Konica Minolta bizhub PRO C500 - Manual (Page 19)

Print an InDesign File From a Macintosh Computer
IC-301 Print Controller for the bishub PRO C500 Printer 13
Print an InDesign File From a Macintosh
Computer
In this activity you will print an InDesign file on the bizhub PRO C500 printer from
a Macintosh computer.
Procedure
To print a file from a Macintosh computer, you first need to set up the IC-301 print
controller network printer with the appropriate PostScript® printer description
(PPD) file. The PPD file contains all the parameters and paper stock definitions that
enable you to print your file properly.
This activity includes three main steps:
Step 1: Copying the PPD to the Macintosh
Step 2: Adding a Printer to Your Macintosh Computer
Step 3: Printing From the Macintosh
Step 1: Copying the PPD to the Macintosh
To be able to print from your Macintosh computer to the bizhub PRO C500 printer,
you first need to manually copy the IC-301 print controller PostScript® printer
description (PPD) file to the Macintosh.
To copy the PPD to your local disk:
1. In the Finder menu, select Go , and then Connect to Server .
2. Click Browse .
3. Find the required IC-301 print controller in the network and double-click it.
4. In the Connect to... as dialog box, select Guest .
5. Click Connect .
6. Select the Utilities volume, and click OK .
7. On the Macintosh desktop, double-click the Utilities volume icon.
8. Double-click the folder PPD .
Activ
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Important: Before you start this activity, check with your system administrator what is the name
of the IC-301 print controller and where it is located in the network (AppleTalk zone).
For more information on how to print from a Macintosh® computer, see the IC-301 Print
Controller for the bishub PRO C500 Printer user guide.