Product Information and Features

The software included in this installation is designed to support HP DeskWriter 600 Series printers. This driver allows you to take advantage of all  printer features while running the QuickDraw GX printing extension under 
System 7.5 or later.

ColorSmart™
ColorSmart makes it easy for you to produce high-quality color output when using any HP DeskWriter 600 series printer. When you select "Print", ColorSmart automatically adjusts the print settings for great looking output whether you are printing color or grayscale.

You can select specific print settings, such as intensity, halftoning patterns, and color matching, from within the software application by choosing "Options" from the "Page Setup" dialog box.  Typically, you will want to leave these "Options" settings at "Auto", allowing ColorSmart to provide the best printing of your files. (some of these settings may not be available for your printer). Refer to the Balloon Help™ for more information on these settings.

System Requirements

Operating System: System 7.5 or later and QuickDraw  GX 1.0.1 or later
Note: We recommend that you use the latest version of GX. Contact Apple computer for more information.
Processor: At least a 68020
Memory: Minimum of 8 MB (12 MB is recommended)
Hard Disk Space:  Minimum of 5 MB available


Differences Between HP QuickDraw and HP QuickDraw GX Printer Software

Print Cartridge Maintenance
Under QuickDraw GX, perform print cartridge maintenance from the "Printing" menu when your desktop printer is selected. See Topic "Print Cartridge Maintenance" for instructions.

Print... and Page Setup...
Both QuickDraw GX and QuickDraw applications will work with the HP QuickDraw GX printer software. However, the "Print" and "Page Setup" dialog boxes in QuickDraw GX applications will look different than the "Print" and "Page Setup" dialog boxes in QuickDraw applications. 

Custom Page Setup
QuickDraw GX allows you to apply different page setup settings to each page  within QuickDraw GX applications. This is done through the "Custom Page Setup" dialog box found under the "File" menu.

TrueType 2.0 Font Support
Both TrueType 1.0 and 2.0 fonts can be used with QuickDraw GX. The fonts that ship with the HP DeskWriter 600 Series printer QuickDraw driver are TrueType 1.0. These fonts work with QuickDraw GX, but only TrueType 2.0 fonts will be able to take advantage of the unique QuickDraw GX font features.

Desktop Printers
A new feature in QuickDraw GX is the desktop printer. You must create a desktop printer in order to print. (See Topic "Creating Your Desktop Printer"). QuickDraw GX allows you to create a desktop printer for more than one printer. 

Printing from QuickDraw vs. QuickDraw GX Applications
How you select your printer will vary depending on whether the application you are printing from is a QuickDraw or QuickDraw GX application.

•  When printing from QuickDraw GX applications, you can select any 
   of the desktop printers from the pop-up menu in the "Print" dialog box. 

•  When printing from QuickDraw applications, you must select the  
   desktop printer icon first, then from the Finder "Printing" menu, 
   select "Set Default Printer". The default printer has a black border 
   around its desktop icon. 

Print Job Status
To monitor printer status, double click the desktop printer icon. The dialog box will allow you to view print jobs in the queue, stop printing, change the print job order, pause printing, or remove a print job.

Background Printing
QuickDraw GX always prints in the background. This allows you to work on other documents while printing.

Problems During Printing
If a problem occurs during printing, the desktop printer icon will have a yellow warning sign on top of it. You can view the description of the alert by clicking on the desktop printer icon.