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Adding a Windows NT 3.x driver

This update procedure provides printer page size information for Windows NT applications. However, TekColor color corrections and other PostScript Level 2 features are not supported by the Windows NT driver. Refer to your printer's user documentation for instructions on other ways of selecting color corrections. Refer to your Microsoft Windows NT documentation for details on features in the Windows NT driver.

These instructions assume a basic familiarity with Windows NT operation and terminology. For additional information about Windows NT, refer to your Microsoft Windows NT documentation.

  1. Start your system with Windows NT.
  2. From the Main window, double-click the Print Manager icon.
  3. Install the Xerox Office printer. From the Printer menu, select Create Printer; the Create Printer dialog box appears.
  4. Under Driver, scroll to the end of the list and select Other; the Install Driver dialog box appears.
  5. When prompted, do one of the following.
    • If you are using the printer's CD-ROM: Type the CD-ROM drive location. Click OK; the Select Driver dialog box appears.
    • If you are using the printer's software for Windows diskette: Type the diskette drive location. Click OK; the Select Driver dialog box appears.
  6. Under Printer Driver, choose your printer from the list, then click OK.

  7. NOTE
    If you are using older drivers, you get a series of Noncritical Errors stating that Windows NT is unable to open the PSCRIPT.DLL file and the PSCRIPT.DRV files. Click Ignore or update your driver.

  8. Under Print to, scroll to the end of the list and select Other; the Printer port dialog box appears. Xerox Office printers support two types of network ports in Windows NT: LPR and AppleTalk. The next topic covers LPR ports; for information on creating an AppleTalk port, see Creating an AppleTalk port.

Creating an LPR port

  1. In the Printer Port dialog box, click the LPR port. If the LPR port is not listed in the Printer Port dialog box, the Microsoft TCP/IP Printing Service needs to be added to the Windows NT machine:
    1. In the Control Panel, double-click Network; the Network Settings dialog box appears.
    2. In Network Settings, click Add Software; the Add Network Software dialog box appears.
    3. In the Add Network Software dialog box, click the drop-down menu for Network Software. In the list, select TCP/IP Protocol and Related Components, then click Continue; the TCP/IP Installation dialog box appears.
    4. In the TCP/IP Installation dialog box, select TCP/IP Network Printing Support. (Consult your Windows NT documentation for information on other TCP/IP options.)
    5. Click Continue to install this service. The original Windows NT distribution diskettes are needed during installation. To apply these changes, restart Windows NT.
  2. In the Add LPR compatible printer dialog box, enter your printer's IP address in the field named Name or address of server providing lpd. In the field named Name of printer or print queue on that server, enter PS or AUTO in UPPERCASE letters.

Creating an AppleTalk port

  1. In the Printer Port dialog box, double-click the AppleTalk Printing Devices port. If the AppleTalk Printing Devices port is not listed in the Printer Port dialog box, the Microsoft Services for Macintosh needs to be added to the Windows NT machine:
    1. In Control Panel, double-click Network; the Network Settings dialog box appears.
    2. In the Network Settings dialog box, click Add Software; the Add Network Software dialog box appears.
    3. In the Add Network Software dialog box, click the drop down menu for Network Software. In the list, select Services for Macintosh, then click OK to install the service. The original Windows NT distribution diskettes are needed during installation. To apply these changes, restart Windows NT.
  2. In the Available AppleTalk Printing Devices dialog box, select the zone where the printer resides. If no zone name appears, double-click the zone icon.
  3. Windows NT searches for all AppleTalk devices in that zone and displays a list; double click your printer.
  4. Windows NT prompts you to capture the printer; click No. (Capturing the printer causes it to disappear from the Chooser.)

Set up sharing

If this printer is to be shared on the network, perform the following steps:

  1. In the Create Printer dialog box, check the option Share this printer on the network.
  2. Enter any name you want for the Share Name.


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