HP 3500 3500 manual Installable components, Installer features, Printer drivers

Installer features

The common installer is designed to provide a simple and consistent installation method for the product line. The common installer is available for the Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 operating systems.

The common installer offers the following features:

•The HP Color LaserJet 3500 software CD-ROM features an interactive software interface. See the "HP Color LaserJet 3500 software CD-ROM for Windows systems" section of this guide.

•Acrobat Reader is available.

•The installer is Web-enabled, providing access to the HP Web site for the latest software components and drivers.

•Network connection is integrated so that you can install drivers and connect to a network printer in a single process.

•The selection dialog box sets the operating-system language as the default language (for Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003 only). You can use the installer to select any of the languages on the HP Color LaserJet 3500 software CD-ROM.

The HP Color LaserJet 3500 software CD-ROM also includes the following features:

•the HP LaserJet Uninstaller Utility

•product registration, using the Web and e-mail

•the HP Customization Utility for custom installations

All of the Windows system components are installed by using the HP Color LaserJet 3500 printing-system installer. The installer automatically senses your language of choice and your operating system. It offers selections for each printer model. You can select the type of installation you prefer: Typical Installation or Custom Installation.

When performing a Web installation, the installer compares the versions of the software components on the

HP Color LaserJet 3500 software CD-ROM to those on the HP Web site. If newer versions are on the HP Web site, the installer downloads them.

Installable components

This section provides information about the various installable components that are available either with the HP Color LaserJet 3500 software CD-ROM or from the HP Web site.

Printer drivers

In some cases, older drivers can be used with new printers. Because earlier (legacy) HP LaserJet printers might have different versions of the PCL language, new drivers are not supported with legacy printers. The drivers associated with each printer use the version of PCL language that is installed in the printer.

The printing system for the HP Color LaserJet 3500 series printer includes the following printer drivers.

Printer drivers

The following drivers are available for the HP Color LaserJet 3500 series printer.

• HP traditional printer drivers for Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows NT 4.0.

• HP unidrivers for Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003.

	All of the drivers provide access to the printer paper-handling and print-quality features, and are described in Chapter 3
	of this guide.
Note	If you select a Typical Installation during installation of the printing-system software, the PCL 6 driver is set as the
	default driver.

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