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- This disk contains Studio V1.13. Version numbers shown by the
- programs on this disk may differ and are only updated in case the
- program itself was changed.
-
- This file contain notes about changes made after printing the
- manual. We also feel that it is your right to have the
- information about changes made to previous versions:
-
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-
- LaserDriver now supports controlling various non permanent printer
- settings using PJL:
-
- "Job Timeout" Duration of printer I/O timeout in seconds. If the
- printer waits longer than the timeout value without
- receiving any data, it ends the print job and begins
- accepting data rfom other I/O ports, if any.
- Do not confuse "Job Timeout" with the driver timeout
- setting available in the main window of LaserPref!
-
- "Resolution" Sets the printers max resolution (not driver resolution!)
- Allways set "Resolution" to 600 for 600 dpi printers.
- Setting "Max.Res." to 600 dpi without setting the
- printer to 600 dpi (via "Resolution" of printer panel)
- does not work!
-
- "RET" Configuration of the Resolution Enhancement hardware.
- Resolution Enhancement technology (RET) improves the
- print quality of characters and graphics by smoothing
- the edges of lines.
-
- "Protect" The page protection feature reserves a block of printer
- memory to prevent printer overrun errors (error 21)
- when printing very dense or complex images. This
- variable can be set to any legal value at any time,
- regardless of the current amount of free printer memory
- or the current set resolution. When a job is sent,
- if there is not enough memory to print correctly with
- the current resolution and page protection configuration,
- the printer temporarily overrides the resolution and/or page
- protect values to run the job. In these cases, the job
- may be printed at 300 dpi (on 600 dpi printers) and
- without page protection. When the page protection status
- is changed, printer memory is reconfigured and all used
- defined downloaded fonts, PCL macros, and PostScript
- dictionaries are lost (however, no I/O data is lost).
-
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-
- Beside LaserPref, a program named "SetupPJL" gets installed for
- Laserjet 4L/4/4M/4SI/4MX users.
-
- SetupPJL makes use of Hewlett-Packard's "Printer Job Language" for
- controlling printer settings. This program is usefull to all
- Laserjet 4 series printers. For Laserjet 4L users this program is
- the only way for controlling the printer NVRAM settings that can't
- be accessed through the printers front panel.
-
- Like all the other Studio programs, SetupPJL can be redirected to
- public screens using the PUBSCREEN option. Also, SetupPJL supports
- the TOPAZ argument.
-
- Because the normal Amiga port doesn't allow reading the printer
- settings, SetupPJL also saves the settings sent to the printer in
- a file ("SetupPJL.prefs" in the drawer of the SetupPJL program).
- Next time you start SetupPJL, the current printer settings are
- shown thanks to the file saved. This method only works as long as
- SetupPJL is used for all printer setting changes.
-
- Not all settings shown in the main window are supported by one
- printer. For instance, Economy and Imageadapt are supported by
- the Laserjet 4L but not 4 or 4M. Unsupported settings are ignored
- by the printer.
-
- Economy: This mode reduce the amount of toner placed on the page.
- Supported by 4L.
-
- Imageadapt: Default for Image Adapt. This algorithem will
- possibly cause a Lossy compression (as worse case) to be
- used on the page. ON causes the Lossy compression
- to be used on any images that need to have compression
- performed. AUTO causes the printer to evaluate other
- compression alternatives first before Lossy is considered.
- OFF causes no use of the Lossy compression (but memory outs
- may occur).
-
- RET: Default for Resolution Enhancement. Resolution Enhancement
- Technology (RET) improves the print quality of characters
- and graphics by smoothing the edges of lines.
-
- Symbol: This sets the default symbol set. Note that setting this
- variabe can have an effect on the font used.
-
- Copies: Default for the number of copies of each page. If the
- value is outside of the range (1-999), it is snapped to
- the closer limit.
-
- Formlines: Default number of lines per page. If the
- value is outside of the range (5-128), it is snapped to
- the closer limit.
