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It has recently been observed that the use of Bi-Directional (ECP/EPP) Parallel ports can cause problems with printers, particularly under Windows 95. This would appear to be related to the Internal cabling of the Computer and it is difficult to be more specific, some computers work, others seeminhly identical dont. SEIKOSHA therefore recommends that at least for testing purposes the supposed ECP/EPP capability of you computer is turned off. This will probably involve you going into the BIOS set up, so dig out that old manual.
If you are using Windows 95 (WHY?) then the Parallel Port mode can be seen under the Hardware Manager settings.
This section contains information specific to Laser & PCL printers and has been cribbed from the Printer .WRI file in Windows v3.x.
Notes About SEIKOSHA PCL Printers using the Hewlett-Packard Emulation
This section contains information specific to printing on SEIKOSHA printers using the Hewlett-Packard PCL printer driver.
Configuring Memory on PCL Printers
If you are using a PCL printer, you may want to configure printer memory to reserve a portion of it for permanently downloaded fonts or macros. To do this, you can add two settings to the [HPPCL,Ports] section of your WIN.INI file:
+MemReserve=<kilobytes> specifies the amount of total printer memory that is reserved. For example, if you are using permanently downloaded soft fonts that occupy 300K of memory, you can add MemReserve=300 to your WIN.INI file. You do not need to add this setting if you use the Font Installer program provided with Windows to download your fonts. In this case, the printer driver can automatically detect how much memory is taken up by the fonts.
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ResetPrinter=<0, 1, 2> specifies when the driver should reset printer memory. If the value is 0, the driver resets printer memory when the amount of memory available for printing (the total amount less the value for MemReserve) is low. If the value is 1, the driver resets printer memory after printing each page. If the value is 2, the driver never resets printer memory. In most cases, a value of 0 works, providing that the value for MemReserve is accurate. If you are printing a large document that contains complex graphics, you may want to specify a value of 1.
For more information about editing the WIN.INI file, see the WININI.WRI online document.
Simulating Bold Type on PCL Printers
The Windows version 3.1 PCL driver no longer simulates bold for a font that does not include a bold font style. For example, if you use a cartridge or soft font in your application that includes only a regular font style and then format text as bold, the text prints in the regular font style on a PCL printer.
Printing from PageMaker Versions 3.x to a PCL Printer
Aldus PageMaker version 3.x expects a text band to be sent if you are printing to a PCL printer. If you are using a 3.x version of PageMaker, you need to add the following line to the [HPPCL,Port] section of your WIN.INI file in order to print successfully:
ForceTextBand=1
For more information about editing the WIN.INI file, see the WININI.WRI online document.
Using Intellifont for Windows Version 1.0 with the SEIKOSHA OP-108
If you install Intellifont for Windows version 1.0 after setting up Windows version 3.1, you must reinstall the LaserJet III printer driver by using the Printers option in Control Panel or the Printer Setup command in Print Manager. The installation program for Intellifont for Windows installs an earlier version of the LaserJet III printer driver. This driver does not work correctly with Windows version 3.1.
Printing Windows Version 3.0 Documents on a SEIKOSHA OP-108 Printer
If you are using the LaserJet III printer driver and find that the documents you created when using Windows version 3.0 are printing differently when you are using Windows version 3.1, change the Resolution option to 75 dpi in the printer setup dialog box, and then try printing again.
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