Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 12/640PS Apple
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S etting up, connecting, and using your printer Ap p l e L a serW r i t er 12 / 6 40 PS.
K Apple Computer , Inc. © 1996 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not be copied, in whole or in part, without the written consent of Apple. Your rights to the software are governed by the accompanying software license agreement.
iii P re fa ce Ho w M uc h o f Th i s B oo k Do I Ha v e t o Rea d? x i x P art I G u i de f or P r i n te r A d m i n i st rat or s 1 Se tt i n g U p the La serW r i te r 1 2/6 40 PS 1 2 Se tt i n g .
P art III T r ou b les ho o t i n g 1 2 F i x i ng P ape r an d Im a ge P r o b l em s 289 1 3 F i x i ng Ot he r P ro bl e ms 30 1 P art I V A p pen d i x es A p pen d i x A A dm i n i st ra t o r T .
v C ommuni c at ions re gu l ati on i nf or mati on xv i L aser inf or mat i on xv ii P re fa ce Ho w M uc h o f Th i s B oo k Do I Ha v e t o Rea d? x i x Printer admi ni strat ors and users: Who doe.
C onnect ing the printer 1 6 C onnect ing t o a Lo calT alk netw ork 1 7 C onnect ing direct l y to a s i ng le Mac O S computer 1 9 C onnect ing t o a n Ether net netw ork 20 C onnect ing t o a W ind.
Printing f ont samp les 44 T ur ni n g the star tup pa ge on or o f f 45 Sett ing t he pri nt dens ity 4 6 Sett ing paper -handli n g opti ons 4 7 Se lect i n g imaging opt ions 4 9 Sett ing up job ha.
Initi al No v e ll NetW are setup 7 8 S tep 1: Choos ing an operating mode 7 9 S tep 2 , O pti on A: Sett ing up t he pri nter a s a pri nt serv er (us i ng PC ONS OLE) 8 2 S tep 2 , O pti on B: Sett .
4 Sett i ng U p the P ri n t er f or U NI X U ser s 1 07 Be fore y ou begin 1 07 Initi al T CP/I P setup 1 08 B ac kground inf or mat ion 1 0 8 S tep 1: Installi n g the pri nter s of tw are 1 0 8 S t.
Increas ing t he pri nter R AM 1 50 Installi n g RAM 1 5 1 C onf i guring y our pri nter s of t w are f or n e w opti ons 1 5 9 C onf i guring the printer from a Mac O S computer 1 5 9 C onf i guring the printer from a W i ndo w s 3 .
S witching betw een pri nters 1 88 Dra g t he do cum ent y ou w a nt t o pri nt to a de s k t op printer icon 1 88 Se lect t he pri nter us ing its de s k t op printer icon 1 8 9 Se lect a ne w pri nt.
Printing t o a PostS cript file 2 2 1 U sing t he dri ver t o pri nt to a P ostScript f ile 22 2 DO S note s 2 2 4 U sing t he App le La serW riter Ut ility f or W indow s 22 4 8 W i nd o w s 95 U ser.
1 1 Ma i n t en a nce 277 S a f ety first 2 7 8 Prec aut ions during maintena nce 2 79 R e gu l ar maintena nce 2 7 9 R epl acing t he toner c ar trid ge 2 79 Cleaning the e xteri or 286 P art III T r.
Printing or v ie wi n g i nf or mati on about the printer or n et work 3 1 9 A dju st ing print quality 3 1 9 Mana ging f onts 3 20 A dmi ni stering L ocalT al k/EtherT al k n et work s f or Mac OS u .
A p pen d i x D T ech n ica l I n f o rm a t i on 345 S pecif ic ati ons 345 Env i ronmental inf ormati on 3 50 V olta g e requirements 3 5 1 P o w er c ons umpt ion 3 5 1 A bout P ostS cript Printer .
C omm uni c a tion s r e gul a tion in fo r m ati o n 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.
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.
This book contains all the informati on y ou need f or the L aserW riter 1 2/6 40 P S pri nter , whether y ou ’ re the pri nter administrat or w ho sets it up or a user w ho w a nts to print som e transparencie s f or a meetin g .
P ri n te r ad m i n i s t rat o rs a nd u sers: W ho d oes w ha t Th e L aserW riter 1 2/6 40 P S is us uall y set up and mai ntained by a printer administrat or and shared by a number o f users .
W h i ch c ha p te rs s ho u ld I r ea d? Th e sec t ions t hat f oll o w e x pl ai n whic h chapters y ou shoul d read i n v ariou s c i rcumstance s . “We just got the printer, and my job is to set it up for my workgroup.” Th ere are fi v e mai n steps to tak e a bo x ed-up pri nter a nd prepare it so an y user c an pri nt on it.
Step 3: Configure the printer. Th e admi nistrat i v e t ool s pro v ided wit h the L aserW riter 1 2/6 4 0 P S are s ummarized in Appendix A and described in detail i n Chapters 2 , 3 , a nd 4: Chapt.
Step 5: Help new users get started. P ar t II of t he ma nual contains i nf or mati on f or p eople w ho p l an to u se (a s opposed t o administer) the printer . Informati on about the admi nistrat or ’ s re spons ib ilit ies i s i n P art I. User’s computer Where to find information Mac OS Chapter 2 explains software installation and setup.
“The printer’s already set up. How do I configure it?” See “ S tep 3: C onfi gure the Printer , ” earlier in thi s pref ace . “Someone new wants to start using the printer.” See “ S tep 5: Help Ne w U sers Get Started, ” ear lier i n thi s pref ace .
I part Ch a p t er 1 Se tt i ng U p the La serW ri te r 1 2/6 40 PS Ch a p t er 2 Se tt i ng U p the P ri n te r f o r Mac O S Us e r s Ch a p t er 3 Se tt i ng U p the P ri n te r f o r W i nd o w s .
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This c hapter ex pl ai ns how t o un pack and set up the La serW riter 1 2/6 4 0 P S . Ma i n f eat u res o f the La serW r i t er 1 2/6 40 PS m Print quality Th e pri nter has a re s olut ion o f 60 0 dots per i nch .
m Flexible paper handling In the sta ndard c onf i g urati on, you c an pri nt up to 3 30 sheets (250 in the sta ndard paper ca ssette p lu s 8 0 i n the multipur pose tra y) without c ha ngin g paper . Y ou can ea s il y add a 500-sh eet ca s sette a nd feeder or a 5 0-en v elope c a s sette .
Im por tan t s afety inst ructi ons Be fore y ou p lu g i n y our L aserW riter 1 2/6 40 PS , read these impor ta nt saf ety instr ucti ons . F or y our ow n saf ety a nd that of y our equipm ent , al w a y s take t he f oll owing prec aut ions .
Be s ure that y ou al w a y s do t he fo llo wing: m K eep the printer ’ s v ents free from obstr ucti on. m K eep y our pri nter a w a y from s ources o f liqui ds , suc h as w a sh ba sins , bat htubs , show er stalls , a nd so on . m Protec t y our pri nter from dampnes s or wet w eather , s uch a s rai n, snow , a nd s o on.
5 Setting Up the LaserWriter 12/640 PS U np a ck i n g t he p r i n te r IMPORTANT Th e pri nter wei ghs appro x imatel y 30 pounds (appr o ximate l y 1 4 kilo grams) . 1 Remove the Styrofoam packing material located on either side of the printer. ` 2 Lift the printer out of the box and remove the printer from the plastic bag.
4 You also need to obtain whatever cables your networks require. 5 Pull the packing tape from the printer’s top cover. 6 Pull open the printer’s top cover.
7 Setting Up the LaserWriter 12/640 PS 7 Remove the plastic foam block from inside the printer. S a v e all the pac king materi al s . T h e y pro v ide the best pr otect i on f or the pri nter if y ou ev er need to m o ve it. Remove the packing material.
8 Chapter 1 I ns ta l l i ng t he fi rs t t o ner ca r t ri dg e Th e toner c ar trid g e contains the dry pl ast ic po wder t hat the printer use s instead of in k. The first time y ou i nstall a toner c ar trid ge , f oll o w the steps gi v en here .
3 Distribute the toner powder by gently rocking the cartridge back and forth. 4 Firmly pull the tab directly away from the cartridge to remove the sealing tape. WARNING Pull the tab strai ght out o f the c ar trid ge . Don ’ t pull t oo quic kl y or at an a ng le—eit her might dama g e the seals on t he c ar trid g e .
5 Align the arrow on the left side of the toner cartridge with the arrow on the left side of the printer, then slide the cartridge downward into the printer. Make sure the toner cartridge is inserted all the way and properly seated inside the printer.
6 Close the printer. Th e top c ov er c lic ks int o p lace . W a i t t o i ns ta l l the La serW r i te r 1 2/6 40 PS o p t i on s If y ou purcha sed any o f the fo llo wing opt i ons , w ait to inst.
L oa d i ng p a per i n t o the ca sse tt e Y ou c an load paper i nto t he pap er ca ssette or t he multipur pose tra y , or both . F or instr uct ions on u sing t he mult ipur pose tra y , see Chapter 1 0 . Th e mult ipur pose tra y c an hol d up t o 8 0 sheets of paper—U .
2 Prepare a stack of paper. Y ou c an load up t o 25 0 sheets of 20-pound phot o cop ier paper . Mak e sure t h e ed g e s are e v en on all s ide s b ef ore i nser ting t he stack o f pap er . 3 Set the length guide to match your paper’s length. Move the width guide by pinching and sliding it into place.
Load t hree-ho le punched paper f ace do w n, with t he hole s t ow ard the lef t si de o f the c a s sette . Load letterhead pap er f ace dow n, with t he tops o f the pa ge s at the front o f the ca ssette (t he ha ndle end) . 7 Adjust the length and width guides so that they fit snugly against the paper.
8 Slide the cassette into the printer. Push the c as sette in all the w a y . 15 Setting Up the LaserWriter 12/640 PS.
Co n nec t i n g t he p r i n t e r Y ou c an connect the printer to man y computers and netw orks u s ing the printer ’ s Loc alT al k, Ether net, and parallel ports . T h e pri nter pri nts onl y one user ’ s job at a time , but it ma nag es incoming print jobs from all ports so that no printing c onflic ts or prob lems occur .
Co n nec t i ng t o a Lo ca lT a l k netw o r k If y ou ha v e an ex i stin g Loc alT al k n etw ork, here ’ s how t o add the La serW riter 1 2/6 4 0 PS t o it. 1 Obtain a LocalTalk connecting kit. Loc alT alk connectin g kits com e in ma ny v arietie s .
m T o c o nne c t t he p ri nt e r b et w e en t w o de v i c e s on a Lo c a lT a l k ne t w or k , disc onn ect one Loc alT al k cab le from t he connect or bo x o f the de v ice immedi ate l y to t he lef t or ri ght o f the printer a nd plu g it i nto t he new printer ’ s connect or bo x .
Co n nec t i ng d i rec t l y t o a s i ng le Ma c OS co m p u t er U se this m ethod t o connect a s i ng le Mac O S computer t o the pri nter . Ho w e v er , s ince that s ing le c omputer tak es up t h e pri nter ’ s Loc alT al k por t, y ou cannot als o connect the printer to a L ocalT al k n etw ork.
W ha t t o d o a ft e r co n nec t i n g t o a si n g le Mac O S com pu t er m If y ou wish t o c onnect the printer to ot her n etw orks , or to c onn ect the printer di rect l y to a W indow s or DO S computer , see the appropri ate sect ions l ater i n thi s chapter .
3 Connect the printer to the Ethernet network in one of these three ways: m T o c o nne c t t he p ri nt e r t o t he e n d of an Et her n e t ne t w o r k , use the Ether n et c ab le t o connect t he empty soc k et of t h e n earest de v ice ’ s tra nscei ver t o the printer ’ s transcei v er , as sho wn here .
W ha t t o d o a ft e r co n nec t i n g t o a n E t her net ne tw o r k m If y ou wish t o c onnect the printer di rect l y to a W indow s or DO S computer , see the nex t sect ion. m If y ou ’ re finished connect ing the printer , s kip to “ Ad just i ng C ommunic ati on Sett ing s , ” later in thi s c hapter .
2 Use the parallel cable to connect the computer to the printer: W ha t t o d o a ft e r co n nec t i n g d i rec t l y t o a W i nd o w s o r D OS com pu t er m R ead the rest o f thi s chapter . See Chapter 3 f or more inf ormation about sett i ng up t he pri nter .
Co n nec t i n g t he po w er a nd t u rn i n g o n the p r i n t e r Once y ou ’ v e connected the printer to y our netw orks , y ou ’ re ready t o star t up the printer . F o llo w these steps t o make s ure e v erything i s w orking c or rect l y .
3 Press the “|” on the power switch to turn the printer on. 4 Save the startup page. It contains information you may need to complete your network setup. Th e pri nter take s a minute or tw o to w ar m up , and then it automat ic all y pri nts a star tup pag e .
5 Check the status lights. After t he star tup pa g e is printed, the R eady/In U se light g lo w s steadil y . A ll other li ghts shou ld be of f . If any ot her li ghts are on, see Chapter 1 2 . Sav ing en erg y When y ou sa v e ener g y , y ou sa v e our natural res ources and reduce pollut ion .
