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CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL
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EMULATION Button
This factory setting for the automatic emulation selection function is ON.
The printer will select the emulation mode automatically when it receives
data from the computer.
To set the emulation mode manually, hold down the
Shift
button and
press the
Emulation
button. Then enter the setting mode to change the
emulation.
To set the emulation mode, follow these steps:
1. Press the
Sel
button to take the printer off-line.
2. Hold down the
Shift
button and press the
Emulation
button.
When you enter the setting mode, the display first shows the
current emulation mode with an asterisk.
3. Press the
▲
or
▼
button until the emulation mode you want
appears on the display.
Display Message Emulation Mode
AUTO
Auto Emulation Selection
HP PCL5C
HP PCL5C
BR-Script 2
BR-Script level 2 mode
HP-GL
HP-GL Plotter Mode
EPSON FX-850
EPSON FX-850
IBM ProprinterXL
IBM Proprinter XL
4. Press the
Set
button to make the displayed selection effective.
When you select any specific emulation mode other than
“AUTO,” for a short time an asterisk appears at the end of the
display. Then the printer automatically exits from the setting
mode to the off-line mode.
When you select “AUTO,” the sub-item “Time Out” for the
automatic emulation selection appears on the display. Go to the
next step.
5. Set “Time Out” with the
▲
or
▼
button.
This time out is the duration during which the printer will not
allow another automatic emulation change. You can set it from
1 second to 99 seconds: the factory setting is 5 seconds.
6. Press the
Set
button.
The next sub-item “EPSON/IBM” appears on the display.