Contents

The following Help Topics are available:

How-To Help

Getting Started

Installing the Setup Program

Specifying Setup Program Location

Installing a PostScript Printer From a PostScript Printer Description (PPD)

Specifying Printer Type

Specifying the Path of a Network Printer

Selecting the Local Port

Adding a Printer

Completing Setup

Troubleshooting Help

Unable to Copy

Existing Files on Local Disk

Attempt to Install an Older Version

Different Versions Detected

Not a Windows 95 Host

Not Attaching to Printer Using Adobe Printer Driver

Unable to Connect


Getting Started

This program lets you set up the Adobe Printer Driver for your system.

Before installing the Adobe Printer Driver, close all other running applications. The Setup program cannot copy the driver software to your local disk if applications are now using the driver. To close an application, use Alt-Tab to navigate through the running tasks to the open application, then exit from it.

The installation disk contains a ReadMe.Doc file that provides last-minute information about the Adobe Printer Driver that you should read before installing the software.

To view the ReadMe file:

1.	Click Read.

2.	Choose File>Exit to exit the viewing application after you have read the ReadMe.Doc file.

3.	Click Next to continue.

Available Buttons

Several buttons help you to navigate through the Setup program. The following buttons appear in many of the dialog boxes:

Next lets you move to the next step in the Setup program.

Back lets you go back to the last dialog box to review or change your selections.

Exit lets you end the setup process. If you exit the program in the middle of setup, setup will not be successful. After choosing Exit, you can return to the Setup program by clicking Continue.

Help provides further information on the current dialog.


Installing the Setup Program

After the initial setup, you might want to add printers to your system. For convenience, you can now copy the Setup program to your local computer disk for future use. This program provides you with a tool for installing PostScript printers from PostScript Printer Descriptions (PPDs).

To copy the Setup program for convenient future use, click Yes, then click Next.


Specifying Setup Program Location

This dialog box lets you specify the directory in which the Setup program will reside. The Setup program backs up any older versions of the Setup files and adds a new program group to the Program Manager.

To specify a location:

1.	Select a drive from the Drives menu.

Note: If the Drives menu does not contain the name of the drive where you want to copy the Setup program, you might need to connect to a network server, as described in the following procedure.

2.	Click a directory name in the Directories box, or type the name for a new directory in the New Directory box. The Setup program creates the specified new directory.

3.	Continue the installation by clicking Next.

To connect to a network server:

1.	Click Browse and look through your Network Neighborhood for the desired server. When you find it, select it, then click OK.

You may need to log in to a server. If logon is required, the Enter Network Password dialog box appears.

2.	Enter your user name and password, if necessary, then click OK.


Installing a PostScript Printer From a PostScript Printer Description (PPD)

A PostScript Printer Description (PPD) is a complete description of your printers features. The driver uses this description to display and control your printers special features. This dialog box lets you find and select a PPD for your printer.

To find and select a PPD:

1.	Choose a drive from the Drives menu.

Note: If the Drives menu does not contain the name of the drive that contains the desired PPD, you might need to connect to a network server, as described in the following procedure.

2.	Select a directory from the Directories list. A list of possible PPDs appears.

3.	Select a PPD from the Printer Descriptions Available list, then click Next.

To connect to a network server:

1.	Click Browse and look through your Network Neighborhood for the desired server. When you find it, select it, then click OK.

You may need to log in to a server before you can choose the desired PPD. Select the server; if logon is required, the Enter Network Password dialog box appears.

2.	Enter your user name and password, if necessary, then click OK.


Specifying Printer Type

This dialog box lets you specify whether your printer is attached locally (that is, directly through a serial or parallel cable connection) to your computer or to another computer through a network.

To select a local printer:

1.	Click Local Printer.

2.	Click Next. The Install PostScript Printer From PPD dialog box appears.

To select a network printer:

1.	Click Network Printer.

2.	Click Next. The Network Path dialog box appears.


Specifying the Path of a Network Printer

This dialog box lets you specify the path or queue name of your network printer.

To specify a path or queue name for your network printer:

1.	Type the network path name for your printer. If you don't know the name, click Browse and look through your Network Neighborhood for the printer. When you find the desired printer, select it, then click OK.

