Assigning And Selecting A Localtalk Printer; Activating Appletalk - Epson MACLQ (EpsonTalk I/F for LQ Printers User Manual

Assigning and selecting a LocalTalk printer

Before you can use a printer on a LocalTalk network, you must:
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The following sections give detailed instructions on these
procedures.
Before you assign your Epson printer as a LocalTalk printer, make
Important
sure the Interface Card for LocalTalk has been installed in your
printer and your computer and printer are both connected
through LocalTalk. Also, make sure both the printer and your
Macintosh are turned on.

Activating AppleTalk

The following procedures ensure that AppleTalk is active for your
Macintosh. They assume you started your system from the hard
disk containing the Epson Tool and drivers.
1. Pull down the Apple menu in the menu bar at the top of your
2. Click on the Active radio button to activate AppleTalk.
Use the Chooser to activate Appletalk
Use EpsonNamer to give your Epson printer a name, and
assign it to the correct driver
Select the printer using the Chooser.
Macintosh screen and select the Chooser.
AppleTalk must be active before your Macintosh can
acknowledge your printer.

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