New Printers with Windows filePro 5.7
Bob Rasmussen
ras at anzio.com
Mon Oct 17 10:46:05 PDT 2022
I've struggled to keep on top of HP's driver support, and it looks like HP
has too, internally. Here are some quick notes:
1. See
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_4952109-2831856-16#:~:text=The%20Universal%20Print%20Driver%20has,PostScript%2Demulation%20(PS)
2. If you search HP's website for a driver for a particular printer, and
specify an OLD version of Windows, you can often find the Universal PCL-5
driver. Just now I searched for HP 4014, Vista 64-bit, and got a download
link on this page:
https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/hp-laserjet-p4014-printer-series/3558788
3. For filePro output that contains PCL-5 control sequences, you DO NOT
NEED a PCL-5 printer driver for Windows. The Windows printer driver
functions to convert high-livel (GDI) printing to PCL-5 codes, but you
already have PCL-5 codes. What you NEED is a driver that will pass data
TRANSPARENTLY to the printer. I believe that most HP PCL-6 drivers will
NOT do this; most HP PCL-5 drivers WILL. The Windows-provided Generic
driver might even work.
BUT, many drivers will not work this way for USB connections to the
printer. I advise using "Standard TCP/IP" port, "raw" mode.
4. If you do have a CD with a printer driver from HP (or anyone else),
that driver is probably out of date. Don't use it.
On Mon, 17 Oct 2022, Scott Nelson wrote:
> I called HP specifically to find out which printer did PCL5 and they told me
> the 4001dn would. They did Not tell me they removed all the PCL5 drivers
> from their website, and they are not providing CDs for install with the
> printers any longer.
>
>
>
>
> On 10/16/2022 10:05 PM, Bob Rasmussen wrote:
>> It looks to me like a risky site. Who knows what you'll end up downloading?
>>
>> The situation with HP printers and FilePro has changed little in 10 years.
>> You need a printer that can handle incoming PCL-5; or you need outside
>> software.
>>
>> On Sun, 16 Oct 2022, Scott Nelson via Filepro-list wrote:
>>
>>> I see this driver from this site and from driverscloud.com.
>>>
>>> Has anyone used drivers from these sites? I want to be sure they are
>>> safe.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 09/26/2022 08:41 AM, Reggie Freedman GM wrote:
>>>> This may work....
>>>> https://www.hpdrivers.net/universal-pcl5-print-driver-for-hp-v5-9-0-18326/
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: Reggie Freedman GM <rdfreedman at gmail.com>
>>>> To: Scott Nelson <scott at logicdatasystems.com>
>>>> Sent: 9/26/2022 9:39:40 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: New Printers with Windows filePro 5.7
>>>> ________________________________________________________________________________
>>>>
>>>> Reggie here
>>>> PCL6 is NOT filePro compatible to PCL5 Sad - It is not an upgrade, more
>>>> like a whole new windows driver.
>>>>
>>>> filePro will not print through or using a PCL6 driver.
>>>>
>>>> You might search for a PCL5 driver for your HP209dwe:
>>>>
>>>> "pcl5 driver for hp209dwe"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: Scott Nelson via Filepro-list <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
>>>> Reply-To: Scott Nelson <scott at logicdatasystems.com>
>>>> To: filePro Mailing List <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
>>>> Sent: 9/26/2022 7:45:58 AM
>>>> Subject: New Printers with Windows filePro 5.7
>>>> ________________________________________________________________________________
>>>>
>>>> We gave up on the Inkjet printer, and now trying to print to a wi-fil HP
>>>> laserjet.
>>>>
>>>> I am using the basic HPLASER print codes that worked on the Dell printer.
>>>> When I try to print to the new HP209dwe printer, it behaves the same as
>>>> the other wi-fi printers. The printer wakes up and sounds like it will
>>>> begin, the nothing happens. No paper movement at all.
>>>>
>>>> I wonder if this is because it is wi-fi or just not liking the escape
>>>> codes in the filePro printer table for HPLASER. I tried many of the
>>>> other printer types and they all behave the same way. I am trying this
>>>> without the MKPCL overlay, but will need to use that with the invoice
>>>> printout once I get the printer to behave.
>>>>
>>>> The barely capable support at HP says this printer is PCL6 and they no
>>>> longer publish escape code data for printers.
>>>>
>>>> Has anyone else had these issues?
>>>>
>>>> Are their other USB printers that would work better than all the new
>>>> wi-fi winderz based printers?
>>>>
>>>> What newer laser printers (B&W) are you using with windows filePro on
>>>> windows 10? Which fP printer driver?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
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>>
>> Regards,
>> ....Bob Rasmussen, President, Rasmussen Software, Inc.
>>
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>
Regards,
....Bob Rasmussen, President, Rasmussen Software, Inc.
personal e-mail: ras at anzio.com
company e-mail: rsi at anzio.com
voice: (US) 503-624-0360
fax: no longer available
web: http://www.anzio.com
Mailing address: Rasmussen Software, Inc. NEW AS OF JULY 1, 2022
6265 SW Erickson Ave.
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