HP DesignJet Z5400 System Administrator s Guide - Page 15

HP DJ UPD SAG  "Printer Queue 1" is installed with driver "HP Designjet Universal Printing HPGL2" and version 5.0  "Printer Queue 2" is installed with driver "HP Designjet Universal Printing HPGL2 (v5.0)"  "Printer Queue 3" is installed with driver "HP Designjet Universal Printing HPGL2" and version 5.0  Updating "Printer Queue 1" to driver "HP Designjet Universal Printing HPGL2" and version 5.1 results in: o "Printer Queue 2" driver is not updated o "Printer Queue 3" driver is updated to driver "HP Designjet Universal Printing HPGL2" of version 5.1 Example 2:  "Printer Queue 1" is installed with driver "HP Designjet Universal Printing HPGL2" and version 5.0  "Printer Queue 2" is installed with driver "HP Designjet Universal Printing HPGL2 (v5.0)"  "Printer Queue 3" is installed with driver "HP Designjet Universal Printing HPGL2" and version 5.0  Updating "Printer Queue 2" to driver "HP Designjet Universal Printing HPGL2 (v5.1)" results in: o "Printer Queue 1" driver will not be updated o "Printer Queue 3" driver will not be updated o "Printer Queue 2" driver will be updated to "HP Designjet Universal Printing HPGL2 (v5.1)" NOTE: Maintenance Releases: Only Major.Minor version numbers display in the MODEL field, which becomes the printer model name. For example, "HP Designjet Universal Printing HPGL2 (v5.1)" displays in the MODEL field for version 5.1.x of the HP DJ UPD. If version 5.1.0 is installed followed by an installation of version 5.1.1, all printers on the print server using driver version 5.1.0 would upgrade to version 5.1.1. NOTE: Printer name matches driver name: By default, the printer name will match the driver name defined in the *.inf file. For example, both the driver name and the printer name of the HP UPD are "HP Designjet Universal Printing HPGL2 (v5.1)". HP recommends administrator's change the printer's name to be different than the installed driver name. Identify the driver name for the HP DJ UPD printer: Follow these steps to view the driver name for an installed printer: 1. From a command prompt (Start-Run, type cmd, and press enter) type the following command: control printers and then press Enter. 2. Within the Printers folder, select the installed driver, right mouse click, and then select either Properties or Printer Properties, select the Advanced tab, see the "Driver" for installed driver's name. Best practices - upgrade Reasons to Upgrade: Upgrading to the current HP DJ UPD is advised for customers that: ● Need new print driver features introduced in the release. ● Are experiencing symptoms from resolved defects documented in the release notes. ● Require support for recent Microsoft operating system releases. ● Require support for a new HP Designjet printer recently purchased and not supported on previous HP DJ UPD releases. Predictable Upgrades: The most consistent and reliable method to obtain predictable results is the creation of new printers using the new driver version, forcing all settings to installation defaults. Testing: HP performs upgrade testing using typical operating systems. Your environment is likely different from our test environments, so you are strongly encouraged to perform your own upgrade testing in a test environment. Printer name should be different than driver name: The printer name is an arbitrary name assigned to identify a print queue. By default, the HP DJ UPD install sets the HP DJ UPD printer name to be the same as the driver name (i.e. "HP Designjet Universal Printing HP-GL/2"). The printer name can be changed without affecting the driver name. HP recommends administrator's change the default printer name to not match the driver name. The printer can be viewed, defined, or changed from several access points: ● During installation, such as Add Printer Wizard, the name can be specified, or the HP UPD 15