Silentwriter SuperScript Windows 95 User's Guide

Silentwriter SuperScript Windows 95 User's Guide

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Contents i Contents 1 Introduction 1-1 Introduction 1-2 Standard Feature 1-3 Network Configuration Overview 1-4 Personal Configuration 1-5 Network Configuration 1-6 Network Configuration Example 1-7 SuperScript Console and Printer Status 1-8 2 System Requirements 2-1 System Requirements 2-2 3 SuperScript Software Installation 3-1 SuperScript Software Installation Overview 3-2 Installing the SuperScript Software 3-5 SuperScript Installation Dialogs 3-7 Testing the SuperScript Installation 3-17 Removing SuperScript Software 3-18 4 SuperScript Console 4-1 Control Panel 4-2 GDI Setup Screen 4-6 Local Queue 4-10 Remote Queue 4-13 Job Log 4-16 SuperScript Console Menu Items 4-18 File 4-18 View 4-18 Settings 4-18 Network 4-19 Run 4-20 Help 4-20 Exiting Before Printing has Completed 4-20

ii Contents 5 Sharing and Connecting 5-1 Sharing the Printer 5-3 Connecting To the Printer 5-5 Printing 5-6 Printer Access and Client Privilege Checks 5-7 6 PostScript Printing 6-1 Switching Postscript Print Mode 6-2 From the Control Panel of SuperScript Console 6-2 PostScript Options 6-3 TrueType Font Substitution 6-4 PostScript Print Mode Overview 6-5 Printing from a Windows Application 6-5 Printing from DOS 6-6 Printing PostScript or PCL Files from the MS-DOS Command Line 6-7 Printing ASCII Text Files 6-7 7 SuperScript Printer Status 7-1 Expanded SuperScript Printer Status Display 7-4 Printer Error Status Messages and Recovery 7-4 8 Using Fonts 8-1 Fonts in PostScript Mode 8-2 Fonts in GDI Mode 8-5 Fonts in PCL Mode 8-6 Installing SuperScript TrueType Fonts 8-7 Saving Downloaded Fonts and Macros (PCL Mode) 8-8 A Troubleshooting A-1 Installation Problems A-2 Wrong System or Hardware Configuration A-2 Insufficient Memory A-2 No Printer Port A-2 Insufficient Disk Space A-2 Removing the Previously installed SuperScript Software A-2 B PostScript Character Sets B-1 Glossary Index

1 Introduction Introduction 1 1

1 2 Introduction INTRODUCTION This guide provides installation and operating instructions for the NEC Silentwriter SuperScript for Windows 95 software. The NEC Silentwriter SuperScript for Windows 95 software is developed specially for users of Windows 95. The software supports PostScript emulation mode in addition to GDI mode and PCL emulation mode and provides network printing features.

Introduction 1 3 STANDARD FEATURE NEC Silentwriter SuperScript for Windows 95 is a printing solution developed for Windows 95 users that provides complete Windows-based printing. This new SuperScript for Windows 95 provides the following additional features for your standard SuperScript printer: Full Windows 95 Compatibility Network Printing The SuperScript for Windows 95 expands capabilities of the SuperScript printer to support the Microsoft Windows 95 network solution. Software emulation of PostScript The SuperScript for Windows 95 provides both PostScript Level I and Level II emulations. (PostScript Level II emulation is available for only SuperScript 660 and 660i printer users.) Available printing modes are different depending on your printer type. GDI (All SuperScript printers) PCL4.5 (SuperScript 610 / 610plus) PCL5e (SuperScript 660 / 660i) PostScript I (SuperScript 610 / 610plus) PostScript II (SuperScript 660 / 660i) New Integrated User Interface.

1 4 Introduction NETWORK CONFIGURATION OVERVIEW SuperScript network program provides three software configuration options that can be selected based on how you intend to use the printer: Personal Server Client Which configuration option you should choose is primarily dependent on whether you will use the SuperScript printer in a network or as a non-network Personal printer connected directly to your PC. Regardless of whether you use the SuperScript printer in a network configuration or as a nonnetwork printer, the software provides all the same print modes and printer features. Network and resource sharing features are not available in the Personal configuration.

Introduction 1 5 Personal Configuration The Personal configuration is for users not connected to a network, or who will not use the SuperScript printer as a shared network resource. This configuration is a conventional PC and printer arrangement in which only the PC to which the printer is connected can print to the printer. For existing SuperScript users, the new SuperScript software provides compatibility for Windows 95, the PostScript emulation mode, and a newer, more modern user interface with additional Help files. There are features not available in this configuration that are related to network administration and selecting and viewing remote queues. These features are disabled in the Personal configuration. If at some point you choose to add network capabilities to your PC or allow the SuperScript printer to be a shared network resource, you will have to re-install the SuperScript software and select the Server User Type option.

1 6 Introduction Network Configuration Microsoft s Windows is designed to be a peer-topeer network. In other words, each PC is a peer to every other PC in the workgroup. This peer approach means that no PC in the workgroup acts as a network administrator. SuperScript software adopts this peer-to-peer model. However, to provide user configuration flexibility and to save memory for some users, SuperScript software can be configured differently when a user has a connected printer than when a user prints from a printer connected to another peer PC in the workgroup. The PC that has the printer connected to it performs some additional functions not needed for PCs without a connected printer. Therefore, we have adopted the Client/Server terminology to differentiate between those PCs that have a printer connected to them and those that do not. A Server is a peer with a connected and shared printer. A Client is a peer using a printer connected to a Server. Server Any Server in the workgroup with SuperScript software installed can be effectively both a Server and a Client. As a Server, that PC shares the connected printer with other peers in the workgroup. However, when that Server opts to print to a printer supported by another Server, that PC is acting as a Client to the other Server.

