Konica Minolta Magicolor 7300, Reference Manual

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Introduction
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Manual PPD Installation for Macintosh OS 9 and Earlier
1
Download the PPD from the web site or copy it from the Software Utilities
CD-ROM. If you downloaded the PPD from the web site, unstuff the
PPD file.
2
Place the PPD on the Mactintosh’s hard drive in System Folder/
Extentions/Printer Descriptions.
Place the PPD on the Mactintosh’s hard drive(at the root level) in Library/
Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources/en.lproj.
OS 9 Step 2. Creating a Desktop Printer
EtherTalk Connection
a You can connect via Ethernet. Open the Chooser and select Laser-
Writer 8 .
When your printer boots up, it finds a default zone.
b Choose the Create button. If prompted, select the appropriate PPD
for the magicolor 7300, and click OK . Configure any options you may
have installed on your printer, and click OK .
A desktop printer icon will be created for your printer on the desktop.
LPR (TCP/IP) Connection
a
You can connect via Ethernet in either of two ways:
! Plug one end of a crossover Ethernet cable into the Macintosh and
the other into the printer’s Ethernet port.
! Use Ethernet patch cables and an Ethernet hub. Plug one end of
each patch cable into the hub, then plug the other end of one into
the Macintosh and the other end of the second into the printer’s
Ethernet port.
b Locate the Desktop Printer Utility.
If you cannot locate it on your Macintosh hard disk, it can be found on
your Macintosh’s system CD-ROM.
c In the new desktop printer window, select Printer (LPR).
The setup window will open.
d In the PostScript Printer Description (PPD) File section, a generic
printer icon will be displayed. Click on the
Change button and select
the PPD for the magicolor 7300.
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