HP and 8150 MFP manual Choose the Right Printer Driver for Your Needs, Printer Driver Help

Chapter 1 Printer Basics 77

Choose the Right Printer Driver for Your Needs

For Windows, choose a printer driver based on the way you use the printer.

!Use the PCL 6 driver to take full advantage of the printer’s features. Unless backward compatibility with previous PCL drivers or older printers is necessary, the PCL 6 driver is recommended.

!Use the PCL 5e driver if you want print results to look comparable to those from older printers.

!Use the PS driver for compatibility with PostScript Level 3 needs.

!The printer automatically switches between PS and PCL printer languages.

For the Macintosh, use the Apple LaserWriter 8 Driver, which is a PS driver.

Printer Driver Help

Each printer driver has help screens that can be activated either from the Help button, the F1 key, 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 the software application help.

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