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Apple
ColorLaserWriter
12/600PS
Setting up, connecting, and using your printer
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K Apple Computer, Inc. © 1995 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. The Apple logo is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Use of the “keyboard” Apple logo (Option-Shift-K) for commercial purposes without the prior written consent of Apple may
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Contents Overview Preface How Much of This Book Do I Have to Read? xix Part I Guide for Printer Administrators 1Setting Up the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS 1 2Setting Up the Printer for Macintosh Users 43 3Setting Up the Printer for Windows and NetWare Users 77 4Setting Up the Printer for UNIX Users 111 5InstallingOptions 129 Part II Guide for Users 6Macintosh Users 155 7Windows and DOS Users 173 8UNIX Users 201 9Loading Paper 203 iii
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10 Maintenance 215 11 Clearing Paper Jams 227 12 Fixing Image Problems 237 13 Troubleshooting 243 Part III Appendixes ATechnical Information and Printer Supplies 257 BSetting Up the Printer as an ATPS Remote Printer 269 CUsing Fonts With the Printer 277 DWorking With ColorSync 291 EPacking and Moving the Printer 295 FReplacing the Fuser 303 GDiagnosing Problems for Service 323 HRemoving the Macintosh Desktop Printing Software 335 Index
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Detailed Contents Communications regulation information xvii Laser information xviii Preface How Much of This Book Do I Have to Read? xix Printer administrators and users: Who does what xix What the printer administrator should know xx Getting new users started xx Which chapters should I read? xxi Part I Guide for Printer Administrators 1Setting Up the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS 1 Main features of the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS 1 Anatomy of the print
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Wait to install the printer options 24 Loading paper into the paper cassette 25 Connecting the printer 29 Connecting to an Ethernet network 30 Connecting to a LocalTalk network 32 Connecting directly to a single Macintosh 34 Connecting to an IBM PC or compatible with a parallel cable 35 Connecting the power and turning on the printer 37 Saving energy 39 Adjusting communication settings 40 Why customize communication settings? 41 How to custo
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Removing fonts 57 Printing font samples 57 Initializing a hard disk connected to the printer 58 Turning the startup pages on or off 59 Conserving energy 60 Setting paper-handling options 61 Setting up job handling 62 Setting the printer’s error timeout 63 Setting the printer’s network zones 64 Viewing the Ethernet address 65 Working with a NetWare network 66 Changing TCP/IP configurations 68 Viewing and changing communication settings
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3Setting Up the Printer for Windows and NetWare Users 77 System requirements 77 Before you begin 78 Installing the software the printer administratror needs 78 Installing software for Windows NT 81 Using Apple Print Monitor 81 Initial Apple Print Monitor for Windows setup 82 Making sure everything is working 83 Initial Novell NetWare setup 83 Step 1: Choosing an operating mode 84 What to do next 85 Using PCONSOLE 86 Step 2, option A: Se
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Turning the startup pages on or off 102 Conserving energy 103 Setting paper-handling options 103 Setting up job handling 104 Viewing the Ethernet address 104 Working with a NetWare network 105 Changing TCP/IP configurations 106 Viewing and changing communication settings 107 Sending PostScript files to the printer 108 Restarting the printer 108 Banner pages and NetWare 109 Installed Type 1 fonts and Adobe Type Manager 109 Installing Typ
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Configuring the printer 119 Getting UNIX users started using the printer 119 Notes on configuring specific UNIX systems 121 Configuring HP-UX version 8.07 121 Configuring HP-UX version 9.xx 123 Configuring IBM AIX version 3.x 125 Configuring Sun OS version 4.1, Ultrix version 4.2, or other BSD systems 127 What to do next 128 5InstallingOptions 129 Installing the optional 250-sheet feeder 130 Adjusting the side margin 135 Installing the 250-s
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Part II Guide for Users 6Macintosh Users 155 System requirements 156 Installing the printer software 156 More information about the Installer program 158 Selecting and setting up the printer 159 Creating, throwing away, and manipulating desktop printer icons 160 Determining the status of a printer by looking at its icon 160 Switching between printers 161 Drag the document you want to print to a desktop printer icon 161 Select the printer using i
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7Windows and DOS Users 173 System requirements 173 Installing the Windows printer software 174 What to do next 177 Installing software for Windows NT 177 Printing from Windows applications 178 Setting printer driver options 178 Opening the printer Setup dialog box from the Control Panel 179 Opening the printer setup dialog box from your application 179 Opening the printer Setup dialog box from the Print Manager 179 Selecting printer options in th
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8UNIX Users 201 Printing from a UNIX workstation to the printer 202 9Loading Paper 203 Choosing paper 204 Automatic or manual printing with the printer 204 Using the standard paper cassette 205 Using the multipurpose tray 206 Opening the multipurpose tray 206 Placing paper and transparencies in the multipurpose tray 207 Loading the optional 250-sheet universal cassette 211 10 Maintenance 215 Safety first 216 Precautions during maintenance
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11 Clearing Paper Jams 227 Checking the indicator lights for paper jams 228 Checking for and clearing paper jams 229 Clearing paper from the paper pickup area 230 Clearing paper from the transfer drum 233 Clearing paper from the fuser 234 Clearing paper from the optional feeder 236 12 Fixing Image Problems 237 General print quality problems 237 Color print quality problems 241 13 Troubleshooting 243 Problems covered in other places 243
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Part III Appendixes ATechnical Information and Printer Supplies 257 Specifications 257 About PostScript Printer Description (PPD) files 263 RAM Upgrade Specifications 265 Ozone emission 265 Communication settings 266 Accessories 267 Supplies 268 BSetting Up the Printer as an ATPS Remote Printer 269 Configuring ATPS for the first time on a NetWare 4 server 270 Configuring ATPS for the first time on a NetWare 3.x server 272 Modifying an existi
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DWorking With ColorSync 291 The problem that ColorSync solves 291 About ColorSync 292 How ColorSync works 292 Using ColorSync 293 EPacking and Moving the Printer 295 FReplacing the Fuser 303 Replacing the fuser 304 Replacing the transfer drum cleaning unit 311 Replacing the air and ozone filters 317 Replacing the separation discharger unit 320 GDiagnosing Problems for Service 323 Normal power-on status panel behavior 324 Paper Out a
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Communications regulation information FCC statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device in accordance with the specifications in Part 15 of FCC rules. See instructions if interference to radio or television reception is suspected. Radio and television interference The equipment described in this manual generates, uses, and can radiate radio-frequency energy. If it is not installed and used properly—that is, in strict accordance with Ap
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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. Observation des normes—Classe B Cet appareil numérique respecte les limites de bruits radioélectriques applicables aux appareils numériques de Classe B prescrites dans la norme sur le matériel brouilleur : “Appareils Numé
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How Much of This Book Do I Have to Read? The manual contains all the information you need for the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS printer, whether you’re the printer administrator who sets it up or a user who wants to print some transparencies for a meeting. This preface directs you to specific chapters depending on what kind of network you have. Printer administrators and users: Who does what The printer is usually set up and maintained by a printer administrator and shared by a number of users. Th
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What the printer administrator should know The printer administrator sets up the hardware, installs any options, installs the printer on the network, and helps new users get started. To accomplish these tasks, printer administrators must m be familiar with the network connections and topology m have access to and knowledge of the special tools required by their networks: m for AppleTalk networks, no special tools required m for Novell NetWare networks, administrative privileges and familiarity w
