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ENWW 1 MFP basics 13
Printer drivers and software for Macintosh computers
This section contains information about the HP printer drivers and software that are
available for MFPs that are running Macintosh operating systems.
*These software products are not supported in Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese,
Czech, Russian, and Turkish languages.
Printing system software components
Printer drivers provide access to the printer features and let the computer communicate
with the printer (by using a printer language). Use the LaserWriter 8.6 or later printer
drivers, which are PS printer drivers. The LaserWriter 8.6 printer driver comes with the
Mac OS or can be obtained directly from Apple. Only PS PPDs are included.
The PS PPDs for Mac OS 9 and earlier, in combination with the LaserWriter 8.6 printer
driver, provide access to the printer features and let the computer communicate with the
printer. Use the Apple LaserWriter 8.6 printer driver that comes with the computer. An
installation program for the PPDs and other software is provided on the CD.
Use PDEs and PPDs for Mac OS X.
To install printer drivers from Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2
1 Connect the network cable between the HP Jetdirect print server and a network port.
2 Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. The CD-ROM menu runs automatically. If
the CD-ROM menu does not run automatically, double-click the CD-ROM icon on the
desktop, and then double-click the Installer icon. This icon is located in the Installer/
<language> folder of the Starter CD-ROM (where <language> is your language
preference). (For example, the Installer/English folder contains the Installer icon for
the English printer software.)
3 Follow the instructions on the computer screen.
4 Open the Chooser located in the Apple menu (upper left corner).
5 Click LaserWriter 8.
6 Click the appropriate zone if required.
7 Click on the printer name and then select Create or Setup.
Note The icon on the desktop will appear to be generic. All the print panels will appear in the print.
Printer Driver Client software
● PS ● PS PPDs and printer dialog
extensions (PDEs)
● HP LaserJet Utility* (8.6 to 9.2)
● Fonts*
● Help files (English only)