The ImageWriter LQ recognizes output from the Macintosh ImageWriter driver,
but, for better results, use the new ImageWriter LQ driver. This driver has
options similar to those found on the ImageWriter driver:
- "draft" sends ASCII information to the printer
- "faster" prints 72 x 72 dpi
- "best" prints 216 x 216 dpi
If sheet feeder bin(s) are installed, you can also select the bin for the
first page of a document and the bin for the remaining pages. However,
those applications that treat each page as a separate document will
not be able to take advantage of this feature, since each page will be seen as
"Page 1" of a new document.
An AppleTalk ImageWriter LQ driver is also available for times when the
ImageWriter LQ is connected to an AppleTalk network.
The ImageWriter LQ comes with four disks. One contains the Macintosh
drivers mentioned above, and the other three include font files of various
type and sizes.
Because the 27-pin head is organized in three rows of nine pins each,
the best printing occurs with a font three times larger than the screen
font. Therefore, we are shipping 27 point, 30 point, 36 point, and similar
multiples of point sizes of fonts in common faces in the ImageWriter LQ
package.
Some font families also include italic and bold. When installed in a system
file, these defined faces will replace the computed versions of an italic or
bold font.