OT - PCL5e printer language

Barry Wiseman bwiseman at optonline.net
Tue Oct 21 12:34:22 PDT 2008


Don Coleman wrote:
> I just completed a live chat session with H-P sales.  My chat partner just
> told me they no longer offer any LaserJets that can print from MS-DOS.  I
> have a client with a legacy DOS application (HUD) that requires this.  I
> noted the H-P P2015 offers PCL5e.  Was she wrong and can anyone tell me if
> MS-DOS can print to this printer?

PCL5e is a sort of "PCL5 lite" and does not support most of the normal 
PCL5 fonts.  This was just discussed on this list the other day.  Ken 
White posted the following information:

The 2015DN has a crippled font set.   It requires a memory / font card 
which
is available from HP.  They will send you the card if the printer is in 
it's
warrantee period.  With the card installed it works well with a standard 
pcl
5 print driver.

 >From my notes the part# is:  pcl5e rom dimm part# CB456-67901


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