-
- Paper: Default paper size.
-
- Orientation: Default page orientation.
-
- Pageprotect: Default for page protection. The Laserjet 4
- supports various paper size for page protection to
- prevent. The Laserjet 4L uses a slightly different
- algorithem for page protection. AUTO causes the printer
- to make an educated guess as to whether protection is
- needed, and ON causes the printer to automaticly perform
- page protection.
-
- Autocont: Default for auto-continue. This causes the printer to
- automaticly continue from certain errors after 10 seconds
- has expired with no further errors.
-
- ManualFeed: Default for Manual Feed.
-
- Density: Default for Line Density. Values rage from 1 to 5, and
- allows adjustment to alter the apparent quality of the print.
-
- Resol.: Printer engine resolution (300 or 600 dpi). Use "n.d." for not
- setting a resolution.
-
- Personality: Personality for implicit switching (implicit
- switching refers to switching to the default personality
- without explicitly doing so with PJL). If the AUTO
- option is selected, and a job is sent without a PJL
- command, the printer looks for context clues to determine
- wich personality takes effect.
-
- Time: Duration of I/O timeouts in seconds. If the printer waits
- longer than the timeout value without receiving any data,
- it ends the print job and begins accepting data from
- other I/O ports, if any.
-
- WARNING: Changing printer permanent parameters using PJL may
- cause major problems in case the printer is used in a network from
- various people. SetupPJL should only be used by the system
- administrator in networks!
-
-
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-
- For Panasonic 24 pin users a new SetupKXP program gets installed.
- This program may be used by KX-P2023 users for controlling the
- printer settings. The use of this program is very similar to the
- MS-DOS or Windows program described in the printer manual.
-
- For use with the Studio Workbench driver set the printers
- parameter to (this is the factory setting for printers sold in the
- USA!):
-
- Int. Character Set = USA
- Code Page = PC 437
- Emulation = Epson
-
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-
- PCL 5C setting added to DeskDriver4C, making the driver PCL 5C
- compatible (required by Deskjet1200 and Paintjet 300XL).
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- The Paintjet 300XL and Deskjet 1200C are now affected by the
- DeskDriver4C "Quality" and "Media" setting:
-
- Deskjet 1200
- ------------
-
- Plain&Special Glossy Transparency Film
-
- Normal 3-Pass Color 6-Pass 6-Pass
- 1-Pass Black Unidirectional Unidirectional
- Bidirectional No RET No RET
- No RET 300*300 black 300*300 black
- 300*300 black
-
-
- High Quality 3-Pass Color 6-Pass 6-Pass
- 3-Pass Black Unidirectional Unidirectional
- (if split swaths) No RET No RET
- 1-pass Black 300*300 black 300*300 black
- (if no split swaths)
- Bidirectional
- 300*600 RET ON
-
-
- Paintjet 300XL
- --------------
-
- Plain Special Glossy+Transparency Film
-
- Normal 1 Pass Black 3 Pass 4 Pass
- 3 Pass Color
-
- High Quality 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 Pass
-
-
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-
- Printing using the new Ricoh LP1200 Layout Language support:
-
- - set Max.Res. in LaserPref to 400 dpi.
- - set Language in LaserPref to Ricoh Layout.
-
- This allows you to print 400 dpi on Ricoh LP1200 printers. It is
- a requirement of "Layout" to print 400 dpi in all density
- settings. To print with less than 400 dpi simply set Max.Res back
- to 300 dpi.
-
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-
- Some information was missing from the "Maximum printing area"
- description in the "Tips&Trick" chapter of some manuals. "Top
- Margin" must be set to zero for the example. LaserDriver users
- should use the new Wide/Narrow-tractor feature mentioned below.
-
- So here you get the full example:
-
- * Set your printers dip switches to DIN A4.
-
- * Select the CUSTOM paper format in the Workbench preferences
- program. Studio drivers allow you to define a paper format for
- graphics using the Custom ResX and Custom ResY parameters if
- CUSTOM is selected.
