apple mac printing

[big jase]

can anyone tell me how to set up bizhub m/cs for printing off apples

what settings i need on copier and how to install driver on apple mac

[iMind]

Hi, first of all your copier must have a PostScript card installed, if so, there are two our three ways of doing so, IP printing the most commen, AppleTalk for apple talk networks or rendevous if you machine supports this option, thats it. On the Mac, apple menu\systems setting\printers and faxs\click on the plus sign (same as add printer) more printers, it will find your machine automaticly choose driver. hope this helps. This ex: is for OSX tigers, panther and jaguar are more or less the same.

[knpgazem]

BIG JASE,

imind may be correct when using bonjour, but if you have multiple users (on a network)then by using bonjour you leave yourself open to automatic loading of SHARED printer queues on EVERY computer on the network, then the hurting begins. my suggestion: turn off bonjour at the copier - administrator settings>network settings>bonjour settings

also imind missed out the important step of firstly installing the PPD. the generic printer driver just won't cut it if you have multiple paper trays, finishers and account tracking etc

firstly - setup the copier in the same fashion you would with any PC network/stand alone connection. ie ip address, gateway, subnet etc etc etc

then you load the PPD onto the Server/workstation. this is by D/loading the current driver from the KM websites etc and then following the instructions when you Double-click the PKG file. but, this only places the PPD into the Apple's directory. it doesn't create a printer queue.

once the PPD has successfully installed, you create the printer queue from the print and fax menu in the System Preferences (Control Panel for Windoze users) screen.

click on the little + symbol, you may need the admin name and password (to allow you to change these settings)

choose LPD as the protocol
input the IP address of the MFD in the Address field
leave the queue blank (unless you are using a Fiery etc)

give the queue a name - instead of the std ip address
leave the location blank - unless you really want to describe where it is
print using: find the PPD you installed previously. this will usually be listed under KONICA MINOLTA -the upper case letters indicate that it is not a standard driver loaded with the apple OS. NOte: if the new KM PPD is not in this list, the install may not have worked, go back and reinstall the PPD - it doesn't occur regularly, but does happen.

click Add

then you can change the installable options etc

if everything is good, you chould have a new printer in the list, named just what you called it.

open pages/word etc and test a print - the apple system does not have a "test print" button as in windoze

play around with the PRESETs as there are also no default settings to apply - unless you know how to manipulate driver files!!

using bonjour is definately easier and faster (that's what bonjour/rendevous was created for), but if your bonjour system fails what to do then? the IP/LPD setup may take a little longer, but is the correct way to do things, and once it's done, sit back and enjoy the limelight.

[iMind]

Most certainly you´ll be printing in no time, two heads are better than one, hehe. forgot the PPD installation and the computer admin for setup.

[big jase]

thankyou friends