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readme.txt Driver File Contents (lj886ge.exe)

Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 8150 Series Printer
Printing System Late Breaking Readme


The Late-Breaking Readme file contains information that may impact 
the installation and use of your HP LaserJet 8150 printer.  


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Readme File Contents:

I.	Introduction
	--New Software Features in the HP LaserJet 8150 printer
	--Who needs this software?
	--Overview of the Printing System software components
II.	Late Breaking Information
	--Known issues and workarounds
III	Technical Assistance
IV.	Legal Statements
	--Trademark notices
	--Software license and copyright


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I.  INTRODUCTION
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This Readme file provides specific information you should know 
before you install and use the Printing System.  Information 
and Known issues are provided for the following operating 
systems:

-Windows 2000
-Windows NT 4.0
-Windows 95/98/Millennium
-Windows 3.1x

This file provides specific compatibility, and troubleshooting 
information.  For additional information on the printer features 
and driver features, refer to the online help included with each 
software component and the printer user guide.

NEW SOFTWARE FEATURES IN THE HP LASERJET 8150 PRINTER

The HP LaserJet 8100 printer introduced Job Retention features 
that required the use of an EIO hard disk. Job Retention in RAM 
allows the user to use the "Private Printing" and "Proof and Hold" 
features of Job Retention without having an EIO hard disk 
installed. 

A Stand Alone Status utility is enabled when the user has installed
bi-directional communication (the default) with the printer 
driver(s). This tab allows the user to see current printer 
information, such as the Control Panel message, toner cartridge 
status and paper tray status.

Back Cover allows the user to include a blank back cover on a 
document, or to include a back cover from a different paper source 
than the rest of the document.  The first page can also be selected
from an alternate paper source.

Edge-to-Edge Printing allows the user to print within 2mm 
of the edge of the page.

WHO NEEDS THIS SOFTWARE?

This Printing System software is required to operate an 
HP LaserJet 8150 Series. Network clients will need the 
installation CD, or the name of the appropriate network directory, 
to install the software on their individual workstations.

OVERVIEW OF THE PRINTING SYSTEM SOFTWARE COMPONENTS

The printer CD has software for PC systems and Apple Macintosh 
(and compatible) systems. For more information about a particular 
driver or software component, see its associated online help. 

For Macintosh-specific information, please refer to the Macintosh
Late Breaking Readme on the Macintosh partition of the
installation CD.

Network Administrator Software Components

HP Web JetAdmin

HP Web JetAdmin is a tool, which allows the network administrator 
to configure and manage HP printers across a variety of operating 
systems.

***NOTE: HP JetAdmin is no longer provided. Network Administrators 
may get HP Web JetAdmin at the following 
URL: http://www.hp.com/net_printing/ppss/wja_info.html

HP LaserJet Utility for Macintosh OS

The HP LaserJet Utility for Macintosh OS is a tool, which allows 
the network administrators to configure and manage HP printers on 
the Macintosh OS. 

HP Resource Manager

The HP Resource Manager is a tool which allows you to manage fonts
and macros for multiple printers. It supports TrueType, Type 1,
bitmap fonts and macros.

End-User Software Components

Drivers

A printer driver is a software program that enables your software 
applications to access your printer's features.  Typically, you 
should install a printer driver for each printer. 

The CD includes the following printer drivers.

-Windows 3.1x, Windows 95/98/Millennium, Windows NT 4.0, 
 and Windows 2000
-PCL 6 and PCL 5e drivers, all having a common-looking 
 Graphical User Interface.
-Microsoft PScript driver using PPD files.
-Adobe PPD files for Mac OS System 7.5 or greater.
-OS/2 PCL and PS drivers.
-AutoCAD R15 and DOS drivers.

Additional drivers may be available from your Hewlett-Packard 
distributor or from electronic channels. See Section IV, 
"Technical Assistance," in this Readme or your user guide for 
more information on obtaining drivers and other HP software.

