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#ELQ2500 Driver Problems

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#99735From: Anne WilliamsDec 23, 1987 9:30 PM
Dick – I see John Sobernheim has already left you an answer to your message. the EPLQ2500.dat file isn't necessary, as he states, it's there to use with the PrtDrvGen program of Jorgen Thomsen if you wish. I noticed you have ELPQ2500 typed in your message instead of EPLQ2500 – you might check the spelling of both the driver and your custom field to make sure they coincide. Also, you should select "LETTER" quality when printing in color, it makes the print quality *much* better than the graphics printing of "DRAFT" quality. I know, graphics isn't supposed to be affected by this, but it is. I would definitely make sure that you're using workbench 1.2, as John suggested. Also, I have been unable to get the driver to print graphics if I select "vertical" on the graphics mode in preferences with this driver. But it doesn't print at all if that's the problem, for me at least. I don't know why it should not be printing in color – you do have a four-color ribbon installed, yes? Let us know how these things work – glad you like the printer. I think it's a good one too! @ Anne
#99739From: DICK STAPELSDec 23, 1987 9:55 PM
Anne I have an Amiga 2000 DK with 3 meg and all of the extras. I could not use 1.1 even if I wanted too!!! I have checked everything but will check again. When I try to print from Dpaint II or Deluxe print it will ether Guru or simply return me to the program.
#99745From: DICK STAPELSDec 23, 1987 10:27 PM
I don't know if you can tell or not Anne, but I am Blushing : ^)…. You guessed correctly about the spelling! I reversed the spelling exactly the same way when I typed it into the workbench. All is well now. You are right about the light color in the printout. It is MUCH darker when you use the jx80 driver, but everything is elongated! I tried pressing the NLQ button on the front of the printer and it made no difference in the density. I will try selecting LETTER quality from preferences and see if that is what you were refering to. Thanks for your help and Merry Christmas! Dick Staples.
#99769From: Anne WilliamsDec 24, 1987 12:46 AM
Dick – Glad there was a simple explanation for your problem. I had forgotten that you had a 2000. Yes, what I meant to say was to select "LETTER" quality in Preferences if you want the really saturated graphics printing, it's much slower but much nicer than the "draft" quality. YOu might also want to set the threshold to "1", but I haven't noticed that it makes a whole lot of difference. Have fun with your ALPS! Merry Christmas to you too. @ Anne