Printing from a Macintosh
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To print from a Macintosh, you need a printer driver. Installing one of the supported drivers allows you to select printing features right from your computer. Without a supported driver, you can make some printing selections from the printer's front panel.
Using Macintosh printer drivers
To select printer-specific features, print from one of the following provided drivers. See Print features quick reference: Macintosh printer drivers for a list reference tables listing the printing features, and how to find them quickly, in each of these drivers.
Using the printer's front panel
Refer to Using the Front Panel for instructions on using the printer's front panel.
Print features quick reference: Macintosh printer drivers
Click on the following topics for individual print feature tables for each driver:
Macintosh Driver: Xerox Phaser 600
Feature
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Description
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Driver selection
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Media size
- ANSI A, B, C, D, E
- ISO A4, A3, A2, A1, A0
- JIS B1, B2, B3, B4
- Arch. A, B, C, D, E
- 30 x 42 in.
- Custom sizes
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Selecting media by size
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Page Setup
Paper
(Custom sizes not available.)
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Media source
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Selecting media by size
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Print
Paper Source
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Print-quality modes
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Print quality modes
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Print
TekColor Options
Print Quality
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Color correction
- None (default)
- Vivid Color
- Simulate Display
- SWOP Press
- Euroscale Press
- Commercial Press
- SNAP Press
- Monochrome
- Use Printer Setting
- Custom Profile
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Color corrections
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Print
TekColor Options
Color Correction
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Fusing Mode
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Fusing Mode / Media Fusing
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Print
TekColor Options
Fusing Mode
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Cut Media
- Never
- After each page
- After each job
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Cut Media
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Print
TekColor Options
Cut Media
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Advance Media
- Never
- After each page
- After each job
- Allow Hot Fusing
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Advance Media
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Print
TekColor Options
Advance Media
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Print Preview
(Available only with the Extended Features option.)
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Print Preview
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Print
TekColor Options
Print Preview
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Page Rotation
- 0 degrees
- 90 degrees
- 180 degrees
- 270 degrees
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Page Rotation
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Print
TekColor Options
Page Rotation
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Page Centering
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Page Centering
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Print
TekColor Options
Page Centering
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Image Smoothing
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Image Smoothing
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Print
TekColor Options
Image Smoothing
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Color Control Strip
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Color Control Strip
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Print
TekColor Options
Color Control Strip
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Mirror Print
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Mirror Print
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Page Setup
Options
Flip Horizontal/Vertical
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Macintosh Driver: Adobe PSPrinter and Apple LaserWriter 8.x
Feature
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Description
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Driver selection
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Media size
- ANSI A, B, C, D, E
- ISO A4, A3, A2, A1, A0
- JIS B1, B2, B3, B4
- Arch. A, B, C, D, E
- 30 x 42 in.
- Custom sizes
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Selecting media by size
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Page Setup
Paper
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Media source
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Selecting media by size
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Print
Paper Source
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Print-quality modes
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Print quality modes
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Print
Print Options
Print Quality
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Color correction
- None (default)
- Vivid Color
- Simulate Display
- SWOP Press
- Euroscale Press
- Commercial Press
- SNAP Press
- Monochrome
- Use Printer Setting
- Custom Profile
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Color corrections
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Print
Print Options
Color Correction
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Fusing Mode
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Fusing Mode / Media Fusing
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Print
Print Options
Fusing Mode
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Cut Media
- Never
- After each page
- After each job
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Cut Media
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Print
Print Options
Cut Media
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Advance Media
- Never
- After each page
- After each job
- Allow Hot Fusing
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Advance Media
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Print
Print Options
Advance Media
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Print Preview
(Available only with the Extended Features option.)
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Print Preview
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Print
Print Options
Print Preview
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Page Rotation
- 0 degrees
- 90 degrees
- 180 degrees
- 270 degrees
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Page Rotation
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Print
Print Options
Page Rotation
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Page Centering
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Page Centering
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Print
Print Options
Page Centering
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Image Smoothing
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Image Smoothing
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Print
Print Options
Image Smoothing
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Color Control Strip
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Color Control Strip
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Print
Print Options
Color Control Strip
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Mirror Print
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Mirror Print
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Page Setup
Options
Flip Horizontal/Vertical
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Macintosh Driver for QuickDraw GX: Xerox Phaser 600 GX
Feature
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Description
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Driver selection
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Media size
- ANSI A, B, C, D, E
- ISO A4, A3, A2, A1, A0
- JIS B1, B2, B3, B4
- Arch. A, B, C, D, E
- 30 x 42 in.
