The printer with no suffix is the normal PCL driver. The printer with the PS3 suffix is the PostScript3 driver. The printer with the XL suffix is a PCL-XL driver.
The default printer is identified with a little checkmark added to the printer icon, but really is a matter of your choice. Usually, the PCL driver is the default, but that really is the choice of the manufacturer and the printer's capabilities.
HP released an object oriented version of PCL in the mid-1990’s - PCL XL which was optimized for printing from GUI interfaces such as Windows and compressed to optimize throughput. These two printer languages are found on virtually every business printer sold today, making it essential that printer driver developers and printer manufacturers support them.
You can learn about any of these from the web......
Thanks, this helps. And I do know how to set default printer. SOme additional questions:
1) So, if I understand what I read on the web, at your suggestion, PCL XL = PCL 6 is the best performing driver for garden variety Windows (XP) use, correct?
2) What is the "normal PCL" you refer to? PCL 1? Dell proprietary PCL? I figure I should be able to find something about "normal PCL and compare it to PCL XL (aka PCL 6)
The "normal" Dell PCL driver is PCL-5e/6 compatible.
I don't think we can say that XL is actually PCL6, but is actually a PCL driver "optimized for printing from GUI interfaces such as Windows and compressed to optimize throughput".
My best suggestion is to try printing from several different applications using each of the three drivers to see which performs best, then set that as your default. If you encounter any print issues that yield unexpected results, try one of the others.
It'sd normal for Dell prlaser printers to come with several "flavors' of drivers. Unless you know for a fact that you need the PCL or PS3 flavors, select the plain vanilla Dell 2330dn drivers when presented with the choices during your printer installation.
BTW, if you plan on doing lots of printing with your 2330 or would like the ability to print bank-readable checks, google CheckToner and you should end up on a website that sells MICR cartridges. They sell cartridges that are filled to maximum capacity and MICR toner is darker than regular toner so you can lower your Toner Darkness setting and save more $$$ on replacement cartridges. I find that a CheckToner Max-Filled cartridge equals about 6 regular toner cartridges and my checks now pass the scan tests at grocery stores and my bank.
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The printer with no suffix is the normal PCL driver. The printer with the PS3 suffix is the PostScript3 driver. The printer with the XL suffix is a PCL-XL driver.
The default printer is identified with a little checkmark added to the printer icon, but really is a matter of your choice. Usually, the PCL driver is the default, but that really is the choice of the manufacturer and the printer's capabilities.
HP released an object oriented version of PCL in the mid-1990’s - PCL XL which was optimized for printing from GUI interfaces such as Windows and compressed to optimize throughput. These two printer languages are found on virtually every business printer sold today, making it essential that printer driver developers and printer manufacturers support them.
You can learn about any of these from the web......
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March 19th, 2009 06:00
Thanks, this helps. And I do know how to set default printer. SOme additional questions:
1) So, if I understand what I read on the web, at your suggestion, PCL XL = PCL 6 is the best performing driver for garden variety Windows (XP) use, correct?
2) What is the "normal PCL" you refer to? PCL 1? Dell proprietary PCL? I figure I should be able to find something about "normal PCL and compare it to PCL XL (aka PCL 6)
llynster
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March 19th, 2009 07:00
The "normal" Dell PCL driver is PCL-5e/6 compatible.
I don't think we can say that XL is actually PCL6, but is actually a PCL driver "optimized for printing from GUI interfaces such as Windows and compressed to optimize throughput".
My best suggestion is to try printing from several different applications using each of the three drivers to see which performs best, then set that as your default. If you encounter any print issues that yield unexpected results, try one of the others.
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March 19th, 2009 17:00
It'sd normal for Dell prlaser printers to come with several "flavors' of drivers. Unless you know for a fact that you need the PCL or PS3 flavors, select the plain vanilla Dell 2330dn drivers when presented with the choices during your printer installation.
BTW, if you plan on doing lots of printing with your 2330 or would like the ability to print bank-readable checks, google CheckToner and you should end up on a website that sells MICR cartridges. They sell cartridges that are filled to maximum capacity and MICR toner is darker than regular toner so you can lower your Toner Darkness setting and save more $$$ on replacement cartridges. I find that a CheckToner Max-Filled cartridge equals about 6 regular toner cartridges and my checks now pass the scan tests at grocery stores and my bank.