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Phaser 600


Macintosh software
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Which Macintosh driver to install?

Macintosh Driver Features Notes
Phaser 600 (Apple 7.1.2)

  • Simple, familiar interface for 7.1.2 users

  • Faster foreground printing

  • Supports PhaserMatch custom profiles

  • Lets you to disable background printing for printing large files.

  • No support for custom page sizes

LaserWriter 8 (Apple 8.3.2)

  • Required by some applications (PageMaker)

  • Slower foreground printing

  • Custom page sizes

  • ColorSync support

  • No support for PhaserMatch custom profiles

PSPrinter (Adobe 8.3.1)

  • Includes all features of the LaserWriter 8 driver

  • Supports PhaserMatch custom profiles

  • ColorSync support

  • Includes N-Up and Watermark

  • Slower foreground printing

Phaser 600 GX

  • For use with QuickDraw GX

  • Supports PhaserMatch custom profiles

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Custom Install or Easy Install?

Easy Install

Software Description Installed folder
Adobe PSPrinter Driver 8.3.1

Driver for use with all (non-GX) Macintosh systems.

System Folder:Extensions

Phaser 600 Driver

Custom driver based on the LaserWriter 7.1.2 printer driver.

System Folder: Extensions

Phaser 600 GX Driver

Driver for use with QuickDraw GX.

System Folder: Extensions

Printer Descriptions

PPDs for use with drivers and applications.

System Folder:Extensions: Printer Descriptions

Screen Fonts

Screen fonts to match the printer's fonts.

System Folder:Fonts

ColorSync Profile

Printer profile for use with ColorSync 2.0.

System Folder: Preferences: ColorSync Profiles

Samplers

Color sampler charts and a fonts sampler.

PhaserTools:Samplers

QuarkXPress PDF File

File for use with the QuarkXPress application.

QuarkXPress application folder: PDF

PhaserPrint Photoshop Plug-in

Custom plug-in for printing from Adobe Photoshop.

Photoshop application folder: Plugs-ins: Acquire/Export

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Installs the alias to the Acrobat Reader installer onto your hard disk.

Installs alias to Acrobat Reader installer in PhaserTools folder.

LaserWriter 8.3.2 Driver

Installs the alias to the Apple LaserWriter driver installer onto your hard disk.

Installs alias to the LaserWriter installer in PhaserTools folder.

LaserWriter 8.3.4 Driver (on CD-ROM version 1.1)

Driver for those who prefer to use the Apple PPD-based driver.

System Folder:Extensions

PhaserMatch software* (on CD-ROM version 1.1)

Software for creating custom profiles.

PhaserTools:PhaserMatch

Custom Install

Software Description Installed folder
Adobe PSPrinter Driver 8.3.1

Driver for use with all (non-GX) Macintosh systems.

System Folder:Extensions

Phaser 600 Driver

Custom driver based on the LaserWriter 7.1.2 printer driver.

System Folder: Extensions

Phaser 600 GX Driver

Driver for use with QuickDraw GX.

System Folder: Extensions

Printer Descriptions

PPDs for use with drivers and applications.

System Folder:Extensions: Printer Descriptions

Screen Fonts

Screen fonts to match the printer's fonts.

System Folder:Fonts

ColorSync Profile

Printer profile for use with ColorSync 2.0.

System Folder: Preferences: ColorSync Profiles

Samplers

Color sampler charts and a fonts sampler.

PhaserTools:Samplers

QuarkXPress PDF File

File for use with the QuarkXPress application.

QuarkXPress application folder: PDF

PhaserPrint Photoshop Plug-in

Custom plug-in for printing from Adobe Photoshop.

Photoshop application folder: Plugs-ins: Acquire/Export

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Installs the alias to the Acrobat Reader installer onto your hard disk.

Installs alias to Acrobat Reader installer in PhaserTools folder.

LaserWriter 8.3.2 Driver

Installs the alias to the Apple LaserWriter driver installer onto your hard disk.

Installs alias to the LaserWriter installer in PhaserTools folder.

LaserWriter 8.3.4 Driver (on CD-ROM version 1.1)

Driver for those who prefer to use the Apple PPD-based driver.

System Folder:Extensions

PhaserMatch software* (on CD-ROM version 1.1)

Software for creating custom profiles.

PhaserTools:PhaserMatch

Manuals *

Acrobat Reader PDF files of the printer's manuals (not automatically installed from CD-ROM version 1.1).

PhaserTools:Manuals

Printer Utilities *

Printer utility files for controlling printer features.

PhaserTools: Printer Utilities

Network Utilities *

Utility files for using the printer on a network.

PhaserTools:Network Utilities

PANTONE Files *

PANTONE Color library files and sampler chart.

PhaserTools:PANTONE Files

* Available only on the printer's CD-ROM.

Installing printer software for Macintosh


Note: Use the installer application on the printer's CD-ROM or diskettes to install the printer's standard software. Then, continue with driver-specific setup instructions for the driver you are using.
  1. Insert either the printer's CD-ROM or Macintosh diskette into the appropriate drive on your computer.

