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last updated: February 1, 1999


Contents:

I. WHAT IS INCLUDED ON THIS DISK
II. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
III. AFTER INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
IV. FONT OPERATION
V. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
VI. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
VII. LEGAL STATEMENTS


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I. WHAT IS INCLUDED ON THIS DISK
*********************************

Included in this software are two components, Euro.pjl and
Install.bat. Euro.pjl contains the PCL commands to put the Euro
character into your printer's memory. The following is a list of
the fonts that will contain the Euro symbol after this software is
installed:


Albertus Medium
Albertus Extra Bold
AntiqOlive
AntiqOlive Bold
AntiqOlive Italic
CG Times
CG Times Bold
CG Times Italic
CG Times Bold Italic
Coronet
Courier
Courier Bold
Courier Italic
Courier Bold Italic
Letter Gothic
Letter Gothic Bold
Letter Gothic Italic
Univers Medium
Univers Bold
Univers Medium Italic
Univers Bold Italic
Univers Medium Condensed
Univers Bold Condensed
Univers Medium Condensed Italic
Univers Bold Condensed Italic


Install.bat is a DOS batch file that copies the files to your hard
drive, and it copies Euro.pjl to your printer. It can also be used
to send the file to your printer later if it is power cycled or
performing a front panel reset.


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II. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
*********************************

1. RUN INSTALL.BAT

This batch file will create a directory, C:\HPLJUTIL , and copy all
files to that directory.

-----------------------------------------------------------------

2. PLACE THE FOLLOWING LINE IN YOUR AUTOEXEC.BAT

COPY /B C:\HPLJUTIL\EURO.PJL

If this line is not placed in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, the fonts will
not be downloaded to your printer when your PC is booted.

-----------------------------------------------------------------

3. THE POSITION OF THE COPY COMMAND IN YOUR AUTOEXEC.BAT FILE

If the following line is already in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file,

COPY /B C:\HPLJUTIL\Defaults.pjl

Place the line from step 2 before this line.

Otherwise, placing the copy command at the end of the AUTOEXEC.BAT
file is the recommended position in most cases.

However, because the copy command uses the computer's file
system, all disk caching (for example, SMARTDRV), disk compression
(for example, STACKER), and LAN software (for example, NOVELL), must
be loaded BEFORE the copy command in your autoexec.bat file.

On the other hand, if you load a DOS "shell" program (for example,
DOSSHELL or Norton Commander) from your AUTOEXEC.BAT file, the copy
command must come BEFORE the DOS "shell" commands. Commands after
the shell program will not execute until you exit from the shell.

If you upgrade your version of DOS or install other software
applications, your autoexec.bat file may get modified. Make sure
that the commands are still in the correct order after the upgrade.

*************************************
III. AFTER INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
*************************************

If you printer is power cycled or receives a front panel reset, you
will need to run INSTALL.BAT again to resend the fonts to your
printer.


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IV. FONT OPERATION
*********************************

Verifying that the Fonts have been Downloaded to the Printer:

Press the Front Panel button once to generate a test page and soft
font printout. If the fonts have been installed, then you will
receive at least two extra sheets of paper that contain a list of
the updated fonts. Also included on the soft font printouts are
the PCL escape sequences that can be used to select the Euro
enabled fonts.


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V. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
*********************************

If you need additional information regarding these fonts go to the HP
Euro website located at: http://www.hp.com/Go/LaserJetEuro

Printing the Euro from your application:

This solution puts the Euro enable fonts in your printer's memory,
but it does not enable your applications to print the Euro. Your
applications must be modified to be Euro enabled. Contact your
application vendor for modifying your application. If your
application allows you to insert PCL commands into your document,
then use the PCL commands below to select the fonts and the
appropriate symbol sets to print the Euro.

Font Name PCL Command <esc>
-------- -----------
Albertus Medium <esc>(__<esc>(s1p__v0s1b4362T
Albertus Extra Bold <esc>(__<esc>(s1p__v0s4b4362T
AntiqOlive <esc>(__<esc>(s1p__v0s0b4168T
AntiqOlive Bold <esc>(__<esc>(s1p__v0s3b4168T
AntiqOlive Italic <esc>(__<esc>(s1p__v1s0b4168T
CG Times <esc>(__<esc>(s1p__v0s0b4101T
CG Times Bold <esc>(__<esc>(s1p__v0s3b4101T
CG Times Italic <esc>(__<esc>(s1p__v1s0b4101T
CG Times Bold Italic <esc>(__<esc>(s1p__v1s3b4101T
Coronet <esc>(__<esc>(s1p__v1s0b4116T
Courier <esc>(__<esc>(s0p__h0s0b4099T
Courier Bold <esc>(__<esc>(s0p__h0s3b4099T
Courier Italic <esc>(__<esc>(s0p__h1s0b4099T
Courier Bold Italic <esc>(__<esc>(s0p__h1s3b4099T
Letter Gothic <esc>(__<esc>(s0p__h0s0b4102T
Letter Gothic Bold <esc>(__<esc>(s0p__h0s3b4102T
Letter Gothic Italic <esc>(__<esc>(s0p__h1s0b4102T
Univers Medium <esc>(__<esc>(s1p__v0s0b4148T
Univers Bold <esc>(__<esc>(s1p__v0s3b4148T
Univers Medium Italic <esc>(__<esc>(s1p__v1s0b4148T
Univers Bold Italic <esc>(__<esc>(s1p__v1s3b4148T
Univers Medium Condensed <esc>(__<esc>(s1p__v4s0b4148T
Univers Bold Condensed <esc>(__<esc>(s1p__v4s3b4148T
Univers Medium Condensed Italic <esc>(__<esc>(s1p__v5s0b4148T
Univers Bold Condensed Italic <esc>(__<esc>(s1p__v5s3b4148T

