DataProducts SPG 8050 - Printing Colors

DocumentID: 608640
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 1:33:26 PM

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

Problem

Symptoms: The customer is using the DataProducts SPG 8050 printer. The customer is trying to print with the color ribbon that came with the printer. The colors print differently than what the customer selected in the document. When the customer tries to print red, it prints out yellow. Green prints red, brown prints yellow, blue prints blue, and brown prints blue. The customer claims that in Lotus the correct colors print out. Solutions: This printer has two different color ribbons available for it. The two ribbons are identical except for the color placement. The printer driver supplied by WordPerfect is written for the Primary Color ribbon. The difference in the two ribbons is outlined below: ******Primary Ribbon Mixing Ribbon****** Band 1 Red Yellow Band 2 Green Magenta Band 3 Blue Cyan Band 4 Black Black As you can see, the colors do not match up very well on the two ribbons. No change will be made to the WP driver because the Primary Color ribbon is the factory default. If a customer wants to use the Mixing ribbon that WP does not support, follow the steps below: 1. Retrieve the correct *.PRS file into the PTR program 2. Press Enter on Dataproducts SPG 8050 3. Press Enter on Attribute Methods 4. Press Enter on Color 5. Press Enter on *Auto Color 6. Press Enter on the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) Table 7. Edit the table to match the one below: ================================================================= | ID Code | Red | Green | Blue | Cyan | Magenta| Yellow | |---------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------| | 1 | 67% | 67% | 0% | 33% | 33% | 100% | | 2 | 67% | 0% | 67% | 33% | 100% | 33% | | 3 | 0% | 67% | 67% | 100% | 33% | 33% | | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 100% | 100% | | | | | | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Exit the PTR program and resave the .PRS file This answer and instructions are pertinent for WordPerfect 5.0 and 5.1. For WP 5.0, remove step 3.

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