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1 Installing the printer s software Click on the following topics for more information: Installed items Using the Installer Using a specific application

2 Installed items The Phaser 550 diskettes and CD-ROM include an installer application that automatically installs the following printer software onto your Macintosh hard disk. You can select a standard installation or select individual items. Standard printer software Installs PPDs (PostScript Printer Description files) for drivers and applications in the Printer Descriptions folder, in the Extensions folder, inside the System Folder. Installs Phaser 550 Utilities into a Phaser 550 Utilities folder inside a PhaserTools folder created by the Installer application. Exception: The LaserWriter Utility is installed in the PhaserTools folder. Installs color sampler charts and a fonts sampler in a Samplers folder inside a PhaserTools folder created by the Installer application. Installs ColorSync profiles into the ColorSync Profiles folder, in the Preferences folder, inside your System Folder. Installs the Phaser 550 GX printer driver in the Extensions folder inside the System Folder. Standard plus QuarkXPress printer software installs all of the software listed under Standard printer software, plus: Installs the QuarkXPress PDF file into the folder you specify. Select the PDFs folder inside the QuarkXPress application folder when prompted during the software installation procedure. ColorSync Profiles installs the Phaser 550 Profile printer profile for use with ColorSync 2.0 into the ColorSync Profiles folder, in the Preferences folder, inside your System Folder.

3 Phaser 550 Utilities Installs printer utility files, such as color corrections, tray selections, and print quality modes, and the PhaserPrint plug-in for use with Adobe Photoshop, in a Phaser 550 Utilities folder inside a PhaserTools folder created by the Installer application. Installs the LaserWriter Utility downloading and utility application into a PhaserTools folder created by the Installer application. Samplers installs color sampler charts and a fonts sampler in a Samplers folder inside a PhaserTools folder created by the Installer application. PPD files for drivers and applications installs the following files in the PPD folder, in the Extensions folder, inside the System Folder: TK PPD (PostScript printer description file for use with the standard 17-font version of the printer) TK PPD (PostScript printer description file for use with the printer s extended features option with 39 fonts) PDF file for QuarkXPress installs the Phaser 550.PDF PostScript printer description file for use with QuarkXPress into the folder you specify. Select the PDFs folder inside the QuarkXPress application folder when prompted during the software installation procedure. Phaser 550 GX printer driver installs a printer driver for use with QuickDraw GX and System Software 7.5, in the Extensions folder inside the System Folder.

Using the Installer To install the printer s software, follow this procedure: 1. Disable virus detection software before starting the Installer application.

4 Using the Installer To install the printer s software, follow this procedure: 1. Disable virus detection software before starting the Installer application. Either refer to the virus software s documentation for instructions, or Restart the Macintosh while holding down the Shift key to start the computer with extensions off. 2. Use either the Phaser 550 diskettes or CD-ROM. Floppy diskettes: Insert the Printer Software for the Macintosh diskette into your computer s disk drive. CD-ROM: Insert the Phaser 550 CD-ROM into your computer s CD-ROM drive. 3. Double-click the Phaser 550 Installer icon. Click Continue until the following dialog box appears: 4. Select one of the standard options or select individual options; Command-click to select more than one item. Then click Install.

5 5. If you click the Standard button, the following dialog box appears. This option installs the Standard printer software.

6 Using a specific application Note For hints and tips on printing from a specific application, request a document catalog from HAL or EuroHAL, the Tektronix automated fax systems. QuarkXPress To use the printer with QuarkXPress 3.11, 3.2, or 3.3, follow the instructions in Using the Installer to install the Phaser 550.PDF printer description file. Once the file is installed, the printer s name appears alphabetically in the list of installed printers in the QuarkXPress custom Page Setup dialog box. Other applications To use the printer with Aldus PageMaker 5.0 or FreeHand 4.0 follow the instructions in Using the Installer to install the PPD printer description files. Once the files are installed, you can use them to set up the LaserWriter 8.x driver (or another PPD-driven printer driver) for your printer. Source: C2