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Installing printer software for Windows (from printer CD-ROM version 1.1)

Installing printer software for Windows 95

Note: This procedure installs the AdobePSÝ4 printer driver. See the README.TXT file on the printer's CD-ROM for instructions on installing the Microsoft driver for Windows 95.

If you are installing from diskettes, you may need more than one diskette depending on your Windows system. Keep all of the printer's diskettes handy during installation, and insert each diskette when you are prompted by the installation program.

  1. Insert either the printer's CD-ROM or the Phaser 600 Color Printer Installer for Windows Disk 1 into the appropriate drive on your computer.

  2. In the taskbar, click the Start icon and select Run.

  3. Type in the drive for the CD-ROM or diskette, type SETUP, and click OK.

  4. In the Installer, click Next until the Select Installation Type dialog box appears.

  5. Select either Easy Installation or Custom Installation, and click Next. When you finish with the Easy or Custom instructions in the following tables, continue with Step 6.

    6. Easy Installation
    1. The following files are copied to your computer's hard disk:

      • AdobePS 4 driver files and ICM files.

      • QuarkXPress PDF
        Installs an application-specific printer description file, if the application is found.

      • PhaserPrint Plug-in for Photoshop
        Installs an application-specific plug-in.

      • Samplers
        Installs color sampler charts and a fonts sampler.

      • PhaserMatch
        Installs software for creating custom profiles. (Available only on the printer's CD-ROM.)

      • PANTONE® Color Files
        Installs a color sampler chart and color library files.

    2. In the Choose Destination Directory dialog box, select the location for installing the PhaserPrint plug-in.

    3. Click Next.

    Files are copied to your computer's hard disk.

    Custom Installation
    1. In the Driver Installation dialog box, select from the following options:

      • Drivers/PPDs
        Installs driver files and printer description files.

      • QuarkXPress PDF
        Installs an application-specific printer description file.

      • PhaserPrint Plug-in for Photoshop
        Installs an application-specific plug-in.

    2. Click Next to continue.

    3. If you checked the PhaserPrint plug-in option, now select the location for installing the plug-in in the Choose Destination Directory dialog box. Click Next to continue.

    4. In the Custom Install: Select Utilities dialog box, select from the following options:

      • Printer Utilities
        Installs utility files for selecting printer features.

      • Network Utilities
        Installs utility files for using the printer on a network.

      • Samplers
        Installs color sampler charts and a fonts sampler.

      • PhaserMatch
        Installs software for creating custom profiles. (Available only on the printer's CD-ROM.)

      • PANTONE® Color Files
        Installs a color sampler chart and color library files.

        • Use the default Destination Directory (C:\PHSRTOOL) or click Browse.

    5. Click Next to continue.

      6. Files are copied to your computer's hard disk.

    6. If the LPT.VXD update dialog box appears, click Yes or No to continue. Updating this file is recommended.

  6. The Finish Installation dialog box contains instructions for completing the printer software setup; click Next. The Add Printer Wizard program is automatically launched.

  7. In the Add Printer Wizard, click Next in the opening dialog box.

  8. Select your printer's connection, either Local Printer or Network Printer, and click Next.

  9. In the Manufacturers/Printers dialog box, click Have Disk.

  10. Type in the drive for the CD-ROM or diskette, and click OK.

  11. Select your printer, and click Next:

    • Select Xerox Phaser 600 if you have the standard version of the printer.

    • Select Xerox Phaser 600 Extended if you have the printer's Extended Features option.

    Note: If you are not sure which configuration of the printer you have, press and hold the Information button on the printer's front panel to see configuration information.
  12. Select the port your printer is connected to, and click Next.

  13. Enter a name for the printer, and select the Phaser 600 printer as the default printer if desired, and click Next.

  14. Decide if you want to print a test page, select Yes or No, and click Finish.

  15. In the Installation Completed dialog box, click Finish.

  16. You may see a Restart Windows dialog box if the system needs to be updated. Decide if you want to restart now or later, and click OK.

