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Printer software
The printing-system software is included with the printer. See the getting started guide for installation
instructions.
The printing system includes software for end users and network administrators, and printer drivers for
access to the printer features and communication with the computer.
NOTE For a list of the network environments that the network-administrator software
components support, see
Network configuration.
For a list of printer drivers and updated HP printer software for the HP Color LaserJet 3000 Series
printer, go to
www.hp.com/go/clj3000_software. For the HP Color LaserJet 3600 Series printer,
go to
www.hp.com/go/clj3600_software. For the HP Color LaserJet 3800 Series printer, go to
www.hp.com/go/clj3800_software.
HP Color LaserJet 3000 Series printer and HP Color LaserJet 3800
Series printer drivers
The HP Color LaserJet 3000 and 3800 Series printers use the PCL 5c, PCL 6, and PostScript 3
emulation PDL drivers.
NOTE For Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003, the HP Color LaserJet
3000 and 3800 Series printers include a monochrome PCL 6 driver that can be installed for users
who will be printing only black-and-white print jobs.
Table 1-6 Printer drivers for the HP Color LaserJet 3000 and 3800 Series printers
Operating system
1
PCL 5c PCL 6
2
PS 3 emulation
Windows 98, Windows Me
Windows 2000
3
Windows XP (32-bit)
4
Windows Server 2003 (32-bit)
Windows Server 2003 (64-bit)
Mac OS v9.1 and later, and OS X v10.2
and later
1
Not all printer features are available from all drivers or operating systems.
2
The HP Color LaserJet 3000 and 3800 Series printers include both a monochrome and color PCL 6 driver for Windows 2000,
Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 users.
3
For Windows 2000 and Windows XP (32-bit and 64-bit), download the PCL 5 driver from www.hp.com/go/clj3000_software
or
www.hp.com/go/clj3800_software.
4
For Windows XP (64-bit), download the PCL 6 driver from www.hp.com/go/clj3000_software or www.hp.com/go/
clj3800_software.
HP Color LaserJet 3600 Series printer drivers
The HP Color LaserJet 3600 Series printer uses the HP JetReady 4.2 Page Description Language
(PDL), a host-based printer language. HP JetReady 4.2 uses the combined power of the computer and
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