Printing in the Windows Environment 2-5
2.1 Preparation for Printing (Network Connection)
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Checking the printer driver type
The following types of printer drivers are available. Select the printer driver that meets your printing aims.
Checking the operating systems supported by the printer driver
The following lists the printer drivers included on the CD-ROMs supplied with this machine and the supported
operating systems.
*1 The operating environment required for the installer is SP2 or later.
Printer driver Page descrip-
tion language
Description
PCL driver PCL6 This is a standard driver for printing general office docu-
ments.
Among the three drivers, this driver provides the fastest
printing speed.
PS driver PostScript 3 Em-
ulation
This driver is effective for high-definition printing of data
created in PostScript-supporting application software
from Adobe or other vendors.
This driver is often used in graphics and light printing ap-
plications where good color reproducibility is important.
XPS driver XPS Developed after Windows Vista, this driver supports XML
Paper Specification (XPS).
This driver has several advantages, including high-quali-
ty reproduction of translucence.
Printer driver Supported Operating Systems
PCL driver
PS driver
Windows XP Home Edition (Service Pack 1 or later) *1
Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 1 or later) *1
Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (Service Pack 1 or later)
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (Service Pack 1 or later)
Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard Edition
Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
Windows XP Professional e64 Edition
Windows Server 2003, Standard e64 Edition
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise e64 Edition
Windows Server 2003 R2, Standard e64 Edition
Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise e64 Edition
Windows Vista Business *2
Windows Vista Enterprise *2
Windows Vista Home Basic *2
Windows Vista Home Premium *2
Windows Vista Ultimate *2
Windows Server 2008 Standard *2
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise *2
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
Windows 7 Home Basic
Windows 7 Home Premium *2
Windows 7 Professional *2
Windows 7 Enterprise *2
Windows 7 Ultimate *2
XPS driver Windows Vista Business *2
Windows Vista Enterprise *2
Windows Vista Home Basic *2
Windows Vista Home Premium *2
Windows Vista Ultimate *2
Windows Server 2008 Standard *2
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise *2
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise
Windows 7 Home Basic
Windows 7 Home Premium *2
Windows 7 Professional *2
Windows 7 Enterprise *2
Windows 7 Ultimate *2
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