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README.TXT Driver File Contents (dd0021.exe)

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** Release Notes for the Kodak 450GL Printer                               **
** Software (Driver) for Windows, 1.01                                      **
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Drafted:  February 18, 1993
Modified:  August 4, 1993

This "Read Me" file is a collection of tips on using the printer software for 
the Kodak 450GL Digital Color Printer;  more complete information on using 
the printer software can be found by referring to Appendix B of the Kodak 
450GL User Manual.  The information provided here has been divided into two 
sections:
 -  Quick Info:  This section highlights a few details about using our 
software.
 -  Application Tips:  This section offers tips on working with various 
applications.

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** Quick Info                                                              **
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-  Many applications assume that a halftone image should be generated (for 
those not familiar with halftone output, imagine a print looking like a 
photographic image displayed on an EGA or VGA monitor:  instead of continuous 
color, a smaller range of colors is mixed to produce a speckled, grainy 
approximation of the real full-color image).  Since the Kodak 450GL printer 
supports full (continuous) color, halftone output should be disabled.  In 
many applications, disabling halftone output is represented by the option 
"Use Printer's Halftone."  See the "Application Tips" section for more 
detailed information on each application.

-  Most applications have a Copies setting in their print dialogs which 
overrides the Copies setting in our Printer Setup dialog in most cases.

-  Appendix B in the User Manual (in the section "Connecting the software") 
indicates that the Transmission Retry value should be raised.  This setting 
affects how long Windows will wait before deciding that the printer is not 
responding;  a higher Transmission Retry value forces Windows to wait long 
enough for the printer to finish without putting up a dialog box saying that 
the printer is "not responding".  If the "Fast Printing Direct to Port" 
feature is used, the Transmission Retry value gets ignored.  The solution is 
to open the win.ini file with a text editor and look for the section of 
settings starting with "[windows]".  In this section, increase the value of 
the setting "TransmissionRetryTimout" to 60 (seconds) or higher.  Information 
on "Fast Printing Direct to Port" and "Transmission Retry" is provided in the 
Windows User Manual.

-  The page dimensions for the printable area of this printer (in Portrait 
mode) are 4.6 inches (512 pixels, 111dpi) long by 3.4 inches (468 pixels, 
138dpi) wide.  The actual physical paper size is 5.5 inches by 3.9 inches, so 
the printer margins are 0.45 inch on top and bottom and 0.25 inch on left and 
right sides.

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** Application Tips                                                        ** 
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-  Micrografx Designer 3.1:
    +  If the Copies setting is one (1) in the print dialog, the number of 
copies printed is equal to the number of copies specified in the Printer 
Setup dialog.  Specifying (in the print dialog) any number of copies beyond 
one single copy overrides whatever value has been set in the Printer Setup 
dialog.

-  Corel Draw 3.0:
    +  TrueType fonts do not print correctly (i.e., too little or too much 
spacing between characters) unless a setting is changed in a Corel Draw 
initialization file.  To change the setting, use a text editor to open 
"coreldrw.ini" inside the "draw" directory (which resides in the directory 
where all of the Corel applications are installed).  In this file, look for 
the section of settings starting with "[CDrawConfig]";  one of the settings 
is "FontRasterizer=1" -- change this to "FontRasterizer=0".  Remember to save 
the file to make this change permanent.  The change will take effect the next 
time Corel Draw is started.

-  Arts and Letters 3.1.1:
    +  We recommend using Arts and Letters version 3.1.1 or later.

-  Image-In-Color 3.0:
    +  Initial settings cause monochrome prints.  To fix:  Select the "Use 
Color" checkbox in the print dialog.
    +  Initial settings cause prints to look washed out.  To fix:  Click on 
the "Tone Curves" button in the print dialog.  In the dialog that appears, 
click on the "Reset" button and then on the "OK" button.

-  Aldus PhotoStyler 1.1a:
    +  We recommend using PhotoStyler version 1.1a or later.
    +  Before each print, PhotoStyler warns the user about the printer's 
aspect ratio.  Follow the directions given there to avoid getting distorted 
output.

-  Halo Desktop Imager 2.0:
    +  Images are speckled or grainy (halftone).  To fix:  Select the "Use 
Printer's Halftone" checkbox in the print dialog.
    +  There is apparently a bug in Halo Desktop Imager 2.0 which causes the 
left side of the image to be repeated one or more times across the page.  
This should only occur if there is not very much memory (less than 4 Mb 
available);  try printing from a machine with at least 4 Mb of memory, and if 
this is already the case, try closing any other open applications.

-  ZSoft Publisher's Paintbrush 2.0:
    +  Images tend to print either too thin (portrait mode) or too wide 
(landscape mode) because of the printer's aspect ratio.  To fix:  Uncheck 
"Proportional" in the application print dialog (the purpose of this action 
unfortunately conflicts with the intention of the "Proportion" setting).  
Change the units of the page dimensions to pixels and then change the 
dimensions*.
    +  ZSoft's Publisher's Paintbrush is one of a number of applications 
which try to access all printer drivers installed on the system.  As a 
result, if any unexplained behavior occurs, it will likely have been caused 
by a bug in another installed driver.  Sometimes the title in the title bar 
of the Print Setup dialog will show some strange characters.

-  Corel Photo-Paint 3.0:
    +  The printer's aspect ratio is not accounted for, so images always 
print either too thin (portrait mode) or too wide (landscape mode).  If 
"Actual Size" is selected in the print dialog, the image will not be 
distorted, but then it cannot be scaled.  The only workaround is to scale the 
image on the screen before printing.  To do this, select "Transform" from the 
Edit menu, and then select "Area...".  In the dialog which appears, turn on 
the "Proportional Resize" checkbox, and then calculate the new dimensions by 
multiplying or dividing the original dimensions.  If "Actual Size" is not 
selected in the print dialog, the image on the screen has to be resized, or 
stretched, so that the result on the printer is not stretched (proportional).  
To do this, do the same steps described earlier for scaling the image, but 
turn off "Proportional Resize" before calculating the new dimensions*.

-  Harvard Graphics 1.0:
    +  When working with documents that were originally created for larger 
paper sizes, try to avoid changing the page orientation more than once.  Each 
time the orientation is changed, Harvard Graphics tries to fit the image onto 
the new page orientation by shrinking the size of the image.

-  Microsoft PowerPoint 3.0:
    +  Select "Scale to Fit Paper" in the application's print dialog to 
reduce the slides to fit on one page.
    +  PowerPoint apparently has problems when switching between different 
printer drivers.  Information and settings intended for one printer driver 
can end up affecting another printer driver.  In one instance, the Brightness 
drop box in the Kodak 450GL Printer Setup dialog box was always blank because 
of a setting made in another driver.  As a workaround, try saving the 
document after switching to the Kodak 450GL printer driver, quit from 
PowerPoint, and then open up the document with PowerPoint again.  It might 
also be necessary to restart Windows.

-  Corel Chart 3.0:
    +  Remember to change the page size by selecting "Page Setup..." from the 
File menu and then entering a custom page size of 4.6 inches by 3.4 inches.

-  Micrografx Picture Publisher 3.1:
    +  Always creates halftone images.
    +  If printed image has text and cross-hairs, select "Color Postscript 
Printer" from the "Print Style" list box in the Printer dialog accessed from 
the Setup menu option in the File menu.  Turn off all options and save as the 
"450GL Color Printer" print style.  In the future, remember to select this 
print style.

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*  If portrait mode is set, change the width value to 1.243 times the 
original width (round the result);  leave the height value untouched.  If 
landscape mode is set, change the height value to 1.243 times the original 
height (round the result);  leave the width value untouched.

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