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--- Panasonic DP-6000/7000 Version 1.0.8 ---
--- Printer Driver for Windows NT4.0/2000/XP ---
--- March 2002 ---
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--- Readme ---
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This document describes
1. Installation file list.
2.1 Installation of this driver.
2.2 Installation under Windows NT(R)4.0/2000/XP (Setup.exe)
2.3 Uninstallation.
3.1 Installation under WindowsNT(R) 4.0 (Add Printer Wizard)
3.2 Installation under Windows(R)2000 (Add Printer Wizard)@
3.3 Installation under Windows(R) XP
3.4 Installing Using the Plug&Play Function (for Windows(R)2000/XP only)
3.5 Uninstallation. (Add Printer Wizard, Plug & Play)
3.6 Installing and operating the PatchPnP tool
4. Notes for Watermarks.
5. General Comments.
6. Limitations.
7. Known Problems.
1. Installation file list
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MG6OAEK.DLL
MG6OAEL.DLL
MG6OAEX.DLL
MG6OAEC.DLL
MG6OAEU.DLL
MG6OAEP.DLL
MG6OAES.DLL
MG6OAEZU.DLL
MG6OAEZK.DLL
MG6OAEWU.DLL
MG6OAEWK.DLL
MG6OAEJ.DLL
MG6OAEQ.EXE
MG6OAE.HLP
MG6OAEI3.DLL
MG6OAEZ.EXE
SETUP.EXE
UNSETUP.EXE
MG6OAE.INF
2.1 Installation of this driver
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Follow the instructions below to install PCL6 printer drivers.
2.2 Installation under Windows(R)NT4.0/2000/XP (Setup.exe)
=======================================================
(1) Start WindowsNT4.0/2000/XP and insert the "PCL Printer Driver,
Utilities & Documentation" CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
(2) Open the folder which contains the installer program.
"My Computer" > "20020517 (E:)" > "Driver_PCL6"@
> "NT40" > "Setup"
(For Windows2000/XP select the folder "Win2000/WinXP")
You can find the SETUP.EXE in this folder. Double click it to start
the installer program. Note that the [Add Printer] icon in the
[Printers] window in the [Control Panel] is not available for this
printer driver.
(3) Read the End User License Agreement and turn on the check box left of
[I accept the terms of the above License Agreement] if you accept the
terms. Then click the [Next] button.
(4) Now, only selectable the printer model on the first dialog of
the installer is "Panasonic DP-6000/7000".
(5) Select the port used for the printer.
(6) If you DON'T want to make this the default printer, check it off and
click the [Next] button.
(7) If you want another name for this printer, input the name
and click the [Next] button.
Default printer name is "Panasonic DP-6000/7000"
(8) Click the [Finish] button on the [Ready to Start Copying] dialog box.
(9) When the copying of files is completed, the [INSTALLATION SUCCESSFUL]
dialog box appears. Click the [Printer Properties] or [Document
Defaults] to configure the printer driver, or [Exit to Windows] to finish
installation.
(10) Restart Windows NT/2000/XP system to make use of the printer driver.
2.3 Uninstallation (Unsetup.exe)
================================
(1) Execute "Unsetup.exe" in the same folder where you executed the
"Setup.exe" in the "PCL Printer Driver, Utilities & Documentation" CD-ROM.
(2) Select printer model for "Panasonic DP-6000/7000" in the
"Printer Uninstall" dialogue. If you changed the printer name, it is shown
in the printer model list. And click the [Next] button.
(4) Click the [Finish] button on the "Ready to Start Deleting" dialog.
(5) To ensure a completely clean system or to re-install the printer driver,
You must restart Windows.
3.1 Installation under WindowsNT(R) 4.0 (Add Printer Wizard)
============================================================
(1) Start Windows NT(R)4.0 and insert the "PCL Printer Driver, Utilities &
Documentation" CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
(2) Click the [Add Printer] icon in the [Printers] windows from the
[Control Panel]
(3) Following the steps of [Add Printer Wizard], you can choose the printer
port.
(4) After you select the port of the printer, you will see the selection of
[Manufactures:] and [Printers:]. Click [Have Disk...] in the dialog.
