Can't print to a windows networked Gestetner printer

I can not print to a printer on a Windows server. I am connected to the server and can see other printers on Appletalk and Bonjour.
I can see the Gestetner Dsc535 multifunction printer unders "Windows Printing" in the printer set up utility.
I get as far as setting it up and selecting the driver I downloaded for the Gestetner Dsc535 but when I print all that comes out are pages of what looks like a Hex Dump?
I seem to be able to send some sort of data to the printer but it isn't printing.
I am connected to the network through my Airport Express and can print to the HP printers in the office network by IP, Appletalk and Bonjour.
I have read on the Gestetner web page that a Fiery set up might be needed. Can i use the Fiery driver that came with the OS?
At a complete loss here as is the Admin personal (all windows I a the only Macintosh)
Help.
Macbook-Intel 2 Ghz 1gig RAM Mac OS X (10.4.9)

What you call hex dump is likely postscript code. The printer has an optional postscript card - maybe you don't have that card. Manufacturers assume Mac users will buy the add-in card, so the driver downloads are always for the postscript version.
The printer is also HP-compatible (uses HPs PCL page language). You should be able to print using the generic driver "HP Laserjet 6 Series Gimp-Print," included in OS X.

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<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Yes, Im running Zenworks 2.0 but the strange thing is that it worked for
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>
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>
> I came early today, and everything was fine.No one on the LAN except me.
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>
> The user didn't call me so far...
>
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>
>
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Ernesto
>
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> of
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>>
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>>
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>> >
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> windows
>> > networking.
>> >
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>> > protocol is loadaed.
>> >
>> > I unsintall the Novell client, remove the IPX protocol and the printer
> is
>> > there.
>> >
>> > If I reinstall the client, the connection to the printer is lost
>> >
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>> >
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>> >
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