HP LaserJet 5100 Printer series User Manual

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Chapter 4: Problem Solving

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Selecting an Alternate PPD

Mac OS 8.6 to Mac OS 9.2

1 Open the Chooser from the Apple menu.

2 Click the LaserWriter icon.

3 If you are on a network with multiple zones, select the zone in the

AppleTalk Zones box where the printer is located.

4 Click the printer name you want to use in the Select a PostScript

Printer box. (Double-clicking will immediately generate the next
few steps.)

5 Click Setup... (This button might read Create for first-time setup.)

6 Click Select PPD....

7 Find the desired PPD in the list and click Select. If the desired

PPD is not listed, choose one of the following options:

Select a PPD for a printer with similar features.

Select a PPD from another folder.

Select the generic PPD by clicking Use Generic. The generic
PPD allows you to print, but limits your access to printer
features.

8 In the Setup dialog box, click Select, and then click OK to return

to the Chooser.

Note

If you manually select a PPD, an icon might not appear next to the
selected printer in the Select a PostScript Printer box. In the
Chooser, click Setup, click Printer Info, and then click Update Info
to bring up the icon.

9 Close the Chooser.

Mac OS X

1 Open the Print Center, and then click Add Printer.... (The Print

Center is located in the Utilities folder, which is in the
Applications folder of the hard disk.)

2 In the Printer Model pop-up menu, select a printer name.

If the printer name that you want to use is not listed, choose one
of the following options:

Select a PPD for a printer with similar features.

Click Other and select a PPD from another folder.

Select the generic PPD by clicking Generic. The generic PPD
allows you to print, but limits your access to printer features.

3 Click Add.

4 Close the Print Center.

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