(5) Enter a path to a location of the INF file you are installing.
You can also indicate the INF file location by [Browse].
Open the Drive into which you inserted the CD-ROM. Then, open
"Driver_PCL6" > "NT40" > "AddPrint"
Select the INF file in the folder and then click [OK].
(6) "Panasonic DP-6000/7000" appears in the [Printers:] in the dialog.
Select the printer and click [Next].
(7) When you finished all the steps of the [Add Printer Wizard], printer icon
will be created in the [Printers] dialog.
It is recommended that you print a test page after completion of the
printer driver installation in order to check if the driver was installed
properly.
3.2 Installation under Windows(R)2000 (Add Printer Wizard)
==========================================================
Follow the instructions below to enable printing under Windows(R)2000.
(1) Click [Start], select [Settings], and then click [Printers].
(2) Double-click the [Add Printer] icon in the "Printers" dialog,
and then follow the instructions on the dialogs.
(3) 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 (7). Otherwise, choose
[Network printer].
(4) Connect to the desired printer by:
* Searching for it in the Active Directory, or
* Clicking [Next>] to locate the printer on the network, or
typing its name using the following format.
\\printserver_name\share_name
Then follow the instructions from (7).
If you are not familiar with the network, please consult the network
administrator.
(5) Select the printer port where the printer device is connected directly,
click [Next>], and go to step (7).
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 will be displayed. Click [Next>].
(6) Enter the Printer Name or IP address in the [Printer Name or IP Address]
edit box. If you don't know the Printer Name or IP address, please consult
the network administrator.
The "Completing the Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard" dialog will
be displayed. Click [Finish].
(7) Click [Have Disk....] in the "Add Printer Wizard" and select the
<MG6OAE.INF> file.
(8) If <MG6OAE.INF> is loaded correctly, the printer models are listed in
the dialog box. Select the printer you use.
(9) You may change the printer name, set it as a default printer or a shared
printer or print the test page as you like.
(10) Follow the instructions on the dialog to finish the driver installation.
3.3 Installation under Windows(R)XP (Add Printer Wizard)
==========================================================
1) Click the "Start" button. Point to "Printers and Faxes" and
then click"Add a printer".
2) In the "Add Printer Wizard", click "Next".
3) Specify the printer connection. When printer is directly connected
or when it is connected through network by using LPR protocol, then select
"Local printer attached to this computer".
Confirm that the check box "Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play
printer" is set to OFF, and then click "Next" to proceed to Step (5).
When the printer is connected through network, select "A network printer,
or a printer attached to another computer" and then click "Next".
4) Specify the printer name. Enter a printer name or URL directly or
select a printer to be connected from the list of shared printers.
After selection, proceed to Step (7).
(Contact the network administrator if you have any queries.)
<Caution> Printing by entering URL is available only in IPP-supported
models.
5) When the printer is connected directly, select the port connected to
this product and click "Next". Proceed to Step (7).
When connecting directly to the printer through network using LPR
protocol, select "Standard TCP/IP Port" from "Create a new port" and
click "Next".
"Add Standard TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard" is activated. Click "Next(N)".
6) Enter the IP address for the printer into "Printer Name or IP Address",
on the TCP/IP Printer Port Wizard and then click "Next".
(Contact the network administrator if you do not know the IP address.)
Click "Finish".
7) Select a printer model. Click "Have Disk" to display the "Install
from Disk" dialog box.
8) Specify the folder containing this file "Papsapei.inf" and click "OK".
* When installing from a CD-ROM, enter "F:\Driver_PS3\WinXP".
In this example, F drive is used as the CD-ROM drive.
If you are using another drive for CD-ROMs, specify accordingly.
9) From the list of printers displayed, select the printer you are using
and click "Next".
10) Change the printer name, if necessary. The message asking whether to
use this printer as the default printer is shown. Make a selection and
then click "Next".
11) Specify whether to print the test page after installation. If you
want to print, select "Yes". If not, select "No". Click "Finish".
12) Follow the instruction on the screen to continue the installation.
13) After the necessary files are copied, the installation is completed.
