Printing – introduction > 11
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RINTING
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INTRODUCTION
D
RIVERS
A printer driver manages printing communication between your application and the printer.
It interprets the instructions generated by the application, merges those instructions with
printer-specific options you set and then translates all this information into a language that
the printer understands. Printing options can be set not only in the driver but also in the
printer Setup, ColorWise Pro Tools, Hot Folders, or Command Workstation.
The printer options you set in the driver override the printer Setup and ColorWise Pro Tools
settings while settings made from Command Workstation override your printer driver
settings.
The following printer driver types are available, depending on your operating system:
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Windows: PCL5c, PCL6 and PostScript
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Mac: PostScript
The PCL drivers are very similar to each other. PCL6 prints faster than PCL5c but it does
not allow poster printing or watermark printing whereas PCL5c does.
As a broad rule, where you have the choice, use PCL for printing general office document
files and use PostScript for printing files with a high graphical content or PDF files.
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SING
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DRIVERS
Full details of using the available drivers are given in the following sections.
NOTE
Download the latest drivers from