Introduction 1 7 Client The Client is a peer in the workgroup that can print to another peer s printer. The Client configuration is a subset of the Server configuration. Network Configuration Example The following figure shows this flexible SuperScript approach. As shown in the figure, there are two PCs that have printers connected: Peer A with Printer A and Peer D with Printer D. If Peer B chooses to print to Printer A then for that print job Peer B is the Client and Peer A is the Server. If Peer A prints to Printer D, then for that print job Peer A becomes a Client to Peer D, but Peer A remains the Server for Peer B s print job. Peer B (Client) Printer A Peer A Peer D (Server) (Server) Printer D Peer C (Client)

1 8 Introduction The SuperScript software menus will help you easily view and manage your print jobs. A print job is a request for print services made when you select Print from one of your applications. Print jobs are considered local if they are queued to a printer connected to the PC queuing the print job. Print jobs are considered remote if queued to a printer connected to another PC. SUPERSCRIPT CONSOLE AND PRINTER STATUS There are two programs that allow you to configure and monitor your printing environment: SuperScript Console SuperScript Printer Status SuperScript Console provides a dialog with the SuperScript Control Panel, Local Queue, Remote Queue, and Job Log. SuperScript Console

Introduction 1 9 SuperScript Printer Status lets you know the current printer status and alerts you in case of a problem. It displays a warning or error message. In addition, it points to the problem area on the printer and gives instructions for what to do next. SuperScript Printer Status (Reduced Version)

1 10 Introduction SuperScript Printer Status (Expanded Version)

System Requirements 2 1 2 System Requirements

2 2 System Requirements SYSTEM RE- QUIREMENTS Table 2.1 shows the hardware and software requirements for SuperScript software. Hardware requirements differ between the three SuperScript software configurations (Personal, Server, and Client). As shown in Table 2.1, the Server must be at least an i486dx-based PC running at no less than 33MHz. If the Server PC is to be used in a large workgroup or with heavy print loads and will be used at the same time for other applications such as word processors, it is recommended that the Server PC be at least an i486dx2. A PC running as a Client only, that is with no printer connected, can be based on an i80386dx running at 33MHz or faster. A Personal configuration PC can also be based on an i80386dx running at 33MHz or faster. The requirement table shows the minimum and recommended configurations. The minimum configuration will provide good quality output under normal conditions. Using the recommended configuration will boost output, especially under high volume workgroup network loads. The minimum free disk space is 40MB. This matches the Microsoft general recommendation that users maintain 40MB of free disk space at all times when running Windows for best performance. The minimum Server PC random access memory (RAM) is 8MB, and 16MB is recommended. The minimum Client RAM is 8MB. Note: Because of SuperScript s high speed interface, it is important to use a properly manufactured parallel cable. The use of a poor quality parallel cable may affect your output. A long cable may also cause print problem. It is recommended to use 6- feet-length cable.

System Requirements 2 3 Table 2.1 SuperScript Software Configuration Requirements HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE PERSONAL SERVER(S) CLIENT(S) REQUIREMENTS Minimum CPU i80386dx i486dx i80386dx Recommended CPU i486dx2 Minimum Processing Speed (MHz) 33 33 33 Free Disk Space (MB) 40 40 40 Hard Disk Space for 17 17 13 installation of Software (MB) Hard Disk Space for 3.5 3.5 3.5 installation of TrueType fonts (MB) RAM (MB) Min. 8 8 8 (standard) RAM (MB) Min. 16* (recommended) Microsoft Windows Windows 95 Windows 95 Windows 95 or Windows for Workgroups 3.1** or Windows for Workgroups 3.11** 1.4MB, 3.5" Floppy Yes Yes Yes Drive or CD ROM Drive

2 4 System Requirements HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE PERSONAL SERVER(S) CLIENT(S) REQUIREMENTS Centronics Parallel Yes Yes N/A Port Printer Yes Yes N/A Network card N/A Yes Yes Network cable, N/A Yes Yes connector(s), and terminator(s) Network adapter N/A Yes Yes driver if using a network other than SuperScript network * For Server, 16MB of RAM is required to support all print modes simultaneously. ** Clients under Windows for Workgroups 3.1/3.11 cannot use Server's printer if the printer is SuperScript 660i.

SuperScript Software Installation 3 1 3 SuperScript Software Installation

3 2 SuperScript Software Installation SUPERSCRIPT SOFTWARE INSTALLATION OVERVIEW This section describes the hardware and software setup steps necessary to configure and use your printer. Installation includes the following steps: Pre-installation Installation of the three SuperScript user configurations (Personal, Server, and Client) Testing and verifying the installation You can choose from the three installation configurations according to your network capabilities and PC hardware. Table 3.1 presents an overview of the configuration options and parameters to consider before choosing a configuration. Table 3.1 Choosing a User Configuration CONFIGURATION NETWORK PRINTER CPU RAM DESCRIPTION AVAILABLE CONNECTED Personal -- For users whose Not Required i80386dx 8MB computers do not have network required to use alone or faster capability or network connections and have a printer directly connected. Server -- For users whose Required Required i486dx 8MB computers have network to share or faster connections and printers connected that may be shared with other clients on the network. Client -- For users whose Required Not i80386dx 8MB computers do not have Required or faster printers directly connected, but who plan to print documents to a Server on the network.

SuperScript Software Installation 3 3 Some steps described below, such as disk defragmentation, may not be necessary due to your PC configuration. The installation description provides a common approach. Your network configuration may provide an alternate set of selections, such as an installation folder. This section describes the installation process and identifies the few installation differences between the configurations. For Server and Client installations, normally the Server PC is installed first, then one or more Client PCs. NOTE: You must have a license for each PC Client and PC Server installed. Suggestion: If you are in the process of creating your workgroup but haven t successfully established a workgroup environment, you should configure your system so that peer-to-peer communication is working before installing SuperScript software to make verification of SuperScript interconnection easier.

