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NOTES ON THE HP DESKJET 500 SCALABLE PRINTER DRIVER FOR
MICROSOFT« WINDOWS 3.0
=======================================================
This document contains important information about the HP
DeskJet 500 Scalable Printer Driver for Microsoft« Windows
3.0 that supplements the on-line Help. These topics are
covered:
* Application Notes
* System Configuration
* Performance
* Using Additional Scalable Typefaces
* Accessing the Windows Symbol Set
* Printing with the HP DeskJet Family Printer Driver
APPLICATION NOTES
=================
At the time the HP DeskJet 500 Scalable Printer Driver for
Microsoft« Windows 3.0 was released, the following software
application limitations existed:
COMPUTER SUPPORT ARTS & LETTERS v3.01, MICROGRAFX
CHARISMA v2.0, MICROGRAFX DESIGNER v3.01: Text
rotation is not supported.
COREL DRAW v1.2: "Fit to Page" is not supported.
MICROSOFT« EXCEL v2.1c/d: When printing fonts larger
than 40 point, manually enlarge the cell size before
printing.
MICROSOFT« PROJECT v1.0: It is recommended that you have
more than 1 Mb RAM (640 Kb with 384 Kb extended) to
print in Windows Standard mode.
MICROSOFT« PROJECT v1.0: Top or bottom borders may be
truncated, resulting in some lines not being printed.
MICROSOFT« WINDOWS WRITE v3.0: Large point size
characters may not print.
MICROSOFT« WORD FOR WINDOWS v1.0 and v1.1: At large
point sizes, the double underline will appear as a
solid line.
MICROSOFT« WORD FOR WINDOWS v1.0 and v1.1: This
application does not recognize newly installed printer
fonts until you choose Printer Setup from the File menu
and click OK.
MICROSOFT« WORD FOR WINDOWS v1.0 and v1.1: When printing
in landscape orientation, italic characters may not
print completely.
WINDOWS FILE MANAGER v3.0: When Print File is chosen,
the last line on the page may not be printed.
The following printing problems occur at 150 and 75
dots per inch print resolution:
MICROSOFT« EXCEL v2.1c/d: text does not print.
MICROSOFT« POWERPOINT v2.0: text is compressed when
printed.
OMNIS 5 v1.01: graphics do not print.
SAMNA AMI PROFESSIONAL v1.2: graphics box outlines
do not print.
ZENOGRAPHICS PIXIE v2.0: text is compressed when
printed.
If you are using a 640 Kb RAM computer system under
Windows Real mode, some software applications (e.g.,
MICROGRAFX CHARISMA v2.0, COREL DRAW v1.2, MICROGRAFX
DESIGNER v3.01, MICROSOFT« EXCEL v2.1c/d, MICROSOFT« WORD
FOR WINDOWS v1.1) may be unable to print.
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
====================
A 80286 processor or greater is required to use the HP
DeskJet 500 Scalable Printer Driver for Microsoft« Windows
3.0.
Memory Requirements
The HP DeskJet 500 Scalable Printer Driver for Microsoft«
Windows 3.0 was designed to work with supported Windows 3.0
system configurations. Although the driver will work on a
minimum memory configuration (640 Kb RAM), 1 Mb (640 Kb
conventional memory with 384 Kb extended memory) or more
memory is recommended.
Disk Requirements
The HP DeskJet 500 Scalable Printer Driver for Microsoft«
Windows 3.0 requires approximately 1 Mb of free disk space
for installation of the driver and the three printer fonts
that came with it (Courier, CG Times, and Univers).
Printer Support
The HP DeskJet 500 Scalable Printer Driver for Microsoft«
Windows 3.0 supports the HP DeskJet 500 and HP DeskJet PLUS
printers. This printer driver is also compatible with the HP
DeskJet printer, but the print speed will be slower. For all
three HP DeskJet printers, the print quality will be the
same.
The HP DeskJet 500 Scalable Printer Driver for Microsoft«
Windows 3.0 does not support internal printer fonts, font
cartridges, or soft fonts. To access these fonts, use the HP
DeskJet Family printer driver. See "Printing with the HP
DeskJet Family Printer Driver" later in this document for
more information.
