Printer Drivers for This Machine

This section explains printer drivers for this machine.

You can install the PCL printer drivers (PCL 5c and PCL 6), and the Adobe PostScript printer driver from the CD-ROM provided with this machine or download them from the manufacturer's Web site. If your operating system is Windows XP/Vista/7 x64, or Windows Server 2003/2003 R2/2008/2008 R2 x64, you must download the printer drivers from the manufacturer's Web site. Select this machine and the operating system you are using, and then download them.

Printing requires installation of a printer driver for your operating system. The following drivers are included on the CD-ROM.

Printer Language	PCL 5c	PCL 6	PostScript 3
Windows 2000 ^*1	OK	OK	OK
Windows XP ^*2	OK	OK	OK
Windows Vista ^*3	OK	OK	OK
Windows 7 ^*4	OK	OK	OK
Windows Server 2003 ^*5	OK	OK	OK
Windows Server 2008 ^*6	OK	OK	OK
Mac OS X ^*7			OK

*1 Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional /Microsoft Windows 2000 Server/Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

*2 Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition/Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition/Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition/Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition

*3 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate/Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise/Microsoft Windows Vista Business/Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium/Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic

*4 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium/Microsoft Windows 7 Professional/Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate/Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise

*5 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition/Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition/Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition/Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition

*6 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard/Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise

*7 Mac OS X 10.2 or later (Native mode)

PCL printer drivers

Two kinds of PCL printer driver (PCL 5c and PCL 6) are included. These drivers allow your computer to communicate with this machine via a printer language.

Adobe PostScript printer driver and PPD files

Adobe PostScript printer driver allows the computer to communicate with the printer using a printer language. PPD files allow the printer driver to enable specific printer functions.

PPD files

PPD files allow the printer driver to enable specific printer functions.

Some applications may require installation of the PCL 5c printer driver. In this case, you can install PCL 5c without having to install PCL 6.
For details, see “Preparing the Machine”, Printer Reference and PostScript 3 Supplement.