3 4 SuperScript Software Installation Table 3.2 Pre-Installation Steps STEP ACTION COMMENT 1 Install Network SuperScript software will operate with any network (Server, Client) card and network software supported by Windows. 2 Install Windows 95 Install Windows. SuperScript can be used as a personal printer or as a shared printer while running under Windows. 3 Remove the current Follow these steps. SuperScript software Click the Start button and click Run. if it is installed in Type "C:\SSCRIPT\NECDELETE.EXE" in the the PC. command line box and press enter. Or, if your current SuperScript software is SuperScript Network and PS option kit software, type "C:\NECSSFW\WSREMOVE.EXE" in the command line box and press enter. 4 Ensure that the peer This step is recommended to ensure that your network to peer network is is operational and all connected network peers can up by opening the communicate with one another. Network Neighborhood window and finding neighbors. (Server, Client) 5 Defragment You can use Disk Defragmenter in Windows (Refer to the disk Windows 95 document.). This is recommended but not generally necessary. Note: Be sure to remove the current SuperScript software prior to installing the SuperScript for Windows 95 in order to avoid installation problem. Note: Appendix A "Troubleshooting" provides some instructions on what to do for installation problems.

SuperScript Software Installation 3 5 INSTALLING THE SUPERSCRIPT SOFTWARE The SuperScript software installation program analyzes your system configuration, installs the SuperScript software and fonts, and makes the necessary changes to the Windows startup files. As shown in the following tables, there are two ways to install SuperScript software: Installation via diskettes or CD Initial installation via diskette #1 then across the network from a SuperScript Server Installation can be performed either from installation diskettes (or CD) or from across the Windows network. Once the SuperScript software has been installed on the Server PC, Client software can be installed on the Client PCs from across the network. If CD drive is not available, network installation proceeds faster than diskette installation. For a Client to perform installation across the Windows network, the SuperScript Server must share its Windows folder and the NECSSFW folder containing the file NETSETUP.EXE. NOTE: If you need to make SuperScript for Windows95 installation diskettes, you can do it from SuperScript for Windows95 installation CD as follows. (You need seven diskettes. The following instruction assumes CD drive is drive D and diskette drive is A.) At the DOS prompt, type: (1) d: (2) cd \software\win95\makedisk (3) makefd a: Then you can follow the instructions on your screen to make the installation diskettes.

3 6 SuperScript Software Installation Table 3.3 SuperScript Software Installation Steps STEP ACTION COMMENT 1 Diskette or CD Installation (Server, Client, Personal) See Table 3.4 2 Via Diskette #1 then Across the Network (Client) See Table 3.5 Table 3.4 Diskette or CD Installation Steps (for Server, Client, and Personal Software Installation) STEP ACTION COMMENT 1 Connect your SuperScript printer to PC and turn on the printer. (Server/Personal) 2 Turn on the PC. 3 Windows may display New Hardware Found dialog box. If you find this message, select "Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer", and click OK. Then go to step 4A. 4 Insert the software diskette #1 or CD in the drive. 5 Click the Start button, and then click Run. 6 (In case of diskette) drive:\netsetup.exe (In case of CD) drive:\software\win95\ss6x0\netsetup.exe You must turn off your PC before the printer is turned on. Windows 95 will start. If you do not find this message, go to step 4. The Run Program dialog box appers. Type the command and press enter. SuperScript setup program will start. 4A 5A Install From Disk dialog box appears. Insert the software diskette #1 or CD in the drive. (In case of diskette) drive:\ (In case of CD) drive:\software\win95\ss6x0 Type the text and press enter. SuperScript setup program will start. Note: Once you start the installation, you can cancel at any time by selecting the Quit button.

SuperScript Software Installation 3 7 Table 3.5 Via Diskette #1 then Across the Network (for Client Software Installation only) STEP ACTION COMMENT 1 Insert the software diskette Place the SuperScript diskette into labeled #1 or CD in the disk drive. the drive. 2 Click the Start button, The Run Program dialog box appears. and then click Run. 3 (In case of diskette) Type the command and press enter. drive:\netsetup.exe SuperScript setup program will start. (In case of CD) drive:\software\win95\ss6x0 \netsetup.exe SuperScript Installation Dialogs The installation dialogs presented during the setup process are the same whether installation is via diskettes or via the network. 1. Once installation has been started, the initial Welcome to SuperScript software Setup Program screen appears as shown in the following figure. This screen will be displayed for approximately 5 seconds.

3 8 SuperScript Software Installation 2. If you have a previously installed version of the SuperScript Software installed on your system you will be prompted to remove this software before installing the new software. Select OK to remove the older version of software and continue installing the new software. 3. The installation program will display the following dialog and ask you to turn on the printer. When the printer is connected and you have turned it on, select the Printer On button to continue. Select No Printer if there is no printer connected. Note: You do not have to have a printer connected to successfully install the Personal or Server program. You can then connect and use the printer later.

SuperScript Software Installation 3 9 4. The SuperScript Setup Program presents the configuration User Type option (Personal, Client or Server), asks for a computer name, provides a comments area, and asks for the folder where you want the files installed.

3 10 SuperScript Software Installation SuperScript Setup Program will examine your PC hardware and system configuration to ensure that the minimum configuration requirements have been met. For computers not running Windows with networking, the default is for Personal printer installation. If the Setup Program finds a SuperScript printer connected and the PC is connected to a network, then the default setup is for a Server installation. If no printer is detected and if the PC is connected to a network, then the default setup is for a Client installation. You may override the default and setup.

