HP Designjet 2500CP Printing Guide for Macintosh, C4704-90091
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Adobe PS Printer Driver 3.0—Win 1/22/97 18:58 frontcov.fra HP DesignJet 2500CP Printing Guide for Macintosh Right master page Adobe PS Printer Driver 3.0—Win 1/22/97 18:58 frontcov.fra TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Adobe, PostScript, PhotoShop and the PostScript Logo and are trademarks of Adobe Systems, Inc. which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Apple, AppleTalk, Chooser, TrueType and Macintosh are registered trademarks and Finder is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. PANTONE® is PANTONE, Inc.'s check-standard trademark for color and is a registered trademark of PANTONE, Inc. QuarkXPress® is a registered trademark of Quark, Inc. TrueType is a trademark of Apple Computers, Inc. QuarkXPress® is a registered trademark of Quark, Inc. Left master page Adobe PS Printer Driver 3.0—Win 1/22/97 18:59 macguide.toc Contents Introduction & Guide Overview . 1 Chapter 1: Installing the HP DesignJet PostScript Drivers for Macintosh . 5 System Requirements 5 Special notes for QuarkXPress users 6 Chapter 2. Choosing your driver setup instructions . 7 Chapter 3. Non-QDGX: Setting up your driver . 9 Chapter 4. Non-QDGX: Manually configuring your printer . 13 Chapter 5. Non-QDGX: Using the PSPrinter 8.3.1 Driver . 17 Chapter 6. QDGX: Creating your Desktop Printer . 19 Chapter 7. QDGX: Using your Desktop Printer . 21 Chapter 8. The HP LaserJet Utility 3.2 . 23 Chapter 9. Working with color . 24 Chapter 10. Working with fonts . 25 Chapter 11. Troubleshooting . 27 Ordering Drivers 27 Troubleshooting Information 28 Right master page Adobe PS Printer Driver 3.0—Win 1/22/97 18:59 macguide.toc Left master page Adobe PS Printer Driver 3.0—Win 1/22/97 18:59 intro.fra 1 Introduction & Guide Overview f you have not yet installed your printer driver, you should do so before continuing. Turn to the next chapter entitled "Installing the HP I DesignJet PostScript Drivers for Macintosh" for information. If you have just installed your printer driver, • first, read the sections below which interest you, then • follow the instructions in the chapter titled, "Choosing your driver setup instructions" starting on page 7. Which driver do I have? If you are running System 7.0 or higher without QuickDraw GX, the PSPrinter 8.3.1 was installed. If you are running System 7.5 or higher with QuickDraw GX (enabled or disabled), the installation software will have copied two drivers to your system. Depending on the state of the QuickDraw GX entension, your system will make the most appropriate driver available - with the GX extension enabled,this will be the DesignJet 2500CP v1.0 driver, with GX disabled, PSPrinter 8.3.1 I have an HP DesignJet! - Why do I have an PSPrinter driver? Your system does not have the QuickDraw GX Extension installed, the instal- lation software chose the driver most suitable for your system. The PSPrinter driver can be used with several of the HP DesignJet series. Furthermore, using the PSPrinter driver along with the correct PPD files ensures document porta- bility across your Hewlett-Packard printers and saves space in your System folder by requiring only one driver. First2 master page Adobe PS Printer Driver 3.0—Win 1/22/97 18:59 intro.fra Introduction 2 What is the HP DesignJet Printing Guide for Macintosh? This HP DesignJet Printing Guide for Macintosh gives you information about: • Selecting and configuring your printer in the Chooser. • Selecting a PPD for your printer, if necessary. • The HP LaserJet Utility. • Troubleshooting printing problems. Do I need to read all of this guide? Most probably not. Once you have read and understood the following chapter "Choosing your driver setup instructions" you can then concentrate on the sections which apply to the driver which was installed on your system. This guide covers all three types of driver interface provided by the "HP DesignJet 2500CP PostScript Drivers for Macintosh". Briefly, these are: Non-QDGX - seen when you do not have the QuickDraw GX extension, or it is installed but disabled. QDGX Old style - seen when your application was not written to use the QuickDraw GX extension, but you have the QuickDraw GX extension installed and it is enabled. QDGX Aware - seen when your application was written to use the Quick- Draw GX extension and it is enabled. Accordingly, you only need to refer to the sections of this guide which apply to the driver interface which is appropriate for your system and applications. The naming of the chapters in this guide indicate which driver interface they refer to. Left master page Adobe PS Printer Driver 3.0—Win 1/22/97 18:59 intro.fra 3 How