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Printer Software for Windows 95 and Windows 3.1/3.11
for MINOLTA Color PageWorks/Pro
Version 1.09
Date: Jul 11, 1997
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Color PagePro is a trademark of Minolta in Europe, Japan and Asia.
Color PageWorks is a trademark of Minolta in the U.S. and Canada.
Minolta is a registered trademark of Minolta Co., Ltd.
Microsoft, Windows 95 and Windows 3.1 are registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation.
Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies or organizations.
Copyright (C) 1997 Minolta Co., Ltd.
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This README file contains the following information.
1. Introduction
2. Installing the Driver
3. Helpful Hints
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1. Introduction
This diskette contains the Minolta Color PageWorks/Pro Printer Driver
files for Windows 95 and Windows 3.1/3.11.
The Minolta Color PageWorks/Pro Printer Driver was developed to
provide true Windows-based printing for users of the Minolta Color
PageWorks/Pro Printer.
The Minolta Color PageWorks/Pro Printer Driver lets you set up your
Color PageWorks/Pro Printer to provide the type of printed output
you want. Note that such factors as the original data (number of
colors, resolution, data format), the types of paper you are using,
and the settings of your application software can also affect color
printing results.
For further information on the printer and the driver, refer to the
User's manual and online help with driver.
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2. Installing the Driver
The driver can be installed using the standard Windows 95 and
Windows 3.1 printer driver installation procedures. It can be
installed from this diskette.
If an earlier version of the driver is installed, it should be deleted
before installing the new version.
Be sure to close all applications before deleting the old driver and/or
installing the new one.
* To install onto Windows 95, do the following:
If an earlier version of the driver is installed, delete it by
right-clicking on the old driver in the "Printers" window and
selecting "Delete".
If the system asks whether old files should be deleted during
installation, the answer should be "Yes".
(1) Insert this diskette into one of your computer's disk drives.
For this example, we will assume that the diskette is located
in drive A:
(2) Press the "Start" button
(3) Select "Settings" / "Printers"
(4) Double-click on "Add Printer"
(5) Press "Next" until a list of printers to install displays
(6) Press "Have Disk"
(7) Enter the drive the diskette is in: (A:\ in this example)
(8) Follow the instructions
* To install in Windows 3.1, do the following:
If an earlier version of the driver is installed, delete it
by selecting the old driver in the "Printers" window and
selecting "Remove".
(1) Insert this diskette into one of your computer's disk drives.
For this example, we will assume that the diskette is located
in drive A:
(2) Go into Control Panel
(3) Double click on "Printers"
(4) Press "Add"
(5) Select "Install Unlisted or Updated Printer" and press
"Install"
(6) Enter the drive the diskette is in: (A:\ in this example)
(7) Follow the dialog box instructions.
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3. Helpful Hints
Print Setup Windows
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*The printer driver window fails to be opened in Mathcad 6.0
(Windows 3.1/3.11) and The Print Shop Ensemble III (Windows 3.1/3.11)
[Mathcad 6.0]
The printer driver window of Minolta Color PageWorks/Pro does not
come up from Print Setup window when it is selected from "File"/
"Print"/"Print Setup"/"Options". When you need to see and change
the printing setting, open up the Print Setup window of Minolta
PageWorks/Pro from "Control Panel"/"Printers"/"Setup".
[The Print Shop Ensemble III]
The printer driver window of Minolta Color PageWorks/Pro does not
come up from Print Setup window when it is selected from "File"/
"Print"/"Setup"/"Setup". When you need to see and change
the printing setting, open up the Print Setup window of Minolta
PageWorks/Pro from "Control Panel"/"Printers"/"Setup".
ATM (Adobe Type Manager) font
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*Thin black lines on the edge of ATM font.
Sometimes unnecessary black lines may appear on the edges of
characters when you use ATM fonts.
Workaround : Replace ATM fonts with other fonts.
Resolution
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*Printing with 300dpi sometimes causes transparency troubles.
Sometimes when you print a document with resolution of 300dpi,
background objects may be seen through foreground objects.
Workaround : Print the document with resolution of 600dpi.
Memory
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*Data compression
When printing a large complex file, the printer may go into
the compression mode and may affect the image quality to some
degree. Minolta recommends adding more memory when the compression
mode occurrs.
Media type
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*Transparency
When you print a document on a transparency, you must select
"Transparency" as "Output Media" on the Paper tab, so that you can get
a good output. Note that the printing speed slows down to
one-third of the normal speed automatically on color printing
in order to improve the image quality.
*Thick paper
When you print a document on a transparency, you must select
"Thick Paper" as "Output Media" on the Paper tab, so that you can get
a good output. Note that the printing speed slows down to
one-third of the normal speed automatically in order to improve
the image quality.
*Envelope
When you print an envelope, you must set the flap as underside on
manual tray (Tray1) and the printing direction should be identified with
that of the application. Genellaly, envelopes perform well, but some
types may wrinkle. We strongly recommend testing any type of envelope
before buying it in large amounts.
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Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.