Software Components

The Printing System also includes the following software component 
for end-users:

Stand Alone Status
Stand Alone Status provides printer and job status such as jobs 
waiting to print, toner and paper levels, and the ability to view 
the control panel.  This utility can be configured to pop up when 
attention is needed at the printer.


The latest printer drivers and printing software for HP LaserJet 
printers are available on the Internet (http://www.hp.com). The 
installer automatically detects if you have Internet access, and 
asks if you want to check the HP Internet site for the latest 
drivers. If the printer drivers or printing software has been 
updated since your CD was created, the installer will then 
install from the Internet.


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 II.  Known Issues 
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CD Browser
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Issue:

When using the Customization Utility to create a custom printing 
system the floppy drive destination is not available.

Description:

When using the Customization Utility to create a custom printing 
system only the "Copy Printer Drivers Only" selection will allow 
the use of a floppy drive as a destination.  When selecting 
"Create Customized Installer" or "Copy Entire Printing System 
Installer" from the Customization Utility, only local or network 
hard drives can be selected.
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Issue:

When installing the printing system software using a custom disk 
set created with the Customization Utility the following 
error occurs;

"Setup is unable to find _SETUP.DLL, which is needed to complete 
the installation. Error 103"

Description:

When installing from a customer printing system the language 
selection must match the language selection when the custom 
printing system was created.

The custom installation program will prompt the user for a 
language selection. If the language selected during 
installation is different from the language selected during 
the creation of the custom printing system the above error 
will occur. The custom printing system installer created 
with the Customization Utility only contains the language 
that was selected during the creation of the custom 
printing system therefore the correct language must be 
selected when using the custom installer.

Workaround:

Verify the same language selection is used during the creation 
and use of the custom installer.
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Printing System Installer
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Hard Disk Free Space Requirements:

Before installing the printing system software verify there is at 
least 20MB of free disk space available for the installation of 
the software.
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Issue:

Cannot cancel the printing system installer after file copy 
has begun.

Description:

There is no cancel button available when the printing system 
installer is copying file and updating the system.  The cancel 
button is not available because cancellation during the file 
copy or system update processes could leave the user's system 
in an unknown state. Also do not "End Task" or power down 
the computer during the file copy and system update process.

Workaround:

Complete the printing system installation then use the printing 
system uninstaller located in the HP LaserJet 8150 programs folder 
to uninstall the printing system.  After the uninstall process is 
complete the printing system installer may be re-run with the 
user's new selections.
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Issue:

User does not receive a response when trying to run the installer 
setup.exe file.

Description:

The installation program checks for a minimum of 7MB of free disk 
space on the computer before starting the installation of the 
software. If there is not at least 7MB of free disk space the 
installer will not start and no error messages or warnings will 
be displayed.

Workaround:

Verify there is at least 20MB of free disk space available for 
the installation of the software.

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Printing System Uninstaller
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Issue:

The printing system uninstaller does not completely uninstall the 
printing system software.

Description:

If the printing system installer is used to install more than one 
language on the same system, only the files and components from 
the last installation will be removed.  The printing system 
installer only stores one uninstallation file per system.

Workaround:

Uninstall the printing system for one language before installing 
the printing system for a second language.
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Parallel and USB Support
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Issue:

Some advanced features of the LJ8150 printing system are not 
supported over a parallel or USB printer connection.

Description:

Printing system components that require Bi-directional 
functionality are not supported over parallel or USB printer 
connections. 

The components that are not supported over parallel or USB are;
	Driver Autoconfiguration
	Update Now 
	Job Status and Alerts

Workaround:

This functionality will be added in a future release of the 
printing system software for the LJ8150.
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Job Retention
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Issue:

PIN number settings for Job Retention feature works differently 
in the PostScript Environment from previous products.

Previous instructions to set a PIN number:

To print a private job using the PostScript driver the user had 
choose one of the 50 predefined PIN numbers (20 for Win9x) from 
the "PIN (for Private Job)" drop down menu. 

