User's Manual - Drake Software

Software Setup
Drake Software User’s Manual
1. From the Home window of Drake, go to Setup > Printing > Printer Setup.
2. Click the [F8] Edit Printer Settings tab to open the Printer Setup dialog box.
3. Select your printer from the Select printer drop list. This activates the fields
below.
4. On the right-center of the Printer Setup dialog box, click Help Me Choose to
open the Printer Test Assistant dialog box.
5. From “Step 2” of the Printer Test Assistant dialog box, click Send Printer Test
Page to the Selected Printer (item #1 in Figure 2-19).
Figure 2-19: Click Send Printer Test Page... (item #1) to test a printer for PCL compliance
6. Compare the text of the printed page to the Sample Arial Font of the dialog box
(item #2 of Figure 2-19).
7. Click the appropriate button (item #3 of Figure 2-19):
• Yes, it matches exactly — Your printer is PCL-5e compliant and meets Arial
font requirements. The software selects the PCL method automatically.
• No, it does not match — Your printer doesn’t appear to support Arial font
and will use the Alternate Print Method (GDI) to produce acceptable results.
(GDI will produce good print quality but may be slower under some conditions.)
Drake recommends you call your printer manufacturer to determine if
Arial font can be added.
• Nothing printed — Some printers that are not PCL-5e compliant will not
accept the test print. These printers will use the Alternate Print Method (GDI)
to produce acceptable results.
8. Select another printer from the Step 1: Select a printer drop list and follow the
same steps to test.
9. When finished, click Exit to close the Printer Test Assistant.
10.Click Update to save any printer changes. Click Save to exit Printer Setup.
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