Function

 

PCL6

PCL5e

PS

Windows

Macintosh

 

 

 

PPD*1

PPD*1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image Quality

 

Print Mode

 

Normal/

 

Normal/

Normal/

Normal/

 

 

 

 

 

High Quality/

No

High Quality/

High Quality/

High Quality/

 

 

 

 

 

Fine

 

Fine

Fine

Fine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Graphics Mode

 

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

 

 

 

Selection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toner Save*13

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Font

 

Resident font

 

80 fonts

80 fonts

136 fonts

136 fonts*14

35 fonts

 

 

 

Selectable download

 

bitmap,

bitmap,

bitmap,

bitmap,

 

 

 

 

font

 

TrueType,

TrueType,

TrueType,

TrueType,

No*15

 

 

 

 

 

Graphics

Graphics

Type1

Type1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other functions

 

Auto Configuration

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes*11

 

 

 

User Authentication

 

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*1

The specifications of each function in Windows PPD and Macintosh PPD vary depending on the operating system

 

version and the software application.

 

 

 

 

*2

Cannot be used in Windows NT 4.0.

 

 

 

 

 

*3

Only 2-Up and 4-Up printing can be used in Windows 98.

 

 

 

*4

Only Mac OS X v10.4.11, v10.5 to 10.5.8 and 10.6 can be used.

 

 

 

*5

Can be used when a finisher is installed.

 

 

 

 

*6

The horizontal and vertical proportion cannot be set separately.

 

 

 

*7

Only Mac OS 9.0 to 9.2.2 can be used.

 

 

 

 

*8

Only covers can be inserted.

 

 

 

 

 

*9

Cannot be used in Mac OS X v10.2.8 or v10.3.9.

 

 

 

 

*10 Cannot be used in Mac OS 9.0 to 9.2.2.

*11 Cannot be used in Mac OS X v10.2.8.

*12 Cannot be used in Mac OS X v10.5 to 10.5.8 and 10.6.

*13 This setting may not operate in some software applications and operating systems. *14 The number of available resident fonts is 35 in Windows NT 4.0.

*15 True Type and Type1 can be selected in some versions of LaserWriter.

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