Enhanced way to set PIN numbers:

To print a private job using the PostScript driver the user can 
choose a PIN number between 0000 and 9999 by selecting a value 
between 0 and 9 for each PIN digit.

For example, to choose 1579 as a PIN number, select the following:
  PIN Digit 1 (for Private Job):  1
  PIN Digit 2 (for Private Job):  5
  PIN Digit 3 (for Private Job):  7
  PIN Digit 4 (for Private Job):  9
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Printer Drivers
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Issue:

Job Retention, Proof and Hold Prints all of the copies of a 
print job.

Description:

Some applications may send each copy of a print job as separate 
job from the application.

Workaround:

Uncheck the Collation feature in the application.

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Issue:

User cannot print on the backside of first sheet when duplexing 
with "Use Different Paper" for first page.

Description:

The printing system does not allow for this capability at this 
time. This functionality may be added in future products.

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Issue:

Using Windows NT4 and the PCL5e printer driver, text may be 
clipped on the left margin of the page when using the 
Edge-to-Edge feature.

Workaround:

Print the document using the PCL 6 printer driver.

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Issue:

When printing a duplexed document with multiple copies the second 
copy prints on first copy's last page instead of separate page.

Description:

This is a known issue with several applications.  For example an 
application sends a 3 page, 2-copy job as one 6-page document.  
When print data is sent to the printer in this manner the driver 
cannot distinguish that it is really 2 copies of the same print 
job.

Workaround:

Turn on "Ignore Application Collation" in the printer driver and 
turn off collation in the application print dialog box.

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Issue:

PNG graphic images do not print with the current version of 
Netscape Navigator (4.73). 

Description:

Netscape does not support PNG images by default.  A PNG plug-in 
must be downloaded from Netscape and installed into the browser.

Workaround:

Download and install the PNG plug-in from Netscape.

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Bi-Directional Functionality
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Description:

When running the HP Port Resolver, Bi-Directional functionality,
from an NT4 client machine to a remote printer connected via an
NT4 share, one of the following problems may occur:

1.	When the clicking the printer driver "Update Now"
        button - a "printer communication error" is posted.
2.	When using the Job Status and Alerts utility - a broken
        connection is displayed.
3.	When using the porttest.exe test utility - the error
        code 0x80070005 is returned.

Solution:  

If an "Update Now" or "Stand Alone Status" from an
NT4 client, fails to communicate with a printer on a remote
NT4 share check that the Network -> Services -> RPC Configuration
service is correctly installed on both the client AND host
(print server) machines and that the RPC "Name Service Provider"
field (click RPC - "Properties" to view this info) is set to
"Windows NT Locator". 

W9x and W2K are not affected by this problem, only WNT4.

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Job Status and Alerts
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Supported Operating Systems and Environments:

Job Status and Alerts are Supported on Windows 95 with Internet
Explorer 4 or higher, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT and
Windows 2000.

Job Status and Alerts are not supported for Terminal Server.

Job Status and Alerts functionality is available for printers 
connected over the network from the client.  
Job Status and Alerts are not supported over a parallel 
connection. 

Device Status requires Internet Explorer version 4 or greater.

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Issue:

Device Status stops responding and print job icons freeze.

Description:

When Job Status and Alerts is tracking a large amount of print 
jobs Device Status may stop responding and icons may not be 
removed from the Job Status and Alerts window.

Workaround:

Download updated Job Status and Alerts software when available
from HP.com

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Issue:

Job status does not work when using Novell Client on a Windows NT 
or Windows 2000 client.

Workaround:

Download updated Job Status and Alerts software when available
from HP.com

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Issue:

Multiple copies of the same print job show up in the Job Status 
and Alerts window as separate jobs.

Description:

Some applications send each copy of a print job as a separate 
job therefore Job Status and Alerts will represent each copy 
as a separate job.

