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Product Name(s): HP CM8050 Color MFP with Edgeline Technology, HP CM8060 Color MFP with Edgeline Technology
Model Number(s): C5958A, C5957A

Description

The HP PCL 6 driver provides the best performance, print quality, and printer-feature support for most users. The driver aligns with MS Windows graphic device interface (GDI) for best performance in MS Windows environments.

The HP PCL 6 driver may not be fully compatible with third party and custom solutions that are based on PCL 5.

The new version of the HP PCL6 Discrete driver is 61.83.32.

Enhancements

• User interface response is now unaffected by Windows Firewall being enabled
• New 'default' shortcut has DUPLEX enabled
• The user can disable/enable the SNP from Device Settings tab of printer properties UI, provided it is not disabled through install.exe, DMC or through any policies.
• Allows users who do not have admin rights on their PC to add printers to printer and faxes folder
• The 'Comments' field in the Printers folder will now default to the model name of the attached device.
• Status Notification Popup only appear in enterprise domain environment with more than 100 users

Fixes

• Excel printing gibberish at top of all pages >1
• Excel Border is printing on second copy of one page Excel document
• PCL-XL Errors no longer occur on the second and subsequent print jobs from Word
• Opened files no longer keep Citrix session alive
• Update Now now performs as expected
• CM8060mfp driver now works seamlessly with Novell iPrint clients 5.x or greater

Installation Instructions

This section will help you in the download of the software to your computer and start you on the install process. Before proceeding with the software installation, the printer must first be properly set up, and your computer must be ready to print.

• Turn on the printer first, and then turn on the computer.
• Close any screen savers, virus protection programs, or other software programs running on your computer.
• Click on Download and a File Download box will appear.
• Select Save and a Save As box will appear.
• Select a directory to save the file in and click Save.
• Locate the file using Windows Explorer when the download has completed.
• Double click on the file. This will extract all the driver files into a directory on your hard drive. The directory these files are extracted to will have a similar name to the printer model that was downloaded (i.e., c:\HP CM8050-8060 MFP drivers). However, you can change the path and directory name at the time of extracting the file.
• Open the Printers Window (Click Start-Printers and Faxes).
• Update the printer if it was previously installed
  • Right click on the printer and select Properties from the pop menu.
  • On the Advanced tab, select New Driver.
  • The Add Printer Driver Wizard will appear. Click Next.
  • A printer listing box will appear. Select Have Disk.
  • Another box Install from Disk appears.
  • Click the Browse to locate the expanded files directory (i.e., c:\HP CM8050-8060 MFP drivers).
  • Click on the file ending with .inf (hpc8050c.inf or hpc8060c.inf).
  • Click Open and then OK..
  • Follow the instructions of the Add Printer Wizard.
• Add the printer if it hasn't been installed yet.
  • Click Add a Printer.
  • Follow the instructions of the Add Printer Wizard.

Readme

The full text of the Web Readme file is displayed under the Readme tab of the CM80x0 Driver and Software download section.

System Requirements

• Pentium® or compatible processor
• CD-ROM or DVD drive, or Web connection
• USB port (USB 1.1 or 2.0), or network connection
• Windows Vista 64-Bit Edition: 800-MHz processor with 512 MB RAM and 15 GB of available hard-disk space
  • Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor
• Windows XP 64-Bit Edition: 333-MHz processor with 128 MB RAM and 1.5 GB of available hard-disk space
  • Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor
• Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition: 550-MHz processor with 128 MB RAM (Standard Edition) and 2 GB of available hard-disk space
  • Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor