Gimp-Print 4.2.5, released January 24, 2003, is a stable release in
the Gimp-Print 4.2 series.
Gimp-Print is a suite of printer drivers that may be used with most
common UNIX print spooling systems, including CUPS, lpr, LPRng, or
others. These drivers provide high quality printing for UNIX
(including Macintosh OS X 10.2 and newer) and Linux systems in many
cases equal to or better than proprietary vendor-supplied drivers, and
can be used for many of the most demanding printing tasks.
This software includes the Print plug-in for the Gimp, and GhostScript
and CUPS drivers, including Foomatic data.
The Print plug-in for the GIMP requires the Gimp 1.2.
The CUPS driver requires CUPS 1.1.9 or higher. 1.1.14 or above is
highly recommended, as certain translation-related bugs are fixed and
it is possible to print true CMYK.
The Ghostscript driver requires GNU Ghostscript 5.10, 5.50, 6.51, or any
later GNU Ghostscript release based on 6.51 (e. g. 6.52). It may also
be used with GNU Ghostscript 7.05, or with ESP Ghostscript 7.05.
The IJS GhostScript plugin driver requires GNU Ghostscript 6.53 or
later, ESP Ghostscript 7.05 or later, or APFL GhostScript 7.04 or
later.
Users of Macintosh OS X 10.2 and above can use this package, as the
printing system is based on CUPS, which is supported by Gimp-print.
Note that Macintosh OS X 10.0 and 10.1 (including 10.1.5) cannot use
this package. We recommend that Macintosh OS X users download the
precompiled installer package from
http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/MacOSX.php3 rather than attempt to
build this package from source, as using the installer is much
simpler. We further recommend that Macintosh OS X users install ESP
GhostScript, to permit printing from Carbon applications (such as most
Adobe applications) that generate PostScript rather than PDF output.
Directions for that are also available at
http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/MacOSX.php3.
Please read the README file for full instructions on installing this
package from source code.
Gimp-Print 4.2.5 contains the following major changes over Gimp-Print
4.2.4:
* Major bugs fixed:
1) (bug 625780) The Epson Stylus Pro 5000 now prints.
2) (bug 645895) The Epson Stylus Color 640 now prints properly at
all resolutions in color, grayscale, and monochrome.
3) (bug 639356) The version of libtool used in building the release
package has been upgraded to 1.4.3, which fixes compile problems
on a few platforms (this is primarily of interest to packagers).
4) (bug 659543) escputil now reports the ink levels correctly on the
Stylus Photo 950/960 and 2100/2200.
5) (bug 672692) A buffer overflow in escputil, which permitted a
local privilege escalation if it is installed setuid, has been
fixed. Note that Gimp-print does not install escputil setuid,
and we do not recommend explicitly setting the setuid bit.
6) (bug 672846) A problem compiling rastertoprinter on Solaris with
the gcc compiler has been fixed.
7) (bug 672850) The Epson back end in CUPS will no longer hang
attempting to read back ink levels under some circumstances, and
it will also compute the ink levels correctly.
8) (bug 646158) DESTDIR now works correctly with make install (this
is primarily of interest to packagers).
* New Functionality:
1) If Foomatic 2.9.x is installed, the Foomatic data will be
generated with additional features: Once the options are put into
groups ("General", "PrintoutMode", "Adjustment") and a new
"PrintoutMode" option will be added, which lets the user choose
pre-configurations for common printing tasks, but still adjust
the individual options. If an older version of Foomatic is
installed, the Foomatic data will stay as before.
2) (bug 596538) The automatic paper cutter is now functional on the
Epson Stylus Photo 925, 950/960, and 2100/2200.
* Quality Improvements:
1) The Epson Stylus Photo 950/960/PM-950C and 2100/2200 are now tuned.
The 950 and 960 are fully tuned, while the 2100 and 2200 are fully
tuned with Photographic Black ink. Matte Black ink on the
2100/2200, and dark yellow ink on the PM-950C, are not tuned at
this point.
2) The Epson Stylus Photo 950/960/PM-950C and 2100/2200 now support
double speed printing at 360 DPI in Four Color Standard mode (in
color, grayscale, and monochrome). For this reason, we recommend
use of Four Color Standard for printing text and low-resolution
graphics on plain paper with these printers.
3) Translations for Danish, German, Portuguese, Swedish, and UK
English have been updated.
* Exceptions and Workarounds:
1) There have been a number of reports that printing to a
Windows-hosted printer from Macintosh OS X results in only the
first page of the job being printed (see bugs 668342 and
672692). In at least some cases, connecting the printer directly
to the Macintosh results in correct prints. There is no known
workaround short of connecting the printer directly to the
Macintosh. Investigation is continuing on this problem.
2) There are longstanding reports of problems printing with certain
USB-parallel adapters on Macintosh OS X. In particular, many
users have reported problems with the Keyspan adapter; we
recommend that users having problems try different brands of
adapters, and avoid using USB hubs. Please check our
web site (http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/MacOSX.php3) for a
link to a user feedback forum regarding these cables.
3) Mac OS X users who use the Epson Printer Utility (provided by
Epson with their standard driver set) to check ink levels and
perform maintenance tasks, such as head cleaning or head
alignment, may encounter print job failures when attempting to
print with the Gimp-Print driver after using the Epson
utility. The cause for this failure is currently unknown, but the
workaround is to completely power-cycle the printer, after which
the Gimp-Print driver should again print normally. Another
option is to disable the Epson Printer Utility.
4) The Mac OS X print dialog may offer an "Autoselect" option as the
default media source (input slot) on some printers. This option
may not be valid and can result in nothing being printed. The
workaround is to choose a different setting (explicitly select
the input slot you wish to use).
5) The new HP DesignJets have not been fully tuned. In particular,
there are reports that they print too light. This can be
corrected with the Density adjustment (try 1.5~1.7 or
thereabouts).
6) The list of compatible and potentially compatible Hewlett-Packard
printers has been updated with the latest available information.
If a particular printer does not work with the recommended
driver, we recommend that you try other similar drivers, check
the Feature Requests at
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=101537&group_id=1537&func=browse,
and if the printer is not listed please file a feature request
(via the Submit New button).
7) Borderless (full-bleed) printing is not quite correct on the
Epson Stylus Photo printers that support it (see bug 621668).
Typically, the left or right margin is off by 1 mm or less,
resulting in a very fine white strip on that edge. This will not
be fixed in 4.2; it is expected to be fixed in 4.3 and beyond.
There is no workaround other than trimming the page.
8) Many Canon printers do not print correctly at 720x360 DPI. The
workaround is to use 360 or 720 DPI.
The following bugs have been fixed in Gimp-Print 4.2.5:
596538 Epson Stylus Photo 925 etc. paper cutter is not functional
599029 Epson: Maximum speed printing not supported on 950, 960
625780 Epson Stylus Pro 5000 does not print
639356 Build system: libtool 1.4.2 does not work on all platforms
641628 QUALITY: Epson Stylus 2200 print quality is low in 7-color
645895 Epson stc640 does not print at 720dpi and above
646158 Build:DESTDIR broken in make install in print plugin
649253 QUALITY - Epson 950/960 problems in all resolutions
659543 escputil Epson Photo 950 Ink level wrong
672845 Buffer overflow in escputil
672846 rastertoprinter does not compile on Solaris with gcc
672850 Epson back end in CUPS driver can lock up
The following bugs are currently open:
409612 Epson: Minor positioning problem on 4x6 glossy
470049 CUPS PPD files not translated on all systems
538097 QUALITY-Canon S400 dark and yellow cast
549677 Canon BJC-1000 functions incorrectly at 720x360 DPI
557868 QUALITY-HP DeskJet 560 is washed out
581168 Canon BJC 250 just spits out pages
601767 Mac OS X: Canon BJC 2100 does not print multiple pages
602933 QUALITY-Canon S800 dark and grainy
613054 Mac OS X: Printing from InDesign 2.0 on OS 10.2.1
614882 QUALITY - Canon BJC-55 is too pale and desaturated
621668 Epson Stylus full bleed prints have slight margin
627266 Mac OS X: Autoselect option incorrectly offered
627978 QUALITY: Canon BJC-6500 has magenta cast.
631937 HP DesignJet Sheet Cutter Problem
641981 QUALITY: HP DesignJet 455 too light
645116 QUALITY: HP DeskJet regression from 4.1.7
647035 QUALITY: Colors don't match OEM drivers
662988 HP DeskJet 970Cxi page horizontally squeezed
668342 Canon S-450 prints only one page of a job
672692 Epson photo 700 single page of multi page job
Gimp-Print 4.2.4 contains the following major changes over Gimp-Print
4.2.3:
* Major Bugs Fixed:
1) (bugs 603702 and 619537) All PCL laser printers (including HP
LaserJet and many other printer lines) printed too light (black
came out as medium gray).
