Brother HL-8PS General Information

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Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:19:21 PM

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WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

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Solutions: Brother HL-8PS The Brother HL-8PS is a PostScript printer that looks just like the HP LaserJet Series II. The paper trays and manual feeding of forms is the same as the Series II. The testing in 5.1 was done with the PostScript (Additional) driver because there was not a regular driver when this was written. In 5.0, there is a driver on the Printer 22 disk dated 2/16/90. In 4.2, use the LaserWriter definitions. This printer can emulate the HP LaserJet Series II. A few basic tests were done with the HP emulation mode and the Series II driver. They worked great. About cartridges and Bitstream made for the Series II--the HP LaserJet Series II driver with Bitstream for 5.1 worked great. Also tried was the Pacific Data 25-in-One! cartridge and all fonts worked great in both portrait and landscape. A way to print the internal fonts from the printer, either in PostScript mode or HP mode could not be found. There is a FONT button on the printer, but it is not for doing font tests, it is designed for choosing a primary and secondary font in the HP mode. In 5.1 the envelope form (Shift-F8, P, S) should read... Envelope - Wide 9.5"x4" N Y N Manual Note that the text adjustments should be 0". Once again, the legal and letter size forms are exactly the same as the HP Series II. If wishing to format the envelope with a return address enter a text adjustment of 2.45" up and 3.1" left. Set the margins at Left - .26", Right - .25", Top - .2", Bottom - .38". After entering these settings, type the return address and press Enter once. Next insert the following codes: Left - 4.5", Right - .0", and Advance to Line 2.0". This printer is very smart, just like the Series II. If one sends a legal size form with manual feed and does not have the legal paper inserted, the LCD screen will flash "18 Manual Feed" and "Legal Paper." A similar message will appear when sending an envelope..."18 Manual Feed" & "Envelope." One thing about feeding these forms manually is that when the print job is sent, the data light will flash and the LCD screen will read PRINT. The data light will then go out for a few seconds while the LCD screen reads BUSY. It looks as though the printer is not going to print. But if the user is patient, they'll see the MANUAL FEED message flash on. The opening screen on this printer looks like this: 00 IDLE 01 P AT. What this means is that the printer is online and ready to go, the 01 means it is set to do only 1 copy, the P means portrait, and the AT means automatic sheet feeder. If one sees MN instead of AT, it's okay. That just means manual, but the print jobs will come out fine whether is says MN or AT. WordPerfect will override that. BITSTREAM INFO: In Bitstream the user may add the Apple LaserWriter to the device support. After that, choose the PostScript (Additional) driver for the printer, and PostScript for the Character Set. One will need to go to add typefaces again so it can install both disks of typefaces (one needs only to install the 1st disk for non-PostScript printing). The user will not need to select sizes of fonts--it will make the entire font and the printer will scale it. The two fonts tested--Cloister Black and University worked beautifully in both portrait and landscape. P.S. Make sure to install the WPRINT22.ALL file to the WP50 directory before going into Bitstream.

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