Installing nec 1765 software for appletalk systems – NEC SILENTWRIT 1700 Series User Manual
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1765 Network Printer Configuration Guide
Installing NEC 1765 Software for
AppleTalk Systems
Preparing to Install
Before installing the software, make sure that the printer
and the computer have been connected to the EtherTalk
or LocalTalk network correctly.
Follow these steps to confirm that the Macintosh has
been correctly connected to the EtherTalk or LocalTalk
network.
1.
Select the Control Panel menu option from the
Apple menu, then open the Network control panel.
2.
If you are using EtherTalk, make sure the EtherTalk
icon is selected. If you are using LocalTalk, make
sure the LocalTalk icon is available and select it.
3.
Click in the box in the upper left corner of the
window to close the Network control panel.
Then, follow these steps to confirm that the Silentwriter
has been correctly connected to the EtherTalk or
LocalTalk network.
1.
Select the Chooser menu option from the Apple
menu.
2.
If your network has multiple zones, select the
appropriate zone from the list of zones in the lower
left part of the window. The factory default zone
is “*”.
3.
Select the LaserWriter 8 icon in the upper left corner.
4.
The Silentwriter should appear in the list of printers
in the upper right corner. The factory default name
is “NP_” followed by 6 digits.
5.
Click in the box in the upper left corner of the
window to close the Chooser.
Installing NEC 1765 Software for AppleTalk
Follow these steps to install NEC 1765 for AppleTalk
software.
1.
Insert the NEC 1765 software for AppleTalk diskette
into the floppy disk drive.
2.
Double click on the Installer to open it.
3.
The Installer installs the following software
-
NEC 1700 Silentwriter PostScript Printer
Description (PPD) file in the Printer
Descriptions folder in the Extensions folder in
the System folder
-
NEC 1765 software for AppleTalk in the NEC
1700 Utilities folder
-
Apple Printer Utility in the NEC 1700 Utilities
folder
Proceed to “AppleTalk” on page 4-32 for
information on configuring your Silentwriter
and Mac OS for printing.