#****************************************************************************** # File: @(#)$Id: reports.txt,v 2.13 2001/08/14 16:20:35 Martin Rel $ # Contents: Hardware compatibility reports for pcl3 # Author: Martin Lottermoser, Greifswaldstrasse 28, 38124 Braunschweig, # Germany. E-mail: Martin.Lottermoser@t-online.de. # #****************************************************************************** # * # Copyright (C) 2000, 2001 by Martin Lottermoser * # All rights reserved * # * #****************************************************************************** # # For a description of the format and the meaning of the entries in this file, # see how-to-report.txt. # # The reports are sorted by the following criteria: # - company and printer name (basically alphabetically ascending) # - pcl3 version (descending) # - ghostscript version (descending) # - date (descending) # # The success and failure items within a report are preferably sorted as # follows: # - colour model: Gray, RGB, CMY, CMY+K, CMYK # - resolution (ascending) # - intensity levels (ascending) # # Note that the classification as success or failure is the responsibility of # the person who provided the report. In the case of failure, you should read # the accompanying comment in order to find out what went wrong. There are # cases where the failure is not due to pcl3. # #****************************************************************************** # Hewlett-Packard 2000C/2000CN Professional Series Color Printers # (includes 2000Cse, 2000Cxi, and 2000CN) Name: Torsten Ian Smith E-mail address: torstenian@get2net.dk Date: 2001-04-18 Printer: HP 2000C Version 9.5.1.R Ghostscript version: 6.50 pcl3 version: 3.2 Success: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -sColorModel=CMYK -dCompressionMethod=9 -sPageCountFile=/var/spool/pagecount -sIntensityRendering=Floyd-Steinberg -sSubdevice=unspec -sMedium=plain -sPrintQuality=1 Name: Torsten Ian Smith E-mail address: torstenian@get2net.dk Date: 2001-04-08 Printer: HP 2000C Version 9.5.1.R Ghostscript version: 6.01 pcl3 version: 3.0.2 Remarks: Settings derived from MS-windows printfile using pcl3opts. Success: gs -sDEVICE=pcl3 -sSubdevice=unspec -dSendNULs -sPJLLanguage=PCL3GUI -dOnlyCRD -r300 -sColourModel=CMYK -dBlackLevels=4 -dCMYLevels=4 -sPrintQuality=presentation -sMedium=plain -dCompressionMethod=9 #****************************************************************************** # Hewlett-Packard 2500CM Professional Series Color Printer (model C2685A) Name: Ian Leonard E-mail address: ghostscript@denver.com.au Date: 2001-07-17 Printer: HP Deskjet 2500CM C2685A FW-8.3.6 Ghostscript version: 6.50 pcl3 version: 3.2 Remarks: Printer display remained "Processing Job" after job completed printing. Tests were done on a Windows 2000 platform using AFPL Ghostscript 6.50 compiled with pcl3. This distribution is available at http://www.denver.com.au/downloads/gs-pcl. Success: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -sColorModel=CMYK -sSubdevice=unspec -dCompressionMethod=9 -r600 Success: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -sColorModel=CMYK -sSubdevice=unspec -dCompressionMethod=9. The above produces 300dpi. Success: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -sSubdevice=unspec -dSendNULs=600 -sPJLLanguage=PCL3GUI -dOnlyCRD -r300 -sColourModel=CMYK -dBlackLevels=4 -dCMYLevels=4 -sPrintQuality=presentation -sMedium=transparency -dCompressionMethod=9 The above worked only if the command << /PCLInit1 <1B2A6F375708090000070101> >> setpagedevice was included before the document to be printed. #****************************************************************************** # Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 697C Name: Oliver Schurr E-mail address: schurro@georgetown.edu Date: 2001-02-02 Printer: Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 697C Ghostscript version: AFPL GS 6.50 pcl3 version: 3.0.2 Success: -sDEVICE=hpdj690c Success: -sDEVICE=hpdj690c -r600x300 Success: -sDEVICE=hpdj690c -r600 Success: -sDEVICE=hpdj690c -ColorModel=CMYK Success: -sDEVICE=hpdj690c -r600x300 -ColorModel=CMYK Remarks: in each case I used 'lpr -Praw