Printer drivers – HP LaserJet 9050 Printer series User Manual
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Update Now
If you have modified the configuration of the HP LaserJet 9040/9050 printer since installation, the
driver can be automatically updated with the new configuration in environments that support
bidirectional communication. Click the Update Now button to automatically reflect the new
configuration in the driver.
Note
The Update Now feature is not supported from the client machine in a Point-and-Print
environment. Update Now can be used for locally-installed printers, and by the Point-and-Print
server.
HP Driver Preconfiguration
HP Driver Preconfiguration is a set of tools that you can use to customize and distribute
HP software in managed corporate printing environments. By using HP Driver Preconfiguration,
information technology, (IT) administrators can preconfigure the printing and device defaults for
HP printer drivers before installing the drivers in the network environment. For more information,
see the HP Driver Preconfiguration Support Guide, which is available at
Printer drivers
Use the printer drivers to gain access to the printer features and allow the computer to
communicate with the printer (by using a printer language). Check the installation notes, the
readme file, and the late-breaking readme file on the printer CD-ROM for additional software and
languages.
The following table lists the printer drivers that are included with the printer. The most recent
drivers are available at
(If you do not have access to the
Internet, see the HP support flyer.) Depending on the configuration of Windows-based
computers, the installation program for the printer software automatically checks the computer
for Internet access in order to obtain the latest drivers.
Note
The PCL 5e print driver for all operating systems, plus the PCL 6 and PS drivers for
Windows NT 4.0, are available on the CD-ROM. However, these print drivers are not installed
during typical installation. To install one of these drivers, use the Add Printer Wizard.
Operating system
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1.Not all of the printer features are available from all drivers or operating systems. See the context-
sensitive Help in your driver for available features.
PCL 5e
PCL 6
PS
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2.PostScript (PS) 3 emulation is referred to as PS throughout this guide.
PPD
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3.Only PostScript Printer Description (PPDs) files are included (see
PostScript Printer Description
Files (PPDs) and Printer Dialog Extension (PDEs)
). If you need the Apple printer driver, it comes
with the Macintosh operating system (OS), or it can be obtained directly from Apple.
Windows 9X and Windows
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