HP 170X - JetDirect Print Server, Installation And Configuration Manual

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Selecting Your Printer
1 Select the Chooser from the
Apple
menu.
2
Select the printer icon for use with your printer. If the
appropriate printer icon does not appear in the
Chooser, or you are not sure which icon to select for
your printer, see “Installing the Printer Software” in
this chapter.
3
If AppleTalk is not active, an alert dialog box appears
on your screen. Select OK . The Active button turns
on.
4
If your network is linked to other networks, the
AppleTalk Zones
list dialog box appears in the
Chooser.
5
If applicable, select the zone in the
AppleTalk Zones
scrolling list where your printer is located.
6
Select the printer name you want to use from the list
of printer names in the upper-right area of the
Chooser. If the printer’s name does not appear in the
list, make sure the following tasks have been per-
formed:
■
the printer is turned on and is online.
■
the print server is connected to the printer and
to the network.
■
the printer cable connections are secure.
A
READY
message should appear if the printer has a
control panel display. See the chapter on
“Troubleshooting” for more information.
If your printer is the only name listed in the
dialog box, you must still select it. Your printer
remains selected until you select a different printer
with the Chooser.
7
Click Setup or Create in the Chooser; then, if
prompted, select the appropriate PostScript Printer
Description file (PPD) for the printer. For more infor-
mation, see the online documentation (HP LaserJet
Printing Guide) .
8
Set Background Printing to ON or OFF .
If background printing is turned OFF when you send
a print job to the printer, status messages appear on
your screen and you have to wait until the messages
clear before continuing your work. If background
printing is turned ON , the messages are redirected to
the PrintMonitor and you can continue working while
the printer is printing your job.