This is the PRINTER.TXT file for Q&A 5.01 for DOS.

This file describes the new Q&A 5.01 printer drivers.

Please refer to the following files for more information:

     READ.ME        Information on the new features in Q&A 5.0 and
                    corrections to the manuals.
     README.WIN     Instructions for installing the interoperability
                    files for Q&A for Windows
     README.1ST     Information on the office application included
                    with Q&A 5.0.
     WHATS.NEW      Summary of the new features of Q&A 5.0 for DOS.


New printer drivers have been developed for Q&A so that the widest
possible range of printers can be supported. The widely expressed
desire to print using 1.5-line spacing has also been catered for. On
some printers (line printers, e.g. most dot-matrix printers) you can
only activate 1.5-line printing by selecting the appropriate printer
driver. Other printers (page printers, such as laser printers and some
ink-jet printers) can work out the line spacing themselves. These
printers do not need a special 1.5-line driver, but instead set the
1.5-line printing by specifying the number of lines per page.
Corresponding values (generally 44 lines/page for 1.5-line printing)
are displayed after a successful installation. Some printers do not
allow the printing of graphics in the 1.5-line mode.

When you are printing graphics, the selected driver decides on the
size of the graphic. The higher the resolution in DPI, the smaller the
graphic that is printed on the paper and the more detailed the printed
graphic.

The drivers contain standard control commands so that they can be used
for printer families. A printer family is all the printers produced by
a manufacturer with a common model name, e.g. Hewlett Packard DeskJet
xxx, where xxx stands for the number of the printer (xxx = 500, 500c,
510 etc.).

The specified font files present limitations, however, if for example
color and black-white printers have the same fonts, or if fonts from
plug-in cards are also contained in a font file. Please read the
documentation for your printer to find out which fonts are supported.

To install the correct printer driver:

1.   Select the manufacturer of your printer from the list of
     manufacturers.
2.   Decide which paper you want to use (Letter, Legal).
3.   Decide which spacing you need: single or 1.5-line spacing.
4.   If you want to print graphics, choose a graphics resolution which
     your printer supports (e.g. 180 dpi).
5.   Look for the correct driver. The supported paper sizes,
     resolutions etc. are given next to the driver name.

The following printer drivers are new to Q&A 5.0:

EPSON
     LQ new : for all EPSON LQ printers with ESCP2
          LQ new ( Letter, 60 dpi )
          LQ new ( Letter, 180 dpi )
          LQ new ( Letter, 1.5-line )
          LQ new ( Legal, 60 dpi )
          LQ new ( Legal, 180 dpi )
          LQ new ( Legal, 1.5-line )
     
     EPL : for all EPSON laser printers
          EPL (Letter, Port, 75 dpi)
          EPL (Letter, Port, 150 dpi)
          EPL (Letter, Port, 300 dpi)
          EPL (Letter, Port, 600 dpi)
          EPL (Letter, Land, 75 dpi)
          EPL (Letter, Land, 150 dpi)
          EPL (Letter, Land, 300 dpi)
          EPL (Letter, Land, 600 dpi)
          EPL (Legal, Port, 75 dpi)
          EPL (Legal, Port, 150 dpi)
          EPL (Legal, Port, 300 dpi)
          EPL (Legal, Port, 600 dpi)
          EPL (Legal, Land, 75 dpi)
          EPL (Legal, Land, 150 dpi)
          EPL (Legal, Land, 300 dpi)
          EPL (Legal, Land, 600 dpi)
     
     Stylus : for all EPSON Stylus ink-jet printers
          Stylus ( Letter, 60 dpi )
          Stylus ( Letter, 180 dpi )
          Stylus ( Letter, 1.5-line )
          Stylus ( Legal, 60 dpi )
          Stylus ( Legal, 180 dpi )
          Stylus ( Legal, 1.5-line )
     
     LQ/SQ old models : for all EPSON LQ printers with ESCP
          LQ/SQ old models ( Letter, 60 dpi )
          LQ/SQ old models( Letter, 180 dpi )
          LQ/SQ old mod. (Letter, 1.5-line)
          LQ/SQ old models ( Legal, 60 dpi )
          LQ/SQ old models ( Legal, 180 dpi )
          LQ/SQ old mod.( Legal, 1.5-line )

Hewlett Packard:
     LaserJet 4  : for all HP LaserJet 4 printers
          LaserJet 4 (Port, Letter, 75 dpi)
          LaserJet 4 (Port, Letter, 150 dpi)
          LaserJet 4 (Port, Letter, 300 dpi )
          LaserJet 4 (Port, Letter, 600 dpi)
          LaserJet 4 (Port, Legal, 75 dpi)
          LaserJet 4 (Port, Legal, 150 dpi)
          LaserJet 4 (Port, Legal, 300 dpi )
          LaserJet 4 (Port, Legal, 600 dpi)
          LaserJet 4 ( Land, Letter, 75 dpi)
          LaserJet 4 ( Land, Letter, 150 dpi)
          LaserJet 4 ( Land, Letter, 300 dpi)
          LaserJet 4 ( Land, Letter, 600 dpi)
          LaserJet 4 ( Land, Legal, 75 dpi)
          LaserJet 4 ( Land, Legal, 150 dpi)
          LaserJet 4 ( Land, Legal, 300 dpi)
          LaserJet 4 ( Land, Legal, 600 dpi)
     
     DeskJet 540 :  for all HP DeskJet printers
          DeskJet540 (Port, Letter, 75 dpi)
          DeskJet540 (Port, Letter, 150 dpi)
          DeskJet540 (Port, Letter, 300 dpi)
          DeskJet540 (Port, Legal, 75 dpi)
          DeskJet540 (Port, Legal, 150 dpi)
          DeskJet540 (Port, Legal, 300 dpi)
          DeskJet 540 ( Land, Letter, 75 dpi)
          DeskJet 540 ( Land, Letter, 150 dpi)
          DeskJet 540 ( Land, Letter, 300 dpi)
          DeskJet 540 ( Land, Legal, 75 dpi)
          DeskJet 540 ( Land, Legal, 150 dpi)
          DeskJet 540 ( Land, Legal, 300 dpi)

LEXMARK:
     Optra : for all Lexmark OPTRA printers (not all support 1200 dpi)
          Optra (Port, Letter, 75 dpi)
          Optra (Port, Letter, 150 dpi)
          Optra (Port, Letter, 300 dpi )
          Optra (Port, Letter, 600 dpi)
          Optra (Port, Letter, 1200 dpi)
          Optra (Port, Legal, 75 dpi)
          Optra (Port, Legal, 150 dpi)
          Optra (Port, Legal, 300 dpi )
          Optra (Port, Legal, 600 dpi)
          Optra (Port, Legal, 1200 dpi)
          Optra ( Land, Letter, 75 dpi)
          Optra ( Land, Letter, 150 dpi)
          Optra ( Land, Letter, 300 dpi)
          Optra ( Land, Letter, 600 dpi)
          Optra ( Land, Letter, 1200 dpi)
          Optra ( Land, Legal, 75 dpi)
          Optra ( Land, Legal, 150 dpi)
          Optra ( Land, Legal, 300 dpi)
          Optra ( Land, Legal, 600 dpi)
          Optra ( Land, Legal, 1200 dpi)
     
     IBM 2380/90 plus : (2380 does not support 180 dpi)
          IBM 2380/2390 plus ( 60 dpi )
          IBM 2380/2390 plus ( 180 dpi )
          IBM 2380/2390 plus (Let, 1.5-line)
          IBM 2380/2390 plus (Leg, 1.5-line)
     
NEC:
     Pinwriter :
          Pinwriter P5/P6/P7/P9 ( 60 dpi )
          Pinwriter P5/P6/P7/P9 ( 180 dpi )
          Pinwriter P5/P6/P7/P9 (Let, 1.5-ln)
          Pinwriter P5/P6/P7/P9 (Leg, 1.5-ln)
     
          Pinwriter P2200 ( 60 dpi )
          Pinwriter P2200 ( 180 dpi )
          Pinwriter P2200 (Let, 1.5-ln)
          Pinwriter P2200 (Leg, 1.5-ln)
     
          Pinwriter P2pl/2000XL ( 60 dpi )
          Pinwriter P2pl/P2000XL ( 180 dpi )
          Pinwriter P2pl/P2200XL (Let, 1.5-ln)
          Pinwriter P2pl/P2200XL (Leg, 1.5-ln)
     
          Pw P6/P7pl/5200/5300 ( 60 dpi )
          Pw P6/P7pl/P5200/P5300 ( 180 dpi )
          Pw P6/P7pl/P5200/P5300 (Let, 1.5-ln)
          Pw P6/P7pl/P5200/P5300 (Leg, 1.5-ln)
          
          Pinwriter PXXXX : for P20 P30 P22Q P32Q P1200 P1300 P3200
          P3300
          Pinwriter PXXXX ( 60 dpi )
          Pinwriter PXXXX ( 180 dpi )
          Pinwriter PXXXX (Let, 1.5-ln)
          Pinwriter PXXXX (Leg, 1.5-ln)
          
          Pinwriter PYYYY : for P60 P70 P90 P6200 P6300 P9300
          Pinwriter PYYYY ( 60 dpi )
          Pinwriter PYYYY ( 180 dpi )
          Pinwriter PYYYY (Let, 1.5-ln)
          Pinwriter PYYYY (Leg, 1.5-ln)
          
          Pinwriter PZZZZ : for P42 P52 P62 P72 P3800 P3900 P7200
          P8000
          Pinwriter PZZZZ ( 60 dpi )
          Pinwriter PZZZZ ( 180 dpi )
          Pinwriter PZZZZ (Let, 1.5-ln)
          Pinwriter PZZZZ (Leg, 1.5-ln)
     
     LC-890 :
          LC-890 (Portrait)
          LC-890 (Portrait, Legal)
          LC-890 (Landscape)
          LC-890 (Landscape, Legal)
          LC-890/LC-890XL (Portrait)
          LC-890/LC-890XL (Landscape)
     
     Jetmate 400/800 :
          Jetmate 400/800 (Let, Port, 75 dpi)
          Jetmate 400/800 (Let, Port, 150 dpi)
          Jetmate 400/800 (Let, Port,300 dpi)
          Jetmate 400/800 (Leg, Port, 75 dpi)
          Jetmate 400/800 (Leg, Port, 150 dpi)
          Jetmate 400/800 (Leg, Port, 300 dpi)
          Jetmate 400/800 ( Land, 75 dpi)
          Jetmate 400/800 ( Land, 150 dpi)
          Jetmate 400/800 ( Land, 300 dpi)
     
OLIVETTI:
     JP Printers :
          JP Printers (Port, Letter, 75 dpi)
          JP Printers (Port, Letter, 150 dpi)
          JP Printers (Port, Letter, 300 dpi)
          JP Printers (Port, Legal, 75 dpi)
          JP Printers (Port, Legal, 150 dpi)
          JP Printers (Port, Legal, 300 dpi)
          JP Printers ( Land, Letter, 75 dpi)
          JP Printers ( Land, Letter, 150 dpi)
          JP Printers ( Land, Letter, 300 dpi)
          JP Printers ( Land, Legal, 75 dpi)
          JP Printers ( Land, Legal, 150 dpi)
          JP Printers ( Land, Legal, 300 dpi)

PANASONIC:
          KX-P1595B ( Letter, 60 dpi )
          KX-P1595B ( Letter, 1.5-line )
          KX-P1595B ( Letter, 60 dpi )
          KX-P1595B ( Letter, 1.5-line )
          
          KX-P2124 ( Letter, 60 dpi )
          KX-P2124 ( Letter, 180 dpi )
          KX-P2124 ( Letter, 1.5-line )
          KX-P2124 ( Legal, 60 dpi )
          KX-P2124 ( Legal, 180 dpi )
          KX-P2124 ( Legal, 1.5-line )
          
