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The PPD adds a new "model" to the CUPS web interface. The PPD that I installed in the example adds the "HP DeskJet 400, Foomatic + cdj500 (en)" model in the "Hewlett-Packard" category. I had to change some of the driver settings (this is done through the "Configure Printer" option on the printers page in the CUPS web interface) before I was able to successfully print a test page. The only "color mode" that worked with my black ink cartridge was "Floyd-Steinberg Gray". I was not pleased with the result of the test page: printing was dead slow and the output quality rather poor. I then installed the PPD for the "pcl3" driver, and that was much better, so I removed the printer that used the "cdj500" driver and kept the "pcl3" printer.</li></ol>
The PPD adds a new "model" to the CUPS web interface. The PPD that I installed in the example adds the "HP DeskJet 400, Foomatic + cdj500 (en)" model in the "Hewlett-Packard" category. I had to change some of the driver settings (this is done through the "Configure Printer" option on the printers page in the CUPS web interface) before I was able to successfully print a test page. The only "color mode" that worked with my black ink cartridge was "Floyd-Steinberg Gray". I was not pleased with the result of the test page: printing was dead slow and the output quality rather poor. I then installed the PPD for the "pcl3" driver, and that was much better, so I removed the printer that used the "cdj500" driver and kept the "pcl3" printer.</li></ol>
====Adding a PDF printer through the CUPS web interface
====Adding a PDF printer through the CUPS web interface====
There are two types of PDF printers you can add: a raw PDF printer and a filtering PDF printer.
There are two types of PDF printers you can add: a raw PDF printer and a filtering PDF printer.
I recommend the filtering PDF printer because it does everything the raw PDF printer does and then some.
I recommend the filtering PDF printer because it does everything the raw PDF printer does and then some.
===Installing the pdfdistiller plugin===
===Installing the pdfdistiller plugin===
