HP DesignJet T790 and T1300 Printer Series - Using your printer

Bonjour connection
1.
Go to the front panel and press , then , then . Note the mDNS service name of your
printer.
2. Insert the HP Start-up Kit DVD into your DVD drive.
3. Open the DVD icon on your desktop.
4. Open the Mac OS X HP DesignJet Installer.
5. Follow the instructions on your screen.
6. The printer software is installed, including the printer driver and other HP software, such as the HP Utility.
7. When the software has been installed, the HP Printer Setup Assistant starts automatically, to set up a
connection to your printer. Follow the instructions on your screen.
8. When you reach the Select Printer screen, look for your printer's mDNS service name (which you noted in
step 1) in the Printer Name column.
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If you nd the right name, scroll sideways if necessary to see the Connection Type column, and check
that it shows Bonjour. Then highlight that line. Otherwise, continue searching further down the list.
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If you cannot nd your printer's name with a Bonjour connection type, check the box My printer is not
in the list.
Click Continue.
9. Continue following the instructions on the screen. When you reach the Printer Queue Created screen, click
Quit to exit, or Create New Queue if you want to connect another printer to the network.
10. When the HP Printer Setup Assistant has nished, you can remove the DVD from the DVD drive.
If the printer driver is already installed, the HP Printer Setup Assistant can be run at any time from the DVD.
TCP/IP connection
1. Go to the front panel and make a note of the printer's URL (see Access the Embedded Web Server
on page 28).
2. Insert the HP Start-up Kit DVD into your DVD drive.
3. Open the DVD icon on your desktop.
4. Open the Mac OS X HP DesignJet Installer.
5. Follow the instructions on your screen.
6. The printer software is installed, including the printer driver and other HP software, such as the HP Utility.
7. When the software has been installed, the HP Printer Setup Assistant starts automatically, to set up a
connection to your printer. Follow the instructions on your screen.
8. When you reach the Select Printer screen, look for your printer's URL (which you noted in step 1) in the
Printer Name column.
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If you nd the right name, scroll sideways if necessary to see the Connection Type column, and check
that it shows IP Printing. Then highlight that line. Otherwise, continue searching further down the list.
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If you cannot nd your printer's name with an IP Printing connection type, check the box My printer is
not in the list.
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