Owner's Manual

5
PRINTER FUNCTION OF THE MACHINE
This machine has a full color printing function which can be used in a Windows environment as a standard feature. The
printer driver (PCL6 or PCL5c printer driver) can be installed from the provided CD-ROM to enable printing from your
computer.
Expansion kits are available to enable the machine to be used in various environments.
For this reason, the following printer driver types are available for use with the machine. Please select a suitable printer
driver depending on the expansion kits that are installed. The functions that are available vary depending on the printer
driver type.
☞ PRINTER DRIVER SPECIFICATION LIST (page 58)
Environment
Printer driver type
(machine configuration)
Remarks
Windows
environment
PCL6, PCL5c (included standard
with the machine)
The machine supports the Hewlett-Packard PCL6 and PCL5c
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.
PS (when the PS3 expansion kit
is installed)
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.
(A PPD file is available if it is desired to use the Windows
standard PS printer driver. To install the PPD file, see the
Software Setup Guide.)
Macintosh
environment
The explanations in this manual of printing in a Windows environment generally use the PCL6 printer driver screens. The
screens may vary slightly depending on the printer driver that you are using.