1. elite12.exe Driver
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README.TXT Driver File Contents (elite12.exe)

Release Notes

Elite(TM) 12 printers

These release notes apply to:

Version 3.4 of Elite 12

March 1999

Congratulations on your purchase of an Elite 12 laser printer from
GCC Technologies. These release notes detail some late breaking news 
and operational tips. The printed Installation Guide which came with 
your printer has been updated to include instructions for USB 
installation procedures.

For software updates and additional documentation, please visit the GCC
web site at http://www.gcctech.com/.

To purchase additional consumables, please visit the GCC Direct Sales
web site at http://www.gcctech.com/.


New features and additions

USB
The Elite 12 now ships with a standard Universal Serial Bus (USB)
port. This allows the printer to be directly connected to any computer
that supports USB. For more information about using USB, refer to the
Elite 12 User's Manual.


Diskless LPR/LPD printing
The Elite 12 now supports TCP/IP LPR/LPD printing without requiring a
hard disk to be attached to the printer. If a hard disk is attached to
the printer, LPD will spool print jobs to it for more efficient
printing. For more information about LPD printing, refer to the GCC
Networking Guide.

Additional fonts
Elite 12 printers ship with a bonus set of Bitstream(R) fonts. The
Elite 12 comes with 45 additional TrueType(R) fonts, stored on the
Elite 12 Software and Documentation CD-ROM.

In order to use these fonts in your documents, you must install them on
your computer.

Macintosh(R)

The Macintosh font set for the Elite 12 is included in the "Elite(TM)
12 Software Installer" on the CD-ROM and is installed as part of the
standard installation. The installer automatically places the fonts
into the correct location depending on the Macintosh System version
in use.

To install the fonts on your Macintosh:

1.  Double-click the installer "Elite(TM) 12 Software Installer."

2.  Follow the instructions in the installer.

Windows(R)

The PC font set for the Elite 12 comes on the CD-ROM and should be
installed using the Fonts option in the Control Panel.

To install the fonts on a Windows 95/98 or Windows NT 4.0 system:

1.  Open the "Fonts" icon in the Control Panel folder.

2.  Under the "File" menu, select "Install New Font...".

3.  Browse to the "Fonts" folder located on the Elite 12 CD-ROM.

4.  Select the fonts you wish to install and click "OK".

To install the fonts on a Windows 3.1 or Windows NT 3.5 system:

1.  Open the "Fonts" icon in the Control Panel.

2.  Click on "Add...".

3.  Browse to the "Fonts" directory located on the Elite 12 CD-ROM.

4.  Select the fonts you wish to install and click "OK".

For more information see the "Fonts" chapter in the Elite 12 User's
Manual.


Additional information, operational tips, and work-arounds

Spooler problems with Mac OS 8.6 desktop printers
Under Mac OS 8.6, you may encounter a problem that occasionally causes
desktop printers to stop functioning properly. If you open the desktop
printer by double clicking  on it, you will see your print job in the
bottom field of the spooler, but it will never print. You can fix this
problem two ways. The first solution is you can reboot your Macintosh.
The second solution is to trash the desktop printer and create
another. This is done with the Desktop Printer Utility on your hard
drive, or you can perform "Step 2" of the installation from your GCC
Elite 12 CD-ROM.

Windows 98 Test Page problems
Certain versions of Windows 98 will cause your GCC Elite 12 to briefly 
display "PS Waiting" on the LCD display while Windows is first booting 
up. Under normal circumstances this will not effect the functionality 
of your printer. In rare cases this will cause the Printer Test Page 
that is printed during a Plug-And-Play installation to not print properly.
If this happens please attempt to print another test page by right 
clicking the icon of your printer in the printers folder, and select 
properties. This will display the properties window for your printer. 
Select the general tab and click the "print test page" button.

AccuGray at low resolutions
Please be aware that AccuGray is calibrated for consistent, high-quality
results at resolutions of 600 dpi and above. At resolutions of 300 dpi,
which is sometimes used for faster draft printing, AccuGray will not
compensate for dot gain with the same precision as for the higher
resolutions.

QuarkXPress(R) 3.3 for Macintosh, LaserWriter(TM) 8 and PPD vs. PDF
files
The Printer Type pop-up menu in the QuarkXPress 3.3 Page Setup window
now lists all PDF files located in the PDF folder as well as all PPD
files located in the Printer Descriptions folder in the Extensions
folder. (The PDF folder is located inside the QuarkXPress 3.3 folder.)

