The Elite Xl Printer Drivers; Selecting The Laserwriter 8 Printer Driver - GCC Technologies Elite XL User Manual

Chapter 3

The Elite XL printer drivers

Selecting the LaserWriter 8 printer driver

1a Click the
LaserWriter 8
icon in this box.
1b Click the name of
the AppleTalk zone (if
any) that the printer is
connected to in this box.
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Using the Elite XL with a Macintosh
The initial installation procedure installs two printer drivers: LaserWriter 8
and Elite XL.
LaserWriter 8 provides full PostScript Level 2 compatibility as well as the
ability to set resolution (dots per inch) from the Macintosh.
Elite XL is a customized version of Apple LaserWriter 7.1.2 (PostScript Level
1). It offers paper handling options not available with LaserWriter 8 (see "Paper
Source" on page 3-21). The Elite XL driver is also provided in the event that a
particular application that you may be using is not fully compatible with
LaserWriter 8.
The LaserWriter 8 driver shipped with the Elite XL (and the User's
Manual's depiction of its functions), may differ in some aspects (presenta-
tion and look of dialog boxes, menu items, etc.) from other versions of the
LaserWriter 8 driver. However, the Elite XL and the Elite XL PPD file are
compatible with all versions of LaserWriter 8.
Before printing can take place, the LaserWriter 8 printer driver must be
selected in the Chooser.
To select the LaserWriter 8 printer driver:
1. Choose the Chooser from the Apple ( ) menu.
If the LaserWriter 8 icon does not appear in the upper-left area of the
Chooser (1a), reinstall your printing software using the procedure begin-
ning on page 3-1. If the name of your printer does not appear in the upper-
right area of the Chooser (1c), turn to page 6-4 for troubleshooting infor-
mation.
Note:
If you use the Apple LaserWriter Utility to change the zone that the Elite XL
appears in, you must switch the printer off and back on for the zone change to take
place.
1c Click the name of
the printer in this box.
Note: The printer
must be switched
on and ready in
order for it to show
up in this box.
Make sure AppleTalk
is Active.