Panasonic KXP8420 Operating instructions

Brand: Panasonic

Model: KXP8420

Type: Operating instructions

KX-P8420/KX-PS8100 Apple Setup

Overview

The features of the KX-P8420 and KX-PS8100 make them

excellent printers for the Mac world. The following procedures

contain instructions on setting up the KX-P8420 and KX-PS8100 on

one Apple or a network of Apple computers.

Considerations

1) The KX-P8420 and KX-PS8100 will print from Apple computers in

the Macintosh II, Quadra, Centris, Performa and Power Macintosh

families. Apple system software version 7.5.x or above is

required.

2) Apple computers do not have parallel ports as PC’s have. Apple

printers connected directly to Apple computers print using serial

connections.

3) The KX-P8420 and KX-PS8100 do not support serial printing.

4) Apple computers have built in Ethernet. Older Macintoshes may

need a transceiver to convert the AAUI connector ( a 14 pin D

shaped connector) located on the back of the Mac to RJ-45 (Looks

like a telephone connector).

5) All models include an Ethernet card that must be used to print from

a Mac whether it is a networked Mac or a single Mac.

6) The KX-P8420 and KX-PS8100 support Ethertalk not LocalTalk.

(Both are Apple protocols) LocalTalk uses a serial connection.

7) Mac’s can be and are often connected to the same network with

IBM compatible PC’s, on NT and Novell networks. The KX-P8420

and KX-PS8100 will support printing from both Mac’s and PC’s

simultaneously.

Preparing the KX-P8420 or KX-PS8100 for Mac Printing

Enabling AppleTalk on the printer.

1) From the front panel of the printer press “Menu” one time.

2) Press the “3” button until “Network Protocol Setup” is

displayed.

3) Press “Enter”.

4) Press the “3” button until “AppleTalk Setup” is displayed.

5) Press “Enter” and “Enable AppleTalk” is displayed.

6) Press “Enter” then press “3” to change “No” to “Yes”.

7) Press “Enter” and “AppleTalk Zones” is displayed.

8) Press “Enter” again and the printer will search for any

AppleTalk zones.

9) Press “Menu” when the printer finishes searching for the

AppleTalk zones. (There may not be any for it to find)

Preparing the Mac to Print to the KX-P8420 or KX-PS8100

Enabling EtherTalk on the Mac

1) Click and hold the Apple icon at the top left corner of the

display.

2) Slide the pointer down the pop-up menu to “Control Panels”.

3) Slide the pointer over to the new pop-up menu and select

“Network”.

4) The default AppleTalk connection will be highlighted. If

EtherTalk is not highlighted, double click on the EtherTalk

icon to select it.

Installing the driver on the Mac

1) Insert the CD labeled “Printer Driver and Utilities” into the

CD-ROM drive, label side up, and close the drive. A

“Panasonic KX-P8420” or “Panasonic KX-PS8100” window

is automatically displayed.

2) Within the Panasonic Window double click on the “English”

folder. A window containing the “English” contents is

displayed.

3) Double click on the Adobe_PS icon and a window containing

the contents of the Adobe_PS folder is displayed.

4) Double click on the “Installer” icon. A warning window is

displayed stating that the Mac will need to be restarted after

the installation process. Click “yes” to continue.

5) After the installation process a window is displayed asking to

restart the Mac. Click “Yes” to restart the Mac.

Configuring the driver on the Mac

1) Click and hold the apple icon at the top left corner of the

display.

2) Slide the pointer down the pop-up menu and select

“Chooser”.

3) Click on the “Adobe PS” printer icon. Under “Select

Postscript printer” highlight the “KX-P8420 PS” or “KX-

PS8100PS” printer.

Note 1: If the KX-P8420 is equipped with a hard drive, three

printers will be displayed in Chooser. Example: “KXP-8420

PS direct”, “KXP-8420 PS hold” and “KX-P8420 PS print”.

Setup each printer separately to take advantage of their

features.

Note 2: The default printer name of the KX-P8420 or KX-

PS8100 is advertised in “Chooser” as “KX-P8420 PS” or

“KX-PS8100 PS”. This can be confusing if more than one of

the same printer model is installed on the same network.

The default name can be changed using WebTools. This is

accomplished through WebSetup under the System Setup

tab.

4) Click “Setup”.

5) Click “Auto Setup” and the Mac communicates with the KX-

P8420 or KX-PS8100 and automatically configures the

printer.

6) Click “OK”.

Installing the ColorSync Profile on the Mac

1) Double click the Mac’s hard drive icon on the desktop.

2) Browse to the “System” Folder and double click it to open.

3) Browse to the “Preferences” folder and double click it to

open.

4) Browse to the “ColorSync” folder and double click it to open.

5) Double click on the KX-P8420 or KX-PS8100 CD-ROM icon

on the desktop to open it.

6) Double click on the ColorSync folder to display the contents.

The ColorSync folder contains two ICC files.

7) Arrange the windows on the desktop so that the ColorSync

folder located on the printer CD-ROM and the ColorSync

folder located on the Mac hard drive are both visible.

8) Click, hold and drag the KX-P8420 or KX-PS8100 Color

Profile ICC file located in the ColorSync folder on the printer

CD-ROM to the ColorSync folder on the Mac opened in step

9) Click, hold and drag the EFIRGB ICC file located in the

ColorSync folder on the printer CD-ROM to the ColorSync

folder on the Mac opened in step 4.

10) Close all open windows and eject the printer CD-ROM by

dragging its icon to the trash can.

Note 3: To utilize the printer features when printing from a Mac

application, select “Printer Specific Options” from the “Printing

Window”.

Note 4: The above procedures are used for both networked and

single Macintoshes. When installing the printer on a single

Mac, a crossover cable is required. A crossover cable switches

the send and receive signals at one end of the cable.

Crossover cables can be purchased from many computer

retailers and mail order from Black Box (724) 746-5500.

Crossover cables are listed in the Black Box catalog under

Category 5 UTP cabling.

Panasonic KXP8420 Operating instructions

Panasonic KXP8420 Operating instructions

Panasonic KXP8420 Operating instructions

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