You may need to log in to a server before you can choose the desired printer. Select the server; if logon is required, the Enter Network Password dialog box appears

2.	Enter your user name and password, if necessary, then click OK.

3.	Select the desired printer.

4.	Click Next.


Selecting the Local Port

This dialog box lets you select a port for your local printer. The Available Ports list displays your choices. File lets you create a PostScript file of your document on your local disk, or lets you print to a file on a server. COMn is for printers directly connected to serial ports. LPTn is for printers directly connected to parallel ports.

To select a parallel port:

Select an LPTn port from the Available Ports list.

To select a serial port:

1.	Select a COMn port from the Available Ports list.

2.	Click Configure Port. The Port Settings dialog box appears.

3.	Change the port settings to match the serial communications requirements of your printer. For more information, see your printer documentation.

4.	Click OK to close the Port Settings dialog box, then click Next.


Adding a Printer

This dialog box lets you add the printer to your system configuration.

To add the printer:

1.	In the Printer Name box, change the name for the printer to a name that better reflects your system or network configuration. The default printer name is the model name of the printer you are adding.

2.	Decide whether you want this printer to be the current printer to which print jobs will be sent by clicking Yes or No.

3.	To send a test page to the printer, click Yes.

4.	Click Next to continue.

5.	In the properties dialog box for the selected printer, make changes to the default printer property settings, as desired. For more information on property settings, click Help in the properties dialog box.

6.	Click OK after specifying changes to the property settings.


Completing Setup

This dialog box lets you add other printers or complete the installation procedure.

Click Add Another to begin the printer installation procedure again. The Install PostScript Printer From PPD dialog box appears. Continue installing printers, as desired.

Click Exit to complete the setup procedure.


Unable To Copy

The location you specified for the driver software files is a read-only directory. Setup cannot write the driver files to a read-only directory.

Consult with your system administrator and have him or her either complete the entire installation for you, change the access privileges on the specified directory, or choose another location for the files.


Existing Files On Local Disk

Setup detects the same, an earlier, or a later version of the Setup files than those on the AdobePS 4.1 Setup disk.

If the existing files on your local disk are earlier versions of the files on the Setup diskette, reinstall the newer files by clicking Next. For files of the same or a later version, click Skip.


Attempt To Install An Older Version

One or more of the driver software files on the AdobePS 4.1 Setup disk have earlier dates than the driver files on your local disk. Setup does not allow you to install older .DRV driver files than those that already exist on your system.

This dialog box lists the driver files with later dates now on your local disk. If you still wish to install the driver files from the AdobePS 4.1 Setup disk, you must first delete any .DRV files with later dates from your local disk.

To obtain details on a more current file:

1.	Select the desired file, then click Details.

2.	Click OK when you have finished viewing the differences.


Different Versions Detected

The Setup program has checked the version numbers, dates, and sizes of certain files on your system. The files that need to be updated are listed in the box in the dialog box.

To obtain details on a file and copy the files:

1.	Select the desired file, then click Details.

2.	Click OK when you have finished viewing the differences.

3.	Click Next to copy the necessary files.


Not a Windows 95 Host

The server that you specified in the Network Path dialog box is not a computer running Windows 95. Setup cannot therefore determine the type of printer you have selected.

If you know the type of printer you selected, click Next to choose the driver that needs to be installed. Otherwise, click Back to specify another printer.


Not Attaching To Printer Using Adobe Printer Driver

You specified a network printer that is not now using the Adobe Printer Driver and cannot be properly configured for the Adobe Printer Driver.

To correct this problem, choose one of these options:

1.	Use the Add Printer Wizard to attach to the network printer using the current driver and correct the configuration settings. For more information, see your Windows 95 system documentation.

2.	Run the Setup program on the remote system first to install an Adobe Printer Driver printer. Then rerun it on your local system to use that printer.

3.	Attach to another network printer that is now using the Adobe Printer Driver.


Unable To Connect

Setup cannot connect to the specified printer. You may have specified an invalid name for the network printer, or the network may be unavailable.

If you suspect that your network is unavailable, see your network administrator. Otherwise, make sure that you have the correct path name for your printer and try to add the printer again using the correct name.


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