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| ====== Setting up Printers on Mac OS ====== | ====== Setting up Printers on Mac OS ====== |
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| Apple have changed the appearance of the Printer Setup Utility slightly in each version of Mac OS X, so these instructions may not exactly match what you see. To add a printer using Mac OS X, | <note warning> |
| | Apple have changed the way printing is configured in each release of Mac OS X, so these instructions may not exactly match what you see. Unfortunately we are not able to track Apple's changes and maintain instructions for each version, so you must simply follow this as a general guide. |
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| * open Printer Setup Utility, from the Utilities folder | <note> |
| * click **Add**. | Please refer to separate instructions for [[:computing:department:print:xerox:home|printing to Xerox copiers]] or [[:computing:department:print:toshiba:home|printing to Toshiba copiers]] |
| * In the window that appears, select **IP Printing** from the pull-down menu, and for Printer Type, choose **HP jetdirect**. | |
| * For **Printer Address**, enter the hostname of the printer, which is usually ''ljxxx.spa.umn.edu'', where xxx is the room number (eg, ''lj342.spa.umn.edu''). Most printers should also have a label with this information. | |
| * Select the appropriate printer model under **Printer Model**. | |
| * //Most of the time, the correct printer model should be detected automatically. In some cases, eg with the Xerox Phaser printers, you may need to install a PPD file for all features to work//. | |
| * Xerox PPD files can be downloaded from http://www.office.xerox.com/ | |
| * Click **Add**. | |
| <note important> | |
| **Important**, if you are not on the Tate Lab wired network (eg you are using wireless), you must log in to the Physics website and wait a few minutes. Refer to the note on the [[.:home|parent page]] | |
| </note> | </note> |
| ====== Printing in Mac OS X 10.6.8 ====== | <note tip>Occasionally OS X computers seem to be unable to connect to any given printer, even after doing so successfully for an extended period of time. The easiest "quick fix" for this is to remove and re-add the printer, as described in the instructions below.</note> |
| Note: These instructions may (this, in fact, is 99.99% guaranteed!) not work in any other release, as Apple changes their menu options, layouts, wording on every release of OS X. | |
| To add a printer: | To add a Physics network printer to Mac OS X, |
| * Apple Key + P from any print-eligible program (e.g. Acrobat, Firefox, Safari, etc.) | |
| * Select "Add a Printer" | STEP 1: Go to **System Preferences** under the Apple icon. |
| * Select "IP" from the top boxes if it is not already selected | |
| * Printer Address enter in the printer you are trying to add -- (eg, ''lj342.spa.umn.edu'') . | {{:computing:department:print:screen_shot_2014-10-28_at_11.53.51_am.png?300|}} |
| * Set the "Protocol" as "socket" | |
| * For the "Print Using" box, select "Auto-Detect" and OS X will attempt to find the best print driver available | STEP 2: Click on **Printers & Scanners** in System Preferences. |
| * Select "OK" | |
| * Whenever printing from a machine on the U of M Wireless networks, make sure you are logged in to the physics website | {{:computing:department:print:screen_shot_2014-10-28_at_11.53.33_am.png?500|}} |
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| | STEP 3: Click on the **"+"** button in the Printers & Scanners menu. |
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| | STEP 4: Click on the **IP** button at the top of the Add menu. |
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| //Please refer to separate instructions for [[:computing:department:print:xerox:home|printing to Xerox copiers]] or [[:computing:department:print:toshiba|printing to color Toshiba copiers]]// | STEP 5: Under **Protocol** select **HP Jetdirect - Socket** |
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| ===== Adding the Toshiba Printers ===== | STEP 6: **Printer Address**, enter the hostname of the printer - consult the [[https://www.physics.umn.edu/resources/myphys/print/printers.html|list of printers]] in MyPhys for this information (many printers should also have a label). |
| Running the installer downloaded above is quite straightforward, and doesn't require answering any questions. Once the driver has been installed, you can add a new printer using the Print Manager. | |
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| These directions are for Mac OS 10.4: | {{:computing:department:print:screen_shot_2014-10-28_at_12.00.52_pm.png?500|}} |
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| * Click "Add". | STEP 7: Click **Add** and the printer should show up in a window like this: |
| * Choose "IP printer" | |
| * For protocol, choose "HP JetDirect" | |
| * For printer name, enter "toshiba431.spa.umn.edu", or "toshiba358.spa.umn.edu". | |
| * Finally, you may be asked about "installable options". The correct settings for these printers are: | |
| * Finisher: Multi Position Stapler | |
| * Drawers: LCF | |
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| You need to enter your department printing code, otherwise the copiers will reject print jobs. The code needs to be entered when you go to print, not when you install the printer. | {{:computing:department:print:screen_shot_2014-10-28_at_11.59.58_am.png?500|}} |
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| * In any application, click "File"..."Print" to open a print dialog. Choose the toshiba copier. | |
| * In the third menu ("Copies and Pages") choose "Print Mode". | |
| * Make sure the first box is set to "Normal", and the second is set to "Department Code - Enabled" and enter your department code in the box to the right. To avoid printing excess pages, set "Do not Print Blank Pages - Enabled". Note that if you open the 3rd popup menu again and go to "Layout", you may specify multiple-up (multiple pages per sheet) and duplex (double-sided) options. | |
| * In order for the computer to permanently remember your Department Code, you must save this as a "Preset". In the 2nd "Presets" popup menu, choose 'Save As...", and save it with a descriptive name indicating you've entered the Department Code (DC) for the copiers. Your computer will default to this preset on this printer in every program, from now on. | |