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Printers
Epson
EPL-5900 PS3
Miscellaneous
Printer supports PJL.
Printer supports direct text printing with the 'us-ascii' charset.
Comments
PostScript version of the Epson EPL-5900
Epson provides a free (LGPL) driver for this printer. With this
the printer should work to its full extent.
Unfortunately, Epson's "eplaser" driver (or
perhaps the printer's firmware) is somewhat buggy. It
prints most documents, but images converted to PostScript with
"convert" or by the built-in filters of CUPS leads
often to incorrect printouts (stretched by a factor of 3 or 4 in
horizontal direction). So it is recommended to use this printer
in PostScript mode, uncompressed PPD files are on the CD
delivered with the PostScript module, use the PPD files for
Windows NT 4.0, they should work with all spoolers/applications
under free OS.
Further tests with the "pxlmono" driver did not show
this problem. The printer works perfectly in 1200 dpi with this
driver, only full-page photos take very long to be
rendered.
Consumables/Refills: toner cartridge, drum cartridge
Drivers
The following driver(s) are known to drive this printer:
Recommended driver:
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Manufacturer-supplied PPD files for Epson's PostScript printers
Supplier: Epson (this printer's manufacturer)
License: MIT (free software, show license text)
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| Color output Type: PostScript | |
| Text: | |||||||||| 100 | Graphics: | |||||||||| 100 | System Load: | Unknown | |
| Line Art: | |||||||||| 100 | Photo: | |||||||||| 100 | Speed: | Unknown | |
| Download: | PPD file: View PPD, directly download PPD
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Other drivers:
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| This driver is obsolete. Recommended replacement driver: gutenprint | |
| This driver is free software.
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| 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)
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| User support: | Gutenprint mailing list at SourceForge (voluntary)
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| 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 HPIJS driver - PPDs for compatible PCL-5e-based non-HP laser printers
Supplier: Hewlett-Packard
License: BSD (free software)
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| User support: | HPLIP support and bug tracking system (voluntary)
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| Max. rendering resolution: 600x600dpi Only monochrome output Type: IJS | |
| Text: | |||||||||| 100 | Graphics: | |||||||||| 100 | System Load: | Unknown | |
| Line Art: | |||||||||| 100 | Photo: | |||||||||| 100 | Speed: | |||||||||| 70 | |
| Download: | PPD file: View PPD, directly download PPD
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Built-in Ghostscript driver for PCL 5e laser printers
Supplier: GPL Ghostscript
License: GPL (free software)
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| User support: | OpenPrinting forums (voluntary)
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| 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
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