test.pcl' to send the file to the printer #****************************************************************************** # Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 850C (model C2145A) Name: Martin Lottermoser E-mail address: Martin.Lottermoser@t-online.de Date: 2000-10-21 Printer: Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 850C, model C2145A, revision: 9.20 01/14/95 Ghostscript version: Aladdin ghostscript 6.01 pcl3 version: pre-3.0 Remarks: All tests were made with levels-test.ps. I have made no remarks on recognizable halftoning problems except where the result was seriously wrong. This applies also to the classification as success or failure. Success: -sDEVICE=hpdj850c -r75. This resolution is too small to be useful. Failure: -sDEVICE=hpdj850c -r150. In the 43-levels test for black, fields 4 and 5 became white again (non- monotonic behaviour). The same gaps appear with the other bands. This is apparently a ghostscript problem, see the following test. The behaviour is the same in GNU ghostscript 5.50. Success: -sDEVICE=hpdj850c -r150 -dNoHalftoning Success: -sDEVICE=hpdj850c -r300 Failure: -sDEVICE=hpdj850c -r300 -dBlackLevels=4. In the black band of the 43-levels test, fields 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 22, 24, 26, 28, and 30 have white gaps on the right. Similar gaps appear in the other bands. This is a problem with gs 6.01 which does not appear with GNU ghostscript 5.50. See also the following test. Success: -sDEVICE=hpdj850c -r300 -dBlackLevels=4 -dNoHalftoning Success: -sDEVICE=hpdj850c -r600 Success: -sDEVICE=hpdj850c -r75 -sColourModel=CMY. This resolution is too small to be useful. Composite black is mapped to true black by the printer. Failure: -sDEVICE=hpdj850c -r150 -sColourModel=CMY. Composite black is mapped to true black by the printer. In the 43-levels test for black, fields 4 and 5 became white again (non- monotonic behaviour). This is apparently a ghostscript problem, see the following test. Success: -sDEVICE=hpdj850c -r150 -sColourModel=CMY -dNoHalftoning. Composite black is mapped to true black by the printer. Success: -sDEVICE=hpdj850c -r300 -sColourModel=CMY. Composite black is mapped to true black by the printer. Success: -sDEVICE=hpdj850c -r75 -sColourModel=CMYK. This resolution is too small to be useful. Failure: -sDEVICE=hpdj850c -r150 -sColourModel=CMYK. In the 43-levels test for black, fields 4 and 5 became white again (non- monotonic behaviour). The three CMY bands show a diminished intensity in the same fields, though not quite as obvious. This is apparently a ghostscript problem, see the following test. Success: -sDEVICE=hpdj850c -r150 -sColourModel=CMYK -dNoHalftoning Success: -sDEVICE=hpdj850c -r300 -sColourModel=CMYK Success: -sDEVICE=hpdj850c -r300 -sColourModel=CMYK -dBlackLevels=4 -dCMYLevels=3. The CMY colorants are far too saturated (I didn't override the transfer functions). Success: -sDEVICE=hpdj850c -r300 -sColourModel=CMYK -dBlackLevels=4 -dCMYLevels=4. The CMY colorants are far too saturated (again, no transfer functions). #****************************************************************************** # Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 970C (model C6429A) Name: Patrick Brison E-mail address: pbn@rtbf.be Date: 2001/01/29 Printer: DeskJet970Cxi (model C6429A) Serial Number: ES989130ZPJQ Service ID: 09345 FW Revision: BF410063 PCL Default Symbol Set: 341 Ghostscript version: 6.50 pcl3 version: 3.0.2 Media configuration file: none used Remarks: Three series of test were made: - monochrome support - colours support - duplex support In summary: Different X and Y resolutions (600x300, 2400x1200) do not seem to work. The combination color/normal/600 dpi does not seem to work. Some options must be avoided for some modes to work correctly Duplex settings seem to work fine in all modes ################## # Monochrome tests ################## # Draft 300 dpi Success: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -dSendNULs -sPJLLanguage=PCL3GUI -dOnlyCRD -sColourModel=Gray -sPrintQuality=draft -r300 # Draft 600x300 dpi Failure: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -dSendNULs -sPJLLanguage=PCL3GUI -dOnlyCRD -sColourModel=Gray -sPrintQuality=draft -r600x300. No output, printer loads page, power led blinks but nothing happens. # Normal 300 dpi Success: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -dSendNULs -dOnlyCRD -sColourModel=Gray -sPrintQuality=normal -r300 -sMedium=plain. Removing / adding any of "-dSendNULs", "-dOnlyCRD" has no effect, Using "-sPJLLanguage=PCL3GUI" causes this mode to FAIL # Normal 600x300 dpi Failure: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -dSendNULs -sPJLLanguage=PCL3GUI -dOnlyCRD -sColourModel=Gray -sPrintQuality=normal -r600x300. Right half of page missing # Normal 600 dpi Success: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -dSendNULs -sPJLLanguage=PCL3GUI -dOnlyCRD -sColourModel=Gray -sPrintQuality=normal -r600 # Best 600 dpi Success: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -dSendNULs -sPJLLanguage=PCL3GUI -dOnlyCRD -sColourModel=Gray -sPrintQuality=presentation -r600 ############## # Colour tests ############## # Draft 300 dpi Success: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -dSendNULs -sPJLLanguage=PCL3GUI -dOnlyCRD -dCMYLevels=4 -sColourModel=CMYK -sPrintQuality=draft -r300 # Normal 300 dpi Success: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -sColourModel=CMYK -sPrintQuality=normal -r300 -sMedium=plain. Adding "-dCMYLevels=4" causes this mode to FAIL # Normal 600 dpi Failure: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -dSendNULs -sPJLLanguage=PCL3GUI -dOnlyCRD -dCMYLevels=4 -sColourModel=CMYK -sPrintQuality=normal -r600. No output, printer loads page, power led blinks but nothing happens. Failure: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -dSendNULs -sPJLLanguage=PCL3GUI -dOnlyCRD -dCMYLevels=4 -sColourModel=CMYK -sPrintQuality=normal -r600 -sMedium=plain. No output. Printer loads a page and is "locked" with blinking power LED Failure: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -dSendNULs -dOnlyCRD -dCMYLevels=4 -sColourModel=CMYK -sPrintQuality=normal -r600 -sMedium=plain. This NEARLY works! Output is sharp but colours are shifted to the right of the page (the page printed was "levels-test.ps") Failure: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -sColourModel=CMYK -sPrintQuality=normal -r600 -sMedium=plain. The output was just a plain nice black vertical bar, and the printer stayed "locked" with blinking power LED without ejecting the page. # Best 600 dpi Success: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -dSendNULs -sPJLLanguage=PCL3GUI -dOnlyCRD -dCMYLevels=4 -sColourModel=CMYK -sPrintQuality=presentation -r600 # Best 1200 dpi Success: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -sSubdevice=unspec -dSendNULs -sPJLLanguage=PCL3GUI -dOnlyCRD -r1200 -sColourModel=CMY -sPrintQuality=presentation -sMedium=glossy -dCompressionMethod=2. Adding "-dCMYLevels=4" causes this mode to FAIL This mode only works with "-sColourModel=CMY" ############## # Duplex tests ############## # Book binding Success: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -dSendNULs -sPJLLanguage=PCL3GUI -dOnlyCRD -sDuplexCapability=oppositeLeadingEdge -dCompressionMethod=2 -dDuplex=true -dTumble=false -sColourModel=mono -sPrintQuality=normal -r600 # Tablet binding Success: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -dSendNULs -sPJLLanguage=PCL3GUI -dOnlyCRD -sDuplexCapability=oppositeLeadingEdge -dCompressionMethod=2 -dDuplex=true -dTumble=true -sColourModel=mono -sPrintQuality=normal -r600 #****************************************************************************** # Hewlett-Packard DeskJet 1100C Name: Klaus Reimann E-mail address: Klaus.Reimann@itap.physik.uni-stuttgart.de Date: 2000-12-08 Printer: HP DJ 1100C Ghostscript version: 6.30 pcl3 version: 3.0.2 Success: -sPJLLanguage=PCL3GUI -dOnlyCRD -sDEVICE=pcl3 -sSubdevice=unspec -r300 -sColourModel=Gray -dBlackLevels=2. Specifying -dOnlyCRD is necessary. Name: Klaus Reimann E-mail address: Klaus.Reimann@itap.physik.uni-stuttgart.de Date: 2000-12-08 Printer: HP DJ 1100C Ghostscript version: 6.30 pcl3 version: 3.0.1 pcl3opts: In colour: -r300 -dBlackLevels=4 -dCMYLevels=4, monochrome: -r600. In both cases, -sPJLLanguage=PCL3GUI was also issued. Remarks: The results can be summarized as follows: 1. Connection Success: a) no options b) -sPJLLanguage=PCL3GUI -dOnlyCRD The "-dOnlyCRD" is needed. Success only with Version >3.0.2. c) -dSendNULs No effect. Failure: a) -sPJLLanguage=PCL3GUI non-uniformly distributed vertical black lines. 