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- Adobe(TM) Acrobat(TM) Reader for DOS
- Read Me Notes for Version 1.0
- -------------------------------------
-
- This Read Me file contains last-minute information for the Acrobat
- Reader for DOS program. The Getting Started Card, Quick Reference
- Card, and the On-line Guide (HELPREAD.PDF) also provide essential
- information to help you begin using Acrobat Reader for DOS.
-
- Technical Support
- -----------------
- A complete description of the Adobe Acrobat Reader support options is
- found in the file Support.pdf.
-
- If you are having installation problems you can obtain support via one
- of the following mechanisms:
-
- * Adobe US Automated Technical Support - A computer-driven diagnostic
- system with answers to the most commonly asked technical questions.
- Call +1-408-986-6560, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- * Adobe US electronic bulletin board - Dial +1-408-562-6839
- * Adobe US Fax Request Line - An easy way to request technical notes
- by fax. Dial +1-408-986-6587, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- * CompuServe Q & A - GO ADOBE
- * 900 Number - Each minute is $2.00. Call 900-555-ADOBE (900-555-2362)
- * Credit Card - Via Visa, Mastercard, or American Express, each
- support call is $25. Call 800-87-ADOBE (800-872-3623).
- * Adobe's European Customer Support Center has different phone lines
- where native speaking support engineers are ready to help you. Please
- call one of the following numbers to receive support or to obtain
- additional information:
-
- French +31-55-384252
- Spanish +31-55-384251
- German +31-55-384246
- Dutch +31-55-384245
- English +31-55-384249
- Swedish +31-55-384254
- Italian +31-55-384250
- Fax +31-55-434455
-
- For more information and pricing on any Adobe support or training
- program, in the US and Canada please call 800-87-ADOBE
- (800-872-3623); in Europe please call Adobe's European Customer
- Support Center at the numbers listed above.
-
- VESA Video Modes
- ----------------
- Acrobat Reader supports the following VESA (Video Electronic Standard
- Association) video modes:
- 640x480, 256 colors
- 800x600, 16 colors
- 800x600, 256 colors
- 1024x768, 16 colors
- 1024x768, 256 colors
-
- Acrobat Reader detects what VESA video modes your video card supports.
- Unsupported modes are disabled in the Preferences dialog. VESA modes
- are disabled in the Preferences dialog if:
- * Your VESA driver is not version 1.2 or later.
- * Or you do not have a VESA driver loaded, or the VESA driver
- built into your BIOS is not enabled.
- If a valid VESA driver is not available the VGA video mode 640x480, 16
- colors is used.
-
- VESA Driver Included with Acrobat Reader
- ----------------------------------------
- Adobe has licensed and included the Universal VESA VBE video driver
- with Acrobat Reader for DOS. This driver provides VESA version 1.2
- compatibility for many popular video cards. This program is fully
- copyrighted; Copryright (C) 1993 SciTech Software. Some video boards,
- such as the Diamond Computer Systems Viper VLB board, come with their
- own VESA driver that you should use instead of the Universal driver.
-
- The Installer copies the driver, UNIVESA.EXE, and its documentation
- into the VESA directory within the Acrobat Reader program directory.
- For instance, if you install Acrobat Reader to C:\ACRODOS, the VESA
- driver is copied to C:\ACRODOS\VESA. You can add UNIVESA.EXE to your
- AUTOEXEC.BAT file to ensure that the driver is loaded when you run
- Acrobat Reader. Please refer to the file UNIVESA.TXT in the VESA
- directory for more information on this driver.
-
- VESA Drivers on CompuServe
- --------------------------
- CompuServe contains VESA video drivers from several different
- manufacturers. Many of these drivers are located in the IBMPRO
- forum, VESA library. To reach this library on CompuServe, do the
- following:
-
- Log onto CompuServe
- Enter: GO IBMPRO
- Select: (3) LIBRARIES
- Select: VESA library
-
- Getting Information About your Video Board
- ------------------------------------------
- If you try to use a mode that is supported and it does not work
- properly, run the VESAINFO.EXE utility that is installed in the
- Acrobat Reader program directory in the following way:
- VESAINFO >VESAINFO.TXT
- This creates a file, VESAINFO.TXT, that lists the video modes that
- your video card supports. Adobe Technical Support can use this
- information to help you determine the cause of the problem.
-
- Due to a limitation in the Acrobat Reader video drivers, a VESA mode
- is disabled if its bytes-per-scanline value doesn't match the value
- in the following table. The VESAINFO utility lists the
- bytes-per-scanline value for each mode.
-
- VESA Mode Bytes-per-scanline Value
- -------------------- ------------------------
- 640x480, 256 colors 640
- 800x600, 16 colors 100
- 800x600, 256 colors 800
- 1024x768, 16 colors 128
- 1024x768, 256 colors 1024
-
- Unreadable Display
- ------------------
- If you try a VESA mode and the screen is unreadable, switch back to a
- 16-color mode at 640 video mode (you can edit ACROBAT.INI with any
- editor). You may be running a video mode that your monitor does not
- support or you may need to obtain a newer VESA driver from your video
- card manufacturer.
-
- To run in 640x480, 16-color mode, your ACROBAT.INI file should contain
- the following entries:
-
- [Video]
- Driver=VGA
-
- [Preferences]
- VideoMode=640
- Colors=16
-
- Note: The valid VideoMode settings are 640, 800, or 1024.
-
- 8514 Video Support
- ------------------
- Acrobat Reader supports the 8514 video adapter in the following
- resolutions:
- 640x480, 16 colors
- 640x480, 256 colors
- 1024x768, 16 colors
- 1024x768, 256 colors
-
- Acrobat Reader's 8514 driver does not use the 8514 AI interface; it
- writes directly to 8514 hardware. Thus, if your 8514 video card is
- not 100% IBM 8514 hardware compatible, this driver will not work
- properly.
-
- To use an 8514 video mode, your ACROBAT.INI file should contain the
- following entries:
-
- [Video]
- Driver=8514
-
- [Preferences]
- VideoMode=640
- Colors=16
-
- Note: The valid VideoMode settings are 640 or 1024; the valid Colors
- settings are 16 or 256.
-
- Novell's TCP/IP Network Driver
- ------------------------------
- If you are running Novell Lan WorkPlace for DOS, version 4.0.1 on
- your PC, Acrobat Reader crashes with the error "Unexpected Interrupt"
- may be due to a buggy Novell TCP/IP driver.
-
- Novell has a patch to fix this problem. You may either contact Novell
- directly or download the patch from CompuServe. In CompuServe, type
- GO NOVLIB and search for the file "LD401A.EXE" that is in the
- Mac/NFS/MHS/NMS/LWP section. Here is Novell's description of this
- patch: "This is a `super patch' for Lan WorkPlace for DOS 4.01 which
- corrects numerous problems. This includes updates for TCP/IP, TelAPI,
- TNVT220, WLIBSOCK, and RFCNBIOS."
-
- After Dark for DOS
- ------------------
- You need to disable After Dark for DOS when Acrobat Reader is running.
- To do this, run the program ADSETUP.EXE in the After Dark directory
- to tell After Dark to do nothing when "ACROBAT" or "ACROMAIN" is
- running. Refer to the After Dark documentation for instructions on how
- to do this.
-
- After Dark for Windows
- ----------------------
- The DOS screen blanker included with After Dark for Windows
- (AD-DOS.COM) is incompatible with protected-mode programs, and can
- cause your system to lock up when running Acrobat Reader. There is no
- way to configure the DOS screen blanker to disable itself when a
- certain program is running; the full After Dark for DOS program does
- have this feature. Because of this, Adobe recommends that you not run
- the After Dark DOS screen blanker with Acrobat. You should remove
- AD-DOS from your AUTOEXEC.BAT.
-
- Security Software and the Installer
- -----------------------------------
- If you are running a security program, such as Fischer International's
- Watchdog, or any other security software you should disable the
- option to restrict access to the start up files and disable the option
- to enable integrity check prior to running the installer if you want
- to allow the installer to modify your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT.
-
- Files Left by the Installer
- ---------------------------
- If you terminate an install before it completes, the Installer may
- leave the directory C:\ADMALTOI with the files INSTALIT.EXE and
- NORCIMO.ATE on your hard disk.You can delete these files and remove
- this directory.
-
- LaserTools Printer Control Panel (PCPanel)
- ------------------------------------------
- If you are using the PCPanel utility program, you need to configure it
- to "Postscript only" mode.
-
- PostScript Printing
- -------------------
- If you encounter problems, such as a "VMerror," printing to PostScript
- Level 1 or 2 printers it may be because the printer has little
- available memory (for example, a non-upgraded LaserWriter, LaserWriter
- Plus, LaserWriter II NT or NTX). There are two potential solutions to
- this problem:
- 1. In the Preferences dialog (select from the Edit menu) you may
- choose to use Serif only or Sans only for font substitution.
- This frees up additional memory in the printer and chances are
- your document will print successfully.
- 2. The other option is to purchase more memory for your printer.
-
- If you are using an Apple Personal LaserWriter NT printer that has not
- been upgraded to a Personal LaserWriter NTR, Acrobat Reader won't be
- able to print substitute fonts. Contact your Apple dealer for
- information on upgrading your printer.
-
- DeskJet Color Printers
- ----------------------
- Acrobat Reader printer driver supports the Hewlett Packard DeskJet
- 500c and 550c in black and white mode only.
-
- After Dark is a trademark of Berkeley Systems Incorporated. LaserTools
- Printer Control Panel is a trademark of LaserTools Corporation.
- Watchdog is a registered trademark of Fischer International Systems
- Corporation. DeskJet is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard
- Company. Adobe, Acrobat, and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe
- Systems Incorporated which may be registered in certain
- jurisdictions. (C) 1987 - 1993 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights
- reserved. Prices subject to change without notice.
-