***************************************************************** ***************************************************************** README FILE FOR HEWLETT-PACKARD HPPCL5E PRINTER DRIVER FOR FOR USE WITH MICROSOFT WINDOWS 3.1 WITH SUPPORT FOR THE HP LaserJet 4/4M, 4L, 4ML, 4Si/4Si MX, AND 4P/4MP PRINTERS: HPPCL5E Printer Driver For Windows 3.1: 31.V1.27 ***************************************************************** ***************************************************************** This README file contains the following information: * Important Legal Information * Installation Instructions for Windows 3.1 * Features of the HP LaserJet 4 Family Printer Driver * System Update Information * User Hints * How to Obtain Additional Help ***************************************************************** IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION ***************************************************************** Information provided in this document and software called the Hewlett-Packard HPPCL5E Printer Driver version 31.V1.27 IS PROVIDED "AS IS." No implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose are given. The HPPCL5E PRINTER DRIVER Version 31.V1.27 may be copied and distributed only to users of an HP LaserJet 4 Family Printer. All files on the disk must be copied without modification. All components of the HPPCL5E PRINTER DRIVER Version 31.V1.27 must be distributed together. The HPPCL5E PRINTER DRIVER Version 31.V1.27 may not be distributed for profit. Copyright (c) 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 Hewlett-Packard Company. Copyright (c) 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 Microsoft Corp. Copyright (c) 1988, 1989 Aldus Co. All Rights Reserved. Intellifont is a registered trademark of AGFA Compugraphic, a division of Miles Corporation. MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. TrueType is a registered trademark of Apple Computers Inc. ***************************************************************** INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS for WINDOWS 3.1 ***************************************************************** To install Hewlett-Packard HPPCL5E printer driver version 31.V1.27 for Windows 3.1: 1. Choose the "Control Panel" from the Main Group in Program Manager. 2. Choose the "Printers" icon from the Control Panel window. 3. The Printers dialog box appears. Choose the "Add>>" button. 4. The "List of Printers" dialog box appears. Select "Install Unlisted or Updated Printer" (first line in list). 5. Choose the "Install" button. 6. Insert the driver disk with the HPPCL5E printer driver into your flexible disk drive and specify the corresponding drive, OR enter the drive and directory where the driver files are stored. 7. At the "Add Unlisted or Updated Printer" dialog box, highlight one of the available printers: "HP LaserJet 4/4M", "HP LaserJet 4L", "HP LaserJet 4ML", "HP LaserJet 4P/4MP", "HP LaserJet 4Si/4Si MX" and press [Enter]. If you are asked whether or not to install the new HPPCL5E3.DLL file, press the "Yes" button to continue the installation. 8. Choose the "Connect" button. 9. Highlight the correct printer port from the "Ports:" list box and press [Enter]. 10. Choose the "Setup" button. 11. Make any necessary changes in the Printer Setup screen to reflect your printer's configuration. 12. Choose OK. 13. Choose the "Set as Default Printer" button. 14. Choose the "Close" button. ***************************************************************** FEATURES of the HP LASERJET 4 FAMILY PRINTER DRIVER ***************************************************************** The Hewlett-Packard LASERJET 4 HPPCL5E PRINTER DRIVER version 31.V1.27 includes support for the HP LaserJet 4/4M, 4L, 4ML, 4P/4MP, & 4Si/4Si MX printers and the following features: Support for Graphics Quality. For the LaserJet 4/4M, 4Si/4Si MX, and 4P/4MP at 600 dpi mode the driver supports 600, 300, and 150 dpi. For the LaserJet 4/4M, 4L, 4ML, 4Si/4Si MX, and 4P/4MP, at 300 dpi mode the driver supports 300, 150, and 75 dpi. The actual graphics resolution settings are denoted by the descriptive terms of High, Medium, and Low rather than the actual dpi. Support for the internal Intellifont typefaces. All the internal Intellifont typefaces in the HP LaserJet 4/4M, 4L, 4ML, 4Si/4Si MX, 4P/4MP printers are supported in the 19U symbol set. Support for HP-GL/2 Support for HP-GL/2 is in the HPPCL5E PRINTER DRIVER. Under the Options Dialog in the Printer Setup, an option of "Graphics Mode" is available. Two options are present: HP-GL/2 or Raster. The first choice enables both HP-GL/2 and raster printing which optimizes print performance. The second choice uses raster only. The default graphics mode is set to raster for the HP LaserJet 4L. The default mode is set to HP-GL/2 for the HP LaserJet 4/4M, 4ML, 4Si/4Si MX, and 4P/MP. Default settings for "Graphics Mode" optimize print speed for the given printer. If you encounter print difficulties in HP-GL/2 Graphics Mode, it is recommended that you change the mode to Raster and try your print job again. Additional information on this topic may be found in the help files that accompany this driver. Choose Help from the driver dialog screens or the HP font installer screens to access the HELP information. Support for EconoMode (Supported by the LaserJet 4L, 4ML, and 4P/4MP) Support for EconoMode is in printer driver versions 31.V1.20 or later within the Options Dialog. There are two options available, ON or OFF. With EconoMode enabled the output will resemble draft mode, using fewer dots in order to conserve toner. Support for Print Density (Supported by the LaserJet 4L, 4ML, and 4P/4MP) Print density support