A d j u s t i n g co m m u n ica t i o n sett i ng s Though y ou c a n ad just man y o f the L a serW riter 1 2/6 4 0 P S printer ’ s communi c ati on settin g s , the nor mal setting s work f or most en v i ronments .
Ho w t o cu st o m iz e com m u n i cat io n sett i ng s T o cust omize communic ati on sett ing s , use e ither o f the f o llo wi ng t w o pro grams: m A pple Printer Utility f or Mac O S (see Chapt.
29 This c hapter ex pl ai ns how t o prepare the pri nter for u se on a n App leT alk netw ork, conf ig ure the printer us i ng t he App le Printer Utility , and prepare users ’ Mac O S computers t o print on the pri nter .
Be f or e y o u beg i n This c hapter pre sents i nstr uct ions f or installi ng t he Mac O S printer so ftw are and conf i g uring the printer with it.
St ep 1: I ns ta l l i ng t he p r i n te r so ftw a re IMPORTANT Do not “ dra g i nstall” the pri nter so f tw are . If y ou do , the file s w on ’ t be properl y decompre ssed and w on ’ t w ork. I ns ta l l i n g f ro m t he CD-R O M d i sc 1 Quit any programs you are running.
IMPORTANT Th e I nstaller check s to mak e s ure you ha v e what y ou n eed to u se the printer so f tw are . If y ou ’ re mis s ing an ything , a me s sa ge te ll s y ou what y ou need. Y ou w on ’ t be able t o install the so ft w are until y ou cor rect the prob lem.
4 Copy the DISKS folder to your hard disk. 5 Double-click the DISKS folder. 6 Double-click the Floppy Disk Maker application. 7 Click Full. A di alo g bo x appears that gi v e s y ou some inf ormati on, s uc h a s the appro x imate tim e it will tak e t o c op y the ima ge s t o flopp y di s ks .
8 Click Continue. After a m oment , the I nstall dial o g bo x app ears . At t he top o f the dial og bo x is a pop-up menu set t o allo w y ou to perf or m a n Eas y I nstall.
Mo re i nf or ma t i on a bou t the I n st a l l er p rog ra m In the pro ced ure just de scribed, the I nstaller pl ace s all the s o ft w are you need ont o y our hard di s k.
St ep 3: Na m i ng t he p r i n te r an d sett i n g i ts z one Once connected t o a n App leT alk n etw ork, the printer will app ear on the netw ork with the name L a serW riter 1 2/6 4 0 P S .
W ha t t o do ne xt Y ou ma y c hang e some o f the pri nter ’ s def ault settin g s us i ng t he App le Printer Utility a s ex p l ai n ed i n the n ex t sect ion.
U se the App le Printer Utility t o m v ie w inf ormation about t he pri nter , s uch a s the App leT al k pri nter name and the t otal number of pa ge s t he La serW riter 1 2/6 4 0 P S has printed m.
O pen i n g t he A p p l e P ri n t er U t i l i ty Th e App le Pri nter Utility ha s tw o window s: the Pri nter Se lect or wi ndow , w hic h is s imil ar t o the Chooser , a nd the pri nter feature s wi ndow , whi c h y ou use t o v ie w or chan g e the printer ’ s settin g s .
3 Click Open Printer. Th e pri nter feature windo w app ears with the Printer I nf ormation c ate g ory disp la y ed. 4 To view or change settings under a category, click the arrow beside the category name to open the category and display its information and options.
Q u i tt i ng t he Ap p le P ri n t e r U t i l i ty T o quit the A pple Printer Utility: m Choose Quit from the File menu. Vi e w in g p r in t e r info r m a ti o n Y ou c an v iew inf ormati on about y our La serW riter 1 2/6 4 0 PS b y disp la yi ng the printer i nf ormation in the printer feature s wi ndow .
Na m i ng t he pr i nt er T o h elp users ea sil y selec t the L aserW riter 1 2/6 4 0 P S printer from their computers , gi v e the printer a unique name b ased, f or ex ample , on its loc ati on or the group o f users w ho comm onl y acce s se s it.
D o wn lo ad i ng f on t s t o t he p r i n te r Y ou c an dow nl oad additi onal fonts t o the pri nter ’ s RAM t o sp eed up pri nting . Y ou do not ha v e to do wnload f onts t o u se them in pri nted do cuments , but doin g s o c an make printing f aster than st oring f onts onl y on y our computer .
Re m oving fonts Y ou c an remo v e fonts fr om the pri nter ’ s memory w h en you no l ong er need them . Y ou c annot remo v e fonts fr om the pri nter ’ s R OM . 1 Open the Fonts category. Th e F onts pan el app ears . 2 Select the fonts you want to remove.
T u rn i ng t he sta r t up p a ge o n o r o ff Th e La serW riter 1 2/6 40 PS normall y pri nts a sample pa ge w h en you turn the printer on. This pa ge sho w s the pri nter ’ s name , the total number o f pa g e s printed, the amount of m emory , i nstalled opti ons , a nd communi c ation settin g s .
Se tt i ng t he pr i n t den s i ty If y our do cuments are printing t oo light or t oo dark, y ou can ad just the print dens ity o f the printer to print li ghter or dark er tex t a nd imag es . 1 Open the Print Density category. Th e Pri nt Density panel appears .
Se tt i ng p a pe r -ha n d l i ng o p t i on s When the La serW riter 1 2/6 4 0 PS runs out of paper i n on e tra y , it c a n aut omat ic all y s witch and use paper i n a nother pap er ca ssette or t he mult ipur pose tra y .
3 Choose a default paper size for the multipurpose tray from the pop-up menu. Th e Pri nt dial o g bo x pro v ide s the A ut o S elec t opti on, whic h allo ws t he pri nter t o dra w paper from any paper source t hat ho lds t he cor rect s ize pap er .
6 Choose the output tray from the pop-up menu. F ace Do wn output tra y is t he def ault. This tra y is l o c ated on the t op o f the printer a nd stac ks t he output media f ace do wn. Th e F ace Up output reduces the cur l o f y our pap er b y us i ng a “ strai ght- thr ou gh ” pap er path throu gh the printer .
Y ou c an als o c hang e the w a y ima g e s print by increas i ng or decrea sing t he number of gra y le v el s used t o reproduce them. More le v els o f gra y produce a more natural-l ooking phot ographic qu ality . How e v er , i ncreas ing t he numb er o f gra y s al so decrea ses t he res o luti on of the ima ge .
Se tt i ng u p j ob h an d l i ng Y ou c an sp ecify ho w the pri nter handles jobs f or each type of netw ork . Y ou c an set the pri nter to maintai n contact wit h the c omputer until all pa ge s of a job are finished printing .
3 Click the checkboxes next to the network types to specify when the connection with the computer should be broken. 4 Click Send to send the job-handling configuration settings to the printer. Se tt i ng t he pr i n t er’ s netw o r k z o nes Y ou c an sp ecify t he E therT al k netw ork zone f or the printer .
3 Open the Printer’s Zone category. A list o f the E therT al k zones appears . 4 Select the zone you want the printer to appear in. 5 Click Send to send the zone setting to the printer. Ch a ng i ng T CP/I P co n fi g u rat i o ns Y ou c an sp ecify t he I P addres s of t he pri nter .
2 Open the TCP/IP Configuration category. A pan el app ears i n whi c h y ou can enter the IP addres s . 3 Enter the IP address. 4 Drag the slider to set the printer’s subnet mask. 5 Enter the default Gateway Address. 6 Click Send to send the TCP/IP configuration to the printer.
Y o u m a ke ch a nges to t h e c ommunic ation sett i ng s with the printer ’ s communi c ati on s witc h set in the Normal (i n) posit ion. This mak es all communi c ati on settin g s a v ailable f or c ha nges.
4 Choose the port settings you want. m Th e Loc alT al k i nterf ace i s al w a y s set to P ostScript mode . m Y ou c an set the E therT al k i nterf ace t o P ostS cript mode or tur n it of f .
2 Turn the printer off and back on again. 3 Set the communication switch on the printer to the Normal (in) position. Sen d i ng P o stSc ri p t fi les t o t he p r i n te r Y ou c an dow nl oad P ostScript f iles t o the pri nter to print a P ostScript pr ogram or t o run a PostS cript pro gram to c ha ng e the i nter nal setting s of the printer .
IMPORTANT If the L aserW riter 1 2/6 40 PS i s on a n etw ork shared b y other users , mak e s ure t hat no one is attemptin g t o u se the printer when y ou re star t it.
F or specif ic steps on ho w a user c a n i nstall the pri nter so f tw are on a Mac O S computer and set up the printer from the Chooser , ref er t o “Installi ng t he Printer Sof tw are ” and “ Se lecting and Sett i ng Up t he Pri nter” i n Chapter 6 .
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each printer disk. 5 Open the folder you created in step 1. Th e contents o f each di s k are contain ed i n a f o lder nam ed f or that dis k . 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.
6 Click the Install button. Th e I nstaller take s a f e w moments t o cal cul ate what needs to be done a nd then begins to c opy f iles . 7 Follow the instructions on the screen until the installation is complete. After t he i nstallat ion, t h e I nstaller tells y ou t o re star t your c omputer .
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This c hapter de scribes ho w to set up t he La serW riter 1 2/6 40 PS f or u se with IB M PC or compat ible c omputers runni ng W indow s 3 . 1 , W i ndo w s 9 5 , W i ndow s N T , or DO S .
Sy stem re qu irement s f or Wi ndo w s 3. 1 T o use t he pri nter , y our c omputer s y stem must meet t hese requ i rements: m IB M PC or compat ible , with an 80 3 86 or hi gher CPU m hard di s k dri v e m at least 4 m e g ab yte s (MB) o f random-acces s memory (R AM) m Micr os o ft W indow s 3 .
Se tt i n g u p f or p a ra l le l po r t pr i n t i n g Y our La serW riter 1 2/6 4 0 PS printer use s a sta ndard parallel port. B y def ault , y our pri nter ’ s paralle l por t is read y t o recei v e data, a nd you shou ld not need to m a ke a ny ch a nges to e i t h e r y our c omputer ’ s or the pri nter ’ s parallel port settin g s .
6 Click Next if you have no other open applications. If y ou ha v e open applic ati ons , c li c k Cancel t o stop t hi s installati on. Cl ose all other appli c ati ons and star t the i nstallat i on proce s s a g ain. A me ss a g e appears that lets y ou v ie w the READ M E .
12 Enter a new directory for the setup program or use the default directory and click Next. A me ss a g e appears that lets y ou sp ecify ho w y our printer is connected (l o c al or netw ork) . 13 Select how your printer is connected (local or network) and click Next.
24 Choose how to proceed: F or u sers connected v ia t he parallel c able , the def ault printer dri v er settin g s sh o uld suf fice . F or instr uct ions on u sing t he App le La serW riter Ut ility f or W indow s , see “ Settin g A dditional P arameters W ith t he App le L a serW riter Ut ility f or W i ndow s , ” later in thi s c hapter .
7 When you have finished reading the README.WRI file, choose Exit from the File menu in the Notepad application. A W el com e di alo g bo x i s disp la yed t hat allo w s you t o select Ex pres s Installat ion, Cu stom Installat ion, Print Dri v er Onl y , or De-Install.
13 Select another Apple LaserWriter printer, if you want, and click Install to install. Repeat for each printer you want to install. Y ou c an i nstall other App le L a serW riter printers s uppor ted by t he so f tw are . ` 14 When you’re done, click Close.
C rea t i ng f l op p y d i s k s f r o m the CD-R OM d i sc F ro m a W i nd ow s 95 co m pu t er Y ou c an create flopp y dis k cop ie s o f the printer so f tw are by u sing t he standard f eature s o f Micr os o ft W indow s 9 5 . 1 Insert the LaserWriter 12/640 PS Software Installation CD-ROM disc into the CD-ROM drive.
I n s ta l l i n g f ro m the f l o p p y d i sk s I ns ta l l i n g o n a W i nd ow s 95 co m pu t er 1 Find the Windows disks containing the printer software and make sure they’re write- protected. S lide up t he write-protect ion tab in on e cor n er of the fl opp y di s k so t hat y ou c an see thr ou gh the hole .
Ex pre s s Installat i on i nstalls all the s o ft w are y ou need. It creates t he App le L aserW riter So f tw are pro gram group and installs within it the P ostS cript printer dri v er , a R eadMe.
17 Select LPT1 if the LaserWriter 12/640 PS is connected to your local computer. 18 Click Next. Th e A dd Printer dial o g bo x app ears . 19 Name your computer and select other options as necessary. 20 Click Next. Th e pri nter Prop er tie s di alo g bo x appears .
2 Start Windows. Be fore installing the s o f tw are , make s ure the W i ndow s C ontro l P an el and Printers contro l panel are c losed. 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.
9 Click Express Installation. A window appears that k eeps y ou i nf ormed as f ile decompres s ion pr oceeds . Nex t, t h e I nstaller as ks y ou to pre ss a butt on to re star t W indow s . 10 Click Restart Windows. After W i ndow s restarts , the A dob e PostS cript Pri nters contro l pa n el appears .
18 Choose how to proceed: F or u sers connected v ia t he parallel c able , the def ault printer dri v er settin g s sh o uld suf fice . F or instr uct ions on u sing t he App le La serW riter Ut ility f or W indow s , see “ Settin g A dditional P arameters W ith t he App le L a serW riter Ut ility f or W i ndow s , ” later in thi s c hapter .
