==================================================== License Agreement for Panasonic PCL 6 Printer Driver ==================================================== 1. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS: Title, ownership rights, and intellectual property rights in the SOFTWARE shall remain in Panasonic and its third party suppliers. You have no rights in the SOFTWARE except as expressly granted in accordance with this agreement. 2. LICENSE: Under this agreement, you are granted a non-exclusive license to use the SOFTWARE for the purpose of using with compatible Panasonic products in your country. You are not permitted to (1) assign, sublicense, sell, rent, lease, convey, or transfer the SOFTWARE to any third party by any tangible media such as floppy disk, magnetic tape, or CD-ROM, (2) distribute the SOFTWARE on a network or by a telephone line available to the public or (3) alter, modify, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, or create derivative works based on the whole or any part of the SOFTWARE. If any direction on usage or restriction for the SOFTWARE is expressly specified in this web site, you are required to follow such direction. 3. TERM: This agreement is effective upon installing the SOFTWARE until you terminate the agreement by destroying the SOFTWARE. This agreement will also terminate if you fail to abide by any terms of this agreement. In case of termination, you must promptly destroy the SOFTWARE. 4. LIMITED WARRANTIES: THE SOFTWARE IS SUPPLIED STRICTLY ON AN 'AS IS' BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE SOFTWARE. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHOOSING, MAINTAINING AND MATCHING OTHER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE COMPONENTS IN COMBINATION OF THE SOFTWARE. IN NO EVENT, SHALL PANASONIC, PANASONIC CHANNEL PARTNERS, AUTHORIZED DEALERS AND THEIR THIRD PARTY SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE INCLUDING INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE, ARISING FROM USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE SOFTWARE, OR ANY MODIFICATION OF THE SOFTWARE. 5. EXPORT CONTROL: You are not allowed to export the SOFTWARE in part or whole, directly or indirectly, in violation of any restrictions, laws or regulations imposed by the government of your country or any other relevant countries, and are required to obtain necessary approval prior to exporting the SOFTWARE. --------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Panasonic DP-C321/C401 --- --- Printer Driver for Windows(R) 2000/XP --- --- May 2003 --- --- Readme --- --------------------------------------------------------------------- This document describes the following: 1. Requirements 2. File Configuration 3. Installation 3.1. Installation on Windows(R) 2000 3.2. Installation on Windows(R) XP 3.3. Installation Using the Plug & Play Function 3.4. Uninstallation 4. General Comments 5. Limitations 6. Software Update 1. Requirements =============== 1. Please note that this printer driver operates on a computer with a 32-bit x86-based microprocessor (Intel 80486/25 or above) and an upward-compatible processor, running Windows(R) 2000 or Windows(R) XP English Version. 2. File Configuration ===================== mg6iaie.inf mg6iae.hlp mg6iae.cdd mg6iae.ddd mg6iaer.dll mg6ibe.ddd mg6ice.ddd mg6iaex.dll mg6iaex.exe mgcc4el1.icm mgcc3el1.icm mgcc2el1.icm mg6iaec.dll mg6iaed.dll mg6iael.dll mg6iaem.dll mg6iaen.dll mg6iaeo.dll mg6iaeu.dll addreso.dll mgzadce1.exe 3. Installation =============== Follow the instructions below to install the PCL 6 printer drivers. Please replace <LANG> of the explanation of the directory in the text with the directory name of each language. In an English version, <LANG> is replaced with "English". Here we will install and uninstall the Panasonic DP-C321/C401 printer driver as an example. 3.1 Installation on Windows(R) 2000 =================================== (1) Start Windows(R) 2000 and insert the Printer Drivers, Utilities & Documentation" CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. (2) Click "Start", select "Settings", and then click "Printers". (3) Double-click the "Add Printer" icon in the "Printers" dialog box, and then follow the instructions in the dialogs. (4) If the printer is directly attached to your computer or is connected to the Network using the LPR protocol, choose "Local Printer" ,then click "Next>" and follow the instructions from step (8). Otherwise, choose "Network printer". (5) Connect to the desired printer by one of the methods: * Perform a search in the Active Directory. * Click "Next>" to locate the printer on the network, or type the name using the following format. \\printserver_name\share_name Then follow the instructions from step (8). If you are not familiar with the network, please consult with the network administrator. (6) Select the printer port where the printer device is connected to directly, click "Next>", and go to step (8). If the printer is connected to the Network using the LPR protocol, select "Standard TCP/IP Port" of the "Create a new port" section, and then click "Next>". The "Welcome to the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard" dialog box will be displayed. Click "Next>". (7) Enter the Printer Name and IP Address in the "Printer Name and IP Address" edit box, Click next. If you do not know the Printer Name or IP Address, please consult with the network administrator. The "Completing the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard" dialog box will be displayed. Click "Finish". (8) Click "Have Disk...." in the "Add Printer Wizard" and open the drive in which you inserted the CD-ROM. Then, open Drv_PCL6 > <LANG> > Win2K_XP folder. Select the INF file in the folder and then click "OK". (9) "Panasonic DP-C321" and "Panasonic DP-C401"appear in the dialog box. Select the printer and click "Next". (10) You may change the printer name, set it as a default printer a shared printer or print the test page if you desire. (11) Follow the instructions in the dialog to finish the driver installation. 