2) (bugs 631993 and 633910) Various problems with the PPD files
used by the native CUPS driver worked incorrectly with many
applications, leading to failures to print, failures to recognize
certain page sizes, and custom page sizes not working correctly
have been fixed. To fix these problems, you must reinstall all
of your printer queues using Gimp-Print PPD files. To do this,
you must delete and re-create the printer queue (merely modifying
or configuring the queue will not solve the problem).
Please see the release notes for 4.2.3 (below) for instructions
on using custom page sizes.
3) (bug 628698) Lexmark printers produced severely distorted colors
in some cases.
4) (bug 631498) Canon large-format printers did not support A3 paper
size; these printers are now capable of printing on that size
paper.
5) (no bug number) PCL laser printers now have correct margins on
A4-size paper.
6) (bug 630365) The Epson Stylus Photo 950 now prints correctly in
1440x1440 and 2880x720 DPI modes. This is not significant new
functionality; these modes are actually printed at 2880x1440,
which did not have htis problem.
7) (no bug number, but related to 628698) 6-color HP printers should
now print correctly using all 6 colors.
8) (no bug number) The dimensions for 22x30 watercolor paper were
incorrect.
* New Functionality:
1) The following HP DesignJet large-format plotters are now
supported: DesignJet 230, 250, 430, 450, 455, 488, 700, 2500, and
3500. Other DesignJet printers may work with one of these
drivers.
2) The following Epson multi-function devices are now supported as
printers: Stylus 3200CX and 5200CX. This project does not
support scanners, so we cannot offer any advice on the scanner
component of these units.
3) The Epson MJ-930C is now supported.
4) Various manual pages have been added or updated. See
gimpprint(3), ijsgimpprint(1), escputil(1), and cups-calibrate(8)
for more information.
5) Transverse versions of the US CAD standard paper sizes (ArchA,
ArchB, ArchC, ArchD, and ArchE) have been added. This permits
printing e. g. ArchD size (24x36) plots on ArchE (36 inch wide)
paper.
* Exceptions and Workarounds:
1) The new HP DesignJets have not been fully tuned. In particular,
there are reports that they print too light. This can be
corrected with the Density adjustment (try 1.5~1.7 or
thereabouts).
2) The version of libtool used to build this package, 1.4.2, does
not create shared libraries correctly on some platforms (in
particular, MIPS and MIPSEL). The workaround is to either build
static libraries only (configure --disable-shared), or to
regenerate the libtool with libtool 1.4.3. We expect this to be
fixed in a future release.
3) The Epson Stylus 2200 has not been tuned in 7-color mode, and
reports are that quality is subpar in this mode. We recommend
using 6-color mode until this is tuned, which we hope to be in
the near future.
4) There are longstanding reports of problems printing with certain
USB-parallel and USB-serial adapters on Macintosh OS X. In
particular, many users have reported problems with the Keyspan
adapter; we recommend that users having problems try different
brands of adapters, and avoid using USB hubs. Please check our
web site (http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net) for updates.
5) The list of compatible and potentially compatible Hewlett-Packard
printers has been updated with the latest available information.
If a particular printer does not work with the recommended
driver, we recommend that you try other similar drivers, check
the Feature Requests at
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=101537&group_id=1537&func=browse,
and if the printer is not listed please file a feature request
(via the Submit New button).
The following bugs have been fixed in Gimp-Print 4.2.4:
603702 QUALITY-HP LaserJet 5L print is too light
619537 QUALITY - Poor quality w/ Lexmark OprtaE+ and pcl-4
628698 Lexmark color reversal
630365 Epson Stylus Photo 950: Enlarged image with some 1440/2800
631498 Canon driver does not support A3 page size for large format
631936 HP DesignJet Margin Problems
631993 Macintosh OS X: Custom page size problems w/some apps
633910 Epson 1520 ppd bug gimp-print 4.2.3
Gimp-Print 4.2.3 contains the following major changes over Gimp-Print
4.2.2:
* Major Bugs Fixed:
1) (bug 604854) The Epson Stylus Color 600, 800, 850, 1520, and 3000
did not print correctly at 1440x720 DPI (much too dark). These
printers now print correctly.
2) (bugs 620016 and 619992) Two problems with the IJS driver have
been fixed. The first problem is that the IJS driver did not
print correctly in grayscale or monochrome; the second is that a
spurious fine line was printed at the very top of each page.
3) (bug 613384) The Epson Stylus Pro 7600 and 9600 did not print at
all. While this printer is not fully tuned, it now prints
correctly.
4) (bug 621667) Very large prints (longer than about 40" long) on
Epson Stylus Pro printers were not printed correctly; the print
is typically chopped into many small pieces.
5) (bug 615561) The Epson Stylus Color 480 and 580, and C20, C40,
C41, and C42 (all variants) did not print in black and white or
grayscale. This was a regression in 4.2.2.
6) (bug 611804) The CUPS driver did not compile correctly on many
platforms other than Linux (this was known to be an issue on
Solaris and BSD). This was a regression in 4.2.2.
7) (bug 625602) The Stylus Pro 5500, 7000, 7500, 9000, and 9500
printed too light at low resolutions. In addition, at 1440x720
some of these printers used an overly-large dot size, resulting
in more grain than necessary.
* New Functionality:
1) The native CUPS driver now accepts custom paper sizes with
printers that permit this (all Epson printers, and most others).
To use this on the lp or lpr command line, use
-o PageSize=Custom.300x400
where 300 and 400 should be replaced by the width and height of
the page in 1/72" units.
The width and height can also be specified in inches ("in"), cm,
or mm. For example, for 4.5x7.5-inch paper you can specify:
-o PageSize=Custom.4.5x7.5in
On Macintosh OS X, custom page sizes may be defined and selected
through the Print Manager.
2) The Foomatic interface now accepts custom paper sizes with
Foomatic 2.0.1.
This works with all spoolers. Here are sample command lines for
all spoolers, for CUPS the syntax is the same as with the native
CUPS drivers of GIMP-Print and units are again points ("pt" or
nothing), inches ("in"), cm, and mm:
CUPS: lpr -o PageSize=Custom.500x750mm bigposter.ps
LPRng: lpr -Z PageSize=Custom.500x750mm bigposter.ps
GNUlpr: lpr -o PageSize=Custom.500x750mm bigposter.ps
LPD: lpr -JPageSize=Custom.500x750mm bigposter.ps
PPR: ppr -F "*PageSize Custom" -i 500x750mm bigposter.ps
PDQ: pdq -oPageSize_Custom -aPageWidth=500
-aPageHeight=750 -oPageSizeUnit_mm bigposter.ps
No spooler: directomatic -o PageSize=Custom.500x750mm bigposter.ps
This works with both the GhostScript "stp" and the IJS interface
of GIMP-Print.
3) A Japanese translation has been added.
4) This release contains an ijsgimpprint package for Debian.
The following bugs have been fixed in Gimp-Print 4.2.3:
604854 QUALITY-Epson 1520 and 3000 print too dark at 1440x720 DPI
611804 rastertoprinter.c fails to compile on Solaris
613384 Epson 7600 no printing
615561 Epson C40UX cannot print in B&W and Gray
615759 360x240 bad horizontal position
619992 IJS driver prints spurious first line
620016 IJS driver does not print properly in monochrome
621667 Very large prints on Epson 9500 fail
622612 CUPS driver forbids custom page sizes
625602 QUALITY Pale output on Stylus Pro 7500
Gimp-Print 4.2.2 contains the following major changes over Gimp-Print
4.2.1:
* Major Bugs Fixed:
1) (bug 565092) A Gimp-print driver crash on some systems is fixed.
Inspection with a debugger would indicate that the crash was in a
routine named `stp_vasprintf'. Whether the driver crashed or not
depended upon the precise system software installed.
2) (bug 592093) On certain systems primarily in European countries
(where the locale was set to a non-US value, such as French,
German, or even UK English), the IJS-based Ghostscript driver did
not set certain parameters properly. The most obvious effect was
that the page size was set incorrectly.
3) (bug 510185) On certain Epson printer models (primarily the Epson
Stylus Color 740 and newer) hosted on some Windows systems, the
last page of jobs was printed incompletely; anywhere between a
fraction of an inch and half a page would not be printed. This
did not affect all printer models, or all Windows-hosted
printers. Whether this happened depended upon the exact printer
model, the version of Windows, and the driver features selected
on the Windows host (in particular, the status monitor and/or
bidirectional communication).
4) (bug 594637) The driver for the Lexmark Z52 crashed in certain
circumstances.
5) (bug 600249) On all printers requiring a right margin greater
than zero (which is most printers), the native CUPS driver
printed a right margin twice as wide as the margin required by
the printer. This resulted in the output being squeezed
slightly.
6) (bug 599505) When using the Postscript PS2 output in the GIMP
Print plugin to print to a CUPS-hosted printer, options selected
in the PPD file were ignored.