SuperScript Software Installation 3 11 5. SuperScript can be installed entirely from diskettes or CD, or from a SuperScript Software diskette #1 and then continued from a Server. The default is from diskettes (or CD). For a Server or Personal setup, install SuperScript software from diskettes (or CD). For a Client, install SuperScript from a Server on which SuperScript software has been installed previously. To install from a specific Server, select from the list of available servers.

3 12 SuperScript Software Installation 6. Following the initial user and folder information dialog the Setup Program will present the default printer configuration information. For a Client installation, the menu will provide a default connection for an initial Server path. The default connection for Server and Personal set up is the local printer. The Parallel Port indicates the physical port to which the SuperScript printer is attached. At this point the SuperScript Setup Program has all the information necessary to install the SuperScript software and configure the system.

SuperScript Software Installation 3 13 7. SuperScript Setup will display the installation progress. If you choose to do so, you may click the Quit button to abort the installation at any time. NOTE: Quitting at any time will leave you without the ability to print to the SuperScript printer. There is no reason to quit the program. If you quit you will have to reinstall your old SuperScript software or the new SuperScript software later.

3 14 SuperScript Software Installation 8. There are 53 TrueType fonts are bundled with your SuperScript software. You may choose to install all or none of the fonts or do a custom install. A custom install allows you to install only the fonts you want. The default for the fonts to be installed to is C:\WINDOWS\FONTS directory. You can change the default directory at this time by specifying a different path. When you select OK after choosing fonts, the installation program will copy the fonts to the folder and install them in Windows automatically. This requires approximately 3.5 MB of hard disk space. If you select Skip you will skip this step and continue with the SuperScript installation. You can install the fonts individually later from the standard Windows Control Panel Font Utility. See Chapter 8 Installing SuperScript TrueType Fonts or your Windows documentation for more information.

SuperScript Software Installation 3 15 Note: The TrueType fonts cannot be installed across the network. When installing the fonts, you must install them via diskettes or CD. 9. In order for the installation to take effect, Windows must be restarted. The final menu provides you the option of restarting Windows or continuing without restarting Windows. Note: You will have to restart Windows before SuperScript can start running.

3 16 SuperScript Software Installation 10. Once SuperScript software is installed, NEC SuperScript device names appear in the Printers window of your My Computer (see the next figure).

SuperScript Software Installation 3 17 Testing the SuperScript Installation When Windows is restarted, you can use the SuperScript printer test function to make sure the installation was successful. The printer test utility is available through the Print Test Page button on the Control Panel tab of the SuperScript Console. The test utility will print several pages during the test. To begin a test print you must do the following: 1. Confirm the printer is connected to the parallel printer port selected in the installation if you are performing a local print test, or confirm the server has been selected for all print modes if you are performing a print test on a Client. 2. Confirm that the printer is turned on. 3. Click the Start button, point to Programs, NEC SuperScript Tools, and then click NEC SuperScript Console. 4. Click the Control Panel tab of the SuperScript Console. 5. Click the Print Test Page button. 6. Choose the print mode, and select OK. Print Test Page button

3 18 SuperScript Software Installation Removing SuperScript Software You can easily remove any installed SuperScript software. Click the Start button and then click Run. Run the executable wsremove.exe. WSREMOVE.EXE must be run from within Windows. WSREMOVE.EXE is in the folder where SuperScript software is installed. Table 3.7 Removing SuperScript Software with the Run Command STEP ACTION COMMENT 1 Click the Start button and then The Run Program dialog box click Run. appears. 2 C:\NECSSFW\WSREMOVE.EXE Type the path of the folder containing the WSREMOVE.EXE in the Run command line and press enter. NOTE: In the case of default, the de-install program was loaded in C:\NECSSFW. If you have set up the SuperScript files to different folder, you need to specify your setup folder.

SuperScript Console 4 1 4 SuperScript Console

4 2 SuperScript Console The SuperScript Console provides a single access point to the four major SuperScript program screens. The purpose of the SuperScript Console is to provide an easy way to configure the SuperScript printer and to monitor and control print jobs. To activate the SuperScript Console, click the Start button, point to Programs, NEC SuperScript Tools, and then click NEC SuperScript Console. Each of the four major program features can be viewed by clicking the folder tab under the window menu bar. The four tabs are: Control Panel Local Queue Remote Queue Job Log You will be pleased to find that SuperScript software provides a standard Microsoft Windows set of screens and menus with the familiar Windows look and feel. CONTROL PANEL The Control Panel provides a mechanism to configure and control the SuperScript printer. The Control Panel is divided into the printer selection section, the 14 buttons, and the printer information section. The Printer selection display presents the currently selected printer and provides a list of additional printer selections. The printer selections applicable to SuperScript software are: NEC SuperScript GDI NEC SuperScript PS NEC SuperScript PCL

SuperScript Console 4 3 14 buttons Printer Selection Section Printer Information Section (Printer Selection Buttons) Use the list bar to highlight the print mode you want to use. To use the selected printer as default, click the Set As Default button. You can also request the current printer status information with the Local Printer Status button. Table 4.1 presents the Control Panel button icons with a brief description of what they do. The printer information section shows the picture and information of the currently selected printer in each mode (GDI, PCL, PS). Printer selection can also be done by clicking one of the three parts.

4 4 SuperScript Console Table 4.1 SuperScript Control Panel Buttons ICON DESCRIPTION Toner Saving Mode: This feature allows you to save toner by controlling print density. You can select one of 3 tones (Maximum, Medium, and Minimum). (If the printer is SuperScript 610, this function is not available.) Sharp Edge Technology: Silentwriter SuperScript features the patented Sharp Edge Technology (SET). This feature detects and smoothes the jagged edges of raster images by dividing one full dot into several subdots set in the same area. The print quality of both text and line graphics is thus improved. Print Darkness: This feature allows you to control the darkness of any page as required. You can set this mode to light, medium, or dark. (If the printer is SuperScript 610, this function is not available.) Page Save Mode: When enabled the current page is saved in memory until printing is complete. Enable for sensitive documents where loss of data cannot be tolerated. Disable the feature to increase throughput. Power Saving Mode: This printer has Power Saving Mode. In this mode, if the printer is idle for a specified time (default 15 minutes), the fuser unit pauses and power consumption will be decreased. Printer Setup: This selection allows you to set up the printer. Clicking this icon displays a setup screen for the printing mode currently selected. (See the next section "GDI setup screen".) Connect Port: This selection allows you to identify the port your printer is connected to, such as LPT1..

