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Hewlett-Packard Web Jetadmin Software

Device Storage Manager Plug-in  v 2.9.3748

Readme File

December, 2007

Contents:

I.     INTRODUCTION

II.    RECENT INFORMATION

III.   INSTALLATION

IV.    SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

V.     SUPPORTED PRINTERS

VI.    SUPPORTED FILES (FONTS and MACROS)

VII.   HP SOFTWARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

        -- INTERNET / ELECTRONIC SERVICES

VIII.  LEGAL STATEMENTS

        -- TRADEMARK NOTICES

        -- COPYRIGHT

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I. INTRODUCTION

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HP Device Storage Manager is an application plug-in to

HP Web Jetadmin that provides the ability to manage fonts,

forms, and macros on supported HP printers.

This readme file contains detailed useful information regarding

HP Device Storage Manager that may not otherwise be available in

the HP Device Storage Manager online help or documentation.

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II. RECENT INFORMATION

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HP Device Storage Manager v. 2.9.3748 is an update of Device Storage

Manager that coincides with the Service Patch 5 (SP5) release for

HP Web Jetadmin 8.1.  Device Storage Manager will appear as such under

Product Update (for machines given HTTP access):

Bundle - HP Device Storage Manager Bundle - dsmbundle - 1.0.3748

It can also be manually downloaded from http://www.hp.com/go/wja_components

and uploaded into Product Update for installation.

Device Storage Manager is referred to as a bundle because it includes

some additional components to support color macros.

This update includes the following new functionality and\or fixes:

 1) bmp macros are expanded by DSM.

 2) Fonts and Macros can’t be downloaded to the device RAM.

 3) Error 7103 when writing to CF card.

 4) The “USB Drive” option doesn’t appear in the destination.

 5) DSM fonts and macros can’t be added more than once.

 6) Apache crash when downloading macros to CF Disk.

 7) Font types such as sfp and ttf cannot be downloaded to the printer.

 8) The Size column is wrongly displayed.

 9) When downloading macros, the destination drive is obtained by

    the highlighted folder rather than the destination drop-down item.

10) Ability to print stored fax jobs (with pin).

11) Apache crashes appear when large numbers of fonts are downloaded.

Recent previous releases of Device Storage Manager included

the following new functionality and\or fixes:

  1) Downloading large amounts of fonts no longer hangs or aborts.

  2) Color information is no longer stripped out of macros.

  3) USB drives are supported as media for storing fonts.

  4) Fonts are no longer missing on printer after Device Storage

     Manager download.

  5) Stored Private Jobs can be deleted when the PIN is forgotten

     or unknown.  Of course, remotely printing the Private Jobs will

     require knowledge of the PIN.  Previously, initializing the disk

     had to be used to delete stored Private Jobs when the PIN was

     unknown or forgotten.  Now individual jobs can be removed

     without having to delete all files.

  6) Performance has been improved when copying fonts and/or macros

     to Compact Flash.

  7) Compact flash can be selected as a destination for installing files

     on devices

  8) Bitmap files are no longer increased in size when installed on

     devices as macros

  9) Device Storage Manager no longer defaults to fonts folder, thus

     improving performance

 10) Printer resident fonts are now displayed in Device Storage Manager

     as well as fonts added to printer DIMM, etc.

 11) Support has been added for .sfp and .otf font types

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III. INSTALLATION

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Installation of the Device Storage Manager plug-in is performed

through the Product Update feature of HP Web Jetadmin.

 If HP Web Jetadmin is configured to access the internet:

  1) Select "Product Update" from the Navigation tree drop-down menu

     in HP Web Jetadmin.

  2) Click on the Device Storage Manager plug-in from the list

     provided, and click "Next" to proceed with the installation.

 If HP Web Jetadmin is NOT configured to access the internet:

  1) Manually browse to http://www.hp.com/go/wja_components,

     download the "hp device storage manager" plug-in, and save it

     to a desired subdirectory.

  2) Select "Product Update" from the Navigation tree drop-down menu

     in HP Web Jetadmin, then select "Go".

  3) Select "Browse" on the lower half of the screen, navigate to

     the subdirectory where the plug-in was saved, highlight it, and

     select "Upload" to add the plug-in to the list of available plug-ins.

  3) Click on the Device Storage Manager plug-in from the list

     provided, and click "Next" to proceed with the installation.

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IV. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

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The HP Device Storage Manager can be installed into HP Web Jetadmin

running under Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows XP,

Windows 2003 Server, and WIndows Vista.

  Recommended Minimum Hardware Requirements

    1 GHz processor

    512 MB RAM

    100 MB available disk space

 * Please see the HP Web Jetadmin readme file for a list of supported

   operating systems and browsers.

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V. Supported Printers

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   The HP Device Storage Manager supports HP printers with

   Hewlett-Packard Flash, Hard Disk or RAM Disk.  Examples

   of HP printer models that may include this

   functionality include:

        HP ColorLaserJet 4550

        HP Color LaserJet 4600

        HP ColorLaserJet 8550

        HP COlor LeserJet 9500

        HP LaserJet 5Si, 5Si MX and 5Si Mopier

        HP LaserJet 5 and 5M

        HP LaserJet 4000

        HP LaserJet 4050

        HP LaserJet 4100

        HP LaserJet 4100 MFP

        HP LaserJet 4200

        HP LAserJet 4300

        HP LaserJet 5000

        HP LaserJet 8000

        HP LaserJet 8100

        HP LaserJet 8150

        HP LaserJet 9000

        HP LaserJet 9000 MFP

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VI. Supported Files (Fonts and Macros)

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   The HP Device Storage Manager supports the following file

   formats:

         TrueType fonts

         Type 1 PostScript fonts

         TrueType collections

         PCL bitmap fonts

         Windows bitmaps

         Black and white images

         PCL Macros

         .sfp fonts

         .otf fonts

   The HP Device Storage Manager does not support the following

   file formats:

         Intellifonts

         Compressed PCL Bitmap Fonts

   Creating forms/macros:

       Forms can be designed within a standard editor

       e.g.  Microsoft Word or Lotus AmiPro.  After designing a form,

       select Print to File from the printer driver to convert the

       print job so that it can be downloaded to the printer as a

       macro.

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VII. Q & A

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   1) Question: How can I upload fonts that are not located on the same

                machine that is running Device Storage Manager?

      Answer:   Map a network drive to the share on the remote machine.

                All physical and network drives on the machine running

                Device Storage Manager will be available for uploading

                fonts and macros.

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VIII.  HP SOFTWARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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INTERNET / ELECTRONIC SERVICES

   Anonymous FTP library service is available for around-the-clock

   access to software, drivers, and technical support information

   for Hewlett-Packard peripheral and computer products. Please

   note that paths may change without notice. Access the Internet

   or FTP address and use the menus to locate the software or

   support of your choice.

   URL for HP: http://www.hp.com

   URL for HP Support: http://www.hp.com/go/support

   URL for HP Web Jetadmin: http://www.hp.com/go/webjetadmin

   URL for HP Web Jetadmin plug-ins: //www.hp.com/go/wja_components

     FTP address:   ftp.hp.com

     Login:         anonymous

     Password:      your Internet name (or user identification)

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IX.  LEGAL STATEMENTS

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TRADEMARK NOTICES

   Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server, and

   Internet Explorer are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

COPYRIGHT

   © 2007 Copyright Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.

   Reproduction, adaptation or translation without prior written

   permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the

   copyright laws.

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