3.2 Installation on Windows(R) XP ================================= (1) Start Windows(R) XP and insert the Printer Drivers, Utilities & Documentation" CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. (2) Click the "Start" button. Click on "Printers and Faxes" and the printers Dialog box will appear. (3) Click on the "Add A Printer" icon under Printer tasks and the "Add Printer Wizard" will apear. (4) If the printer is directly attached to your computer or is connected to the Network using the LPR protocol, choose "Local Printer", then click "Next>" and follow the instructions from step (8). Otherwise, choose "Network printer". (5) Connect to the desired printer by one of the following methods: * Perform a search in the Active Directory. * Click "Next>" to locate the printer on the network, or type the name using the following format. \\printserver_name\share_name Then follow the instructions from step (8). If you are not familiar with the network, please consult with the network administrator. (6) Select the printer port where the printer device is connected to directly, click "Next>", and go to step (8). If the printer is connected to the Network using the LPR protocol, select "Standard TCP/IP Port" of the "Create a new port" section, and then click "Next>". The "Welcome to the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard" dialog box will be displayed. Click "Next>". (7) Enter the Printer Name and IP Address in the "Printer Name and IP Address" edit box, Click next. If you do not know the Printer Name or IP Address, please consult with the network administrator. The "Completing the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard" dialog box will be displayed. Click "Finish". (8) Click "Have Disk...." in the "Add Printer Wizard" and open the drive in which you inserted the CD-ROM. Then, open Drv_PCL6 > <LANG> > Win2K_XP folder. Select the INF file in the folder and then click "OK". (9) "Panasonic DP-C321" and "Panasonic DP-C401"appear in the dialog box. Select the printer and click "Next". (10) You may change the printer name, set it as a default printer a shared printer or print the test page if you desire. (11) Follow the instructions in the dialog to finish the driver installation. 3.3 Installation Using the Plug & Play Function =============================================== Note that installation using the Plug & Play function is allowed only if the printer is connected to the PC using a bi-directional parallel cable. (1) Connect the PC and printer using an interface cable with the power supply to the PC and the printer switched off. Then, turn on the power supply of the printer and the PC and start Windows(R)2000/XP. (2) The printer is detected and the "Found New Hardware Wizard" dialog box is displayed. Select "Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended)" and follow the screen instructions. (3) Specify the location of the driver files in the CD-ROM and click the "Next" button. When "Specify a location" is selected, enter the drive name (e.g. ->E:) and the path name (\Drv_PCL6 > <LANG> > \Win2K_XP) of the downloaded driver in the "Copy manufacturer's files from" input field on the screen and click the "OK" button. (4) A message is displayed to notify that device files have been found. Click the "Next" button. At this time, a "Digital Signature Not Found" dialog is displayed. Click "Yes" to continue installation. (5) The required files are copied and a message is displayed to notify that installation is completed. Click the "Finish" button. If an ICC profile is required for a user application ---------------------------------------------------- If an ICC profile of this printer is required for a user application and if printing is via this printer driver, use the following ICC profile. For Panasonic DP-C321/C401 "mgc22el1.icm" The ICC profile can be found in the "Drv_PCL6/<LANG>/ICC" directory of the CD-ROM. *1 If printing is via another driver (PostScript driver), use the ICC profile added to that driver. *2 When using Windows(R) 98, Windows(R) Me, Windows(R) 2000, or Windows(R) XP, the above ICC profile is registered on the "Color Management" tab during installation. 3.4 Uninstallation ================== (1) Delete the printer icon you installed in the "Printers" dialog box from the "Control Panel". 4. General Comments =================== (1) Close all open applications before installing the printer driver. (2) Always reboot the computer after installing an updated version of the printer driver. (3) If you have deleted an older version of the printer driver, always reboot the computer before installing the new version. (4) Some applications provide printing options pertaining to the number of copies and collated copies. Always select the printing options in the application unless the instructions specify otherwise. Use the printer driver dialogs to select advanced options such as 2-Sided Print, Sample Print, or options that are not available in the application. (5) Always close the printer driver dialogs and/or the application Print dialog before you make any changes to the default settings of the printer driver via the Control Panel. (6) If your Job Offset output does not work well with the collated copies, you may try to deselect the "Collate" option in the application and check the "Collate" check box in the printer driver. 5. Limitations ============== (1) Depending on the application, if the resolution of the driver is "Normal (600dpi)", the size of the print data may increase and printing cannot be done properly. When this happens, specify the following settings: Specify "Resolution" to "Layout (300dpi)" or "Lines (200dpi)" at the "Detailed Settings" of the "Graphics" tab. (2) If "BitmapPrinting" is selected in Adobe(R) Illustrator(R) 10, the graphics and lines may become undulated and may not print nicely. In that case, uncheck the "BitmapPrinting" selection. (3) When the print result of patterns or graphics is different from the screen display, See the solutions below. * Select High Speed, Standard or High Quality from Print Mode on the Graphics tab. * Select Standard from Print Mode and Photo, Presentation or Web Pages from Image Types on the Graphics tab. * Change the Resolution from Detailed Settings on the Graphics tab. (4) Set "Print True Type Font as Bitmap" to ON when printing is not performed correctly with Bold or Outline selections. (5) When the image data loaded into the Mailbox is printed out from the scanner of this device, there may be a possibility of an appearance of moire fringe depending on certain types of paper. Please adjust the following parameters and reprint. · Adjusts the "Scan resolution", "Reduce/Enlarge" to the most suitable value (optimum value) · Set the print rate to 100%. 6. Software Update ================== The latest software is available on our web site. http://panasonic.co.jp/pcc/en/ Communication charges will be borne by the customer. Portions of this software are based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group. Microsoft is the registered trademark of Microsoft Incorporated. Windows is the registered trademark of Microsoft Incorporated. All other product/brand names, trademarks or registered trademarks identified herein are the property of their respective owners. Copyright 1998-2003 Panasonic Communications Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. ----------------------------< End of File >--------------------------Download Driver Pack
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