Getting Started
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Printer Drivers for This Machine
Printing requires installation of a printer driver for your operating system. The
following drivers are provided on the CD-ROM that comes with this machine.
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Microsoft Windows 95 operating system
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Microsoft Windows 98 operating system
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Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
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Microsoft Windows NT Server operating system version 4.0, Microsoft Windows NT
Workstation operating system version 4.0 in a computer using x86 processors.
*6
Required version is 8 or 9 operating system. With Mac OS X, the machine operates in
only Classic mode.
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Requires Service Pack 4 or later.
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PPD (PostScript Printer Description) files are provided on the CD-ROM.
*9
You can use the LaserWriter printer driver that comes with a Macintosh. Use the ap-
propriate printer driver that comes with the Macintosh operating system you are us-
ing. See the documentation that comes with the Macintosh for more information
about the LaserWriter functions.
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❖ PCL printer drivers
Printer drivers allow the computer to communicate with the printer via a
printer language. Two kinds of PCL printer drivers, PCL 6 and PCL 5e, are
provided with this printer. We recommend PCL 6 as your first choice.
Note
❒ Some of your applications might require the installation of the PCL 5e
printer driver. In this case, you can install PCL 5e in addition to PCL 6.
⇒ p.18 “Installing the PCL 6/5e Printer Driver”
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❖ PostScript Printer Description (PPD) files for Windows
The printer specific functions can be used by installing the PPD file specific
for the printer.
⇒ p.20 “Windows 95/98/Me - Installing the PostScript Printer Driver”
⇒ p.21 “Windows 2000 - Installing the PostScript Printer Driver”
⇒ p.23 “Windows NT 4.0 - Installing the PostScript Printer Driver”
Printer Language PCL 6 PCL 5e PS2
Operating system
Windows 95
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Windows 98
*2
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Windows Me
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Windows 2000
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Windows NT 4.0
*5
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Mac OS
*6
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