7) (bug 598341) On certain systems, the GIMP Print plugin did not
save the printer defaults correctly. This happened on systems
where the `lpstat -p -d' command (used to retrieve the list of
printers available on the system) produces more than one line
listing each printer.
8) (bug 554149) The CUPS driver did not install correctly on certain
commercial UNIX systems, in particular most Solaris systems.
9) (bug 581446) The driver did not print correctly at certain very
low resolutions on certain Epson printers in black and white.
This prevented fast draft printing from working correctly.
10) (bug 565091) The IJS driver failed to print extremely large
images (typically very long banners on large format printers).
* New Functionality:
1) Apple Macintosh OS 10.2 ("Jaguar") is fully supported as of this
release.
2) The default optimization level with gcc is now -O2 rather than
-O. This improves performance somewhat.
3) German, Portuguese, and Spanish translations have been added.
4) Quad tone grayscale inks, such as the Piezography (TM) inks, are
now supported for most Epson Stylus printers. This is not tuned
for a particular inkset at this time, so the results will not be
of top quality yet. This capability should be considered beta.
5) Many new Epson Stylus printers are supported. Please see the
complete list of printers at the bottom of these release notes.
* Quality Improvements:
1) A new dither algorithm, EvenTone, has been added. This algorithm
produces superior results for photographs and other
continuous-tone images, but in its current form it may not be as
well suited for solid color images and line art. This algorithm
should be considered beta.
* Exceptions and Workarounds:
1) On Macintosh OS X, it is not possible to print directly from
applications that generate PostScript, such as most Adobe
applications. This is because OS X does not include the
"rastertops" filter required for CUPS to print PostScript files.
The workaround is to generate a Print Preview, and to print from
that (Print Preview generates a PDF, which OS X is able to
print).
This limitation is not specific to Gimp-Print. Please check the
Gimp-Print web site (http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net) for
updates and possible fixes.
2) The Epson PM-950C (Japanese version of the Stylus Photo 950/960)
does not use the additional dark yellow ink available on that
printer.
3) Certain older Epson Stylus printers (the Stylus Color 3000 is
known; some or all of the 600, 800, 850, and 1520 may also suffer
this problem; the Stylus Photo 700 and EX do *not*) print much
too dark at 1440x720 DPI. This was reported too late in the
cycle to fix for this release. The best workaround is to print
at 720 DPI, which will yield only a minor reduction in print
quality.
The following bugs have been fixed in Gimp-Print 4.2.2:
510185 Incomplete print to Windows-hosted printers
534059 print dialog - wrong and confusing label (.no translation)
554149 solaris x86 install error
565091 IJS driver fails on very large images
565092 Crash in stp_vasprintf on some systems
581446 Improper printing at very low resolution (Epson)
586960 Gimp Print plugin installs incorrectly on some systems
592093 IJS driver sets page size incorrectly in some non-US locales
594637 Lexmark Z52 driver crash
597964 Epson 660 wrong margins
598341 get_system_printers() problem with duplicate entries
599505 PS2 printing from GIMP broken with CUPS
600249 gimp-print output too narrow in CUPS
Gimp-Print 4.2.1 contains the following major changes over Gimp-Print
4.2.0:
* Major Bugs Fixed:
1) Canon printers should now print with correct scaling at all
supported resolutions, and the CMYK printers should print with
optimum quality. However, the photo printers (which use special
cartridges with light cyan and magenta inks) are currently unable
to use the photo cartridges; they are limited to ordinary CMYK
printing.
2) The escputil command is translated.
3) It is now possible to print at all resolutions on large format
PCL printers.
4) The Ghostscript driver now prints with the same quality as the
other drivers at all resolutions on all printers (in 4.2.0, Epson
printers printed with poor quality at high resolutions).
5) CUPS PPD files should operate correctly with the Adobe PostScript
driver (and other PostScript drivers).
6) Gimp-Print now builds successfully on Solaris, IRIX, AIX, and
Macintosh OS X.
* New Functionality:
1) A new driver, based on the IJS architecture, is included in this
release. This driver is compatible with GNU Ghostscript 6.53 and
above, and AFPL Ghostscript 7.04 and above. IJS is a new
architecture for Ghostscript drivers; rather than having to build
the driver into Ghostscript, the driver runs as a separate
process. Foomatic data is provided for this driver.
2) New translations for the Slovak, Greek, and Dutch languages are
provided.
* Quality Improvements:
1) Additional tuning has been done for some Epson Stylus printers,
in particular the Stylus Pro 5500, 7500, and 9500.
2) Epson Stylus Pro printers can now print to letter size (and
smaller) paper.
3) The Very Fast dither algorithm has been sped up in certain cases.
4) Some quality improvements for the Epson 680/777 driver.
* Exceptions and Workarounds:
1) If you have built and installed the foomatic-db-gimpprint package
from any gimp-print 4.2.1-pre* tarball, or from CVS, you will
need to manually remove it prior to installing the final 4.2.1
debs. This is because it has been renamed to
foomatic-db-gimp-print to match the foomatic naming scheme.
There is only a guaranteed upgrade path between official releases
to avoid unnecessary dependency complexities.
The following bugs have been fixed in 4.2.1:
485156 Debian build broken in 4.2.0
488865 escputil isn't translated
493772 360dpi is not a valid resolution
493838 canon print scaling broken
496813 Z42 issues
499200 ESP 1280/1290 need special deinit code
499203 ESP 780/820 have different paper codes
499299 z42 border
502713 Restricted resolution on DesignJet
507767 Parameters not set in CUPS driver
507770 Unset parameters in Ghostscript driver
507773 Old-style GS build broken
516268 Erroneous comparison
518224 makeinfo fails during build
521694 CUPS build broken in 4.2.1-pre1
525779 Buffering bug in epson cups backend
528922 rastertoprinter doesn't log pages
533400 Very fast dithering works incorrectly
537248 IJS driver mis-handles -r option
537293 IJS/foomatic driver crashes printing grayscale
538497 IJS driver sets incorrect paper size
538500 PCL driver crash
539013 IJS driver mispositions image on page
540307 Syntax error in CloseUI in PPD files
543562 Portability issues
548844 OS X support
Gimp-Print 4.2.0 contains the following major changes over Gimp-Print
4.0:
* Major Bugs Fixed from 4.0:
1) A problem with fine black data printing incorrectly in 4.0 has
been fixed.
2) Very small images print correctly in the Gimp plugin.
3) A number of minor bugs in scaling and positioning in the Gimp
plugin are fixed.
4) Printing pure black and white (monochrome) to black and white
printers now works properly, rather than silently being converted
to grayscale.
5) The package prints correctly in grayscale when the source
resolution is higher than the output resolution.
* General User-Visible Changes:
1) Many additional printers are supported, including several Lexmark
printers for the first time. The list of supported printers is
at the bottom of this release memo.
2) Default printing resolutions are 300x300 or 360x360 DPI for all
printers, rather than the lowest available resolution. On Epson
printers, the default 360x360 printing modes are in most cases
higher quality than the default 360x360 mode in 4.0.
3) The same defaults for all driver and printer characteristics
apply to all front ends (the Gimp plugin, the CUPS driver, and
the Ghostscript driver).
4) A user's manual (for the CUPS driver and GIMP plugin) is now
supplied with the package.
5) A developer's manual is now supplied with the package. This
describes how to use the library interface, how to tune printers,
and other topics.
6) The package is now internationalized. Full translations are
available for Swedish and British English; partial translations
are currently available for French, Norwegian, Danish, and
Polish.
* Quality Improvements:
1) Color accuracy in Photograph and Solid Colors mode is greatly
improved over 4.0. This is most noticeable on red, green, blue,
and violet colors. Generally, prints should need little if any
tuning.
2) Printed images are much smoother (more even) in texture. This is
particularly true on 6-color (photo) and variable drop size
printers. The transition between light and dark inks in 6-color
printers should be invisible to the unaided eye at all but the
lowest resolutions.
3) In color mode, fine black detail prints much more accurately than
previously. Previously, fine black detail typically did not
print solidly; this was particularly noticeable when printing
groups of lines at high resolution.
4) Epson printers support a greater range of resolutions and quality
settings, from very low resolution draft mode up to 2880x1440 for
the newest Epson printers. This offers a full range of
speed/quality tradeoffs for any printing application. The
emulated resolutions in 4.0 have been dropped, as they do not
yield any improvement in quality under any circumstances that we
have identified.
5) Epson printers produce much better quality on plain paper than
previously.
6) All of the dithering algorithms, except for Hybrid
Floyd-Steinberg (which is not recommended for most purposes) have
been improved. Ordered dithering is now on a par with Adaptive
Hybrid dithering for most image types other than line art, and
Fast and Very Fast are viable choices for test prints on even
high quality printers. The Adaptive Random and Random
Floyd-Steinberg algorithms have been dropped, as they offer no
advantage over the faster Adaptive Hybrid and Hybrid
Floyd-Steinberg algorithms.
7) PCL printers will print typical sparse text pages much more
efficiently.
