PRINTERS.WRI from Windows for Workgroups 3.11 (Part 1)

• Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11

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The following information was taken from the Microsoft Windows for Workgroups version 3.11 PRINTERS.WRI.

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Additional Notes About Printing in Microsoft Windows for Workgroups Version 3.11 ____________________________________________________________

This document contains information not available in the printed documentation or in online Help for printers. Some of the topics in this document are specific to particular printer models or printer types, such as PostScript or PCL printers, and some are more general, such as instructions on how to print extended characters.

For additional information about Microsoft Windows for Workgroups that does not pertain to printing, see "Other Online Documents" at the end of this document.

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Contents

This document contains the following topics about printing:

1.0 Printing from MS-DOS based Applications 1.1 Printing Conflicts Between Remote and Local MS-DOS based Applications 1.3 Spooling Print Jobs from MS-DOS based Applications

2.0 Printing Extended or International Characters

3.0 Configuring Your Printer's DIP-Switch Settings 3.1 Canon Bubble-Jet BJ-10e and BJ-130e 3.2 Epson 9-Pin and 24-Pin Printers Supported by Windows for Workgroups 3.3 Fujitsu 9-Pin and 24-Pin Printers Supported by Windows for Workgroups

4.0 Notes About PostScript Printers and Cartridges 4.1 Installing a PostScript Printer 4.2 Installing Support for Additional PostScript Printers 4.3 Printing a PostScript Print File in UNIX 4.4 Printing TrueType Fonts in Place of Other Fonts on a PostScript

     Printer

5.0 Notes About Hewlett-Packard, Canon, and PCL Printers and Plotters 5.1 Configuring Memory on PCL Printers 5.2 Simulating Bold Type on PCL Printers 5.3 Printing from PageMaker Version 3.x to a PCL Printer 5.4 Using the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIIsi in PostScript Mode 5.5 Using Intellifont for Windows Version 1.0 with Hewlett-Packard

     LaserJet III Printers

     Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 500 Printer

      Pub II Font Cartridges

6.0 Notes About Additional Printers and Font Packages 6.1 Feeding Paper on Fujitsu Dot-Matrix Printers

6.2  Printing to an IBM Personal Pageprinter, Using the      EPT Port

     Okidata 24-Pin Printer

7.0 Troubleshooting 7.1 Troubleshooting Garbled Output

8.0 Other Online Documents

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1.0 Printing from MS-DOS based Applications

1.1 Print Conflicts Between Remote and Local MS-DOS based Applications

In Windows for Workgroups, Print Manager manages all local and remote print jobs, except for those from local MS-DOS based applications. A conflict arises if a remote client sends a print job at the same time an MS-DOS based application is printing. Since Print Manager does not control local MS-DOS generated print jobs and MS-DOS based programs usually do not close printer ports when their print jobs are complete, the redirector must use the MS-DOS based application's idle time to determine when to print the remote print job. The time the redirector waits is specified in the [Network] section of the SYSTEM.INI file in the PRINTBUFTIME= statement. By default, this value is set to 45 seconds.

If the above situation occurs, you are warned that a potential device conflict exists and if you continue, the printed output may be incorrect or garbled. The local (print server) print job goes directly to the port, breaking up and potentially interrupting the remote print job.

If you have a shared printer on your machine, do not override a device conflict warning. You may be able to work around this problem by setting PRINTBUFTIME= to a lower value (such as 10 seconds).

1.2 Spooling Print Jobs from MS-DOS based Applications

This section contains information on the use of Windows for Workgroups with third-party products or configurations that have not been tested and are not supported by Microsoft. If the procedures described in this section do not enable print spooling to work properly on your computer, contact the manufacturer of the third-party product for more information or use a supported configuration.

Windows for Workgroups cannot spool local print jobs sent to the printer by MS-DOS based applications. The following paragraphs outline a workaround for this situation. This workaround may also alleviate device contention errors.

To spool print jobs from MS-DOS based applications, you must print from one computer to another (using a dummy port) and then redirect the job back to the first computer. The print job is then put in the print queue. This may eliminate any device conflicts when you try to print to the local printer.

Note: This works only if the application has the ability to choose the LPT2 port over the LPT1 port.

In the following example, Computer One has a shared local printer on LPT1 that is being accessed by Computer Two over the network.

1. Install a printer driver for the port LPT1.DOS on Computer Two

1. From Computer One, connect to the share on Computer Two using LPT2.

2. Print from an MS-DOS based application to LPT2. Your print job

2.0 Printing Extended or International Characters

In addition to the 128 standard ASCII characters you can type by using your keyboard, you can use extended or international characters by using the Character Map application. For more information, see Help for Character Map.

When Windows prints a file, each character you typed while using your application is translated from the Windows character to the appropriate character on your printer. If your printer supports the same character, the character prints. Otherwise, some other character, such as a period or other filler character, prints instead. Check your printer manual and experiment with your printer to determine which extended characters are supported.

Note: This limitation applies only to the printer's hardware fonts. Fonts provided by Windows for Workgroups do print the extended characters.

3.0 Configuring Your Printer's DIP-Switch Settings

The following printer models require certain DIP-switch settings in order to work properly in Windows for Workgroups. Make sure you configure your printer's DIP-switch settings before you install your printer.

3.1 Canon Bubble-Jet BJ-10e and BJ-130e

All DIP switches should be set to the factory-default position. For the BJ-10e and BJ-130e models, this is the OFF position.

