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INTRODUCTION
The Samsung Universal Print Driver(UPD) is a single driver that can be used for different printer models. If you install only one Universal Print Driver, you can access any Samsung printer which is supported by UPD. UPD gives the user instant access to not only Samsung printer devices, but also other vendor’s PDL devices(*) without installing separate drivers.
(*)Samsung does not guarantee print quality or feature compatibility.
UPD first released in 2009. It has been upgraded to give the users more useful features and compatible with users’ IT environments. “Samsung Universal Print Driver 2” (UPD2) has released in 2013.
Driver Types
There are 4 types of Samsung Universal Print Driver 2, which are up to PDL type.
Driver Type |
| Description |
Samsung Universal Print Driver 2 |
| Supporting SPL or PCL6 supported models |
| * Recommend for all users (from home users to IT administrators) | |
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Samsung Universal Print Driver 2 PS |
| Supporting PS supported models |
| * Recommend for users who want to get PostScript output | |
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Samsung Universal Print Driver 2 PCL6 |
| Supporting PCL6 supported models |
| * Recommend for users who want to get PCL6 output | |
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| Supporting SPL, PCL6 or XPS supported models |
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| * Recommend for users who want to get the output from XPS print |
Samsung Universal Print Driver 2 XPS |
| path |
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| * XPS printer driver can be installed only on Windows Vista OS or |
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| higher |
- All types are Microsoft certified.
What’s New
-Faster And Simpler Device Discovery
oUPD2 gives the user faster printer discovery and supports flexible configuration of the devices. It reflects the configuration on the UI dynamically and instantly.
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-Lighter And More Reliable Driver Operation by On-the-fly UI
oUPD2 has improved and simplified UI design. When the user selects their own preferred printer, UI layout and device configuration (options) of the printer are shown
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