SuperScript Console 4 5 Table 4.1 SuperScript Control Panel Buttons (Cont'd) ICON DESCRIPTION PCL Control Panel: This selection displays the PCL Control Panel menu. The PCL Control Panel is used to setup of PCL mode when DOS printing. DOS Printing Option: This selection allows you to select printing mode for printing from DOS within Windows. Selectable printing modes are PCL4.5, PCL5e, PS Level I, and PS Level II. If the printer is SuperScript 610/610plus, PCL5e and PS Level II are not available. Share Printer: This selection allows you to share the printer with SuperScript Clients. See Chapter 5, Sharing and Connecting. Connect To: This selection allows you to connect to a shared printer. See Chapter 5, Sharing and Connecting. Client Monitor: This selection allows the Server to view the Clients connected to the sharing printer. Server can temporarily stop sharing its printer by clicking Suspend button and resume sharing by clicking Resume button. Status Report Options: This selection provides status report options. The following options are selectable. Minimize Printer Status Display / Remote Status Report Notify When a Job Submitted to Remote Server is Finished Notify When a Job Submitted to Remote Server is Deleted Beep When a Job is Complete / Beep on Printer Error Selecting Remote Status Report allows Clients to see Printer Status window of Remote printer when an error occurs. Print Test Page: This selection allows you to output the printer test page. You can test the connection between your PC and the SuperScript pritner by this function.

4 6 SuperScript Console GDI Setup Screen When you click Printer Setup button in Control Panel of SuperScript Console in GDI mode, GDI setup screen appears. Settings for GDI printing can be set through the setup screen. All features of GDI can be also used through the screen. Note: If you want the print jobs in GDI to be listed in the Local Queue, Remote Queue, or Job Log, you must activate SuperScript Print Manager by selecting Use NEC SuperScript Print Manager in the GDI setup screen. GDI Setup Screen consists of the following five pages. Paper, Advanced Options, Print Quality, 2Up/4Up, Form Settings.

SuperScript Console 4 7 Paper The paper page lets you select: Paper Source: Hopper Feed Manual Feed Orientation: Portrait Landscape Paper Size: Letter 8-1/2 x 11in Legal 8-1/2 x 14in A4 210 x 297mm B5 182 x 257mm Executive 7-1/4 x 10-1/2in Envelope Monarch 3-7/8 x 7-1/2in Envelope #10 4-1/8 x 9-1/2in Envelope DL 110 x 220mm Envelope C5 162 x 229mm Number of copies: 1 up to 99 Scaling: 10 to 200% Advanced Options The Advanced Options page lets you select: Use NEC SuperScript Print Manager Print Order: Duplex printing: Manual Duplexing: Print Instruction Page Page 1 On Top Book Style Report Style You must select Use NEC SuperScript Print Manager to use Print Order and Duplex features.

4 8 SuperScript Console Print Quality The Print Quality page lets you select: Print Resolution: 600 x 600 (SuperScript 660/660i Only) Photo Enhanced (SuperScript 610plus Only) 300 x 300 Brightness Use this control to lighten or darken an image. Contrast This control is used to adjust the difference in the light and dark areas of an image, to improve a flat image. Image Box The Image Box shows an image which demonstrates how the brightness and contrast settings will effect the printed output. 2Up / 4Up This feature is to print 2-page or 4-page data on one sheet. Draw Frame Border Allows you to draw a Frame or Border around multiple image on the same page when 2Up or 4Up feature is selected. Form Settings This feature allows you to set up a Cover / Trailer Page or Print Overlay. You must select Use NEC SuperScript Print Manager to use these features. Use NEC SuperScript Print Manager Print Cover Page When selected cover page will be printed at the beginning of each print job. The File Name designates the GDI file to be used as the cover page.

SuperScript Console 4 9 Print Trailer Page When selected a trailer page will be printed after each print job. The File Name designates the GDI file to be used as the trailer page. Print Overlay When selected this feature will overlay a GDI file on the print job. The File Name designates the GDI file to be used as the overlay. Procedures for creating a Cover / Trailer Page and an Overlay File are different from one of the standard SuperScript printer. The followings are the instruction for SuperScript for Windows 95. Create a Cover / Trailer Page or Overlay file You can create a Cover / Trailer Page or an Overlay File using Windows application. The following instruction is for Microsoft WordPad as an example. 1. Using your application, create or open the document to use as the Cover / Trailer. 2. Select Print in the File menu. 3. In the Print Setup screen, check to be sure the printer selected is NEC SuperScript GDI. Click on the Print to File check box in the Setup screen and click OK. 4. In the Print to File screen, type the file name. Check the Save in list box to be sure where the file is saved. And select Save button. You are now ready to print using your Cover / Trailer Page or Overlay.

4 10 SuperScript Console LOCAL QUEUE The Local Queue is used to review the status of your queued print jobs. For Servers, all pending print jobs are local to the Server. For Clients, the Local Queue represents print jobs that have been queued to a remote Server but that have not yet been transferred to that remote Server. The local queue shows: the print job name the format of the print job (GDI, PS, PCL) the size in bytes of the print job the time the job was sent to the queue the owner of the print job

SuperScript Console 4 11 If you double-click an entry in the job queue, a Print Job Information dialog will pop up to show you more information about the job. Both Servers and Clients can highlight, then dragand-drop jobs within the Local Queue to reorder the print queue. Drag-and-drop is available for jobs that have not started printing. To drag-and-drop, follow these steps: 1. Move the mouse cursor to the entry you want to select. 2. Press down on the left button of your mouse. Do not lift your finger. The entry will turn blue to indicate that it has been selected. 3. Without lifting your finger, drag the print job (in other words, move the mouse) to the desired new location in the queue. 4. Release your finger from the mouse button. The print job will now show up in its new location, and the other print jobs will subsequently move up or down in the queue. The following table shows the Local Queue button icons along with brief descriptions of what they do:

4 12 SuperScript Console Table 4.2 Local Queue Buttons ICON DESCRIPTION Pause: Pauses the printer Resume: Resumes printing Add: Adds a print job to the print queue Delete: Deletes the highlighted print job from the print queue Note: If the print job is in GDI without the NEC SuperScript Print Manager active, then the job is not listed in the Local Queue. (Refer to the section "GDI Setup Screen" in this chapter.)

SuperScript Console 4 13 REMOTE QUEUE The Remote Queue is used to review the status of your queued print jobs at the remote printer. Checking Show Servers will search for all shared SuperScript servers currently running on the network and display those servers in the Print Server List box which is located under the Print Job List box. Clients can select a shared print queue through the Show Print Queue for drop-down list box, or from the Print Server List box. The remote queue presents: the print job name the format of the print job (GDI, PS, PCL) the size in bytes of the print job the time the job was sent to the queue the owner of the print job

4 14 SuperScript Console The drag-and-drop feature is also available in the Remote Queue. Clients can drag-and-drop their print jobs to reschedule within the Print Job List box or to redirect to one of the print servers within the Print Server List box. Job Rescheduling is available for jobs that have not been processed at the print server side. To drag-and-drop, please follow these steps: 1. Move the mouse cursor to the entry you want to select. 2. Press down on the left button of your mouse. Do not lift your finger. The entry will turn blue to indicate that it has been selected. 3. Without lifting your finger, drag the print job (in other words, move the mouse) to the desired new location in the queue. 4. Release your finger from the mouse button. The print job will now show up in its new location, and the other print jobs will subsequently move up or down in the queue. To drop the selected print job to a print server within the Print Server List box is to redirect the print job from the current print server to the designated print server.

SuperScript Console 4 15 The following table presents the Remote Queue button icons along with brief descriptions of what they do. Table 4.3 Remote Queue Buttons ICON DESCRIPTION Pause: Pauses the printer. This button cannot be used in the Remote Queue. Resume: Resumes printing. This button cannot be used in the Remote Queue. Add: Adds a print job to the print queue. Delete: Deletes the highlighted print job from the print queue. Note: If the print job is in GDI without the NEC SuperScript Print Manager active, then the job is not listed in the Remote Queue. (Refer to the section "GDI Setup Screen" in this chapter.)

4 16 SuperScript Console JOB LOG The Job Log provides a historical log of the last 10 jobs originated by your PC. It will especially help Client users to know what happened to those jobs and where they can pick up the printed sheet. The Job Log includes: the time the job was printed the Server name of the print job the job name the format of the print job (GDI, PS, PCL) the print result Note: If the print job is in GDI without the NEC SuperScript print manager active, then the job is not listed in the Job Log. (Refer to the section "GDI Setup Screen" in this chapter.)

SuperScript Console 4 17 If you double-click a job entry in the job queue, a Print Job Information dialog will pop up to show you more information about the job.

4 18 SuperScript Console SUPERSCRIPT CONSOLE MENU ITEMS SuperScript software provides the standard Windows menu items available in most Windows applications as well as application-specific menu items. Some of the menu items match buttons available in the tabbed dialog. However, there are some SuperScript software functions that can only be accessed through the pull-down menu, such as the Print Priority setting. File The File pull-down menu provides the application exit item, as well as items to pause and resume the printer, and to add or delete a document from the queue. View The View pull-down menu allows you to display the Print Servers. This selection applies to the Remote Queue. Settings The Settings pull-down menu allows you to make changes to the following printer settings: Toner Saving Sharp Edge Technology Print Darkness Page Save Power Saving Printer Setup Connect Port PCL Control Panel DOS Printing Option Print Priority Local Printer Change "Print Priority" and "Local Printer Change" can be accessed only through this pull-down menu.

SuperScript Console 4 19 Priority Windows lets you run several applications at the same time. This helps productivity, but means you are sharing your PC resources among several activities. SuperScript software priority settings let you control the priority of the printing activity relative to other applications running at the same time. The menu lets you select high, medium, or low priority processing when you print. High priority produces output faster, but it may slow down your system as well. On the other hand, printing at a lower priority lets other applications run faster, but also means your document will take longer to print. Local Printer Change If you have another SuperScript printer and want to replace the currently connected SuperScript printer with it, you have to reinstall the SuperScript software or use this function. After the new SuperScript printer is connected to your PC and turned ON, select Local Printer Change and then click Printer On button. Network The Network pull-down menu allows you to share and connect to a network printer, Monitor Clients if configured as a Server, select Status Report Options, and Change Name. Change Name can be accessed only through the pull-down menu. Change Name This selection is available to all users and allows the user to change the computer name. You must exit and restart Windows before this change takes effect.