-
- * Set "Paper Length" to 68 lines in Workbench preferences. The
- Workbench manuals and preferences programs use the definition
- "Page Length", where "Text Length" should be used. Text length is
- defined as the page length minus the top and bottom margins.
-
- * Start the DeskPref program and click on the "Page Size
- Control..." button. A window should appear with more page size
- parameters.
-
- * Set "Custom ResX" to 2400 dots (20.32cm) and "Custom ResY" to
- 3357 dots (28.42cm). In case you you also print using color mode,
- set "Custom ResY" to 3307 dots. The Deskjet 550C allows 3319
- lines coloured graphics.
-
- * Set "Paper Length" (this time "Paper Length" is meant as page
- size with top and bottom margin) to 71 lines.
-
- * Set "Top Margin" to 0 lines.
-
- * Disable "Perforation Skip". In case of unwanted formfeeds during
- text prints enable perforation skip (this shouldn't happen on
- US-Letter paper... but sometimes does happen on A4 paper size).
-
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-
- Different to the original DJ550C PageStream driver, the Studio
- DeskJet4C PageStream driver uses a fast compression scheme (Mode
- 023) and allows full control over depletion, shingling, paper
- type, print quality and paper size using the PageStream "Special"
- gadget in the printer requester. Also, using the pcl5 option, you
- can make the driver working with Deskjet 1200 and Paintjet 300XL
- printers.
-
- Here are the supported commands (case-sensitive!) wich may be
- combined using a '+' character:
-
- pcl5 - use for PCL 5C compatible printers, that are
- not compatible with the Deskjet 550C:
- Deskjet 1200 and Paintjet 300XL.
-
- letter - use US-Letter paper
- legal - use US-Legal paper
- a4 - use DIN A4 paper
- a3 - use DIN A3 paper (for PaintJet 300XL)
- ledger - use Ledger paper (for PaintJet 300XL)
- 10envelope - use #10 envelope
- dlenvelope - use DL envelope
- c5envelope - use C5 envelope (for Deskjet 1200C)
-
- The following settings are not supported by the Deskjet 1200C and
- Paintjet 300XL:
-
- shingl=0 - use 0% shingling
- shingl=25 - use 25% shingling
- shingl=50 - use 50% shingling
-
-
- depl=0 - use 0% depletion
- depl=25 - use 25% depletion
- depl=50 - use 50% depletion
-
- deplg=25 - use 25% depletion with gamma function
- deplg=50 - use 50% depletion with gamma function
-
- normal - use normal graphic print quality
- high - use high quality graphic print mode
-
- The following settings are only supported by the Deskjet 1200C and
- Paintjet 300XL
-
- special - use special paper type print mode
- plain - use plain paper type print mode
- glossy - use glossy film paper type print mode
- trans - use transparency film paper type print mode
-
- For instance, for printing on DIN A4 paper with 25% shingling,
- 25% depletion, and gamma function, set the PageStream Special
- gadget to:
-
- "a4+shingl=25+depl=25"
-
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-
- Dry Hold Time:
-
- When a page is ejected from the printer, the ink on the page may
- not yet be completely dry. The time a printed page takes to dry
- can depend on the density of ink placed on the print media, and
- environmental conditions such as temperature and humidity. The
- "Dry Hold" integer gadget can be used to allow a minimum drying
- time before a page is dropped onto any preceding pages in the
- printer output tray. "Dry Hold" (or the StudioDry environment
- var) doesn't specify an absolute length of time a page is held in
- the drying rack before it is dropped into the output tray, rather
- the time it takes to print is subtracted from the specified dry
- time. The resulting value is the length of time the page is held
- (if at all) in the printer's drying rack.
-
- Default value 0:
-
- - 15 seconds for letter quality printing.
- - 10 seconds for draft quality printing.
