User manual XEROX NUVERA 100 MACINTOSH PRINT DOCUMENTATION

[. . . ] INDEX-1 iv 1 CentreWare Printer Drivers for Macintosh Xerox CentreWare printer drivers enable printing from a Macintosh workstation to a Xerox DocuSP production system in a network environment. They contain a variety of feature options that enable you to customize your print jobs. This release of printer drivers provides enhanced support for Xerox DocuSP printers. It also includes Accounting, Watermark, and Booklet printing plug-in modules. 1-1 Supported Features Features supported in this release of the custom OS X printer drivers include Accounting, Named Paper, offsetting, subsets, 2/4 and 2/3 hole punching, folding, binding, booklets, and Watermark. OS X Printer Drivers Custom printer drivers are available for OS X (10. 3 and above). [. . . ] An appropriate Xerox PPD is required for sending jobs to Xerox production systems using the AdobePS or LaserWriter printer driver. The CD also contains tools that support printing to Xerox production systems. These tools include the Adobe PostScript printer driver and the Xerox Job Ticket PlugIn. What's in this chapter: Workstation Requirements . 4-5 Configuring Printers Using the Desktop Printer Utility . 4-8 4-1 Workstation Requirements The following are the minimum system requirements for OS 8. 6-OS 9. x Macintosh workstations. NOTE: The Xerox Macintosh DocuSP printer drivers will not operate on Macintosh 68K computers. 4 MB of memory Approximately 6. 2 MB of hard disk space: 2. 1 MB disk space for the AdobePS printer driver 500 KB disk space for each PPD and plug-in to be installed CD-ROM drive or access to a network OS 8. 6-OS 9. x operating system Additional software requirements based on workstation platform as stated in the Read Me First file on the CentreWare Printer Drivers CD. The Read Me First document is located in the /Drivers/Mac/ OS9. x_Custom/<language>/printer_model>/AdobePS Driver/AdobePS folder. 4-2 Installing PPDs In OS 9 Installing Generic PPDs NOTE: There is no installer for generic PPDs. The files must be manually copied to the appropriate folder. A PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file is a readable text file that provides a uniform approach for specifying special features for printer drivers that interpret PostScript. Xerox PPD files must be installed for every production printer model used in OS 8. 6-OS 9 environments. An appropriate Xerox PPD is necessary to send jobs to the DocuSP printer using the AdobePS or LaserWriter printer driver. To install PPDs in OS 8. 6-9. x environments: 1 Select the Xerox PPDs that match the printers being installed from the /Drivers/Mac/OS9. x_Custom/<language>/<printer_model>/GenericPPD_<printer_model>_Mac folder on the CentreWare Printer Drivers CD. NOTE: For example, the English PPDs for the DocuColor 8000 are located in the /Drivers/Mac/OS9. x_Custom/English/GenericPPD_8000_7000_5252_2045_2060_6060/ GenericPPD_8000_7000_5252_2045_2060_6060_Mac folder. 2 Copy the files to the following directory on the Macintosh hard drive: [HD]:/System Folder/Extensions/Printer Descriptions The PPD is available for configuration. Installing Generic PPDs 4-3 Configuring Generic PPDs To set up generic PPDs in OS 8. 6-9. x environments: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 In the Apple Chooser, select the AdobePS printer driver. Ensure that the appropriate AppleTalk zone is selected. If the computer is connected to a network with only one zone, there will not be any zones available. In the Select a PostScript Printer list, select the AppleTalk name for the Xerox system. In the dialog that opens, select a PPD for the Xerox system. Click Setup and select the PPD for the Xerox system if the correct filename is not displayed. Use the Installable Options list to select the hardware options available on the printer. Click OK twice to return to the Chooser. 10 Close the Chooser. A new printer icon appears on the Desktop. 11 Open a document and select File > Print to test the connection. 4-4 Installing PPDs In OS 9 Installing Other Tools This section describes the procedures for installation and configuration of the AdobePS PostScript printer driver and Xerox Job Ticket PlugIn using the CentreWare Printer Drivers CD. [. . . ] The following problem-solving procedures are recommended: Accurately define the problem. When, where, and how does the problem occur?Can the problem be reproduced consistently or is it an intermittent problem?Ask other users if they have encountered the problem, and keep a log to track problem occurrences. [. . . ]