Installation and Setup
WorkCentre 6505 Color Laser Multifunction Printer
User Guide
38
Installing the Software
This section includes:
• Operating System Requirements on page 38
• Available Print Drivers on page 38
• Installing the Print Drivers for a Windows Network Printer on page 39
• Installing the Scan Drivers for a Windows Network Printer on page 39
• Installing Print and Scan Drivers for Windows USB on page 40
• Installing the Drivers and Utilities for Macintosh OS X Version 10.5 and Later on page 41
• Installing Other Drivers on page 43
Operating System Requirements
• Windows Server 2003 and later, or Windows XP SP1 and later
• Macintosh: OS X version 10.5 and later
• Linux: Your printer supports connection to Linux platforms through the network interface.
Available Print Drivers
To access special printing options, use a Xerox
®
print driver. Xerox
®
provides drivers for various page
description languages and operating systems. The following print drivers are available. To download
the latest drivers, go to www.xerox.com/office/WC6505drivers.
Print Driver Source Description
Adobe PostScript 3 Driver Software disc
and Web
The PostScript driver is recommended to take full advantage
of the custom features and genuine Adobe PostScript of your
printer. Default print driver.
PCL6 Software disc
and Web
The Printer Command Language (PCL) driver can be used for
applications requiring PCL.
Mac OS X version 10.5
and later Driver
Software disc
and Web
This driver enables printing from a Mac OS X version 10.5 and
later operating system.
Linux Software disc This driver enables printing from a Linux operating system.