    17. Note: See the "Adobe PostScript Printer Driver User Guide" on the printer's CD-ROM (\WIN95ADB\USERGUIDE.PDF) for detailed information on the AdobePSÝ4 driver.

Installing printer software for Windows NT 4.0

Note: If you are installing from diskettes, you may need more than one diskette depending on your Windows system. Keep all of the printer's diskettes handy during the installation, and insert each diskette when you are prompted by the installation program.

If you will be using a printer on a network, refer to your Windows NT manual for instructions on installing network software, either Services for Macintosh (AppleTalk) or TCP/IP print services (for TCP/IP; lpr print services).

  1. Insert either the printer's CD-ROM or the Phaser 600 Color Printer Installer for Windows Disk 1 into the appropriate drive on your computer.

  2. In the taskbar, click the Start icon and select Run.

  3. Type in the drive for the CD-ROM or diskette, type SETUP, and click OK.

  4. In the Installer, click Next until the Select Installation Type dialog box appears.

  5. Select either Easy Installation or Custom Installation, and click Next. When you finish with the Easy or Custom instructions, continue with Step 6.

    6. Easy Installation
    1. The following files are copied to your computer's hard disk:

      • Driver files and printer description files

      • QuarkXPress PDF
        Installs an application-specific printer description file, if the application is found.

      • PhaserPrint Plug-in for Photoshop
        Installs an application-specific plug-in.

      • Samplers
        Installs color sampler charts and a fonts sampler.

      • PANTONE® Color Files
        Installs a color sampler chart and color library files.

    2. In the Choose Destination Directory dialog box, select the location for installing the PhaserPrint plug-in.

    3. Click Next.

      4. Files are copied to your computer's hard disk.

    Custom Installation
    1. In the Driver Installation dialog box, select from the following options:

      • Drivers/PPDs
        Installs driver files and printer description files.

      • QuarkXPress PDF
        Installs an application-specific printer description file.

      • PhaserPrint Plug-in for Photoshop
        Installs an application-specific plug-in.

    2. Click Next to continue.

    3. If you checked the PhaserPrint plug-in option, now select the location for installing the plug-in in the Choose Destination Directory dialog box. Click Next to continue.

    4. In the Custom Install: Select Utilities dialog box, select from the following options:

      • Printer Utilities
        Installs utility files for selecting printer features.

      • Network Utilities
        Installs utility files for using the printer on a network.

      • Samplers
        Installs color sampler charts and a fonts sampler.

      • PANTONE® Color Files
        Installs a color sampler chart and color library files.

        • Use the default Destination Directory (C:\PHSRTOOL) or click Browse.

    5. Click Next to continue.

      6. Files are copied to your computer's hard disk.

  6. The Finish Installation dialog box contains instructions for completing the printer software setup; click Next. The Add Printer Wizard program is automatically launched.

  7. In the Add Printer Wizard, click Next in the opening dialog box.

  8. Select printer management, either My computer or Network printer server, and click Next.

  9. Select a local printer port, or use one of the following sets of instructions for a network port:

    10. LPR port (for TCP/IP) setup instructions

    AppleTalk port setup instructions
    1. Click the Add Port button.

    2. In the Printer Ports dialog box, under Available Printer Ports, select LPR Port.

    3. Click the New Port button; the Add LPR compatible printer dialog box appears.

    4. For Name or address of host providing lpd, type your printer's IP address (or Host name if known to the network).

      5. Note: The printer's IP address may be available on the printer's Configuration Page. If not, ask your network administrator.

