Macintosh, Creating a desktop printer icon (mac os 9.x) – Dell 5210n Mono Laser Printer User Manual

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In all others, click Start®Settings®Printers.

3.

Double-click Add Printer.

4.

Click Next.

5.

Select Local printer attached to this computer, and then click Next.

6.

Select the port you want your printer to use, and then click Next.

7.

Select Have Disk.

8.

Browse to your CD drive and select the correct driver for your operating system.

 

9.

Click Open, and then click OK.

10.

Select the type of driver you wish to install (PCL or PS) in the Manufacturer list, and the printer model in the Printers list, and then click Next.

11.

Proceed through the rest of the Add Printer Wizard, and then click Finish to install the printer driver.

Macintosh

 

Mac OS 9.x or later is required for USB printing. To print locally to a USB-attached printer, create a desktop printer icon (Mac OS 9), or create a queue in Print 
Center/Printer Setup Utility (Mac OS X).

Creating a Queue in Print Center/Printer Setup Utility (Mac OS X) 

1.

Install a PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file on the computer.

a.

 

Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD.

b.

 

Double-click the installer package for the printer.

c.

 

Click Continue on the Welcome screen and again after viewing the Readme file.

d.

 

Click Continue after viewing the license agreement, and click Agree to accept the terms of the agreement.

e.

 

Select a Destination, and click Continue.

f.

 

On the Easy Install screen, click Install.

g.

 

Enter the password, and click OK. All the necessary software is installed on the computer.

h.

 

Click Close when installation is complete.

2.

Open Finder, click Applications, and then click Utilities.

3.

Double-click Print Center or Printer Setup Utility.

4.

Do one of the following:

l

If the USB-attached printer appears in the Printer list, quit Print Center or Printer Setup Utility. A queue has been created for the printer.

l

If the USB-attached printer does not appear in the Printer list, make sure the USB cable is properly connected and the printer is turned on. After
the printer appears in the Printer list, quit Print Center or Printer Setup Utility.

Creating a Desktop Printer Icon (Mac OS 9.x)

1.

Install a PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file on the computer.

a.

 

Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD.

b.

 

Double-click Classic, and double-click the installer package for the printer.

NOTE:

If you installed the printer drivers from the Drivers and Utilities CD before you connected the printer to your computer, the PCL driver for your

operating system was installed by default.

Operating System

Driver Type

Driver Name

Windows XP Professional x64

PCL

D:\Drivers\Print\x64\dkaatb40.inf

PS

D:\Drivers\Print\x64\dkaat940.inf

Windows XP
Windows 2003 Server
Windows 2000

PCL

D:\Drivers\Print\Win_2kXP\dkaat2da.inf

PS

D:\Drivers\Print\Win_2kXP\dkaat1da.inf

Windows NT

PCL

D:\Drivers\Print\Win_NT.40\dkaat2da.inf

PS

D:\Drivers\Print\Win_NT.40\dkaat1da.inf

Windows Me
Windows 98 SE

PCL

D:\Drivers\Print\Win_9xme\<your language>dkaat2da.inf

PS

D:\Drivers\Print\Win_9xme\<your language>dkaat1da.inf

NOTE:

A PPD file provides detailed information about the capabilities of a printer to the Macintosh computer.

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