2. Compression Success: all Compression methods work a) no options b) -dCompressionMethod=2 c) -dCompressionMethod=9 3. Media type Success: all a) no options b) -sMedium=plain 4. Print Quality Success: all a) no options b) -sPrintQuality=presentation 5. Resolution Sucess: a) -r300 : all b) -r600 : Success with -sColourModel=Gray Failure: all other a) -r600 -sColourModel=CMYK 6. Colour Models and Levels Success: a) -sColourModel=Gray -dBlackLevels=2 b) -sColourModel=CMYK -dBlackLevels=2 -dCMYLevels=2 Failure: all other a) -r300 -sColourModel=Gray -dBlackLevels=4 This test gave white gaps in parts of levels-test.ps: in the 43-levels test, the gaps were on the right of some of the fields, in the 401-levels case, there were white vertical lines in 6 groups, the first 5 consisting of 19 lines each, the last of four. The distance between the lines within a group was 2mm. Apart from the gaps, the intensity increased monotonically. Some of the corners were missing from the letters. b) -r600 -sColourModel=Gray -dBlackLevels=3 non-monotonic intensity. c) -r600 -sColourModel=Gray -dBlackLevels=4 non-monotonic intensity. Missing corners. Grouped vertical lines. d) -r300 -sColourModel=CMYK -dBlackLevels=2 -dCMYLevels=4 Totally wrong colours. e) -dBlackLevels=3 -dCMYLevels=2 Wrong colours: yellow becomes white, magenta yellow, and cyan magenta. f) -dBlackLevels=4 -dCMYLevels=3 When gradually passing horizontally from one colour to the next (e.g., red or green to black) in a vertical direction, there are horizontal strips where one colorant is missing from the mix. g) -dBlackLevels=4 -dCMYLevels=4 Sometimes missing colorant. Some corners are missing from letters. 7. Printer Model Success: a) unspec b) hpdj1120c Success: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -sSubdevice=unspec -r300 -sColourModel=Gray -dBlackLevels=2 Failure: -sPJLLanguage=PCL3GUI -sDEVICE=pcl3 -sSubdevice=unspec -r300 -sColourModel=Gray -dBlackLevels=2. Black vertical stripes. But see test with pcl3 3.0.2 and using -dOnlyCRD. Failure: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -sSubdevice=unspec -dCompressionMethod=9 -r300 -sColourModel=Gray -sMedium=plain -sPrintQuality=presentation -dBlackLevels=4. This test gave white gaps in parts of levels-test.ps: in the 43-levels test, the gaps were on the right of some of the fields, in the 401-levels case, there were white vertical lines in 6 groups, the first 5 consisting of 19 lines each, the last of four. The distance between the lines within a group was 2mm. Apart from the gaps, the intensity increased monotonically. Some of the corners were missing from the letters. Success: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -sSubdevice=unspec -dSendNULs -r600 -sColourModel=Gray -sMedium=plain -sPrintQuality=presentation -dCompressionMethod=2 Failure: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -sSubdevice=unspec -dSendNULs -r600 -sColourModel=Gray -sMedium=plain -sPrintQuality=presentation -dCompressionMethod=2 -dBlackLevels=3. The intensity does not increase monotonically. Failure: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -sSubdevice=unspec -dSendNULs -r600 -sColourModel=Gray -sMedium=plain -sPrintQuality=presentation -dCompressionMethod=2 -dBlackLevels=4. The intensity does not increase monotonically. Failure: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -sSubdevice=unspec -dSendNULs -r600 -sColourModel=Gray -sMedium=plain -sPrintQuality=presentation -dCompressionMethod=2 -dBlackLevels=4 -sPJLLanguage=PCL3GUI. Garbage (black vertical stripes) printed. Failure: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -sSubdevice=unspec -dSendNULs -r600 -sColourModel=Gray -sMedium=plain -sPrintQuality=presentation -dCompressionMethod=2 -dBlackLevels=4 -sPJLLanguage=PCL3GUI -dOnlyCRD. Black vertical