Printer Drivers for This Printer

This section explains printer drivers for this printer.

You can install the PCL printer drivers (PCL 5e and PCL 6), and the PostScript^® 3^TM printer driver from the CD-ROM provided with this printer or download them from the manufacturer's Web site.

Printing requires installation of the printer driver that is correct for your operating system. The following drivers are included on the CD-ROM labeled "Printer Drivers and Utilities".

Operating System	PCL 5e	PCL 6	PostScript 3
Windows XP ^*1	OK	OK	OK
Windows Vista ^*2	OK	OK	OK
Windows 7 ^*3	OK	OK	OK
Windows Server 2003 ^*4	OK	OK	OK
Windows Server 2008 ^*5	OK	OK	OK
Mac OS X ^*6			OK

*1 Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition/Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

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

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

*4 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

*5 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard /Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise/Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V/Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V/Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard/Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise

*6 Mac OS X 10.2 later

PCL Printer Drivers

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

PostScript 3 Printer Driver

PostScript 3 printer driver allows the computer to communicate with the printer using a printer language.

PPD files

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

Font Manager

For installing new screen fonts, or organizing and managing fonts already in the system. For details about Font Manager, see the manual on the CD-ROM labeled "Printer Drivers and Utilities".

Some applications may require installation of the PCL 5e printer driver.
For details about installation procedure, see Driver Installation Guide.