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- Readme File for the Hewlett-Packard HP-GL/2 Windows Driver
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- Product name: HP Printer Driver
- ------------ (HP-GL/2 and HP RTL)
- for Microsoft Windows.
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- Version number: v2.1
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- Language(s) supported: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish
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- Products supported: HP DesignJet
- ------------------ HP DesignJet 200
- HP DesignJet 220
- HP DesignJet 230
- HP DesignJet 250C
- HP DesignJet 600
- HP DesignJet 650C
- HP DesignJet 750C
- HP DesignJet 755CM
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- Installation instructions: See detailed instructions at the end of
- ------------------------- this file.
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- Platform requirements: MS Windows 3.1 or later. MS Windows 95
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- SOFTWARE APPLICATION NOTES:
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- The following section details late-breaking news regarding the use
- of this driver with some popular software applications.
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- Aldus Freehand 4.0 users
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- If the user works with another application while Freehand is
- printing, the printing may be aborted.
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- To avoid this problem, do not use Windows until the Freehand
- printing has finished.
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- Aldus PageMaker version 5.0
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- Problem: The colors for some area fills are converted to solid
- colors.
- Solution: Update to version 5.0a of the program.
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- Corel application users
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- In CorelDraw 5.00.D1 and earlier versions, a floating point
- division by 0 exception can occur if you try to plot 5EFFECTS.CDR
- and others drawings with A1 and landscape settings. This problem
- has been fixed in any newer version of CorelDraw. Upgrade to
- CorelDraw! 5.00.E2 or any later version (if you are unsure about
- your current CorelDraw! version, click on "About" in "Help").
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- Lotus 123 users
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- When using this application you may see characters which overlap
- each other on the right side of the page.
- Try using the 'Process document in computer' option. It may fix
- the problem.
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- Micrografx Picture Publisher 5.0
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- When printing from this application, set the checkbox 'Use printer
- screening' in the print dialog box in order to get maximum quality
- color reproduction from your HP DesignJet printer.
- If you don't select this option and you print a long axis plot, you
- may see a black rectangle covering all, or part, of your drawing.
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- Non-application-specific information:
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- (1) Using 'Process document in computer' option
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- If this processing mode is used with the printer connected
- to a local PC port, using the Print Manager spooler is
- strongly recommended.
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- (2) TRUE TYPE FONTS: problems with italic, rotated characters
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- If you use italicized and rotated text in your document and your
- printed output is not the same as you can see on your screen, check
- that you are using a font which is an actual TrueType font.
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- Workaround (a): choose a TrueType Italic Font which is listed in the
- Control Panel's "Fonts" dialog box.
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- Workaround (b): use the 'Process document in computer' option when
- you print.
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- (3) Excessive "Application lock-out" time (Win 95)
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- If you find that you are locked out of your application for an
- excessive amount of time when you send a file to be printed, it could be
- because "Enhanced MetaFile spooling" has been disabled. This problem can
- be caused by an old version of Adobe Type Manager (ATM), even if it is
- disabled. We recommend that you upgrade to the latest version of ATM.
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- (4) Adobe Type Manager (ATM) fonts: problems with large characters
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- If you use large characters from an ATM font and there are errors
- in your printed output, choose one of the following options:
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- Workaround (a): select the 'Print ATM fonts as graphics' option
- in the ATM Control Panel.
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- Workaround (b): use the 'Process document in computer' option when
- you print.
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- INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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- IMPORTANT
- No other applications should be running when you
- install this driver.
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- Quick Installation from Windows 3.1
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- 1. Insert the driver disk into the A (or other) drive of your
- computer.
- 2. In the Program Manager, select File and then Run...
- 3. On the Command Line, type a:\install and click on OK.
- 4. Select the desired configuration in the Installation dialog
- box and click on OK.
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- Quick Installation from DOS (Windows not running)
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- 1. Insert the driver disk into the A (or other) drive of your
- computer.
- 2. Type: win a:\install.
- 3. Select the desired configuration in the Installation dialog
- box and click on OK.
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- Standard Windows 3.1 Installation
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- 1. Insert the driver disk into the A (or other) drive of your
- computer.
- 2. Open the Program Manager in MS Windows.
- 3. In the Program Manager, select Main.
- 4. In Main, select Control Panel.
- 5. In Control Panel, select Printers.
- 6. In the Printers dialog box, click on Add Printer >>.
- 7. In the List of Printers list box, double click on the Unlisted
- Printer entry.
- 8. In the Add unlisted printer dialog box, double click on the
- A: (or other) drive in the Directories list box.
- 9. Double click on the model name of the printer you want to install
- in the "Printer model" list box.
- 10. Click on Use Print Manager.
- 11. In the Printers dialog box, click on Connect.
- 12. In the Printers - Connect dialog box, click on the desired
- port.
- 13. In the Printers - Connect dialog box, change both the
- Device Not Selected and Transmission Retry timeouts to 900
- and click on Fast Printing Direct to Port. Click on OK
- 14. Double click on the desired installed printer so it appears
- in the Default Printer box. Click on Close.
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- Standard Windows 95 Installation
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- The driver you have received was written for a pre-release version of
- Windows 95. For this reason you are recommended to contact customer
- support to ensure that you have the latest version of the driver.
- Refer to the Customer Support section on page 7 of this driver's
- "Installation Guide" for details.
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- Note that, unless stated otherwise, all mouse clicks in the following
- procedure assume you are using the left mouse-button.
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- 1. With the "HP Printer Driver (HP-GL/2 and HP RTL) for Microsoft
- Windows 3.1 and Windows 95" disk inserted in your floppy drive and
- with Windows 95 running, click on Start, select Settings and then
- Printers to open the Printers dialog box.
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- 2. Double-click on the Add Printer icon to open the Add Printer Wizard
- dialog box.
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- 3. Follow the steps displayed on your screen. Below is a series of
- questions which, depending on your system configuration, you may be
- requested to answer.
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- How is this printer attached to your computer?
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- Select:
- Local printer if the printer is connected to your computer by a
- cable running directly between them.
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- Network printer if the printer has a network option installed, such
- as "The HP JetDirect Network Interface", and you will use it to
- communicate with your printer.
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- Do you print from MS-DOS-based programs?
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- We recommend that you select No, select Yes only in the case where you
- have an MS-DOS driver which can print to a HP DesignJet series printer.
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- Would you like to print a test page?
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- We recommend that you select Yes.
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- By printing a test page you will test the communications link between
- your system and the printer.
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- 4. At the end of the installation procedure you will see the Software Application
- Notes section of the driver's help system. You are recommended to read the
- sections which apply to the applications which you use, after which you can
- close the help file and you will be returned to the Windows' 95
- "Add Printer Wizard" dialog box.
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- 5. Remove the driver installation disk.
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