify x and y coordinates for the watermark relative to the center. Downloading fonts The printer uses downloadable PostScript fonts, which are a type of soft font.
When you manually download a Type 1 font to a hard disk attached to the printer, the font is available to the printer and no longer has to be downloaded. This can speed up printing. In addition to downloading fonts, you can also use the Font Downloader to perform various printer management tasks, such as listing and removing downloaded fonts, manually downloading PostScript language files, clearing the printer font cache, and resynchronizing your printer with the Windows driver.
4 Click Setup. The Setup dialog box appears. Note: You can also open the Setup dialog box from within many Windows programs. Check your program documentation to see if you can change your printer setup from within your program. 5 Click Fonts. 6 Click Font Downloader. The Font Downloader dialog box appears. 7 Select the destination device from the Destination Memory list box. To download to RAM, choose “memory,” or to download to a hard disk, choose the name of the hard disk.
Using a hard disk You can add an external hard disk to the printer. A hard disk can store many soft fonts so they don’t need to be downloaded each time you use them, thus expediting your printer. Chapter 5 of the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS User’s Manual explains how to install a hard disk. Adding a hard disk to the device list 1 From the Program Manager, open the Control Panel. 2 Double-click the Printers icon. The Printers dialog box appears.
10 Complete the dialog box as follows: m Fill in the Available Memory box with the number of kilobytes your hard disk can store. m If you have Font Metrics files for the fonts, you can check the Read Font Metrics File checkbox. m Make sure the Volatile checkbox is not checked. m Make sure the Writable checkbox is checked. 11 Click Add. A dialog box opens. 12 Type a name for the hard disk. 13 Click a button to indicate which SCSI number the hard disk has.
4 Click Setup. The Setup dialog box appears. Note: You can also open the Setup dialog box from within many Windows programs. Check your program documentation to see if you can change your printer setup from within your program. 5 Click the Fonts tab. 6 Click Font Downloader. The Font Downloader dialog box appears. 7 Click Other. A dialog box opens. 8 Click the Format Device button, then click OK. 9 Select the disk name and click OK. Initializing the hard disk takes a few minutes.
Note: PostScript files are normally ASCII text files that can be opened with any word-processing program. However, if you select the “Send Data in Binary” option in the PostScript Options dialog box, the PostScript files may include binary characters that make them unsuitable for use with a word processor. You can use either of two methods to create PostScript files.
Note: Choose settings in the PostScript Options dialog box that will produce a file that prints correctly on the destination printer. For example, select the “Use PostScript Level 2 Features” option if you are sure that you will be printing the file only on Level 2 printers. If you plan to use a printer that does not support binary communication, disable the “Send Data in Binary” option.
Step 3: Restoring your printer setup options After creating PostScript files, you need to restore your original printer setup options before you can use your printer again. 1 From the Program Manager, open the Control Panel. 2 Double-click the Printers icon. The Printers dialog box appears. 3 If it is not already selected, select the printer model from the Installed Printers list. 4 Choose Connect. The Connect dialog box appears.
DOS notes If you are using DOS programs, refer to the manual that came with your program and follow the instructions for using a PostScript printer. Most DOS programs are PostScript compatible. Capturing a print queue for DOS printing From DOS, you can use the NetWare CAPTURE command to map the parallel port to a print queue.
7 Windows 95 Users This chapter provides information on using the printer with computers running Windows 95. This chapter replaces Appendix I of the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS User’s Manual. If you are using Windows 3.1 or DOS, see Chapter 6 of this update. Printing On a PC, printing functions are controlled through the Page Setup and Print dialog boxes, which are accessed through the File menu.
Selecting page setup options The Windows Page Setup dialog box allows you to specify certain aspects of your document, such as its page size, format, and orientation, as well as the settings for several print effects. You can change these settings for every document you create. It’s recommended that you set your page setup options when you first create a document. Then, as you view and format the document it will closely resemble its final printed form. 1 Choose Page Setup from the File menu.
Note: When changing options to print a specific document, it’s preferable to change the options from within the application. Settings you change from within an application will affect that document only and not all documents printed afterwards. Settings you change in an application’s Print dialog box override print options you set in the Properties dialog box. Opening the printer Properties dialog box from the Control Panel 1 Click the Start icon on the Task-Bar, select Settings and click Control Panel.
