P1600 Series Printers - Software Technical Reference

Drivers downloaded from the “Driver” section are wrapped with the HP DIU (Driver Installation Utility)

and produce a “named” driver when installed. A named driver has the printer model number in the driver

print queue name. These drivers always install in Traditional mode.

Drivers downloaded from the “Driver-Universal Print Driver” section includes the UPD installer. For these

drivers, the driver print queue shows a non-product-specific name. When installing these drivers, you

have a choice between Traditional or Dynamic mode as described below.

UPD installation modes

Table 1-5 UPD installation modes

Traditional mode

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Use this mode if you are installing the driver from a CD for a single computer.

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When installed with this mode, UPD operates like traditional printer drivers.

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If you use this mode, you must install UPD separately for each printer.

Dynamic mode

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Use this mode if you are installing the driver for a mobile computer, so you can

discover and print to HP products in any location.

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Use this mode if you are installing UPD for a workgroup.

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To use this mode, download UPD from the Internet. See

www.hp.com/go/

upd.

Supported utilities for Windows

HP Embedded Web Server

P1100 series (wireless models) and P1600 series models are equipped with the HP Embedded Web

Server (HP EWS), which provides access to information about product and network activities. This

information appears in a Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple® Safari, or Firefox.

The HP EWS resides on the product. It is not loaded on a network server.

The HP EWS provides an interface to the product that anyone who has a network-connected computer

and a standard Web browser can use. No special software is installed or configured, but you must have

a supported Web browser on the computer. To gain access to the HP EWS, type the IP address for the

product in the address line of the browser.

For a complete explanation of the features and functionality of the HP EWS, see the HP LaserJet P1100/

P1560/P1600 Printer Series User Guide, which is available on the printing system software CD.

Supported operating systems for Macintosh

The product supports the following Macintosh operating systems:

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Mac OS X V10.4, V10.5, and V10.6

NOTE: PPC and Intel® Core Processor Macs are supported.

Supported printer drivers for Macintosh

The HP LaserJet software installer provides PostScript® Printer Description (PPD) files, a CUPS driver,

and the HP Printer Utilities for Mac OS X. The HP printer PPD file, in combination with the CUPS driver,

provides full printing functionality and access to specific HP printer features.

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