Hp Pcl 6 Printer Driver For Windows; Introduction; Access Print Drivers - HP LaserJet Pro 400 Reference

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print drivers, updated HP printing-system software, and product-support information, go to:
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The Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2, Windows Vista, and
Windows 7 operating systems support the HP PCL 6, PCL 5 Universal Print Driver, and PS Emulation
Universal Print Drivers. If you are using an HP print driver in a Windows environment, follow these
steps to find driver-version information:
1. In Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, and Windows 7, click the Start button,
click Devices & Printers.
In Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2, click Start, click Settings, and then click Printers and
Faxes.
2. Right-click the product icon.
3. Click Printer Properties.
4. Click the About tab.
You can also gain information about driver versions by clicking the About button that appears on
most driver tabs.

HP PCL 6 printer driver for Windows

Introduction

You can change the print job settings through the product control panel, the software program, or the
print driver.
Generally, for features that are duplicated in more than one location (for instance, you can select the
paper input tray from any of them), settings that are established in the software program take
precedence over printer-driver settings. Printer-driver settings, in turn, override product control-panel
settings.

Access print drivers

Depending on the operating system on which you are installing the print drivers, you can gain access
to the print drivers and different print-driver interfaces in several ways.
To gain access to the print driver settings from within most software programs, follow these steps:
1. Click the File menu.
2. Click the Print item.
3. Click the Properties button.
The appearance and names of the driver tabs can vary, depending on the operating system. These
driver settings apply only while that software program is open.
You can control the drivers directly from the Printers folder. Here you have access to two sets of
driver tabs: the Printing Preferences tabs and the Properties tabs. The settings that you make on
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