4 20 SuperScript Console Run The Run pull-down menu allows you to view Local Printer Status, Print Test Page, and Close Interpreter. Help The Help menu links you to the SuperScript Help system. With Help you can select Index to see a list of topics related to SuperScript Software. Clicking About shows version and copyright information for SuperScript. EXITING BEFORE PRINTING HAS COMPLETED If you try to close the SuperScript Console, or exit Windows, while there are print jobs queued and waiting to be printed, the SuperScript program displays a message asking if you want to save the remaining print jobs. If you select Yes the print jobs will be saved as you exit. When the SuperScript Console next starts up, it will resume processing and printing the documents. Selecting No will delete all pending print jobs on exit. The original applications files, from which the print jobs were created, are not affected. Selecting Cancel will cancel the exit selection and you will return to the previous window.

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5 2 Sharing and Connecting The primary purpose of a network workgroup is to provide an easy and flexible environment for sharing information and resources. The SuperScript printer is designed to be a shared resource. In the Windows environment, a resource owner can share the resource. Notes: Establishing a workgroup with a specific name and members is described in the Microsoft Windows documentation. This User's Guide presumes that you have established an operational workgroup. If you are able to perform normal workgroup tasks, such as sending and receiving mail or reading and sharing file resources, then you will be able to use SuperScript for Network. If you have a stand-alone Windows configuration, without other workgroup peers, then this section may be skipped. SuperScript supports the Windows Share and Connect features. Before a SuperScript Client can use the SuperScript printer you must make sure that: the Server is on and Windows is running the printer is on the printer resource is shared by the Server the Client has connected to the printer resource

Sharing and Connecting 5 3 SHARING THE PRINTER Windows allows peers to use resources connected and assigned to other PCs through the Share facility. To share a resource in a workgroup, the resource owner must set the resource as shared. To share the SuperScript printer among other SuperScript peers in the workgroup, the Server performs the following steps: 1. Click the Start button, point to Programs, NEC SuperScript Tools, and then click NEC SuperScript Console. 2. Select Share Local Printer in the Network menu. 3. Check item(s) you are going to share (i.e. GDI, PCL and PostScript). 4. Select OK. Printer sharing will be established automatically every time Windows starts up. Note: Only one SuperScript printer can be connected to any PC. Therefore, the Share command automatically selects the SuperScript printer connected to the Server s PC. If an additional non- SuperScript printer is also connected to the Server s PC then click Sharing in the Network menu of the Printers window to share that printer. To stop sharing the SuperScript printer resource, perform the following steps: 1. Click the Start button, point to Programs, NEC SuperScript Tools, and then click NEC SuperScript Console. 2. Click the Control Panel tab or select the Network menu. 3. Select the Share Local Printer menu item.

5 4 Sharing and Connecting 4. Check off item(s) you want to stop sharing. 5. Select OK. To authorize or restrict sharing of the printer: 1. Click the Start button, point to Programs, NEC SuperScript Tools, and then click NEC SuperScript Console. 2. Click the Control Panel tab or select the Network menu. 3. Select the Share Local Printer menu item. 4. Select the Client button. A list of clients appears. 5. To add authorized users: Select users from the Choose from list box, then select the Add button. (Selecting Add All will authorize all current and subsequently connected users to share the printer) 6. To remove authorized users: Select users from the Share with list box, then select the Remove button. (Selecting Remove All will remove all currently connected users.) 7. Select OK. NOTE: When a Server PC uses MS-DOS from Windows, you should not set Exclusive through Windows PIF dialog box or control menu. Otherwise, Clients will not be able to see this SuperScript Server while the Server runs in a full screen DOS session. Please do not check the Exclusive option on Server PC.

Sharing and Connecting 5 5 CONNECTING TO THE PRINTER The SuperScript printer is local to the connected PC, so the Server does not have to connect to the attached printer. However, this section is applicable to both Clients and Servers. To connect to a SuperScript printer attached to another PC, the Client performs the following steps: 1. Click the Start button, point to Programs, NEC SuperScript Tools, and then click NEC SuperScript Console. 2. Click the Control Panel tab or select the Network menu. 3. Select the Connect to... menu item. 4. Select Remote Printer on. 5. Select the Server you want to connect to. 6. You may click on Connect All Print Modes to This Printer to use this server for all your print modes.

5 6 Sharing and Connecting PRINTING You can select the SuperScript printer the same way you select other printers in the Windows. You can select the printer one of two ways: By using the SuperScript Console By using Print Setup in your Windows applications, such as Microsoft Word. To print a file from one of your applications, do the following: 1. Run your application. 2. Open your file. 3. Select Print Setup 4. Select a printer, such as NEC SuperScript GDI on NECGDI. 5. Choose OK. 6. Choose Print. GDI print mode was selected as an example.

Sharing and Connecting 5 7 Printer Access and Client Privilege Checks When a Client requests a print job, the Server will detect the print request and accept or deny it based on two main characteristics: Print job type Client print privileges Servers review the print job request to ensure that it matches the capabilities of the SuperScript printer. For example, if the printer is a 300 dots per inch (dpi) SuperScript printer and the Client has queued a 600 dpi print job, the Server will reject the print request and send the message shown in the next page back to the Client. This scenario can occur if there are two different SuperScript printers, one at 300 dpi and one at 600 dpi, and the Client selects one default printer type but connects to the incorrect print server.

5 8 Sharing and Connecting When the Invalid Job Type dialog appears, you can redirect or delete the print job. If you want to redirect the job, you must select a new server and click the OK button. Clients can submit jobs with any settings, including Toner Saving Mode, Sharp Edge Technology and Darkness without affecting jobs sent from other Clients. Form Overlay, Head Page, Trailer Page Manual Duplex and 2/4-Up Printing are also available to Client users. (See the section "Control Panel" in Chapter 4.)

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6 2 PostScript Printing SWITCHING POSTSCRIPT PRINT MODE Once you install SuperScript software, the SuperScript can operate in three different imaging modes: GDI, PCL, and PS. The imaging mode can be easily switched to PS from the Console Control Panel tab or your application. From the Control Panel of SuperScript Console To change imaging modes, select the PS printer from the Control Panel of SuperScript Console. Select "PS>>NEC SuperScript PS" from the list bar or click PS Printer button located right-below in the Control Panel. After selecting the PS imaging mode, click on Set As Default.

