Kyocera TASKalfa 300ci 500ci/400ci/300ci/250ci Printer Driver User Guide Rev 1 - Page 30
PDL ( Description Language), PDL Options
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Device Settings PDL (Page Description Language) A Page Description Language (PDL) specifies the contents and layout of a printed page. In Device Settings, you can choose from PCL XL, (Printer Command Language XL), PCL 5c, KPDL (an emulation of PostScript printing), or PDF (Portable Document Format). The printer default is PCL XL, which is suitable for most printing purposes. When using the XPS driver in Windows 7 and Windows Vista, XPS is the only PDL selection. After you select a PDL, the selection appears in the lower corner of the Preview image. In GDI compatible mode, vector graphics are rasterized for printing as bitmap images. Use the GDI compatible mode option to improve the output quality of the graphic created by the application. Note: To add PDF to the list of PDL choices, you must install the Output to PDF plug-in. In a client/server environment, this feature is unavailable to a client logged in as a restricted user. PDL Options The PDL options, available in the PDL Settings dialog box, are accessed in Device Settings. PCL XL The most recent version of HP PCL and PCL 6. This PDL includes PCL 5c features. PCL XL lacks backward compatibility with earlier PCL versions, though it is enhanced over PCL 5c in these areas: Reduced file size Better print speed Faster return to application PCL 5c Fully compatible with earlier PCL versions Bidirectional communication support Wide selection of fonts for use with Microsoft Windows applications Complex graphics might not print as well KPDL KPDL is used when printing from applications that support PostScript 2 or 3. An emulation of PostScript printing Strong graphics reproduction Print speeds may be slower than PCL 5c Requires more printing system memory than PCL 5c Enables native TrueType font downloading Supports most Graphics settings options PDF Output to PDF is a plug-in feature that lets you print and save documents from multiple sources to Adobe PDF. This feature can be used as an alternative to existing commercial applications for creating PDF documents. Documents 2-13 User Guide
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