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About emulation modes
This printer has the following emulation modes. You can change the setting by using the control panel or a
Web browser.
HP LaserJet Mode
The HP LaserJet mode (or HP mode) is the emulation mode in which this printer supports the PCL6
language of the Hewlett-Packard
®
LaserJet laser printer. Many applications support this type of laser
printer. Using this mode will allow your printer to run at its best with those applications.
BR-Script 3 Mode
BR-Script is an original Brother page description language and a PostScript
®
language emulation
interpreter. This printer supports level 3. The BR-Script interpreter of this printer allows you to control text
and graphics on pages.
For technical information about PostScript
®
commands, see the following manuals:
• Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript
®
Language Reference, 3rd edition. Addison-Wesley
Professional, 1999. ISBN: 0-201-37922-8
• Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript
®
Language Program Design. Addison-Wesley Professional,
1988. ISBN: 0-201-14396-8
• Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript
®
Language Tutorial and Cookbook. Addison-Wesley
Professional, 1985. ISBN: 0-201-10179-3
EPSON FX-850 and IBM Proprinter XL Mode
The EPSON FX-850 and IBM Proprinter XL modes are the emulation modes that this printer supports to
meet the industry-standard for dot matrix printers. Some applications support these dot matrix printer
emulations. Use these emulation modes so your printer will work well when printing from those types of
applications.
Automatic emulation selection
This printer has an automatic emulation selection feature that is turned on by default. This lets it automatically
change the emulation mode to suit the type of data it receives.
You can change the setting by using the control panel or a Web browser.
The printer can choose from the following combinations:
Setting 1 (default) Setting 2
HP LaserJet HP LaserJet
BR-Script 3 BR-Script 3
EPSON FX-850 IBM ProPrinter XL