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Setting Language Preference, PDL ( Description Language), PDL Options

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Device Settings Available languages vary depending on your locale and your computer settings. Setting Language Preference You can select a user interface language. 1 In Device Settings > User, select the desired language from the Select language list. 2 Click OK in the User Settings and Properties dialog boxes. PDL (Page Description Language) A Page Description Language (PDL) specifies the contents and layout of a printed page. In the Device Settings tab, you can choose from PCL XL, (Printer Command Language XL), PCL 5c, KPDL (an emulation of PostScript printing), or PDF (Portable Document Format). If your application supports the XML Print Specification, then printing can be performed by installing the XPS driver. With the XPS driver, the only PDL option is XPS. The printer default is PCL XL, which is suitable for most printing purposes. 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 KX DRIVER 2-9

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Setting Language Preference
PDL (Page Description Language)
PDL Options
Device Settings
Available languages vary depending on your locale and your computer settings.
You can select a user interface language.
1
In
Device Settings
>
User
, select the desired language from the
Select
language
list.
2
Click
OK
in the
User Settings
and
Properties
dialog boxes.
A Page Description Language (PDL) specifies the contents and layout of a
printed page. In the
Device Settings
tab, you can choose from
PCL XL
,
(Printer Command Language XL),
PCL 5c
,
KPDL
(an emulation of PostScript
printing), or
PDF
(Portable Document Format). If your application supports the
XML Print Specification, then printing can be performed by installing the
XPS
driver. With the
XPS
driver, the only
PDL
option is
XPS
. The printer default is
PCL XL
, which is suitable for most printing purposes. 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.
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
KX DRIVER
2-9