HP Resource Manager
Release Notes 
August 5th, 2000

This readme file contains last minute notes, troubleshooting tips, and other useful information that is not available in the HP Resource Manager online help feature or the documentation.

Topics
Section 1:	What is supported in this Release
Section 2 	Known issues

Section 1:
The Hewlett-Packard Resource Manager supports the following file formats:
· TrueType fonts
· Type 1 PostScript fonts
· TrueType Collections 
· PCL Bitmap Fonts (Please see Section 2)
· Windows Bitmaps, black and white images.
· PCL Macros 

The following Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printers are supported:
· LaserJet 5Si, 5Si MX and 5Si Mopier with File System Architecture (FSA) Flash or Hard Disk
· LaserJet 5 and 5M with Hewlett-Packard FSA Flash
· LaserJet 4000 with Hewlett-Packard Flash, Hard Disk and RAM Disk
· LaserJet 4050 with Hewlett-Packard Flash, Hard Disk and RAM Disk
· LaserJet 5000 with Hewlett-Packard Flash, Hard Disk and RAM Disk
· LaserJet 8000 with Hewlett-Packard Flash, Hard Disk and RAM Disk
· LaserJet 8100 with Hewlett-Packard Flash, Hard Disk and RAM Disk
· LaserJet 8150 with Hewlett-Packard Flash, Hard Disk and RAM Disk
· ColorLaserJet 4550 with Hewlett-Packard Flash, Hard Disk and RAM Disk
· ColorLaserJet 8550 with Hewlett-Packard Flash and Hard Disk

Network/Connections Supported:
· Local parallel port
· IPX/SPX
· TCP/IP

The HP Resource Manager creates PFM (Printer Font Metric) files in a directory called PFM for TrueType fonts. The PFM directory is created in the directory where you installed the HP Resource Manager. The PFM files are installed into the win.ini file. This provides information related to the downloaded resources for the HP LaserJet Printer driver. 
HP Resource Manager does not support the downloading on Intellifonts.
HP Resource Manager does not install the fonts you download into windows, you will need to install the new fonts into windows.

The HP Resource Manager manages printers on your local subnet, in order to manage multiple subnets you must configure them under JetAdmin and use the options references menu.  The HP Resource Manager uses this configuration information to locate additional printers.

HP Resource Manager highlights your default printer if it has mass storage. In order to use the fonts that are downloaded to a printer, the printer must be installed on your system.

Creating forms/macros: 
You can design your form within your favorite editor, for example Microsoft Word or Lotus AmiPro. After designing your form, select print to file from the PCL 5e printer driver. The HP Resource Manager will convert PCL 5e print jobs so that it can be download to the printer as macros.

Firmware, a firmware image must be a valid personality designed for the printer that you are downloading too.

For future updates of HP Resource Manager please visit the www.hp.com/go/printers and go to software and drivers for updates.

Section 2:
Known problems in Release 1.
· HP Resource Manager does not support compressed PCL Bitmap Fonts, please see the HP LaserJet 5 Printer Technical Reference Manual, section Soft Font Creation for details. 
- Unable to see IPX/SPX printers with Microsoft Novell Client for Windows NT 4.0, if this occurs the current work around is to install Novell's IntranetWare Client.
- On Windows 95 after installing the HP printer driver, you need to activate the driver by 
viewing the properties from the printers folder before downloading to printer via HP Resource Manager.
- Discovery of printers can vary in time, based on the network traffic level. The first time that you run HP Resource Manager from the printer's view, right click the mouse and issue a refresh printers, this will ensure that you will see all your printers.
- Certain applications may end up sending a font to the printer even though it was downloaded 
with the HP Resource Manager. This is due to the application not using the correct font name 
when printing.
- If the printer is installed as a share from an NT or 95 system, you will not be able to access the downloaded fonts.