Selecting The Appropriate Printer Driver - Canon imageRUNNER ADVANCE C5051 Getting Started

Selecting the Appropriate Printer Driver

The printer driver is installed from a User Software CD-ROM. If there is more than one CD-ROM, use the following information
as a reference and select the appropriate CD-ROM and printer driver.
The available CD-ROM may differ, depending on the machine and the system environment you are using.
■ Content of Each CD-ROM:
■ Features of the Printer Driver
UFR II Printer Driver:
Using the UFR II printer driver, the various data processing tasks conventionally executed within the printer are appropriately divided
between the host PC and the printer to greatly reduce the overall printing time. The workload can be delegated to match the output data,
thus realizing a significant increase in speed through optimization.
PCL Printer Driver:
The PCL5c, PCL5e, and PCL6 printer drivers can be used with most kinds of business application. The PCL5c printer driver is for color
printers, the PCL5e printer driver is for black-and-white printers, and the PCL6 printer driver is for both color and black-and-white printers.
PCL6 is an advanced version of PCL5c and PCL5e, and offers superior printing quality and speed. The PCL5e printer driver is provided as
standard with black-and-white printers.
PS Printer Driver:
The PS printer driver converts print data from applications into data for use with PS printers, and sends it to the printer. As well as
converting print data, it can also enable you to configure settings relating to finishing and detailed settings such as color adjustment, and
provides an appropriate print environment for desktop publishing and publishing on demand.
You can confirm which printer driver(s) you can use by following the procedure below.
1. Press [Counter Check] on the touch panel.
2. In the Check Counter screen, press [Chk. Device Config.].
3. Confirm the printer driver name displayed under [Option].
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Installing the Printer Driver
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