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110 Chapter 9 Troubleshooting the printer
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Printer name does not
appear in the “Select a
PostScript Printer” box in
the Chooser.
Make sure the cables are connected
correctly, the printer is on, and the
Ready light is on.
Make sure the correct printer driver
has been selected in the Chooser.
Use the LaserWriter driver for the
HP LaserJet 1200 printer.
If the printer resides on a network with
multiple zones, make sure the correct
zone is selected in the “AppleTalk
Zones” box in the Chooser.
Verify that the LaserWriter 8 driver is
installed.
Make sure the printer has been
chosen in the Chooser by printing a
self-test. (Simultaneously press
Go
and
Job Cancel
.) Check the
AppleTalk name of the printer
displayed on the self-test page.
Make sure AppleTalk is on. (The
button next to Active is selected in the
Chooser.) You may need to restart the
computer to activate the change.
The printer driver does not
automatically set up your
selected printer even
though you clicked Auto
Setup in the Chooser.
Reinstall the printer software.
Select an alternate PPD.
If connected to a network, try to
isolate the printer and the computer
from the network.
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