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- DRIVERS.TXT
-
- This file explains the features and installation instructions for the
- updated printer drivers and screen fonts provided on this disk.
-
- The drivers provided here are:
-
- The PostScript driver (version 3.4A) provides a wider range of printer
- support, especially for Linotronic Imagesetters.
-
- The HP LaserJet Series II (PCL 4) printer driver (version 3.4) is much
- faster than the earlier version provided on your Windows 3.0 disks.
-
- The HP LaserJet III (PCL 5) printer driver (Version 3.7) has a number of
- new features, including an improved Font Installer that lets you install
- scalable soft fonts, improved compatibility with Adobe Type Manager, and
- the ability to print scalable fonts with Reverse type style.
-
- There are two sets of driver installation instructions below: one for
- replacing an existing driver with a new version, and the other for
- installing a new driver when no previous version has been installed. If
- you are replacing an earlier version of a printer driver with a new
- driver, install the new driver over the existing one; do not delete the
- earlier version first. The newly installed driver will have the same
- configuration as the one it replaces.
-
- You must install these drivers using the Windows Control Panel; they are
- compressed and therefore cannot be simply copied to your hard disk.
-
- =============================
- INSTALLING A DRIVER
- =============================
-
- To replace an existing driver with the new version:
-
- 1. In the Main window of Program Manager, double-click the Control Panel
- icon.
-
- 2. In the Control Panel window, double-click the Printers icon.
-
- 3. In the "Printers" dialog box, click "Add Printer..." and then
- double-click on the printer name appropriate for your new driver. A
- confirmation alert appears, asking if you want to use the existing driver
- ("Current") or the updated driver ("New").
-
- NOTE: If you are installing the PCL 5 printer driver (hppcl5a.drv) and
- plan to use the Help available from the printer-specific dialog box after
- installation, scroll to the bottom of the printer list and double-click on
- "Unlisted Printer." With this option, Windows will install the correct
- Help information.
-
- 4. Click "New" in the confirmation alert, insert your drivers disk when
- prompted, and click "OK." When installation is complete, Windows adds an
- extra entry for this driver in the "Printers" dialog box.
-
- 5. Highlight the driver entry with the port assignment of "None," and
- click "Configure..."
-
- 6. In the "Printers -- Configure" dialog box, highlight "None" in the
- list of printer ports, and click "Remove."
-
- 7. Click "OK" in each open dialog box, close the Control Panel Window,
- and restart Windows.
-
- To install a new driver when no previous version has been installed:
-
- 1. In the Main window of Program Manager, double-click the Control Panel
- icon.
-
- 2. In the Control Panel window, double-click the Printers icon.
-
- 3. In the "Printers" dialog box, click "Add Printer..." and then
- double-click on the printer name appropriate for your new driver.
-
- NOTE: If you are installing the PCL 5 printer driver (hppcl5a.drv) and
- plan to use the Help available from the printer-specific dialog box after
- installation, scroll to the bottom of the printer list and double-click on
- "Unlisted Printer." With this option, Windows will install the correct
- Help information.
-
- 4. Insert your drivers disk when prompted, and click "OK." When
- installation is complete, Windows adds the new driver entry to the
- "Printers" dialog box.
-
- 5. Click "Configure..." to assign the printer to a port.
-
- 6. With the drivers disk still in the A: drive, click "Setup..." in the
- "Printers - Configure" dialog box to make printer-specific settings.
- (WARNING: This step is extremely important. If you try to make these
- settings later from the "Target printer" dialog box in PageMaker, your
- printed output may be completely unreadable.)
-
- 7. Click "OK" in each open dialog box, close the Control Panel Window,
- and restart Windows.
-
- These drivers are provided as a courtesy to our customers. You can obtain
- updates to these drivers from Microsoft Corporation. If you have
- technical questions about the HPPCL5A driver, call the Microsoft Windows
- Support line at (206) 637-7098. You can also call the Hewlett-Packard
- Peripherals Assist Line at (208) 323-2551 weekdays from 5 AM to 4PM (EST),
- except for Wednesdays, when the hours are 5 AM to 2 PM.
