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Using Postscript with PC-Write Standard Level 2.0.
PC-Write Standard Level 2.01 supports PostScript! There are four different
print control files to access all the standard PostScript typefaces in 8, 10,
12, 14, 18, 24, and 30 points. The first three Adobe PostScript menu items
access Times and Helvetica, the next three items access New Century Schoolbook
and Helvetica Narrow. The next three items access Palatino and Avant Garde;
and the last three menu items access ITC Bookman and Zapf Chancery.
Each print control file is available in three formats. The first is for a
non-networked user printing to a PostScript printer such as an Apple
Laserwriter, QMS PS-810, or other high compliance PostScript printer. The
second is for a networked user printing to a PostScript printer over a
network. The third is for a user printing to a HP LaserJet with a PostScript
cartridge, the Pacific Dataproducts PostScript emulation cartridge, or other
PostScript clone. It can also be used on a network.
Determine the type of PostScript user you are and follow the corresponding
instructions. If it's not obvious which type of user you are, try more than
one option, resetting the printer each time before you try a new option.
If you are not networked, and are printing to a high compliance PostScript
printer, follow the SINGLE USER instructions. If you are printing to a
PostScript printer on a network, follow the NETWORKED USER instructions. If
you are printing to a HP LaserJet with a PostScript cartridge, or a printer
with a PostScript emulation, follow the CARTRIDGE USER instructions.
SINGLE USER:
Install one of the stand alone PostScript print control files from the
Installation or Customization program. The PostScript initialization and
finalization files PSDOWN2.INI, PSDOWN.FIN; and PSREAD.ME are automatically
copied to your work disk or working directory.
To print, first initialize the printer by downloading PSDOWN2.INI. We suggest
using the DOS COPY command if your printer is connected with a parallel port,
and the PRINT command if it's connected with a serial port, especially if it
uses XON/XOFF protocol.
PSDOWN2.INI stays resident in the printer until PSDOWN.FIN is downloaded. This
lets you continue printing with PC-Write without downloading PSDOWN2.INI each
time. If for some reason you wish to reset the PostScript printer each time
you print, follow the instructions for a NETWORKED USER.
TO INITIALIZE THE PRINTER:
Change to the directory or drive where PSDOWN.INI is located and type:
COPY PSDOWN2.INI PRN
or
PRINT PSDOWN2.INI
If you use the DOS print command, it must be on your path, and you may need to
specify the correct output port.
You can now print normally with PC-Write. Remember that you cannot print with
other software programs until you reset the printer with PSDOWN.FIN.
TO RESET THE PRINTER:
Change to the directory or drive where PSDOWN.FIN is located and type:
COPY PSDOWN.FIN PRN
or
PRINT PSDOWN.FIN
Your PostScript printer may take 30 to 45 seconds to reset. Once the busy
light stops flashing, you can print with other software programs or download
PSDOWN2.INI again to print again with PC-Write.
Print the file PRINT.TST to see your font assignments in PC-Write. You cannot
do this with the Installation and Customization programs, but must print it
directly through PC-Write.
NETWORKED USER:
Install one of the networked PostScript print control files from the
Installation or Customization program. The PostScript initialization and
finalization files PSDOWN2.INI, PSDOWN.FIN; and PSREAD.ME are automatically
copied to your work disk or working directory.
PC-Write automatically sends the PSDOWN2.INI file to the printer each time you
print. It resets the printer at the end of each job, which may take 30 to 45
seconds.
Print the file PRINT.TST to see your font assignments in PC-Write. You can do
this with the Installation and Customization programs, or print it directly
through PC-Write.
CARTRIDGE USER:
Install one of the CART. PostScript print control files from the Installation
or Customization program. The PostScript initialization and finalization files
PSDOWN2.INI, PSDOWN.FIN; and PSREAD.ME are copied to your work disk or working
directory.
PC-Write automatically sends the PSDOWN2.INI file to the printer each time you
print. It resets the printer at the end of each job, which may take 30 to 45
seconds.
Print the file PRINT.TST to see your font assignments in PC-Write. You can do
this with the Installation and Customization programs, or print it directly
through PC-Write.
COMMON PROBLEMS:
1. If fifteen pages of code print out when you download PSDOWN2.INI, either
you are a single user and have already printed this file (in which case you
must reset the printer by turning it off or sending PSDOWN.FIN); or the
printer is NOT in PostScript mode. This is very common with printers with
more than one emulation mode. Consult your printer manual for information on
changing to PostScript mode.
2. Only the first page of a multipage document prints out. Usually this means
that your printer expects XON/XOFF protocol. Refer to the PC-Write Reference
Manual for information on printing to device names SER1 and SER2 in PC-Write
that use XON/XOFF protocol.
3. Your file never prints. First, be patient. PostScript printers are often
very slow, especially if you use a lot of formatting or font commands. If your
file still has not printed after five minutes, you may need to follow the
instructions for a CARTRIDGE USER. The cartridge version of the print control
file has special commands that signal the end of a print job, and force the
printer to print. Unfortunately, this may cause endless paper feeding on an
Apple laserwriter.
The cartridge version will automatically download PSDOWN.INI to the printer
each time you print and is suitable for networks.
4. Your file never prints. Make sure that you are printing to the proper
output port. PC-Write prints to PRN by default, which is usually assigned to
the first parallel port. If your printer is connected in serial, or to another
parallel port, see your PC-Write Reference Manual for information on printing
to different ports.
You may also need to use the Customizer to slow down the rate that PC-Write
sends information to your printer. From the Customizer main menu, choose
Printer Setup, Printer Control File: Modify Existing, and Output Port: Change
it. After selecting whether it's connected in serial or parallel, choose the
short printing delay. If this does not seem to be slow enough, try the long
printing delay.
5. When you are printing a range of pages, the last page in the range, if it
is not the last page in the file, does not print until you exit the Print
menu. This is normal. The PostScript printer does not eject a page until you
print another one, or conclude the print job.
TECHNICAL NOTES:
If you have used PC-Write with a PostScript printer in the past, or you need
some of the more advanced features of the PostScript printer, this section is
for you.
The advanced features available with the PostScript printer and PC-Write are:
Portrait and Landscape printing. To access these features with PC-Write, you
must use the Dot TT line within your document (see your PC-Write manual for
information about the Dot TT command).
.TT:35,105 (Portrait on)
.TT:35,107 (Landscape on)
Landscape is turned off by turning on Portrait, and vice versa.