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README FILE FOR HPPCL5A PRINTER DRIVER VERSION 3.77
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This README file contains the following information:
* Installation Instructions
* New Features
* HPPCL5A Printer Driver Enhancements
* User Hints
* HP Personal Peripherals Assist Line
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INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THIS DOCUMENT AND ANY SOFTWARE THAT MAY ACCOMPANY
THIS DOCUMENT (collectively referred to as the HPPCL5A Printer Driver
Version 3.77) IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The user
assumes the entire risk as to the accuracy and the use of the HPPCL5A
Printer Driver Version 3.77. The HPPCL5A Printer Driver Version 3.77 may be
copied and distributed subject to the following conditions: 1) All text
must be copied without modification and all pages must be included; 2) All
files on the disk must be copied without modification (the DOS utility
DISKCOPY is appropriate for this purpose); 3) All components of the HPPCL5A
Printer Driver Version 3.77 must be distributed together; and 4) the HPPCL5A
Printer Driver Version 3.77 may not be distributed for profit.
Copyright (c) 1990, 1991 Hewlett-Packard Company. All Rights Reserved.
Univers is a product of; and Intellifont is a registered trademark of AGFA
Compugraphic, a division of Agfa Corporation.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
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To install the HPPCL5A Printer Driver:
1. Start Windows 3.0.
2. Choose Control Panel from the Main Group in Program Manager.
The Control Panel window appears.
3. Choose the Printers icon from the Control Panel window.
The Printers dialog box appears.
4. Choose the Add Printer >> button.
5. From the List of Printers: dialog box, select the Unlisted Printer.
Unlisted Printer is the last entry in the List of Printers dialog box.
6. Choose Install.
7. Insert the HPPCL5A Printer Driver Disk Version 3.77.
8. Double click on the installation drive in the "Directories:" list.
9. Double click on HPPCL5A.DRV in the Driver Files list.
10. Choose "New" when asked whether you want to use the current driver or
install a new driver.
11. The entry "HP LaserJet III on None, Inactive" will appear in the
Installed Printers dialog box.
12. Choose Configure.
13. Highlight the correct printer port from the Ports dialog box.
14. Choose Setup.
15. Make any necessary changes in the Printer Setup window to reflect your
printer's configuration.
16. Choose OK twice.
17. Choose Active.
18. Choose OK.
The HPPCL5A printer driver is now installed.
NOTE: Any HP LaserJet III printer you have previously installed will
use the new PCL 5 Printer Driver and Hewlett-Packard Font Installer.
Remove through the Control Panel any HP LaserJet III printer entries
that are not needed.
To remove a printer from the Installed Printers List:
1. Choose Control Panel from the Main Group in Program Manager.
2. Choose the Printers icon from the Control Panel window.
The Printers dialog box appears.
3. Highlight the printer you want to remove.
4. Choose Configure.
5. Choose Remove.
6. Choose Yes when asked if you want to remove the printer.
7. Choose OK twice to return to the Control Panel.
Until you exit Windows 3.0 and then restart Windows 3.0, the
Printer Setup function from the Control Panel is accessed from the
installation disk. Make sure the installation disk for HPPCL5A Printer
Driver Version 3.77 is inserted in the floppy drive whenever you request
Printer Setup from the Control Panel after installing the new Printer
Driver and before exiting Windows 3.0.
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NEW FEATURES
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New features included with the HPPCL5A Printer Driver Version 3.77 include:
* Support for the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIISi
- Additional Internal Scalable Typefaces
- Memory Selection up to 17 Megabytes
- Output Bin Selection
- Job Separation Selection
* Support for the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIIP
- Internal Fonts and Scalable Typefaces
- Dual Input Bin
* Hewlett-Packard Font Installer Including AutoFont Support
Support for the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIISi - The Hewlett-Packard
LaserJet IIISi has several features that were not available in previous
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet Printers. When the HP LaserJet IIISi is selected
as the printer in the Printer Setup window, the HPPCL5A Printer Driver
Version 3.77 provides support for these features.
Additional Internal Scalable Typefaces - When the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet
IIISi printer is selected, support for scalable typefaces Zapf Dingbats,
CG Times, Univers, and Univers Condensed in medium, bold, italic and bold
italic treatments is available. Zapf Dingbats is available in the
Series 100, Series 200, Series 300, PS, and Ventura Screen symbol sets.
The other scalable typefaces are available in the Windows symbol set.
From the Printer Setup window you will be able to set the following
options:
Memory Selection up to 17 Megabytes - The available selections
take in to account all of the possible memory configurations using
1 Megabyte and 4 Megabyte SIMMS.
Click on Options in the Printer Setup window to access the following
options:
Output Bin Selection - The Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIISi has two
output bins, upper and lower.
Job Separation - Job separation is produced by a shift of the
rollers controlled by a PCL command. Job Separation is either on
or off allowing each printout to be offset from the previous
printout.
Notes: International C5 envelope size is not supported on the
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIISi Printer. The duplex option will be
available from the Options Box of the Printer Setup window, but will
not work on the printer unless the duplexing option is installed.
Commands are appended to the beginning of every file to change the
printer into PCL mode.
Support for the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIIP - When the Hewlett-Packard
LaserJet IIIP is selected as the Printer in the Printer Setup window,
the driver supplies support for the LaserJet IIIP's internal fonts and
scalable typefaces including CG Times and Univers in medium, italic, bold
and bold italic treatments. CG Times and Univers are available in the
Windows symbol set. Also, dual bin support is available for those people
who purchase the optional paper tray.
Hewlett-Packard Font Installer - Scalable typefaces and bitmapped fonts
can now be installed for use in both Windows 3.0 and your Hewlett-Packard
LaserJet III family printer. The Hewlett-Packard font installer installs
typefaces and fonts from the following file types:
.PCM Printer Cartridge Metrics file. This file is created by the
cartridge vendor. PCM files are used for scalable and bitmapped
cartridges that are not supported by the Hewlett-Packard
LaserJet III printer driver.
GLUE.TXT This file contains information for all font products you install
with AutoFont Support. Soft fonts and cartridges, bitmapped and
scalable can be installed from the "glue.txt" file.
When prompted by the HP Font Installer for the drive\directory
from where you want to add fonts, input the drive\directory where
your "glue.txt" file is located (default directory for