8) The package as a whole will use significantly less memory,
particularly when printing at high resolutions.
* Changes to the Gimp Print plugin:
1) The plugin now provides tooltips for all controls (a
much-requested feature!).
2) The plugin now provides many new options for positioning the
image on the page. These options are described in the tooltip
help for the preview window.
3) The GUI has been considerably rearranged, and we hope it is more
logical.
4) Printing in black and white is now accomplished in the Output
Type radio button group rather than the Image Type group.
5) It is now possible to define a logical printer queue (essentially
a group of settings saved under a name).
6) The preview window is much more responsive than before. The
preview both moves more quickly and does not flash to as great a
degree as before.
7) The plugin will no longer allow settings that are inappropriate
for the current printer or output mode.
* Changes to the CUPS Driver:
1) The CUPS driver now offers color adjustment choices (currently in
the form of choice menus).
2) The CUPS driver now supports printing CMYK output, as well as
RGB, grayscale, and black and white.
3) The CUPS driver no longer allows attempts to print in color to
black and white printers.
4) The CUPS PPD files are now translated into several languages
(currently British English, Swedish, French, Norwegian, Polish,
and Danish).
5) The CUPS driver will now terminate a job cleanly if the job is
removed from the queue while it was printing. The existing data
will be flushed to the printer, following which the driver will
cleanly terminate the print job. Previously, the printer was
left in an indeterminate state.
6) The CUPS driver will build correctly on BSD-based systems. This
requires CUPS 1.1.11 or above.
* Changes to the Ghostscript Driver:
1) A new, simplified build procedure is provided for use with
Ghostscript 5.50 and 6.51. This requires copying only one file
into the Ghostscript source directory, and links dynamically
against the driver library. This permits upgrades to the 4.2
driver library (e. g. to support new printers) without
recompiling Ghostscript. The old method is still available, but
we recommend using the new procedure.
2) Printing black and white only images is now accomplished with
-dColor=2 rather than -dImageType=3.
* Miscellaneous changes:
1) Escputil (a utility for managing Epson printers) is more robust
than in 4.0, and uses the readline package where available for
better interaction.
2) Roll feed printing is supported for Epson printers with the
capability, such as the Stylus Photo 870.
3) The package supports custom page sizes for printers allowing
this. It also imposes minimum paper size limits for printers
that require a minimum paper size.
4) The Debian package build procedure is now compliant with
Standards-Version 3.5.6.0 and is lintian-clean. It will build on
`woody' and later distributions.
5) The compilation phase of the build emits more warnings than under
4.0, particularly in the Gimp plugin. These extra warnings are
due to greater compiler checking of the code.
* Incompatibilities between 4.0 and 4.2:
1) The options for the Ghostscript driver have changed incompatibly
between 4.0 and 4.2. Please read src/ghost/README for more
information.
2) The PPD files for the 4.2 CUPS driver are incompatible with the
4.0 driver, and vice versa. You must reinstall all of your print
queues to use the new driver.
3) The Foomatic data in the 4.2 distribution is generated during the
build of the package, rather than being distributed statically.
It requires the latest version of the Foomatic driver, and is
incompatible with the Foomatic data in 4.0. The 4.2 driver is
named "Gimp-print" in Foomatic, as opposed to "stp" in 4.0.
4) Printing pure black and white (not grayscale) images is
different. The exact procedure is described in the release notes
for each front end.
* Known Limitations:
1) The CUPS PPD files are not translated on all systems. BSD
systems in particular are known to fail to translate these files.
This is discussed in detail in the README.
2) The Epson Stylus C40UX (and very likely other printers in the C20
and C40 lines) do not identify themselves. Therefore,
escputil -u -d
will not return anything useful, and when performing print head
alignment, the printer model must be specified, as autodetection
will not work.
3) The "align color" (-o) command to escputil does not currently
work on the printers that should support it (Epson Stylus Color
480 and 580, and C20SX, C20UX, C40SX, and C40UX). We do not know
if this is a bug in the software or a limitation of the printers.
4) Changing ink cartridges on the Epson Stylus Color 480/580 is not
supported.
5) The drivers for the Epson Stylus Pro printers (5000, 5500, 7000,
7500, 9000, 9500, and 10000) are only partially tested and tuned.
They are known not to work correctly in many modes.
6) The Epson Stylus Photo 2000P is not properly tuned and likely
produces lower output quality than other Epson printers.
7) The Canon BJC-8200 and S800 do not produce optimum quality.
8) Many Epson printers (including the Stylus Photo 870/875, 1270,
780/785/895, 890, 1280/1290, and 810/820) do not produce optimum
quality on Premium Glossy Photo Paper. In particular, color
quality may not be at quite as high a standard as it is on the
older Photo Paper. The difference is subtle; for most purposes
the output quality will be superb. Tuning the color output may
or may not improve the quality.
9) The Postscript driver (ps and ps2) does not generate multi-page
output correctly. This should not be a major problem, as there
is little reason to use it outside of the GIMP. There are no
plans at present to fix this bug.
* Internal changes:
1) The interface between the core drivers and the front ends has
been completely reimplemented. There is now a core driver
library (libgimpprint) with the front ends linking against it.
The interface has been redesigned to some degree, allowing for
better separation between driver and front-end concerns.
The package takes full advantage of the autoconf machinery.
Other front ends may be written against the driver; a test
pattern generator is provided in src/testpattern that can be used
to generate test patterns, or used as the basis for other
applications.
A gimpprint-config script, similar to gtk-config and gimp-config,
is provided.
2) The core driver package now operates in CMY space rather than RGB
space. The change has very little immediate effect, but it will
enable significant improvements in future releases.
3) Two new input modes (8 and 16 bit CMYK) are provided. The 8-bit
CMYK interface is gamma and density corrected; the 16 bit CMYK is
a raw input, with no correction performed. This is useful for
applications desiring the greatest possible control over the
output while taking advantage of the dithering and device driving
capabilities of the package.
4) The "unprint" program supplied in the test directory is much more
functional and accurate than previously.
Supported Printers:
Many variations on these printers are also supported. Generally, the
Epson printers are fully supported, although not fully tuned in all
cases; the Canon, HP, and Lexmark printers vary. Printers listed as
NEW are newly introduced into Gimp-Print 4.2.2.
Please see the printer-specific notes section following the list of
printers for any instructions specific to your printer.
