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Install drivers for local printing
Macintosh
Macintosh OS 8.6 or later is required for USB printing. To print locally
to a USB-attached printer you must create a desktop printer icon
(Macintosh 8.6–9.x) or create a queue in Print Center (Macintosh OS
X).
Creating a desktop
printer icon
(Macintosh 8.6–9.x)
1
Install a printer PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file on your
computer.
a
Insert the drivers CD.
b
Double-click Classic, and then double-click the installer
package for your printer.
Note:
A PPD file provides
detailed information about
the capabilities of a printer to
your Macintosh computer.
c
Choose the language you want to use and click OK.
d
Click Accept after you read the license agreement.
e
Click Continue after you finish with the Readme file.
f
Choose a default paper size.
g
On the Easy Install screen, click Install. All the necessary
files are installed on your computer.
h
Click Quit when installation is complete.
Note:
A PPD for your printer
is also available in a
downloadable software
package from Lexmark’s
Web site at
www.lexmark.com.
2
Do one of the following:
Macintosh 8.6 - 9.0: Open Apple LaserWriter.
Macintosh 9.1 - 9.x: Open Applications, and then Utilities.
3
Double-click Desktop Printer Utility.
4
Select
Printer (USB)
, and then click
OK
.
5
In the USB Printer Selection section, click
Change
.
If your printer does not appear in the USB Printer Selection list,
make sure the USB cable is properly connected and the printer
is turned on.
6
Select the name of your printer, and then click
OK
. Your printer
appears in the original Printer (USB) window.
7
In the PostScript Printer Description (PPD) File section, click
Auto Setup. Make sure your printer PPD now matches your
printer.
8
Click
Create
, and then click
Save
.
