HP LaserJet 9000 Printer series User Manual
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Chapter 1
Printer basics
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Helpful printer software for increased printing flexibility
Choose the correct printer driver for your needs
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Use the PCL 6 driver to take full advantage of the printer features. The PCL 6 driver is recommended
unless backward compatibility with previous PCL drivers or older printers is necessary.
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Use the PCL 5e driver if you want print results to look comparable to those from older printers, or for font
DIMM suppor t.
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Use the PS driver for compatibility with PostScript Level 3 needs.
Note
The printer automatically switches between PS and PCL printer languages.
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For the Macintosh, use the Apple LaserWriter 8.6 or above printer driver, which are PS drivers.
Printer driver help
Each printer driver has help screens that can be activated either from the Help button, the
F1
key, or the
question mark symbol in the upper right corner in the printer driver (depending on the Windows operating
system used). These help screens give detailed information about the specific driver. Printer driver help is
separate from the software application help.