
This  file  contains  information  on  the  usage  of  Postscript
printers.
            
SETTING UP THE APPLE LASERWRITER (PLUS):

Follow these instructions to make  sure  you  have  set  up  your
printer correctly:

    - Set both the printer and your computer to operate  at  9600
baud on a serial port.

To set up your computer, use the "Communications Port..." command
in the Setup menu of the Control Panel, and type "9600" for "Baud
Rate:."

To set the baud rate on your  printer,  turn  off  your  printer,
reset  its  communications  switch  to  9600  baud,  and turn the
printer back on.

    - In the WIN.INI file, locate the [Windows] keyword.

If you are not on a network, make sure the  "spooler="  entry  in
that  section  is  "spooler=yes"  (the  default WIN.INI setting).

If you are on a network, it may  have  its  own  spooler.   As  a
result,  you  may  prefer  to  have  the  "spooler=" entry set to
"spooler=no" instead.

    -  Configure  your  LaserWriter  (Plus)   to   use   hardware
handshaking.   This is typical of most MS-DOS computers and print
servers.

To configure the LaserWriter for a hardware handshake, choose the
"Hardware"   option  for  "Handshake"  with  the  "Communications
Port..." command from the Setup menu on Windows'  Control  Panel.
Then  copy LASRHARD.TXT from the Supplemental Printer Driver disk
to the LaserWriter.  For example, assume an  Apple LaserWriter is
connected to  the  COM1: serial port.  You would type the command

COPY A:LASRHARD.TXT COM1:

at the DOS prompt, then press the Enter key.  Do this BEFORE  you
start Windows and try to print.

You configure the handshake of your LaserWriter just once --  NOT
EVERY  DAY  --  so  you  don't  use up the erasable memory in the
printer.  Configuring permanently records the  handshake  in  the
LaserWriter, even after the you turn off the printer.

If you have trouble printing, you may have an older model of  the
LaserWriter.  In order to resolve your troubles, you will need to
upgrade your LaserWriter; contact your dealer.

Otherwise, try switching to a soft handshake.   Choose  the  "No"
option  for "Handshake" with the "Communications Port..." command
from the  Setup  menu  on  Windows'  Control  Panel.   Then  copy
LASRSOFT.TXT from  the  Supplemental Printer Drivers disk to your
printer port.

If all else fails, try installing a new serial port.  Again,  see
your dealer.


PRINTING ITC ZAPF DINGBATS:

With the LaserWriter (Plus), you can select the  font,  ITC  Zapf
Dingbats.   However,  the  screen  will  display  the normal ANSI
character.  That's because a screen equivalent of the font is not
yet  available  from  the  font vendor.  The printed version will
display the dingbat you expect.

            
PRINTING COMPLICATED PRINT JOBS:

LaserWriter (Plus) printers may spend a long time "computing" the
image  of  very  complicated  print jobs.  When this happens, the
Spooler  occasionally  alerts  you  that  the  printer   is   not
responding.   Just  click  the  "RETRY" button, and the print job
will continue normally.


PRINTING SHORT FILES FASTER WITH A POSTSCRIPT PRINTER:

Each time you send a Windows print job to a  PostScript  printer,
you  must  download  a  printer  header.   The header is a set of
PostScript commands that prepare the printer to receive data from
a Windows application.

The  PostScript  header  is  in   a   file   called   PSPREP.TXT.
Downloading, or sending that 12,000-byte file from your system to
the printer, takes about 30 seconds.

If you are printing a short file  of  2  or  3  pages,  the  time
required  to  download the header may take longer than the actual
printing time!

As a result, you may want to download the PostScript print header
BEFORE  you start Windows.  The header stays downloaded until you
turn the printer off.  By downloading once (instead of each  time
you  print),  each print job is shortened by the time required to
download the file.

NOTE:  Do NOT do this if you will be  creating  PostScript  print
files to send to a service bureau for printing.

The process takes three steps:

    1. Edit your WIN.INI file.  Do this just ONCE  --  you  don't
have  to  do  it  every  time  you start your system or turn your
printer on and off.

In the WIN.INI file,  locate  the  keyword  that  describes  your
printer -- for example, [PostScript,COM1].

Add the line  "Header  Downloaded=yes"  to  tell  the  PostScript
printer  driver  on  your system not to download the header every
time you print.

    2. Turn on your LaserWriter (Plus).

Always turn  on  your  printer  BEFORE  you  start  your  system.
Otherwise, the printer will not get the header.


    3. If  the  printer  has  been  turned  off  since  you  last
downloaded  the  PostScript  printer  header, download PSPREP.TXT
now.

You  don't  have  to  do  this  if  you  leave  the  printer   on
continuously.   If  the  header  already  is  downloaded  and you
download it  again,  you  get  a  message  that  says  so.   Just
continue.

You can download the PostScript print header two ways:

    - The easiest way is to add a line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT  file
so  that your system automatically downloads the header each time
you turn on your system.

For example, assume that you have  previously  copied  the  file,
PSPREP.TXT,  from  the  Supplemental  Printer  Drivers  disk to a
directory  on  your   fixed  disk   called   C:\BIN and that your
LaserWriter is connected to COM1:,  you would add the line

COPY C:\BIN\PSPREP.TXT COM1:

to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.  The next time you start your  system,
your AUTOEXEC.BAT file automatically copies the PSPREP.TXT header
from C:BIN and sends it to the LaserWriter that is on COM1:.

This is a good approach if you routinely  turn  your  system  and
printer off at the end of the work day.

    - OR you can type a command like:

COPY C:\BIN\PSPREP.TXT COM1:

This is a good approach to use if you turned off the printer, but
not  your  system.   Or you may have realized that the header was
not downloaded.  Just return to DOS, and type the  command.

     - OR you can use the "Copy..." command from the Windows File
menu.
            

PRINTING ON A LINOTRONIC IMAGESETTER:

Linotronic imagesetters  are  PostScript  devices.   Be  sure  to
install  the  updated  PostScript  printer  driver  provided with
Windows 1.04.

In the printer-specific dialog box for  PostScript  devices,  set
the  "Graphics  resolution:" to the resolution (for example, 1270
dots per inch) of your model.  This will ensure correct printing.


PRINTING ON AN IBM PERSONAL PAGEPRINTER:

In order to use the IBM Personal Pageprinter,  you must setup the
postscript  printer driver to use the EPT: port.  To do this, use
the "Connections..." command from the "Setup" menu of the control
panel.  The EPT: software should have been provided with your IBM
printer.

