Share the printer, Install the mac os printer driver, Connect using a usb cable (mac os) – HP Designjet 111 Printer series User Manual

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Share the printer

In order to be able to perform a client installation, the printer must be shared in the computer that will
act as a print server.

1.

Select Start > Settings > Printers.

2.

Right-click the printer you want to share and select Properties.

3.

Go to the Sharing tab.

4.

Select Shared as and select the sharing name of the device.

5.

If the computers you are going to connect as clients have different Windows versions, you may
need to install additional drivers for these other operating systems. In order to do so, click
Additional drivers and follow the screen instructions.

Install the Mac OS printer driver

1.

Insert the HP Designjet 111 Software and Documentation CD into your CD drive.

2.

In Finder, navigate to the CD. You will see the Mac OS X HP Designjet Installer icon.

3.

Double-click the icon to launch the installer.

4.

The installer takes you through various steps until you reach the main install dialog box. You
have the following three options.

Easy Install: we recommend that you choose this option, which will install all components.

Custom Install: you can choose the component you want to install (the driver, the System
Maintenance utility, or both) using the check boxes.

5.

Click Install.

6.

The HP Printer Setup Assistant is displayed. Follow the instructions on the screen until the
installation is complete.

If you want to delete the print queue at some later time, follow these instructions.

Under Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5 or 10.6: from the system preferences, select the Printing pane of
the Print & Fax dialog. Select the name of the printer and click the button.

Under Mac OS X 10.4: from the Print Setup utility, select the name of the printer and click the
Delete icon.

NOTE:

Under Mac OS X 10.4, both methods are available.

Connect using a USB cable (Mac OS)

1.

Install the Mac OS printer driver: see

Install the Mac OS printer driver on page 9

.

2.

When the driver has been installed, the HP Printer Setup Assistant starts automatically, to set up
a connection to your printer.

3.

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.

4.

In the HP Printer Setup Assistant, click Continue.

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