NOTES ON THE HP DESKJET 300 SERIES PRINTER DRIVER VERSION 5.0 FOR MICROSOFT(R)WINDOWS(TM) VERSION 3.1 =============================================================== This document contains important information about the HP DeskJet 300 Series printer driver that supplements the online help. Contents: 1. DRIVER INSTALLATION DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THIS DRIVER AND PREVIOUS VERSIONS (v4.x) INSTALLING THROUGH THE CONTROL PANEL REINSTALLING OR UPGRADING MS WINDOWS ABOUT THE HP SPOOLER 2. TROUBLESHOOTING INFORMATION CROSSHATCHED FILLS AND PATTERNS DO NOT PRINT DRIVER WILL NOT INSTALL TO AN OMNIBOOK FORMATTING PROBLEMS WITH PRINT REGIONS AND MARGINS 3. APPLICATION NOTES SOFTWARE APPLICATION NOTES 4. INI FILE MODIFICATIONS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS =============================================================== 1. DRIVER INSTALLATION =============================================================== DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THIS DRIVER AND PREVIOUS VERSIONS (v4.x) ------------------------------------------------------------ o New printing status monitors o Print spooling through new HP Spooler INSTALLING THROUGH THE CONTROL PANEL ------------------------------------ HP does not recommend installing the driver through the Control Panel as this may result in incomplete installation. You should run the HPSETUP.EXE program on the installation disk instead. If you must install the driver through the Control Panel, rename the file HPADJET.INF to OEMSETUP.INF on the driver installation disk before doing so. REINSTALLING OR UPGRADING MS WINDOWS ------------------------------------ If you reinstall or upgrade Microsoft Windows after you install the printer driver, you must reinstall the printer driver to ensure proper operation of the printer. ABOUT THE HP SPOOLER -------------------- The HP Spooler manages the documents that you print to your HP DeskJet 300 Series printer. It lets you choose a Print Priority that returns you quickly to your application where you can continue with other tasks, or starts the document printing as quickly as possible. The HP Spooler takes the place of the Windows Print Manager. You have to disable HP Spooler using the INI Configuration program if you want to use the Print Manager for background printing. See the section on INI file modifications in this README file. =============================================================== 2. TROUBLESHOOTING =============================================================== Information on common printer and printing problems can be found in the help file. To access this information, click the Help button in the printer setup dialog box. 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 or Black Text Printout mode. DRIVER WILL NOT INSTALL TO AN HP OMNIBOOK PC -------------------------------------------- The HP Omnibook has a subset of Microsoft Windows 3.1 which does not include the file LZEXPAND.DLL. This file is required for driver installation and is included in the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory of most PCs running Microsoft Windows 3.1. Obtain a copy of this file and copy it to the WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory of the HP Omnibook before installing the printer driver. FORMATTING PROBLEMS WITH PRINT REGIONS AND MARGINS -------------------------------------------------- To use the same print regions as the HP DeskJet 310 v1.0 printer driver, check the "Old Print Region" check box in the INI Configuration program. For instructions on using the INI Configuration program, see the section on INI file modifications 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 300 Series printer driver differs from the printable area allowed by DOS applications. =============================================================== 3. APPLICATION NOTES =============================================================== SOFTWARE APPLICATION NOTES -------------------------- At the time the HP DeskJet 300 Series printer driver was released, the following software application limitations existed: ALDUS PAGEMAKER 5.0: You cannot cancel a print job from PageMaker 5.0. BORLAND QUATTRO PRO 1.0: In Black Text mode, graph backgrounds do not print. COREL DRAW 4.0: Rotated graphic images will print very slowly (printing can take 1 to 2 hours). Select Color Graphics or Color Photo Printout mode instead of Automatic mode when printing rotated graphic images. The printer will print faster in these modes. COREL DRAW 4.0: Portions of printed output will be rotated 180 degrees and enlarged. Exit Windows and then restart Windows. Then try printing again. COREL DRAW 4.0: Full-Color pattern fills may not print correctly. Use alternative fill types. HP Explorer: IF you have the HP Explorer software for the HP LaserJet 4L running in background and you attempt to print with an HP DeskJet 300 series printer driver, you may get an error message "Not Enough Memory To Print". To print with the HP DeskJet 300 series printer driver, either turn off the HP Explorer Software or add the "/x" switch to the STAT4L.EXE command in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. The command should then read STAT4L.EXE /x Using the /x switch may increase the time it takes for HP Explorer to "Pop Up." MICROSOFT EXCEL 5.0 & 4.0: Some paths to the driver dialogs do not work correctly and settings are not retained. To reach a printer setup that works, select: (EXCEL 5) File, Page Setup, Page, Options (EXCEL 4) File, Page Setup, Printer Setup, Setup. MICROSOFT PUBLISHER 1.0: You cannot change print settings from Microsoft Publisher 1.0. You must change print settings through the Control Panel. MICROSOFT WORD 6.0: To print more than 1 selected document, you must disable Background printing. To do this, make sure that Tools, Options, Print, Background Printing is not selected. MICROSOFT WORKS 2.0A and 3.0: If problems are encountered when printing charts, use Color Graphics Printout mode with Pattern Halftoning. TURBOTEX 93: If problems are encountered when printing forms, use Black Text or Color Graphics Printout mode. WORDPERFECT 6.0: When printing tables, there may be horizontal gaps at several places on the page. WP6.0a fixes this problem. However, if you are unable to upgrade to 6.0a, do the following: Run: \WPC20\BIFEDIT20.EXE Select: File, Open Private BIF Select: WP Print Process Select: WPCorp-Windows Printer Flags Click: Insert... and add the following Item: HPADJET Item Type: Unsigned Double Word Value: 2 Click: OK, Close WORDPERFECT 6.0: Underlining and strikethrough for color text does not print in Black Text mode. WORDPERFECT 6.0: WordPerfect reads the minimum print margins only when it is first started. These margins are determined by the paper size and orientation settings in the driver. If you are unable to set the margins to the minimum values for the printer, exit WordPerfect and make sure that the correct paper size and orientation settings are set in the driver through the Windows Control Panel. Then restart WordPerfect. WORDPERFECT: The Paper Source setting in the driver setup dialog (Sheet Feeder or Manual Feed) is ignored. Use the following path to set it: Select Layout, Page, PaperSize and choose or define a Paper Type with the correct "Location". WORDPERFECT 5.2: You may have trouble printing some color images. Try the solution: Select File, Preferences, Print, and turn off "Fast Graphics Printing" by unchecking the check box. WORDPERFECT 5.2: Text in text boxes with shaded backgrounds does not print when "Fast Graphics Printing" is not selected. =============================================================== 4. INI FILE MODIFICATIONS =============================================================== The HPACNFIG.EXE file located in your WINDOWS or WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory modifies control values in HPADJET.INI (and MSPUB.INI). WARNING: These control values affect the behaviour of the driver. 1. Run the HPACNFIG.EXE file from the Program Manager or File Manager. 2. Click on the Help button for information on each of the control values before changing anything. 3. Click the OK Button. =============================================================== ACKNOWLEDGMENTS =============================================================== Microsoft is a U.S. registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. PageMaker is a U.S. registered trademark of Aldus Corporation. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.