HP (Hewlett-Packard) 5200 Printer User Manual


 
4 HP traditional print drivers for MS
Windows
Introduction
This document describes the features of the traditional print drivers for the HP LaserJet 5200 in
Windows 98 and Windows Me.
NOTE For a comparison of features between the HP unidrivers and HP traditional print drivers
in various operating systems, see
Driver-feature comparison in various operating systems.
You can control print jobs from several places:
the device control panel
the software program print dialog box
the driver user interface
Generally, for features that are duplicated in more than one location (for instance, you can select the
media input tray from any of them), settings that are established in the software program take
precedence over print-driver settings. Print-driver settings, in turn, override device control-panel
settings.
When you install the print drivers by using the printing-system installer in Windows 98 or Windows Me,
the HP Traditional PCL 6 Driver is installed by default. You can install the HP Traditional PCL 5 Driver
by performing a Custom Installation.
NOTE Windows NT 4.0 does not support the HP LaserJet 5200 print drivers, but you can use
print drivers for legacy HP devices whose feature sets closely match the HP LaserJet 5200 printer
feature set. For instance, you can use the HP LaserJet 2400-series drivers, but some print-driver
features might be missing and print quality might be compromised. HP does not support the use
of any print driver other than the driver that is supplied for the device. When you install the print
drivers in Windows NT 4.0, you must use the Add Printer installation method to install the
HP Traditional PCL 6 Driver and the HP Traditional PCL 5 Driver.
This document describes the options that are available on each tab of the HP Traditional PCL 6 Driver
and HP Traditional PCL 5 Driver Properties print-driver interface for Windows 98 and Windows Me.
This document also describes differences between the HP Traditional PCL 6 Driver and the
HP Traditional PCL 5 Driver.
Topics:
Access to print drivers in Windows 98 and Windows Me
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