Configuration Guides
Solutions & Connectivity
Installing Printer
Drivers on a Mac
Overview
Mac drivers are often referred to as a PPD (Postscript Printer Description). Macs use a PPD to inform the Mac OX about the type of printer that you have, along with any peripheral devices attached to the printer such as finishers.
Mac-friendly printer drivers tend to hide the PPD deep inside the driver package and let OS X figure out what to do with it. A “Generic” PPD setting could be used but not all features of the printer would be available. It is therefore necessary to obtain a PPD written specifically for your printer.
Installing drivers on a Mac is a two-step procedure:
Step 1: The driver package is downloaded and installed.
Step 2: Add the driver to the Mac and configure it to use the package file installed in step 1. The printer will then be available to print using a correctly configured PPD.
If the CD/DVD that came with the copier is missing, then you will need to download the driver from the internet. The most convenient site to download printer drivers is the Konica Minolta customer support site at www.konicaminolta.co.uk
IN THIS GUIDE YOU WILL LEARN
How to download a driver from the Konica Minolta customer support website.
How to install and configure the driver.
How to add new printer driver presets.
How to change the printer presets using CUPS.
How to print using Bonjour.
How to print a test page via the printer dialog view.
How to print pages from CUPS.
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Step 1: Download and install the driver package
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Go to www.konicaminolta.co.uk
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Click Customer Support
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Click Support → Download Center
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Choose the product type.
Choose the following options:
Type of Driver: Printer Driver
Operating System: Choose the correct Mac OS for your computer
Language: English
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The driver that you need is usually towards the top of the list, ie a higher version number.
Click [Download].
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Accept the license agreement and click the .dmg file to begin the download.
The file will download into the Macs default location which is the Downloads folder.
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Once the download has completed, click on the Downloads folder on the right hand side of the dock divider.
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The folder will spring up onto the desktop to allow you to see the entire contents of the folder.
Click on the .dmg file that you downloaded from the Konica Minolta Downloads Center.
NOTE Before beginning the installation, you can drag the downloaded file to an alternative location if preferred.
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When you click on the .dmg file, the file is “mounted” onto the desktop.
Double click the .dmg file.
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The contents of the .dmg file are shown. For the UK market, it’s the folder named A4 that is required. Click on the drop down arrow by the side of the folder named A4 to expand the contents of the folder.
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Double click on the .pkg (package) file to begin the installation.
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Click [Continue]
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Click [Continue]
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Click [Continue]
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Click [Agree] to the License agreement, then [Continue]
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Click [Install]
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Type in the Mac’s Log-in password then [Install Software]
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Click [Close] when the installation has completed.
Step 2: Add and configure the driver in Mac OS
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Go to System Preferences
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Click Printers & Scanners
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There will be no other printers installed on a clean system.
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Click on the [+] and then click Add Printer or Scanner…
NOTE For now, ignore the printers that the Mac has found in the drop down list. These are printers on the network which are being advertised by “Bonjour” (see page 22)
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This will bring up Add Printer dialog – click the IP icon.
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Configure the driver as follows:
Address: Type in the MFD’s IP address
Protocol: Leave the default which is Line Printer Daemon – LPD
Queue: This can be left blank
Name: (Optional) Type in a Name for the printer (This is the name that will appear in the Printers and Scanners view after installation is complete)
Location: (Optional) this is used to identify where the printer is physically situated.
(This is the name that will appear in the Printers and Scanners view after installation is complete)
Use: Make sure that you choose Select Software. (see below) and do not leave the default setting which is Generic PostScript Printer.
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Click [Add]. peripheral hardware may not function correctly.
IMPORTANT If Generic PostScript Printer is left selected, the package file that was installed in step 1 will not be used. This means that the correctly configured PPD will not be used when printing from applications and the MFD’s print options and
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in the word “Konica” and the filter will quickly find any PPD’s for Konica Minolta devices.
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Select the correct PPD and click [OK]
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Now the driver will use the correctly configured PPD - Click [Add]
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The PPD is being added using the correct software package. Click [Add]
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Assuming you know which peripherals are attached to the MFD, add them here. If you are not sure then leave all options set to None and turn to page 15 “Selecting the MFD’s correct peripherals”.
NOTE You can also tick the box to enable Secure Print Only although this is optional.
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The driver configuration is complete.
A: The name given to the driver at step 6
B: The location given to the driver at step 6
C: The type of driver package (PPD) that was installed.
D: The MFD’s current on-line status.
E: Option to share the printer on the network and [Sharing Preferences] which is a
shortcut button.
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Clicking [Sharing Preferences] opens up the Sharing dialog. Printer sharing must be selected here before any printers are shared on the network.
NOTE Sharing preferences can also be accessed from System Preferences
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Selecting the printers correct peripherals
When installing the driver, the Mac doesn’t automatically update itself with any peripherals that are fitted to the printer. If you know the model numbers for the peripherals then it is no problem to input them when prompted, however if for example you are installing the driver and the printer is not located locally, there is a workaround to finding the correct peripherals fitted;
Open up any application that has the FILE → PRINT contextual menu. (Shown below using
TextEdit which is included in all Mac OS versions)
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File → Print
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Click [TextEdit]
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Select Output Method dialog.
