Posted by Annette Gadsden-Smith on 7/30/09 4:39pm
Msg #298151

Printer Compatibility

I'm a new signing agent. How do I know if my printer is PCL compatible?

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 7/30/09 5:25pm
Msg #298156

Check the specs on the printer - drivers

Reply by John/CT on 7/30/09 5:40pm
Msg #298160

Or go to their Tech Support hot line. n/m

Reply by Gary Boehm on 7/30/09 6:40pm
Msg #298174

Printer Compatibility

The PCL capability should be in the manual. The implementation is in the drivers you install. If it is an HP printer then just go to the HP Printer Driver Site (just do a search) and download the most recent driver with the highest PCL set your printer can handle - PCL 6 or if not, then PCL 5.

Reply by BestFlCloser on 7/31/09 12:15pm
Msg #298253

Annette...

All printers are PCL compatible. PCL means Printer Command Language. Most printers are PCL6 today, but all commands are backwards compatible, which is that the printer will print docs that are composed on the latest version of whatever source produced it. You should have no problems with printing from MS Word or PDF files or whatever. HTH.

Reply by PAW on 7/31/09 1:48pm
Msg #298275

Sorry Allan, but not all printers are PCL compatible. Only laser printers are. And only HP printers support PCL natively, all other brands emulate PCL. Granted, most printers today will support PCL 6, but some refurbished, older business printers do not. They support PCL 4 and possibly PCL 5e, but many do not support PCL 6.

Printing from applications such as MS Word, Adobe Reader, notepad, etc., will print just fine to any Windows supported printer, including PCL compatible laser printers. The apps will also print to printers that use the Windows Graphic Device Interface (GDI) engine which does not support PCL, and printers that support PostScript (PS).