Help needed with Panasonic DP-1810F multifunction printer/copier/fax

[Till Kamppeter]

Goffioul Michael wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> for information about printer support under Linux, please
> have a look at http://www.linuxprinting.org
> As your printer has PCL emulation (looking at printer data
> sheet, it looks like PCL6 emulation), you should be able
> to use any PCL driver. PCL6 drivers are pxlmono and pxlcolor
> (these are drivers for ghostscript).
> So under Mandrake, try to install your printer, and when
> asked for a printer model, use a printer that uses PCL6
> driver, for example HP LaserJet 4050.
> You can also try other PCL driver like lj5gray (PCL5) or
> pcl3 (PCL3), if PCL6 doesn't work.
> 

PCL 3 is the language of the inkjet printers and will not work on a 
laser. It is supported by HPIJS, "pcl3", GIMP-Print, and many other drivers.

"lj5gray" is also a PCL-6 driver, but a raster driver whereas "pxlmono" 
is a vector driver. "lj5gray" is much slower than "pxlmono".

PCL 5 is the language of the LaserJet 3 and compatible models. It is 
generated by the drivers "ljet3" and GIMP-Print.

PCL 5e is used by the LaserJet 4, many newer LaserJets, and by lots of 
printers of other manufacturers. Drivers are HPIJS, GIMP-Print, "ljet4", 
"ljet4d", and "lj4dith".

Older lasers (LaserJet, LaserJet 2, and compatibles) use the PCL-4 
language. They use the drivers GIMP-Print, "laserjet", "ljet2p", ...

    Till