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IBM 4019 LaserPrinter - General Information
DocumentID: 633413
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 3:03:16 PM

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

Problem

Solutions: The following is general information on the IBM 4019 LaserPrinter

                               GENERAL INFORMATION

The IBM 4019 is about the size of the IIP and has an optional tray (like the IIP) which (when installed) will make the printer about 5 inches taller. It's a big fat bin that holds 500 sheets of paper. There are thin little cords that hook up to the printer in the back right for the optional bottom tray and envelope feeder. Make sure these are connected as they disconnect easily. When a sheet feeder is defined, make sure all forms use a bin #, not
continuous or manual locations (to avoid paper change problems). The optional envelope guide adjusts down toward the left.

                                    SPECIFICATIONS

Engine Speed:                  10 pages per minute (4 on the laserprinter E) Internal
Tray Capacity:                  Approximately 200 sheets
RAM:                              512k RAM
Expansion Boards:            1,2, or 3.5 Meg
Font Cards:                  Two slots on front right of printer (credit card size)
Optional Bottom Tray:      (under printer) approximately 500 sheets Optional Envelope/Manual feed tray (connects on the back)
HP Series II Emulation:      (soft font support only)
IBM Quietwriter III Emulation:      Enhanced Emulation (the one our driver is built for)
5 buttons on front are L-R:      Start/Stop, Print Check, Paper, Orientation, Font
Optional Postscript Board:      We have a separate driver for it


                              PRINTER FUNCTIONS

Status Sheet:            Hold down "STOP/START" key while turning printer on. This will give configuration information.
HP Mode:                  Depress "FONT" key while turning printer on. A "2" should display when "ORIENTATION" is pressed.
IBM Mode:                  Turn the printer on while holding down the "PAPER" key. To check the mode, press "ORIENTATION". A "1" should be displayed.
Font List Printout:      While printer is on-line, press "ORIENTATION" and "FONT" keys simultaneously.
Reset printer to factory defaults:      Press "START/STOP" and "PRINT/CHECK" while turning on printer. This will restore the printer to IBM Quietwriter III mode (The mode our driver is written for).

Manual feed mode:      When the printer is in manual feed mode a "3" will show in the display window (a one-character window). If you then press the Print/Check button it will display the number of the form the printer is waiting for (1 is letter, 2 is legal, 3 is B5 (7.2 X 10.1), 4 is A4 (8.3 X 11.7), 5 is Exec (7.25 X 10.5).

Sheet feeder: The sheet feeder must be defined in order for the printer to work correctly. The sheet feeder will tell which bins should be selected for different paper types. If the sheet feeder is not defined, the printer will print out weird or garbage characters.

                                          FONTS

Soft Fonts:      IBM soft fonts can be downloaded to the printer from WordPerfect or through an IBM font Utility. With the utility, just mark your fonts with an *. In 5.1 (4/12/90), on the regular driver, we support the 850A soft font series. This group contains the Times Roman fonts from 6-48 pts. The Additional driver for 5.1 currently contains support for the fonts listed below.

There is no soft font support on the regular driver in 5.0 as of 5/18/90, but the 5.0 additional driver has all of the support listed below.

Cartridge Fonts:      IBM has a fairly wide selection of cartridges. They look like little credit cards. Make sure silver strip is toward the printer. We currently support the 800 series in 5.0 and 5.1. Numbers 800-806 appear on the regular driver. The others listed can be found on the Additional disk in 5.0 and 5.1

                                          MEMORY

The printer does steal memory from the page buffer to load soft fonts. If a customer is having trouble with page complexity, try deleting downloaded fonts, lower graphics resolution, or use smaller graphics.

                                          PORTS

The printer comes with one port only. Whether it is parallel or Serial depends on the interface the printer comes with. Other than that, there is no selection of ports.

                                    MORE MISC. INFORMATION

*Manual feed envelopes will print in a different direction than other landscape forms, unless the "envelope" size is selected from the printer.

*Choose the HP Laserjet Series II to create Bitstream Fonts and remember to set the printer to HP mode.

*The IBM LaserPrinter E is just like the IBM 4019 LaserPrinter except that the IBM E prints 4ppm and the 4019 prints at 10ppm. The 4019 driver works fine for the E.

*When printing legal, the printer may cut off to a letter size. To prevent this, press the Start/Stop button once before printing. This needs to be done only once per document. My testing (on the latest release) indicates that you should also be able to toggle between legal and letter after the Start/Stop button is pressed.

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