PostScript level 1 (GIMP Plugin only)
PostScript level 2 (GIMP Plugin only)
CANON BJC 30
CANON BJC 50
CANON BJC 55
CANON BJC 80
CANON BJC 85
CANON BJC 210
CANON BJC 240
CANON BJC 250
CANON BJC 1000
CANON BJC 2000
CANON BJC 3000
CANON BJC 4300
CANON BJC 4400 photo
CANON BJC 6000
CANON BJC 6100
CANON BJC 7000
CANON BJC 7100
CANON BJC 8200
CANON S400
CANON S450
CANON S800
CANON S4500
EPSON Stylus C20SX
EPSON Stylus C20UX
EPSON Stylus C40SX
EPSON Stylus C40UX
EPSON Stylus C41SX
EPSON Stylus C41UX
EPSON Stylus C42SX
EPSON Stylus C42UX
EPSON Stylus C60
EPSON Stylus C61
EPSON Stylus C62
EPSON Stylus C70
EPSON Stylus C80
EPSON Stylus C82
EPSON Stylus Color
EPSON Stylus Color Pro
EPSON Stylus Color Pro XL
EPSON Stylus Color 400
EPSON Stylus Color 440
EPSON Stylus Color 460
EPSON Stylus Color 480
EPSON Stylus Color 500
EPSON Stylus Color 580
EPSON Stylus Color 600
EPSON Stylus Color 640
EPSON Stylus Color 660
EPSON Stylus Color 670
EPSON Stylus Color 680/777
EPSON Stylus Color 740
EPSON Stylus Color 760
EPSON Stylus Color 800
EPSON Stylus Color 850
EPSON Stylus Color 860
EPSON Stylus Color 880
EPSON Stylus Color 83
EPSON Stylus Color 900
EPSON Stylus Color 980
EPSON Stylus Color 1160
EPSON Stylus Color 1500
EPSON Stylus Color 1520
EPSON Stylus Color 3000
EPSON Stylus Photo
EPSON Stylus Photo 700
EPSON Stylus Photo EX
EPSON Stylus Photo EX3
EPSON Stylus Photo 720
EPSON Stylus Photo 750
EPSON Stylus Photo 780/785/790
EPSON Stylus Photo 810/820
EPSON Stylus Photo 825/830
EPSON Stylus Photo 870/875
EPSON Stylus Photo 890/895
EPSON Stylus Photo 915
EPSON Stylus Photo 925
EPSON Stylus Photo 950
EPSON Stylus Photo 960
EPSON Stylus Photo 1200
EPSON Stylus Photo 1270
EPSON Stylus Photo 1280/1290
EPSON Stylus Photo 2000P
EPSON Stylus Photo 2100 (experimental)
EPSON Stylus Photo 2200 (experimental)
EPSON Stylus Pro 5000
EPSON Stylus Pro 5500
EPSON Stylus Pro 7000
EPSON Stylus Pro 7500
EPSON Stylus Pro 7600 (experimental)
EPSON Stylus Pro 9000
EPSON Stylus Pro 9500
EPSON Stylus Pro 9600 (experimental)
EPSON Stylus Pro 10000
EPSON Stylus Scan 2000
EPSON Stylus Scan 2500
EPSON Stylus CX-3200 (NEW)
EPSON Stylus CX-5200 (NEW)
EPSON CL-700
EPSON CL-750
EPSON EM-900C
EPSON EM-930C
EPSON MC-2000
EPSON MC-5000
EPSON MC-7000
EPSON MC-9000
EPSON MC-10000
EPSON MJ-930C
EPSON MJ-5100C
EPSON MJ-6000C
EPSON MJ-8000C
EPSON PM-700C
EPSON PM-730C
EPSON PM-750C
EPSON PM-760C
EPSON PM-770C
EPSON PM-780C
EPSON PM-790PT
EPSON PM-800C
EPSON PM-850PT
EPSON PM-880C
EPSON PM-950C
EPSON PM-2000C
EPSON PM-2200C
EPSON PM-3000C
EPSON PM-3300C
EPSON PM-3500C
EPSON PM-4000PX
EPSON PM-5000C
EPSON PM-7000C
EPSON PM-9000C
EPSON PM-10000
EPSON PX-7000
EPSON PX-9000
HP DeskJet 340
HP DeskJet 400
HP DeskJet 500
HP DeskJet 500C
HP DeskJet 520
HP DeskJet 540C
HP DeskJet 550C
HP DeskJet 560C
HP DeskJet 600/600C (Single Cartridge)
HP DeskJet 600 series (2 Cartridge)
HP DeskJet 690 series (Photo-Ink capable)
HP DesignJet 230 (NEW)
HP DesignJet 250 (NEW)
HP DesignJet 430 (NEW)
HP DesignJet 450 (NEW)
HP DesignJet 455 (NEW)
HP DesignJet 488 (NEW)
HP DesignJet 700 (NEW)
HP DesignJet 750
HP DesignJet 2500 (NEW)
HP DesignJet 3500 (NEW)
HP DeskJet 810C
HP DeskJet 812C
HP DeskJet 840C
HP DeskJet 842C
HP DeskJet 845C
HP DeskJet 850C
HP DeskJet 855C
HP DeskJet 870C
HP DeskJet 890C
HP DeskJet 895C
HP DeskJet 900 series
HP PhotoSmart P1000
HP DeskJet 1100C
HP PhotoSmart P1100
HP DeskJet 1120C
HP DeskJet 1200C
HP DeskJet 1220C
HP DeskJet 1600C
HP DeskJet 2000 series
HP DeskJet 2500 series
HP LaserJet II series
HP LaserJet III series
HP LaserJet 4 series
HP LaserJet 4V, 4Si
HP LaserJet 5 series
HP LaserJet 5Si
HP LaserJet 6 series
Lexmark 4076
Lexmark Z42
Lexmark Z43
Lexmark Z52
Lexmark Z53
The following is the complete list of printers believed to be
compatible with Gimp-print, along with recommended drivers. Some of
these printers may work only partially; the specified drivers may not
support the full range of resolutions, paper sizes, media sources,
etc. that some of these printers may offer.
Printer Name Driver Name Driver Description
------- ---- ------ ---- ------ -----------
Apollo P-2100 pcl-690 HP DeskJet 690 series
Apollo P-2150 pcl-690 HP DeskJet 690 series
Apollo P-2200 pcl-690 HP DeskJet 690 series
Apollo P-2250 pcl-690 HP DeskJet 690 series
Apollo P-2500 pcl-690 HP DeskJet 690 series
Apollo P-2550 pcl-690 HP DeskJet 690 series
Apollo P-2600 pcl-690 HP DeskJet 690 series
Apollo P-2650 pcl-690 HP DeskJet 690 series
Apple LaserWriter Select 360 pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
Brother DCP-1200 pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
Brother HL-4Ve pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
Brother HL-10V pcl-3 HP LaserJet III series
Brother HL-10h pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Brother HL-630 pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
Brother HL-660 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Brother HL-760 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Brother HL-960 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Brother HL-1040 pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
Brother HL-1050 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Brother HL-1060 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Brother HL-1070 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Brother HL-1240 pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
Brother HL-1250 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Brother HL-1260 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Brother HL-1270N pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Brother HL-1660e pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Brother HL-2060 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Brother MFC-6550MC pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
Brother MFC-8300 pcl-3 HP LaserJet III series
Brother MFC-9500 pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
Brother MFC-9600 pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
Canon BJ-30 bjc-30 CANON BJC 30
Canon BJC-50 bjc-50 CANON BJC 50
Canon BJC-55 bjc-55 CANON BJC 55
Canon BJC-80 bjc-80 CANON BJC 80
Canon BJC-85 bjc-85 CANON BJC 85
Canon BJC-210 bjc-210 CANON BJC 210
Canon BJC-240 bjc-240 CANON BJC 240
Canon BJC-250 bjc-250 CANON BJC 250
Canon BJC-1000 bjc-1000 CANON BJC 1000
Canon BJC-2000 bjc-2000 CANON BJC 2000
Canon BJC-2010 bjc-2000 CANON BJC 2000
Canon BJC-2100 bjc-4300 CANON BJC 4300
Canon BJC-2110 bjc-2000 CANON BJC 2000
Canon BJC-3000 bjc-3000 CANON BJC 3000
Canon BJC-4000 bjc-4300 CANON BJC 4300
Canon BJC-4300 bjc-4300 CANON BJC 4300
Canon BJC-4400 bjc-4400 CANON BJC 4400 photo
Canon BJC-6000 bjc-6000 CANON BJC 6000
Canon BJC-6100 bjc-6100 CANON BJC 6100
Canon BJC-6200 bjc-6200 CANON BJC 6200
Canon BJC-6500 bjc-6500 CANON BJC 6500
Canon BJC-7000 bjc-7000 CANON BJC 7000
Canon BJC-7100 bjc-7100 CANON BJC 7100
Canon BJC-8200 bjc-8200 CANON BJC 8200
Canon GP 335 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Canon LBP-430 pcl-4l HP LaserJet 4L
Canon LBP-4sx pcl-3 HP LaserJet III series
Canon LBP-1000 pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
Canon LBP-1260 pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
Canon LBP-1760 pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
Canon S100 bjc-4300 CANON BJC 4300
Canon S300 bjc-s800 CANON S800
Canon S400 bjc-s400 CANON S400
Canon S450 bjc-s450 CANON S450
Canon S500 bjc-8200 CANON BJC 8200
Canon S600 bjc-8200 CANON BJC 8200
Canon S630 bjc-8200 CANON BJC 8200
Canon S800 bjc-s800 CANON S800
Canon S4500 bjc-s4500 CANON S4500
Canon imageRunner 330s pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Citizen ProJet II pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
DEC 1800 pcl-3 HP LaserJet III series
DEC LN17 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Epson ActionLaser 1100 pcl-3 HP LaserJet III series
Epson ActionLaser II pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
Epson AcuLaser C2000 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Epson AcuLaser C2000PS pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Epson AcuLaser C8500 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Epson AcuLaser C8500PS pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Epson EPL-5200 pcl-3 HP LaserJet III series
Epson EPL-5200+ pcl-3 HP LaserJet III series
Epson EPL-5700 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Epson EPL-5800 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Epson EPL-5900 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Epson EPL-7100 pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
Epson Stylus C20SX escp2-c20sx EPSON Stylus C20SX
Epson Stylus C20UX escp2-c20ux EPSON Stylus C20UX
Epson Stylus C40SX escp2-c40sx EPSON Stylus C40SX
Epson Stylus C40UX escp2-c40ux EPSON Stylus C40UX
Epson Stylus C41SX escp2-c41sx EPSON Stylus C41SX
Epson Stylus C41UX escp2-c41ux EPSON Stylus C41UX
Epson Stylus C42SX escp2-c42sx EPSON Stylus C42SX
Epson Stylus C42UX escp2-c42ux EPSON Stylus C42UX
Epson Stylus C60 escp2-c60 EPSON Stylus C60
Epson Stylus C61 escp2-c61 EPSON Stylus C61
Epson Stylus C62 escp2-c62 EPSON Stylus C62
Epson Stylus C70 escp2-c70 EPSON Stylus C70
Epson Stylus C80 escp2-c80 EPSON Stylus C80
Epson Stylus C82 escp2-c82 EPSON Stylus C82
Epson Stylus Color escp2 EPSON Stylus Color
Epson Stylus Color I escp2 EPSON Stylus Color
Epson Stylus Color II escp2 EPSON Stylus Color
Epson Stylus Color IIs escp2 EPSON Stylus Color
Epson Stylus Color PRO escp2-pro EPSON Stylus Color Pro
Epson Stylus Color 400 escp2-400 EPSON Stylus Color 400
Epson Stylus Color 440 escp2-440 EPSON Stylus Color 440
Epson Stylus Color 460 escp2-460 EPSON Stylus Color 460
Epson Stylus Color 480 escp2-480 EPSON Stylus Color 480
Epson Stylus Color 500 escp2-500 EPSON Stylus Color 500
Epson Stylus Color 580 escp2-580 EPSON Stylus Color 580
Epson Stylus Color 600 escp2-600 EPSON Stylus Color 600
Epson Stylus Color 640 escp2-640 EPSON Stylus Color 640
Epson Stylus Color 660 escp2-660 EPSON Stylus Color 660
Epson Stylus Color 670 escp2-670 EPSON Stylus Color 670
Epson Stylus Color 680 escp2-680 EPSON Stylus Color 680
Epson Stylus Color 740 escp2-740 EPSON Stylus Color 740
Epson Stylus Color 760 escp2-760 EPSON Stylus Color 760
Epson Stylus Color 777 escp2-777 EPSON Stylus Color 777
Epson Stylus Color 8 3 escp2-83 EPSON Stylus Color 83
Epson Stylus Color 800 escp2-800 EPSON Stylus Color 800
Epson Stylus Color 850 escp2-850 EPSON Stylus Color 850
Epson Stylus Color 860 escp2-860 EPSON Stylus Color 860
Epson Stylus Color 880 escp2-880 EPSON Stylus Color 880
Epson Stylus Color 900 escp2-900 EPSON Stylus Color 900
Epson Stylus Color 980 escp2-980 EPSON Stylus Color 980
Epson Stylus Color 1160 escp2-1160 EPSON Stylus Color 1160
Epson Stylus Color 1500 escp2-1500 EPSON Stylus Color 1500
Epson Stylus Color 1520 escp2-1520 EPSON Stylus Color 1520
Epson Stylus Color 3000 escp2-3000 EPSON Stylus Color 3000
Epson Stylus Photo escp2-photo EPSON Stylus Photo
Epson Stylus Photo 700 escp2-700 EPSON Stylus Photo 700
Epson Stylus Photo 720 escp2-720 EPSON Stylus Photo 720
Epson Stylus Photo 750 escp2-750 EPSON Stylus Photo 750
Epson Stylus Photo 780 escp2-780 EPSON Stylus Photo 780
Epson Stylus Photo 785 escp2-785 EPSON Stylus Photo 785EPX
Epson Stylus Photo 790 escp2-790 EPSON Stylus Photo 790
Epson Stylus Photo 810 escp2-810 EPSON Stylus Photo 810
Epson Stylus Photo 820 escp2-820 EPSON Stylus Photo 820
Epson Stylus Photo 825 escp2-825 EPSON Stylus Photo 825
Epson Stylus Photo 830 escp2-830 EPSON Stylus Photo 830
Epson Stylus Photo 870 escp2-870 EPSON Stylus Photo 870
Epson Stylus Photo 875 escp2-875 EPSON Stylus Photo 875
Epson Stylus Photo 890 escp2-890 EPSON Stylus Photo 890
Epson Stylus Photo 895 escp2-895 EPSON Stylus Photo 895
Epson Stylus Photo 915 escp2-915 EPSON Stylus Photo 915
Epson Stylus Photo 925 escp2-925 EPSON Stylus Photo 925
Epson Stylus Photo 950 escp2-950 EPSON Stylus Photo 950
Epson Stylus Photo 960 escp2-960 EPSON Stylus Photo 960
Epson Stylus Photo 1200 escp2-1200 EPSON Stylus Photo 1200
Epson Stylus Photo 1270 escp2-1270 EPSON Stylus Photo 1270
Epson Stylus Photo 1280 escp2-1280 EPSON Stylus Photo 1280
Epson Stylus Photo 1290 escp2-1290 EPSON Stylus Photo 1290
Epson Stylus Photo 2000P escp2-2000 EPSON Stylus Photo 2000P
Epson Stylus Photo 2100 escp2-2100 EPSON Stylus Photo 2100
Epson Stylus Photo 2200 escp2-2200 EPSON Stylus Photo 2200
Epson Stylus Photo EX escp2-ex EPSON Stylus Photo EX
Epson Stylus Photo EX3 escp2-ex3 EPSON Stylus Photo EX3
Epson Stylus Pro 5000 escp2-5000 EPSON Stylus Pro 5000
Epson Stylus Pro 5500 escp2-5500 EPSON Stylus Pro 5500
Epson Stylus Pro 7000 escp2-7000 EPSON Stylus Pro 7000
Epson Stylus Pro 7500 escp2-7500 EPSON Stylus Pro 7500
Epson Stylus Pro 7600 escp2-7600 EPSON Stylus Pro 7600
Epson Stylus Pro 9000 escp2-9000 EPSON Stylus Pro 9000
Epson Stylus Pro 9500 escp2-9500 EPSON Stylus Pro 9500
Epson Stylus Pro 9600 escp2-9600 EPSON Stylus Pro 9600
Epson Stylus Pro 10000 escp2-10000 EPSON Stylus Pro 10000
Epson Stylus Pro XL escp2-pro-xl EPSON Stylus Color Pro XL
Epson Stylus Scan 2000 escp2-scan2000 EPSON Stylus Scan 2000
Epson Stylus Scan 2500 escp2-scan2500 EPSON Stylus Scan 2500
Epson Stylus CX3200 escp2-cx3200 EPSON Stylus CX-3200
Epson Stylus CX5200 escp2-cx5200 EPSON Stylus CX-5200
Epson CL-700 escp2-cl700 EPSON CL-700
Epson CL-750 escp2-cl750 EPSON CL-750
Epson EM-900C escp2-em900c EPSON EM-900C
Epson EM-930C escp2-em930c EPSON EM-930C
Epson MC-2000 escp2-mc2000 EPSON MC-2000
Epson MC-5000 escp2-mc5000 EPSON MC-5000
Epson MC-7000 escp2-mc7000 EPSON MC-7000
Epson MC-9000 escp2-mc9000 EPSON MC-9000
Epson MC-10000 escp2-mc10000 EPSON MC-10000
Epson MJ-930C escp2-mj930c EPSON MJ-930C
Epson MJ-5100C escp2-mj5100c EPSON MJ-5100C
Epson MJ-6000C escp2-mj6000c EPSON MJ-6000C
Epson MJ-8000C escp2-mj8000c EPSON MJ-8000C
Epson PM-700C escp2-pm700c EPSON PM-700C
Epson PM-730C escp2-pm730c EPSON PM-730C
Epson PM-750C escp2-pm750c EPSON PM-750C
Epson PM-760C escp2-pm760c EPSON PM-760C
Epson PM-770C escp2-pm770c EPSON PM-770C
Epson PM-780C escp2-pm780c EPSON PM-780C
Epson PM-790PT escp2-pm790pt EPSON PM-790PT
Epson PM-800C escp2-pm800c EPSON PM-800C
Epson PM-850PT escp2-pm850pt EPSON PM-850PT
Epson PM-880C escp2-pm880c EPSON PM-880C
Epson PM-950C escp2-pm950c EPSON PM-950C
Epson PM-2000C escp2-pm2000c EPSON PM-2000C
Epson PM-2200C escp2-pm2200c EPSON PM-2200C
Epson PM-3000C escp2-pm3000c EPSON PM-3000C
Epson PM-3300C escp2-pm3300c EPSON PM-3300C
Epson PM-3500C escp2-pm3500c EPSON PM-3500C
Epson PM-4000PX escp2-pm4000px EPSON PM-4000PX
Epson PM-5000C escp2-pm5000c EPSON PM-5000C
Epson PM-7000C escp2-pm7000c EPSON PM-7000C
Epson PM-9000C escp2-pm9000c EPSON PM-9000C
Epson PM-10000 escp2-pm10000 EPSON PM-10000
Epson PX-7000 escp2-px7000 EPSON PX-7000
Epson PX-9000 escp2-px9000 EPSON PX-9000
Fujitsu PrintPartner 10V pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Fujitsu PrintPartner 16DV pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Fujitsu PrintPartner 20W pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
Fujitsu PrintPartner 8000 pcl-3 HP LaserJet III series
HP 2000C pcl-2000 HP DeskJet 2000 series
HP 2500C pcl-2500 HP DeskJet 2500 series
HP 2500CM pcl-2500 HP DeskJet 2500 series
HP Business Inkjet 2200 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP Business Inkjet 2230 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP Business Inkjet 2250 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP Business Inkjet 2250TN pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP Business Inkjet 2280 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP Color Inkjet Printer CP1160 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP Color Inkjet Printer CP1700 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP Color LaserJet 4550 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
HP Color LaserJet 5000 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
HP DesignJet 230 pcl-desnj-230 HP DesignJet 230
HP DesignJet 250C pcl-desnj-250 HP DesignJet 250
HP DesignJet 430 pcl-desnj-430 HP DesignJet 430
HP DesignJet 450C pcl-desnj-450 HP DesignJet 450
HP DesignJet 455CA pcl-desnj-455 HP DesignJet 455
HP DesignJet 488CA pcl-desnj-488 HP DesignJet 488
HP DesignJet 700 pcl-desnj-700 HP DesignJet 700
HP DesignJet 750C pcl-750 HP DesignJet 750C
HP DesignJet 750C Plus pcl-750 HP DesignJet 750C
HP DesignJet 2500CP pcl-desnj-2500 HP DesignJet 2500
HP DesignJet 3500CP pcl-desnj-3500 HP DesignJet 3500
HP DeskJet 340C pcl-340 HP DeskJet 340
HP DeskJet 400 pcl-400 HP DeskJet 400
HP DeskJet 400C pcl-540 HP DeskJet 540C
HP DeskJet 420C pcl-540 HP DeskJet 540C
HP DeskJet 450 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP DeskJet 500 pcl-500 HP DeskJet 500
HP DeskJet 500C pcl-501 HP DeskJet 500C
HP DeskJet 505J Plus pcl-500 HP DeskJet 500
HP DeskJet 510 pcl-500 HP DeskJet 500
HP DeskJet 520 pcl-520 HP DeskJet 520
HP DeskJet 540C pcl-540 HP DeskJet 540C
HP DeskJet 550C pcl-550 HP DeskJet 550C
HP DeskJet 560C pcl-560 HP DeskJet 560C
HP DeskJet 600 pcl-600 HP DeskJet 600/600C
HP DeskJet 610C pcl-601 HP DeskJet 690 series
HP DeskJet 610CL pcl-601 HP DeskJet 690 series
HP DeskJet 612C pcl-601 HP DeskJet 690 series
HP DeskJet 640C pcl-601 HP DeskJet 690 series
HP DeskJet 648C pcl-601 HP DeskJet 690 series
HP DeskJet 660C pcl-601 HP DeskJet 600 series
HP DeskJet 670C pcl-601 HP DeskJet 600 series
HP DeskJet 670TV pcl-601 HP DeskJet 600 series
HP DeskJet 672C pcl-601 HP DeskJet 600 series
HP DeskJet 680C pcl-601 HP DeskJet 600 series
HP DeskJet 682C pcl-601 HP DeskJet 600 series
HP DeskJet 690C pcl-690 HP DeskJet 690 series
HP DeskJet 692C pcl-690 HP DeskJet 690 series
HP DeskJet 693C pcl-690 HP DeskJet 690 series
HP DeskJet 694C pcl-690 HP DeskJet 690 series
HP DeskJet 695C pcl-690 HP DeskJet 690 series
HP DeskJet 697C pcl-690 HP DeskJet 690 series
HP DeskJet 810C pcl-810 HP DeskJet 810C
HP DeskJet 812C pcl-812 HP DeskJet 812C
HP DeskJet 815C pcl-812 HP DeskJet 812C
HP DeskJet 816C pcl-812 HP DeskJet 812C
HP DeskJet 825C pcl-845 HP DeskJet 845C
HP DeskJet 830C pcl-810 HP DeskJet 810C
HP DeskJet 832C pcl-810 HP DeskJet 810C
HP DeskJet 840C pcl-840 HP DeskJet 840C
HP DeskJet 841C pcl-840 HP DeskJet 840C
