Printer Language PCL 5e PCL 6 PostScript 3
TM
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.
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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