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Printer Compatability Guide

CheckPro and LoanPro use UnForm from Synergetic Data Systems to process laser forms such as contract documents, etc. UnForm requires true PCL5 compatible laser printers in order to print from CheckPro correctly (*see below).

While many printers meet this criteria, Hewlett Packard has discontinued providing PCL fonts in most of their small to mid range PCL compatible printers (thus relying on Windows to provide the fonts). Since CheckPro and LoanPro are not Windows based applications, these printers will not print correctly.

Host-based (or GDI printers) do not work with CheckPro or LoanPro.

We recommend the following printers for use with CheckPro:

• Most CheckPro users will want the Dell 2330dn Laser Printer As of June 17, 2009, Dell was listing this model at $299 with a $60 instant savings for a total cost of $239 plus applicable sales tax and shipping..
• For a (black and white) multifunction printer (print, scan, fax, and copy) that works well with CheckPro, we recommend the Dell 2335dn Multifunction Laser Printer As of June 17, 2009 Dell was listing this model at $449 with a $90 instant savings for a total cost of $359.00 plus applicable sales tax and shipping..
• For other options, SDSI Synergetic Data Systems maintains a list of compatible printers Notice: Only the models with a Yes in the "PCL5" column will work with CheckPro., please check this list to make sure your model says "Yes" in the PCL5 column or contact us prior to purchasing your laserjet printer.

*from SDSI's Support Page:

UnForm produces PCL5 print streams by default. In addition, UnForm 7 can produce PostScript print streams with the "-p ps" command line option. When looking for a compatible printer, look at the printer specifications for supported print languages.

• A specification of PCL5, PCL5e, or PCL5c, coupled with a mention of PCL fonts, is a good indication that the printer will be compatible with all versions of UnForm. Unfortunately, not all printers that support PCL5 include PCL fonts. Without such fonts, all text output produced by UnForm is rendered in Courier and is not scaled. Therefore, verify that the specifications mention PCL fonts, or at least verify the printer is returnable if it turns out not to handle PCL fonts.
• A mention of PostScript 2 or higher indicates compatibility with UnForm 7. (CheckPro does not support PostScript).
• A specification of PCL6 does not indicate PCL5 support, as PCL6 is a poorly named, entirely different, print language that is not compatible with UnForm's PCL5 output.
• If no print languages are mentioned in the specification, the printer is probably a host-based (also called GDI) printer. This type of printer has no capability to render print streams, and is incompatible with any form of UnForm output.