Using the Apple Printer Utility to download files

All PostScript utility files and fonts on the printer's CD-ROM can be downloaded to the printer with the Apple Printer Utility.

1. From the printer's CD-ROM, run the Installer application. Select Custom Install. Select Printer Utilities.
2. From your computer's hard disk, open the PhaserTools folder. Open the Printer Utilities folder.
3. From the PhaserTools folder, double-click Apple Printer Utility.
4. In the Printer Selector dialog box, make the following selections:
1. Under AppleTalk Zones, select your printer's zone.
2. Under Printers, select your Phaser printer.
3. Click Open Printer.
5. From the File menu, select Send PostScript File; the Select the PostScript files to download dialog box appears.
6. Select the folder location of the PostScript file(s) that you want to download.
7. Select a utility file. Click Add.
8. Click Send.
9. At the prompt Save PostScript output as, you are asked for a file name for saving printer output. Use the default name given in the edit box or type a new name. (Printer output includes status messages generated by the printer reporting such conditions as out of paper.)
10. Click Save.
11. If no output is returned by the printer, the Apple Printer Utility displays a dialog box; click Continue. If output is returned by the printer, you won't see this dialog box.

Check your computer's hard disk for the message file created by the utility.

Turning on/off the Startup Page

1. From the PhaserTools folder, double-click Apple Printer Utility.
2. In the Printer Selector dialog box, make the following selections:
1. Under AppleTalk Zones, select your printer's zone.
2. Under Printers, select your Phaser printer.
3. Click Open Printer.
3. Click the arrow next to Printer Preferences; a list of options appears.
4. Click the arrow next to Startup Page.
5. Click one of the following:

On:	Prints a Startup Page each time the printer is turned on or reset.
Off:	Stops the Startup Page from automatically printing.

6. Click Send.

Changing the printer's AppleTalk name

1. From the PhaserTools folder, double-click Apple Printer Utility.
2. In the Printer Selector dialog box, make the following selections:
1. Under AppleTalk Zones, select your printer's zone.
2. Under Printers, select your Phaser printer.
3. Click Open Printer.
3. Click the arrow next to Printer Preferences; a list of options appears.
4. Click the arrow next to Name.
5. In the text box, type the new printer name.
6. Click Send.

Windows 3.1

1. From the printer's CD-ROM, run setup.exe. Select Custom Install. Select Printer Utilities.
2. From your computer's hard disk, open the PHSRTOOL directory. Open the PHSR780 subdirectory.
3. Select the utility file you want to send to the printer, for example RESET.PS.
4. From the File menu, select Copy; the Copy dialog box appears with the utility file you selected listed in the From field.
5. In the To field, type the port your printer is connected to. For example, type LPT1: for a parallel port connection. Click OK.
6. If the Confirm File Replace dialog box appears, click Yes to continue; the file is downloaded to the printer.

If your printer is connected to an optional Novell NetWare or TCP/IP network, follow the instructions provided with your network software.

Windows 95/Windows 98

1. From the printer's CD-ROM, run setup.exe. Select Custom Install. Select Printer Utilities.
2. Click Start in the task bar on your screen.
3. In the menu that appears, select Programs.
4. Select MS-DOS Prompt.
• Change directory to the PHSRTOOL directory.
• If your printer is connected to the parallel (LPT) port, type the following command (where x is 1, 2, or 3):

COPY RESET.PS LPTx:

• If your printer is connected to an optional Novell NetWare or TCP/IP network, follow the instructions provided with your network software.