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Emulations
In order to eliminate hundreds of different sets of printer commands, most printers
emulate, or imitate, one of several general printers; i.e., they accept all of that printer’s
commands and behave as though they were the emulated printer.
Your printer has three emulations:
• IBM Proprinter
• IBM AGM
• Epson LQ (factory default)
Printer Drivers
Compatible Printer Drivers (DOS)
Many of the software packages you use will contain drivers 100% compatible with
your printer. For older software, however, it may be necessary to select a driver that
functions nearly the same as a driver specifically designed for your printer. This gen-
erally means that you will be selecting a driver that provides commands to access
most, but not all of the available functions; however, the commands that are available
will perform properly with your printer.
The table below summarizes the various drivers that will work with your printer.
They are listed in order by decreasing compatibility as you go down the list: select
one from as high up on the list as possible, based on what is available from among the
drivers supplied with your software. If you don’t see one from near the top of the list,
give the software manufacturer a call to see if they have added any drivers to those
supplied when you purchased your software. Software manufacturers are constantly
updating their lists of drivers to keep up with the printer market and they may very
well have one which will give maximum compatibility with your printer.