-
- ===============================================
- ABOUT THE NEW POSTSCRIPT DRIVER (PSCRIPT.DRV, v. 3.4a)
- ===============================================
-
- High resolution imagesetters, such as a Linotronic, usually have just four
- ROM-resident printer fonts. Any additional fonts must be downloaded to
- the imagesetter. To facilitate use downloadable printer fonts with
- PageMaker 4.0, we have included the 3.4a version Windows PostScript
- driver, which has the 22 PostScript printer font metric (.PFM) file
- information and additional "extra" and transverse page sizes now built-in
- for the imagesetters currently supported.
-
- The printer font metric information in this driver contains character
- spacing and kerning specification PageMaker and other Microsoft Windows
- applications need to space characters proportionally on the screen and in
- print. PFM files are not downloadable printer fonts. If you are not
- sending your publication to a service bureau for imagesetter output,
- you'll need the corresponding printer fonts for your printer in order for
- those fonts to appear in your printed output. Before you prepare your
- PageMaker files for output by a service bureau, you should verify which
- format they prefer to receive your publication files in, and the printer
- fonts they have available. Some service bureaus may request
- printed-to-disk files in PostScript format which they can simply download
- to the imagesetter.
-
- In any case, you'll need to advise your service bureau of the fonts that
- were used in your publication.
-
- Two screen font files (.FON) have also been included with PageMaker 4.0:
- ITC Zapf Chancery and ITC Zapf Dingbats. Installing these two screen font
- files allows you to view the fonts on screen as they will appear when
- printed using the corresponding printer fonts.
-
- =================================
- FONT METRICS AND PSCRIPT.DRV, v. 3.4a
- =================================
-
- The font metric information now built-in to the 3.4a PostScript driver is
- used in imagesetter-targeted publications. When your system is updated
- with the 3.4a driver, your type specs will be updated with the following
- typefaces when your publication is targeted to an imagesetter:
-
- -Helvetica Narrow
-
- -New Century Schoolbook
-
- -Palatino
-
- -ITC Avant Garde
-
- -ITC Bookman
-
- -ITC Zapf Chancery
-
- -ITC Zapf Dingbats
-
-
- =================================
- INSTALLING SCREEN FONTS
- =================================
-
- The two screen font (.FON) files (i.e. ITC Zapf Chancery and ITC Zapf
- Dingbats) must be installed in order to view them in PageMaker or other
- Windows applications. NOTE: If you've installed these fonts, you can refer
- to the Adobe Type Manager(ATM) Control Panel and skip this section.
-
- To install the two .FON file:
-
- 1) Launch Windows and double-click on the Control Panel icon (or type
- "win control" at the DOS prompt).
-
- 2) Double-click on the "Fonts" icon.
-
- 3) Choose "Add..." in the Fonts dialog box. The "Add Font Files" dialog box appears.
-
- 4) Insert the "Drivers disk" included with PageMaker 4.0 into the
- floppy drive. In the "Directories:" scroll box, choose the correct file
- location where the .FON files are located (i.e. the floppy drive).
-
- 5) In the "Font Files" scroll box on the left, scroll to zd______.fon
- and zc______.fon and highlight (select) both fonts.
-
- 6) Click "OK."
-
- The selected Screen fonts will be copied automatically into the
- "SYSTEM" subdirectory in the Windows directory. They can be viewed in the
- Fonts dialog box under "Samples of Font." Also, the [fonts] section of
- WIN.INI will be automatically updated with the following text:
-
- ZapfChancery-MediumItalic=ZC______.FON
-
- ZapfDingbats=ZD______.FON
-
- Screen font files are now installed and should appear as correct screen
- representations of their associated printer fonts that are chosen in "Type
- specs..." under the Type menu.
-
- NOTE: If you experience any difficulty adding screen fonts (.FON) after
- you've deleted other screen fonts, exit Control Panel and repeat the above
- steps for adding screen fonts.
-
- For additional information on using fonts and other printing issues refer
- to the "PageMaker 4.0 Reference Manual," the README1.TXT, README2.TXT, and
- TYPEMGR.TXT files, and the Microsoft Windows 3.0 documentation.
-
- Copyright 1991, Aldus Corporation. All rights reserved.