Printer Language PCL 5e PCL 6 PostScript 3
Windows Server 2008
*5
OK OK OK
Mac OS X
*6
OK
*1
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition/Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition/Microsoft Windows XP
Media Center Edition/Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC 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 R2 Standard/Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
*6
Mac OS X 10.2 or later (Native mode)
PCL printer drivers
Two kinds of PCL printer driver (PCL 5e 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 5e printer driver. In this case, you can install
PCL 5e without having to install PCL 6.
•
For details, see “Preparing the Machine”, Printer Reference
and PostScript 3 Supplement .
TWAIN Driver
This section describes the file path and system requirements of the TWAIN driver.
This driver is required to scan an original using a scanner. To use the machine as a network TWAIN
scanner, this driver must be installed.
File path
The driver is included in the following folder on the CD-ROM:
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