Confirm in the "Printers and Faxes" folder that the printer is added.
3.4 Installing Using the Plug&Play Function (for Windows(R)2000/XP only)
=====================================================================
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
Windows2000/XP.
(2) The printer is detected and a "Found New Hardware Wizard" dialog
box is displayed. Select "Search for a suitable driver for my
device (recommended)" on Windows 2000 and "Install the software
automatically (recommended)" on Windows XP, and follow the screen
instructions.
(3) On Windows 2000, specify the location of the driver files
in "Locate Driver Files"and click the "Next" button.
When "Specify a location" is selected, enter the drive name
(e.g.->E:) and the path name(\Driver_PCL6\Win2000\AddPrint)
of the driver in the "Copy manufacturer's files from" input field
on the screen and click the "OK" button.
On Windows XP, specify the location of the driver files
in "Include this location in the search" in "Search for the best
driver in these locations". Enter the drive name(e.g.->E:)
and the path name(\Driver_PCL6\WinXP\AddPrint) and click the "Next"
button.
(4) On Windows 2000, a message is displayed to notify that device files
have been found, and click the "Next" button. A "Digital Signature
Not Found" dialog on Windows 2000 or a "Printers has not passed Windows
Logo testing..." on Windows XP is displayed. Click "Yes" on Windows
2000 or "Continue Anyway" on Windows XP to continue installation.
(5) The required files are copied and a message is displayed to notify
that installation is completed. Click the "Finish" button.
3.5 Uninstallation. (Add Printer Wizard, Plug & Play)
=====================================================
(1) Delete the printer icon you installed in the [Printers] dialog from the
[Control Panel].
3.6 Installing and operating the PatchPnP tool
=====================================================
When having a problem on updating from Windows 2000 to Windows XP, the utility
should be used. The utility is in "20020517" > "Driver_PCL6" > "PatchPnP" of
this installation package.
If wishing to have more information about this, please see the above directory.
Installation
=============
The utility is supplied in a self-extracting archive INSTPNP.EXE.
(1) Run this archive, and click on the OK button when a disclaimer
document is displayed.
(2) Input the path to the location where the utility is installed
when a prompt for that is displayed.
(3) A confirmatory message box should appear after successful
extraction of the files.
Operation
=========
(1) Run PatchPnP.exe, and it displays the dialog which contains a
listbox showing any printer entries that need to be "patched".
(2) Push the button marked 'Patch' to mark the relevant registry
entries.
(3) After a short pause, all of the entries should disappear and
the 'Patch' button will be disabled.
(4) Press 'Exit' to finish.
(5) Reboot the system to check that there are no more false Plug-
and-Play messages.
4. Notes for Watermarks
=======================
The driver provides a wide input range in defining a watermark size,
length & position. Such flexible user input enables a watermark to be
created as small as to print on a Postcard or as large as to print on
an A3 paper. However, an extremely large watermark may not be printed
successfully on a relatively small paper in size.
It is the user's responsibility to define an appropriate watermark for
printing it on the selected paper type.
The Watermark Preview is close to the printed result but it may not
exactly match.
A watermark may not be printed correctly for these cases:
(1) Depending on the selected (bolded) font type, a watermark with long
text length and/or huge text size may hit the maximum working memory
limit. As a result, the actual output may differ from the desired
output.
(2) Due to the technical limitation of Raster printing mode, a watermark
cannot be printed in background of a document.
(3) A watermark may be clipped by the printable area if it is printed
across the printable margins. The Watermark Preview Window does not
reflect the printable area of the selected paper size.
5. General Comments
===================
(1) It is recommended that you restart the Windows system after completion
of driver installation in order for the driver to work properly.
(2) It is also strongly recommended that you restart the Windows system
after completion of driver uninstallation.
This is to ensure a completely clean system especially if you are
to perform re-installation of driver.
(3) If you encounter problem in setting up the driver by SETUP.EXE, you may
use the Windows Add Printer Wizard to install the driver.
(4) Some applications provide printing options pertaining to the number
of copies and collating 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
duplex (2-sided) printing, 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) Not all graphics and images can be printed using the "Vector" graphics
setting. If you use the "Vector" setting and your graphic images do
not print the same way they appear on your screen, select the "Raster"
graphics setting and reprint your graphic.
