IrPrint User Manual

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IrPrint 1.0r3 -- Copyright (c) 1999 IS/Complete, Inc. -- All Rights Reserved.
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What's New in 1.0r3:
1) Nowl support of HP Deskjet 340 printing
2) Fixed 'object not found' when print screen
3) AltCtrlHack PrintScreen now works with Canon BJC-50/80, Seiko DPU3445, HP Deskjet 340
4) Registered version will have option to surpass the header and footer.

Table of Contents
Features 
Installation/Setup
Address Book
Date Book
Memo Pad
To Do List
Mail
Print Screen
IrPrint Without Infrared Device and/or Infrared Printer
Developers


Features[top]

IrPrint is a highly sophisticated printing engine for the Palm Computing® platform with the following features:

 
IrPrintUsers.gif (2047 bytes) Print directly from 5 standard apps (Address Book, Memo Pad, Date Book, To Do List, and Mail) via Ir (for units equipped with an infrared port) or cable. No need to install a new version of these applications. Print will automatically become a menu option!   Just point your device to the printer and print!

Print Screen and clipboard directly from your device (when used in conjunction with AltCtrlHack).

Advanced Print Setup options including Printer Driver, Paper Size, Number of Copies, Auto/Manual Feed, plus custom options assigned by the developer.

Bitmap, rectangle, lines, and tables enhance the quality of the printed material.

Support for many Infrared Printers including:

Hewlett Packard LaserJet 5, 5M, 5MP, 5N, 5P, 6P, 6MP, 2100xx.
Hewlett Packard DeskJet 340 (Coming soon).
Canon BJC50, BJC80.
Seiko DPU3445
Citizen PN 60i (Coming soon).
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An advanced open library for other developers to incorporate advanced printing, comparable to desktop printing, from their applications with "Zero Force" programming.

EZIrPrint library calls allow developers to incorporate simple printing with as little as ONE line of code!
Satellite Forms extension also available.

Installation/Setup[top]

 To install IrPrint, please do the following:

  1. Download IrPrintSuite.Zip and extract the files to your PC.
  2. Install (at least) IrPrint.prc and LicenseMgr.prc to your device. These are the minimal programs necessary for IrPrint to function properly. You can optionally install the remaining .prc files. They will act as a separate application for all 5 standard apps.
  3. If this is a registered copy, you will need to enter your registration code in LicenseMgr. This is done by following these steps:
 
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Full Record
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Brief Record
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Business Card

Mailing Label


Date Book [top]

IrPrint allows you to print a single day or a full week of datebook appointments.  Which one depends on the current view. 

If you are in daily view mode, the printout will be for the day displayed.  (See Figure 5)

If you are in weekly view mode, it will print out the week. (See Figure 6)

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Figure 5 - Date Book - Daily View

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Figure 6 - Date Book - Weekly View

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Actual Printout For Date Book 
- Daily View -

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Actual Printout For Date Book 
- Weekly View -


Memo Pad [top]
Memo Pad printing with IrPrint is quite useful for meetings.  After the meeting is over, you can share your notes by printing them out. 

See Figure 8 to check out the impressive quality.

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Figure 7 - Memo Pad

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Figure 8 - Memo Pad Printout


To Do List [top]
If you delegate work from your To Do List, you can now give each person a printed copy! 

The To Do List print option allows you to limit the items to ones due Today, Tommorrow, or everything in the selected category (See Figure 9).  Make a category for each person and print out the workload quickly and professionally!

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Figure 9 - To Do List

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Mail[top]

When you print your mail, your friends and colleagues will not believe it has come from your Palm(TM) device!  (See Figure 11)

Desktop-quality printouts make it easier to read lengthy mail that you receive on your Palm(TM) device.

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Figure 10 - Mail

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Figure 11 - Mail Printout - Check out the quality

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Print Screen [top]
IrPrint allows you to print the screen you are currently viewing on your Palm(TM) device, when used in conjunction with AltCtrlHack, available on our website.   AltCtrlHack also allows you to print the text clipboard (See Figure 12).
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Figure 12 - IrPrint with AltCtrlHack


IrPrint without Infrared Device and/or Infrared Printer[top]
 

1. Get Serial-To-Parallel converter. (check Greenwich Instruments Inc.)
2. Go to IrPrint, tap the Advance... button
3. Select Print via Cable, if you have IrLink, you can check "bypass IrLink" to avoid IrLink redirection
4. Select the proper port speed for your serial-to-paralle converter.  (57600 in general)
5. When PrintSetup is displayed, select the appropriate printer driver for your device.  If your printer is not listed, select Other.

Or,

Use terminal emulator to capture the output then send to printer directly. (No technical support please!)
 


Developers[top]

Get the IrPrint Advantage!

IrPrint Open Library provides many different levels of printing for you to add to your applications.  From complex, sophisticated open library calls to simple, but effective, EzIrPrint calls, you can incorporate the IrPrint advantage to offer printed output built in to your own solutions.  Take a look at what can be developed by adding just one line of code (See Figure 8, memopad sample) ,or  just a couple lines of code will generate a multicolumn document (See Figure 11, Mail sample).

What Does It Cost?

There is absolutly no charge to incorporate IrPrint functionality into your applications.   However, you are not permitted to distribute the licensed version of IrPrint with your applictions.  Therefore, your users must have purchased their own copy of IrPrint.  You are, however, permitted to distribute the demo version of IrPrint, in its original form with all accompanying documentation, along with your application.  This will allow your customers to be able to print using your software, before they purchase IrPrint.

For a sample application and detailed information about all functions, please check our website.


IrPrint User Manual - Copyright © 1999, IS/Complete, Inc -- All Rights Reserved