HP LaserJet Series II Special Characters MCSP

DocumentID: 647486
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:19:22 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: The user received the wrong characters when trying to print special characters, specifically the paragraph and section symbol. His CONFIG.SYS was loading MCSPTDD.SYS (HP Multiple Character Set Utility), so I had him rename the CONFIG.SYS, and create a new one with only the files and buffers declarations. After re-booting everything printed fine. The user is wondering what the device driver is doing that conflicts with WordPerfect. Solutions: The HP Multiple character set (MCSPTDD.SYS) is a utility program than runs resident and it is used to translate the character codes from PC-8 to Roman 8. This is why his printer printed out the wrong upper valued characters. He does not need this .SYS file at all for his DOS text programs since the HP LaserJet Series II allows him to select the symbol set he wants to use on the printer; and it is not needed for WP, because WP handles all of the font and symbol set selections in our printer driver.

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