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HDPii High Definition Card Printer/Encoder User Guide (Rev. 1.1) 11-4
Using Inhibit Panel (from an Application)
The second way of using the Inhibit Panel is to have a TextOut command, containing a “~i”
within the print job itself. The “~i” is followed by the file name of a bitmap file, which is
merged when the print job is rendered or changed to instructions that the printer
understands.
Generating TextOut Commands
• Applications (generating TextOut commands): Applications that do create TextOut
commands include Corel Draw, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft WordPad.
• Applications (non-generating): Not all applications that create print jobs generate the
TextOut commands within the print job output needed to make this work. Examples of
applications (which do not generate the TextOut commands) are Notepad and Paint.
Rendering Print Jobs
Rendering of the print job occurs on the given local workstation if the printer instance is local.
However, if the printer is a shared instance, the print job is rendered on the server
workstation under Microsoft Windows 2000, XP and 2003. Under Microsoft Windows Vista,
the rendering of the print job may be performed on either the client or server workstation
depending upon the setting chosen in the printer instance.
• Rendering Engine: Since the rendering engine looks for the file with the “~I” command,
the file location specified within the command is relative to the server workstation on
Windows 2000, XP and 2003. (Note: For example, it must exist in that location on the
server workstation or on the corresponding workstation, depending upon your settings
within that instance for Windows Vista.)
• Example: Place a “~IC:\Test\inhibit.bmp” text object within a Corel Draw print job against
a local HDPii printer instance under Windows XP to cause the printer driver to look for a
file with that name and location on the local workstation. (Note: This is because both the
server and client portions of the printer driver processing occur on the local workstation.)
• Inhibit Area Location: The location of the inhibit area within the print job is the upper left
hand corner where the TextOut string is placed upon the drawing within the application.
(Note: The inhibit file bitmap must contain one bit per pixel (e.g., monochrome) at 300
dots per inch.)
• Print Size: If the inhibit bitmap is larger than the page print size, it is trimmed to fit. The
normal print size for a HDPii CR-80 card is 2.204 by 3.452 inches. (Note: With that print
size, the maximum size of the inhibit bitmap area would be 661 by 1035 pixels.)
• Bitmap Black Areas: The black areas of the bitmap are the areas that will correspond to
where the inhibit material will prevent the transfer of dyes on to the card.