Chapter 4: Printer Drivers; Overview - NEC 4400 - SuperScript Color Laser Printer User Manual

CHAPTER 4
PRINTER DRIVERS
O
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.
note:
For color printing, you must use the PostScript 3
printer driver for your system. The PCL 5e printer driver is
for monochrome printing only.
Installation Options
There are three types of setup available for SuperScript 4400
Series printer software: Easy/Local, Custom/Network
Client, and Administrator. This chapter provides instructions
for using the Easy/Local setup. This setup quickly installs
the basic printing tools for your operating system. This is
appropriate if you are connected to a SuperScript 4400 from
the parallel port. All setup options are described in more
detail on page 3.
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