7
Install the Printer Driver
You can print from Macintosh computers via USB, IEEE
1394 (FireWire), or over a network (via AppleTalk, IP
Print, Canon IP [GARO], or Bonjour).
Macintosh Computers
Install the printer driver that suits your printing
environment.
Compatible operating systems
Mac OS 9.1 and Mac OS 10.28 or later
If you will connect an IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
cable, install an IEEE 1394 expansion board in
the printer beforehand. (For details, refer to the
documentation provided with the board.)
•
Connecting the printer via an IEEE 1394 cable
requires a Macintosh computer equipped with an
IEEE 1394 port, running Mac OS 9.04 or later.
•
Use a six-pin IEEE 1394 cable that conforms to
the IEEE 1394 specification.
•
Connect the Printer to a Computer
Connect the cable
Use a cable to connect the printer to a computer.
1.
For USB connections:
•
For IEEE 1394 connections:
•
For network connections:
•
Make sure the printer is on.
2.
Turn the computer on.
3.
Activate Networking Functions (For AppleTalk
Connections)
Press the
Menu
button to display
MAIN MENU
.
1.
Press the
▼
button to select
Interface Setup
, and
then press the
►
button.
2.
Press the
▼
button to select
AppleTalk
, and then
press the
►
button.
3.
Select
On
, and then press the
OK
button.
4.
Press the
Online
button to change the display as
follows.
5.
Press the
OK
button to register the settings and bring
the printer online.
6.
Configure the Computer (Mac OS 9)
Install the printer driver
Insert the provided
User Software CD-ROM
in the
CD-ROM drive.
1.
On the desktop, double-click the CD-ROM icon >
Drivers
>
OS9
>
iPF Printer Setup for 9
.
2.
Specify the installation language.
3.
Confirm the components for installation and click
Next
.
4.
Click
Next
.
5.
The
Media Configuration Tool
is software for
registering types of paper on the printer and in
related software. The
Media Guide
, installed
at the same time as the
Media Configuration
Tool
, provides information accessible from
your computer on supported paper, as well as
paper handling tips. If you select the check box,
after the printer driver is installed, the
Media
Configuration Tool
is started automatically if
paper information must be updated.
•
After reading the software license agreement, click
Accept
.
6.
Click
Continue
.
7.
Exit other applications and click
Continue
.
8.
Select the zone to use
Media Configuration Tool
,
and then click
OK
.
9.
After installation is finished, click
Restart
.
10.
Set up networking functions (for AppleTalk connections)
Click
AppleTalk
under
Control Panels
to display the
AppleTalk
window.
1.
Select the printer
Make sure the printer is on.
1.
In the
Connect via
list, choose
Built-in Ethernet
(or
Ethernet), and then close the
AppleTalk
window.
2.
Choose
Chooser
from the Apple menu to display the
Chooser
window.
2.
In the list at left, click
GARO Printer Driver
.
3.
In the
Destination
list at right, select how the printer
is connected, and then select the printer in the list
below.
4.
Close the
Chooser
window and click
OK
after the
confirmation message is displayed.
5.
In Destination, choose
USB
if the printer is
connected via USB,
FireWire
if connected via
IEEE 1394, or
AppleTalk
, IP Print, or
IP Print
(Auto)
if connected via a network.
•
If you have chosen
AppleTalk
, click
Active
in
the lower-right corner of the
Chooser
window,
next to
AppleTalk
.
•
If you have chosen
IP Print
, click to register the
IP address under
Destination
, and then click
IP
.
•
•
If you will use
AppleTalk
,
Apple Talk
communication must be activated on the printer
as well.
•
•
Be careful not to insert the USB cable into the
Ethernet port.
Connection via IEEE1394 (FireWire) is not
supported for Intel processors.
OK
OK
MAIN MENU
Interface Setup
Maintenance
System Setup
Test Print
Information
OK
Interface Setup
EOP Timer
TCP/IP
NetWare
AppleTalk
Ethernet Driver
Init. Settings
OK
AppleTalk
On
Off
OK
Store Setting
Ok?
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