Configuring for macintosh network printing, Assigning a name to the printer, Setting up the printer for appletalk – Epson 850 User Manual

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Installing Printer Software and Configuring on a Network

B-9

Configuring for Macintosh
Network Printing

If you want to use your printer on an AppleTalk network, you
need to install one of the optional interface boards: either the
LocalTalk board or the Ethernet board. See Appendix A for
more information about optional interfaces.

Then you can use the EPSON Namer utility and set up your
printer in the Chooser. The EPSON Namer was installed on
your hard drive along with the other printer software.

Assigning a Name to the Printer

Follow these steps to use the EPSON Namer utility:

1. Double-click the

EPSON Namer

icon on your hard drive.

2. Click the

SC 850(AT)

icon in the Device Types window.

3. Select the AppleTalk zone where your printer is located.

4. Under

New Name

, type a name from your printer to

distinguish it from other printers on the network.

5. Click

Rename

and then click

Done.

Setting Up the Printer for AppleTalk

Make sure your printer is turned on and then follow these steps
to set up your printer on an AppleTalk network:

1. Open the Chooser from the Apple menu.

2. Click the

SC 850(AT)

icon.

3. Select the AppleTalk zone you want to use. A list of all

printers connected to the selected zone appears on the right.

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