Mac OS X: "Configure Printer" Command Dimmed in Print Center

Symptom

• The Configure Printer command is dimmed in the Printers menu of Print Center.

Solution

This is the expected behavior in all versions of Mac OS X 10.0 through Mac OS X 10.1.

This has been changed in Mac OS X 10.2 where locally connected printers can be configured using the printer queue, or through your printer's own printer utility software. Postscript printers use Postscript Printer Description files or PPDs for installed options and configurations.

See document 107004 "Mac OS X 10.2: How to Modify the Print Center Print Queue" For detailed instructions on configuring a printer using the Print Queue.