7 Follow the instructions on the screen. If y ou are i nstalli ng s o ft w are from the W i ndow s N T 3 .5 CD , y ou ma y n eed to type the path f or your dri v er locat ion . Th e path ma y b e simil ar to t his: C:Windowssystem 32spooldriversW32x861 If y ou are i nstalli ng W i ndow s N T 3 .
St ep 1: Choos i ng an op er ati ng mo d e When setting up y our pri nter f or a NetW are netw ork, y ou ha v e a c hoi ce o f three operating m ode s: m P S E R VER mode , i n whi ch t h e pri nter e.
W ha t t o d o ne xt Once y ou decide ho w y ou w a nt to set up t h e pri nter , proceed as f oll o w s: m PSERVER T o set up the pri nter as a print ser v er , read about how t o use PC ON S OLE in .
U si ng PC ONS O L E PC ON S OLE i s a DOS-b ased utility f or conf ig uri ng printers on a NetW are netw ork. This c hapter pro v ide s inf ormation on t h e set of b a s ic PC ONS OLE operations requ i red to set up t he La serW riter 1 2/6 4 0 P S .
St ep 2 , op t i on A: Se tt i n g u p the p r i n te r as a p r i n t ser v er (us i ng PC ONS O L E) T o set up y our printer as a print ser ver y ou must run PC ON SOL E under DOS t o specify t he pri nt ser v er (P S E R VER mode) a nd create a pri nt queue .
4 Use the arrow keys to highlight Print Servers in the menu, and press Enter. If a v ailable , a list o f pri nt ser vers appears . Example APPLE_LW6C4B3D APPLE_LWF40B99 APPLE_LWF40B8D APPLE_LWF40BE9 5 Press Ins, then type the PSERVER name (provided on the printer’s startup page) and press Enter.
2 Select Printers and press Enter. Th e Def in ed Pri nters list appears . 3 Press Ins, then type a name for the printer and press Enter. Choose a use ful name a s s oci ated with t he pri nter ’ s loc at ion or ot her ident ifying f eature . 4 Select the printer you just named and press Enter.
4 If the new queue name is not already selected, use the arrow keys to highlight the queue name and press Enter. Th e Pri nt Queue I nf ormation m enu appears , disp la yi ng opt ions f or mana ging the print queue .
Co mp le t i n g t he PS E R V E R co n fi g u ra t i o n w it h t he A p p le La serW ri te r U t i l i ty 1 Start Windows, if it’s not already running. 2 Open the Apple LaserWriter Software program group and double-click the Apple LaserWriter Utility icon.
13 Press Send. Th e La serW riter 1 2/6 40 PS i s now read y to func ti on as a print ser v er on the NetW are netw ork. W hat t o do n e xt: T h e n ext sec tion c ov ers settin g up the pri nter as a remote printer .
3 Use the arrow keys to highlight Print Servers in the menu and press Enter. If a v ailable , a list o f a v ailab le print ser v ers appears . 4 Select a print server or, if the print server does not yet exist, press Ins, type the print server name, and press Enter.
12 Press the down arrow key to move to the “Banner type” field and press Enter. 13 From the list of Available Banner Types, select Postscript and press Enter. 14 Press Esc once to save the configuration. PC ON S OLE a s ks y ou t o c onfir m the n ew c onf i g urati on.
Ass oc ia t i ng a p ri nt se r v e r w i th t he pr i n t q ueue 1 In the Available Options menu of PCONSOLE, select Printers and press Enter. Th e Pri nt Serv ers menu appears , disp la yi ng t he names o f ex is ting print serv ers . 2 Select the printer you defined earlier and press Enter.
9 Type load pserver p r i nt_s e r v er (the name of the print server just created) and press Enter. Example load pserver PS_486 10 Restart the printer (by turning it off and on or using the Apple LaserWriter Utility). Nex t, y ou ’ll use the A pple L aserW riter Utility t o c omplete t he conf i gurati on.
St ep 3: A ss ig n i ng a p a ss w o rd f o r t he p r i n t serv er (o p t i on a l) Y ou c an use PC ON S OLE t o as si gn a pas s wor d f or printing pri v ileg es .
St ep 4: Se tt i n g u p the P os tScr i p t p r i n te r d ri v er f o r NetW a re F o r W i nd ow s 95 1 Click the Start icon on the Task-Bar and select Printer Settings. 2 Select the printer you want to use. 3 Select Properties from the File menu. 4 Click the Detail Property tab.
St ep 5: Ma k i ng s u re e v er yth i ng i s w o r k i n g When y ou ha v e finished conf i guring y our pri nter as a dedic ated pri nt serv er or a remote printer , y ou c a n pri nt, fr om a W indow s applic ati on, a document s uc h as t he R eadMe file t o verify t hat y ou c an pri nt to t he L aserW riter 1 2/6 4 0 P S .
U se the App le L aserW riter Utility f or W i ndow s t o m name t he pri nter m tur n pri nting o f a star tup pag e on a nd of f m set paper -ha ndli ng opt i ons m print a list o f printer fonts m .
3 In the Printer Selector window that appears, select the printer whose setup you want to change and press OK. 4 When you’re finished using the utility, choose Exit from the File menu. Na m i ng t he pr i nt er o n A pp leT a l k netw o r k s Eac h La serW riter 1 2/6 4 0 PS c a n b e gi ven an indi v idual nam e f or App leT al k netw orks .
Se tt i ng p a pe r -ha n d l i ng o p t i on s When the La serW riter 1 2/6 4 0 PS runs out of paper i n on e tra y , it c a n aut omat ic all y s witch and use paper i n the pap er ca ssette or mu ltipur pose tra y .
5 Choose the output tray from the list box. Th e F ace Do wn output tra y is the de f ault. This tra y is l ocated on t he top o f the printer a nd stack s the output media f ace do w n. F ace Up output reduces t he curl o f y our pap er by u sing a “ strai ght-throu gh ” paper path thr ou gh the pri nter .
P ri n t i ng a l i st o r sa m pl es o f pr i n te r f on ts Y ou c an pri nt a list or s ample s of t he PCL or P ostScript f onts cur rent l y stored in the pri nter ’ s memory or attac hed hard di s k. 1 Choose Print PostScript Fonts or Print PCL Fonts from the File menu.
Y o u m a ke ch a nges to t h e c ommunic ation sett i ng s with the printer ’ s communi c ati on s witc h set in the Normal (i n) posit ion. This mak es all communi c ati on settin g s a v ailable f or c ha nges.
IMPORTANT If y ou select t he On mode setting t o tur n on the E therT al k, NetW are , or TCP/IP interface , the chan g e does not tak e e f f ect until t he pri nter is turn ed of f a nd bac k on ag ai n.
4 Enter the default gateway address. Th e I P addres s of the de f ault g ate w a y is u sed f or sendi ng pac kets fr om the loc al n etw ork. 5 Click OK. P ri n t i ng t he Et her net a dd ress T o pri nt the pri nter ’ s Ether net addres s: m Choose Print Ethernet Address from the Utilities menu.
Phot oGrade enhances t he pri nted look o f imag es , s uc h as sc ann ed phot o graphs , by pr o v idin g more shade s o f gra y and b etter pri nted c larity and contra st. If y our La serW riter 1 2/6 4 0 P S has been upgraded t o a mi nimum of 1 2 MB o f memory , y ou c an use Phot oGrade .
P ri n t i ng t he con f i g u ra t i on p a ge Y ou c an pri nt a list ing o f the cur rent conf i gurat ion sett i ng s a nd other informati on about the pri nter . T his pa ge serv e s a s a ref erence whene v er you connect a c omputer to t he pri nter .
R es ta r t i n g t he p r i n te r Y ou ma y need to re star t the pri nter t o c lear its memory if y ou ha v e any prob lems printin g . F or i nf ormation on tr oubleshoot i ng printing pr ob lems , see Chapters 1 1 a nd 1 2 . 1 Choose Restart Printer from the Utilities menu.
5 Enter the eight-digit IPX Network Number and the Node Address. Th e Node A ddres s is the sam e addre s s a s the printer ’ s 1 2-di git Ether net addre s s . Th e pri nter ’ s E ther n et addres s is printed on the star tup pag e . C ontac t y our n etw ork admi nistrat or if y ou don ’ t kno w t he I PX n etw ork number .
This c hapter ex pl ai ns how t o prepare the pri nter for UN IX users . U sers ’ computers mu st b e connected t o the pri nter by an Ether net n etw ork us ing T CP/I P (T ra nsmis s i on C ontro l Prot ocol/Inter net Prot ocol) .
I n i t ia l T CP/I P set u p Be fore UNIX users c an use t he pri nter , the pri nter admi nistrat or must a s s i gn an I P addres s f or the printer , as de scrib ed i n the f o llo wi ng sect ions . Backg rou nd in f orma ti on T CP/I P is a pr ot ocol c ommonl y used t o connect UNIX s y stems o ver Ether n et netw orks .
St ep 3: A ss ig n i ng a n I P a dd ress t o the p r i n te r When y ou unpack t he pri nter , it has a uni que p er man ent f ac t ory-as si gned Ether net addres s, but no IP addres s .
110 Chapter 4 3 Add the following line to the /etc/hosts table on your workstation: p r i nt er_I P_add r e s s pr i nte r_I P_n ame Y ou obtai n the pri nter I P addres s from y our n etw ork admi nistrat or . Y ou c hoose the printer I P name y ourself (if it w as not a ss igned b y the netw ork administrat or) .
6 To test the connection, once again type the ping command from a workstation on the same subnet as the printer: ping p r i nt er_I P_name If the ping command re sponds b y te lli ng y ou that t he pri nter is ali v e on the netw ork, the addres s as si gn ment w as s ucce s sfu l.
P ri n t er I P ad d ress ass ig n men t , o p t io n C: U s i ng a R A R P or B OO T P serv er If y our n etw ork has a RARP or B OO TP server on t he same s ubnet as the printer , y ou c a n use it t o as s ign t he I P addres s to t h e pri nter .
St ep 4: Configuring Us er s ’ W o r ks t ations If y our n etw ork has s ubn ets, y ou c a n set the s ubnet mas k, a s de scribed in “ Settin g the S ubn et Mas k, ” i n the “Us i ng t he T CP/I P C onfi gurat i on Utility ” sect ion l ater i n this c hapter .
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. IMPORTANT Sett ing F ile Contents t o a nyt hing el se will res ult in er rors w hen y ou try to print A S CII or PC L file s .
Y ou c an verify t hat the daemon is runni ng b y us i ng t he ps command de scribed i n this step . N ot e: T o start the lpd daemon automat ic all y when the s y stem boots, add th e lpd command t o the /etc/rc f ile .
m R epl ace pat h_to_t hi s_qu eu e ’ s_s p oo l_di r e ct ory with t he pathname o f the unique direct ory created f or thi s queue . m Opti onall y repl ace p at h_to_t his_q ue ue ’ s_l o g_ fil e with t he unique pathnam e o f the file w h ere er ror inf ormation fr om the lpd command will b e lo g g ed.
7 To test the connection, type the ping command from a workstation on the same subnet as the printer: ping p r i nt er_I P_name If the ping command re sponds b y te lli ng y ou that t he pri nter is ali v e on the netw ork, the addres s as si gn ment w as s ucce s sfu l.
5 Select the following options, in order, from the SAM menu: Peripheral devices Printers and Plotters Actions Add a Remote Printer ( Do no t selec t “ A dd a Netw ork Pri nter .
119 Setting Up the Printer for UNIX Users 10 Leave SAM. 11 Start the LP request scheduler by typing /usr/lib/lpsched 12 To test the connection, once again type the ping command from a workstation on t.
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 8.07.” Co n f i g u r i ng HP-U X v er s io n 9 .
6 Enter information into the remote printer form as follows: m Printer name T yp e the loc al queue name u sers will use a s the name f or the printer . m Remote system name T yp e the I P name as si gned to the printer as de scribed in “ S tep 3: A s s i gni ng an IP Addre ss t o the Pri nter , ” ear lier in this c hapter .
12 To test the connection, type the ping command from a workstation on the same subnet as the printer: ping p r i nt er_I P_name If the ping command re sponds b y tellin g y ou that the pri nter is ali v e on t he netw ork, the addres s as si gn ment w as s ucce s sfu l.
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.” C o nfiguring SC O UNIX T o conf i gure S anta C r uz Op erati on (S C O) vers ion 1 . 2 or later o f UN IX, f ollo w these steps: 1 Log in to the SCO machine as root .
11 Add the following entry to the /etc/printcap file. l o c al_p ri nt_que ue_name| [ de scription _ of _ prin ter ]: :lp=:mx#0:rm= p r i nt er_I P_name : :rp= r aw_or_t e xt : :sd= p at h_t o_thi s_q.
13 To test the connection, type the ping command from a workstation on the same subnet as the printer: ping p r i nt er_I P_name If the ping command re sponds b y te lli ng y ou that t he pri nter is ali v e on the netw ork, the addres s as si gn ment w as s ucce s sfu l.
6 Enter information into the remote printer form, as follows: m Name of queue to add T yp e the loc al queue name u sers will u se as t he name f or the pri nter .
