ReadMe File for the Hewlett-Packard HP-GL/2 Raster Driver
for Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000
Product name: HP DesignJet HP-GL/2 Raster Driver
for Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000
Version number: 5.0
Languages supported: English, French, Italian, German,
Spanish, Japanese, Traditional Chinese,
Simplified Chinese, Korean
Products supported: HP DesignJet 500
HP DesignJet 800
HP DesignJet 5000
Installation instructions: see detailed instructions at the end
of this file
Platform requirements: Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT 2000
SOFTWARE APPLICATION NOTES
Internet Links from the Driver's Help File
The driver's help file contains some useful links for users with
access to the Internet. If you cannot link automatically to these
pages, they can still provide you with useful information.
The pages are:
HP Home Page http://www.hp.com/
HP DesignJet Home Page http://www.hp.com/go/designjet
HP DesignJet Online hpp://www.designjet-online.hp.com
Clipping when Printing to File
If you experience clipped plots when printing to file, install
Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 5 or later. Alternatively, you may
also work around these problems by setting up a Local Port as a
file. To do so, open Printer Properties and create a new Local
Port with a valid file path as Port Name, such as "C:\output.prn".
Timeout for Complex Print Jobs
Complex print jobs may experience timeout problems. Under such
circumstances, only a portion of the drawing will be properly
printed, and the device will request more paper. To solve the
problem, increase the IN JOB TIMEOUT setting available through the
printer's front panel IO MENU.
For really complex drawings you may also need to change the
printer spool settings. This may be done as follows.
Under Windows NT:
Start -> Settings -> Printers -> Properties -> Scheduling
-> Check "Start printing after last page is spooled"
Under Windows 2000:
Start -> Settings -> Printers -> Properties -> Advanced
-> Check "Start printing after last page is spooled"
Color Space
You should select the sRGB color space in your application,
otherwise hue casts may not be printed correctly. No CMYK path is
available in this driver. If you use CMYK, your application will
convert it to RGB; ensure that it converts to sRGB.
Large Images and Adobe Applications
Adobe Photoshop may have difficulty in printing large images at
high resolutions or on large paper sizes. You can check in advance
whether a problem will occur by clicking on the second pane from
the left of the Photoshop status bar. You should see a gray
rectangle representing the printed page, and a white crossed
rectangle on top of representing the image. The white rectangle
should be surrounded by the gray one; if not, your image may be
clipped.
To overcome this problem, first ensure that you have selected the
correct paper size. In Photoshop, select File, Page Setup and
click on the Properties button to set the paper size. If the
problem remains, select File, Page Setup, Properties again, and
then click Scale to Fit and set a 100% scaling factor. The printer
driver will now report a lower resolution to Photoshop, which may
enable your image to be printed.
You may experience a similar problem with Adobe Acrobat.
Choosing Standard Page Sizes in Microsoft Word
If you want to select from a particular group of standard page
sizes (such as ANSI or ISO) in Microsoft Word, you must first
enable those paper sizes in the driver's Paper Sizes dialog box.
See the driver's help file for more information.
Keep Line Width When Scaling
The "Keep line width when scaling" option in the driver's CAD
properties page will not work if your application draws lines as
small rectangles. This may happen with thick or styled lines.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
You should have Windows running and displaying the desktop;
we recommend rebooting your computer before installing a driver.
Standard Installation
Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive and follow the
instructions that appear on your screen.
If no instructions appear on your screen, run the setup.exe
program on the CD-ROM.
Manual Installation
If you cannot or prefer not to use the standard installation
process, you can install the driver from the CD-ROM by following
these steps:
1. If the output you send to the printer will go directly to the
printer by network without being stored on another computer, you
must create a network port before installing the driver (consult
your network documentation or network administrator).
2. Click Start, Settings, and then Printers to open the Printers
dialog box.
3. Double-click the Add Printer icon to open the Add Printer
Wizard dialog box. (We recommend that you do not use the New
Driver button in the Printer Properties dialog box to install or
upgrade this driver.)
4. Follow the steps displayed on your screen, answering the
questions as appropriate. Below is some basic advice for some of
the questions that you may be requested to answer, depending on
your system configuration.
You may be asked whether your printer is connected directly to your
computer, or connected indirectly through another computer.
Select:
* "My computer" or "Local printer" if the output you send to the
printer will go directly to the printer by cable or network
without being stored on another computer.
* "Network printer" if you will send output to the printer via
another computer. In this case, all settings for the printer are
managed by a printer server that has been set up by an
administrator.
You may be asked the manufacturer and model of your printer.
Click Have Disk...
In the Install From Disk dialog box, enter the location of the
driver on the CD-ROM (the same folder as this ReadMe file) and
click OK. Select your HP DesignJet printer from the list and click
Next.
If you want to install several drivers you will need to repeat
this procedure.
You may be asked whether you want to keep the existing driver or
use the new one.
Select "Replace existing driver".
If you are installing files for a new version and you see this
question, we recommend replacing the existing driver.
You may be asked whether you want to print a test page.
We recommend that you select "Yes". By printing a test page you
will test the communications link between your system and the
printer.
If you are sharing the driver with Windows 95 or 98, you may be
informed that a file from Windows 95 or 98 is needed. All the
necessary files are located one folder up from this ReadMe file,
in the "Win95" folder.
(c) Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company 2000. All rights reserved.
Version 5.0 July 2000
A limited License is granted for the use of this Software (and
related documentation) only with Hewlett-Packard printers on a
no-cost, sharing basis. You may distribute and copy this Software
(and related documentation) so long as it is strictly for use with
Hewlett-Packard printers, it is not modified and remains a
completely unaltered package, it is not sold for profit, and it is
advertised for use with Hewlett-Packard printers.
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.