HP DeskJet 842C pcl-842 HP DeskJet 842C
HP DeskJet 843C pcl-842 HP DeskJet 842C
HP DeskJet 845C pcl-845 HP DeskJet 845C
HP DeskJet 850C pcl-850 HP DeskJet 850C
HP DeskJet 855C pcl-855 HP DeskJet 855C
HP DeskJet 870C pcl-870 HP DeskJet 870C
HP DeskJet 880C pcl-810 HP DeskJet 810C
HP DeskJet 882C pcl-810 HP DeskJet 810C
HP DeskJet 890C pcl-890 HP DeskJet 890C
HP DeskJet 895C pcl-895 HP DeskJet 895C
HP DeskJet 916C pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP DeskJet 920C pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP DeskJet 930C pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP DeskJet 932C pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP DeskJet 933C pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP DeskJet 934C pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP DeskJet 935C pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP DeskJet 940C pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP DeskJet 948C pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP DeskJet 950C pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP DeskJet 952C pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP DeskJet 955C pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP DeskJet 957C pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP DeskJet 959C pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP DeskJet 960C pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP DeskJet 970C pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP DeskJet 975C pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP DeskJet 980C pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP DeskJet 990C pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP DeskJet 995C pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP DeskJet 1100C pcl-1100 HP DeskJet 1100C
HP DeskJet 1120C pcl-1120 HP DeskJet 1120C
HP DeskJet 1125C pcl-1120 HP DeskJet 1120C
HP DeskJet 1200C pcl-1200 HP DeskJet 1200C
HP DeskJet 1220C pcl-1220 HP DeskJet 1220C
HP DeskJet 1600C pcl-1600 HP DeskJet 1600C
HP DeskJet 1600CM pcl-1600 HP DeskJet 1600C
HP DeskJet 3810 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP DeskJet 3816 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP DeskJet 3820 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP DeskJet 3822 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP DeskJet 5550 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP DeskJet 5551 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP DeskJet 6122 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP DeskJet 6127 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP E-printer E20 pcl-601 HP DeskJet 600 series
HP LaserJet 2 pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
HP LaserJet 2D pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
HP LaserJet 2P pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
HP LaserJet 2P Plus pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
HP LaserJet 3 pcl-3 HP LaserJet III series
HP LaserJet 3D pcl-3 HP LaserJet III series
HP LaserJet 3P w/ PCL5 pcl-4l HP LaserJet 4L
HP LaserJet 3P w/PS pcl-3 HP LaserJet III series
HP LaserJet 4 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
HP LaserJet 4 Plus pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
HP LaserJet 4L pcl-4l HP LaserJet 4L
HP LaserJet 4M pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
HP LaserJet 4ML pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
HP LaserJet 4P pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
HP LaserJet 4Si pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
HP LaserJet 4V pcl-4v HP LaserJet 4V, 4Si
HP LaserJet 5 pcl-5 HP LaserJet 5 series
HP LaserJet 5L pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
HP LaserJet 5P pcl-5 HP LaserJet 5 series
HP LaserJet 5Si pcl-5si HP LaserJet 5Si
HP LaserJet 6 pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
HP LaserJet 6L pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
HP LaserJet 6P pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
HP LaserJet 1100 pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
HP LaserJet 1100A pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
HP LaserJet 1200 pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
HP LaserJet 1220 pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
HP LaserJet 2100 pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
HP LaserJet 2200 pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
HP LaserJet 3200 pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
HP LaserJet 3200m pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
HP LaserJet 3200se pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
HP LaserJet 4000 pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
HP LaserJet 4050 pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
HP LaserJet 4100 pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
HP LaserJet 4200 pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
HP LaserJet 4300 pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
HP LaserJet 5000 pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
HP LaserJet 5100 pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
HP LaserJet 8000 pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
HP LaserJet 8100 pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
HP LaserJet 8150 pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
HP LaserJet 9000 pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
HP OfficeJet pcl-520 HP DeskJet 520
HP OfficeJet 300 pcl-520 HP DeskJet 520
HP OfficeJet 330 pcl-520 HP DeskJet 520
HP OfficeJet 350 pcl-520 HP DeskJet 520
HP OfficeJet 500 pcl-601 HP DeskJet 600 series
HP OfficeJet 520 pcl-601 HP DeskJet 600 series
HP OfficeJet 570 pcl-601 HP DeskJet 600 series
HP OfficeJet 580 pcl-601 HP DeskJet 600 series
HP OfficeJet 590 pcl-601 HP DeskJet 600 series
HP OfficeJet 600 pcl-601 HP DeskJet 600 series
HP OfficeJet 610 pcl-601 HP DeskJet 600 series
HP OfficeJet 625 pcl-601 HP DeskJet 600 series
HP OfficeJet 630 pcl-601 HP DeskJet 600 series
HP OfficeJet 635 pcl-601 HP DeskJet 600 series
HP OfficeJet 700 pcl-690 HP DeskJet 690 series
HP OfficeJet 710 pcl-690 HP DeskJet 690 series
HP OfficeJet 720 pcl-690 HP DeskJet 690 series
HP OfficeJet 725 pcl-690 HP DeskJet 690 series
HP OfficeJet 6110 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP OfficeJet G55 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP OfficeJet G85 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP OfficeJet G95 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP OfficeJet K60 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP OfficeJet K80 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP OfficeJet LX pcl-520 HP DeskJet 520
HP OfficeJet Pro 1150C pcl-850 HP DeskJet 850C
HP OfficeJet Pro 1170C pcl-890 HP DeskJet 890C
HP OfficeJet Pro 1175C pcl-890 HP DeskJet 890C
HP OfficeJet R40 pcl-810 HP DeskJet 810C
HP OfficeJet R45 pcl-810 HP DeskJet 810C
HP OfficeJet R60 pcl-810 HP DeskJet 810C
HP OfficeJet R65 pcl-810 HP DeskJet 810C
HP OfficeJet R80 pcl-810 HP DeskJet 810C
HP OfficeJet T45 pcl-810 HP DeskJet 810C
HP OfficeJet T65 pcl-810 HP DeskJet 810C
HP OfficeJet V40 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP OfficeJet D125 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP OfficeJet D135 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP OfficeJet D145 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP OfficeJet D155 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP PhotoSmart P1000 pcl-P1000 HP PhotoSmart P1000
HP PhotoSmart P1100 pcl-P1100 HP PhotoSmart P1100
HP PhotoSmart P1115 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP PhotoSmart P1215 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP PhotoSmart P1218 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP PhotoSmart P1315 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP PhotoSmart 7150 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP PhotoSmart 7350 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP PhotoSmart 7550 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP PSC 370 pcl-690 HP DeskJet 690 series
HP PSC 380 pcl-690 HP DeskJet 690 series
HP PSC 500 pcl-810 HP DeskJet 810C
HP PSC 750 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP PSC 950 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP PSC 2110 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP PSC 2150 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
HP PSC 2210 pcl-900 HP DeskJet 900 series
IBM 4019 pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
IBM 4029 030 LaserPrinter 10 pcl-3 HP LaserJet III series
IBM Infoprint 12 pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
IBM Page Printer 3112 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Infotec 4651 MF pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
Kyocera F-1010 pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