Symbol Set Name PCL Value Character Code
--------------- --------- --------------
Windows 3.0 Latin 1 9U [128]
Windows 3.1 Latin 1 19U [128]
Windows 3.1 Latin 2 9E [128]
Windows 3.1 Latin 5 5T [128]
ISO 8859-15 Latin-9 9N [164]
PC-858 13U [213]
PS Math 5M [240]
MC Text 12J [219]
Roman-9 4U [186]

Calculating Width of the Euro
The Euro characters supplied by this utility all have the
the same width, 4391 Intellifont Typeface Design Units.
In order to convert this value into PCL Units of Measure,
you must use the formula below:

x =round( b * c * (d/e) * (uom) )
where:
x = desired metric value in units of measure
b = inches per point
c = point size of font
d = metric value in Design Units
e = number of Design Units in the design EM
uom = PCL Units of Measure


The following two examples convert the width of
an 11-point Euro to PCL Units of Measure. The first
example assumes 300 PCL Units Per Inch, and the second
example assumes 600 PCL Units Per Inch.

Intellifont Method (11 points at 300 PCL Units Per Inch)
Assume the following values:
b = 1 inch/72.307 points
c = 11 points
d = 4391 Design Units
e = 8782 Design Units
uom = 300 PCL Units of Measure

Using the above values:
x = round(1/72.307 * 11 * 4391/8782 * 300)
= round(22.819)
= 23 PCL Units of Measure

Intellifont Method (11 points at 600 PCL Units per inch)
Assume the following values:
b = 1 inch/72.307 points
c = 11 points
d = 4391 Design Units
e = 8782 Design Units
uom = 600 PCL Units of Measure

Using the above values:
x = round(1/72.307 * 11 * 4391/8782 * 600)
= round(45.639)
= 46 PCL Units of Measure


************************************
VI. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
************************************

Some of the services below are provided for the United States only.
Similar services to those listed below are available in other
countries. See your printer user's guide or call your local
authorized HP dealer.

CUSTOMER SUPPORT
See the online user's guide or call your local authorized HP dealer.

INTERNET
Software and support is available through the Internet for HP
peripheral and computer products. Note that paths may change without
notice.

Access the following URL for the software and support of your choice:

* Software and support:
http://www.hp.com/cposupport/eschome.html
* LaserJet Euro Product Home:
http://www.hp.com/go/laserjeteuro/
* LaserJet Euro Font Software:
http://www.hp.com/pond/euro/indexes/euro.html
* HP Customer Care: http://www.hp.com/go/support/
* Hewlett Packard Homepage: http://www.hp.com/

See the HP Customer Care Service and Support pages at the front of
your printer's user's guide for more information.

HP SOFTWARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Refer to your printer user's guide for additional methods of
obtaining software and support information, such as printer driver
distribution centers, other online services, fax services, and other
online support.


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VII. LEGAL STATEMENTS
*********************************

TRADEMARK NOTICES
MS-DOS, Windows, and MS Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corp. IBM and OS/2 are registered trademarks of IBM Corporation.
Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
TrueType is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
Adobe, PageMaker, and PostScript are registered trademarks of Adobe
Systems, Incorporated.

SOFTWARE LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT
Information provided in this document and software called the
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet Euro Font software is provided "as is."
No implied warranties of merchantability and or fitness for a
particular purpose are given.

The HP LaserJet Euro Font software may be copied and distributed
only to users of HP LaserJet printers. All files on the CD must be
copied without modification. All components of the HP LaserJet Euro
Font software must be distributed together. The HP LaserJet Euro
Font software may not be distributed for profit.

Copyright (c) 1990-1999 Hewlett-Packard Company.
Copyright (c) 1985-1990 Microsoft Corp.
Copyright (c) 1988, 1989, Aldus Co.
All Rights Reserved.



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