Selecting printer options in the Properties dialog box You can change the most commonly used printer settings from the Properties dialog box. (The tabs in the dialog box also give you access to additional printer settings. For information about these settings, see “Additional Printer Options,” later in this chapter.) The previous sections explain how to open the Properties dialog box. The Paper tab dialog box is displayed first. m Paper Size Specifies the paper size.
m Paper Source Selects which paper cassette or multipurpose tray to use as the paper source. m Copies Specifies the number of copies of each document page to print. m Unprintable Area Displays the Unprintable Area dialog box, used to set the document margins. m More Options Displays the More Options dialog box, used to specify duplex printing settings.
Additional printer options In addition to the Paper tab, other tabs display settings for m Graphics m Device Options m PostScript m Watermarks m General m Details Graphics Click the Graphics tab to display the Graphics tab dialog box, which controls resolution and special printing features. m Resolution Lets you specify the printer’s resolution. m Color control Lets you define how to match colors.
m Choose image color matching method Lets you specify how to match devicedependent colors to international color standards. m Halftoning Lets you specify new frequency and angle values to use for halftone screens or use the printer’s default values. m Special Lets you define special printing features. Select “Print as Negative Image” to print a black-and-white reversed image. Select “Print as Mirror Image” to flip the page image vertically.
m Available Printer Memory Lets you specify the amount of available printer memory. m Printer features Lists the printer features and their current state. m Change settings for Sets the value for the feature. The following options appear only when you open the Properties dialog box from the Printers folder: m Installable options Lists the available options and their current state. For memory configuration, the amount of memory in the printer is displayed.
m Output format Tells the driver to build PostScript document descriptions that print as fast as possible when “Optimize for Speed” is selected. Such document descriptions might not print successfully on printers with limited memory. Select “Optimize for Portability” to tell the driver to build PostScript document descriptions that print successfully on many different printers.
Advanced PostScript options Choose the Advanced button in the PostScript tab dialog box to display the Advanced PostScript Options dialog box. m PostScript language level Lets you specify which level of PostScript language to use. m Bitmap compression Lets you specify whether to compress graphics before sending your document to the printer. If you’re using PostScript language level, click No Bitmap Compression. m ASCII data Sends all data in Adobe Communication Protocol.
m Send CTRL+D after job Sends CTRL+D to the printer after a print job to notify the printer the current job is finished and to reset the printer. m Display alert for applications incompatible with driver features When checked, displays a message if an application might be incompatible with some driver features. Watermarks Click the Watermark tab to display the Watermark tab dialog box, which contains options for defining, editing, and deleting watermarks.
m Print watermark Tells the printer how the watermark should be printed. You can print on the first page only rather than on all pages (the default). You can print the watermark in the foreground rather than in the background (the default). Choose this setting if you cannot see the watermark on the printed page. You can print only the outline of the watermark. Choose this setting if the watermark is covering graphic images in the document.
m Position/Automatically Center Watermark/Position Relative to Center Tells the driver how to position the watermark. Automatically Center Watermark centers the watermark on the page. Position Relative to Center lets you specify x and y coordinates for the watermark relative to the center. m Color Lets you specify red, green, and blue values for the color in which the watermark is printed. As an alternative, Choose Color brings up a Color dialog box that lets you view and select a color for the watermark.
m Threshold Lets you specify the size of the font at which the PostScript driver should switch from sending TrueType fonts as Type 1 to sending them as Type 3 (bitmap) fonts. m Favor system TrueType fonts When checked, tells the driver to use the system TrueType font instead of the printer font when the same font is found on both the printer and the computer. m Send PostScript Fonts As Lets you specify how to send PostScript fonts to the printer.
Details Click the Details tab to display the Details tab dialog box, which controls the printer port. The Details tab is available only when you open the printer Properties dialog box from the Printers folder. m Print to port Lets you specify the port your printer is attached to or the path to the network printer you’re using. m Add Port Click to add a new port or to specify a new network path. m Delete Port Click to delete a port from the “Print to port” list box.
m Timeout settings/Not selected/Transmission retry “Not selected” specifies how long Windows 95 waits for the printer to be online before reporting an error. “Transmission retry” specifies how long Windows 95 waits for the printer to be ready before reporting an error. m Spool Settings Click to specify how the document is sent from the application to the printer. m Port Settings Click to change your port settings. Add Port The Add Port dialog box lets you add a new port or specify a network path.
