Using USB printers, you all have to do is update your software and then connect the printer to your Mac device. MacOS automatically detects your printer printing device and downloads any necessary software if needed. For any other printers, you need to complete a few steps to add the printer. Use printer software from a file on your Mac: Click the Use pop-up menu, then choose Other. Select the file, then click Add. Select the file, then click Add. Update your printer software. Remove a Printer from your Mac. Follow these steps to remove a printer queue from your Mac. This can be useful if you are experiencing problems with a printer; you can remove the queue and then re-add it using our 'Add a Printer' utility. Or, you may simply wish to remove queues you no longer use. Open System Preferences and select the Printers.
Epson Connect Printer Setup for Mac
Follow the steps below to enable Epson Connect for your Epson printer on a Mac.
Important: Your product needs to be set up with a network connection before it can be set up with Epson Connect. If you need to set up the connection, see the Start Here sheet for your product for instructions. To see the sheet, go to the Epson support main page, select your product, Manuals and Warranty, then Start Here.
- Download and run the Epson Connect Printer Setup Utility.
- Click Continue.
- Agree to the Software License Agreement by clicking Continue, and then Agree.
- Click Install, and then click Close.
- Select your product, and then click Next.
Note: If the window doesn't automatically appear, open a Finder window and select Application > Epson Software, and then double-click Epson Connect Printer Setup. - Select Printer Registration, and then click Next.
- When you see the Register a printer to Epson Connect message, click OK.
- Scroll down, click the I accept the Terms and Conditions check box, and then click Next.
- Do one of the following:
- If you're creating a new account, fill out the Create An Epson Connect Account form, then click Finish.
- If you're registering a new product with an existing account, click I already have an account, fill out the Add a new printer form, and then click Add.
- Click Close.
- See our Activate Scan To Cloud and Remote Print instructions to activate the Scan to Cloud and Remote Print services.
How To Download A Printer On A Mac Laptop
Please see the instructions below in order to download and install the required Sawgrass Print Manager software.
How To Download A Printer On A Macbook Pro
Installing SPM
Go to the Sawgrass website and create an account.
- Click on Get Started, then Print Manager
- Click on Download for Mac
- Once Downloaded, please run the .pkg application
- If you are faced with an error message that Apple cannot run the application as it cannot check for malicious software, please right click / CTRL + click and open the .pkg application instead.
Click Open in order to start the installation
- If you are faced with an error message that Apple cannot run the application as it cannot check for malicious software, please right click / CTRL + click and open the .pkg application instead.
- Click on Continue
- Click Install
- Enter your Mac username and Password, and click Install Software
- Installation Successful, Click on Close
- The Sawgrass Print Manager will now be in your Applications
- Launch the Sawgrass Print Manager, a PM icon will appear on the top right task bar
- If you do not have any printers installed, you will be prompted to Setup a New Printer. Select your printer model from the drop down list, then click Next
- Click Install or Re-install to install the latest printer driver, once done click Next
- Select the connection Method for your printer then click Next. Please note that WiFi is only available for the SG500/1000.
- Click Add printer. Please ensure that, if using WiFi, your printer is already connected to your Wireless network.
- This will open the printers & Scanners window. Click on the + to add a printer
- Click on the + to add a printer. Your printer should appear in the list, please select it then click Add
- Once added, close the Printers & Scanners window
- Installation successful, click finish