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   Readme.txt

Readme File for the Hewlett-Packard HP-GL/2 & HP RTL Windows Driver

Product name:

HP DesignJet Printer Driver

(HP-GL/2 and HP RTL)

                 	for Microsoft Windows 3.1 and Windows 95.

Version number:  v2.2

Language(s) supported:   English, French, Italian, German, Spanish.

Products supported:

HP DesignJet

HP DesignJet 200

HP DesignJet 220

HP DesignJet 230

HP DesignJet 250C

HP DesignJet 330

HP DesignJet 350C

HP DesignJet 600

HP DesignJet 650C

HP DesignJet 750C

HP DesignJet 755CM

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 you use it to set a large paper size.  The Enable scaling setting in the Options properties page may be selected.  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.

Micrografx Designer 4.1 users:

Some rotated text may become invisible (same color as the background) when printed or even on the screen.

Solution: Select it and change its color.

Software Publisher's Harvard Graphics users:

If you use gradient shading together with the driver's scaling feature, you may see solid black

lines at color boundaries.

Solution: Use gradient fills which are not "exactly" vertical or horizontal.

Adobe Photoshop users:

Horizontal black bands may appear in your printed output.

Solution: Select the Process in Computer setting in the Options property page.

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.

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. The following Help Topics are available: