Verifying That An Application Communicates To The Printer; Using The Error Handler Utility - Tektronix Phaser 360 Service Manual

Verifying that an application communicates to the printer

Using the Error Handler utility

This procedure verifies that an application installed on the Macintosh can print
to the printer. Note that many applications require a special printer page
description file ( APD , PDF , PDX or PPD files) to print to a printer. These files
contain information specific to a particular printer, such as page sizes, margins,
and printing options. Refer to the Driver's and Utility diskette's README file
for the latest information on which applications require which printer page
description file. The printer page description files are provided on the Drivers
and Utilities diskette.
1.
Ensure that the correct driver is selected in the Chooser.
2. Start an application and select a file that contains text.
3. With an illustration or a page of text displayed, click and scroll down
the File pull-down menu and select Print... .
4.
A print dialog box appears on the screen. Click on the Print button in
the upper right corner of the dialog box to send a file to the printer.
If problems occur at this point, download the error handling utility to the printer
as explained in the next procedure. Contact the Customer Support Hotline at
1-800-835-6100. Refer to the appropriate reference manual for your printer: the
Phaser 360 Drivers and Utilities Printing Reference . Each provides information on
using the printer with specific applications.
If the Macintosh does not print to the printer, scroll to the menu item Printer
Defaults and enable the sub-menu item Error Handler . If an error occurs, the
printer will print a page listing the error. Send a file to the printer as explained
in the previous procedure.
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