    5. For Name of printer or print queue on that server, type in one of the following (use uppercase letters):

      • PS for PostScript

      • AUTO for automatic selection

    6. Click OK.

    7. In the Printer Ports dialog box, click the Close button to return to the Add Printer Wizard.

    8. Click Next and continue with Step 10 below.
    1. Click the Add Port button.

    2. In the Printer Ports dialog box, under Available Printer Ports, select AppleTalk Printing Devices.

    3. Click the New Port button.

    4. Under AppleTalk Printing Devices, double-click on the appropriate zone (if there are multiple AppleTalk zones).

    5. Select your Xerox printer and click OK.

    6. At the prompt: Do you want to capture this AppleTalk Printing Device?, click No.

      7. Note: Clicking Yes hides the printer from regular Macintosh users, forcing them to use NT Server as a spooler, as long as NT Server allows sharing of this printer.

    7. Click OK.

    8. In the Printer Ports dialog box, click the Close button to return to the Add Printer Wizard.

    9. Click Next and continue with Step 10.

  10. In the Manufacturers/Printers dialog box, click Have Disk.

  11. Type in the drive for the CD-ROM or diskette, and click OK.

  12. Select your printer, and click Next.

    • Select Xerox Phaser 600 if you have the standard version of the printer.

    • Select Xerox Phaser 600 Extended if you have the printer's Extended Features option.

      • Note: If you are not sure which configuration of the printer you have, press and hold the Information button on the printer's front panel to see configuration information.
  13. Enter a name for the printer, and select the Phaser 600 printer as the default printer if desired, and click Next.

  14. Decide if you want to share the printer, Shared or Not shared, and click Next.

    15. If you are installing drivers for platforms other than Windows NT 4.0, for example, Windows 95, a message appears during the installation procedure asking for the location of printer files. If you see this message, at the prompt, type in the CD-ROM drive followed by \PPDS95NT.DVR , and click OK. Files are copied to your computer's hard disk.

    If you are installing drivers for Windows NT 3.51 for platforms other than i386, click Browse to locate the appropriate subdirectory under \PPDS95NT.DVR\WINNT351 on the printer's CD-ROM.

  15. Decide if you want to print a test page, select Yes or No, and click Finish.

  16. In the Installation Completed dialog box, click Finish.

  17. You may see a Restart Windows dialog box if the system needs to be updated. Decide if you want to restart now or later, and click OK.

Installing printer software for Windows NT 3.51

Note: If you are installing from diskettes, you may need more than one diskette depending on your Windows system. Keep all of the printer's diskettes handy during the installation, and insert each diskette when you are prompted by the installation program.

If you will be using a printer on a network, refer to your Windows NT manual for instructions on installing network software, either Services for Macintosh (AppleTalk) or TCP/IP print services (for TCP/IP; lpr print services).

  1. Insert either the printer's CD-ROM or the Phaser 600 Color Printer Installer for Windows Disk 1 into the appropriate drive on your computer.

  2. From the File menu, select Run.

  3. Type in the drive for the CD-ROM or diskette, type SETUP, and click OK.

  4. In the Installer, click Next until the Select Installation Type dialog box appears.

  5. Select either Easy Installation or Custom Installation, and click Next. When you finish with the Easy or Custom instructions, continue with Step 6.

    6. Easy Installation
    1. The following files are copied to your computer's hard disk:

      • Driver files and printer description files

      • QuarkXPress PDF
        Installs an application-specific printer description file, if the application is found.

      • PhaserPrint Plug-in for Photoshop
        Installs an application-specific plug-in.

      • Samplers
        Installs color sampler charts and a fonts sampler.

      • PANTONE® Color Files
        Installs a color sampler chart and color library files.

    2. In the Choose Destination Directory dialog box, select the location for installing the PhaserPrint plug-in.

    3. Click Next.

      4. Files are copied to your computer's hard disk.

    Custom Installation
    1. In the Driver Installation dialog box, select from the following options:

      • Drivers/PPDs
        Installs driver files and printer description files.

      • QuarkXPress PDF
        Installs an application-specific printer description file.

      • PhaserPrint Plug-in for Photoshop
        Installs an application-specific plug-in.