-
- If the printer's input buffer becomes nearly full while in "Dry
- Hold"-Mode, the printer will enter a special mode, where the data
- is accepted one byte per second. This is done to ensure data bytes
- are received the entire time the printer is in Dry Hold Mode, so
- the printer device performing the printing doesn't erreously
- detect a printer time out.
-
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-
- In case Narrow- or Wide-Tractor paper size is set in preferences,
- you can print graphics using your max. DIN A4 (Narrow) or
- US-Letter (Wide) printing area. Note: this mode does NOT work
- with text. You will loose you first text line on each page! This
- mode is only intended for all those DTP/Graphics freaks out there.
- Also, on some printers the printer may stay active after printing,
- indicating a page is still printing. You can ignore this or in
- case of trouble on a network printer, use the Custom-ResX/Y
- options (wich gives you a ~30 dots less height print area).
-
- DeskDriver4C now supports two new paper sizes using the Narrow-
- and Wide-Tractor Preferences setting:
-
- Narrow-Tractor = Ledger
- Wide-Tractor = A3
-
- These new paper sizes can be used on Paintjet 300XL printers.
-
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-
- Use the new "PPage Off" setting in LaserPref to get rid of the
- annoying Professional Page (PPage) and Professional Draw (PDraw)
- offset. A "Top Margin" of 0 is automaticly set be this mode.
-
- Note: you MUST use the Wide-Tractor (US-Letter) or Narrow-Tractor
- (DIN A4) preference paper size for this mode to get active.
- Otherwise only PJL is used for "PJL & PPage".
-
- WARNING: Do not print text in the PPage Language mode or you will
- loose the two top lines of text on each page. Also, do not use
- these modi for other programs than PPage and PDraw!
-
- In case you want to print normal text, simply switch back to DIN
- A4 or US-Letter paper size in preferences.
-
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-
- Studio History:
-
- E = removed bug
- C = changed
- I = improvement
-
- 12.11.92 V1
-
- First release
-
- 31.12.92 V1.01
-
- I 600 dpi density added to PageStream PCL driver.
- This density can be used on the new HP IV / 4M
- printer (looks great!).
- E LaserDriver V1.00 image size was wrong in case
- 600 dpi and density 2 was used.
- I LaserDriver V1.01 now switches printer
- to 600 dpi if PJL is used and Max.
- Highres is set to 600 dpi.
- C LaserDriver V1.01 graphics are now printed
- in orientation of logical page instead of the
- physical page.
- I PacificPage PostScript cartridges are now supported
- by the LaserDriver.
- I New compression schemes are now supported by DeskDriver
- DeskDriver4C and LaserDriver. This causes a major
- speed improvement of the driver.
- E "StudioSuper" environment var was ignored under Kickstart 1.3
- I Remaining print time shown by the Studio printing program
- is now more precise.
- I Selecting a wanted dither method is now done by an easy
- to use listview gadget.
- I 100 new fonts added to the typeface base database.
- I Studio now allows the usage of printer drivers that do not
- support printing with stripes.
-
- 26.01.93 V1.02
-
- E Studio V1.01 "Custom-Dither" routines didn't worked in color
- mode because of a Compiler bug.
- E DeskDriver/DeskDriver4C V1.01 may not worked without compression
- (who uses the driver without compression anyway?)
-
- 27.01.93 V1.03
-
- I ~100 typefaces added to the LaserPref/DeskPref/DeskPref4C
- typeface database.
- I C programs recompiled with SAS/C V6.2
- I DeskDriver4C now supports aSFC (colored text).
-
- 04.03.93 V1.04
-
- I Professional Page Language-Modi added to LaserDriver/LaserPref.
- I Max. printable graphics area assigned to Narrow/Wide-Tractor
- paper size.
- I Dry Hold time added to DeskDriver4C/DeskPref4C (StudioDry).
- C Top margin CAP movement changed in LaserDriver.
- Top margin is now equal to text base line instead of
- baseline = top margin + 30 dots.
- E LaserDriver aSUS3 command did not allways work.
