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Setting Up the PPD Files

This section explains how to add the PPD file to your system.

  1. Start System Preferences.

  2. Click [Print & FAX].

  3. Click [Set Up Printers].

    Depending on your computer's operating system, [Set Up Printers] may not appear. If [Set Up Printers] does not appear, proceed to the following step.

  4. Click [Add] or [plus] button.

    Mac OS X 10.5 or higher

    Click [Default]. If the machine name is not displayed, select the icon that corresponds to your network environment (TCP/IP, etc.).

    Under Mac OS X 10.5, if several AppleTalk zones exist on the network, select the zone the printer belongs to.

    Mac OS X 10.4

    Click [More Printers...]. Then select the zone from the second pop-up menu.

    Other Mac OS X

    Click [AppleTalk] on the first pop-up menu.

    If the zone is set, select the zone from the second pop-up menu.

  5. Select the printer, and then select its manufacturer from the [Printer Model:] pop-up menu.

    Under Mac OS X 10.4, select the printer you are using from the [Print Using] popup menu.

    Under Mac OS X 10.5 or higher, select the printer you are using from the [Printer Name] list.

  6. Select the PPD file for the model you are using, and then click [Add].

  7. Quit System Preferences.