Printer drivers

Printer drivers allow you to gain access to the printer features and allow the computer to communicate with the printer (by using a printer language). Check the installation notes and Readme files on the printer CD-ROM for additional software and languages.

The following printer drivers are included with the printer. The most recent drivers are available at http://www.hp.com/support/lj2300. Depending on the configuration of Windows-based computers, the installation program for the printer software automatically checks the computer for Internet access to obtain the latest drivers.

 

Operating system

PCL 6

PCL 5e

PS

PPDs1

 

 

Windows 95, 98, Me

x

x

x

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Windows NT 4.0

x

x

x

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Windows 2000, XP

x

x

x

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mac OS

 

 

x

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. PostScript Printer Description files.

 

 

 

 

 

You can obtain Model Scripts for UNIX® and Linux by downloading them from the Internet or by

 

requesting them from an HP-authorized service or support provider. (See the support flyer that

 

came in the printer box.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

OS/2 drivers are available from IBM and are packaged with OS/2.

 

 

 

Note

If the printer driver you want is not on the printer CD-ROM or is not listed here, check the installation

 

notes and Readme files to see if the printer driver is supported for the printer. If it is not supported,

 

contact the manufacturer or distributor of the program you are using and request a driver for the

 

printer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select the right printer driver for your needs

Select a printer driver based on the way that you use the printer. Certain printer features are available only in the PCL 6 drivers. See the printer driver Help for availability of features.

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Use the PCL 6 driver to take full advantage of printer features. For general office printing, the PCL 6 driver is recommended to provide optimum performance and print quality.

Use the PCL 5e driver if backward compatibility with previous PCL printer drivers or older printers is necessary.

￿Use the PS driver if you are printing primarily from PostScript-specific programs such as Adobe® or Corel, for compatibility with PostScript Level 3 needs, or for PS font DIMM support.

Note

The printer automatically switches between PS and PCL printer languages.

Printer driver Help

Each printer driver has Help screens that can be activated by using either the Help button, the F1 button on the computer keyboard, or a question-mark symbol in the upper right corner in the printer driver (depending on the Windows operating system used). These Help screens give detailed information about the specific driver. Printer driver Help is separate from your program Help.

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