Printer Driver; Organization Of Printer Driver; Windows 95/98/Nt 4.0/2000; Macintosh - Sharp AR-P13 Service Manual

5.

Printer Driver

The printer driver needs to be installed to use the printer function of this machine from your computer.
The printer drivers are contained in the applied CD-ROM.
5.1 Organization of Printer Drivers
Several printer drivers are available for this machine. Please use one or more printer drivers according to an OS that you
use and your printing purposes.
5.1.1

Windows 95/98/NT 4.0/2000

Install one of or several printer drivers according to your needs from the printer drivers described below.
PCL-5e: The PCL-5e driver is recommended for those who perform large volumes of text printing and regard the print
speed as important.
PCL-XL: The PCL-XL driver is used when mainly graphics are printed and the best use of the printer capabilities is desired
by the user.
PDL: The PDL driver is compatible with PostScript Level 2 printer. It is recommended for printing at high resolution
from PostScript-capable applications and printing a document with EPS images.
SUPPLEMENTS:
• PCL-5e, PCL-XL, and PDL drivers may be installed in one computer.
• This machine automatically switches its operation mode, depending on a print job (printer
driver in use). If data cannot be printed properly using a particular printer driver, or in
other words, if an unexpected character list is printed, make sure that "emulation" is set
to "Auto" by clicking on [Control Panel] - [Setting].
5.1.2

Macintosh

Use the LaserWriter 8 installed as a standard driver for Mac OS. The PPD file needs to be installed from the CD-ROM in
order to enable features specific to this machine.
SUPPLEMENT:
The PPD (PostScript Printer Description) file contains descriptions of printer-specific functions
and information. This file is used to make printer-specific functions available and to allow opti-
mum printing. Install the PPD file, and you can select this machine from [Selector] in the [Apple]
menu.
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