PCL is supported by many different operating systems which allows for the same printer to work in many different environments. Printer Control Language, or PCL, is a common printing language used widely by many different printer manufacturers.

NOTE: PCL is a trademark of the Hewlett-Packard Company. Can anyone confirm / refute any of that?Īlso, regarding bi-directional communication- once we have configured a print queue, is there any good reason to leave bi-directonal communications on? Our experience has been that it generally triggers a significant delay in accessing or printing to a queue while the server queries the printer. I have heard that Xerox printers are in fact natively postscript. Is there a generally preferable language for the printers- PCL5 vs 6 vs Postscript? My general understanding thus far is that PCL5 is preferable to 6 due to having fewer problems (like PCL-XL error) and being easier to troubleshoot (as it can more easily be captured to disk and analyzed), but that Postscript may be preferable for Xerox printers. As far as I am aware, the printers are used for general office workloads. We're attempting to standardize settings on the server, as one of the big issues we've had has been lack of standardization, and so we're pursuing standardizing on the GPD for all compatible Xerox printers (as listed in the compatibility document). We generally have little say in what printer models are acquired- the printers are bought by our customers, we configure the device and set it up on a windows-based print server. I manage IT for around 300 printers, with perhaps a quarter of them being Xerox. I understand that this is a complicated question, but any information would be helpful. Im looking for a clear answer, preferably by Xerox techs, on what the recommended general best practices are for driver language. Ive looked all over for this, both here and elsewhere, and havent gotten a good answer.

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