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#HP Deskjet Probs

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#133870From: Tom Zelinski/SimutronicsJul 9, 1988 6:54 PM
Hope someone can help me… I currently have the HP Deskjet hooked to my 1000 and everything runs fine, except for the fact that none of my font cartridges seem to work "correctly". I have two carts currently installed in the printer, "D" (TmsRmn) and "G" (Helv). When I, for instance, select the Helvetica and then attempt to do a copy to PRT: from CLI, prior to beginning to print it defaults back to its internal Courier font and begins to print. No matter what I do, it seems to always default back to Courier. I checked my Preferences and it seems fine and I have the 1.3 driver which I received as part of their gamma testing from my partner who received it from Commodore. Am I doing something wrong? Help! — Tom
#133877From: Doug WingerJul 9, 1988 7:29 PM
Tom, From what I understand, PRT: initializes the printer, resetting it to default. You might try printing to PAR: to make it transparent or adding a command string-file to send through PAR: to set up the printer to the proper settings. If you include the proper ESC codes, or however its done on your printer, it should work fine. Another thing is to imbed the printer control sequence in your file. That method will allow you to use PRT: properly, as it will initalize the printer, and then set it to your liking. I've used all these methods and they all work. Doug