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nDATE 0886
1HP LASERJET PRINTER DRIVER INSTALLATION AND USE
FLASER
"A. GENERAL DESCRIPTION
!The HP LaserJet printer driver is designed to make it possible to print
!reports prepared on the Alpha Micro computer on the HP LaserJet printer.
!Such reports are prepared by using Alpha WRITE. Given that the user is
!familiar with Alpha WRITE features such as FONT, HEADER, etc., then the
!LaserJet driver will produce the desired results.
!The HP LaserJet printer has the capability to do what is called "Portrait"
!and "Landscape" printing. The former is what might be called typical
!printing, i.e., the report prints from top to bottom on a typical 8 1/2 x
!11 page. Landscape means that the report will be printed sidewise on the
!page, i.e., from side to side. These printing modes should NOT be mixed
!in one specific report that is to be printed via the HP LaserJet driver.
#B. INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
!Two programs are required to use the LASER Driver on the Alpha Micro
!computer: LASER.PDV, and TADUTL.LIT. To restore these programs to the
!Alpha Micro disk, mount the VHS tape in the VCR and log to [1,2]. Type
!VCRRES DSK0:[]=DSK1:[] and follow the steps normally associated with
!VCRRES. When finished, you will note that the LASER driver, which is
!called LASER.PDV, will be restored to DSK0:[1,6], and that the TADUTL.LIT
!program that is used to insert the PIC code and to control the LASER.PDV
!will be present in [1,4].
!After LASER.PDV has been restored to DSK0:[1,4], enter the PIC code
!provided by TADC. The PIC code contains three sets of letters and
!characters, separated by a dash, that are associated with the SSD chip
!contained within the computer. It is important to be very sensitive to
!the letters and numbers making up the PIC code. All the letters are
!capitalized. Note the difference between O and the number 0. Similarly,
!be careful to distinguish between the letter L and the number 1.
!To enter the PIC code, LOG to [1,2], and type TADUTL. The TADUTL menu
!will appear. Since the LASER.PDV is part of the Office and Support System
!(OSS), type OSS. The next menu will list the software associated with OSS
!system. Type HP. Information will then be displayed on the VDT about the
!SSD process and the PIC code will then be requested for the LASER.PDV.
!Enter the PIC code information exactly as it is typed on the enclosed
!form, and touch <RET>. After a few seconds the main TADUTL menu will
!again appear. Touch <RET> to exit from this menu. You will not be able
!to determine if this process is succesful until you start to use programs
!that use the LASER.PDV. If the PIC code was entered correctly, reports
!using this driver can then be sent to the HP LaserJet printer.
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nDATE 0886
"B. INSTALLATION PROCEDURE (Continued)
!If the PIC code was installed incorrectly, you will see the message
!invalid PIC, on the VDT when a report is sent to the HP LaserJet printer.
!If this occurs, then the PIC insertion process must be started over again.
!If the driver still doesn't work, call TADC!
!C. USING THE LASERJET DRIVER
!Most of the time the results of the LaserJet driver will be transparent to
!the user, e.g., the driver simply translates the printer forms controls
!received from AlphaWRITE for the HP LaserJet printer. However, it is
!important to understand that the LaserJet driver will not enable a print
!command to be activated if the appropriate Font cartridge is not installed
!in the printer. Similarly, if a printer characteristic is requested that
!is not consistent with the other controls exercised in the AlphaWRITE
!menu(s), then that characteristic will not be activated in the printer, no
!matter which Font cartridge is installed.
!For example, suppose the "E" (Letter Gothic) Font cartridge is installed.
!This cartridge has one pitch: 12 characters/inch (CPI). This means that
!if the document header requests 16 CPI, there is no way the driver will
!make it possible to print a file with this requirement. The Laser driver
!will activate such a request only when an appropriate, e.g., "L" Font
!cartridge is installed in the printer.
!Similarly, if some portion of the text is to appear in italics, if the
!Font cartridge has italics only under 12CPS, and the AlphaWRITE header
!information is set for 10 or 16 CPI, then the desired text will NOT be
!italicized. However, if the Font characteristic of the Font cartridge is
!consistent with that the AlphaWRITE menu(s), and the appropriate requests
!have been made in AlphaWRITE, then the print file will exhibit the
!requested characteristic.
!All printer forms control requests are contained in AlphaWRITE. For
!example, HEADER contains information such as Lines/inch (LPI), and Word
!Spacing (Fixed, Variable, or Proportional). Similarly, Function key
!number 2 is used in lower case mode to start, and end underscore or
!underline. And function key number 2, upper case (Shift Function key 2),
!is used to start and end BOLD printing, and Font type. Four possibilities
!are provided for Font type, i.e, number 6 under Shift Font: 0 = Portrait;
!1 = Landscape; 2 = Upright; and 3 = Italics. NOTE: do not mix Portrait
!and Landscape within a given file!
!NOTE: the following printer forms controls are NOT activated in the
!current version of the HP LaserJet printer driver. Subsequent versions
!may have one or more of these printer characteristics.
!Variable word spacing; Strikeout; Overbar; Overprint, double
!underscore, and special characters.