  2. Double-click the Phaser 600 Installer icon. Click Continue until the Easy Install window appears.

  3. Select Easy Install or Custom Install (see Custom Install or Easy Install? for the list of files in each):

    • Easy Install: Click Install.

      • For details on each item, click Read Me.

    • Custom Install: Select Custom Install (CD-ROM only).

      • Select individual items to install.

      • Click the I buttons for information on each item.

      • Click Install when to install the selected items.

Setting up the Phaser 600 printer driver


Note: Phaser 600 driver is a Xerox-modified version of Apple's LaserWriter 7.1.2 printer driver. Use it if you are using System Software 6.0.7, or 7.0 and later. It is the easiest driver to use.
  1. After installing the printer's software, including the Phaser 600 Driver (Installing printer software for Macintosh), select Chooser from the Apple menu.

  2. Click on the Phaser 600 printer driver icon on the left side of the Chooser.

  3. Click on the Zone for your printer. See your network administrator if you have questions.

  4. Click on your Phaser 600 printer in the list of printers on the right side of the Chooser. If it is not in the list, check your hardware connections and which zone you have selected in the Chooser.

  5. Close the Chooser.

Setting up the Adobe PSPrinter driver


Note: The Adobe PSPrinter driver uses printer-specific PPD (PostScript Printer Description) files for information on a printer's page sizes and printing options. Follow these steps to use the Adobe PSPrinter driver with a Phaser 600 printer. If the printer is busy, it may take some time to complete this set-up procedure; do this when the printer is idle. You only have to set up a printer once.

For more information on this driver, refer to the Adobe PSPrinter Manual on the printer's CD-ROM for more detailed information on the Adobe PSPrinter driver.
  1. After installing the printer's software, including the Adobe PSPrinter Driver and Printer Descriptions (Installing printer software for Macintosh), open the Chooser.

  2. Select the PSPrinter driver icon.

  3. Click on the Zone for your printer. See your network administrator if you have questions.

  4. Click on your printer in the list of printers in the Chooser.

  5. Click Setup.

  6. Click on the PPD for your printer, then click Select:

    • TKPH6001.PPD: Standard configuration

    • TKP600P1.PPD: Extended Features option


      Note: Press and hold down the printer's button on the front panel for configuration information.
  7. Close the Chooser.

Setting up the Phaser 600 GX driver


Note: Use the Phaser 600 GX driver if you are using Apple Macintosh QuickDraw GX.

QuickDraw GX does not work with non-QuickDraw GX printer drivers. To print from non-QuickDraw GX applications with a driver such as the LaserWriter 8, disable QuickDraw GX.

For more information on this driver, refer to Using the Phaser 600 GX Driver.
  1. After installing the printer's software, including the Phaser 600 GX Driver (Installing printer software for Macintosh), open the Chooser from the Apple menu.

  2. Select the Phaser 600 GX driver icon.

  3. Click on the Zone for your printer. See your network administrator if you have questions.

  4. Click on your printer in the list of printers in the Chooser.

  5. In the Connect via field's pop-up menu, select your printer's communication method:

    • AppleTalk optionStandard network connection

    • Servers optionSelects a shared desktop printer

  6. Click the Phaser 600 printer in the list of printers in the Chooser.

  7. Click Create (to create a desktop printer). An icon of the printer appears on the desktop with the same name as the printer selected in the Chooser.

  8. Close the Chooser.

Setting up the Apple LaserWriter 8 driver


Note: The LaserWriter 8 driver, available only on the printer's CD-ROM, uses printer-specific PPD (PostScript Printer Description) files for information on a printer's page sizes and printing options. Follow these steps to use the LaserWriter 8 driver with a Phaser 600 printer.

If the printer is busy, it may take some time to complete this set-up procedure; do this when the printer is idle. You only have to set up a printer once.

During installation, the LaserWriter 8 driver leaves other versions of the LaserWriter driver (such as 7.x and 6.x) intact, but overwrites an earlier version of the LaserWriter 8 driver.
  1. Follow the software installation on Installing printer software for Macintosh. At Step 3, choose Custom Install; then select LaserWriter 8.x Driver and Printer Descriptions.

  2. Install the driver:

    1. In the PhaserTools folder on your hard disk, locate the alias to the
      LaserWriter 8.x Installer.

    2. Double-click on the alias to open the installer application on the printer's CD-ROM (the CD-ROM must be inserted to be accessed).

    3. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the driver.

  3. Open the Chooser; select the LaserWriter 8 driver icon.

  4. Click on the Zone your printer is in. See your network administrator if you have questions.

  5. Select your printer from the list.

  6. Still in the Chooser, click the Setup button to see a list of options.

  7. The correct PPD file is automatically selected. If it is not, click on the PPD for your printer, then click Select:

    • TKPH6001.PPD: Standard configuration

    • TKP600P1.PPD: Extended Features option


      Note: Press and hold down the printer's button on the front panel for configuration information.
  8. Select the appropriate items under Installable Options, then click OK.

  9. Close the Chooser.

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