HP LaserJet 5L Printer
The HP LaserJet 5L printer, introduced in September 1995, is much different in appearance than the LaserJet 4L printer, but it has a very similar feature set, including the same set of 26 internal typefaces. One of the main differences is that the LaserJet 5L printer offers 600 dpi printing. Although both printers have a print engine speed of 4 pages per minute, the LaserJet 5L printer has faster processing which increases performance. As the LaserJet
4L printer, the printer has a
The HP LaserJet 5L printer has a vertical design and supports all paper sizes supported by the LaserJet 4L printer. In addition, the “custom” paper size is supported through the printer driver.
The default symbol set is
Manual feed operation is slightly different for the HP LaserJet 5L printer. When manual feed is selected, the printer pauses and waits for the user to insert the correct media into the printer (either in the paper input bin or the single sheet input slot) and press the control panel key.
PCL and PJL operation is almost identical to that of the HP LaserJet 4L printer. Two differences are that the LaserJet 5L printer adds support for the logical operations and pixel placement commands. These features are described in this chapter in the LaserJet 4ML section. (Refer to Table
