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OpenPrinting Printers Epson EPL-5900 PS3

Epson EPL-5900 PS3
	Black & White laser printer, max. 1200x1200 dpi, works Perfectly
	Recommended Driver: Postscript-Epson (Home page, View PPD, directly download PPD, Driver packages: All architectures: 20130226 (RPM for LSB 3.2) (Signed), 20130226 (DEB for LSB 3.2) (Signed) (How to install))
	Generic Instructions: CUPS, no spooler

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:

Other drivers: