Pitney Bowes GDI Printing System User Manual
Pitney Bowes GDI Printing System User Manual

Pitney Bowes GDI Printing System User Manual

For windows 3.1x, 95, 98 and nt 4.0

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GDI Printing System
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For Windows
3.1x, 95, 98 and NT 4.0

Printer Driver

User's Guide

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Summary of Contents for Pitney Bowes GDI Printing System

  • Page 1: Printer Driver

    Pitney Bowes GDI Printing System ® For Windows 3.1x, 95, 98 and NT 4.0 Printer Driver User’s Guide...
  • Page 2 Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation. All other trademarks identified herein are the property of their respective owners. Copyright© 1999 by Pitney Bowes, Inc. All rights reserved. Unauthorized copying and distribution is a violation of the law. Printed in the U.S.A.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    8.2 Colored Text May Not Print Correctly ............21 8.3 Not Enough RAM Capacity................21 8.4 Port Connection ....................21 8.5 Software Installation – Copying Files.............22 9. REMOVING THE PITNEY BOWES PRINTER DRIVER......22 9.1 For Windows 3.1 and 3.11 (9800/9900 Series Only) ........22 9.2 For Windows 95/98..................23...
  • Page 4: Introduction

    1. INTRODUCTION Welcome to the Pitney Bowes Printing System, a state of the art GDI Printer for Microsoft Windows 95, 98 and NT 4.0 (Windows 3.1x available for 9800/9900 Series models). The software included with the Printer Driver Option enhances the usefulness of your Model 9800/9900/2000/1500 Series facsimile machine by providing a standard Windows interface that controls the printing function.
  • Page 5: Restrictions

    2. The Pitney Bowes Printer Driver software program diskette. 3. IBM-compatible 486DX 66MHz or higher PC with: Windows 3.1x , 95, 98 or NT 4.0 (Pitney Bowes 1500 or 2000 Series require 95, 98 or NT 4.0) At least 16 MB RAM (32 MB recommended) At least 5 MB free hard disk space A 3.5”...
  • Page 6: Memory Requirements

    3. MEMORY REQUIREMENTS Model 9820 Standard memory provides 200 x 200 dpi print resolution. To print 400 x 400 on A4 and letter-size paper, a 1MB memory option is required. To print 400 x 400 dpi on legal-size paper, a 2MB memory option is required. Models 9830, and 9900 Series Standard memory provides 200 x 200 dpi print resolution.
  • Page 7: Setting The 9910 As A Printer

    5. Press YES. PC PRINT RESOLUTION 1=200 DPI LTR & LGL Proceed with instructions for your particular Pitney Bowes facsimile model. Model 9820 Model 9830 6a. Select the preferred resolution as 6b. Select the preferred resolution as follows: follows: Press 1 = 200 DPI LTR & LGL or Press 1 = 200 DPI LTR &...
  • Page 8: Setting The 9920 Or 9930 As A Printer

    Changing the Resolution At least 2MB of optional DRAM memory is required for 400 dpi resolution, 1.5MB of this (approximately 110 pages) must be allocated for the printer. To change the resolution, please repeat Steps 1 and 2, then press 6, then 0. Continue with Step 5 to set the resolution. 60 OPT.
  • Page 9: Setting The 9920 Or 9930 Print Resolution

    4.3.2 Setting the 9920 or 9930 Print Resolution 1. Press FUNCTION. FUNCTION SELECTION ENTER FUNCTION # 2. Press 9 and then YES. SET OPTIONS? ENTER YES OR NO 3. Press YES. Note: The “Enter Passcode” prompt may not ENTER PASSCODE appear.
  • Page 10: Setting The 1530 Or 2030 As A Printer

    4.4 Setting the 1530 or 2030 as a Printer 1. Press FEATURES. FEATURE SELECTIONS PRESS YES, NO OR 2. Press FEATURES (or cursor) until display reads: SYSTEM SET UP? PRESS YES, NO OR 3. Press YES. MACHINE SETTINGS? ENTER YES OR NO 4.
  • Page 11: Printer Driver Installation

    7. Click the Install button. A dialog box appears, instructing you to insert the disk that has the printer driver file on it. 8. Insert the floppy disk that contains the Pitney Bowes Printer Driver file in the diskette drive.
  • Page 12: Installation For Windows 95/98

    1. Start Microsoft Windows 95/98. 2. Click the Start button, point to Settings and then click Printers. 3. Insert the Pitney Bowes Printer Driver diskette into the appropriate disk drive, most often drive A. 4. In the Printers window, double-click Add Printer.
  • Page 13 A list of printers that are supported by the printer driver files supplied with Windows 95/98 appears. Click the Have Disk… button. The Install From Disk dialog box should read A:\ . Type the correct drive letter, if other than A. Click the Browse button.
  • Page 14 10. The list of Printer Devices should display your Pitney Bowes facsimile model. From the list, select the Pitney Bowes unit you want. Click the Next > button. 11. A list of Printer Ports appears. Click the Next > button, to use the default LPT1 PORT.
  • Page 15 Note: If you encounter a dialog box indicating that “ICONLIB.DLL” could not be found, please refer to Troubleshooting, page 21. 14. You have now completed the Pitney Bowes Printer Driver installation. The icon for your Pitney Bowes unit appears in the Printers...
  • Page 16: Installation For Windows Nt 4.0

    10. Double-click the WinNT4 folder and click the OK button. 11. Click the OK button. 12. The list of Printer Devices should display your Pitney Bowes facsimile model. From the list, select the Pitney Bowes unit you want. 13. A list of Printer Ports appears. Click the Next > button, to use the default LPT1 Port.
  • Page 17: Configuring The Printer Driver

    6. CONFIGURING THE PRINTER DRIVER 6.1 Changing the Port Assignment By default, the installation program uses LPT1 as the port for the Pitney Bowes Printer Driver. If your Model 9800/9900/2000 Series unit is connected to a different port, you will need to re-configure the port assignment.
  • Page 18: For Windows Nt 4.0

    (i.e., Administrator). 2. Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Printers. 3. In the Printers folder, point to the Pitney Bowes facsimile unit (e.g., 2050) you want to change and click on the “right” mouse button.
  • Page 19: For Windows 3.1 And 3.11 (9800/9900 Series Only)

    1. Start Microsoft Windows 95/98. 2. Click the Start button, point to Settings, then click on Printers. 3. In the Printers window, point to the Pitney Bowes facsimile unit you wish to change, then “right” click the mouse button. 4. Click on Properties, then make any necessary changes to: Details (Port/Spool settings), Paper (Size/Orientation), or Graphics (Resolution/Dithering).
  • Page 20: For Windows Nt 4.0

    (i.e., Administrator). 2. Click the Start button, point to Settings, then click on Printers. 3. In the Printers window, point to the Pitney Bowes facsimile unit you wish to change, then “right” click the mouse button.
  • Page 21: Troubleshooting

    This error message is displayed if the amount of data received exceeds the page memory with the printing resolution set to 400 x 400 dpi in the Pitney Bowes Printer Driver. Solution: Install an Option Memory Card in the Facsimile unit and/or reduce the Print Resolution to 200 x 200 dpi.
  • Page 22: Software Installation - Copying Files

    Browse to this directory, click on OK and the files should be loaded automatically 9. REMOVING THE PITNEY BOWES PRINTER DRIVER This section describes how to remove the Pitney Bowes Printer Driver from the Control Panel. 9.1 For Windows 3.1 and 3.11 (9800/9900 Series Only) 1.
  • Page 23: For Windows 95/98

    4. Click on Delete. 5. If you are sure you wish to delete the selected Pitney Bowes Printer Driver, click on Yes. 6. Windows will ask if you wish to delete files that were used only for this printer. Click on Yes, unless you wish to keep these files on your hard drive.
  • Page 24 Richmond Hill, Ontario L4B 3V3 United Kingdom: The Barrows Roydon Road Harlow, Essex CM19 5B1 Australia: Level 3, Unit 3, 14 Aquatic Drive Frenchs Forest NSW 2086 FX 30020 10/99 © Pitney Bowes, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Printed in U.S.A.

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