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Macintosh Printer Drivers
A printer driver converts generic commands from applications into
printer-specific commands. You must have a driver designed for
your particular printer to print from your application.
Most Macintosh applications use the Apple LaserWriter driver that
comes with the Macintosh system software. However, we
recommend installing the LaserWriter driver included in PS
Executive Series Utilities because it supports additional page sizes
specific to your printer.
If you are adding the printer to an existing network, the printing
software you need is probably already installed on your Macintosh.
To determine whether you already have the necessary software, do
the following at your Macintosh:
1. Choose Chooser from the Apple menu. The Chooser window
is displayed.
2. If a LaserWriter icon appears in the Chooser window, click
the icon to display a list of available printers. Highlight
QMS
860 Print System to select your printer; then close the
Chooser window.
If a LaserWriter icon does not appear in the Chooser window,
you must copy the LaserWriter file from PS Executive Series
Utilities onto the System Folder icon on your hard disk or
start-up disk; then close the Chooser window. In order to
install the LaserWriter driver, use the following procedure:
a. Double-click the hard disk or start-up disk icon to display a
window showing the disk contents, including the System Folder.
b. Insert the PS Executive disk called Drivers in a disk drive and
double-click the disk icon to display a window showing the disk
contents, including Paper Handler. Double-click the Paper
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