1) This is an interesting problem and will be obvious once explained. There
are variables that need confirmation and reconciliation, however.
Osaka is a bitmapped font and has no PostScript equivalent; therefore, the
optimal print times will be the same if everything is equal (actually, a
bitmap print job is a little faster on a LaserWriter IINTX-J because the
printer ROM version is newer, and the LaserWriter IINTX-J is usually
configured with more RAM than a stock LaserWriter IINTX).
In your case, print jobs are probably slower on the LaserWriter IINTX-J
because Font Substitution is most likely selected, causing the driver to
perform additional searching (it attempts to locate and use a "double-wide"
Kanji font on the printer) prior to printing. (The question to ask that
will help verify the problem is whether both outputs are bitmapped,
or if the LaserWriter IINTX-J substitutes a built-in PostScript font.) If
it is printing a bitmapped font, even though Font Substitution is selected,
the wrong version of "Kanji" fonts are being used or the font is damaged.
We recommend that you always install the version of "Kanji" fonts that
comes with the drivers and OS, and don't mix and match older fonts with
newer drivers, for instance.
(NOTE: The above suggested workarounds are, of course, negated if you are
using a program like MacPaint, which outputs a bitmap. This answer assumes
that you are using a word processing or other type of application.)
2) This is very peculiar, and should work! We suspect the wrong versions of
fonts are being used with the wrong version of driver. Less likely is that
the application, drivers, or OS is damaged. Again, it is best to replace
old Kanji fonts with the new ones that accompany the drivers and OS when
updating the drivers. To investigate this further, we would need more
details. Eventually, you may want to upgrade the account to the latest
version of the driver, when you obtain it.
3) You can obtain the J1-5.3 driver from the Technical Support Information
Source CD on the Utilities 2 disk.
Performance Tips
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- For optimal appearance of the output and throughput, you might want to use a
built-in PostScript Kanji font, Gothic or Saimin, particularly if you are
doing any scaling.
- If you are using both Kanji and Roman fonts in your document, for optimal
printing speed, don't use a font menu to select between the fonts. Instead,
use the Roman fonts built in to the Kanji font. You can change back and
forth between the Kanji characters and Roman characters, say in Kyoto, by
pressing Command-space. This minimizes the number of font bitmaps the
printer must build when printing a job, which can decrease the amount of
timerequired to print.