Chapter 2
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Printing from Macintosh Computers
The following chapter describes setting up PostScript printing from
Macintosh using the Adobe PostScript printer driver 8.5.1 provided on the
KX-P8420 Driver & Utility CD-ROM. This driver has been customized to
provide additional print options specific to your KX-P8420 printer.
Custom print options available from PostScript printer driver are described
in “Macintosh print options” on
page 28
.
Setting up PostScript printing
Once you have installed the PostScript printer driver, you can print to the
KX-P8420 just as you would print to any other printer. Simply specify the
KX-P8420 as the current printer by clicking on its icon in the Chooser desk
accessory. You will need to select the Page Setup dialog box from your
application’s file menu to set general printing options for your printer.
Additional print options can then be specified from your application’s Print
dialog box.
To set up the KX-P8420 in the Chooser:
1
Select Chooser from the Apple menu.
2
Ensure AppleTalk is active.
3
Click the
AdobePS
printer icon.
4
Select the correct AppleTalk zone if necessary.
5
Select the name of your KX-P8420.
If an icon is not displayed on the left of the printer name you
selected, click Create to set up the printer. See “Installing Macintosh
printing software” in the
Setup Manual or
Operating Instructions.
6
Close the Chooser.
If your printer has a hard disk drive and 32 MB SDRAM installed,
KX-P8420_Direct, KX-P8420_Print, and KX-P8420_Hold print
connections automatically appear in the Chooser. Select
KX-P8420_Direct to print to the Direct connection, KX-P8420_Print
to print to the Print queue, or KX-P8420_Hold to print to the Hold
queue from the printers list.
If your printer does not have a hard disk drive installed, only the
KX-P8420_Direct connection appears in the list.
The first time you select the Direct connection, Print queue, or Hold
queue, you will be prompted to select a PPD.