127 Setting Up the Printer for UNIX Users Co n f i g u r i ng S i l i co n G ra ph i cs I R I 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.
U si ng t he T CP/I P P ri nt er C o n f i g u ra t i o n Ut i l i ty Y ou c an use telnet , a standard UN IX ter mi nal emul at ion pr o gram, t o lo g in to t he pri nter ’ s c onf i g urati on utility .
Quit ting t h e Co nfigur ation Util it y 1 Go to the main menu of the TCP/IP Printer Configuration Utility. 2 Press Enter. 3 If you’re asked if you want to save changes, type Y and press Enter to save the changes, or just press Enter to discard the changes.
V iew i ng o r c ha ng i ng t he p r i n t er’ s I P ad d ress Y ou must initi all y set the the pri nter ’ s I P addres s us ing one of t he methods de scribed ear lier i n thi s chapter .
2 When requested to do so, type the IP address of the subnet mask in the following format, then press Enter: XXX .XXX .XXX .XXX , w here each XXX i s a numb er b etw een 0 a nd 25 5 . T o i ndic ate that y ou don ’ t w ant to specify a s ubn et mas k, type 0.
R ese tt i n g the p ri n t er’ s T CP/I P i n t e r fa ce If y ou ’ re ha v i ng pr oblem s with y our T CP/I P connect i on t o the printer a nd c an ’ t so l v e the prob lem b y a ny ot h er means , y ou ma y try re settin g the pri nter ’ s T CP/I P i nterf ace .
Th e La serW riter 1 2/6 40 PS ha s se v eral user -installab le printer options . Y ou c an add a d uple x printing unit , a 500-sh eet ca ssette and f eeder , an en v elope c as sette (the en v elope c as sette fits int o the 5 0 0-sh eet feeder) , and a f ace-up output tra y .
134 Chapter 5 Man y o f the installat ion pr oced ures de scribe w orking wit h the printer ’ s lef t and right s ide s and front and rear , as sho wn in the f oll owing illu stration .
F o llo w these instr ucti ons for installing t he La serW riter 1 2/6 4 0 P S duple x printing unit. Be fore y ou install the d uplex printin g unit: m Th e pri nter must be tur ned of f a nd the pow er cord unp lu g g ed. m Th e pri nter must be disc onnected from y our computer or netw ork.
3 Lift up the back end of the duplex printing unit and slide the metal brace onto the post. Th e brace is l ocated on t h e lef t s ide o f the d uplex print i ng unit near the bac k. 4 Unpack the duplex printing unit key. 5 Remove the three covers located in the back of the printer.
6 Place the bottom cover and the duplex printing unit key in a safe place in case you need them in the future. If y ou decide t o remo ve t h e d uple x printing unit , use the co v er to pre v ent dust and other material fr om g etting ins ide t he pri nter .
9 Insert the locking connectors into the slots located on the bottom of the paper guide and push the connectors until they snap into place. Th e lockin g connect ors secure the pap er gui de t o the pri nter .
139 Installing Options 10 Lift the LaserWriter 12/640 PS, position it directly over the duplex printing unit and gently lower the printer until it sits evenly on the duplex printing unit. A s y ou lo w er the printer , ali gn the corn ers of the printer di rect l y o v er those of the duple x printing unit.
11 Remove the cassette from the printer and the tray from the duplex printing unit. 12 Insert the four locking connectors into the slots located on the front and back of the printer and duplex printing unit. Th e lockin g connect ors secure the pri nter to t he d uplex print i ng unit.
13 Insert the cassette into the printer and the tray into the duplex printing unit. 14 Gently close the duplex printing unit door until it latches into place against the printer. If the door does not close easily, check to make sure the brace is not locked in place.
I ns ta l l i ng t he 500-sheet ca ssett e an d f eeder F o llo w these instr ucti ons for installing t he 50 0-sh eet ca ssette and feeder . F or instr uct ions on l oadi ng t he feeder wit h paper , see “Filling t h e O pti onal 5 0 0-Sheet Ca s sette ” in Chapter 1 0 .
3 Place the 500-sheet cassette and feeder where you want the LaserWriter 12/640 PS to be located. Orient the 5 0 0-sh eet c as sette a nd feeder s o that its pap er c as sette a nd the printer ’ s mult ipur pose tra y and pap er ca s sette will b e on the same s ide w hen the printer is attac hed.
5 Remove the cassettes from the printer and the 500-sheet cassette and feeder. 6 Insert the four locking connectors into the slots located on the front and back of the printer and base.
7 Insert the cassettes into the printer and the 500-sheet cassette and feeder. 8 Turn on the printer. 9 Configure your printer software to use the 500-sheet cassette and feeder. Nex t y ou must c onfi gure the printer so f tw are to u se the n ew paper opti on .
I ns ta l l i ng t he en v el ope ca ssett e IMPORTANT Th e La serW riter 1 2/6 40 PS en v el op e ca ssette f its into t he 5 0 0-sh eet feeder . F or i nstr uct ions on installing the opt ional 5 0 0-sh eet c a s sette and feeder , see “Installi ng t he 500-Sheet Ca s sette and Feeder , ” ear lier in this c hapter .
I ns ta l l i ng t he fa ce-up o ut pu t tra y F o llo w these instr ucti ons to install the La serW riter 1 2/6 40 PS f ace-up output tra y . Y ou c an i nstall the f ace-up tra y ont o the bac k of t he pri nter or the d uple x printing unit. 1 Unpack the face-up output tray and remove all packing materials.
5 Extend the tray. I n s ta l l i n g the f a ce-u p o ut pu t t ra y o n t he o p t i on a l d u p le x pr i n t i ng u n it 1 Line up the tabs on the bottom edge of the face-up output tray with the holes in the back of the duplex printing unit. 2 Gently push down on the face-up output tray to insert the tabs into their receiving slots.
3 Slide out the tray until it locks into place. 4 Extend the tray. 149 Installing Options.
R e m o v i ng t he fa ce-up o ut p u t t ra y 1 Slide in the tray. 2 Gently pull up on the face-up output tray (to remove the tabs from their receiving slots) and then out. I nc rea s i ng t he pr i n t e r R A M Y ou c an i ncrease t he memory s ize o f the L aserW riter 1 2/6 4 0 P S .
Inst al l i ng RAM Y our pri nter come s wit h 4 MB of R AM installed i n B an k A/B . Th e table bel o w lists R AM conf ig urations y ou c a n use . Amount of memory Bank C/D Bank A/B (megabytes) (l.
IMPORTANT Other pos s ib le confi gurat i ons ma y produce dia gnosti c er rors w hen the pri nter star ts up or ma y produce unex p ected re s ults . If you want to You need this much printer memory .
5 Remove the paper cassette. 6 Grasp the top and front parts of the side cover and pry gently to free the tabs from their receiving slots. 7 Pull the side cover off. P utt i n g o n t he g ro u nd i ng s tra p IMPORTANT Be s ure t o put on the grounding wri st strap b ef ore ha ndli ng t he S IMM or an y i nter nal pri nter par ts .
3 Attach the copper-foil end of the strap to the metal lip on the inside of the printer by pressing the adhesive backing against the metal. Copper-foil end Metal lip 154 Chapter 5.
Instal li ng SIMM s Th e pri nter ’ s circuit boar d ha s tw o S IMM s l ots , marked B AN K C/D (on the lef t) a nd B A N K A/B (on the right) , f or i nstalli ng addit ional m emory . RAM is pr o v ided on S IMM s (S i ng le Inli n e Memory Modules) t hat you inser t i nto the s l ots .
1 Insert the SIMM into the connector and press the SIMM down at an angle until the retaining clips on each end of the connector snap and fasten the SIMM in place. Hol d t he SIMM v er tic all y ov er the s lot , ali gning t he connect ors and notche s with t he circuit boar d ’ s connect or .
T o remo v e a S IMM, c arefu ll y spread the retai ni ng c lips at both ends o f the installed SIMM , then rotate t he S IMM f orw ard unt il it c an b e pulled free of the s l ot. 2 Repeat step 1 to install the second SIMM if necessary. Y ou ’ v e now installed the ex pa nded memory .
Check t he Phillips scre w hole s on the bac k o f the printer . Th e hole s shoul d be unobstr ucted. (Y ou shouldn ’ t repl ace the Phillips screw s until t he si de co v er is proper l y posit i oned. ) If the hole i s obstr ucted, remo v e the s ide c ov er and try ag ain.
Co n f i g u ri ng y o u r pr i n te r so ftw a re f o r new o p t i o n s After installing more m emory or paper opti ons , the admi nistrat or or the user needs to update t he pri nter so ft w are on each c omputer c onnected t o the netw ork.
3 Click Auto Setup. 4 Click OK. F ro m t he C ho ose r If no de s kt op pri nter icon e x i sts f or the La serW riter 1 2/6 4 0 P S printer , y ou must c onfi gure y our pri nter us i ng t he Chooser . 1 Choose the Chooser from the Apple menu. Th e Chooser dial og bo x app ears .
2 Choose Change Setup from the Printing menu. Th e La serW riter Setup di al og bo x app ears . 3 Click Auto Setup. 4 Select “Cassette (Optional)” from the Change pop-up menu. 5 Select “Installed and Preferred” from the To pop-up menu. 6 Click OK.
5 Set controls in this dialog box to set up the optional features that you have installed on your LaserWriter 12/640 PS. 6 Click OK to close the Features dialog box.
II part Chapte r 6 M a c O S Us e r s Ch a p t er 7 W i nd o w s 3 . 1 a nd D OS U ser s Ch a p t er 8 W i nd o w s 95 U sers Chapte r 9 UNIX Us e r s Ch a p t er 1 0 Lo ad in g Pa per Chapte r 1 1 M ain ten anc e P art II co nt a i ns i n f orm ati o n y ou n eed t o us e a pr i nt e r t h at h a s a l r ea dy bee n se t u p .
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165 Th e La serW riter 1 2/6 40 PS c omes wit h s o f tw are a nd f onts f or use with Mac O S-ba sed c omputers . T his c hapter de scribe s the s y stem requirements and the proced ures f or installi ng t he pri nter so ft w are and f onts .
Be f or e y o u i ns ta l l t he p r i n t er s o ftw a re Be fore y ou install the pri nter so ft w are and f onts , you need t o protec t your ori ginal dis ks (b y lockin g them and maki ng c op ie.
167 Mac OS Users 9 Click Continue. After a m oment , the I nstall dial o g bo x app ears . At t he top o f the dial og bo x is a pop-up menu set t o allo w y ou to perf or m a n Eas y I nstall.
I n s ta l l i n g f ro m the f l o p p y d i sk s T o i nstall the pri nter so ftw are on a Mac O S computer , fo llo w the se steps: 1 Quit any programs you are running. 2 Turn off any automatic virus-detection programs you have on your computer. If y ou don ’ t , problem s ma y o ccur duri ng t he i nstallat i on.
8 Click Continue. After a m oment , the I nstall dial o g bo x app ears . At t he top o f the dial og bo x is a pop-up menu set t o allo w y ou to perf or m a n Eas y i nstall.
170 Chapter 6 Se le c t i ng a n d se tt i ng u p t he p r i n t er Be fore y ou u se y our pri nter f or the first tim e , y ou must use t h e Chooser to selec t the L aserW riter 1 2/6 4 0 P S and set up the pri nter so ft w are .
171 Mac OS Users 4 Click the name of your LaserWriter 12/640 PS. Y ou ’ v e now se lected t h e La serW riter 1 2/6 4 0 PS printer f or pri nting . If thi s i s the first tim e y ou ’ re us ing the printer , y ou mu st set up the printer s o ft w are .
Y ou c an drag t hi s ic on t o a ny pos iti on y ou w a nt on y our de s kt op or pl ace it into a f ol der . Th e la st des kt op pri nter created b ecome s the def ault printer . Y our do cuments will aut omat ic all y be pri nted on the def ault printer .
4 To change any options (for example, to change 500-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.
2 Select the page setup options you want. m Se lect U S Letter Small or U S Le g al S mall t o pre v ent pa ginati on dif f erences w hen pri nting t o diff erent pri nters . T h ese paper s ize s ha v e the sam e ph y s ic al s ize a s U S Letter a nd U S Leg al, but ha v e lar ger mar gins .
m Se lect Flip Horizontal t o flip the pa g e ima g e horizontall y . m Se lect Flip V er tic al to flip t he pa g e ima g e v er tic all y . m Se lect In v er t I mag e to print a bl ac k-and-white re v ersed imag e .
1 Choose Print from the File menu. Th e Pri nt dial o g bo x app ears . 2 Select the options you want. IMPORTANT Th e name s that appear i n the pap er source m enus v ary acc ordin g t o the paper source s o f y our pri nter and pap er size s you c hoose i n the P a g e Setup di alo g bo x .
m T o ha v e t he pri nter automat ic all y select t h e pap er tra y that ho lds t he size o f paper chosen f or the do cument , choose A uto S elect a s the paper source . m Y ou c an pri nt to ot her pri nters by se lect i ng t hei r name from t he Pri nter pop-up menu .
178 Chapter 6 3 Select Cover Page from the pop-up menu. Th e co v er pa ge opt ions di alo g bo x app ears . 4 When the selections are as you want, choose another setting from the Settings pop-up menu, or click Print.