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Click [Printer Information]
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Click [Obtain Device Information]
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The Printer Information dialog box is telling you that the MFD has an FS-534 Finisher fitted but the yellow exclamation marker means that the driver does not have this option selected.
Make a note of the peripherals fitted…
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Now go back to System Preferences → Printers and Scanners and update the driver settings manually.
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Click [OK]
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As a check, if you go back into the application and go to the Printer Information button again, you should see the yellow exclamation markers have disappeared. Click [OK]
Printing a Test Page
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Go to System Preferences → Printers and Scanners
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Choose the printer that you want to print off a test page from.
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Click [Open Print Queue].
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With the Print Queue window open, click Printer on the Menu Bar and from there select Print Test Page.
Printer presets and default settings
Think of “Presets” as the equivalent of the “Favourites” setting on a windows driver. This is where you can “glue” together different options from within the driver such as single sided +
Black and White printing and saving the settings to a new preset which can be selected before sending a print job.
Default settings are what you get when you have not chosen a Preset which in most cases will be a double sided full colour print.
Method 1: Saving a new printer preset
This method describes how to add a new driver preset and save the preset so that it can be used at a later date.
Example: Make a new preset to print single sided.
From an application window (e.g. MS Word) in the menu bar click on File → Print to open up the print dialog.
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Click [Copies & Pages]
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Choose [Layout / Finish].
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Change the Print Type from 2–Sided to 1– Sided.
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Click [Default Settings]
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Select Save Current Settings as Preset…
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Give the new preset a name
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Click [OK]
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Now when you select File → Print → Presets: → Show Presets… you will now see the new saved preset setting which will now be available as an option to choose before sending a print job.
Using Bonjour to set-up a printer
Bonjour is a network discovery technology developed by Apple, Inc. It allows computers and printers to automatically find and connect to each other's services using a new communication protocol (formerly known as Rendezvous) saving time and simplifying tasks such as file sharing and setting up printers.
If the MFD is attached to the network and its IP, Subnet and Gateway IP addresses are all configured then there is an alternative method to configuring the driver.
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Ensure that Bonjour is enabled on the MFD (It should be by default)
Log into the MFD as Administrator → Network → Bonjour Setting.
You can accept the existing name, or re-name the Bonjour Name that will be advertised on the network.
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Download and Install the driver .ppd package (see pages 2-9)
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Go to System Preferences → Printers & Scanners
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Click on Add Printer or Scanner
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Select the Default tab
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Make sure that you use the correct PPD by selecting Select Software…
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Click [Add]
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Continue to configure the driver as per the setup on pages 12-18
Method 2: CUPS Web page
CUPS (Common Unix printing System) is the standards-based, open source printing system developed by Apple for OS X and other UNIX-like operating systems
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CUPS is the software you use to print from applications like the web browser you are using to read this page. It converts the page descriptions produced by your application (put a paragraph here, draw a line there, and so forth) into something your printer can understand and then sends the information to the printer for printing. Since every printer manufacturer does things differently, printing can be very complicated. CUPS does its best to hide this from you and your application so that you can concentrate on printing and less on how to print. Generally, the only time you need to know anything about your printer is when you use it for the first time, and even then CUPS can often figure things out on its own.
To modify a PPD for a printer and change its presets, you directly access the printers section of the CUPS web page in a web browser using the following URL: http://127.0.0.1:631/printers
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CUPS web page disabled?
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You may notice that by default, the CUPS web interface is disabled. To enable it you need to type a short command into the Terminal utility (HDD → Applications → Utilities → Terminal)
The command is as follows:
cupsctl webinterface=yes
NOTE You can disable the web interface by substituting the word yes for no.
TIP Copy the text between the quotations.
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Paste the text in Terminal and press Return.
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Back in the web browser, 127.0.0.1:631/printers should now take you straight to the CUPS printers’ page. This will open the CUPS Printer administration page and will show all the printers currently configured on the Mac. For the printer that you wish to change the defaults for, click its name in the Queue Name column.
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Click on the Administration drop menu and then select Set Default Options.
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This will show a new page with a number of headings (these are Hyperlinks); Options Installed,
General, Finishing Options etc.
For this example I will change the 2-Sided default to 1-Sided by clicking on Finishing Options.
NOTE As you will see from the extensive list, almost every parameter is under Fishing options!
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Next, change Print Type: from 2-Sided to 1-Sided.
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Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click [Set to Defaults].
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At this point an authentication window will appear. Type in the user name and password and the printing defaults will be saved.
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Print a Test page from CUPS
Click Maintenance and select Print Test Page
NOTE There is an additional option here called Print Self Test page which is good for checking print density and copy quality. The regular test page will show more detailed information relating the driver ppd such as Printer Name, Driver Name and version etc
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Print dialog defaults
Unlike Windows printing, access to printer settings such a Duplex, Stapling, – or maybe a device specific feature such as Secure Print, ID and Print etc, is initiated via an application rather than from the driver.
For example, by opening up an application such as Microsoft Word. You would click on File →
Print
The default view is generally Copies and Pages but clicking in the drop-down menu will give you access to various other presets. The default preset views are shown over the next few pages.
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Print dialog preset defaults
Copies and Pages
Layout
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Color Matching
Paper Handling
Cover Page
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Output Method
Layout / Finish
Paper Tray / Output Tray
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Cover Mode
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Per Page Setting
Stamp Composition
Quality
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Supply Levels
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