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Selecting the printer, Viewing printer information, Giving the printer an appletalk name – Apple ColorLaserWriter 12/600PS User Manual

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Selecting the printer

Before you can use the Apple Printer Utility to perform operations on a
printer, you must:

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Select the connection type.

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Select the Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS printer you want, then click Open Printer.

Viewing printer information

You can view information about your printer:

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In the Apple Printer Utility program, click the triangle for the Printer Information

category to open it, displaying a list of printer information.

IMPORTANT

Triangles point down when a category is open, displaying the

options in the category. Click the triangle (and not the category name) to open
or close a category.

Giving the printer an AppleTalk name

Each Color LaserWriter 12/600 PS can be given an individual name, used for
both AppleTalk and Novell networks. Use the following procedure to give the
printer a new AppleTalk name.

IMPORTANT

Be sure to tell users what the printer’s name is.

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Click the triangle for the Printer Preferences category to open it.

The printer preferences list appears.

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Open the Name category.

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In the panel that appears, type the new name.

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To send the new name setting to the printer, click Send.

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Setting Up the Printer for Windows and NetWare Users