Advanced Features and Troubleshooting Manual
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Printer Utilities
Downloading utility files from a Macintosh
Use the Apple Printer Utility to download files from your Macintosh to the printer.
To download PostScript utility files to the printer:
1.
From the
PhaserTools
folder on your computer’s hard disk, double-click the
Apple
Printer Utility
.
2.
In the
Printer Selector
dialog box:
a.
Under
AppleTalk Zones
, select your printer’s zone.
b.
Under
Printers
, select your Phaser 7700 Color Printer.
c.
Click the
Open Printer
button.
3.
From the
File
menu, select
Send PostScript File
.
4.
In the
Select the PostScript files to download
dialog box, select the folder location of
the PostScript file(s) that you want to download.
If you didn’t copy the files to your computer’s hard drive, use the CD-ROM; the utility
files are located in the
Printer Utilities
folder inside the
Phaser Tools
folder.
5.
Select a utility file and click
Add
to add the file to the list of files to download.
6.
Repeat step 5 for all utility files that you want to download.
7.
Click the
Send
button to download those files on the list.
8.
In the lower portion of the dialog box for
Save PostScript output as
, either use the
default name or type a new name for the file to be used for saving printer output.
(Printer output includes status messages generated by the printer as it reports
conditions such as out of paper.)
9.
Click the
Save
button.
10.
If no output is returned by the printer but the
Apple Printer Utility
displays a dialog
box, click
Continue
. (If output is returned by the printer, you won't see this dialog
box; check your computer’s hard disk for the message file created by the utility.)
You can download utility files to print a color sampler chart; refer to page 26 for more
information about color sampler charts.
For information on downloading fonts from your Macintosh to the printer, refer to page 26;
to print a list of fonts on the printer, refer to page 27.