PostScript Printing 6 3 POSTSCRIPT OPTIONS For those users who want to bring the PostScript file to a typesetter or service bureau for higher resolution output or color separation, the next screens provide options that allow you to easily accomplish that purpose. Also, the Graphics field in the following screen lets you convert your output to a negative image for film or slide production, and provides other advanced options.

6 4 PostScript Printing TRUETYPE FONT SUBSTITUTION If you used TrueType Fonts in your application, this screen provides a table substituting TrueType fonts with printer fonts.

PostScript Printing 6 5 POSTSCRIPT PRINT MODE OVERVIEW Both Windows applications and DOS applications running under Windows can use PostScript printing. Both PostScript Level I and Level II emulations are available. (PostScript Level II emulation is only available for SuperScript 660 and 660i printer.) Printing from a Windows Application Once you have selected your printer mode from GDI, PostScript, or PCL emulation, you can print from your Windows application as you would to any other printer. If the SuperScript printer has not been selected, then for most applications, perform the following general steps: 1. Select the File menu. 2. Select Print (Some applications have a Printer Setup item as part of the File menu). 3. Select Printer Setup (Some applications use Print... and then have an option for Printer Setup). 4. Highlight the SuperScript printer, such as NEC SuperScript PS2 on NEC PS. 600. 5. Select the printer as the default printer. 6. Choose OK.

6 6 PostScript Printing Printing from DOS NOTE: SuperScript is a Windows printer, designed for use with Windows. In particular, SuperScript's GDI mode is based on Windows and does not work with MS-DOS. However, SuperScript will work in PostScript or PCL mode if you create an MS-DOS session from within Windows. SuperScript will not run if you exit Windows completely. To specify the printer port and printing mode, perform the following steps: 1. Click the Start button, point to Programs, NEC SuperScript Tools, and then click NEC SuperScript Console. 2. Select DOS Printing in the Setting menu. 3. Select Printer Port you would use and Printing Mode for the file. 4. Choose OK. Enter MS-DOS from Windows by clicking the Start button, pointing to Programs, and clicking MS DOS Prompt. When ready to print, start your DOS application and print as you normally would. Set up your application to print to the parallel port LPT1 (or LPT2 or LPT3 if you have SuperScript set to print to one of these ports instead). Be sure the NEC SuperScript driver is the default driver in Windows and the DOS application is using an HP LaserJet 4P driver. If an HP LaserJet 4P driver is not available in the application, you can select one of the following: LaserJet IIIP, Laser Jet IIP, or LaserJet.

PostScript Printing 6 7 Printing PostScript or PCL Files from the MS-DOS Command Line If you have a file in PostScript language format, PCL format, or ASCII text format, you can print that file from the MS-DOS command line within Windows. At the command line prompt, type COPY/B <filename.ext> LPT1 where <filename.ext> is the name of your PostScript, PCL, or ASCII formatted file. If you have configured SuperScript to print to a different parallel port, use that parallel port instead of LPT1. Printing ASCII Text Files Although the PostScript language does not print plain ASCII text files, you can output them to the SuperScript printer by performing the following steps: 1. Click on the Write application provided with Windows. 2. Open the file you wish to print. 3. Print the file. 4. Exit without saving changes.

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7 2 SuperScript Printer Status For Personal and Server users to run the SuperScript Printer Status, click the Start button, point to Programs, NEC SuperScript Tools, and then click Local Printer Status Display. You can also access SuperScript Printer Status by clicking the Local Printer Status button on the Control Panel tab of the SuperScript Console. SuperScript Printer Status will also appear automatically if a printer error is detected. For Client users to use SuperScript Printer Status, open Control Panel of the SuperScript Console, click Status Report Option button, then select Remote Status Report. After this setting, when a printer error is detected in the Server's printer, SuperScript Printer Status will appear automatically. The SuperScript Printer Status program has two primary functions: To let you monitor the status of the local printer To alert you in case of a problem with your printer, such as paper running out

SuperScript Printer Status 7 3 Note: On some particular PCs, when the Printer Status Display appears, the shortcut key operation is not available. If you have this problem, use the mouse. The SuperScript Printer Status display provides three printer status "lights", two information boxes, and various printer control buttons. The printer status lights mimic what you would see on the status panel of your printer and provide a quick view of the printer status. The top information box gives the current printer status and shows an icon if there is an error that represents the error condition. The bottom information box provides specific job information if a print job is printing or paused. The following table shows the SuperScript Printer Status button icons along with brief descriptions of what they do. ICON DESCRIPTION Expand: Expands the Printer Status display. This is useful when an error has occurred and you want more detailed information about the recommended solution. Reduce: Reduces the Printer Status display. Pause: Pauses the printer. Resume: Resume the print job if it has been paused. There are some error conditions where fixing the problem will cause the printer to resume automatically. However, some error conditions require you to tell the printer after the problem is fixed. Delete: Deletes the job that is currently printing. Click this button after clicking Pause button if the printer does not pause.

7 4 SuperScript Printer Status EXPANDED SUPERSCRIPT PRINTER STATUS DISPLAY Expanded Printer Status display has several features that monitor, control, and resolve printer errors. To expand the Printer Status display, click the expand button. Printer Error Status Messages and Recovery Part of the display will show a printer animation that highlights the problem area on the printer and provide instructions for what to do to solve the problem. To access the printer animation, click the button located at the upper left hand corner of the box with the printer illustration. This feature provides animated help and walks you through the steps required to get your printer running again. In most cases, printing will resume automatically once the problem has been resolved. In some cases you must click the Resume button.