Installation instructions: See detailed instructions at the end of this file.
Platform requirements: MS Windows 3.1, 3.11 or 95.
SOFTWARE APPLICATION NOTES:
General
If your application has a Page Setup, or similarly named menu item, you should always take care when it is used to set a large paper size. ZoomSmart scaling settings in the Paper Sizes properties page may be active. If so, the scaling effect could generate an error message which tells you that the scaled paper size is too large for your printer and that scaling will be disabled. However, in some extreme cases this error message will be repeated several times. After the final error message your drawing will be printed according to the Page setup settings and with the scaling setting disabled.
General
The inked area functionality of some HP DesignJet printers may not work as expected when working with some applications. This happens because these applications draw objects around the page, or at the upper left-hand corner. These objects may be hidden or might just be a single pixel. Therefore, the resulting cut page (inked area) may be bigger than you expected.
Some applications that show this behavior are: Micrografx Picture Publisher, SPC Harvard Graphics, and Microsoft Powerpoint.
AutoCAD R13 for Windows
Problem - You are using the 8 bits per pixel option of the render functionality and your prints are black or almost completely black, and have general color inconsistencies.
Workaround - To avoid this problem, use the 24 bits per pixel rendering option.
(You can select this option in the Render window of Autocad. In the Render window go to Options menu then Color depth and select 24 bits per pixel. You will need to render the plot again for this change to be effective.)
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
IMPORTANT
No other applications should be running when you install this driver.
Quick Installation from Windows 3.1 and 3.11
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.
Quick Installation from DOS (Windows not running)
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.
Standard Windows 3.1 and 3.11 Installation
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 time-outs 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.
Windows 3.1 and 3.11 installation note:
If you experience problems with the recommended procedure for installing the driver (running the INSTALL program from the Program Manager), try using the alternative method (go to Control Panel, Printers and click Add).
Standard Windows 95 Installation
Note that, unless stated otherwise, all mouse clicks in the following procedure assume you are using the left mouse-button.
1. With the "HP DesignJet 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.
2. Double-click on the Add Printer icon to open the Add Printer Wizard dialog box.
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.
How is this printer attached to your computer?
Select:
Local printer if the printer is connected to your computer by a cable running directly between them.
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.
Click the manufacturer and model of your printer. If your printer came with an installation disk, click Have Disk. If your etc..
Click on Have Disk... and in the "Install From Disk" dialog box, enter the specification of your floppy disk drive and click on OK. This time in the "Add Printer Wizard" dialog box select your HP DesignJet Printer from the list and click on Next. If you already have an existing driver for your printer we recommend to replace it using the on on the disk.
Do you print from MS-DOS-based programs?
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.
Would you like to print a test page?
We recommend that you select Yes.
By printing a test page you will test the communications link between your system and the printer.
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.
5. Remove the driver installation disk.
⌐Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company 1996. All rights reserved.
Version 2.3 September 1996
A limited License is granted for the use of this Software (and related documentation) only with Hewlett-Packard printers on a no-cost, sharing basis. You may distribute and copy this Software (and related documentation) so long as it is strictly for use with Hewlett-Packard printers, it is not modified and remains a completely unaltered package, it is not sold for profit and it is advertised for use with Hewlett-Packard printers.