is provided in the Options Dialog. Adjust the density of the printer according to the desired density. The density range is one (lightest) to five (darkest). Dialog Support for REt Another feature added to the Option Dialog is the REt (Resolution Enhancement technology) box. The options here are: - HP LaserJet 4L, 4ML, and 4P/4MP Light, Medium, Dark, and OFF - HP LaserJet 4/4M Printer Default, Light, Medium, Dark, and Off - HP LaserJet 4Si/4Si MX Printer Default, ON, and OFF Dialog Support for Resource Saving (Supported only by LaserJet 4Si/4Si MX) This feature, added to the main setup dialog box, allows the user to tell the printer driver how much memory is set aside for each printer personality (PCL and PostScript). This memory is used for saving printer resources between printer language switching. The range is 0KB to 99900KB. Version Information Resources This feature, in printer driver versions 31.V1.20 and later, is added to the printer driver and its dynamic link libraries. This helps to eliminate a possible mismatch of driver and driver resource files when installing previous drivers. If a potential mismatch is detected during driver installation, a dialog box that contains a warning is displayed. Custom Media Size Custom Media is also supported by this driver for the HP LaserJet 4ML and 4P/4MP. The size of the custom media in most cases must be set in both the application's page setup and the driver setup. For more information about minimum and maximum page size, see your users manual. ***************************************************************** SYSTEM UPDATE INFORMATION (Changes to Version 31.v1.27 since 31.v1.25) ***************************************************************** Cartridge Support This driver does not have built-in support for HP font cartridges. Font cartridge support is still available by: 1) Installing the fonts for the font cartridge from the autofont support disk shipped with the font cartridge 2) North American customer can contact Hewlett-Packard's Driver Distribution Center. Call: 303-339-7009 Monday through Saturday, 24 hours a day Fax: 303-330-7655 3) For other customers, please contact your local HP dealer. 4) Downloading the PCM (printer cartridge metric) files from the HP Periperals Forum library on CompuServe. The filename for the PCM files is L4PCM.EXE. After extracting the files, the PCM files can be installed from the HP Font Installer which is accessed from the "Control Panel", "Printers", "Setup", "Fonts...", "Add Fonts..." option in Windows 3.1. Detailed installation instructions are included with the PCM files. 300 DPI Compatibility Additional compatibility has been added to this driver to insure compatibility between documents printed with this driver and documents printed with the HP LaserJet III Family drivers. This compatibility is automatically enabled when a document is printed with the resolution field set to 300 DPI. ***************************************************************** USER HINTS ***************************************************************** On-line help files are included for the HPPCL5E PRINTER DRIVER and the HP font installer screens. Choose Help from these screens to access the HELP information. HP-GL/2 Graphics Mode If you encounter print difficulties in HP-GL/2 Graphics Mode, it is recommended that you change the mode to Raster and try your print job again. Additional information on this topic may be found in the help files that accompany this driver. Choose Help from the driver dialog screens or the HP font installer screens to access the HELP information. Aldus PageMaker 5.0 When using this driver with Aldus PageMaker 5.0, users may experience problems with rotated images printing as tiled squares on LaserJet 4 family printers (LaserJet 4/4M, 4L and 4Si/4Si MX) that do not support Windows Raster Operations (ROPS). *************************************************************** HOW TO OBTAIN ADDTIONAL HELP *************************************************************** SOFTWARE DRIVERS AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION CompuServe's HP Peripherals Forum provides low-cost, around-the-clock access to drivers and technical support information. You can call CompuServe at 800-848-8199. (Users type: GO HPPER) Hewlett-Packard's Driver Distribution Center provides North American customer with HP drivers for several popular software packages. To order drivers: Call: 303-339-7009 Monday through Saturday, 24 hours a day Fax: 303-330-7655 For other customers, please contact your local HP dealer. SOFTWARE APPLICATION SUPPORT Call the phone number listed in your software vendor's manual. PERIPHERAL TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE (For US and CANADA only) To resolve problems you may encounter, we suggest using the following resources: 1) Your company may have an internal support professional, department, or help desk. 2) Your local authorized reseller is also qualified to provide you with support. HP FIRST (HP's Fax Information Retrieval Support Technology) Provides technical information by fax. HP Audio Tips provides pre-recorded answers to commonly asked questions about HP peripheral products. Both of these free services are available around-the-clock by calling 800-333-1917. HEWLETT-PACKARD CUSTOMER SUPPORT CENTER The HP Customer Support Center provides free live technical assistance for peripherals. Call: 208-323-2551 Hours of operation: Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Wednesdays, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time *************************************************************** ***************************************************************