    2. Click Next to continue.

    3. If you checked the PhaserPrint plug-in option, now select the location for installing the plug-in in the Choose Destination Directory dialog box. Click Next to continue.

    4. In the Custom Install: Select Utilities dialog box, select from the following options:

      • Printer Utilities
        Installs utility files for selecting printer features.

      • Network Utilities
        Installs utility files for using the printer on a network.

      • Samplers
        Installs color sampler charts and a fonts sampler.

      • PANTONE® Color Files
        Installs a color sampler chart and color library files.

        • Use the default Destination Directory (C:\PHSRTOOL) or click Browse.

    5. Click Next to continue.

      6. Files are copied to your computer's hard disk.

  6. The Finish Installation dialog box contains instructions for completing the printer software setup; click Next. The Print Manager opens automatically.

  7. From the Printer menu, select Create Printer.

  8. In the Create Printer dialog box, under Driver, select Other.

  9. Type in the drive for the printer's CD-ROM or diskette, click OK.

  10. In the Select Driver dialog box, under Printer Driver, select your Phaser 600 printer, and click OK.

    • Select Xerox Phaser 600 if you have the standard version of the printer.

    • Select Xerox Phaser 600 Extended if you have the printer's Extended Features option.

    Note: If you are not sure which configuration of the printer you have, press and hold the Information button on the printer's front panel to see configuration information.
  11. In the Create Printer dialog box, select a local printer port, or use one of the following sets of instructions below for a network port:

    12. LPR port (for TCP/IP) setup instructions

    AppleTalk port setup instructions

    1. In the Print Destinations dialog box, under Available Print Monitors, select LPR Port and click OK; the Add LPR compatible printer dialog box appears.

    2. For Name or address of server providing lpd, type your printer's IP address (or Host name if known to the network).

      3. NOTE: The printer's IP address may be available on the printer's Configuration Page. If not, ask your network administrator.

    3. For Name of printer or print queue on that server, type in one of the following (use uppercase letters):

      • PS or PostScript

      • AUTO for automatic selection

    4. Click OK.

    5. Continue with the instructions in Step 12.
    1. In the Print Destinations dialog box, under Available Print Monitors, select AppleTalk Printing Devices.

    2. Click OK.

    3. In the Available AppleTalk Printing Devices dialog box, double-click on the appropriate zone (if there are multiple AppleTalk zones).

    4. Select your Xerox printer and click OK.

    5. At the prompt: Do you want to capture this AppleTalk Printing Device?, click No.

      6. NOTE: Clicking Yes hides the printer from regular Macintosh users, forcing them to use NT Server as a spooler, as long as NT Server allows sharing of this printer.

    6. In the Printer Properties dialog box, click OK.

    7. Continue with the instructions in Step 12.

  12. Select options in the PostScript Printer Setup dialog box, and click OK. Enabling the Use Printer Halftoning option is recommended.

  13. In the Print Manager, from the Printer menu, select Exit.

  14. In the Installation Completed dialog box, click Finish.

Installing printer software for Windows 3.1

Note: If you are installing from diskettes, you may need more than one diskette depending on your Windows system. Keep all of the printer's diskettes handy during the installation, and insert each diskette when you are prompted by the installation program. The Xerox driver is available on both CD-ROM and diskette; the AdobePS driver is available on CD-ROM only.
  1. Insert either the printer's CD-ROM or the Phaser 600 Color Printer Installer for Windows Disk 1 into the appropriate drive on your computer.

  2. From the File menu, select Run.

  3. Type in the drive for the CD-ROM or diskette, type SETUP, and click OK.

  4. In the Installer, click Next until the Select Installation Type dialog box appears.

  5. Select either Easy Installation or Custom Installation, and click Next. When you finish with the Easy or Custom instructions, continue with Step 6.

    6. Easy Installation
    1. The following files are copied to your computer's hard disk:

      • Xerox Printer Driver

      • QuarkXPress PDF
        Installs an application-specific printer description file, if the application is found.