PERFORMANCE
===========
The HP DeskJet 500 Scalable Printer Driver for Microsoft«
Windows 3.0 was designed to give you the best possible
performance on your printer, but its output speed can be
affected by the mode under which you run Windows:
Under Real mode, the following errors are likely to
occur because of memory limitations: out of memory
errors when printing, noticeably slow printing, or
large point sizes not printing.
Under Standard and Enhanced modes, the following errors
may occur depending on the number of applications you
have open at one time and the amount of memory your
computer system has: out of memory errors when
printing, noticeably slow printing, or large point
sizes not printing.
Recommendations
Most techniques for improving your printer's performance
require freeing memory for the printer driver to use. The
printer driver works like an application, the more memory
that is available for the printer driver to use, the better
the printer's performance. Try the suggestions below to
improve printer performance if your printer is slow or you
are having difficulty printing:
Add extended memory to your computer system to increase
printer performance.
Close those applications that are not currently active
and try printing again.
USING ADDITIONAL SCALABLE TYPEFACES
===================================
The HP DeskJet 500 Scalable Printer Driver for Microsoft«
Windows 3.0 supports all scalable typefaces in the HP
MasterType Library format. You do not need HP Type Director
2.0 to use these scalable typefaces because the Intellifont
type scaling technology has been built directly into the
printer driver. You will, however, need to "reinstall" these
typefaces using the HP DeskJet 500 Scalable driver if you
already have installed them on your system. Information for
installing HP MasterType Library format typefaces is
available by choosing Troubleshooting from the Help menu in
the HP DeskJet 500 Scalable on . . . dialog box.
The Intellifont type scaling technology scales and
rasterizes the HP MasterType Library format typefaces on
your computer. The data is then sent to the printer as
graphics data. This process differs from HP Type Director
2.0, which downloads fonts to RAM cartridges in the printer
and then accesses them like soft fonts. RAM cartridges are
not used by the HP DeskJet 500 Scalable Printer Driver for
Microsoft« Windows 3.0 and will not improve performance.
ACCESSING THE WINDOWS SYMBOL SET
================================
The Windows Symbol set was included with the printer fonts
that came with the HP DeskJet 500 Scalable Printer Driver
for Microsoft« Windows 3.0. A file named SYMBOL.WRI, included
on the disk(s) that came with the driver, contains the ANSI
code equivalency table for the Windows Symbol set. This
file may be read by using the Windows 3.0 Write accessory.
To use the Windows Symbol set, you will need to install
the CG Times printer font and the Symbol screen font
(SYMBOLE.FON that came with Windows). To access the Symbol
character set, follow the instructions in the SYMBOL.WRI
file.
PRINTING WITH THE HP DESKJET FAMILY PRINTER DRIVER
==================================================
The HP DeskJet 500 Scalable Printer Driver for Microsoft«
Windows 3.0 is a graphics data-based driver, and as such,
converts all information sent to the printer to graphics
data.
If you are printing documents that contain mostly text
and would like the ability to improve in your printer's
performance, you may wish to print those files with the HP
DeskJet Family printer driver. This driver came with your
Microsoft« Windows 3.0 application package. To use it, select
the HP DeskJet Family printer driver from the List of
Printers in the Printers dialog box and set it up for use
following the instructions in your Microsoft« Windows User's
Guide.
Both drivers may be installed at the same time and you may
alternate between the two by Activating the appropriate
driver in the Printers dialog box from the Control Panel.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
================
Scalable type outlines are licensed from Agfa Corporation.
Intellifont is a registered trademark of Agfa Corporation.
CG Times, a product of Agfa Corporation, is based on Times
New Roman under license from Monotype Corporation plc. Agfa
is a registered trademark of Agfa-Gevaert AG. Univers is a
registered trademark of Linotype AG and/or its subsidiaries.
Ami Professional is a registered trademark of Samna
Corporation.
Arts & Letters is a registered trademark of Computer
Support Organization.
Charisma and Designer are registered trademarks of
Micrografx, Inc.
Corel Draw is a registered trademark of Corel Systems
Corporation.
Microsoft«, Excel, and PowerPoint are U.S. registered
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Other product names are trademarks of their own supplier
companies.