Can't print in Mavericks - use generic PCL driver

I can't print to an HP Color Laserjet 4700 using the 4700 printer driver.  The only way I can print is if I use a generic PCL printer driver, but this is grayscale only.  I'm guessing that with all the issues appearing that we have to wait for new printer drivers..
I tried a generic color PCL printer driver using the followng webapge suggestion:
http://mentalpagingspace.blogspot.com/2010/01/mac-printing-getting-color-to-pcl. html
But I just get garbage printed out...

Thanks Greg. That's where I was looking, but the menu didn't offer any choices at all for my printer. It just showed a message to the effect I needed to consult the printer manufacturer (HP) to obtain a driver. Of course, HP's site advised me that its printer drivers were all to be obtained via Apple's Software Update.
However, I have just has a win that didn't involve a generic driver. I deleted the printer and then added it again. During this process, it mysteriously located the correct driver for my quite ancient OfficeJet 6110. Sanity reigns once more.

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