HP Designjet 2500.3500cp Printer series - Manual (Page 20)

Welcome
A Five-Minute Guide To Your Printer
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Software Applications and Drivers
To make sure that your printer prints exactly what you were expecting - in terms of
size, position, orientation, color and quality - use the correct driver for the
combination of your application software and your printer, and make sure that it is
configured correctly.
Many software applications include their own drivers. A set of Software
Application Notes is provided with this printer for the most popular applications. If
you find your own application in these notes, use the information they contain as a
guide to configuring the software for your printer.
Three types of drivers are supplied with the 2500CP printer:
n HP DesignJet PostScript® drivers for Macintosh® (QuickDraw™)
n HP DesignJet PostScript® drivers for Microsoft® Windows™ applications
n AutoCAD Drivers for DOS and Windows
Two types of drivers are supplied with the 2000CP printer:
n HP-GL/2 Windows Drivers
n AutoCAD Drivers for DOS and Windows
Some printer functions behave differently when the printer receives a PostScript file
as opposed to files formatted in other printer languages (HP-GL/2 or RTL).
Throughout this manual, references to “PostScript files” mean files sent to the
printer using the HP DesignJet PostScript driver supplied with the printer and
installed by you on your Macintosh or PC.
If you don't know whether your application sends PostScript files consult your
software documentation.
It is strongly recommended that you install and use the AutoCAD drivers to print
from AutoCAD. More CAD-orientated functionality is provided with these drivers,
they are also faster than HP-GL/2 or PostScript windows drivers.