Driver disk for OKIPAGE 4W
Driver Version 1.24  29/4/96

This file provides information that may help you in getting the
best use from your printer, but which was available too late for
inclusion in the printed documentation.


* Under Windows 95, the recommended installation method is to
  run the OKI Setup program SETUP.EXE from the supplied driver
  disks via Start->Run.. Although the printer driver can be
  installed using the "Add Printer" icon via Start->Settings->
  Printers (the "Add Printer Wizard"), this is more time
  consuming and it is not possible to set the LPT port or
  printer name via the Add Printer Wizard.  These must instead
  be set using the OKI Setup program which is automatically
  started by the Add Printer Wizard.

* Under Windows 95, some bidirectional software cannot use the
  same parallel port while the OKIPAGE 4w software is installed.
  You must de-install the driver using the SETUP program if you
  wish to use such software on the same port.  Alternatively,
  it is sufficient to comment out the line:
  device=C:\OKIPAGE\VHSD95.386
  in the SYSTEM.INI file, replacing it by:
  ;device=C:\OKIPAGE\VHSD95.386
  and then restart Windows 95.  
  When you want to return to using the OKIPAGE 4w printer,
  simply remove the semi-colon from the start of the line and
  restart Windows.

  Similarly, you must deactivate other bidirectional software
  which uses the same parallel port before you can use the
  OKIPAGE 4w.  If you do not, you will see a "Port Conflict"
  message on the OKIPAGE 4w Status Monitor, indicating that
  some other software is accesing the parallel port.

* After installation under Windows 95, you must set the
  OKIPAGE 4w as the default printer before beginning to print.
  This can be done via Start->Settings->Printers, where you
  should select the OKIPAGE 4w icon and then choose "Set As
  Default" under the File menu

* If the OKIPAGE 4w Status Monitor is displaying the message 
  "Initialisation Error" (because the OKIPAGE 4w printer is 
  not properly connected or is switched off), you will notice 
  that there is some slowing down of Windows.  This is due to 
  the OKIPAGE 4w continually trying to communicate with the 
  printer.  To avoid this, select "Close" on the OKIPAGE 4w 
  Status Monitor, or select another printer driver as the 
  default.

* If the driver is installed under Windows 3.1 and the PC is 
  then upgraded to Windows 95, it will be necessary to de- 
  install the driver and then to rerun the OKI SETUP program.
  to install the correct Windows 95 driver components.

*    When printing this file from NOTEPAD at 600dpi, text may be 
     clipped at the left hand margin.  To avoid this, change the 
     margin settings in the Page Setup menu.

* After installing the printer driver under Windows 95, 
  Windows 95 may still display a message prompting you to 
  install a driver for the OKIPAGE 4w.  You should select "Do 
  not install a driver...".

* Occasionally after power-on, the Status Monitor may display
  "Initialisation Error", even although the printer is properly
  connected.  If this is the case, click the "Retry" button on
  the Status Monitor and the display will change to "Ready" or
  "Warming Up".  It is normal for the Status Monitor to display
  "Driver Shut Down" during the first few seconds after Windows
  is started until the driver can be initialised.

* Under Windows 95, logging off then on as a different user
  prevents the Status Monitor from communicating with the
  Virtual Device Driver.  To solve this, select "Restart the
  Computer" from the Shutdown... menu.

* It is not possible to use the Control Panel to change the LPT
  port used by the printer.  This must be selected at
  installation, using the OKI Setup program.

* With some applications, the choice of number of copies made
  via the Printer Setup will be ignored for the first print job.
  To avoid this, set the number of copies using the applications
  Page Setup (or similar) dialog.

* It may be possible to select output resolution from inside 
  your application (e.g. Draft mode, High quality etc.).  This 
  may override the resolution setting via the Printer Setup 
  dialogs, so please verify this if output resolution seems to 
  be different to that which you requested.

* Fill patterns may vary according to the print resolution.  In
  general, the pattern will be smaller at 600dpi, while at 
  150dpi the pattern will be larger.

* The OKIPAGE 4w printer driver may spool files to disk, which
  will cause files with names such as P0000001.HBP to be created
  in the OKIPAGE directory on the hard disk.  Normally these
  files will be deleted once the job has been printed, but if 
  the computer is switched off or restarted while a print job is
  in progress, these files will not be deleted automatically.  
  If this occurs, you should delete these files yourself so that
  hard disk space is not used unnecessarily.

* If you change the number of lines per page via the DOS 
  Emulation page of the OKIPAGE 4w Operator Panel and then 
  change the Paper Size via the Paper Input page of the Operator
  Panel, you will find that the number of lines per page will be
  updated to preserve the same margin at the foot of the page on
  the new paper size.  This only affects printing from DOS 
  applications.