Workaround:

Turn off Job status when using applications that send each copy
of a print job as a separate job.

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Install Network Printer Wizard
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Issue:

Port name over 63 characters, port creation fails. 

Description:

If a user chooses to change the port name and uses a new name 
over 63 characters, the port creation will fail.  A dialog 
pops with the following message "There was an error creating 
the port.  Please refer to the Read Me file about how to 
create network Printer Ports. The printer will be setup to 
the local printer port." The driver installation finishes, 
and the printer is setup to print to LPTx.

Workaround:

Run the installer again and type in a name less than
63 characters.
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Issue:

IP Address set via "Suggest Settings" and printer creation fails.

Conditions required:

PC configured with TCP/IP only and a Dial Up Adapter, printer has 
an assigned IP address, user performs specific device search by 
hardware address.

Description:

After the printer is discovered via the hardware address, on the 
IP Settings screen, the user can choose the "Suggest Settings" 
option. If user uses the Suggest Settings option (auto net), the 
installation continues as though the installer is assigning an 
autonet address to the printer, however, the installation will 
fail and IP on printer will not be written.

Workaround:

Do not change the IP Address via the "Suggest Settings" option.
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Issue:

No default queue name suggested by Install Network Printer Wizard.

Description:

Each time the Install Network Printer Wizard is run on different 
workstations a new queue is created.  The first 8 installs, 
Install Network Printer Wizard will suggest a default queue 
name incrementing by  _q2, _q3...  This is successful until 
the 9th queue.  When the 9th queue should be created, instead 
of creating the queue, the queue name field is left blank.

Workaround:

User can then type in the name of the queue.

Additional Information:  

User should be using Add Printer or the appropriate installer to 
attach to an existing queue rather than using the Install Network 
Printer Wizard to create a new queue for each workstation.  If 
the user desires a new queue for each workstation, they will 
have to type in a new queue name.
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III.  TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
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Some of the services below are provided for the United States 
only.  Similar services to those listed below are available in 
other countries.  See your printer's user guide or call your 
local authorized HP dealer.


CUSTOMER SUPPORT

See your printer's user guide or call your local authorized HP 
dealer.

INTERNET

Anonymous FTP library service is available worldwide for 
around-the-clock-access to drivers and technical support 
information for HP peripheral and computer products.  Please 
note that paths may change without notice.  Access the 
Internet or FTP address and use the menus to locate the 
software or support of your choice.  

-URL for HP LaserJet 8150 Series Support: 	
 http://www.hp.com/cposupport/nonjsnav/hplaserjet5940.html  
-URL for Software and Support: http://www.hp.com/ go/support
-URL for Access HP: http://www.hp.com
-FTP address: ftp.hp.com
 Login: anonymous
 Password: your Internet email address 

HP SOFTWARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Refer to your printer user guide for additional methods of 
obtaining software and support information, such as 
printer driver distribution centers, other online 
services, fax services, and other online support.


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IV.  LEGAL STATEMENTS
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TRADEMARK NOTICES

-MS-DOS, Windows, PScript and Internet Explorer
 are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corp.
-OS/2 is a registered trademark of IBM Corporation.
-Macintosh and Mac OS are registered trademarks of
 Apple Computer, Inc.
-PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe 
 Systems, Incorporated.
- Netscape is a registered trademark of Netscape, Inc.

SOFTWARE LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

Information provided in this document and software 
for the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 8150 Series printer is 
provided "as is."  No implied warranties of 
merchantability and or fitness for a particular 
purpose are given.

The HP LaserJet 8150 Series printing system may be 
copied and distributed only to users of an 
HP LaserJet 8150 Series printer.  All files on the 
CD must be copied without modification.  All 
components of the HP LaserJet 8150 Series printing 
system must be distributed together.  The 
HP LaserJet 8150 Series printing system may not 
be distributed for profit.

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All Rights Reserved.