Xerox WORKCENTRE PRO 232, WORKCENTRE 255, WORKCENTRE 265, WORKCENTRE 245, WORKCENTRE PRO 275 Manual

®

Printer Drivers Guide

For Macintosh

Release 6.0

January 14, 2005

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companies and are hereby acknowledged.

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Table of

Contents

Chapter 1 Printer Drivers for Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Supported Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

OS X Printer Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
OS 9 PPDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Macintosh Printer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Printer Drivers Guide for Macintosh (This Guide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Internet Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Telephone Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Additional Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Chapter 2 Installing and Configuring Printer Drivers in OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Workstation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Installing Printer Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Setting Up Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Adding Printers with the Printer Setup Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Configuring Installable Options for Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Removing Custom Printer Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Chapter 3 About OS X Printer Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Custom Driver Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Dialogs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Paper/Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Special Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Image Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Watermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Driver Help System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4

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Chapter 4 Installing and Configuring PPDs in OS 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Workstation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Installing Generic PPDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Configuring Generic PPDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Configuring LPR Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Removing Generic PPDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

Chapter 5 Macintosh OS 9 Printer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Workstation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Installing the Macintosh Printer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Using the Macintosh Printer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Removing the Macintosh Printer Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

Chapter 6 Problem Solving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1

Troubleshooting a Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Known Issues for OS X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

Unable to Use Bitmap Watermarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Cover Page (After Document) Not Printing with Generic PPD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Reset Page Setup after Changing Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Index-I

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Printer Drivers for Macintosh

The printer drivers enable printing from a Macintosh workstation to a Xerox system in a network
environment. They contain a variety of feature options that enable you to customize your print jobs.

The CentreWare 6.0 release provides support for Xerox WorkCentre 232/238/245/255, WorkCentre 265/
275, WorkCentre Pro 232/238/245/255, and WorkCentre Pro 265/275 printers.

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Supported Features

Features supported in this release of the custom OS X printer drivers include stapling, folding, hole
punching, faxing, booklets, Special Pages, and Watermarks.

OS X Printer Drivers

Custom printer drivers are available for OS X (10.3 and above). The printer drivers consist of a disk
image file (.DMG) that includes the following components:

 Custom PostScript Printer Description files (PPDs)

 Filters

 Plug-ins (Printer Dialog Extension/PDEs)

OS 9 PPDs

There are no custom printer drivers available for OS 9 in this release. Generic Printer Description files
(PPDs) are provided for OS 9 which can be used with Adobe PostScript 8.x and Apple LaserWriter 8.x
printer drivers.

Macintosh Printer Utility

The Macintosh Printer Utility (provided for OS 9) is an application that enables network administrators
to:

 Rename and rezone Xerox systems that are configured for AppleTalk connectivity.

 Query the characteristics of a printer.

 Print a list of fonts installed on a printer.

 Send PostScript files or portions of PostScript code to a printer.

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Documentation

The CentreWare printer drivers include the following documentation, designed to get you up and running
quickly and easily.

Printer Drivers Guide for Macintosh (This Guide)

The guide is intended for administrators who install and configure printer drivers. It is available on the
Print And Fax Drivers CD in electronic (PDF) format.

Help

OS X has a fully-featured help system that is accessed by choosing Help from the Macintosh Help menu

or clicking the

Macintosh OS 9 supports balloon help. Enable balloon help on your system and individual help for
features for the configured PPD will be available.

help buttons on the printer driver dialogs.

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Support

Support for your CentreWare printer drivers is available both online and by telephone.

Internet Support

Please visit the Xerox Web site (www.Xerox.com) for product support information, product overviews,
updates, and links to specific product sites. Printer drivers and PPDs can also be downloaded by clicking
Support & Drivers.

Telephone Support

For additional assistance, you may contact the Xerox Welcome Center by telephone to speak with a
Product Support Analyst. Locate your product’s serial number, and record it in the space below for future
reference before you make your call.

Xerox System Serial Number

The Xerox Welcome Center telephone numbers are listed in the following table. If the Welcome Center
telephone number for your country is not listed, it will be provided to you when your Xerox system is
installed. For future reference, please record the telephone number in the space provided below.

Welcome Center Telephone Numbers

UNITED STATES 800-821-2797

UNITED STATES (TTY) 800-855-2880

CANADA 800-939-3769 (800-93-XEROX)

Additional Tips

Additional tips and technical information for printer drivers are available at the Xerox Web site. Click
Support & Drivers, then locate your product and access the documentation section. The documents
listed in this section cover specific issues that may require special procedures or application notes
regarding the operation and configuration of your Xerox system.

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Installing and Configuring Printer Drivers in OS X

The CentreWare Print and Fax Drivers CD contains disk image (.DMG) files that support printing to
Xerox systems from a Macintosh workstation running OS X versions 10.3 and above.

This chapter explains how to install and set up the Macintosh custom printer drivers for a Xerox system.

What’s in this chapter:

 Workstation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

 Installing Printer Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

 Setting Up Printers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

 Removing Custom Printer Drivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

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Workstation Requirements

The following are the minimum system requirements for Macintosh OS X workstations.

NOTE: The Macintosh printer drivers will not operate on Macintosh 68K computers.

 4 MB of memory.
 6.2 MB of hard disk space.
 CD-ROM drive or access to a network.
 OS X version 10.3 or higher.

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