Using the Apple Printer Utility for Windows The Apple Printer Utility for Windows program supplied with the printer software lets the printer administrator control various aspects of how the printer works. For information about using the Apple Printer Utility for Windows, see Chapter 3 of the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS User’s Manual.
Appendixes Appendix A Moving the Printer Appendix B Troubleshooting III part
Appendix A Moving the Printer This appendix lists a few of the guidelines you must follow when moving your printer. Refer to Appendix E of the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS User’s Manual for detailed information on packing and moving the printer. m Remove the printer supplies (toner, photoconductor cartridge, fuser oil bottle, and the remaining oil in the oil reservoir) before moving the printer. This prevents oil spillage inside the printer. m Keep the printer level while moving it.
Appendix B Troubleshooting This appendix provides solutions to problems you may have with the printer. For more troubleshooting tips, see Chapters 12 and 13 of the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS User’s Manual. Note: For easier troubleshooting, it’s a good idea to turn off background printing. General printing problems The printer jams when printing on transparencies.
m If you are experiencing paper jams while using Apple Color LaserWriter Transparencies loaded in the multipurpose tray, be sure you’ve placed the transparencies properly. See the section “Placing Paper and Transparencies in the Multipurpose Tray” in Chapter 9 of the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS User’s Manual. Horizontal bands appear on the printed page. When you print solid color images, you can expect some horizontal banding (fine horizontal lines that are more obvious in solid color areas).
A light film of fuser oil appears on the exterior of the printer near the multipurpose tray. Oil can spill out of the fuser assembly and appear on the exterior of the printer if the printer is not level. You can remove the oil from the printer’s exterior with paper towels and a window cleaner. Do not use paper towels and window cleaner on the interior of the printer. See Chapter 1 of this update for information on leveling the printer.
Mac OS–based computer troubleshooting The desktop printer icon has an X drawn through it. The X indicates that the desktop printing software is turned off or the LaserWriter 8 extension is not in the Extensions folder. m You may have started the computer using a different startup disk or temporarily turned off all the software extensions. When you restart the computer as usual, the icons will return to normal. m You may have removed the desktop printing software that created the printer icons.
Index A Admin account, NetWare 40 Adobe PostScript Printers control panel, Windows 3.1 29, 36 Advanced PostScript Options dialog box, Windows 95 132–133 aliases for desktop printers, Mac OS 92 Apple-authorized service providers/dealers fuser pump problems 147 interference with radio or television reception ix purchasing parallel interface cables 24, 25 purchasing system software 12, 14 Apple LaserWriter Software folder, Mac OS 12, 15, 17 Apple LaserWriter Software program group Windows 3.
arp UNIX table 54 ASCII format saving a file in, Mac OS 84 sending data to the printer in Windows 3.1 109, 118 Windows 95 132 ATPS. See AppleTalk Print Spooler automatic tray switching Windows 3.
comments about the printer, inserting, Windows 95 136 communications regulation information ix–x configuring the printer. See Apple Printer Utility; Apple Printer Utility for Windows; the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS User’s Manual configuring UNIX workstations 56–68 Control Strip module, Mac OS 14 Cover Page dialog box, Mac OS 81 Ctrl-D, beginning and ending print jobs with Windows 3.1 105 Windows 95 132–133 Custom Install, Mac OS 12, 14, 15, 91 Custom Installation Windows 3.
Windows 95 Advanced PostScript options 132–133 Details tab 137–138 Device Options tab 129–130 Fonts tab 135–136 General tab 136–137 Graphics tab 128–129 Paper tab 126–127 PostScript tab 130–133 Print 124 Properties 124–138 Spool Settings 138 Watermark tab 130–135 DISKS folder, Mac OS 13 document margins, unprintable area and, Windows 95 127 DOS capturing a print queue for 121 printing from 25 DOS PostScript driver 25 downloading fonts, Windows 3.
folders Mac OS Apple LaserWriter Software 12, 15 DISKS 13 Extensions 97 INSTALL 11, 18 LaserWriter Disk 1 19 MAC OS 11, 13, 18 SOFTWARE 11, 13, 18 Windows 95, Printers 26, 125 Font Downloader, Windows 3.1 112–114, 115, 117 Font Metrics 116 fonts downloading Mac OS 78 Windows 3.1 112–114 Windows 95 135–136 preventing downloading of, Windows 3.1 109, 113 for watermarks Windows 3.1 111 Windows 95 134 Fonts tab dialog box Windows 3.1 106–107 Windows 95 135–136 font substitution Mac OS 78, 84 Windows 3.