(7) If you expect the printed texts to be "what you see is what you get",
deselect the "Use Printer's TrueType Fonts" option.
(8) Select and deselect the "Use Printer's TrueType Fonts" option in driver
will affect the layout of your print job.
Use of Printer's TrueType Fonts will result in smaller size in texts,
tables and graphic images printed.
Do not select "Use Printer's TrueType Fonts" option if you are expecting
images from the application are printed in their actual sizes.
(9) The driver's Overlay function is enabled for users who are assigned with
the Administrators / Power Users right.
(10) When using Scaled booklet with document of mixed orientations, the output
will be printed in Portrait.
(11) Using large percentage for Scale Factor together with large paper size,
"Scaling" printing may not be possible.
(12) When user specifies a custom paper size within 1.6mm from the standard
paper size, it's size will be mapped to the nearest standard paper size
other than Postcard and Folio paper sizes.
(13) When "Pages Per Split" is selected for Booklet Creation, additional blank
sheets may be printed.
(14) If a user does not specify a job owner name for a print job, the printer
will use the user's logon name to generate the Print Volume Report.
However, if a user's logon name contains a double quotation mark (")
that cannot be recognized by the printer, "Unknown User" will be assumed.
6. Limitations
==============
(1) The printed output quality of some pattern-on-colour shaded graphic
images may not be well handled. You may choose a different graphic
colour/pattern to resemble the desired printout.
(2) Colour texts are always printed in Black in most applications when Raster
mode is selected.
Workaround: Select "Vector" mode to print the job.
(3) In Vector printing mode, selecting "All Texts to Black" control may not
apply to some texts that are greater than 70 points. Texts with large
font size may be printed as graphics and hence its 'black' attribute
is lost.
Applications that were tested to have this problem are:
Microsoft PowerPoint 97
WordPro 97
Workaround: Select "Raster" mode to print the job.
(4) Some applications draw graphic images on the page before the text is
drawn in "Raster" mode. As a result, the graphics may be covered by
the opaque background of the text and hence, these covered images may
not be printed physically.
Applications that were tested to have this problem are:
Microsoft WordPad
Microsoft Excel 97
Workaround: Select "Vector" mode to print the job.
(5) Outline texts must be printed using downloaded fonts.
"Use Printer's TrueType Fonts" option must be unchecked to print texts as
outline because device (PCL) fonts do not support Outline attribute.
(6) The texts in the Data Label of Microsoft Excel 97 may have their font
background each font printed as white in Raster mode.
Workaround: Select "Vector" mode to print the job.
(7) The colour lines in the chart of Microsoft Excel 97 may be printed as
black in Raster mode.
Workaround: Select "Vector" mode to print the job.
(8) You may get unexpected stapled position if the Staple function is applied
to the following print jobs:
> documents that have page orientation different to that of the driver
default orientation.
> N-Up printing of documents that have page size different to that of the
driver default paper size.
(9) The watermark should not be used for creating an overlay. Otherwise,
unexpected result may occur.
(10) The driver does not support printing from the Client of the Windows NT4.0
Terminal Server.
(11) If "Download as Bit Image" is used together with "As Outline Only" for
the watermarks, the watermarks may not be printed as outline fonts.
Workaround: Select "Download as TrueType" for the TrueType mode.
7. Known Problems
=================
(1) The N-Up function is not recommended for printing a document that has
both Portrait and Landscape pages. Depending on the page arrangement of
a document, the logical page order from one physical page to another
may be changed.
For example, if a document has different orientation on its first page
and third page, the 2-Up printing will output the third and fourth pages
on the second physical page with swapped order as compared to the first
and second pages on the first physical page.
(2) The "Device" Halftoning mode does not work well with some applications.
When the print function fails, the "PCL XL error" page will be generated
if the Error Report is requested in the driver's "Printer" tab.
Applications that were tested to have this problem are:
Adobe PageMaker 6.5C
CorelDraw 7
Workaround: Select "System" Halftoning mode to print the job.
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