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 The Table of Contents at the right may assist the reader in navigating this section. The Table of Contents at the right may assist the reader in navigating this section.
 +[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InFORM_Decisions|inFORM Decisions]]
  
 The Search function at the top right may be used to search the content of this site. The Search function at the top right may be used to search the content of this site.
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-==== PCL ====+==== What type of printer can I use with iFORMS/iCHECKS? ====
  
-The PCL acronym stands for **Printer Command Language**. It is an intermediate langauge used to communicate between computers and certain printers. You can read the general overview of PCL in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer_Command_Language | Wikipedia]]+Since electronic form files are merged with spool file data and converted to ASCII, HP or compatible laser printers supporting **PCL 6** (PCL 6c, PCL6 e) files can be utilized.
  
 +=== PCL ===
  
-=== PCL 5e Black White ===+The PCL acronym stands for **Printer Command Language**. It is an intermediate language used to communicate between computers and certain printers. You can read the general overview of PCL in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer_Command_Language | Wikipedia]]. 
  
-inFORM Decisions products work with PCL 5e, which is the language originally used by the Laserjet 4 printer. 5e does not support color. 
  
-This search of Hewlitt Packard's website:+=== PCL 6, PCL 6e Black / White PCL 6c Color ===
  
-<html> +inFORM Decisions products work with PCL 5 (PCL 5e, PCL 5c) which is the language originally used by the Laserjet 4 printer and supported by HP Universal Print Driver(UPD)
-<a href="http://search.hp.com/query.html?charset=iso-8859-1&hpvc=sitewide&la=en&qt=pcl+5e&qs=&st=1&nh=10&lk=1&rf=0&uf=1" target="_blank">http://search.hp.com/query.html?charset=iso-8859-1&hpvc=sitewide&la=en&qt=pcl+5e&qs=&st=1&nh=10&lk=1&rf=0&uf=1</a> +
-</html> +
- +
-will approximately **show printers that support PCL 5e**. +
- +
-=== PCL 5c Color === +
- +
-Per HP website in April of 2008these printers are PCL 5c capable: +
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-PCL 5C (Color- Released with the following printers: HP Color LaserJet, HP Color LaserJet 5, HP Color LaserJet 5M, HP Color LaserJet 2500, HP Color LaserJet 4500, HP Color LaserJet 4550, HP Color LaserJet 4600, HP Color LaserJet 5500, HP Color LaserJet 8500 and HP Color LaserJet 8550 series printers. +
- +
-=== PCL General === +
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- +
-This URL:+
  
 +Search of Hewlitt Packard's website for compatible HP printers: \\
 <html> <html>
-<a href="http://h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Nav?h_pagetype=s-001&h_lang=en&h_cc=us&h_product=236252&h_client=z-A-R1002-3&h_page=hpcom&lang=en&cc=us&jumpid=hpr_R1002_USEN" target="_blank">http://h20180.www2.hp.com/apps/Nav?h_pagetype=s-001&h_lang=en&h_cc=us&h_product=236252&h_client=z-A-R1002-3&h_page=hpcom&lang=en&cc=us&jumpid=hpr_R1002_USEN</a>+<a href="https://support.hp.com/gb-en/document/c04324001" target="_blank">https://support.hp.com/gb-en/document/c04324001</a>
 </html> </html>
  
-will display a summary **list of all of HP's printers**. Note that all are not PCL compatible. +**Note:** HP Universal Print Driver 6.1.0 is the last release of HP UPD to include PCL5. HP provides best effort support for PCL5 in the HP UPD.
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-Hewlett Packard's History of PCL Page:+
  
-<html><a href="http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bpl04568"> 
-http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=bpl04568</a></html> 
  
 ==== Configuring a Network Printer With a JetDirect Card ==== ==== Configuring a Network Printer With a JetDirect Card ====
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