September 15, 1997
Following is some additional information about the Minolta Color PageWorks/Pro
Windows PCL5C driver v1.13, including tips for using the driver with various
applications, as well as known bugs, caveats, and workarounds.
Applications Notes
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1. CorelDraw V5, V6, V7:
Print time can often be reduced by 50% or more, with no change in printed output,
by setting the following value in CORELAPP.INI:
UseClippingForFills=1
It is recommended that this setting be used.
2. Windows 3.1 / MathCAD v6.0
This is a Win31s application. (See Bug #1 below.) The printer driver dialog
boxes cannot be executed directly from the application. To select desired
printer settings, the printer driver dialog boxes can be invoked from
Control Panel to change the default driver settings.
3. Windows 3.1 / Print Shop Ensemble
This is a Win31s application. (See Bug #1 below.) The printer driver dialog
boxes cannot be executed directly from the application. To select desired
printer settings, the printer driver dialog boxes can be invoked from
Control Panel to change the default driver settings.
4. Windows 3.1 NotePad
When printing at 600 dpi, NotePad clips characters at the left and right
edges of the page. This is a bug in NotePad. To work around the problem,
set print resolution to 300 dpi from the Options page of the printer dialog
box.
5. Windows 3.1 / Corel Envoy Viewer V1
This application ignores changes to printer settings when the printer
dialog box is invoked from within the application ("File"/"Print Setup" or
"File"/"Print"/"Setup"). To change printer settings, select a different
printer then go to Program Manager / Control Panel and enter the desired
selections. Then re-select the printer from application. It will use
the default settings entered from Control Panel.
6. Windows 3.1 / Adobe FrameMaker v5
This application ignores changes to printer settings when the printer
dialog box is invoked from within the application ("File"/"Print Setup" or
"File"/"Print"/"Setup"). To change printer settings, select a different
printer then go to Program Manager / Control Panel and enter the desired
selections. Then re-select the printer from application. It will use
the default settings entered from Control Panel.
7. Microsoft Excel
When changing print resolution, the user needs to be sure that resolution
matches between the MS Excel application program and the printer driver.
Most applications will do this automatically. MS Excel will not in some cases,
depending on how resolution is selected. Resolution is set in the
application menus under File/Page Setup/Print Quality. It is set in
the printer driver dialog box under File/Print/Properties/Options/Resolution.
8. Microsoft Excel v5.0: Printer Settings
New printer settings set in the Printer Driver dialog boxes
(File/Printer Setup/Setup) are not passed by Excel to the printer
driver, therefore they are not used in printing. To work around the
problem, enter the new settings then select a different printer/driver
on the Printer Setup screen, then go back into Printer Setup and
re-select the correct printer/driver.
9. All Applications: Application Print Settings
Many application programs have their own dialog box controls for common
printer settings, such as paper size, orientation, paper tray, number of
copies, etc. Usually when applications have their own settings they
will override the values set in the printer dialog box. If the settings
you select in the printer driver dialog box are being ignored, check
whether the application has its own dialog box for the settings. If so,
be sure the correct values are selected in the application, or for maximum
safety, be sure the correct values are selected in both the application
and the printer driver dialog box.
10. All Applications: Printer Settings
Whenever a print setting can be set from both the printer driver dialog
box and the printer control panel, the value set in the printer driver
dialog box will override the control panel. If you are trying to
set a value from the printer control panel and it is being ignored when
you print, try entering the setting in the printer driver dialog box.
11. Windows 3.1 / Print Settings
In Windows 3.1, different print settings are maintained for each
output target to which the driver prints. Therefore when output is
redirected to a different port (for example LPT1 or LPT2), or sent
to a disk file, print settings may change. This can result
in confusing behavior when output is sent to different printers,
or captured to a file, and a different set of print settings are
used. The user should check that print settings are correct
whenever output targets are switched, or when 'print to file' is
turned on or off.
Bugs / Caveats
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1. Win32s
The printer driver dialog boxes cannot be executed directly from the
a Windows 3.1 or WFW 3.11 application running under Win32s. The workaround
for this problem is to run the dialog boxes from Control Panel to set
desired settings to the default driver settings. The default settings will
be used by the driver when printing from the application.
2. All Applications: Font Size > 1000 Points
The largest font size that can be printed in a PCL print stream is
999.75 points (approx. 13.9 inches). Using default driver settings,
any font larger than this will be printed at this size. If larger sizes
than this are required, go to the 'Options' page of the printer dialog
box and change "TrueType Options" to "Rasters".
3. All Applications: Clipped Characters
Clipped characters will not be printed when using printer-resident fonts or
downloaded TrueType fonts. A character that is straddling the margin of
the printable area on the page will not be printed. For downloaded TrueTypes,
clipped characters can be printed by changing "TrueType Options" to "Rasters"
on the 'Options' page of the printer dialog.
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.