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NOTES ON THE HP DESKJET 500 SERIES PRINTER DRIVER
VERSION 4.0 FOR MICROSOFT(R)WINDOWS(TM) VERSION 3.1
===============================================================
This document contains important information about the
HP DeskJet 500 Series printer driver that supplements
the on-line help.
Contents:
1. DRIVER INSTALLATION
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THIS DRIVER AND PREVIOUS VERSIONS
INSTALLING THROUGH THE CONTROL PANEL
REINSTALLING THE DRIVER AFTER REINSTALLING MS WINDOWS 3.1
REINSTALLING A PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE PRINTER DRIVER
2. TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION
BANDING PROBLEMS
CROSSHATCHED FILLS AND PATTERNS DO NOT PRINT
DRIVER WILL NOT INSTALL TO AN OMNIBOOK
ENVELOPES DO NOT PRINT CORRECTLY
FORMATTING PROBLEMS WITH PRINT REGIONS AND MARGINS
PRINTER IS READY, BUT NOTHING IS PRINTING
3. APPLICATION NOTES
SOFTWARE APPLICATION NOTES
INI FILE MODIFICATION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
===============================================================
1. DRIVER INSTALLATION
===============================================================
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THIS DRIVER AND PREVIOUS VERSIONS
-----------------------------------------------------
If you are updating from a previous version of the
HP DeskJet Series Printer Driver, You should be aware
of the following differences between this driver and
previous versions:
o Automatic color printing.
o Printer dialog boxes have been redesigned.
o Intellifont fonts are no longer supported.
o Print regions are different from previous versions
o This driver does not work with Microsoft Windows 3.0
Automatic color printing
------------------------
The HP DeskJet 500 Series printer driver uses
HP's ColorSmart technology to select the best printer
settings for your documents when using HP DeskJet color
printer models. ColorSmart analyzes your document and
automatically selects the halftoning, intensity, and
color control settings to provide the best quality
printout of your document. ColorSmart is enabled when
you select Automatic Printout mode in the
Printer Setup dialog box.
Intellifont fonts
-----------------
Previous versions of this driver included three
Intellifont typefaces. This version of the printer
driver does not support use of Intellifont fonts.
The equivalent typefaces in style can be obtained
by using the following scalable TrueType typefaces
provided with windows 3.1:
Intellifont Font Equivalent TrueType Font
---------------- ------------------------
CG Times Times New Roman
Univers Arial
Courier Courier New
If you have existing documents formatted using
Intellifont fonts, the Windows operating system
will substitute equivalent TrueType fonts. This
may require minor reformatting for some existing
documents.
Print regions are different
---------------------------
The minimum margins using the HP DeskJet 500 Series driver
is 0.33 in. top and 0.67 in. bottom margins for all
printing modes. See the "Troubleshooting" section of
this README file for more information.
This driver does not work with Microsoft Windows 3.0
----------------------------------------------------
The HP DeskJet 500 Series printer driver, Version 4.0,
does not support Microsoft Windows 3.0 or earlier
versions. Before installing this driver, you must
upgrade to Microsoft Windows 3.1.
NOTE: If you do install the driver in Windows 3.0 or
earlier versions through the Control Panel and
attempt to use the driver, an error message will
warn you that the driver will not run with that
version of Windows. You will have to reinstall a
previous version of the driver over the new
driver in order to use your printer.
INSTALLING THROUGH THE CONTROL PANEL
------------------------------------
HP does not recommend installing the driver through the
Control Panel. this may result in incomplete installation.
If you have already installed your driver through the
Control Panel and are experiencing driver problems,
reinstall the driver using the HPSETUP.EXE program.
REINSTALLING THE DRIVER AFTER REINSTALLING WINDOWS 3.1
------------------------------------------------------
If you reinstall Microsoft Windows 3.1 after installing
the printer driver, reinstall the printer driver to
ensure correct printer operation.
Reinstalling a Previous Version of the Printer Driver
-----------------------------------------------------
When installing the HP DeskJet 500 Series printer driver,
the HPSETUP program enters a line in the [spooler] section
of WIN.INI. This line must be removed in order for an older
version of the HP DeskJet Series printer driver to work
correctly. Using an ASCII text editor such as NOTEPAD or
another editing program on your Computer, remove the
indicated line in the spooler section of the WIN.INI:
NOTE: Be sure to make a backup copy of your WIN.INI
file before editing in case you make an error
while editing.
[spooler]
.
.
.
qp.LPT1=hpvqpr.dll <--- REMOVE THIS LINE.
After changing the WIN.INI, restart Microsoft Windows.
===============================================================
2. TROUBLESHOOTING
===============================================================
BANDING PROBLEMS
----------------
When printing solid fills, Browns or other darker colors
may show banding. If this problem occurs, try printing in
Presentation Print Quality mode or Color Photo
Printout mode.
CROSSHATCHED FILLS AND PATTERNS DO NOT PRINT
--------------------------------------------
For many applications, printing crosshatching is not
supported in some printer modes. If you are having
problems printing crosshatching, try using Color Graphics
Printout mode with Pattern Halftoning or Black Text
Printout mode.
Driver will not install to an Omnibook
--------------------------------------
Omnibooks have a subset of Microsoft Windows. Windows
on Omnibooks do not have the file LZEXPAND.DLL in the
WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory. This file is required for
driver installation and is included in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM
directory on most desktop and laptop systems using
Microsoft Windows 3.1. Obtain a copy of the file and
put it in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory of your Omnibook
before installing the printer driver.
ENVELOPES DO NOT PRINT CORRECTLY
--------------------------------
Some applications print envelopes in the wrong orientation.
If you have problems, see the APPLICATION NOTES section
of this README file for solutions.
FORMATTING PROBLEMS WITH PRINT REGIONS AND MARGINS
--------------------------------------------------
The minimum margins using the HP DeskJet 500 Series
printer driver is 0.33 in. top and 0.67 in. bottom margins
for all printing modes. Previous versions of this
printer driver had minimum margins of 0.5 in. for both
top and bottom margins. You may need to reformat
documents created for previous versions of this driver
or restore the printer margins to the settings used in
previous versions of this driver.
To use the same print region as previous versions of the
HP DeskJet Series printer drivers, check the
"Print Region" check box in the INI Configuration
program. For instructions on using the INI Configuration
program, see the section on INI file modification
in this README file.
NOTE: With this change, text on printed pages
containing color will be shifted up from
what you see on your screen.
The printable area on a page using the HP DeskJet 500 Series
printer driver differs from the printable area allowed
by DOS applications.
Printer is ready, but nothing is printing
-----------------------------------------
The HP DeskJet 500 Series printer driver has an enhanced
error detection mode that detects printer error states
such as out of paper or wrong print cartridge installed.
This mode is only available when the printer is connected
directly to your computer (not a network) with a
Centronics parallel or RS-232-C serial cable.
If you ha