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Q137566: Macintosh Clients Not Printing in Color on PCL Color Printer

Article: Q137566
Product(s): Microsoft Windows NT
Version(s): 3.1 3.5 3.51 4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbinterop kbprint kbPrinting
Last Modified: 02-FEB-2002

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server, version 3.1 
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51 
- Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51, 4.0 
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SYMPTOM
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From your Macintosh computer, when you print a document containing color to
a non postscript color printer that is shared under Windows NT, your
document prints only in gray-scale black and white.

CAUSE
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Windows NT Services for the Macintosh by design does not provide Macintosh
clients the ability to print in color to non postscript color printers that are
shared under Windows NT.

When Services for the Macintosh converts the file, the color option is converted
to a gray scale print job in the printer control language (PCL). The Windows NT
TrueImage Raster Image Processor (RIP) for non postscript printers only supports
Level 1 Postscript.

Additional query words: prodnt Mac hp500c deskjet deskwriter sfm

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Keywords          : kbinterop kbprint kbPrinting 
Technology        : kbWinNTsearch kbWinNTWsearch kbWinNT351search kbWinNT350search kbWinNT400search kbWinNTW350 kbWinNTW350search kbWinNTW351search kbWinNTW351 kbWinNTW310 kbWinNTSsearch kbWinNTS400search kbWinNTS400 kbWinNTS351 kbWinNTS350 kbWinNTS310 kbWinNTAdvSerSearch kbWinNTAdvServ310 kbWinNTS351search kbWinNTS350search kbWinNTS310search kbWinNT310Search kbWinNTW310Search
Version           : 3.1 3.5 3.51 4.0

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