Sharp MX-2310U MX-2310U Operation Manual - Page 267

PRINTER PRINTER FUNCTION OF THE MACHINE The machine is equipped standard with a full color printing function. To enable printing from your computer, a printer driver must be installed. See the table below to determine which printer driver to use in your environment. Environment Windows Macintosh Printer driver type SAPL-c This is the SHARP proprietary printer driver. The printer driver compresses the data in each print job before sending the job to the machine, enabling smooth printing. (SAPL is an acronym for "Sharp Advanced Printing Language".) PCL6, PCL5c The machine supports the Hewlett-Packard PCL6 and PCL5c printer control languages. It is recommended that you use the PCL6 printer driver. If you have a problem printing from older software using the PCL6 printer driver, use the PCL5c printer driver. PS This printer driver supports the PostScript 3 page description language developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated, and enables the machine to be used as a PostScript 3 compatible printer. (A PPD file is available if it is desired to use the Windows standard PS printer driver.) Remarks Can be used in the standard machine configuration.* The printer expansion kit is required. The printer expansion kit and PS3 expansion kit are required. * Cannot be used when the printer expansion kit is installed. Installing the printer driver in a Windows environment To install the printer driver and configure settings in a Windows environment, see "2. SETUP IN A WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT" in the Software Setup Guide. The explanations in this manual of printing in a Windows environment generally use the screens of the PCL6 printer driver. The printer driver screens may differ slightly depending on the printer driver that you are using. Installing the printer driver in a Macintosh environment In a Macintosh environment, the printer expansion kit and PS3 expansion kit must be installed to use the machine as a network printer. To install the printer driver and configure settings in a Macintosh environment, see "3. SETUP IN A MACINTOSH ENVIRONMENT" in the Software Setup Guide. 3-3 Contents