Readme File for the Hewlett-Packard

HP-GL/2 & HP RTL Windows Driver

Product name: HP DesignJet Driver (HPGL2/RTL)

for Windows 3.1 and 95/98

Version number: 4.4

Languages supported: English, French, Italian, German,

Spanish, Japanese, Traditional Chinese,

Simplified Chinese, Korean

Products supported: HP DesignJet 200

HP DesignJet 220

HP DesignJet 230

HP DesignJet 250C

HP DesignJet 330

HP DesignJet 350C

HP DesignJet 430

HP DesignJet 450C

HP DesignJet 455CA

HP DesignJet 488CA

HP DesignJet 600

HP DesignJet 650C

HP DesignJet 700

HP DesignJet 750C

HP DesignJet 750C Plus

HP DesignJet 755CM

HP DesignJet 1050C
 HP DesignJet 1055CM

HP DesignJet 2000CP

HP DesignJet 2500CP

HP DesignJet 3000CP

HP DesignJet 3500CP

HP DesignJet ColorPro CAD

Installation instructions: see detailed instructions at the end

of this file

Platform requirements: Microsoft Windows 3.1, 3.11, 95, or 98

SOFTWARE APPLICATION NOTES

Large Paper Sizes

If your application has a Page Setup, or similarly named menu

item, you should always take care when it is used to set a large

paper size. ZoomSmart scaling settings in the Paper Sizes

properties page may be active. If so, the scaling effect could

generate an error message telling you that the scaled paper size

is too large for your printer and that scaling will be disabled.

However, in some extreme cases this error message will be repeated

several times. After the final error message your drawing will be

printed according to the Page Setup settings and with the Scaling

setting disabled.
Internet Links from the Driver's Help File

The driver's help file contains some useful links for users with

access to the Internet. If you use Windows 3.1, you will see the

message "Unable to run the specified file" if you attempt the

links. Under Windows 95/98, you can normally link from the help

file to these Internet pages. However, even if you cannot link

automatically to these pages, they can still provide you with

useful information.

The pages are:

HP Home Page http://www.hp.com/

HP DesignJet Home Page http://www.hp.com/go/designjet

HP DesignJet Online hpp://www.designjet-online.hp.com

Internet Imaging http://www.image.hp.com/

Timeout for Complex Print Jobs (Windows 95/98 Only)

Complex print jobs may experience timeout problems. Under such

circumstances, only a portion of the drawing will be properly

printed, and the device will request more media. To solve the

problem, increase the IN JOB TIMEOUT setting available through the

printer's front panel IO MENU.

For really complex drawings you may also need to change the

printer spool settings. Under Windows 95/98, proceed as follows:

Start -> Settings -> Printers ->

Properties -> Details -> Spool Settings ->

Check "Start printing after last page is spooled"

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

IMPORTANT: No other applications should be running when you

install this driver.

We recommend restarting your computer before installing a driver.

Your operating system should be running, but no other

applications.

Standard Installation for Windows 95/98

Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive and follow the

instructions that appear on your screen.

If no instructions appear on your screen, run the setup.exe

program on the CD-ROM.

Manual Installation for Windows 95/98

If you cannot or prefer not to use the standard installation

process, you can install the driver from the CD-ROM by following

these steps:

1. If the output you send to the printer will go directly to the

printer by network without being stored on another computer, you

must create a network port before installing the driver (consult

your network documentation or network administrator).

2. Click Start, Settings, and then Printers to open the Printers

dialog box.

3. Double-click the Add Printer icon to open the Add Printer

Wizard dialog box. (We recommend that you do not use the New

Driver button in the Printer Properties dialog box to install or

upgrade this driver.)

4. Follow the steps displayed on your screen. Below are some

questions that you may be requested to answer, depending on your

system configuration.

"How is this printer attached to your computer?"

Select:

* "Local printer" if the output you send to the printer will go

directly to the printer by cable or network without being stored

on another computer.

* "Network printer" if you will send output to the printer via

another computer. In this case, all settings for the printer are

managed by a printer server that has been set up by an

administrator.

Click Have Disk...

In the Install From Disk dialog box, enter the location of the

driver on the CD-ROM (the same folder as this ReadMe file) and

click OK. Select your HP DesignJet printer from the list and click

Next.

"Would you like to keep the existing driver or use the new one?"

Select "Replace existing driver".

If you are installing files for a new version and you see this

question, we recommend replacing the existing driver.

"Do you print from MS-DOS-based programs?"

We recommend that you select No. Select Yes only in the case where

you have an MS-DOS driver that can print to a HP DesignJet series

printer.

HP DesignJet Toolbox for Windows 95/98

If your computer is directly connected by a parallel cable to an

HP DesignJet 430, 450C, 455CA, 1050C, or 1055CM printer, you can

install the Toolbox to obtain printer status information.

If your computer is connected over the network (without going

through a printer server) to an HP DesignJet 1050C or 1055CM

printer, you can also install the Toolbox. You need to have an HP

JetDirect Port created for your printer.

To install the Toolbox for either type of connection, you must

first install the HP-GL/2 driver. Then run the following program

from the CD:

E:\toolbox\<lang>\<OS>\Disk1\hplsetup.exe

where E is the letter of the CD-ROM drive (often D or E), <lang>

is the language of your system, and <OS> is your Operating System

version.

Standard Installation for Windows 3.1 and 3.11

1. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

2. Using the File Manager, go to the location of the driver on the

CD-ROM (the same directory as this ReadMe file).

3. Double-click the file INSTALL.EXE.

4. Select the desired configuration in the Installation dialog box

and click OK.

Manual Installation for Windows 3.1 and 3.11

1. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

2. Open the Program Manager.

3. In the Program Manager, select Main.

4. In Main, select Control Panel.

5. In Control Panel, select Printers.

6. In the Printers dialog box, click Add Printer >>.

7. In the List of Printers list box, double-click the Unlisted

 Printer entry.

8. In the "Add unlisted printer" dialog box, double-click the

directory where the driver is located in the Directories list

box.

9. Double-click the model name of the printer you want to

install in the Printer model list box.

10. Click Use Print Manager.

11. In the Printers dialog box, click Connect.

12. In the Printers - Connect dialog box, click the desired port.

13. In the Printers - Connect dialog box, change both the Device

Not Selected and Transmission Retry time-outs to 900 and click

Fast Printing Direct to Port. Click OK.

14. Double-click the desired installed printer so it appears in

the Default Printer box. Click Close.

Standard Installation from DOS (Windows Not Running)

1. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

2. Type

win e:\hpgl2\<lang>\win31\install

where e is the letter of your CD-ROM drive and <lang> is the

language of your system, expressed in English and abbreviated

to two letters: "en", "fr", "ge", "it", "ja", "ko", "sc", "sp",

"tc".

3. Select the desired configuration in the Installation dialog box

and click OK.

Windows 3.1 and 3.11 Installation Note

If you experience problems with the recommended procedure for

installing the driver (running the INSTALL program from the

Program Manager), try using the alternative method (go to Control

Panel, Printers and click Add).

(c) Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company 2000. All rights reserved.

Version 4.4 March 2000

A limited License is granted for the use of this Software (and

related documentation) only with Hewlett-Packard printers on a

no-cost, sharing basis. You may distribute and copy this Software

(and related documentation) so long as it is strictly for use with

Hewlett-Packard printers, it is not modified and remains a

completely unaltered package, it is not sold for profit, and it is

advertised for use with Hewlett-Packard printers.