HP LaserJet 9000 Printer series - Manual (Page 20)

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Helpful printer software for increased printing flexibility
Printer drivers
Printer drivers access the printer features and allow the computer to communicate with the printer (by using a
printer language).
Drivers included with the printer
The most recent drivers are available at www.hp.com/cposuppor t/ . Depending on the configuration of
Windows-based computers, the installation program for the printer software automatically checks the
computer for Internet access to obtain the latest drivers.
PCL 5e PCL 6 PS
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a. PostScript (PS) Level 3 emulation is referred to as PS throughout this use guide.
Windows 9X and Windows Me ' ' '
Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 ' ' '
Macintosh computer b
b. Only PostScript Printer Description (PPDs) files are included. (See “PostScript Printer Description Files (PPDs) and Printer
Dialog Extension (PDEs)” on page 24 ). If you need the Apple LaserWriter 8 printer driver, it comes with the Macintosh
operating system (OS), or it can be obtained directly from Apple.
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