Kyocera FS-600 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Kyocera FS-680 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Kyocera FS-1000 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Kyocera FS-1000+ pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Kyocera FS-1010 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Kyocera FS-1800 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Kyocera FS-1900 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Kyocera FS-3500 pcl-3 HP LaserJet III series
Kyocera FS-3750 pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
Kyocera FS-3800 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Kyocera FS-9100DN pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Kyocera FS-9500DN pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Lexmark 4076 lexmark-4076 Lexmark 4076
Lexmark Optra E pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Lexmark Optra E+ pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Lexmark Valuewriter 300 pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
Lexmark Z42 lexmark-z42 Lexmark Z42
Lexmark Z43 lexmark-z43 Lexmark Z43
Lexmark Z52 lexmark-z52 Lexmark Z52
Lexmark Z53 lexmark-z53 Lexmark Z53
Minolta PagePro 6 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Minolta PagePro 6e pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Minolta PagePro 6ex pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Minolta PagePro 8 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Minolta PagePro 8L pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
Minolta PagePro 1100 pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
NEC SuperScript 660i pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
NEC SuperScript 860 pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
NEC SuperScript 870 pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
NEC SuperScript 1260 pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
NEC SuperScript 1800 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Okidata OL400 pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
Okidata OL400e pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
Okidata OL400ex pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
Okidata OL410e pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Okidata OL600e pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
Okidata OL610e/S pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
Okidata OL800 pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
Okidata OL810ex pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Okidata Okipage 6e pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Okidata Okipage 6ex pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Okidata Okipage 8p pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Okidata Okipage 10e pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Okidata Okipage 10ex pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Okidata Okipage 14ex pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Okidata Super 6e pcl-4l HP LaserJet 4L
Olivetti JP350S pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
Olivetti PG 306 pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
PCPI 1030 pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
Panasonic KX-P4410 pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
Panasonic KX-P4450 pcl-3 HP LaserJet III series
Panasonic KX-P6150 pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
Panasonic KX-P6500 pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
Raven LP-410 pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
Ricoh Aficio 220 pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
Ricoh Aficio 401 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Ricoh Aficio 700 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Samsung ML-85 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Samsung ML-4600 pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
Samsung ML-5000a pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Samsung ML-6000/6100 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Samsung ML-7000/7000P/7000N pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
Samsung ML-7050 pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
Samsung QL-5100A pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Samsung QL-6050 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Seiko SpeedJET 200 pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
Sharp AR-161 pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
Sony IJP-V100 pcl-601 HP DeskJet 600 series
Star LS-04 pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
Star LaserPrinter 8 pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
Tally MT908 pcl-3 HP LaserJet III series
Xerox Able 1406 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Xerox DocuPrint P8e pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Xerox DocuPrint P12 pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
Xerox DocuPrint P1202 pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
Xerox DocuPrint 4508 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Xerox DocuPrint N4512 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Xerox DocuPrint N4512 PS pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Xerox Document Centre 400 pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Generic PCL 4 Printer pcl-2 HP LaserJet II series
Generic PCL 5/5e Printer pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Generic PCL 5c Printer pcl-4 HP LaserJet 4 series
Generic PCL 6/PCL XL Printer pcl-6 HP LaserJet 6 series
Printer-Specific Notes:
* The Epson Stylus C70, C80, and C82 will give better results
using Three Color Composite printing on Premium Glossy Photo
Paper and Premium Semigloss. Epson's proprietary drivers do
this on these papers. The black ink is formulated differently
from the others, and does not adhere properly to these special
papers.
* The Epson Stylus C70, C80, and C82 appear to support resolutions
of 1440x1440 and 2880x1440, but these resolutions may not yield
any improvement over 2880x720. Experiments suggest that
1440x1440 yields slightly better results than 2880x720 on Epson
Photo Paper, but somewhat inferior results on Premium Glossy
Photo Paper. 2880x1440 yields essentially no additional
improvement on Photo Paper, and intermediate results on Premium
Glossy Photo Paper.
We expect that 1440x1440 would yield maximum improvement over
2880x720 on line art with very fine detail. It is unlikely that
2880x1440 would yield any significant additional improvement.
Note that these resolutions are not officially supported by
Epson on the C70 and C80, and may not work on all C70 and C80
printers.
* Many Epson printers (specifically, the Epson Stylus Color 740
and all newer printers) will not respond to ASCII text without a
special "activation" sequence (specifically, this command takes
the printers out of "packet mode"). A brand new printer, or one
that has been connected to a Windows system, may or may not work
in packet mode. Therefore, the common suggestion to test a
printer port by sending plain text to it may not work for these
printers; failure to print in this fashion is not a positive
indication that the printer or the connection is malfunctioning.
These printers are, however, able to print plain text *after*
the activation sequence is sent.
A suggestion would be to use the escputil command to print a
test pattern:
escputil -n -u -P printer
or
escputil -n -u -r /dev/lp0
The `-u' option will send the activation sequence. In addition
to printing the test pattern (if at least unidirectional
communication is set up), this will enable printing plain ASCII
text, at least until the printer is powered off (or used under
Windows).
To test bidirectional communication, the command
escputil -i -u -r /dev/lp0
is a good choice, as it will print (to the screen) the amount of
ink in the printer.
Note that this activation sequence is both unnecessary and
incorrect on older printers.
The current list of printers for which the activation sequence
must be sent is:
EPSON Stylus C20SX
EPSON Stylus C20UX
EPSON Stylus C40SX
EPSON Stylus C40UX
EPSON Stylus C41SX
EPSON Stylus C41UX
EPSON Stylus C42SX
EPSON Stylus C42UX
EPSON Stylus C60
EPSON Stylus C61
EPSON Stylus C62
EPSON Stylus C70
EPSON Stylus C80
EPSON Stylus C82
EPSON Stylus Color 440
EPSON Stylus Color 460
EPSON Stylus Color 480
EPSON Stylus Color 580
EPSON Stylus Color 640
EPSON Stylus Color 660
EPSON Stylus Color 670
EPSON Stylus Color 680
EPSON Stylus Color 740
EPSON Stylus Color 760
EPSON Stylus Color 777
EPSON Stylus Color 860
EPSON Stylus Color 880
EPSON Stylus Color 83
EPSON Stylus Color 900
EPSON Stylus Color 980
EPSON Stylus Color 1160
EPSON Stylus Photo 720
EPSON Stylus Photo 750
EPSON Stylus Photo 780/785/790
EPSON Stylus Photo 810/820
EPSON Stylus Photo 825/830
EPSON Stylus Photo 870/875
EPSON Stylus Photo 890/895
EPSON Stylus Photo 915
EPSON Stylus Photo 925
EPSON Stylus Photo 950
EPSON Stylus Photo 960
EPSON Stylus Photo 1200
EPSON Stylus Photo 1270
EPSON Stylus Photo 1280/1290
EPSON Stylus Photo 2000P
EPSON Stylus Photo 2100
EPSON Stylus Photo 2200
EPSON Stylus Scan 2000
EPSON Stylus Scan 2500
EPSON Stylus CX-3200
EPSON Stylus CX-5200