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PRINTER FUNCTION OF THE MACHINE
To use the machine's print function, the expansion kit must be installed in the machine in accordance with your
environment. Printing will be possible from your computer after you have installed the printer driver.
See the table below to determine which printer driver to use in your environment.
*1 The PCL5e printer driver cannot be available in some countries.
*2 The printer expansion kit is the standard equipment for N models.
Installing the printer driver in a Windows environment
To install the printer driver and configure settings in a Windows environment, see "SETUP IN A WINDOWS
ENVIRONMENT" (page 1-81) in "1. BEFORE USING THE MACHINE".
Installing the printer driver in a Macintosh environment
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 "SETUP IN A MACINTOSH
ENVIRONMENT" (page 1-109) in "1. BEFORE USING THE MACHINE".
Environment Printer driver type Remarks
Windows
PCL6, PCL5e*
1
The machine supports the Hewlett-Packard PCL6 and PCL5e 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 PCL5e printer driver.
The printer expansion kit*
2
is required.
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.
(A PPD file is available if it is desired to use the Windows standard PS
printer driver.)
The printer expansion kit*
2
and PS3 expansion kit are
required.
Macintosh
This manual assumes that the printer expansion kit has been installed. Print functions that require the PS3 expansion kit also
require installation of the printer expansion kit.
The explanations in this manual of printing in a Windows environment generally use the screens of the PCL6 printer driver.
The printer driver screens may differ slightly depending on the printer driver that you are using.