Date:03/16/2006 ID:faq000755_001




Title:
I am using Windows®/ Mac OS® 8.x-9.x. When I print from Adobe® Illustrator® with PCL printer driver, text and images are jagged.

Description:

 

<For Windows® users>

 

To solve this problem, do the following.

 

  1. From the Adobe® Illustrator® application, select [File]=>[Print].

  2. Check off 'Bitmap Printing' option.

 

 

<For Mac OSR 8.x-9.x users>

 

1. Change Resolution

  1. Open the Print dialog.. While pressing the 'Apple', 'Control' and 'Option' keys at the same time, click the 'Help' button in the dialog. The window below appears.
  1. Change 'Resolution Capability' to '600 dpi' and click 'OK'.
  1. Click [Apple Menu]=>[Control Panel]=> [Appearance].
  2. Click the 'Font' tab.
  3. Enable the 'Smooth all fonts on screen' option.

 

2. Change Gray Scale setting

  1. Check off the 'Gray Scale' setting in the printer dialog.
  1. Set a higher 'Resolution'.

 

 

 

Note

    If you experience problems with other applications, please change the 'Resolution Capability' to the original setting and enable the 'Gray Scale' setting.
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