3 Make the selection you want. m F or t he f aste st pri nting , choose B lac k a nd White . (Th e ima g e quality w on ’ t be as g ood, e speci all y if the ori ginal imag e is in co l or or gra y sc ale . ) m When pri nting gra y s , y ou will see the b est re s ults if y ou c hoose C o lor/Gra y sc ale .
Ha v ing bot h F in ePri nt a nd PhotoGrade on c an af fec t ho w ima ge s print. For documents that ha ve man y imag es and require high-qu ality reproduct ion, y ou ma y w ant to turn Fin ePri nt of f .
P ri n t i ng o n bo th s ides o f the p a pe r W ith the opt ional duple x pri nting unit , y ou c a n pri nt on both s ide s of t he paper (of ten c alled d up l ex p ri nti n g or t w o-s ide d pr i nti n g . ) Y ou can onl y duplex print from the pap er ca ssette s .
3 Make the selections you want. m B indi ng determin es ho w pa ge s are pri nted when y ou are printing on bot h s ide s of t he pap er . If you w a nt the bindi ng orientat i on alon g the si de o f the paper (li ke in a book or mag azi n e) , c lic k t he left b i ndi ng butt on.
4 Make the selections you want. 5 When the selections are what you want, choose another setting from the Settings pop-up menu or click Print. B a ckg r o un d pr i n t i ng a nd se tt i ng t he pr i n t t i me W ith b ac kground printing turn ed on, you c an use y our computer f or other w ork while y ou ’ re pri nting .
2 Choose Background Printing from the Settings pop-up menu. Th e Ba c kground Printing di alo g bo x app ears . 3 Make the selections you want. 4 When the selections are as you want, choose another setting from the Settings pop-up menu, or click Print.
3 Choose an option. 4 When the selection is as you want, choose another setting from the Settings pop-up menu, or click Print. Repo r ti ng er ro rs Y ou c an sp ecify w hat happ ens when a P ostScript error occurs or when the paper ca s sette r uns out of paper .
1 Choose Print from the File menu. Th e Pri nt dial o g bo x app ears . 2 Choose Error Handling from the Settings pop-up menu. Th e E r ror Handling di al og bo x app ears . 3 Make the selections you want. 4 When the selections are as you want, choose another setting from the Settings pop-up menu, or click Print.
P ri n t i ng w i t h a deskt op p ri n t er Y ou c an als o print do cuments without lea v i ng the F inder , us i ng one o f the tw o met hods de scribed h ere . Th ese m ethods are particu l ar l y ef fi c ient w hen y ou ha ve a number o f do cuments from t he same app lic ati on that y ou w a nt to print at once .
Sw i t ch i n g betw e en p ri n t ers If y ou ha v e more t han on e pri nter a v ailab le , you c an select w hich y ou w ant to use . Th e pri nter y ou selec t is c alled the defaul t prin ter . All y our documents will be pri nted on the def ault printer until y ou select a ne w on e .
Se lec t the p ri n te r us i n g i ts des kt o p p r i n te r ico n If y ou already ha v e a des kt op pri nter ic on f or the pri nter y ou w ant to u se , f ollo w these steps t o select t h e pri nter without immedi atel y printing an ything on it: 1 Click the icon of the desktop printer you want to use.
W or ki ng w i t h des kt o p p r i n t er i co n s T o create a des k t op printer , selec t the pri nter us i ng t he Chooser . After y ou c lic k C reate , the icon will appear on y our des kt op . See “ Se lect a Ne w Pri nter U sing t he Chooser” under “ S witching B etw een Printers , ” the pre v iou s secti on in this c hapter .
Moni t ori ng prin t i ng If y ou are us ing b ac kgr ound pri nting , you c an use the de s kt op pri nter feature s t o monit or a nd contro l the do cuments that are w aiting t o pri nt. 1 Double-click the desktop printer icon you’re interested in.
m To put a print request on hold, selec t it and c lic k the Hol d butt on . Th e pri nt reque st will sta y on hold unt il you se lect it a g ai n a nd c lic k the R es ume butt on .
m To get information about the printer, c hoose Get Printer I nf o from t he Pri nting menu . S tatu s , confi gurat ion, and f ont informati on is disp la y ed. m To change the printer setup (f or ex ample , w hen y ou add or remo v e pri nter opti ons , s uc h as t h e d uple x printing unit) , choose Chan g e Setup fr om the Printing menu .
R e m o v i ng t he deskt op p ri n t i ng s o ftw a re Th e des kt op pri nting s o f tw are use s both the Des kt op Pri ntMonitor and the PrintMonitor s of tw are . Th e Des kt op Pri ntMonitor requ ires 20 0-4 0 0K b yte s more free s y stem memory in additi on t o the mem ory required by t he PrintMonitor .
5 Click Setup. Th e Setup di al o g bo x app ears . 6 Select the option that you want. m Cli c k A ut o Setup t o let the Chooser identify t he typ e of printer a nd aut omat ic all y set up the printer so ftw are . m Cli c k Se lect PPD to c hoose a P ostScript Printer Descript ion f ile for t h e printer .
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Th e La serW riter 1 2/6 40 PS c omes wit h s o f tw are f or IB M PC or c ompati ble computers u sing W indow s 3 . 1 a nd W indow s 9 5 . This c hapter de scribe s ho w t o install a nd use t he PostS cript Pri nter Dri v er f or W i ndo w s 3 . 1 .
Sy stem re qu irement s f or Wi ndo w s 3. 1 T o use t he pri nter , y our c omputer s y stem must meet t hese requ i rements: m IB M PC or compat ible , with an 80 3 86 or hi gher CPU m hard di s k dri v e m at least 4 m e g ab yte s (MB) o f random-acces s memory (R AM) m Micr os o ft W indow s 3 .
I ns ta l l i ng t he pr i n t e r so ftw a re f o r W i nd o w s 3 . 1 T o i nstall the W indow s pri nter so ft w are (if not alread y i nstalled by y our s y stem admi nistrat or) , f o llo w these steps . T hese instr ucti ons as s ume that y ou ha ve a m ouse or s imilar po i nting de v ice .
200 Chapter 7 Print Dri v er Onl y installs the minimum so ft w are n eeded for printin g onl y . It does not install the App le L a serW riter Ut ility . Cust om I nstallat ion lets y ou specify w hat portions o f the so ftw are y ou w ould li ke t o install.
15 Choose how to proceed: F or most u sers connected v ia t h e parallel c able , the def ault printer dri v er settin g s shoul d s uf fice . If y our computer is c onn ected t o the pri nter ov er a NetW are netw ork, f oll o w the se steps: m From W indow s , c lic k Contr ol P a n el.
I n s ta l l i n g f ro m the f l o p p y d i sk s 1 Find the Windows disks that contain the printer software and make sure they’re write-protected. S lide up t he write-protect ion tab in on e cor n er of the fl opp y di s k so t hat y ou c an see thr ou gh the hole .
Cust om I nstallat ion lets y ou specify w hat portions o f the so ftw are y ou w ould li ke t o install. Printer Dri v er Onl y installs onl y the PostS cript pri nter dri v er a nd pri nter de scripti on file s . De-Install lets you rem o ve pre v iou sl y installed La serW riter s o f tw are .
18 Choose how to proceed: F or most u sers connected v ia t h e parallel c able , the def ault printer dri v er settin g s shoul d s uf fice . If y our computer is c onn ected t o the pri nter ov er a NetW are netw ork, f oll o w the se steps: m From W indow s , c lic k Contr ol P a n el.
I ns ta l l i ng t he pr i n t e r so ftw a re f o r W i nd o w s NT U se the setup program on WIN3 1 /D IS K1 on the CD , or use the W i ndow s 3 . 1 flopp y dis ks t o install so ft w are f or W i ndo w s NT .
Pri nt i ng from Windows ap plications After y ou ha ve c onn ected the printer to y our computer and installed a nd set up the printer so f tw are , y ou ’ re ready t o star t pri nting . T his sec ti on ex p lains the ba si c steps required to print a document , thou gh the details c an v ary from one pro gram to another .
Se tt i ng p ri n t er d r i v er o pt io ns Y ou c an chang e the PostS cript Printer Dri v er def ault opt i ons . F or e x amp le , y ou can c hang e t he preset paper orientati on t o P or trait or Landsc ape .
O pen i ng t he pr i n te r Se t up d ia l o g bo x f ro m y o u r a pp l ica t i o n Most appli c ati ons ha v e a Pri nt Setup command in thei r File menu s . 1 Choose the Print Setup command from the File menu. This command u s uall y displ a y s the Pri nt Setup dial og bo x .
Th e P ap er tab dial o g bo x is di spl a y ed fi rst. m Output Format Se lects e ither P ostScript or Encaps ul ated P ostS cript. U se P ostS cript f or nor mal pri nting . U se E ncaps ul ated PostS cript t o create a f ile that c a n b e pl aced i n a do cument of a pr o gram that ac cepts enc apsu l ated P ostS cript ima g e s .
Ad di tio n al p r int e r o p ti o n s In addition t o the P ap er tab , other tabs disp la y setting s f or: m P ostS cript m F onts m F eature s m J ob contr o l m W atermark P ost Script Cli c k t.
m Send Data in Binary T ells t he dri v er to send data t o the pri nter i n a binary f or mat. Sending data in binary f ormat ma y impro v e the printer ’ s performance when pri nting ima ge s or do cuments containing many do w nloadab le f onts . T h e La serW riter 1 2/6 4 0 PS printer c an recei v e data in eit her A S CII or binary f ormat.
Fonts Cli c k the F onts tab to di sp l a y the Fonts tab di alo g bo x . P arameters in this di alo g bo x contr ol the w a y the dri v er pri nts T rueT ype f onts used in y our documents .
m Substitute PostScript Fonts for TrueType Fonts on This Printer When chec k ed, tell s t he dri v er to s ubstitute P ostScript f onts a v ailab le t o t he pri nter f or T r ueT ype fonts .
Features Cli c k the F eature s tab t o di spl a y the F eature s tab di alo g bo x , w hic h lets y ou conf ig ure the pri nter so ftw are to u se opti onal printing f eature s that y ou install on the L aserW riter 1 2/6 4 0 P S .
m FinePrint T ur ns Fin ePri nt on or of f . FinePri nt smoothe s out lin es and curv e s and enha nces te xt and li n e graphic s that w oul d nor mall y appear ra g ged. (Ho we v er , to enhance the quality o f imag es , y ou may w ant to tur n F in ePri nt of f .
m Error Handler T ells t he dri v er to send a spec ial P ostScript er ror handler with e very document y ou pri nt. T he er ror handler pri nts a pag e with a P ostS cript er ror me ss a g e w hen a do cument f ails t o pri nt cor rectl y . Y ou can use t hi s opti on as an aid in trouble shooting print job problem s .
Edit W ater m ar k Choose the Edit butt on in the W ater mark tab dial og bo x to di sp la y the Edit W atermark dial o g bo x . m Text Disp la y s the tex t o f the selec ted w atermark for edit i ng .
m Color Lets y ou sp ecify red, green, and blue v alues f or the co lor in whic h the w atermark is printed. As an alter nati v e , Choose C olor brin g s up a C o lor di alo g bo x that lets y ou v iew and selec t a col or for t h e w ater mark.
B y contra st, w h en y ou manuall y do wnl oad a T yp e 1 f ont with t he F ont Do wnl oader , the font remains in pri nter memory (RAM) unt il you s witch o ff or re star t the pri nter or when memory limitat ions are ex ceeded.
4 Click Setup. Th e Setup di al o g bo x app ears . N ot e: Y ou c an als o op en the Setup di alo g bo x from wit hi n ma ny W i ndow s pro grams . Check y our pro gram documentati on t o see if you c an chang e y our printer setup from within y our pro gram.
P ri n t i ng t o a P o stSc ri p t f i le A s an alter nati ve t o pri nting y our do cument on the pri nter , y ou c a n sa v e a P ostS cript lan g ua ge de scripti on of y our document as a di s k file .
U si ng t he dr i v er t o pr i n t t o a P o s tSc r i p t f i le U sing t he dri ver t o pri nt to a P ostScript f ile is a t hree-step proce s s . F i rst, c hang e y our pri nter setup , then use y our pro gram to create t he file , and finall y re set y our pri nter setup f or normal pri nting .
St ep 2: P ri n t i n g t o a P os tSc r i pt f i le 1 Start the program and open the document for which you want to create a PostScript file. 2 If necessary, select the Print Setup command from the File menu, change the settings as appropriate, and select OK.
7 If you changed any printer settings to print a PostScript file, choose Setup to display the Setup dialog box. Undo any changes you made and then choose OK. Th e Pri nters dial o g bo x app ears . 8 Select OK to close the Printers dialog box. 9 Choose Exit from the Settings menu to close the Control Panel.
This c hapter pro v ide s informati on on setting up and us i ng t he La serW riter 1 2/6 4 0 PS wit h computers running W i ndow s 9 5 . It pr o v ide s detailed procedures f or i nstalli ng t he so f tw are , us i ng the printer ’ s parallel port, and connect i ng t he pri nter to a N o ve ll NetW are netw ork.
