Microsoft KB Archive/108848

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Information on HPWINPS.DRV HP PostScript Printer Driver

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Q108848

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows versions 3.1, 3.11

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SUMMARY
Hewlett-Packard (HP) ships a modified version of the PSCRIPT.DRV and WINPS.DRV printer drivers for use with its PostScript LaserJet printers. This article contains the text of the README file shipped with the driver.

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********************************************************************** Hewlett-Packard Company's      PostScript Printing Software for MS Windows 3.1 (HP Extensions Version 1.10)

For the HP LaserJet Printer



New Features of Your HP LaserJet Printer

Resolution: Your printer is designed to print at either 300 or    600 dots-per-inch (dpi). At 600 dpi, the print quality of   your text and graphics will be greatly improved; however, as    much as four times more memory may be required to format a page than at 300 dpi. This feature is found in the Advanced Options dialog box.

EconoMode printing: Printing in EconoMode will help you conserve toner. In EconoMode, your printer uses less toner to print your document and you can lower your cost-per-page by 50%. Use EconoMode when you want to print drafts, proofs, and internal correspondence. Your documents are still readable and the speed of your printer is not reduced or increased.

Resolution Enhancement: Resolution Enhancement (REt) smoothes out the jagged edges of printed characters and graphics to give you increased print quality. If the REt setting is too dark, a   sloping line appears to bulge at transition points. If the REt setting is too light, a sloping line or rounded character appears to have jagged edges. (Resolution Enhancement has no affect on   vertical or horizontal lines.)

Legal Frame Size: Legal Frame Size (also called "Page Protect") helps you manage printer memory when printing various paper sizes. "Auto" is the manufacturer's default setting on the printer's   control panel. It is the best setting for the majority of your print jobs and is equivalent to letter-size printing. For paper sizes larger than letter, for example, legal, A4, etc., change the setting to "Full Legal." The "Reduced Legal" setting increases the amount of memory available to the printer for downloading fonts; however, it can decrease the printable area on your page. This can cause image clipping (enlarged margins) on paper sizes larger than letter.

Note

Each time the Legal Frame Size setting is changed, the printer's   memory is reconfigured and all downloaded fonts and macros are erased.

Application Notes

These application notes point out items to be aware of when using this printer driver with your software packages.

your printer does not allow you to select the PostScript level from which to generate your documents. For example, the HP   LaserJet 4MP printer is a Level 2 printer and its printer driver generates documents using some Level 2 features. You cannot print to a Level 1 printer with this driver, and you cannot generate a   PostScript file with this driver and then transport that file to    a Level 1 printer. For Level 1 printing, you need to use a    Level 1 printer driver for a Level 1 printer.
 * PostScript Level 1 and Level 2 support:  The printer driver for

that Print Manager waits before notifying you that the printer cannot accept any more print information. The standard setting is 45 seconds; however, sometimes it takes the printer longer to process information when you are printing complex documents or   printing on a network. In these cases, 45 seconds may not give your printer enough time to print your documents. We recommend changing the setting to 300 seconds. If you find that your printer is timing out at 300 seconds, select a higher time-out setting. Access to this setting is through your printer driver, not your application. Choose Control Panel (from the Main Group   window in Program Manager), Printers, Setup..., Connect... .   Select the Transmission Retry setting under the "Timeouts" section.
 * Transmission Retry setting: Transmission Retry is the amount of time

template specifies "Default Tray" as your paper source, Word may automatically change that selection to "Manual Feed." Your printer will then prompt you to feed paper through the Manual Feed slot. You may or may not receive a "paper out" message on your computer screen; however, the printer will prompt you to feed paper through the slot. If this happens, go into the Page Setup dialog box, in Word for Windows (choose Format from the menu bar,   Page Setup..., Paper Source) and select "Paper Cassette" or    "Manual Feed" as your desired paper source. Choose the "OK" button if you want this paper source to apply only to your current document, or choose the "Use as Default..." button if you want this paper source to apply to all your Word for Windows documents.
 * Paper Source selection in Word for Windows version 2.0: If your

(Choose Print Setup..., Setup..., Options..., Advanced... .   Select "Type 42" under "TrueType Fonts, Send to Printer as:"). This feature sends TrueType fonts directly to the printer instead of converting them into Adobe Type 1 or Type 3 fonts. This process frees up the cursor for use more quickly, especially after printing a complex document or printing a document that uses many sizes of a given font. You can use Type 42 format with all TrueType fonts; however, it may not provide optimum performance in   all cases. For the majority of your printing needs, Adobe Type 1 will give you the best overall performance.
 * Type 42: Type 42 support is a new feature of your printer

substitute a fixed pitch font (for example, Courier) for a   TrueType scalable font, the change will look correct on your computer screen, but your output may have overlapped characters. The metric dimensions between fixed and scalable fonts are different, creating characters that are incorrectly spaced on   your page. (Choose Print Setup..., Setup..., Options...,   Advanced... .  Select "Use Substitution Table," then choose the    Edit Substitution Table... button to bring up the Substitution    dialog box.)
 * Substituting fixed pitch fonts for TrueType fonts: When you

(reduce or enlarge) the size of your document (choose Print  Setup..., Setup..., Options...). Your printer driver also has this feature. You may find that, when using some applications, your documents will print incorrectly if you set the scaling value in  the application as well as in the printer driver. To avoid this problem, set the scaling value in the application and leave the scaling value set to 100 in the printer driver. For applications which do not support this feature, set the scaling value in the printer driver (choose Control Panel from the Main Group window in  Program Manager, Printers, Setup..., Options...).
 * Selecting the Scale Value: Some applications allow you to "scale"

other than 1 (default) in both your application's Print Setup and Print dialog boxes the output will usually be the product of these two settings (you can access the Print Setup dialog box by  selecting Format from the menu bar, then Print Setup... .  You can   access the Print dialog box by selecting File from the menu bar,   then Print...). For example, if you select 3 copies in the Print Setup dialog box and 3 copies in the Print dialog box, you will receive 9 printed copies. To avoid this problem, select the number of copies in the Print Setup dialog box whenever possible. If you require collated output, an option which several applications provide, select copies in the Print dialog box.
 * Selecting the Number of Copies: If you change "Copies" to a value

both an HP LaserJet 4ML and HP LaserJet 4MP printer, make sure you use the HP LaserJet 4P/4MP printer driver, version 1.10. The Help button is clipped because an older version of the driver, version 1.00, is installed in your system. This problem occurs only if you are using both printers. To find out what version of driver you have installed, choose the About... button in the Setup dialog box.
 * Help button is clipped in the Features dialog box: If you are using

Caution

Some software applications change printer settings globally. This means that the printer settings you select in one application may become the printer settings for other applications as well. Microsoft Word is one application that affects printer settings for all applications.

Calling for Help

If you have questions about your printer or printer driver, call the Hewlett-Packard Customer Support Center at:

(208) 323-2551

The Support Center is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 7 AM to 6 PM (Mountain Standard Time) and 7 AM to 4 PM on Wednesday. Additional query words:

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