Overview; When To Use The Postscript 3 Or Pcl 5E Printer Driver - NEC Super Script 4400 Maintenance Manual

CHAPTER 3
PRINTER DRIVERS
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VERVIEW
A printer driver is software that translates your computer data into a format that the printer can read and print
out. You can access the printer driver software to change printer and document settings and manage fonts. First,
you need to install the right printer driver for your system.
The SuperScript 4400 Series CD provides the following printer drivers.
• PostScript 3 for Window 3.x
• PCL 5e for Window 3.x
• PostScript 3 for Windows 95/98
• PCL 5e for Windows 95/98
• PostScript 3 for Windows NT 4.0
• PCL 5e for Windows NT 4.0
• PostScript 3 for Mac OS (on EtherTalk networks)
In this chapter, you learn how to install, access, and use these printer drivers to control printer settings. For
definitions of the different settings available on printer drivers, see Chapter 1, "Features." You can also use the
online Help feature on any printer driver.
The SuperScript 4400 Series CD also provides software for configuring and using the printer on NetWare, TCP/IP,
and EtherTalk networks. Network setup is described in Chapter 7. Network printing, in most cases, requires the
installation and use of printer drivers.

When to Use the PostScript 3 or PCL 5e Printer Driver

Use the PostScript 3 driver for color documents and documents that contain many complex graphic images or
extensive page layout formatting. The PostScript driver has more options and delivers better graphic processing.
Use the PCL 5e driver for monochrome documents that contain mostly text and limited formatting. The PCL5e
driver handles this type of document well and delivers faster printing than the PostScript3 driver.
For color printing, you must use the PostScript 3 printer driver for your system. The PCL 5e printer driver is for
monochrome printing only.
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