Be f or e y o u beg i n Set up t he pri nter as de scribed i n Chapter 1 , rememberi ng t o m unpack and prepare the printer m connect t he pri nter to y our NetW are netw ork us ing Ether n et cab le.
7 Click Yes to view the README.WRI file. 8 When you have finished reading the README.WRI file, choose Exit from the File menu in the WordPad application. A W el com e di alo g bo x i s disp la yed t hat allo w s you t o select Ex pres s Installat ion, Cu stom Installat ion, or Printer Dri v er Onl y .
15 Select Disk 3 from the Directories list. 16 Select LaserWriter 12/640 PS from the PostScript Printer Descriptions Available list and click Next. 17 Select LPT1 if the LaserWriter 12/640 PS is connected to your local computer. 18 Click Next. Th e A dd Printer dial o g bo x app ears .
N ot e: If y ou don ’ t already ha v e y our NetW are queues set up , g o to “Initi al No v ell NetW are Setup , ” i n Chapter 3 , w hen y ou f inish installi ng t he so f tw are .
6 Click Next if you have no other open applications. If y ou ha v e open applic ati ons , c li c k Cancel t o stop t hi s installati on. Cl ose all other appli c ati ons and star t the i nstallat i on proce s s a g ain. A me ss a g e appears that lets y ou v ie w the READ M E .
12 Enter a new directory for the printer drivers or use the default directory and click Next. A me ss a g e appears that lets y ou sp ecify ho w y our printer is connected (l o c al or netw ork) . 13 Select how your printer is connected (local or network) and click Next.
24 Choose how to proceed: F or most u sers connected v ia t h e parallel c able , the def ault printer dri v er settin g s shoul d s uf fice . If y our computer is c onn ected t o the pri nter ov er a NetW are netw ork, f oll o w the se steps: m Doub le-c lic k the Netw ork Nei ghborhood ic on .
Pr intin g On a PC , pri nting funct ions are contr olled thr ou gh the P a ge Setup and Print di alo g bo x es , whi c h are acce ssed t hrou gh the F ile menu . Most W i ndow s applic ati on program s u se a v ersi on o f the standard P a g e Setup and Pri nt dial og bo x e s , althou gh the ex act opti ons pre sented v ary among pro grams .
Pr intin g d o c u m en t s When y ou are printing from W indow s , most app lic at ion pr o grams di spl a y a Print dial o g bo x, in whi c h y ou sp ecify print opti ons s uc h as t h e numb er of cop ies y ou w a nt pri nted, the la y out, and w hic h pap er tra y or ca ssette will be the paper source .
O pen i ng t he pr i n te r P ro pert ies d i a lo g bo x f r o m t he P ri n t er f o l der 1 Click the Start icon on the Task-Bar, select Settings and click Printers.
Se lec t i n g p r i n te r op t io ns i n the P ro per t ies d ia lo g bo x Y ou c an chang e the most comm onl y used printer setting s from the Proper tie s di alo g bo x . (T h e tabs i n the dial og bo x als o gi v e you ac ce s s t o additional printer setting s .
m Paper Source Se lects w hic h paper ca s sette or multipur pose tra y t o use a s the paper source . m Copies S pecif ie s the number of c opie s of eac h do cument pa g e t o print. m Unprintable Area Disp la y s the Un pri ntable Area dial og bo x, u sed t o set the document mar gins .
Se tt i n g d u p l e x p r i n t i n g op t io ns Choose the More Opti ons butt on in the P aper tab dial o g bo x to di spl a y the More P ap er O pti ons dial og bo x , used t o sp ecify duple x print setting s .
Ad di tio n al p r int e r o p ti o n s In addition t o the P ap er tab , other tabs disp la y setting s f or: m Graphic s m De v ice Options m P ostS cript m W atermarks m General m Details m S harin.
m Special Lets y ou define sp eci al printing f eatures . Se lect Print as Ne g ati v e Imag e to print a bl ack-and-white re v ersed imag e . Se lect Print as Mir ror Imag e to flip t he pa g e ima g e v er tic all y . m Scaling S hrin ks or enl ar ge s the pri nt imag e by a percenta g e y ou sp ecify .
When the La serW riter 1 2/6 4 0 PS runs out of paper i n on e tra y , it c a n aut omat ic all y s witch and use paper i n a nother pap er ca ssette or t he mult ipur pose tra y .
m FinePrint T ur ns Fin ePri nt on or of f . FinePri nt smoothe s out lin es and curv e s and enha nces te xt and li n e graphic s that w oul d nor mall y appear ra g ged. (Ho we v er , to enhance the quality o f imag es , y ou may w ant to tur n F in ePri nt of f .
m Output format T ells t he dri v er to bu ild P ostScript document de scripti ons that print as f ast a s pos s i ble w h en O ptimize f or Speed is se lected. S uch document descript i ons mi ght not pri nt suc ce s sfu ll y on pri nters with limited memory .
Advanced PostScript options Choose the A d v a nced button in the P ostS cript tab di alo g bo x t o di spl a y the A dv anced PostS cript O ptions di alo g bo x . m PostScript language level Lets y ou sp ecify w hich le v el o f P ostS cript lan g ua ge to u s e .
m Send CTRL+D after job Sends CTRL+D t o the printer after a print job t o notify t he pri nter the cur rent job is f i nished a nd to re set the pri nter . m Display alert for applications incompatible with driver features When chec ked, disp la y s a mes sa ge if an appli c at ion mi ght be i ncompat ib le with s ome dri v er f eature s .
m Print watermark T ells t he pri nter ho w the w atermark should be pri nted. Y ou c an pri nt on the first pag e onl y rather than on all pa g e s (the de f ault. ) Y ou c an pri nt the w ater mark i n the f ore ground rat her than i n the bac kground (the def ault) .
m Position/Automatically Center Watermark/Position Relative to Center Te l l s t h e dri v er ho w t o pos ition t he w ater mark. A ut omati c all y Center W ater mark centers the w atermark on the pag e . P os iti on R elat i v e to C enter lets y ou specify x and y coor dinates f or the w ater mark relat i v e to t he center .
m Threshold Lets y ou sp ecify t he size o f the f ont at whi ch the P ostS cript dri v er shoul d s witc h from sendin g T r ueT ype f onts a s T yp e 1 to sendin g them as T yp e 3 (bitmap) f onts .
Deta il s Cli c k the Detail s tab t o di spl a y the Details tab di alo g bo x , whi ch c ontro l s the printer por t. T h e Details tab is a v ail able onl y w hen y ou open the pri nter Proper tie s dial o g bo x from the Printer fo lder .
m Spool Settings Cli c k t o sp ecify ho w the do cument is sent fr om the appli c ati on t o the printer . m Port Settings Cli c k t o chang e your port setting s . Add Port Th e A dd P or t dial o g bo x lets y ou add a new port or sp ecify a netw ork path.
Sharing Th e Sharin g tab di alo g bo x c ontro l s netw ork shari ng o f the pri nter . E v en if y ou are not us ing NetW are , you c an still share y our pri nter with other u sers on the Micr os o ft Net work . Th e Sharin g tab is a v ail able onl y w hen y ou op en the pri nter Prop er tie s di alo g bo x from the Printer fo lder .
m Share Name Enter the name of t he shared pri nter . T his name appears in the Netw ork Nei ghborhood wi ndow w h en users searc h f or n etw ork pri nters . m Comment Enter a n y comm ents about thi s printer . C omments c an b e v iew ed b y u sers searchin g f or n etw ork pri nters .
253 Th e details o f setting up y our U N IX work stati on dep end on whi c h type of U N IX y ou ’ re r unni ng . I n most c ase s , the setup requires s up er user pri v ileg es and know led ge o .
P ri n t i ng f ro m a U NI X w o rk sta t i on t o the p ri n t e r Y ou don ’ t n eed any speci al so ft w are to u se the pri nter . On most UN IX s y stems , y ou use e ither the lpr or lp command t o print do cuments o v er a T CP/I P n etw ork to t he pri nter .
This c hapter de scribes ho w to l oad the La serW riter 1 2/6 4 0 P S paper ca ssette and multipur pose tra y with paper . It descri bes ho w t o load standard paper , letterhead, three-hole punc h ed pap er , en v elopes , l abels , and tra nsparencie s f or pri nting .
A ut om at ic o r ma n ua l pr i n t i n g w i t h t he Lase rW ri t er 1 2/6 40 PS Y ou c an automat ic all y pri nt us i ng paper from t he pap er c as sette or us i ng paper stack ed in the multipur pose tra y .
Letter-size paper 1 Set the length guide (located on the back of the cassette) to the position that corresponds to your paper’s length. You adjust the length guide by pushing or pulling the guide.
5 Adjust the width guide so that it fits snugly against the paper, but not so tightly that it might cause binding. T o a v oid paper jam s , alw a y s set the lengt h and width g ui de s t o the c or rect pos it ions f or y our par ticu l ar paper .
Le tte rhead p a per a nd t hree-h o le pu nc hed pape r Inser t letterhead pap er i nto t he pap er ca s sette f ace do wn, wit h the top o f the letterhead at the front o f the tra y (the ha ndle end) .
O pen i ng t he m u lt ip ur po se tra y T o use t he multipur pose tra y y ou must first op en it. 1 Gently open the door. 2 Grasp the tab and slide out and extend the tray.
P lac i ng pa per a n d en v el opes i n t he m ul t ip ur po se tra y Y ou c an use the mult ipur pose tra y f or all y our printing jobs . Y ou c an keep a small stac k o f paper i n the tra y and let the La serW riter 1 2/6 40 PS f eed the paper automat ic all y , or y ou c an use t he multipur pose tra y f or ma nual f eed printing .
Pl ace the pap er i n the tra y s o that t he lef t s ide o f the stack i s aligned with t he tra y ’ s left s ide . A d ju st the width g uide s o that it ju st touc h es t he ri ght ed g e o f the stac k . Don ’ t ad just the gu ide s o ti ghtl y a g ainst the stack t hat it c auses bindi ng or rumpling o f the pap er .
L o ad i ng t h ree-h o le pu nc hed pa per i n the m u l t i pu r po se tra y Y ou c an load a stac k o f three-ho le punched pap er i n the multipur pose tra y f or aut omat ic printing . Y ou can al s o pri nt on three-hole punc h ed pap er ma nuall y b y f eeding one sheet at a time .
L o ad i ng le tte rhead p a pe r i n the m ul t i pu rp o se t ra y Y ou c an load a stac k o f letterhead i n the multipur pose tra y f or automat ic printing . Y ou c an als o pri nt letterh ead ma nuall y b y f eeding one sh eet at a time . This illustrat ion sho w s how t o load a stac k of letterhead i n the multipur pose tra y .
L o ad i ng en v e l opes i n the m u l t i p u r po se tra y Y ou c an load a stac k o f 1 0 env el opes in the multipur pose tra y f or automat ic printing . Y ou c an als o pri nt env el opes manuall y b y f eeding t hem on e en v elope at a tim e .
F or best re su lts w hen pri nting en v el op es , be sure t o posit i on y our addres s bl ock pr operl y in y our w or d-proces sin g document. Y ou ’ll need to print i n l andscape (horizontal) orientati on a nd t o ad ju st the t op and lef t mar gi ns i n y our wor d-pro ces sing pr o gram ’ s pag e f ormatting c ontro l s .
Printing an envelop e 1 Open the multipurpose tray. 2 Adjust the width guide to fit the envelope. 3 Tuck the envelope flap inside the envelope. This helps pre v ent the flap fr om cau s i ng a paper jam . (Som e en v elope s com e un glued w h en sub jected t o the h eat i nsi de the printer .
6 When the printer’s Paper Out indicator light flashes, insert the first envelope and slide it forward until it stops. Inser t the en v el op e f ace up (fl ap do w n) with t he top ed ge t o the ri ght as it enters the printer .
L o ad i ng t ran sp a ren c ies i n t he m ul t ip ur po se tra y Y ou c an load one sh eet of o v erhead tra nsparenc y at a t ime int o the mult ipur pose tra y f or ma nual printing , or y ou can p l ace a stac k o f about 40 transparencie s in the tra y f or automat ic f eed.
Choosing p ap er Th e La serW riter 1 2/6 40 PS prints on standard l a ser -quality paper (1 6- to 28- pound st ock) . For t h e b est re s ults , A pp le recomm ends 20-pound st ock . T h e printer can accept st o ck o f up t o 3 2 pounds from t he mult ipur pose tra y .
Fillin g t h e o p ti o n al e nve l o p e c a s s e t t e 1 Slide the envelope cassette out of the 500-sheet feeder. 2 Move the postcard guide to the back of the envelope cassette, if necessary. T o remo v e the postc ard g uide fr om the en v elope tra y , pinch t he i ndented area a g ainst the front of t h e gu ide .
7 Adjust the width guide so that it fits snugly against the envelope, but not so tightly that it might cause binding. T o a v oid en v el op e jams , al w a y s set the lengt h and width gu ide s to t he cor rect pos it ions f or y our par ticu l ar en v elope .
3 Push down gently on the envelope tray until it rests against the bottom of the cassette and locks into place. 4 Lift the back of the envelope cassette and move the length guide until it matches your postcard’s length. Make sure the tab fits into the marked slots.