- Custom sizes
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Selecting media by size
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Page Setup
Paper Size
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Media source
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Selecting media by size
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Print
Paper Feed
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Print-quality modes
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Print quality modes
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Printing menu
Printer Driver Defaults
Print Quality
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Color correction
- None (default)
- Vivid Color
- Simulate Display
- SWOP Press
- Euroscale Press
- Commercial Press
- SNAP Press
- Monochrome
- Use Printer Setting
- Custom Profile
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Color corrections
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Printing menu
Printer Driver Defaults
Color Correction
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Fusing Mode
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Fusing Mode / Media Fusing
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Printing menu
Printer Driver Defaults
Fusing Mode
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Cut Media
- Never
- After each page
- After each job
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Cut Media
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Printing menu
Printer Driver Defaults
Cut Media
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Advance Media
- Never
- After each page
- After each job
- Allow Hot Fusing
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Advance Media
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Printing menu
Printer Driver Defaults
Advance Media
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Print Preview
(Available only with the Extended Features option.)
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Print Preview
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Printing menu
Printer Driver Defaults
Print Preview
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Page Rotation
- 0 degrees
- 90 degrees
- 180 degrees
- 270 degrees
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Page Rotation
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Printing menu
Printer Driver Defaults
Page Rotation
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Page Centering
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Page Centering
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Printing menu
Printer Driver Defaults
Page Centering
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Image Smoothing
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Image Smoothing
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Printing menu
Printer Driver Defaults
Image Smoothing
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Color Control Strip
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Color Control Strip
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Printing menu
Printer Driver Defaults
Color Control Strip
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Mirror Print
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Mirror Print
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Printing menu
Printer Driver Defaults
Mirror Print
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Using the Phaser 600 driver
- From the File menu, open the Page Setup dialog box. Use the Paper pop-up menu to select the printer's supported paper sizes.
- From the File menu, open the Print dialog box. Select Manual Feed in the Paper Source field for cut-sheet media.
- Click the TekColor button in the Print dialog box to see the TekColor Options dialog box. Select printer-specific options as desired.
Using the Adobe PSPrinter driver
Note: Refer to the on-line user guide on the printer's CD-ROM for more information on using
the Adobe PSPrinter driver.
- From the File menu, open the Page Setup dialog box. Use the Paper pop-up menu to select the printer's supported paper sizes.
- From the File menu, open the Print dialog box. Select Manual Feed in the Paper Source field for cut-sheet media.
- In the Print dialog box, click the Options button to see the Print Options dialog box. There are printer-specific features listed at the bottom of the dialog box.
Using the Apple LaserWriter 8.x driver
- From the File menu, open the Page Setup dialog box. Use the Paper pop-up menu to select the printer's supported paper sizes.
- From the File menu, open the Print dialog box. Select Manual Feed in the Paper Source field for cut-sheet media.
- In the Print dialog box, click the Options button to see the Print Options dialog box. There are printer-specific features listed at bottom of the dialog box.
Using the Phaser 600 GX driver
Note: Refer to Using the Phaser 600 GX Driver for details on using the Phaser 600 GX driver.
Printing with a desktop printer
- If you are using QuickDraw GX applications, do one of the following:
- Select any desktop printer in the Print dialog box.
- Drag a document onto a desktop printer icon. The application corresponding to the document opens, prints the document, and then quits.
- If you are using non-QuickDraw GX applications, do one of the following:
- Print to the default desktop printer with the Print command from the File menu.
- Drag a document onto a desktop printer icon. The application corresponding to the document opens, displays the Print dialog box, and waits for you to click Print. After printing the document, the application quits.
Selecting printing options
Most of the commands in the Printing menu are standard QuickDraw GX driver commands, and are documented by Apple (see the Macintosh Guide on-line document for details). The last group of commands in this menu are printer-specific.
Use the Printer Driver Defaults command in the Printing menu to set default options for the selected desktop printer.
Note: The printer defaults dialog box is also available through the Print command in the
File menu for QuickDraw GX applications.
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