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.