-
- 27.03.93 V1.05
-
- I Ricoh LP 1200 "Layout" language support added to LaserDriver.
- I Very fast four color HP driver for Pagestream added.
- I HP PCL 5 PageStream driver now uses mode 023 compression
- resulting in an additional ~25% speed improvement.
- I All programs on the Studio disk are now stored in a compressed
- form. This new disk space available will be needed for upcoming
- HP programs.
- C The Narrow/Wide-Tractor settings introduced with the Studio V1.04
- LaserDriver did not work 100% with all programs. With some
- application programs the second page printed was shifted down
- 0.5cm. The feature should now work with all programs on any
- page.
- I DeskDriver, DeskDriver4C and LaserDriver:
- Empty pages after graphic dumps are now avoided as far as possible.
-
- 22.04.93 V1.06
-
- E Studio's V1.04 + V1.05 LaserDriver: using "PPage Offset"
- with compression Mode 3, 023 or 5 may result in wrong graphic
- output. Graphics seems to smear. Problem could be solved by selecting
- Mode 0 or Mode 2 compression or by disabling "PPage Offset" setting.
- Fixed.
-
- 26.04.93 V1.07
-
- E There was bug in LaserDrivers mode 5 compression that may
- theoreticly result in stripes/missing blocks in the
- graphic output. This bug never showed up during the past
- months and only affects LaserDrivers Mode 5 compression.
-
- 01.05.93 V1.08
-
- C PrintMode is now set with every printable character, making sure
- a FF is allways send in single page mode after a dump of several
- FF-separated pages.
- I Dither patterns are now aligned to an internal row counter.
- This fixes bad aligned patterns caused by not well written
- stripe printing applications (PPage, PDraw, Wordworth,...).
- E DeskDriver/4C separation function is now working again :-(
-
- 03.05.93 V1.10
-
- I Gamma settings added to PageStream DeskDriver4C.
- I New PJL settings added to LaserDriver. Gives you full
- control over LJ 4, 4L, 4Si and 4M printers.
- I Quality settings now also works with Paintjet 300XL
- and Deskjet 1200 printers.
- I Media setting for Deskjet 1200 and Paintjet 300XL added.
- I A3 and Ledger support for DJ 1200 and Paintjet 300XL added.
- I Installation changed for new HP printers.
-
- 13.06.93 V1.11
-
- E Further separation problems in DeskDriver/4C fixed.
- E PageStream Deskjet4C.printer driver printed stripes in
- complex graphic documents. Fixed.
- I "pcl5" option added to PageStream Deskjet4C.printer driver
- E Installation process for Deskjet 1200 users fixed.
- Now DeskDriver, not DeskDriver4C is installed.
- E DeskDriver4C Media setting is now "Save"d with
- DeskPref4C
- I PCL 5C Option added, making the DeskDriver4C
- working with PCL 5C compatible printers
- (Deskjet 1200, Paintjet 300XL).
- I HP screen-matching Color adjustment values added.
- I DeskDriver "Media" setting added for Deskjet 1200 and
- Paintjet 300XL printers.
-
- 29.06.93 V1.12
-
- I SetupPJL program added.
- I SetupKXP program added.
- C "empty page removement" routine changed and improved in DeskDriver/4C.
- (hopefully saves some rain forest ;-).
- I HAM/HAM8 pictures saved with ADPro may be faulty. Studio
- now prints even those corrupt files ;-)
-
- 27.07.93 V1.13
-
- C Improved user-interface. Problems with Cycle2Menu program and shift-click
- function fixed.
- E PageStream drivers may cause crashes on 68000/68010
- systems.
- E DeskDriver and DeskDriver4C now selects 12cpi in aRIN.
- I "Hexagonal Cluster" Dither added.
- I Improved "Blue Noise" output from Studio. Sorry, improved
- quality costs 5% speed.
- I PinDriver now uses intelligent dither alignment similar to the
- other drivers for better output (less stripes). Specialy
- Epson24 graphic mode can show major improvements.
-
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