IrseeSoft Meinrad-Spieß-Platz 2 D-87660 Irsee Germany EMail: mail@irseesoft.com WWW: www.irseesoft.com/english.htm TURBOprint Professional 6 (C) 1997 IrseeSoft "ReadMe" - Additions to the manual Please also see our WEB site for most recent information on new versions, driver updates and bug fixes. Additions to Chapter... Chapter 2: Installation ======================= The installation procedure needs Installer V43.3 or higher! -------------------------- Installer V43.3 is included with the Turboprint disk. If you are using the "MCP" utility, you will have to copy the new Installer to your hard disk or deactivate MCP temporarily. Installation on a Draco computer by MacroSystem ----------------------------------------------- Turboprint can be installed on a Draco computer. However, IrseeSoft can't guarantee the functionality, as the Draco is not 100% Amiga compatible. Before you install Turboprint on a Draco, you must carry out the "personalization" procedure on a regular Amiga, as the Draco can't write to Amiga floppy disks. Usage of Turboprint with a PicassoIV graphics card / the Picasso96 driver ------------------------------------------------------------------------- In connection with older versions of the Picasso96 driver software the following problems may occur: Problem: Printout from applications like FinalWriter, Wordworth, PageStream is in wrong colours (e.g. background in dark green) Solution: Install the latest version of Picasso96 Problem: Text display in the GraphicsPublisher is incorrect. Text is invisible or charactes are "cut off". Solution: Choose a 16 or 24 bit screen in the GraphicsPublisher. Usage with the PD software 'Executive' -------------------------------------- If you use the task scheduler 'Executive', you have to make the following settings to be able to print from FinalWriter: Add a new rule in the Executive editor: Task = FinalWriter Parameter = TASk+CHILDTASK and NOSCHEDULE Priority = Leave it alone Chapter 8: Hints for Printers ============================= Canon BJ monochrome inkjet printers ----------------------------------- The emulation must be set to "Canon BJ" mode at the printer (DIP switches, see your printer's manual). The international charset must be set to "Set 2" at the printer (DIP switch). In TurboPrint, choose the driver "Canon_BJ". Newer models (BJ-10ex, BJ-2xx, BJ-3xx) can also be used in EPSON LQ mode, which offers more fonts. To use EPSON LQ mode, the printer must be switched to "LQ" mode (DIP switches, see your printer's manual). Choose the "Epson_LQ,SQ" driver in TurboPrint. Canon BJC colour inkjet printers -------------------------------- The emulation must be set to "LQ" mode at the printer (DIP switches, see your printer's manual). Canon BJC - newer models without DIP switches (BJC 210/240/4100/4200, ...) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- These printers must be configured to the "LQ-Europe/Asia" mode. The following procedure must be carried out once: When switching on the printer, keep the POWER button pressed. Soon the printer will start "beeping". Wait until you have heard 8 beep sounds, then release the POWER button. To check your printer's configuration, switch off the printer. Then keep the POWER button pressed until you have heard 2 beep sounds. The printer will then print a status sheet. Canon BJC 240, 250, 4200 and 4300 with photo cartridge ------------------------------------------------------ Use the driver Canon_BJC240photo or Canon_BJC4200photo when printing with the photo cartridge. For best printouts use the "Canon HR-101" or a similiar inkjet paper. Unfortunately, we don't know any glossy papers that are suitable for printouts with the photo cartridge. Citizen Printiva600c -------------------- When making colour printouts, please note the following: * Spool files The driver creates four spool file for the four colour components of a page. You can change the path of the spool files. Enter the path and filename in the text gadget "print to file" on the file card "printer". It is recommended to spool to a hard drive, as the spool files can become very large. Example: If you have entered "Name" = "Work:Prt", four spoolfiles named "Prt.0", "Prt.1", "Prt.2" and "Prt.3" will be created on the hard drive partition named "Work:". Epson Stylus Color Series ------------------------- The unprintable margin at the top of the paper can be set to 0, 1 or 2 lines (index card Config / Printer-Settings). Epson Stylus Color II --------------------- If you use plain paper, the black ink may bleed into the coloured inks. This effect depends on the kind of paper you use. To avoid bleeding, use an inkjet paper or choose the driver "Epson_StylusColorIIs". This driver generates black by mixing yellow, magenta and cyan inks. Epson Stylus Color IIs ---------------------- For colour prints, choose the driver "Epson_StylusColorIIs". For b/w prints, choose the driver "Epson_Stylus820+IIs". The maximum resolution of the printer is 360x720dpi. Epson Stylus Color 400, 600, 800 and Photo ------------------------------------------ * Inkjet papers: You can use all non-glossy inkjet papers with these printers. In Turboprefs please choose "720dpi Paper" or "360dpi Paper". Glossy inkjet papers: At the moment we can only recommend EPSON's "High Quality Glossy Paper", "Glossy Film" or "Photo Paper". We have tested other glossy papers, but the results were poor. * 1440dpi mode (only Stylus Color 600 und 800): The 720x1440dpi mode must be enabled in the "printer settings". The main benefit of the 1440dpi mode is a printout with almost no visible "banding" effects. In most application programs the 1440dpi mode is shown as 720x720dpi. This is no error. To save time and buffer memory, print data is sent to the driver at 720x720dpi and then converted to 1440x720dpi. The printer operates at 1440dpi internally. HP-Deskjet - newer models (540C, 4xx, 6xx and 8xx series) --------------------------------------------------------- The maximum resolution of these printers (600x300dpi resp. 600x600dpi) can be used only for black&white printouts. If you get b/w printouts instead of colour printouts when using applications like Final Writer or Wordworth, you will have to reduce the print resolution or "density" within the application. Head cleaning & cartridge alignment ----------------------------------- With the new DeskJet printers, it is no longer possible to start the print head cleaning or cartridge alignment procedure at the printer. For this purpose we programmed the "DeskJet-Utility" you can find in the "Extra" drawer of Turboprint. HP-Deskjet 850C,870Cxi ---------------------- At 300x300dpi a "colour resolution enhancement technique" is used, which varies the ink drop size and thus produces finer dithering. If you print on glossy inkjet papers or transparencies or if you get poor results on other inkjet papers, it is important to switch the paper type to "glossy" or "transparency". This means that black will be generated as a mixture of yellow, magenta and cyan. HP_Deskjet 660C,690C,694C ------------------------- If you print on glossy inkjet papers or transparencies or if you get poor results on other inkjet papers, it is important to switch the paper type to "glossy" or "transparency". This means that black will be generated as a mixture of yellow, magenta and cyan. HP_Deskjet 600C --------------- If you use a "diffuse" dithering pattern, you should disable the switch "pure black". You will get more brilliant colours. HP Deskjet 690C,694C with photo cartridge ------------------------------------------- Use the driver "HP_DeskJet690,694photo" when printing with the photo cartridge. For best printouts use the "HP Photo Paper" or a non-glossy paper, e.g. "HP Premium Inkjet Paper". Most other glossy papers will produce poor results. Lexmark 4076 - ExecJet IIc -------------------------- Choose the "parallel" instead of the "turbo-par" port (filecard "printer") if printouts are slow. This is necessary because the printer's parallel interface doesn't use all control lines. Fargo Primera / Pro / FotoFUN ----------------------------- *** Important *** The printer must receive data continuously. If printer pauses during the printout, a noticeable horizontal line will appear on the image. For this reason, you should not disturb your Amiga while the printer is active. * FotoFUN: The printer needs a very high parallel transfer rate that can't be achieved by Turboprint. Please redirect your printouts to a file and send the file to the parallel port using Fargo's "SendFFF" program. "SendFFF" is included in Fargo's Amiga driver disk. * Spool files The driver creates four spool file for the four colour components of a page. You can change the path of the spool files. Enter the path and filename in the text gadget "print to file" on the file card "printer". It is recommended to spool to a hard drive, as the spool files can become very large. Example: If you have entered "Name" = "Work:Prt", four spoolfiles named "Prt.0", "Prt.1", "Prt.2" and "Prt.3" will be created on the hard drive partition named "Work:". * Printing of several pictures on one page Normally one page will be used per picture. Using the GraphicsPublisher, however, you can print several pictures on one page. * Heat The heat produced by the print head can be changed by the "quality" gadget in Turboprefs. You might need to increase this setting if you print on plain paper (wax transfer mode). For the photorealistic mode we recommend heat setting 4 (medium). * Ribbon type There are 5 different ribbon types for the primera, which can be set using the "medium" switch in TurboPrefs (filecard "Config"). Monochrome: wax transfer black 3-Colour: wax transfer with yellow, magenta and cyan 4-Colour: -"- plus black Photo B/W: b&w sublimation for photorealistic printouts Photo Colour: colour sublimation for photorealistic printouts We recommed to choose "3-Colour" setting even for 4-Colour ribbon. This produces more brilliant colours. * 600-DPI We do not recommend the 600dpi mode, as it is very slow and produces printouts that are almost identical to the 300dpi mode. Chapter 9: Hints for applications ================================= Final Writer / Wordworth ------------------------ Please also read the notes in your manual on page 88. Possible problems and their solution: * Printout is slow You are probably printing in the highest resolution. FW / WW have their own resolution setting which overrides the setting in Turboprefs. In FinalWriter, open the "Print..." requester and set the resolution in the "Graphics..." section. In WordWorth, choose "Print Settings" and select the resolution using the "Density" slider. * Printout shows weird patterns only If you have installed a PicassoIV graphics board, please obtain the latest Picasso96 driver update. * FinalWriter hangs after a part of the page has been printed If you use the PD software "Executive", please read the notes in section 2 of this file. Final Writer / WordWorth with HP Deskjet --------------------------------------- * Top margin is too large on the first printed page We recommend to set the top text margin to zero (TurboPrefs, file card "Text"). This way you will get the correct top margin. * Printout is in b/w only. If you get b/w printouts instead of colour printouts on a DeskJet 540/660/850 you will have to reduce the print resolution (see "Hints for printers"). Final Writer/WW with Epson Stylus Color / Pro --------------------------------------------- We recommend a maximum resolution of 360dpi. Otherwise you will get very slow and usually oversaturated printouts. If you print with 720dpi, you should change the dithering from "diffuse" to "ordered" to speed up printing. Addendum Chapter 3: Graphics Publisher ====================================== Problems when printing ---------------------- If the text objects are being printed too small, there is probably not enough free RAM memory available during printout. The wrong text size is caused by a bug in the OS routines that generate CompuGraphic outline fonts. Solution: Make sure that there is enough memory available during printout or open the GraphicsPublisher's settings requester and reduce the value "Text / Max.Print". Thus, text objects will be printed in slightly lower quality but in the correct size. Addendum Chapter 4: TurboSpool ============================== Hints for applications ---------------------- FinalCalc --------- TurboSpool does not currently support FinalCalc. Please switch off TurboSpool before you print from FinalCalc. -END-----------------------------------------------------------------------