When using LaserWriter 8, we recommend (as does Quark) that you choose
the PDF file. The Elite PPD and PDF are named internally in such a way
that only the PDF will appear in the Printer Type menu, if you have
installed all the software as follows:

1.  Performed a complete installation of the Elite 12 software.

2.  Installed the QuarkXPress PDF file into the PDF folder in the main
QuarkXPress folder. The PDF file is located in the Elite software
Application Files folder (specific to your Elite 12 model). The
Application Files folder is located in the Elite 12 Folder. Both of
these folders are copied onto your hard drive during the initial
installation.

If you have done this, you will see the Elite (PDF) displayed in Printer
Type box in the Page Setup window. The PDF file for the Elite will
appear as follows:

        GCC Elite (followed by the model number of your printer)

Remember, if you do not copy the Quark PDF file from the Elite's
Application Files folder to the QuarkXPress PDF folder, the Elite
selection in the Printer Type menu will be the PPD, not the recommended
PDF.

If for some reason you need to select the PPD, remove the Elite PDF from
the Quark PDF folder, restart the application, and reselect the Elite
option in the Printer Type menu.

Complexity errors
Elite 12 supports PostScript Level 2 and PCL(R) 5/HP-GL/2(R)
emulation. With the "all ports active" and "auto-sensing and switching"
features, Elite 12 can differentiate between PostScript and PCL print
jobs received through any of its active interfaces. This includes
LocalTalk(R)/Serial, Parallel, and EtherTalk(R) ports.

However, because of the memory requirements of auto-switching, documents
containing complex text and graphics may not print due to low memory
failures. PCL complexity, PCL fragmentation, or PostScript VM errors,
are a symptom of this problem. Printing failures may be avoided if you
select the "PostScript only" mode when printing complex PostScript
documents, or "PCL only" mode when printing complex PCL documents.
Installing additional RAM in the printer will prevent low memory
failures when in "Auto Switch" mode. The factory default setting for
Elite 12 is "PostScript only" mode. See your User's Manual for
additional information on configuring your Elite 12 and enabling PCL
functionality.

To determine if a document is not printing due to insufficient memory,
try the following:

PostScript

If PS/PCL Sensing is set to Auto switch, change PS/PCL Sensing to
PostScript only, switch the printer off and on, and reprint the
document. This setting will make more memory available to PostScript
printing. If the document prints successfully, and you frequently print
documents of similar complexity, you will either have to leave the
printer set to PostScript only, or install additional memory to use
"Auto switch" mode.

If PS/PCL Sensing is already set to PostScript only, try printing the
document at a lower resolution. Additional memory may be required to
print at higher resolutions.

PCL

If PS/PCL Sensing is set to Auto switch, change PS/PCL Sensing to PCL
only, switch the printer off and on, and reprint the document. This
setting will make more memory available to PCL printing.

If the document prints successfully, and you frequently print documents
of similar complexity, you will either have to leave the printer set to
PCL only, or install additional memory to use "Auto switch" mode.

If PS/PCL Sensing is already set to PCL only, try printing the document
at 300 dpi. Additional memory may be required to print at higher
resolutions.

Refer to the Elite 12 User's Manual for additional details on
changing printer settings.

LPR printing from Macintosh
If you install Apple's new LaserWriter 8.5.1 (or later) driver on a
Power Macintosh, you can now create LPR desktop printers that print via
TCP/IP to the Elite 12's LPD interface. A Macintosh with a 68k
(non-PowerPC) processor cannot print to the Elite 12 via an LPR
desktop printer. 68k Macintoshes can still use EtherTalk or LocalTalk to
print to the Elite 12. Refer to Apple software documentation for
additional details and restrictions.

Starting the printer with a hard drive attached
When a hard drive is attached to the printer, make sure that the drive
is powered on before powering on the printer. Otherwise, either the hard
drive will not be recognized or the printer will not initialize.

Hard drive maximum size
If your Elite 12 supports SCSI, it can access up to 2GB worth of hard
disk space. If a hard drive that has greater than 2GB of capacity is
attached to the Elite, the Elite's Start Page and Configuration Page
will show the hard disk as having a capacity of 2GB.

Printer's name after reset
As shipped from the factory, the printer's name, in the front panel,
will read Elite (followed by the model #). If you reset the printer to
its factory settings (see the user's manual), the printer's name will
change to Elite (no model # following).

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are the property of their respective holders.

Special note regarding QuarkXPress PDF files:
The Printer Description Files contained herein are provided "as is" to
the customer. QUARK, INC. DOES NOT WARRANT THE PRINTER DESCRIPTION
FILES. QUARK, INC. DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH
REGARD TO THE ENCLOSED PRINTER DESCRIPTION FILES. QUARK, INC. DISCLAIMS
ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED
WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR MERCHANTABILITY. QUARK,
INC. DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
DISTRIBUTORS AND RETAILERS OF THE PRINTER DESCRIPTION FILES ENCLOSED
HEREIN.