      • PhaserPrint Plug-in for Photoshop
        Installs an application-specific plug-in.

      • Samplers
        Installs color sampler charts and a fonts sampler.

      • PANTONE® Color Files
        Installs a color sampler chart and color library files.

    2. In the Choose Destination Directory dialog box, select the location for installing the PhaserPrint plug-in.

    3. Click Next.

      4. Files are copied to your computer's hard disk.

    Custom Installation
    1. In the Driver Installation dialog box, select from the following options:

      • Drivers/PPDs
        Installs driver files and printer description files.

      • QuarkXPress PDF
        Installs an application-specific printer description file.

    2. Click Next to continue.

    3. If you selected Drivers/PPDs in the previous window, the Custom Install: Select Drivers dialog box appears. Select one of the following drivers:

      • Adobe Printer Driver for Windows 3.1

      • Xerox Printer Driver for Windows 3.1

        • Note: The Xerox Printer Driver for Windows 3.1 must be installed in the Windows directory (default Destination Directory). Do not change the Destination Directory when installing the Xerox driver unless you are installing the driver on a network and you know the location of the Windows directory on the network drive.

    4. Click Next to continue.

    5. In the Custom Install: Select Utilities dialog box, select from the following options:

      • Printer Utilities
        Installs utility files for selecting printer features.

      • Network Utilities
        Installs utility files for using the printer on a network.

      • Samplers
        Installs color sampler charts and a fonts sampler.

      • PhaserMatch
        Installs software for creating custom profiles. (Available only on the printer's CD-ROM.)

      • PANTONE® Color Files
        Installs a color sampler chart and color library files.

        • Use the default Destination Directory (C:\PHSRTOOL) or click Browse.

    6. Click Next to continue.

      7. Files are copied to your computer's hard disk.

  6. If you are installing the Xerox driver, select your Xerox Phaser 600 printer and click Next.

  7. The Finish Installation dialog box contains instructions for completing the printer software setup; click Next.

  8. In the Installation Completed dialog box, click Finish.

  9. Continue with the setup instructions depending on the driver you selected in the installer:

Xerox Driver for Windows 3.1: Setup instructions

If you selected Easy Installation, or if you selected the Xerox Driver for Windows 3.1 in the Custom Installation, continue with the following instructions:

  1. Open the Windows Control Panel.

  2. Open the Printers dialog box.

  3. Under Installed Printers, select your printer:

    • Select Phaser 600 (TekColor) if you have the standard version of the printer.

    • Select Phaser 600 Ext (TekColor) if you have the printer's Extended Features option.

    Note: If you are not sure which configuration of the printer you have, press and hold the Information button on the printer's front panel to see configuration information.
  4. Click Connect.

  5. Select the printer's port, and click OK.

AdobePS 3 Driver for Windows 3.1: Setup instructions

If you selected the AdobePS 3 Driver for Windows 3.1 in the Custom Installation, continue with the following instructions:

  1. In the Adobe installer, click Read or Skip in the README.WRI dialog box to start the installation.

  2. Click Continue in the PostScript Printer Driver Setup dialog box. Files are copied to your computer.

  3. Click the Restart Windows button in the dialog box that appears.

  4. After Windows restarts, the Install PostScript Printer from PPD dialog box opens. Select your printer in the list:

    • Select Xerox Phaser 600 if you have the standard version of the printer.

    • Select Xerox Phaser 600 Extended if you have the printer's Extended Features option.

    Note: If you are not sure which configuration of the printer you have, press and hold the Information button on the printer's front panel to see configuration information.
  5. Click Install.

  6. Click OK in the next dialog box.

  7. Click Close in the Install PostScript Printer from PPD dialog box.

  8. Click OK in the information dialog box.

  9. In the Control Panel, double-click Printers.

  10. In the Printers dialog box, select the printer you just installed, and click Connect.

  11. In the Connect dialog box, select the port the printer is connected to, and click OK.


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