Sharing the printer – HP Designjet T1300 ePrinter User Manual

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9.

Continue following the instructions on the screen. When you reach the Printer Queue Created

screen, click Quit to exit, or Create New Queue if you want to connect another printer to the

network.

10.

When the HP Printer Setup Assistant has finished, you can remove the DVD from the DVD drive.

If the printer driver is already installed, the HP Printer Setup Assistant can be run at any time from the

DVD.

Connect a computer to the printer by USB cable
(Mac OS)

You can connect your printer directly to a computer without going through a network, by using the

printer's built-in Hi-Speed USB device port.

Printer software installation

The following instructions apply if you intend to print from software applications using a printer driver.

See

Printing on page 52

for alternative ways of printing.

1.

Make sure the printer is either turned off, or disconnected from the computer.

2.

Insert the HP Start-up Kit DVD into your DVD drive.

3.

Open the DVD icon on your desktop.

4.

Open the Mac OS X HP Designjet Installer.

5.

Follow the instructions on your screen.

6.

The printer software is installed, including the printer driver and the HP Utility.

7.

Make sure that the printer is turned on and connected to the computer with a certified USB cable.

NOTE:

The use of non-certified USB cables can lead to connectivity problems. Only cables

certified by the USB Implementor's Forum (

http://www.usb.org/

) should be used with this printer.

8.

Shortly afterwards, a print queue is created automatically for your printer.

Sharing the printer

If your computer is connected to a network, you can make your directly connected printer available to

other computers on the same network.

1.

Double-click the System Preferences icon on the Dock menu bar on your desktop.

2.

To enable printer sharing, go Sharing, select Printer Sharing, and then check the printer(s)

that you want to share.

3.

Your printer now automatically appears in the list of shared printers displayed by any other

computer running Mac OS and connected to your local network.

ENWW

Connect a computer to the printer by USB cable (Mac OS)

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