Adobe® PostScript® Printer Driver AdobePS (TM) 5.1 for Microsoft® Windows NT (TM) Version 4.0 U.S. English The Adobe PostScript printer driver (AdobePS 5) enables you to manage printing activities under Windows NT. This version of the Adobe PostScript printer driver is only for owners of U.S. English versions of Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 who print to devices containing Adobe PostScript Level 2 or Adobe PostScript 3. This driver is not for use with PostScript Level 1 devices. Also note that AdobePS 5 has not been tested and certified to work with Windows 2000 (Windows NT 5.0). SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS -- Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 4) (U.S. English versions only) -- Any printer that includes Adobe PostScript Level 2 or Adobe PostScript 3 -- A PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file for your printer INSTALLATION NOTES Installation of this driver requires a PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file for your printer. If you need a PPD file, do one or more of the following: 1. Most PostScript printers include a floppy disk that contains the PPD file for the printer. If you cannot find this disk, contact your printer manufacturer for a replacement. 2. Visit your printer manufacturer's Web site or FTP site to obtain the PPD file. 3. Visit Adobe online services such as the Adobe Web site (http://www.adobe.com), which may have the PPD file you need. SPECIAL NOTE: Adobe redistributes a number of PPD files for Macintosh and Windows as a courtesy to Adobe customers but does not guarantee to have the PPD file you need. 4. If you work with a service bureau or print shop to create professionally printed documents, they may have the PPD file you need. Your printer manufacturer is ultimately responsible for providing you with a PPD file. Neither Adobe nor your service provider is obligated to provide you with a PPD file. INSTALLATION WARNING If you are using "Novell NetWare Client for Windows NT 4.30," you may not be able to install a Network Printer using this software. To install a Network Printer you must first switch to either the "Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Client Service for Netware" or a different or newer version (4.5) of the Novell NetWare Client. If you do not, you may experience a failure when you click Next after selecting Network Printer as your printer type. Alternatively, you can install a printer as a Local Printer and use the Ports tab on the Properties dialog for that printer to add the real network port. You can tell which version of NetWare Client you are using when you first logon to Windows NT. If your logon screen displays "Novell Netware Client for Windows NT v4.30.410" this version does not work correctly. You can also check your System32 folder for Netware.drv. Version 3.11.97.176 works incorrectly. To install AdobePS 5: 1. Insert the AdobePS 5 CD-ROM into the appropriate drive. The Installation folder appears. Note: If you received the driver from the Adobe Web site or from Adobe online services, create a new folder on your hard disk, place the file (adobeps5.exe) which you downloaded there, and double-click the file's icon. This decompresses the files to the same folder where adobeps5.exe resides. 2. Double-click the Setup or Setup.exe file to begin the installation. 3. Follow the on-screen instructions until the installation is complete. 4. Specify settings specific to this printer in the Device Settings dialog box for the installed printer. This dialog box appears after installation is complete. Use the What's This? help to learn more about the features in the Device Settings dialog box. Click OK when you are finished. You can specify default settings for the documents you wish to print. After exiting the Setup program, highlight the installed printer in the Printers dialog box and choose File > Document Defaults. COMPATIBILITY ISSUES Support of driver features Some applications do not support all AdobePS 5 features. Usually the application simply ignores the feature, but in rare cases, a printing error may occur. The following table contains applications and driver features that may be incompatible: Application Driver Feature Acrobat Exchange 3.0 Rotated Landscape, Mirror Image CorelDraw 7 Scaling, N-up, Mirror Image, Negative Image CorelDraw 8 Scaling, N-up, Mirror Image, Negative Image Freehand 7.0 N-up, Scaling, Rotated Landscape, Mirror Image QuarkXPress 3.32,4.0 N-Up, Mirror Image PageMaker 6.5 N-up, Scaling, Rotated Landscape, Mirror Image, Negative Image Workaround: Do not use these AdobePS 5 features when printing from the above applications. Adobe Acrobat 3.0, 3.01 Problem: When you convert a PostScript file created by AdobePS 5 to PDF using Acrobat Distiller, if the original document had TrueType fonts, the resulting PDF file may be missing characters. Workaround: If you intend to convert a PostScript file created by AdobePS 5 to PDF, change the TrueType Font Download Option to Outline. You can find the TrueType Font Download Option by going to Document Defaults and choosing Advanced>Document Options>PostScript Options>TrueType Font Download Option. A future version of Acrobat Distiller will correct this problem. If you are a current user of Acrobat Distiller, you can obtain future Distiller upgrades from the Adobe website. Problem: When you print from Acrobat Exchange, characters may be missing if you substitute TimesRoman with TimesNewRoman. Workaround: Disable Substitution With Device Font and change the setting to Download As SoftFont. Problem: When you print from Acrobat Exchange using the N-up option with multiple copies set, the first page may be missing. Workaround: Do not attempt to print multiple copies while using the N-up option. Adobe FrameMaker 5.5 Problem: EPS containing TektoMM generates a PostScript error when inserted into FrameMaker. Workaround: Do not use TektoMM in EPS that you intend to use in FrameMaker files. Adobe Illustrator 8.0 Problem: The "euro" character from a Truetype font used in a document will not print as expected. Workaround: None. Adobe PageMaker 6.5 Problem: The "euro" character from a Truetype font used in a document will not print as expected. Adobe Photoshop 4.0.1, 5.0 Problem: If you select Binary as the data format selection within Photoshop, you must set a compatible Output Protocol value within AdobePS 5. Workaround: Select Binary as the data format selection within Photoshop only when the Output Protocol within AdobePS 5 is also Binary. Output Protocol Binary in AdobePS 5 can be used only when the connection path to the printer supports pure binary data transport, e.g. over AppleTalk or to most Novell queues. Adobe Type Manager Version 4.0 Problem: On some system configurations using Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3, Type 1 fonts may not get downloaded as Type 1 fonts, but, rather get converted and downloaded as bitmaps (type 3/type 32) or outlines (unhinted type 1). Workaround: None. CorelDraw 7 and 8 Problem: The Print Preview option displays a color preview although the printer selected for printing is a monochrome printer. Workaround: Whenever you are previewing a document that you intend to print on a monochrome printer, change the Color Appearance setting to Monochrome. After the print preview is completed, change this setting back to Color to get better print quality. You can find the Color Appearance setting by going to Document Defaults and choosing Advanced>Graphic>Color Appearance. Problem: Font CircleD, a Type 1 font supplied with CorelDraw, may cause a PostScript printing error. Workaround: Use the TrueType version of CircleD that is supplied with CorelDraw. CorelDraw 8 Problem: A Postscript printing error may sometimes occur if CoreDraw substitutes an outline (Type1) font for a TrueType font. Workaround: Install the TrueType fonts that you use in your document or specify substitution by TrueType fonts. Problem: Type 1 Symbol fonts supplied in the CorelDraw 8 package (disk1) are substituted by other available fonts when printing. Workaround: None. Designer 7.0 Problem: The "euro" character from the font Helvetica used in a document will not print as expected. Workaround: None. Freehand 8.0 Problem: The "euro" character from the fonts Bookman and Courier used in a document will not print as expected. Workaround: None. Freehand 8.0 does not use AdobePS 5 for its printing activity. Harvard Graphics 4.0, 4.0.1, Harvard Graphics 98 Problem: Harvard Graphics fails to print to a printer instance installed for printing to Adobe Acrobat Distiller 3.0 or later. Workaround: None. Lotus Freelance Graphics 97 Problem: Bitmap images printed in transparent mode get printed as opaque. Workaround: None. Lotus WordPro 97 Problem: Imported EPS is down-shifted when printed from Lotus WordPro 97 to Tektronix Phaser 220i. Workaround: None. Problem: The Number of Copies setting in WordPro dialog boxes overrides the Number of Copies option set in the driver. Workaround: Set the number of copies using the WordPro dialog boxes. Lotus 1-2-3 97 Problem: Lotus 1-2-3 97 cannot always properly calculate the text placement of inverted, rotated text. Text may be missing or incorrectly placed in a printout. Workaround: None. Microsoft Excel 97 Problem: AdobePS 5 ignores print settings specified within Excel when the document is printed. Workaround: Specify the print settings from the Printers folder only. Microsoft Netware Client Problem: Using the Microsoft Netware Client, an attempt to install a Network printer may result in a Windows system crash if the "Browse" for printer selection is made in "Network Neighborhood." Workaround: Ask your system administrator for the full path of the network printer you want to use and type it in the Network Path dialog. Microsoft PowerPoint 97, Microsoft Publisher 97 Problem: The Copies option does not work properly when you use the N-up and Collate options. Workaround: Don't use the Copies option with the N-up and Collate options. Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 3) Problem: Printing via Microsoft's AppleTalk transport feature results in an access violation error or a system crash. Workaround: None. Microsoft Word 97 Problem: If you change AdobePS 5 settings within the Microsoft Word Page Setup dialog box and select an option that conflicts with your current configuration, AdobePS 5 cannot inform you of the conflict. Workaround: Change the printer settings from the Print dialog box or from the Printers folder. Problem: The Copies option does not work properly when you use the N-up and Collate options in Microsoft Word 97. Workaround: Don't use the Copies option with the N-up and Collate options in Microsoft Word 97. Problem: Strikethrough and Double strikethrough positions on the screen may not match the printed output when the font selected for printing is a PostScript type 1 font that is available only on the printer. In this situation, Windows substitutes a Truetype font for display and supplies the driver with strikethrough and double strikethrough positions applicable for the Truetype font but not applicable to the PostScript font that was selected for printing. Workaround: When using strikethrough or double strikethrough in the conditions described above, select a Truetype font for printing. Problem: Paper size dimensions for PostScript Custom Page Size option selected from the Printers folder do not get correctly displayed when this option is invoked within Word 97. Workaround: None. Although the Paper size dimensions selected from the Printers folder are not displayed correctly from within Word 97, they however are correctly applied while printing. Novell Intranetware Netware Client Problem: The AdobePS 5 installer cannot browse for network printers using the Novell Intranetware Netware Client. This type of network printer is not listed when you click Browse in the Network Path dialog. Workaround: Ask your system administrator for the full path of the network printer you want to use and type it in the Network Path dialog. Painter 5.0 Problem: Printing from Painter 5.0 results in blank pages. Workaround: None QuarkXPress 3.32 Problem: PostScript type 1 fonts are substituted to the Courier font when printed. Workaround: Upgrade to QuarkXPress 4.0 which solves this problem or use an alternate font type such as a Truetype font. QuarkXPress 4.0 Problem: The "euro" character from a Truetype font used in a document will not print as expected. Workaround: None. QuarkXPress Passport 3.32, 4.0 Problem: EPS created from QuarkXPress Passport and imported into various applications may cause a Postscript printing error. Workaround: None. _________________________________ © 1998-1999 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Adobe, AdobePS, and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, and/or other Microsoft products referenced herein are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft. All other brand or product names are trademarks of their respective holders.