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Setting Up Printer - MacOS 10.4

Note: These instructions are for setting up printers to use A&AA laser printers. Poster printing using A&AA Output Room's large-format printers do not require printer setup. See submitting jobs Large-Format Printing - AAA-PRINT.

How to Set up Printers in Mac OSX 10.4 (Tiger)

1. Locate the application "Printer Setup Utility", on your hard drive. The default location is: Applications -> Utilities

2. Click on the "Add" icon.

3. Click on the "IP Printer" icon.

4. From the Protocol pop-up menu, select "Line Printer Daemon - LPD".

5. In the Address field type "aaa-output.uoregon.edu", without the quotes.

6. In the Queue field type the printers name.

Printer Name Location of Printer
dcl1 Lawrence 283 - DCL
PacificPrinter Pacific Hall - (2nd floor studios)
Lawrence3 Lawrence Hall - (3rd floor studios)
Lawrence4 Lawrence Hall - (4th floor studios)
Northsiteprinter Millrace II
PPPMLabPrinter Hendrick Hall - PPPM Lab
PPPMColorPrinter Hendrick Hall - PPPM Lab
Foster (Color Laser) A&AA Output Room
Gehry Large Format (42in bond) A&AA Output Room
Yamasaki Large Format (42in bond) A&AA Output Room

7. In the Name field delete the auto entered text and again type the printers name.

8. Using the table below, make the following settings:

Printer Name Manufacture Model Name
DCL1 HP LaserJet 9050 Series
PacificPrinter HP LaserJet 9050 Series
Lawrence3 HP LaserJet 9050 Series
Lawrence4 HP LaserJet 9050 Series
Northsiteprinter HP LaserJet 8150 series
PPPMLabPrinter HP LaserJet 4100 series
PPPMColorPrinter HP Color LaserJet 2605
Foster Xerox Phaser 7760GX
Gehry HP DesignJet 5500PS
Yamasaki HP DesignJet 5000PS

a. From the "Print Using" pop-up menu, choose the manufacture of the printer (i.e.: HP, Xerox).

b. In the bottom section of the window, select the Model Name of the printer.

c. Click the "Add" button.

9. For installable options:

- HP LaserJet models, check the box for "Duplex Unit" (double-sided printing).

- HP DesignJet models, check boxes for paper sizes likely to use.

- Xerox, leave the default options.

Then click "Continue"

 

Repeat to add additional printers.

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