If you are running Windows 2000, the driver should be already installed. You need only to run the Add Printer wizard and select the Tektronix Phaser 600 from the list.
Simon Roy GIS Specialist Carto-M�dia, Environnement Illimit� Montreal tel.:514-849-7281 Fax.:514-849-6770 Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Elliot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "MapInfo Lists (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 9:14 AM Subject: Re: MI-L Printing A0 layout > Vinny > I have successfully used Acrobat Distiller in a rather roundabout way. I > have found that using Distiller to produce a pdf map from MapInfo where > there is a large raster background layer can result in weird problems. > Often not all the raster will be reproduced in the pdf and sometimes text in > the MapInfo layers will not appear in the pdf. I found the best solution is > to create a postscript file by printing to file from a MapInfo layout using > the driver for the Tektronix Phaser 600 Extended printer. (This printer is > no longer made or sold but the driver can still be downloaded from the Xerox > website.) Then > use Distiller to create a pdf file. Using this method I have created A0 > size maps incorporating raster tif files up to 80Mb. Do not use HP drivers > when creating the postscript file - I have tried several and all were > unsuccessful - at least one other person I communicated with had also had > very unsatisfactory results with HP drivers. If the MapInfo map has no > raster layer then I usually create a pdf file directly using Distiller and > have never had problems. I should stress that not all raster layers give > problems and I can frequently create pdf files directly using Distiller. > The problems seem to occur when the raster files are very large and may also > result when compressed tif images are used - but I'm not really sure. > > Several people I contacted had experienced similar problems but nobody had > the faintest idea what the cause is - that includes technical people at both > Acrobat and HP. Contact me directly if you would like more information. > > John > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > John Elliot > Anzeco Pty. Limited > mineral exploration consulting services > Bathurst, NSW 2795, AUSTRALIA > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Vinesh Govind" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "MapInfo Lists (E-mail)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 6:35 PM > Subject: MI-L Printing A0 layout > > > > MapInfo Users > > I created an A0 size MapInfo layout and am experiencing difficulties > trying > > to print as our plotter keeps on running out of memory. > > The print job is quiet huge as about 80% of the layout contains a raster > > image. Hence I am getting strange results when printing. > > Is there any other way of printing my layout? > > I've tried exporting the layout but noted that the resolution quality > > diminishes when saved as a .bmp or .jpeg file. > > I've heard of Adobe Distiller? Is this a product that could be helpful? > > Attempted using Adobe Writer but ran into problems customising the page > size > > to A0 for a .pdf document. > > Any guidance appreciated. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Vinny > > > > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > > The contents of this message do not necessarily represent the > > opinions, views, policy or procedures of Leicestershire County Council. > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message number: 3512 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 3514