Install dialog box, Mac OS 11–12 Installer program, Mac OS 11–12, 14, 20 INSTALL folder, Mac OS 11, 18 installing printer software Mac OS 11–15, 18–20 UNIX 52 Windows 3.1 25, 28–31, 35–37 Windows 95 25–28, 30–34 Windows NT 3.5x 37–40 interference with radio or television reception ix international color standards, matching, Windows 95 129 inverting the page image Mac OS 78 Windows 95 129 IP address, assigning to the printer, UNIX 52–55 J, K Job Control tab dialog box, Windows 3.
requirements for printer software Mac OS 10, 148 Windows 3.1 24 Windows 95 23 specifying the configuration Mac OS 76 Windows 3.1 108 Windows 95 129, 130 mirror image printing, Mac OS 78 printing, Windows 95 129 moving the printer 143 moving a print request to another printer, Mac OS 95 network zone. See zone NLM. See NetWare Loadable Module Novell NetWare. See NetWare number of copies to print, specifying Mac OS 79 Windows 3.
P Page Setup dialog box Mac OS 76, 77–79 Windows 3.1 100 page setup options Mac OS 77–79 Windows 3.1 100 Windows 95 124 Page Setup pop-up menu, Mac OS 78 pages to print per sheet, setting number of Mac OS 83 Windows 3.1 103 Windows 95 126 paper jams, when printing on transparencies 145–146 paper size, selecting Mac OS 77 Windows 3.1 77 Windows 95 126 paper sources Mac OS 79, 80, 81 Windows 3.1 103 Windows 95 127 Paper tab dialog box Windows 3.
printer administrator AppleTalk setup 10 changing default printer settings Mac OS 76 Windows 95 76 TCP/IP setup for UNIX users 52–56 Windows 95 and 3.1 printer software installation 25 printer driver Windows 3.1 Ctrl-D protocol options 105 how to change default options 101–102 using to print to a PostScript file 118–120 Windows 95 application incompatibility alert message 133 Ctrl-D protocol options 132–133 how to change default options 124–125 Printer Driver Only installation Windows 3.
specifying number of copies 127 spool settings 138 watermarks 134 Windows NT 99, 100 Printing menu, Mac OS 95 print output format Mac OS 79, 84 Windows 3.1 103, 117 Windows 95 131 print quality, setting, Mac OS 81, 86, 87 Print Quality pop-up menu, Mac OS 86 print queue capturing for DOS printing 121 creating, NetWare 45–46, 48–49 monitoring/changing, Mac OS 93–95 print requests. See also timeout settings monitoring/changing, Mac OS 93–95 print server.
selecting the printer. See choosing the printer separator page, specifying, Windows 95 136 server. See also print server installing printer software from, Mac OS 20 installing printer software onto Mac OS 18–19 Windows 3.1 30–31 Windows NT 3.
system requirements for printer software Mac OS 10 Windows 3.1 24 Windows 95 23 system software, Mac OS, purchasing 12, 14 T TCP/IP protocol, setup for UNIX users 52–56 television reception, interference with ix throwing away a desktop printer icon, Mac OS 92 timeout settings Windows 3.1 105 Windows 95 131, 138 toner cartridges, inserting 7 Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.
W, X, Y wait timeout setting Windows 3.1 105 Windows 95 131 watermarks Windows 3.1 103, 110–112 Windows 95 133–135 Watermark tab dialog box Windows 3.1 110–112 Windows 95 130–135 weight of printer 1 Windows 3.1. See also printing; Setup dialog box adding an external hard disk 115–117 downloading fonts 112–114 installing printer software for 25, 28–31, 35–37 page setup options, selecting 100 printing options, setting 101–112 printing to a PostScript file 117–120 system requirements 24 Windows 95.
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