1. Elite_21_Plus.zip Driver
2. ReadMe.txt File Contents

ReadMe.txt Driver File Contents (Elite_21_Plus.zip)

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Release Notes

Elite(TM) 21 Series printers
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These release notes apply to:

Version 4.5 of Elite 21N+ and Elite 21DN+
April 2003


Congratulations on your purchase of an Elite 21 Series laser
printer from GCC Printers. These release notes detail some
late-breaking news and operational tips.

For software updates, additional documentation, or to purchase
additional consumables or accessories, please visit the GCC web
site at www.gccprinters.com.

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New features and additions
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+ Better performance

The latest models in the Elite 21 Series, the Elite 21N+ and Elite
21DN+ feature a faster processor (333-MHz PowerPC) and more
standard memory (64 MB) to deliver cutting-edge performance when
printing PostScript(R) and PCL(R) jobs from all popular desktop
operating systems.

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Additional information, operational tips, and work-arounds
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+ Network protocols and printer startup

Ethernet printing is supported for the Windows(R), Macintosh(R) and
Unix(TM) (or compatible) operating systems using a variety of
network protocols:  AppleTalk(R) (EtherTalk(R)), TCP/IP
("raw"/peer-to-peer or LPR), and NetWare(R) (IPX/SPX). Each of
these protocols takes some time to initialize when the printer is
turned on, and each may be enabled or disabled via the front panel.

To achieve the fastest startup times, we recommend that you disable
network protocols that you do not intend to use. The factory
default settings have EtherTalk and TCP/IP enabled, and NetWare
disabled.

+ PostScript data formats and network printing

Users printing PostScript jobs over Ethernet using TCP/IP-based
network protocols should determine the appropriate setting for the
printer's "IP Data Format" menu item. The selected setting, either
"ASCII" or "Binary", must be compatible with the format used by the
computers that will be sending the print jobs. Both settings are
compatible with a third data format, TBCP (Tagged Binary
Communications Protocol).

The PostScript drivers for Windows(R) operating systems allow you
to select a data format (also known as "output protocol") via the
printer properties. The default is ASCII; you may change it to TBCP
(except on Windows NT(R)) or Binary. Macintosh computers generally
use the Binary format; however, with the addition of GCC's TBCP
printing plug-in, Mac OS(TM) 9 can use TBCP. (See the Elite 21
User's Manual for details on changing these settings.)

The most efficient setting is Binary; TBCP is almost as efficient.
However, ASCII can be quite inefficient, especially if you are
printing documents that include photographs or other bitmap images.

Given all of the above, we suggest that you set up the printer and
computers using one of the following three configurations:

    - Easiest for Windows, but least efficient: Set IP Data Format
to ASCII. Leave Windows printer properties at ASCII. If you have
any Macintosh computers running Mac OS 9, install the GCC TBCP
plug-in and enable it for LPR desktop printers. (This configuration
may not be used if you have Macintosh computers running Mac OS X
printing via LPR; however, you can make AppleTalk active and print
via AppleTalk.)

    - Easiest for Macintosh, and most efficient: Set IP Data Format
to Binary. Leave Macintosh computers using native Binary format. If
you have any computers running Windows, set printer properties to
Binary.

    - Most flexible, and very efficient: Set Windows printer
properties to TBCP. On Macintosh computers running Mac OS 9,
install the GCC TBCP plug-in and enable it for LPR desktop
printers. If you are printing from Mac OS X via LPR, you must set
IP Data Format to Binary; otherwise, it doesn't matter how it is
set.

Please note that Windows users printing via NetWare (IPX/SPX)
should select a data format of "ASCII" or "TBCP" in the PostScript
driver.

+ Windows(R) 98 and Windows Me USB Printing Support

Installation of the Elite 21 Series printer drivers for Windows 98
and Windows Me now features USB Printing Support from Microsoft(R).
However, if you have previously installed the old GCC USB software
on your system, you MUST remove it BEFORE attempting to install the
printer with the updated USB Printing Support. See the file
"ReadMe.txt" in the "Win98USB" folder for additional information.

+ SNMP management

A custom SNMP MIB description file has been placed in the CD-ROM's
"Network" folder (Windows or Unix(R)) to support network management
of the printer in an SNMP environment. See the file "ReadMe.txt" in
the "Network" folder for additional information.

+ Print queue problems with Mac OS(TM) 8.6 desktop printers

There is a problem in Mac OS 8.6, unrelated to GCC printers, where
desktop printers may occasionally 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 print queue window, but
it will not print. You can work around this problem using any one
of the following methods:

    - Restart your Macintosh.

    - Drag the desktop printer to the Trash and create another. See
the Elite 21 Series User's Manual for information on creating
desktop printers.

    - Set the printer to print in the foreground, rather than the
background. In the Print dialog box, click the pop-up menu that
shows the word "General", and select Background Printing. Then
select the option "Print in: Foreground (no spool file)", and click
Save Settings at the bottom of the dialog box. You only need to do
this once for each desktop printer. See the Mac Help Center for
more details on this option (search for "background printing").

    - Upgrade to Mac OS 9 or later.

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