moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer) (06/29/90)
Fast question: My father has an ImageWriter II, and is using Microsoft Works
to print out letters. The IM II has a "print quality" switch on it, which
is (I think -- I have an IM I, which has no such thing) analagous to the
Print Quality you see on the standard Mac Print Dialog box. (E.g., "Best",
"Faster", "Draft"). However, the IM II manual says that the print quality
set in the Print Dialog box will over-ride whatever the printer's manual
setting is.
However, Dad says that unless he sets the Imagewriter's setting to "Best",
the print quality isn't as good. He's not positive, but wondered if I could
ask the net whether anyone using MS Works with an ImageWriter II has the
same problem.
Thanks for any info you have, one way or another.
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<*> DISCLAIMER: Do what you want with me, but leave my employers alone! <*>ta0o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Thomas Phillip Ambrose) (06/29/90)
If I remember when I had my ImageWriter II, I think I set the print quality on the printer to one of the two poorest quality prints and then chose "best" from the dialog. I can't remember which one of the two settings I set the printer at. I think the middle one, but its been a while. -tom
miller@rsmas.miami.edu (06/29/90)
In article <1990Jun29.065233.1383@tc.fluke.COM>, moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer) writes: > Fast question: My father has an ImageWriter II, and is using Microsoft Works > to print out letters. The IM II has a "print quality" switch on it, which > is (I think -- I have an IM I, which has no such thing) analagous to the > Print Quality you see on the standard Mac Print Dialog box. (E.g., "Best", > "Faster", "Draft"). However, the IM II manual says that the print quality > set in the Print Dialog box will over-ride whatever the printer's manual > setting is. > > However, Dad says that unless he sets the Imagewriter's setting to "Best", > the print quality isn't as good. He's not positive, but wondered if I could > ask the net whether anyone using MS Works with an ImageWriter II has the > same problem. > I have seen an Imagewriter II behave similarly when I print from within VersaTerm Pro. Never had a problem with doing the same thing to an old Imagewriter I. I suspect that this sort of problem may be due to a software package using its own print driver rather than Apple's but this is merely speculation on my part. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jerry L. Miller INTERNET: miller@rsmas.miami.edu Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami Remember: "It's later now than it's ever been; however, it's more like it is now than it has ever been before."
russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto) (06/30/90)
In article <7750.268b3a32@rsmas.miami.edu> miller@rsmas.miami.edu writes: >In article <1990Jun29.065233.1383@tc.fluke.COM>, moriarty@tc.fluke.COM (Jeff Meyer) writes: >> Fast question: My father has an ImageWriter II, and is using Microsoft Works >> to print out letters. The IM II has a "print quality" switch on it, which >> is (I think -- I have an IM I, which has no such thing) analagous to the >> Print Quality you see on the standard Mac Print Dialog box. (E.g., "Best", >> "Faster", "Draft"). However, the IM II manual says that the print quality >> set in the Print Dialog box will over-ride whatever the printer's manual >> setting is. > > >I have seen an Imagewriter II behave similarly when I print from within >VersaTerm Pro. Never had a problem with doing the same thing to an old >Imagewriter I. I suspect that this sort of problem may be due to a software >package using its own print driver rather than Apple's but this is merely >speculation on my part. In both cases, the printer is probably using the printers native character set-- this happens when you choose 'Draft' from the page setup box or you use VersaTerm Pro's Imagewriter RS232/TTY option. In draft mode, the printer DOES pay attention to the print quality switch. -- Matthew T. Russotto russotto@eng.umd.edu russotto@wam.umd.edu ][, ][+, ///, ///+, //e, //c, IIGS, //c+ --- Any questions? George: Read your OWN lips
mike@dayton.UUCP (Mike Baillargeon) (07/02/90)
> to print out letters. The IM II has a "print quality" switch on it, which > is (I think -- I have an IM I, which has no such thing) analagous to the > Print Quality you see on the standard Mac Print Dialog box. (E.g., "Best", > "Faster", "Draft"). However, the IM II manual says that the print quality The print quality switch on the IM II is only used when the printer is printing in "Draft" mode. Draft mode only prints text from the font in the printer, the switch tells the printer how many passes to take on the line of text. Tell your father to print in draft and change the switch. This is not to be confused with Faster and Best quality which are really printing graphics. These modes of printing are completely controlled by the computer hooked up to the printer, and these are what prints just like to Mac screen. --Mike -- +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Mike Baillargeon | As expected all opinions stated | | mike@dayton.DHDSC.MN.ORG | are my own and mine alone. | |----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| | If I am elected, 2 Macintosh's in every office. | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+