Fillin g t h e o p ti o n al 500-s heet ca sse tt e 1 Slide the cassette out of the 500-sheet cassette and feeder. 2 Set the length guide (located on the back of the cassette) to the position that corresponds to your paper’s length. You adjust the length guide by pulling up on one corner of the guide and then the other.
6 Adjust the width guide so that it fits snugly against the paper, but not so tightly that it might cause binding. T o a v oid paper jam s , alw a y s set the lengt h and width g ui de s t o the c or rect pos it ions f or y our par ticu l ar paper . 7 Insert the paper cassette into the 500-sheet feeder.
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277 Th e La serW riter 1 2/6 40 PS i s des igned f or trouble-free serv ice . Maintena nce inv o l ve s little m ore than puttin g in a n e w t oner c ar trid g e e v ery 6 , 0 0 0 pa g es or s o and p erf ormi ng a f e w mi nor c leani ng ta s ks .
Saf ety fi rst Th e fix i ng r oller a ssemb l y i n the La serW riter 1 2/6 4 0 P S operates at v ery high temperatures—around 40 0° F (20 4° C) .
Prec aut ions duri ng m ai nt enanc e T o pre v ent damag e to t he pri nter while perf or mi ng maintenance , obser ve t he f ollo wi ng prec auti ons . m Don ’ t lubric ate the pri nter . m Don ’ t attempt t o di sa s semb le the printer . m Don ’ t pl ace a nyt hing on t op of the printer .
1 Open the printer cover. Lift this latch to open the top cover. 280 Chapter 11.
2 Remove the used cartridge. Pull the cartridge up and out. 281 Maintenance.
3 Slide the yellow plastic square back and forth to remove any toner residue. 4 Take the new cartridge out of its packaging. 5 Distribute the toner powder by gently rocking the cartridge back and forth.
6 Firmly pull the tab directly away from the cartridge to remove the sealing tape. WARNING Be s ure t o pull t he tab strai ght out of t h e c ar trid g e . Don ’ t pull t oo qui c kl y or at an a ng le—either mi ght dama ge the t on er seals wit hin the c artrid g e .
7 Align the arrow on the left side of the toner cartridge with the arrow on the left side of the printer, then slide the cartridge downward into the printer. Make sure the toner cartridge is inserted all the way and properly seated inside the printer.
8 Close the printer and resume printing. 285 Maintenance.
C l ea n i ng t he e x t er i o r Unplu g the pow er cor d and then wip e the ex teri or o f the printer with a c lea n, s o ft , damp c loth . Use a mil d s oap or deter gent if neces sary , but ne v e r use an ammonia-b ased c lea n er . Be c arefu l not t o g et any li qui d i n the pow er cor d por t.
III part Ch a p t er 1 2 Fi x i ng P ape r a nd I ma ge P ro b l em s Ch a p t er 1 3 Fi x i ng Ot her P ro bl em s P art III o ff ers t o so l u ti on s to p r obl e ms y ou m ig h t e ncou n t e r w h i l e u si ng t h e Las erW ri t e r 1 2/640 P S .
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This c hapter pro v ide s s olut ions t o prob lems y ou ma y encounter wit h paper jam s or print quality while u sing y our La serW riter 1 2/6 4 0 P S . Th e first sect ion discu sse s how t o read the pri nter ’ s i ndic at or lights t o h elp y ou identify and so l v e prob lems , and how t o c lear pap er jams .
C heck i n g t he i nd ica t or l i g h t s Th e li ghts on the front panel o f the L aserW riter 1 2/6 40 PS indic ate the printer ’ s op erating statu s . Light On Off Flashing Ready/In Use Printer is ready Printer cannot print Printer is warming up, to use.
C heck i n g f or a nd c lea r i n g pa per j a ms Occ as ionall y a piece o f pap er ma y g et stuc k insi de the printer d uri ng t he printing proce s s .
2 Open the top cover of the printer and remove the toner cartridge. If the jam is around the pressure roller area, remove the paper as shown here: If y ou cannot remo v e the paper , pull the paper from within the pri nter , first pulling int o the printer , then out to w ard y ou t o free it.
4 Check the multipurpose tray (if you are using it) to see whether paper has jammed there. If so, gently pull the paper out. 5 Once you have removed the jammed paper, reinsert the toner cartridge, close the top cover, and slide the paper cassette back into the printer.
C heck i ng t he op t io na l 500-shee t ca sse tt e a nd f eeder m Remove the paper cassette to see whether the jam is in the paper cassette area. If so, gently release or pull out the jammed paper. Check t hat all paper edg es are under t he brack et at the front of t h e c as sette .
C heck i ng t he op t io na l d u pl e x pr i n t i ng u n i t 1 Remove the the duplex printing unit tray to see whether the jam is in the tray area. If so, gently pull out the jammed paper.
3 Check around the roller area. You may have to push the roller to see if a paper is behind the roller. 4 Once you have removed the jammed paper, slide the tray back into the duplex printing unit and close the door. 5 Open and close the top cover to reset the printer.
P ro bl em s w i t h p r i n t ed d oc u men ts This sect ion pro v ide s remedie s for pr oblem s in the app eara nce of a printed document. The quality of grayscale art could be better. T ur n on the PhotoGrade f eature , as de scribed i n Chapter 6 f or Mac O S users and Chapters 7 a nd 8 for W i ndow s users .
298 Chapter 12 Nothing is printed on the paper. If y ou get a bl a n k do cument , try the f ollo wi ng steps . m If the c artrid g e is ne w , b e s ure t o remo v e the p la stic tape . m R edistri bute the t oner po w der b y g ent l y rocking t he t oner cartrid ge .
The page prints solid black. If y our do cument prints blac k, tur n your printer o f f a nd on a g ai n. If y our document still prints bl ac k y our pri nter n eeds ser v ic i ng .
300 Chapter 12 Faded areas or white voids appear on the page. If por tions o f the pa ge are f aded or are mis s ing , try the fo llo wing steps: m U se diff erent pap er or tra nsparenc y materi al. m U se pap er that ha s b een i n a sealed wrapp er; pap er that ha s been out for a lon g time ma y ha ve t oo much m o isture in it.
301 This c hapter pro v ide s s olut ions t o prob lems y ou ma y ha v e pri nting wit h the L aserW riter 1 2/6 4 0 P S from M ac O S , W i ndow s , DO S , a nd U N IX computers .
302 Chapter 13 No LaserWriter 8 icon appears in the Chooser. Mak e sure t hat the L a serW riter 8 dri v er is properl y i nstalled. T h e pri nter dri v er ma y b e on y our star tup dis k but ma y ha v e been mo v ed to t he wron g loc ation . If n eces sary , dra g the dri v er i nt o the Extens ions f ol der insi de the S y stem F ol der .
m Th e pri nter has t he same nam e as ot her pri nters on the netw ork. If t hat ’ s the c a se , the printer automat ic all y app ends a numb er t o the end o f its name w hen it ’ s tur ned on. Th e number ma y chan g e eac h tim e y ou tur n on the printer .
Printer-specific options don’t appear in the Print dialog box. Mak e sure t he hard w are opti ons are properl y i nstalled i n the pri nter , as de scribed i n Chapter 5 . If the de s kt op pri nter extens ion i s tur ned on, select a de s k t op printer icon .
A message on the screen says the printer can’t print. If y ou get s uch a me ss a ge , try these steps: m Mak e sure t hat the printer is tur n ed on. m Check t he n etw ork cab le s . m Mak e sure y our star tup dis k has t he La serW riter 8 dri v er i n the Extens ions f older , whi c h i s insi de the S y stem Fo lder .
The desktop printer icon has an X drawn through it. Th e X i ndic ate s that t he des kt op printing s of tw are is turn ed of f or the L aserW riter 8 ex tensi on i s not in the Extens i ons f older . m Y ou ma y ha v e star ted the computer us i ng a dif ferent startup dis k or temporaril y tur n ed of f all the so ft w are ex tensi ons .
I B M PC or co m pa t i b l e t ro ub les ho ot i ng If y ou are us ing t he La serW riter 1 2/6 4 0 PS fr om an IB M PC or compat ib le computer , use t hi s sect ion f or trouble shoot ing t ips . A message on the screen says the printer can’t print.
F or W i ndow s 9 5 users , check t h e f o llo wi ng addit ional item: m Op en the Pri nter f ol der , select t he pri nter , and c lic k Proper tie s . c lic k the P ostS cript tab and c lic k the A dv anced button . Mak e sure t hat A SC II data and “ Send CTRL+D af ter job ” are selected.
m Check t hat the NetW are f ile serv er and the pri nter are on the same se gment o f the n etw ork. If t he y are on dif ferent se gments , you c an conf ig ure the pri nter by specifyin g the IPX n etw ork numb er a nd the ether net node addres s .
UNIX tr ou b l e sh o oting If y ou are us ing t he La serW riter 1 2/6 4 0 PS fr om a U N IX w orkstat ion, use thi s sec ti on for tr ouble shooting t ips . When I print a text file, the lines stairstep off the page. Y ou n eed to u se a print queue that adds a c ar ria ge return at the end of eac h lin e .
The banner page prints only the system name and the remote printer name. The lpd printing prot o co l does not pro v ide the u ser name or f ilename in a w a y that c a n b e i nc luded in the banner pag e . The printer administrator forgot the password for the TCP/IP Printer Configuration Utility.
The BOOTP server is not responding. If y ou chose t o use a B OO TP ser ver t o as si gn the pri nter ’ s IP addres s w hile settin g up the printer , but the ser ver i s not responding , fo llo w t.
IV part A ppe n d i x A A dm i ni st rat or T oo l s Q u ic k Refer en c e A ppe n d i x B Se tt i ng U p the P ri n te r as a n A T PS Remote Printer A ppe n d i x C U si ng F on t s W i th t he P ri.
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Th e La serW riter 1 2/6 40 PS c omes wit h man y dif f erent ut ilitie s that a printer administrat or mi ght use t o set up and ma nag e the pri nter . T h ese ut ilitie s are ex pl ai n ed throu ghout the manual. T his appendix lists the funct ions o f eac h of the se utilit ies , grouped fi rst by ut ility a nd then by func t ion .
m re star t the pri nter m name t he pri nter m sho w the product v ers i on numbers m sho w ho w many pa g es t h e pri nter has printed m tur n the star tup pa ge on or o f f m set the print density m tur n FinePri nt on or of f (T h e def ault c an b e ov er ridden b y the u ser .
317 Administrator Tools Quick Reference Y ou c an use the utility t o p erf or m the f oll owing func t ions: m do w nload P ostScript f ile s m print the confi gurat ion pa g e m re star t the pri nt.
T CP/I P P r i n te r Co n f i g u rat io n Ut i l i ty f o r U NI X T o conf i gure the printer i n a U N IX env i ron ment , run the pri nter ’ s T CP/I P Printer Conf i gurat ion Ut ility by u s ing t he telnet pro gram .
W h i ch f u nc t i o ns a re i n w h ic h ut i l i t ies Th e remai ni ng sec t ions o f this appendix list v ariou s administrat i v e funct i ons and where y ou c a n find them.
Ma nag i ng f on t s m APU and LWU-W: disp la y and pri nt f ont samp les m LWU-W: specify the f ont s ymbol set U sers can als o use t he PostS cript printer dri v er f or W i ndow s computers t o do w nload f onts t o the hard di s k .
T roubl e sh ooti ng m APU and LWU-W: re star t the pri nter m TCP/IP: re set the printer's TCP/IP interf ace Ma nag i ng pa ge-desc ri p t i on l a n g ua ges m APU and LWU-W: do w nload P ostSc.
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Sett ing up y our La serW riter 1 2/6 4 0 P S printer as a remote A T PS (A ppleT alk Print Spoo ler) printer on a NetW are n etw ork requi res minimal conf i gurati on; most o f t he n etw ork pri nting c apability is bu ilt into e v ery Mac O S c omputer .
Co n f i g u ri ng A TP S f or t he f i rs t t i me on a Ne tW a re 4 se rv er If y ou are setting up t he pri nter f or acce ss b y Mac O S computers on a NetW are 4 netw ork a nd this i s the fi rst time y ou are conf ig uring A T PS , fo llo w the se instr ucti ons .
325 Setting up the Printer as an ATPS Remote Printer 12 If necessary, edit the Spooler’s AppleTalk Name field and press Esc to complete the setup. N ot e: Y ou c an als o edit i nf ormation about t h e pri nt ser v er or spoo ler . See the documentati on pro v ided with NetW are f or more informati on.
2 Select Product Options from the list and press Enter. A list o f product opti ons app ears . If the Mac O S N LM i s i nstalled a nd operating proper l y , a NW -M A C opti on will be a v ailab le . 3 Select the NW-MAC option and press Enter. A list o f conf i g urati on file s appears .
327 Setting up the Printer as an ATPS Remote Printer 9 Select the SYS:SYSTEMAUTOEXEC.NCF file and press Enter. A window appears , di spl a ying t he file ’ s contents .
5 Type y and press Enter. An empty window appears , pro v iding an area f or enteri ng c onf i g urati on informati on. 6 Enter a line of configuration information for each LaserWriter 12/640 PS printer. (Enclose the printer name and zone name in quotation marks.
329 A f ont is a co llecti on of letters , numb ers, and s ymbol s i n a dist incti v e typo graphic de si gn. Y our Mac O S computer and La serW riter 1 2/6 4 0 P S printer come wit h a v ariety o f f onts that look great bot h on y our monit or and on paper .
