HP LaserJet print issue

[Bob Rasmussen]

Richard, did you get any help with this?

What printcode file are you using in filePro?

Is your filePro executing on Windows or on Linux? What is the path of 
printing from the filePro code to the printer?

Is any software (eg., Print Wizard or AnzioWin) sitting in the path of 
this data, perhaps translating the PCL-5?

Some HP printers have a front-panel configuration option for whether to 
print the Courier (built-in) font in "dark" or "regular". Does this 
printer have that option? Does setting it for dark help?

Ultimately, this may boil down to which font you (they) are printing in, 
actually IN the printer. If the print data flows at low level from filePro 
to the printer, control over font selection rests entirely with the 
printcode file in filePro.

On the other hand, if some program like Print Wizard is interpreting the 
PCL, and sending high-level commands to the printer, that software AND the 
particular Windows printer driver AND its configuration can all play a 
part in determining what font the printer actually uses. For instance, the 
program might say to print in font "Courier New", but the printer driver 
may or may not be configured to do "font substitution", subbing "Courier 
New" out and subbing "Courier" in. If you end up printing in "Courier 
New", that will generally come out lighter than built-in Courier.

On Fri, 16 Oct 2020, Richard Kreiss via Filepro-list wrote:

> I have a client who is using an HP LaserJet P2015 printer.  Filepro print to the printer but the output is much lighter than when he prints to this printer using a  windows program.
>
> Even when I add %9 to his initialization string the output is still printing light.  I am at a loss as to how to correct this issue.
>
> The printer is connected thru USB and is using the universal Print driver which supports PCL5e.
>
> Any suggestion on how to correct this issue will be greatly appreciated.
>
>
> Richard Kreiss
> GCC Consulting
>
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....Bob Rasmussen,   President,   Rasmussen Software, Inc.

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