HP LaserJet Pro CP1020 - Software Technical Reference

Mac printing-system software

The printing-system software for Mac is composed of an HP-created postscript (PS) printer definition

file (PPD) and a Printer Dialog Extension (PDE) file that work together with the Mac OS printing

system. These files are used by the Mac OS printing system to determine default printer driver

settings and to allow the user to select between the various print options and settings. An HP-

supplied Mac printer configuration utility is provided, which allows the user to access the

HP Embedded Web Server (HP EWS) for additional configuration and product status monitoring. The

following are provided on the printing-system CD:

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The HP LaserJet Installer for Mac

The following components are installed by the HP LaserJet Installer for Mac:

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HP LaserJet Pro CP1020 Color Printer Series PPD

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HP LaserJet Pro CP1020 Color Printer Series PDE

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HP Utility

HP LaserJet Pro CP1020 Color Printer Series PPD

A postscript printer description (PPD) file is a text file that contains keywords and other information to

specify product features, options, and settings. PPD files are created by product vendors for a

specific postscript printer or printer family. PPD files are created by product vendors to describe the

set of product features available for their postscript printers. On the Mac, PPD files provide all the

information necessary to describe a postscript printer’s features, including options and default

settings. They also contain the postscript code used to invoke those features.

HP LaserJet Pro CP1020 Color Printer Series PDE

A Print Dialog extension file can specify one or more PDEs to load in the Print dialog box to provide

HP printer specific features. A printing dialog extension (PDE) is a way to extend the Print dialog box

in Mac OS X with custom product features.

A PPD file and printing dialog extension (PDE) for a product are bound to a product queue when the

queue is created.

HP Utility

Use the HP Utility to configure, administer, and set up product features that are not available from the

printer driver.

Supported printer drivers for Mac

The HP installer provides Postscript Printer Description (PPD) files, Printer Dialog Extensions (PDEs),

and the HP Utility for use with Mac computers.

The PPDs, in combination with the Apple postscript printer drivers, provide access to product

features. Use the Apple postscript printer driver that comes with the computer.

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Mac printing-system software