You can easily send files and configure print settings from a Web browser without printing instructions using a command line, uploading a file, or designating printing options.
The files that you can print using Web Printing Tool are HP-GL, HP-GL/2, HP-RTL, TIFF, CALS, JPEG, and PDF files. The file types that you can print vary depending on the printer language installed on the machine.
RP-GL/2
Supports printing of HP-GL, HP-GL/2, and HP-RTL files.
For an overview of RP-GL/2 and other details such as printable data, see the following pages:
For printing using a DOS/UNIX command, see Specifying Printing Options.
RTIFF
Supports printing of TIFF, CALS, and JPEG files.
For an overview of RTIFF and other details such as printable data, see the following pages:
For printing using a DOS/UNIX command, see Specifying Printing Options.
Supports printing of PDF files.
For details about with PDF printable data and commands, see "Printing a PDF File Directly", Print.
Only some of the print settings can be configured in Web Printing Tool. Other print settings can be configured only on the control panel. When you print data using Web Printing Tool, the print settings specified in Web Printing Tool have priority over the settings configured on the control panel. In order to configure the print settings that cannot be configured in Web Printing Tool, open the [Printer Features] screen on the machine's control panel.
For details about the print settings, see Configuring the RPGL Menu or Configuring the RTIFF Menu.