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Which printers are supported with the ArcPress Printer Engine in ArcGIS Desktop 9.1?

Last Published: April 25, 2020

Answer

The ArcPress engine has its own set of printer drivers known as the ArcPress Printer drivers. These drivers were created by ESRI in collaboration with printer manufacturers, and are designed to support a specific list of printer models. The following document lists the ArcPress drivers and the printer models each driver supports. Printer models listed here are supported by ESRI for use with the ArcPress Printer Engine in ArcGIS Desktop 9.1 with 9.1 Service Pack 2 installed:
Supported by the HP RTL (RGB) TrueColor driver:

Code:
HP DesignJet 2000CP HP DesignJet 3000CP
HP DesignJet 2500CP HP DesignJet 3500CP
HP DesignJet 2800CP HP DesignJet 3800CP
HP DesignJet 800 HP DesignJet 800PS
HP DesignJet 1050 HP DesignJet 1050C
HP DesignJet 1050C plus HP DesignJet 1055
HP DesignJet 1055CM HP DesignJet 1055CM plus
HP DesignJet 4000 HP DesignJet 4000PS
HP DesignJet 4500 HP DesignJet 4500PS
HP DesignJet 4500mfp HP DesignJet 5000
HP DesignJet 5000PS HP DesignJet 5500
HP DesignJet 5500PS
Oce TCS300 Colour Oce TCS300 PS
Oce TCS500 Colour Oce TCS500 PS


Supported by the HP PCL (RGB) TrueColor driver:

Code:
HP DesignJet 10 HP DesignJet 10PS
HP DesignJet 20 HP DesignJet 20PS
HP DesignJet 30 HP DesignJet 30n
HP DesignJet 50 HP DesignJet 50PS
HP DesignJet 70 HP DesignJet 70nr
HP DesignJet 90 HP DesignJet 90r
HP DesignJet 90nr HP DesignJet 100
HP DesignJet 100plus HP DesignJet 110
HP DesignJet 110plus HP DesignJet 110plus nr
HP DesignJet 120 HP DesignJet 120nr
HP DesignJet 130 HP DesignJet 130nr
HP DesignJet 500 HP DesignJet 500 plus
HP DesignJet 500PS


Supported by the HP RTL (CMYK) Halftone driver:

Code:
HP DesignJet 750C HP DesignJet 755CM

Note:
About the ArcPress Printer Engine

The ArcPress Printer Engine provides a set of printer drivers that draws map in the native language of the printer. The native-language draw instructions are then sent to the printer, which can easily place ink on the page without subsequent heavy processing. The ArcPress engine bypasses the Windows printing pipeline, and allows for fast and reliable printing of large or complex maps. Use the ArcPress Printer engine when a map is too complex or too large to print successfully with the Windows Printer Engine.

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Software:
  • ArcMap 9 x

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