Supported operating systems for Windows

The product supports the following Windows operating systems:

Recommended software installation

Print and scan drivers only

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Windows XP (32-bit, Service Pack 2)

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Windows Server 2003 (32-bit, Service Pack 3)

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Windows Vista (32-bit and 64-bit)

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Windows Server 2008

●Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Supported printer drivers for Windows

●HP PCL 6 (this is the default printer driver)

●HP Universal Print Driver for Windows Postcript

●HP Universal Print Driver for PCL 5

The printer drivers include online Help that has instructions for common printing tasks and also describes the buttons, checkboxes, and drop-down lists that are in the printer driver.

NOTE: For more information about the UPD, see www.hp.com/go/upd.

Select the correct printer driver for Windows

Printer drivers provide access to the product features and allow the computer to communicate with the product (using a printer language). Check the installation notes and readme files on the product CD for additional software and languages.

HP PCL 6 driver description

●Installs from the Add Printer wizard

●Provided as the default driver

●Recommended for printing in all supported Windows environments

●Provides the overall best speed, print quality, and product-feature support for most users

●Developed to align with the Windows Graphic Device Interface (GDI) for the best speed in Windows environments

●Might not be fully compatible with third-party and custom software programs that are based on PCL 5

HP UPD PS driver description

●Available for download from the Web at www.hp.com/go/ljm1530series_software

●Recommended for printing with Adobe® software programs or with other highly graphics-intensive software programs

●Provides support for printing from postscript emulation needs, or for postscript flash font support

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