About this document User software OS X ETTING RINTING ON Installing Mac OS X printer drivers and printer description files Setting up the CX3641MFP on Mac OS X Configuring installable options RINTING TILITIES FTP printing Installing fonts on Mac OS X computers...
This document describes how to install printer drivers and printer description files for the CX3641MFP, and how to set up printing from Apple Mac OS X computers. It also describes how to print to the CX3641MFP. For information about setting up network...
The following table lists the user software that is described in this document. This is the user software you need for setting up basic printing on the CX3641MFP. Other documents may describe other user software depending on what you are trying to accomplish.
ETTING RINTING ON To set up the CX3641MFP as a PostScript printer on a Mac OS X computer, install the printer driver files that correspond to your copier/printer. The printer driver files are provided on the CX3641 Series MFP Drivers, Manuals & Utilities CD. Printer drivers provide a way to communicate information about print jobs between your applications and the CX3641MFP.
Setting up the CX3641MFP on Mac OS X After you install the printer driver files on Mac OS X, you must set up the CX3641MFP in the Printer Setup Utility (or Print Center). This section describes how to set up the CX3641MFP and configure the CX3641MFP for the options installed on the copier/ printer.
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7 To create a desktop printer, select the CX3641MFP, choose Printers > Create Desktop Printer, specify a name and location for the icon, and click Save. You can print a file to the CX3641MFP by dragging the file to the CX3641MFP Desktop Printer icon.
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RINTING ON 3 Choose the Default Browser tab or the IP Printer tab. 4 In the Default Browser, choose the name of the CX3641MFP with the AppleTalk connection type from the Printer Name list. If the printer is not listed in the Printer Name list, click More Printers.
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5 For Printer Model or Print Using, choose the appropriate manufacturer name or model, and then select the file for the CX3641MFP PPD. If the manufacturer or model is not listed, choose Other and browse to the location of the PPD. 6 Click Add. The CX3641MFP is added to the list of printers.
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7 To create a desktop printer, select the CX3641MFP, choose Printers > Create Desktop Printer, specify a name and location for the icon, and click Save. You can print a file to the CX3641MFP by dragging the file to the CX3641MFP Desktop Printer icon.
8 To create a desktop printer, select the CX3641MFP, choose Printers > Create Desktop Printer, specify a name and location for the icon, and click Save. You can print a file to the CX3641MFP by dragging the file to the CX3641MFP Desktop Printer icon.
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OS X ETTING RINTING ON O CONFIGURE INSTALLABLE OPTIONS 1 Choose Utilities from the Go menu, and start Printer Setup Utility (or Print Center). The Printer List dialog box appears. 2 Select your printer in the Printer List. 3 Choose Show Info from the Printers menu. 4 Choose Installable Options.
TILITIES Use FTP Printing to print to the CX3641MFP. Before you install the CX3641MFP software on a Mac OS X computer, You can install the screen fonts from the CX3641 Series MFP Drivers, Manuals & Utilities CD. For more information about installing screen fonts, see “Installing fonts on Mac OS X computers”...
The Fonts on the CX3641 Series MFP Drivers, Manuals & Utilities CD include screen fonts that correspond to the 136 built-in PostScript and True Type printer fonts on the CX3641MFP. To be available to applications, the screen fonts must be installed on Mac OS X.
OS X RINTING FROM Print to the CX3641MFP just as you would print to any other printer from a Mac OS X application. Select a printer and print the file from within the application. In addition to this method, you can download files to the CX3641MFP using Hot Folders (an option) (see Utilities) and the Docs WebTool (see Utilities), and print documents using Command WorkStation (see Utilities).
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3 Select the Page settings for your print job. 4 Click OK. 5 Choose Print from the application’s File menu. 6 Choose the CX3641MFP as your printer. 7 Choose Owner Information from the drop-down list. 8 Type information in the Notes field.
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15 To use advanced color management features, such as Rendering Style, click Expert Settings. The Expert Color Settings dialog box appears. To display the ColorWise settings from the CX3641MFP in this dialog box, make sure that Two-Way Communication is enabled. To enable Two-Way Communication, see...
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OS X RINTING FROM If you want to set the Output Profile option to Use Media Defined Profile, you must first make sure that Two-Way Communication is not enabled, and then you can select Use Media Defined Profile from the drop-down list for Output Profile. Enable Two-Way Communication if you want to be able to select specific downloaded output profiles.
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Some print options that are selectable from an application are similar to the print options that are specific to the CX3641MFP. In these cases, use the print options specific to the CX3641MFP that appear in the Printer Features menu. The application may not set up the file properly for printing on the CX3641MFP, resulting in unexpected finishing, printing errors, or longer processing time.
OS X RINTING FROM Defining custom page sizes from Mac OS X With custom page sizes, you define page dimensions and margins. After you define a custom page size, you can use it from within an application without redefining it each time you print.
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OS X RINTING FROM OS X 10.4 O DEFINE A CUSTOM PAGE SIZE ON 1 Choose Page Setup from the application’s File menu. 2 Choose Manage Custom Sizes from the Page Size menu. Custom page names 3 Click the plus sign to add a new custom page size.
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OS X RINTING FROM O EDIT A SAVED CUSTOM PAGE SIZE 1 Choose Page Setup from the File menu in your application. 2 Choose Custom Paper Size from the Settings menu. For Mac OS X v10.4: Choose Manage Custom Sizes from the Page Size menu. 3 Select the Custom Page Size name.
Enabling Two-Way Communication If you enabled a TCP/IP network, you can retrieve copier/printer status and ColorWise settings from the CX3641MFP and display them in the printer driver using the Two-Way Communication feature. The copier/printer status includes the current paper and toner levels.
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OS X RINTING FROM 4 Type the CX3641MFP IP address or DNS name in the Printer Address field. 5 Click OK. 6 To update the copier/printer status in the Printer Info window, click Refresh. Status light Paper Tray information Toner levels •...