3.2 Epson 9-Pin and 24-Pin Printers Supported by Windows for Workgroups

The following DIP-switch settings are required for all Epson 9-pin and 24-pin printers:

Auto LineFeed: OFF Skip Over Perf: OFF

3.3 Fujitsu 9-Pin and 24-Pin Printers Supported by Windows for Workgroups

The following DIP-switch settings are required for all Fujitsu 9-pin and 24-pin printers:

Color: AUTOSEL LF Code: LF Only CR Code: CR Only Emulate: DPL24/DPL24C

4.0 Notes About PostScript Printers and Cartridges

This section contains information specific to PostScript printers.

4.1 Installing a PostScript Printer

When you install a PostScript printer, make sure you select the name of your printer model (not PostScript Printer) from the List Of Printers box in the Printers dialog box. If you select PostScript Printer, you may encounter problems when printing. However, if you are using Finale (manufactured by CODA), this is not the case.

4.2 Installing Support for Additional PostScript Printers

If you are using a PostScript printer that is not listed in the List Of Printers box in the Printers dialog box, you need to install a Windows PostScript Definition (WPD) file for the printer. To do this, use the Printers option in Control Panel or the Printer Setup command in Print Manager, and select Install Unlisted Or Updated Printer in the List Of Printers box.

Windows for Workgroups requires an OEMSETUP.INF file to install the WPD file. Insert the vendor-provided disk that contains this file in drive A, and then follow the instructions for setting up a printer. For more information about installing a printer, see Help for Print Manager.

4.3 Printing a PostScript Print File in UNIX

The PostScript printer driver inserts a CTRL+D key combination at the beginning of every print job to reset the printer. Because UNIX systems recognize CTRL+D as an end-of-file character, any print files you create by using the PostScript printer driver do not print in UNIX. You can correct this problem by removing the CTRL+D key combination from the print job. To do this, add the following setting to the [ModelName,Port] section in the WIN.INI file (where ModelName is the name of your PostScript printer model):

CtrlD=0

For more information about editing the WIN.INI file, see the WININI.WRI online document.

4.4 Printing TrueType Fonts in Place of Other Fonts on a PostScript Printer

In most cases, the PostScript printer driver can evaluate the fonts in your document and determine whether to use the Windows TrueType fonts, the fonts built into your printer, or downloaded soft fonts.

In some cases, the printer driver can use either the Windows TrueType fonts or the printer fonts, as in the following examples:

  You are using a True Image printer that includes built-in TrueType

  You want to print a document in Windows for Workgroups version 3.11

If the driver can use either the Windows TrueType fonts or the printer fonts, it uses the printer fonts by default. If you want the driver to use the Windows TrueType fonts instead, add the following setting to the [ModelName,Port] section in the WIN.INI file (where ModelName is the name of your PostScript printer model):

ttfavor=1

To use the printer fonts again, set this value to 0.

For more information about editing the WIN.INI file, see the WININI.WRI online document.

4.5 Controlling TrueType Font Downloading on PostScript Printers

When you are setting printer options for a PostScript printer, you can specify that TrueType fonts be downloaded as Adobe Type 1 fonts. To do this, use the Send To Printer As option in the Advanced Options dialog box for the PostScript printer driver. This setting causes smaller TrueType fonts to be printed as bitmaps and larger TrueType fonts to be printed as outline fonts.

By using the MinOutlineEppem setting in the WIN.INI file, you can specify (in the number of points per em) exactly when TrueType fonts should be printed as bitmaps and when they should be printed as outline fonts. To do this, add the following setting to the [ModelName,Port] section in the WIN.INI file (where ModelName is the name of your PostScript printer model):

minoutlineeppem=<number>

The default value for number of points per em is 101. Fonts whose points per em are fewer than the number you specify are downloaded as bitmaps. Fonts whose points per em are greater are downloaded as outline fonts. To conserve printer memory, decrease the value. To produce high-quality printed fonts at larger point sizes, increase the value. Increasing the value also speeds up printing time but requires more memory.

For more information about editing the WIN.INI file, see the WININI.WRI online document.

4.6 Setting the Timeout for PostScript Printers

Some PostScript printers require a high timeout value in order to print complex documents. If you selected the Print PostScript Error Information check box in the Advanced Options dialog box when you configured your printer and your printer is printing timeout messages, try increasing the printer's timeout value. To specify the timeout value for your printer, add the following setting to the [ModelName,Port] section in the WIN.INI file (where ModelName is the name of your PostScript printer model):

timeout=<number-of-seconds>

For example, if you want to set the printer timeout to 10 minutes on an Apple LaserWriter IINT connected to LPT1, you would add the following setting to the [Apple LaserWriter IINT,LPT1] section of the WIN.INI file:

timeout=600

Note: The timeout setting and the Timeouts options in the Printer Connect dialog box are unrelated. The timeout setting specifies the timeout value for your printer, whereas the Timeouts options in the Printer Connect dialog box specify the timeouts for Windows.

For more information about configuring your printer and setting Timeouts options for Windows, see Help for Print Manager or Control Panel. For more information about editing the WIN.INI file, see the WININI.WRI online document.

4.7 Rotating EPS Files When Printing in Landscape Mode

If the placement or orientation of imported images (such as EPS files) is incorrect when you are printing in landscape mode from an application that supports imported files, try adding the following setting to the [ModelName,Port] section of the WIN.INI file (where ModelName is the name of your PostScript printer model):

LandScapeOrient=270

For more information about editing the WIN.INI file, see the WININI.WRI online document.