do I access the on-line information? There are several ways to access the on-line guide for your driver, depending on the dialog box you are viewing, you can click on the “?” icon or help button. Additionally, if your driver was installed correctly, and your HP DesignJet printer is your currently selected printer, you will see an entry in the ‘Apple’ menu which is the title of an on-line guide for a HP DesignJet driver. If you click on this entry, the opening window of the on-line information will be displayed on your screen. By following the basic instructions in this opening window you will be able to see topics which deal with the driver's features and options. What can the driver help me to do? The driver for your HP DesignJet 2500CP printer contains a powerful set of features which allow you to make the best use of its printing capabilities. The following list highlights the driver’s major features: • Autoscale your drawing to fit a different page size. • Make your own custom page size. • Print colors emulating: SWOP, Euroscale, Toyo color standards. • Request pen ink levels status information. • Check printer’s current media setting. • Reduce media waste by rotating your drawing. • Support of Apple ColorSync 2.0 (Read ‘Using Color’ to know more). • Multiple copies while only processing your image once. Information which will help you to use these features is contained in the on-line guide, see previous section for instructions on how to access it. Right master page Adobe PS Printer Driver 3.0—Win 1/22/97 18:59 intro.fra Introduction 4 Left master page Win Printer Driver - Ver 3.0 1/22/97 19:15 c01mac.fra 5 Chapter 1: Installing the HP DesignJet PostScript Drivers for Macintosh F irst of all, ensure that you meet the requirements listed below: SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: For the PSPrinter 8.3.1 driver are: • System 7.0 or later. • Four MB or more of RAM. • 6.5 MB of hard disk space. For the HP DesignJet 2500CP GX 1.0 driver are: • System 7.5 or later. • QuickDraw GX 1.1.3 or later. • Four MB or more of RAM. • 6.5 MB of hard disk space. Installing the driver software is a very simple task: 1) Quit all the applications that you currently have open. 2) Insert the “HP DesignJet 2500CP PostScript Drivers for Macintosh” disk in your Macintosh, 3) Double click the HP DesignJet Installer icon, 4) Follow the onscreen instructions and answer the questions the installer asks. At the end of the installation process you will see a dialog box with a button entitled "Restart". Click on this button and your Macintosh will shut down and restart so that the new driver software will be made available. First2 master page Win Printer Driver - Ver 3.0 1/22/97 19:15 c01mac.fra HP DesignJet Printing Guide Chapter 1: Installing the HP DesignJet PostScript 6 After you have installed the driver software and your Macintosh has restarted, we recommend that you either: • return to the first page to read an introduction and overview of this printing guide if you have not already done so, or • continue by reading the following chapter to begin to set up your driver if you are satisfied that your system meets the requirements of the driver and you have read and understood the introduction and overview section. If you are a QuarkXPress user, see the special notes below. SPECIAL NOTES FOR QUARKXPRESS USERS QuarkXPress® 3.1 or 3.2 require special files to print correctly. The "DesignJet 2500CP.PDF" files are for use only with QuarkXPress 3.1 or 3.2. To install: 1. Locate the folder containing your copy of QuarkXPress 3.1 or 3.2. 2. Open the HP DesignJet folder on your hard disk (or the folder name you entered during installation). 3. Drag the .PDF file from the HP DesignJet folder to the .PDF folder in your copy of QuarkXPress. To use: Select the HP DesignJet 2500CP in the 'Printer Type' pop-up menu in QuarkX- Press’ Page Setup dialog. Left master page Win Printer Driver - Ver 3.0 1/22/97 19:15 c02mac.fra 7 Chapter 2. Choosing your driver setup instructions f you have not already successfully installed the HP DesignJet 2500CP PostScript Drivers for Macintosh software, you should do so before I continuing. Refer to the previous chapter for information. At the end of the driver installation process your computer was restarted. Shortly afterwards you saw the following screen: This screen is there to remind you to complete the driver installation process by setting up your driver. Instructions on how to do this are given below. During the installation process the installer program copied one or two Post- Script drivers, depending on your system configuration, to your hard disk. There are two sets of driver setup instructions in this manual. You should only follow one set of instructions.