Xerox WorkCentre 7655-7665-7675-2530 - Manual (Page 12)

2-2 Installing and Configuring Printer Drivers in OS X
Installing Printer Drivers
Custom printer drivers for OS X consist of the following elements:
PPD—a PostScript Printer Description file is a readable text file that provides a uniform approach for
specifying special features and installable options for printer drivers that interpret PostScript.
PDE—a Printer Dialog Extension is used for printers with features that the standard Macintosh interface
does not support.
Filters—a filter or converter that accepts input in one format and converts it into another format that the
printer can interpret.
Printer drivers for OS X combine these elements into one disk image file (.DMG) that contains package
(.mpkg) files. An installer provided by Xerox is used to install the printer driver elements.
To install printer drivers in OS X:
1 If applicable, remove any previous versions of the printer drivers you are installing. See Removing
Custom Printer Drivers on page 2-4 for the procedure.
2 Browse the Print and Fax Services CD to locate the .DMG (disk image file) for the printer driver.
The drivers are located in /Mac/OSX_Custom/Custom_<printer model number>_Xv10.x.
3 Double-click the .DMG icon. A virtual disk image is created on the desktop which is automatically
opened to a .mpkg file (installer file). This file will install the PPD, filters, and plug-ins associated
with the printer you want to install and configure.
4 Double-click the .mpkg icon and follow the instructions in the installer. Click Continue at the
prompts to proceed with the installation. When you are prompted to install the driver, click Install.
The printer driver files are copied to the drive in the following folders:
/Library/Printers/Xerox/filter
/Library/Printers/Xerox/PDEs
/Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources/<language>.lproj
After installation, the printer driver is available for configuring with the Macintosh Printer Setup Utility.
N OTE : Installing printer drivers on a Macintosh running OS X requires administrator privileges with
Root access.