stripes and nothing else. Failure: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -sSubdevice=unspec -dCompressionMethod=9 -r600 -sColourModel=Gray -sMedium=plain -sPrintQuality=presentation -dBlackLevels=4 -sPJLLanguage=PCL3GUI -dOnlyCRD. Black vertical stripes and nothing else. Failure: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -sSubdevice=unspec -dCompressionMethod=9 -r600 -sColourModel=Gray -sMedium=plain -sPrintQuality=presentation -dBlackLevels=4. Non-monotonic increase of intensities, many thin vertical lines (2 mm distance) in the 401 levels test section of levels-test.ps. Success: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -sSubdevice=hpdj1120c -sColourModel=CMYK -sPrintQuality=presentation Success: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -sSubdevice=unspec -dSendNULs -r300 -sColourModel=CMYK -dBlackLevels=2 -dCMYLevels=2 -sMedium=plain -sPrintQuality=presentation -dCompressionMethod=9 Failure: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -sSubdevice=unspec -dSendNULs -r300 -sColourModel=CMYK -dBlackLevels=2 -dCMYLevels=4 -sMedium=plain -sPrintQuality=presentation -dCompressionMethod=9. Totally wrong colours. Failure: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -sSubdevice=unspec -dSendNULs -r300 -sColourModel=CMYK -dBlackLevels=3 -dCMYLevels=2 -sMedium=plain -sPrintQuality=presentation -dCompressionMethod=9. Wrong colours: yellow becomes white, magenta yellow, and cyan magenta. Failure: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -sSubdevice=unspec -dSendNULs -r300 -sColourModel=CMYK -dBlackLevels=4 -dCMYLevels=3 -sMedium=plain -sPrintQuality=presentation -dCompressionMethod=2. When gradually passing from one colour to the next (e.g., red or green to black) in a vertical direction, there are horizontal strips where one colorant is missing from the mix. Failure: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -sSubdevice=unspec -r300 -sColourModel=CMYK -dBlackLevels=4 -dCMYLevels=4 -dCompressionMethod=2. When printing levels-test.ps, some corners are missing from letters. Using -dNoHalftoning does not help. Failure: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -sSubdevice=unspec -r300 -sColourModel=CMYK -dBlackLevels=4 -dCMYLevels=4 -dCompressionMethod=2 -dNoHalftoning When printing levels-test.ps, some corners are missing from letters. Failure: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -sSubdevice=unspec -r300 -sColourModel=CMYK -dBlackLevels=4 -dCMYLevels=4 -dCompressionMethod=2 -sPrintQuality=presentation. When printing levels-test.ps, some corners are missing from letters, and starting from intensity 17/42, levels are difficult to distinguish. Sometimes colours are missing. Failure: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -sSubdevice=unspec -dSendNULs -r300 -sColourModel=CMYK -dBlackLevels=4 -dCMYLevels=4 -sMedium=plain -sPrintQuality=presentation -dCompressionMethod=2. Same result as previous test, i.e., no influence of -dSendNULs. Failure: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -sSubdevice=unspec -r300 -sColourModel=CMYK -dBlackLevels=4 -dCMYLevels=4 -dCompressionMethod=2 -sPrintQuality=presentation -sPJLLanguage=PCL3GUI -dOnlyCRD -dNoHalftoning. When printing levels-test.ps, some corners are missing from letters. Failure: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -sSubdevice=unspec -dSendNULs -r600 -sColourModel=CMYK -dBlackLevels=4 -dCMYLevels=4 -sMedium=plain -sPrintQuality=presentation -dCompressionMethod=2. Wrong colours, twice the size, wrong position. #****************************************************************************** # Xerox DocuPrint M750 Name: Russ Bohnhoff Date: 01/17/01 Printer: Xerox DocuPrint M750 Ghostscript version: GNU 5.50 pcl3 version: 3.0.2 Remarks: any value other than 600 dpi will be printed at 600 dpi Success: -sDEVICE=pcl3 -sSubdevice=unspec -r600 -sPrintQuality=normal -sMedium=plain -dCompressionMethod=2 -sColorModel=CMYK. This option gives me full color with no defects. Printing can only be done one page at a time or otherwise a page feed error (blinking red) occurs. Margins: TOP: 7/48" BOTTOM: 17/48" LEFT: 7/48" RIGHT: 17/48"