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Panasonic DP-6000/7000
PostScript(R) Driver for Windows(R) XP
+ Additional feature plug-in + Additional information on PPD file
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This document provides information about the PostScript(R) printer driver on
the following items:
1. Target Hardware Products
2. Requirements
3. Installation
4. Cautions and Limitations
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1. Target Hardware Products
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Panasonic DP-6000/7000
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2. Requirements
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This PostScript(R) printer driver operates on a computer running
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP.
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3. Installation
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** There are two types of installaions for Panasonic DP-6000/7000.
<<Installing Using the 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(H)" 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(N)".
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(N)".
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.
<<Installing 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 when installing one of the following printer models.
Panasonic DP-6000/7000
(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 XP.
(2) The printer is detected and a "Found New Hardware Wizard" dialog
box is displayed. Select "Install the software automatically
(recommended)" and follow the screen instructions.
(3) 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_PS3\WinXP)
and click the "Next" button.
(4) A "Printers has not passed Windows Logo testing..." is
displayed. Click "Continue Anyway" to continue installation.
(5) The required files are copied and a message is displayed to notify
that installation is completed. Click the "Finish" button.
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4. Cautions and Limitations
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Digital Signature
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When installing the driver, the dialog "...has not passed Windows Logo testing...."
is displayed; however, you can continue the installation without any problem.
Unavailability of PostScript Printer Shared on Windows NT 4.0 from Windows XP Client
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When Windows XP client uses a PostScript printer shared on Windows NT 4.0,
the PostScript driver for Windows NT4.0 will be installed automatically to
Windows XP. That may result in an operational error.
Therefore, do not use the PostScript printer shared on Windows NT 4.0 from
Windows XP client.
Printing a Blank Page by Error When N-UPs is Specified
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A blank page may be printed out under the following conditions:
When "Detailed Print Features" is set to ON, "Internal Hard Disk" is set
to "Not installed", "Collate per set" is checked ON, and N-UPs is specified.
Booklet Creation for Mixed-Orientation Document
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In case of Booklet Creation for the document including landscape and
portrait pages, a printed image may be enlarged.
Collate Printing
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When specifying collate printing from Microsoft Word 97/98/2000 using
MSPScript 5 driver, select the check box "Collate per set" in the Print
dialog of Microsoft Word 97/98/2000.
Negative Output
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When 2-up or 6-up printing in a negative image output is specified for a
portrait document, the first page allocated to each output paper is not
printed properly.
User-Defined Size (1)
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In some applications, such as Microsoft Word 97/98/2000, printing with
"PostScript Custom Page" may not be available.
User-Defined Size (2)
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In case of "PostScript Custom Page", when printing by setting the minimum
(or maximum) value displayed for width and height, the results may not be
normal. In such cases, set up a larger (or smaller) value and retry printing.
Windows XP style
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When specifying "Windows XP style" in the display property on the
Control Panel, bitmap backgrounds' color can't be seen transparently,
and the buttons added to Plug-in UI don't look like "Windows XP style".
However, the driver functions can be used normally.
Fast User Switching
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When using the Fast User Switching function on XP, if "Use Login Name" is selected
on "Specify Job Owner", the first login name is always used.
<<Application-Specific Limitations>>
Booklet Creation
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In some applications, such as Acrobat, PageMaker, CorelDraw and QuarkXPress,
Booklet Creation may not performed properly.
Adobe PageMaker
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In case of Adobe PageMaker6.5, TrueType font may not be printed properly.
In such cases, select "Print" by pressing the "Alt" key.
Printing in Inverse Order
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In some applications, such as Acrobat, PageMaker, CorelDraw and QuarkXPress,
printing in an inverse order may not performed properly.
Word2000/2002
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When finishing one copy of a Word 2000/2002 document on Windows XP,
print job may not finish (staple, different output bin, etc.) properly.
Work around: Set "Enable advanced printing features" off on the advanced
tab in Printer Properties.
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Copyright 2002 Matsushita Graphic Communication Systems, Inc.
All rights reserved.
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.