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| Black & White laser printer, max. 600x600 dpi, works Perfectly |  | ||||||||||||||
| Recommended Driver: ljet4 (Home page, View PPD, directly download PPD) | |||||||||||||||
| Generic Instructions: CUPS, no spooler | |||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous
Printer supports PJL.
Printer supports direct text printing with the 'us-ascii' charset.
Comments
For basic printing functionality use the HPIJS driver . For advanced functionality such as printer status and maintenance features, use the HPLIP driver (which includes HPIJS).
Remember that the 6L is more like the LaserJet 4 family than the LaserJet 6 family (as with most "L" printers from HP). For example it does not work with the "lj5gray" drivers but only with the "ljet4" or "lj4dith" drivers (and also Gimp-Print and HPIJS).
The layout is off center and slightly rotated when using Ghostscript. (could someone else please confirm this?)
[Ed] I find the slight rotation bit hard to beleive, but until I head otherwise, I'll leave this printer where it is. The centering problem can be solved by simply adjusting the margins in Ghostscript.
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Works fine for me, with Ghostscript 5.50 and FreeBSD 3.2, and no special settings. /Karl-Johan Grahn
Unfortunately, this printer has a little hardware problem: The paper separation pad hardens with the time and the printer pulls in several sheets of paper at once. HP is aware of this and offers a kit to fix this without needing to disassemble the printer for free. It can be ordered for delivery into any country via their web site.
Drivers
The following driver(s) are known to drive this printer:
Recommended driver:
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Built-in Ghostscript driver for PCL 5e laser printers
Supplier: GPL Ghostscript License: GPL (free software) | ||||||||||||||||
| User support: | OpenPrinting forums (voluntary) | |||||||||||||||
| Max. rendering resolution: 600x600dpi Only monochrome output Type: Ghostscript built-in | ||||||||||||||||
| Text: | |||||||||| 90 | Graphics: | |||||||||| 60 | System Load: | Unknown | |||||||||||
| Line Art: | |||||||||| 90 | Photo: | |||||||||| 30 | Speed: | |||||||||| 90 | |||||||||||
| Download: | PPD file: View PPD, directly download PPD | |||||||||||||||
Other drivers:
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| This driver is obsolete. Recommended replacement driver: gutenprint | ||||||||||||||||
| This driver is free software. | ||||||||||||||||
| Type: CUPS Raster | ||||||||||||||||
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Top Quality Printer Drivers for inkjets, dye sublimation printers,
and PCL lasers
Supplier: Gutenprint project License: GPL (free software) | ||||||||||||||||
| User support: | Gutenprint mailing list at SourceForge (voluntary) | |||||||||||||||
| Color output Type: CUPS Raster | ||||||||||||||||
| Text: | |||||||||| 90 | Graphics: | |||||||||| 100 | System Load: | Unknown | |||||||||||
| Line Art: | |||||||||| 90 | Photo: | |||||||||| 100 | Speed: | |||||||||| 60 | |||||||||||
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HP's driver suite for printers and multi-function devices
Supplier: Hewlett-Packard (this printer's manufacturer) License: MIT/BSD/GPL (free software) | ||||||||||||||||
| User support: | HPLIP support and bug tracking system (voluntary) | |||||||||||||||
| Max. rendering resolution: 600x600dpi Only monochrome output Type: CUPS Raster | ||||||||||||||||
| Text: | |||||||||| 100 | Graphics: | |||||||||| 100 | System Load: | Unknown | |||||||||||
| Line Art: | |||||||||| 100 | Photo: | |||||||||| 100 | Speed: | |||||||||| 70 | |||||||||||
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| This driver is free software. | ||||||||||||||||
| Type: Ghostscript built-in | ||||||||||||||||
| Download: | PPD file: View PPD, directly download PPD | |||||||||||||||
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| Type: Ghostscript built-in | ||||||||||||||||