B i t ma p ped f on t s B itmapped f onts cons i st o f “pi cture s ” o f a typef ace at sp ecif ic s ize s . F or ex ample , y ou mi ght ha v e bit mapped f onts at 1 0-, 1 2-, and 1 8-point s ize s installed i n y our Mac O S computer . F or b est re su lts y ou n eed a separate font file f or eac h s ize o f c haracter y ou w ant to u se .
P o s tSc r i p t f o n t s P ostS cript is a pa ge-de scripti on l ang ua ge t hat de fines t he characters , s ymbol s, and imag es t hat appear on each pa ge o f a document. A P ostScript f ont com e s as a pair of f onts: an outline font f or the printer a nd a cor responding bit mapped f ont f or displ a ying type on y our screen .
T r ueT y pe f on t s A T r ueT ype font i s scal able , de scrib ing a typef ace without ri gidl y sp ecifying a s ize . So it look s good w hatev er s ize y ou choose . T r ueT ype f onts pro v ide shar p tex t at a ny s ize on screen or on pap er .
H ow d oe s a f o nt l o o k? T o see a T r ueT ype or bitmapped f ont on y our screen, double-c lic k the f ont ’ s icon t o op en it. A samp le o f that f ont app ears (i n three s ize s f or T rueT ype f onts and i n the size y ou op en ed f or bit mapp ed f onts) .
Ho w T rueT y pe f o n t s w or k wi t h o the r ki nd s o f f o n t s Alt hough T rueT ype f onts o f f er distinct ad v a ntag es , y our L aserW riter 1 2/6 4 0 P S printer c an als o use ot her ki nds of f onts .
F or e x ample , if a document use s 1 2-po int T ime s, a v ail able in that s ize as a bit mapped f ont and as a T r ueT ype font , the s y stem u se s the bit mapped font. If a document use s 4-po int T ime s , the s y stem sc ales t he T rueT ype f ont t o that s ize , becau se a bitmapped v ers ion isn ’ t a v ailab le .
T r ueT y pe a nd P os tScr i p t f o n t s P ostS cript f onts were de s i gn ed as f onts for P ostScript printers . How e v er , if y ou ha v e A dob e T ype Manag er so ftw are i nstalled, y our computer c an both disp la y and pri nt PostS cript fonts .
W here f o n t s a re s t o red All f onts f or your L aserW riter 1 2/6 40 PS printer res ide in sp eci al pl aces within the S y stem Fo lder . T o install f onts in S y stem 7 , you dra g them t o the S y stem F ol der . T h e Mac O S will aut omat ic all y put them w here the y b elon g .
S u i t cases A f ont su itc ase is a spec i al f older f or co llecti ons o f f onts . S uitc ase s pro v ide a con v enient w a y t o or g anize f onts in the same f ont f amil y .
C ombi ni n g su it c a s e s: T o mer ge all t he f onts from one s uitc ase wit h another , dra g one s uitc ase on t op of t he other . All t h e f onts from t he dra g ged s uitc ase will g o into t he other , and the drag ged s uitc ase will di sappear .
Sty l ed f on ts Most f onts that com e with y our La serW riter 1 2/6 4 0 P S printer ha v e def i n ed sty les . F or ex amp le , if y ou op en the Bookman f ont (contain ed i n a s uitc ase in the F onts f ol der , w hic h is insi de y our S y stem F older) , y ou see file s f or bold and italic v ersi ons o f the f ont.
Common qu e stions ab out f onts Here are s ome que st ions t hat o f ten com e up about f onts . What kind of fonts should I buy? B itmapped f onts are b est f or screen disp la y but don ’ t look as g ood w hen you print them. P ostS cript f onts look great on paper if y ou ha v e a PostS cript printer or Adobe T yp e Manag er .
What does the term Apple classic fonts mean? Th e App le c la ss ic f onts are the original ten bit mapped fonts t hat cam e with the first Mac intosh in 1 9 84 .
What is font substitution? F ont S ubstitut i on is an opt ion in the P a ge S etup dial o g bo x f or cer tai n P ostS cript pri nters . Wh en font s ubstitut ion is turn ed on, these printers will use t heir built-in equi v alents for t hree bitmapped f onts (T ime s f or New Y ork, Hel v etic a f or Gen e v a, and C ourier f or Monaco) .
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Spec i fi ca t i o ns Marking engine m Fu ji X ero x P8 9 3 la ser -x ero graphic Laser m T yp e: Semic ond uct or la ser GaA lAs m W a ve length: 7 80 nm m Output po w er: 5 mW Controller m AMD Am2 9.
m AA U I E ther net por t with three pr ot o cols : EtherT alk No v ell NetW are IPX (PS ER VE R or RP R INTER ) T CP/I P (B SD lpd ) m Ex ter nal E ther net tra nscei vers a v ail able f or: Thi n C .
347 Technical Information Printer fonts S ixty-f our f onts are pro v ided wit h the La serW riter 1 2/6 4 0 P S , i nc luding s uch f onts as IT C A v a nt Gar de ® , IT C B ookman ® , Chic a go , .
Speed m S imple x—1 2 pa ge s per mi nute maximum u sing A4-s ize pap er . Ac tual speed dep ends on the ima ge s pri nted. m Duple x—8 pag es per mi nute maximum u sing U .S . letter -s ize paper . A ctu al speed dep ends on the ima ge s pri nted.
Paper Type Size U.S. Letter 8-1/2" x 11" (215.9 mm x 279.4 mm) U.S. Letter Small 8-1/2" x 11" (215.9 mm x 279.4 mm) U.S. Legal 8-1/2" x 14" (215.9 mm x 355.6 mm) U.S. Legal Small 8-1/2" x 14" (215.9 mm x 355.6 mm) A4 8.
350 Appendix D Printer with optional 500-sheet cassette and feeder m Hei ght 1 4 . 0 in. (3 5 . 6 cm) m W idth 1 5 . 9 i n. (40 . 5 cm) m Depth 1 6 . 7 in. (42 . 4 cm) Printer with optional duplex printing unit and 500-sheet cassette feeder m Hei ght 1 6 .
Storage (toner cartridge) m T emp erature 3 2° to 9 5° F (0° to 3 5° C) m Humidity 1 5 t o 8 5 p ercent RH non-condens i ng Storage (printer) m T emp erature 3 2° to 1 22° F (0° to 40° C) m Humidity 3 5 to 8 5 p ercent RH non-condens i ng Vo l t a g e r e q u i r e m e n t s U.
A bo ut P o s tSc r i p t P ri n te r Desc ri p t io n (P P D) f i l es Installi ng t he Mac O S printer so ftw are als o i nstalls PPD file s to s uppor t the f ollo wi ng A pp le L aserW riter pri n.
353 Technical Information Y ou c an opti onall y i nstall the W i ndow s PPD file s f or these A pple L aserW riter printers: m L aserW riter Selec t 360 m L aserW riter Pro 60 0 m L aserW riter Pro 6.
Ozon e e mi s sion O zone g as is emitted b y almost all l aser printers and photocop iers . Th e L aserW riter 1 2/6 4 0 P S pri nter techno lo gy all ow s it to emit prac t ic all y no o zone g as (le s s than . 0 1 par ts of o zon e p er million par ts of air) .
C o mmuni c ation s e t ti ng s Th e f o llo wi ng table sho w s the def ault communi c ation sett i ng s . For informati on about us ing t he communic ati on s witch t o adju st c ommunic ati on settin g s , see “ Ad just i ng C ommunic ation S etting s ” i n Chapter 1 .
A ccesso ri es In the U .S .A . , to l ocate y our l ocal A pple-authorized re seller , c all 1 -800-5 3 8-9696 . In the U .S .A . , you c an order L aserW riter 1 2/6 4 0 P S s upplie s di rect from A pple b y c alling 1 -8 0 0-6 0 0- 7 80 5 .
A accessories configuring printer software for 159–162 installing 133–162 part numbers for 356 Add Port dialog box (Windows 95) 250 administrators. See printer administrators Adobe Type Manager software 336, 341 Advanced PostScript dialog box (Windows 95) 243–244 AIX version 3.
turning the startup page on or off with 96 viewing or changing communication settings with 99–101 Apple LaserWriter Utility icon (Windows 3.1) 95 Apple menu (Mac OS), Chooser does not appear in 301 Apple Printer Utility for Mac OS 37–58.
359 Index modifying an existing ATPS configuration on a NetWare 3.x server 327–328 AUI Ethernet adapter 20 part number for 356 AUI Ethernet port 346 automatic-feed printing, weight of paper for 297 .
communication settings adjusting 27–28 customizing 27–28 restoring default settings Mac OS 56 Windows 100 table of 355 viewing and changing Mac OS 54–56 Windows 99–101 communication switch 16, 27 effect of changes to network settings 51 Normal (in) position of 51, 99–100, 355 Reset (out) position of 51, 355 computers.
D darkening text or images (Mac OS) 46 dark print 298 De-Install feature (Windows) 200 default communication settings, table of 355 default printer (Mac OS) 172 default printing properties, changing (.
environmental specifications 350–351 EPS file, saving document as (Mac OS) 182 errors, reporting (Mac OS) 185–186 Ethernet address factory-assigned 109 printing (Windows) 102 Ethernet AUI adapter .
common questions about 341–343 downloadable, unlimited amount of (Mac OS) 175 downloading Mac OS 43 Windows 3.1 215, 218–221 kinds of 329 PCL 347 PostScript Mac OS 331, 336, 341 Windows 95 247–2.
I IBM AIX version 3.x, configuring (TCP/IP setup) 125–126 IBM PC or compatible computers, troubleshooting 307–308. See also DOS computers; Windows computers; Windows NT: Windows 3.
J, K jagged edges (“jaggies”) 330 jammed paper. See paper jams Job Control tab dialog box (Windows 3.1) 215–216 job handling, setting up (Mac OS) 51–54 Job Timeout option Windows 3.1 PostScript tab dialog box 211 Windows 95 PostScript tab dialog box 243 L labels, loading into multipurpose tray 268 Landscape orientation (Windows 3.
guide for printer administrators 29–61 guide for users 165–195 installing printer software for 166–169 from CD-ROM disc 166–167 from floppy disks 168–169 from server 60 onto server 59 printi.
memory configuration (Windows 3.1) 214 microprocessor 345 MTBF (mean time between failure) 348 multiplatform support 1 multipurpose tray 259–269 capacity of 12, 47, 97, 262 choosing envelope size fo.
output tray, selecting. See also face-up output tray Mac OS 184 Windows 3.1 214 Windows 95 238 ozone emission 354 P packing materials, removing and saving 7 page attributes, selecting (Mac OS) 174 page count, printing (Windows) 104 page orientation Mac OS 174 Windows 3.
paper jams avoiding 13, 296 checking for and clearing 291–296 diagnosing 290 in duplex printing unit 295 in 500-sheet cassette and feeder 294 in printer 291–293 Paper Out light 26, 290 Paper tab dialog box Windows 3.
PostScript errors Mac OS 185 UNIX 310 PostScript files printing as text (Mac OS) 188 printing to (Windows 3.1) 221–224 saving a document as (Mac OS) 176, 182 sending to the printer Mac OS 57 Windows 102 PostScript fonts, working with Mac OS 331, 336, 341 Windows 3.
printer setup, changing (Mac OS) 172–173, 193–195 printer Setup dialog box (Windows 3.1). See Setup dialog box printer software Mac OS configuring for new options 159–161 installing from CD-ROM .
print resolution 1 print server (NetWare) assigning password for 92 associating a print server with 90–91 associating print queue with 84–85 setting up the printer as 82–92 specifying 87–89 print settings, changing (Mac OS) 37, 40 print speed 1 print test (Mac OS) 36 print time, setting (Mac OS) 183–184 problems.
restarting the printer Mac OS 57–58 Windows 105 roller assembly, fixing 278 ROM fonts in 44, 347 specifications for 345 RPRINTER mode (NetWare), setting up for 87–91 associating a print server wit.
opening from an application 208 opening from the Control Panel 207 opening from the Print Manager 208 Paper tab in 209 PostScript tab in 210–211 selecting options in 208–218 Watermark tab in 216–218 Sharing tab dialog on (Windows 95) 251–252 sharing the printer on a network (Windows 95) 251–252 sheet feeder.
TCP/IP configuring Mac OS 53–54 Windows 101–102 connecting to an Ethernet network running 20 initial setup for 108–112 TCP/IP interface resetting 132 setting or turning off Mac OS 56 Windows 100.
troubleshooting IBM PC or compatible computers 307–308 message on screen says the printer can’t print 307 nothing is printed; no paper comes out of the printer 307–308 printing first page takes .
banner page prints only system name and remote printer name 311 BOOTP server does not respond 312 can’t ping the printer by IP name or IP address 312 document generates a PostScript listing 310 job .
W, X , Y Wait Timeout option Windows 3.1 PostScript tab dialog box 211 Windows 95 Properties dialog box 243 watermarks color of (Windows 95) 247 editing Windows 3.1 217–218 Windows 95 246 positioning (Windows 95) 247 printing Windows 3.1 209, 216–218 Windows 95 246 Watermark tab dialog box Windows 3.
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