README.TXT Printronix P5000 Windows 2000 Printer Driver Version: 2.00O Requires Printer firmware version (or higher): PGL/VGL 3.10C CT/PGL/VGL 3.10B ANSI/PGL 3.10B Installation: 1) Click on the Start button, select Settings and open the Printers folder. 2) Delete previous version of the driver(if installed). 3) Double click on the Add Printer icon and follow the Add Printer Wizard instructions. De-install: 1) Delete the driver from the printers folder 2) Delete the driver from "Server Properties" (under "File" menu) selection within Printer Folder Application Information: (General) 1) If the file to be printed contains lines,boxes, or overlapping graphics,and the printout does not match the screen, set "Print Optimization"to "disabled". This may cause slower performance, but the printout will match the screen. The Print Optimization feature appears under the "Advanced" button within the driver. 2) With Custom Barcode Fonts, human readable will not print if point size of 40 is selected. Select another point size. 3) If printouts do not match the screen, try selecting higher resolutions. Utilizing "BEST" resolution in general will produce highest quality printouts. (MS-Word) 1) When utilizing custom barcode fonts, or resident fonts, the "Use Printer Metrics to lay out document" feature must be selected. This is found under Tools/Options/Compatibility within MS Word 2) When utilizing the custom barcode font or resident fonts, after entering the barcode data, highlight the character position immediately following the barcode data, then select a non-barcode font (such as Arial). If this is not done, a barcode error will appear on the printout in addition to the barcode. 3) When utilizing MS-Word 2000, text within shaded boxes does not print due to a problem within Word regarding how boxes with different x and y resolutions are handled. (MS-Excel) 1) When utilizing the custom barcode font feature, all cells must be formatted as "text" 2) When printing, be sure that the print area is selected appropriately, otherwise extraneous data may be found and incorrectly printed (MS-PowerPoint) 1) With PowerPoint 97, the size of the printed text may not match the screen in STD, HIGH, and FAST resolutions. Selecting "BEST" resolution will result in correct printouts. PowerPoint 2000 does not exhibit these problems. (Lotus 1-2-3) 1) Custom barcode fonts cannot be used with this application at this time. (MS-WordPad) 1) Custom and Resident Barcode Fonts cannot be used with this application at this time.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.
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