The machine is equipped with a full color printing function as standard. To enable printing from your computer, a printer driver must be installed.
See the table below to determine which printer driver to use in your environment.
Windows environment
Printer driver type |
Remarks |
PCL6, PCL5c
The machine support the Hewlett-Packard PCL6 printer control languages.
It is recommended that you use the PCL6 printer driver.
If you have a problem printing from older software using the PCL6 printer driver, use the PCL5c printer driver. |
This printer driver is used in the standard machine configuration. |
PS
- This printer driver supports the PostScript 3 page description language developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated, and enables the machine to be used as a PostScript 3 compatible printer.
- If it is desired to use the Windows standard PS printer driver, the PPD driver must be used.
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The PS3 expansion kit must be installed. |
- To install the printer driver and configure settings in a Windows environment, see "2. SETUP IN A WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT" in the Software Setup Guide.
- The Operation Guide (PC) mainly uses PCL6 printer driver screens to explain how to print in a Windows environment. The printer driver screens may differ slightly depending on the printer driver you are using.
Macintosh environment
Printer driver type |
Remarks |
PS This printer driver supports the PostScript 3 page description language developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated, and uses a PPD file to enable the machine to be used as a PostScript 3 compatible printer.
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The PS3 expansion kit must be installed. |
- In a Macintosh environment, the PS3 expansion kit must be installed to use the machine as a network printer.
- To install the printer driver and configure settings in a Macintosh environment, see "3. SETUP IN A MACINTOSH ENVIRONMENT" in the Software Setup Guide.