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Printer emulations
OK, you’vegot yourpnntcr andcomputerconncctcdproperly.NowIct’s
focuson howyourpnntcr works.
Your Star LaserPrintcr 8 understands and uscs the same commands as
several earlier kinds of pnntcrs. Your printer works by emulating onc of
these:
● Hewlett-Packard LaserJet series H
● Xerox Diablo 630
● Epson EX-800
c IBM Propnntcr
Otherlaserprintersmayoffersuchemulationstoo,butoftenrequireinstal-
lationof a ncw circuitboardfor eachemulation.Star Micronicshas built
thesefouremulationsintothe Star LaserPnntcr8.
You
select which emulation you want either by sclccling it from the print
program menu on the Star LascrPnnter 8’s front panel, or by sending the
pnntcr onc of the supcrsct commands at the
cndof thischapter.
What are the emulated printers like?
MostofthetimeyouwillprobablychooseHPLaserJetseries11emulation,
whichisthedefaultwhenyouturnontheStarLaserPrintcr8.That’sbecause
the LaserJetseries H, like the Star LaserPrinter8, is a laser printer.This
cmulationmodegivesyouthebestcontroloveryourpnntcr’sfeatures,and
workswithmostpopularapplicationsprograms.
TheEX-800emulationis quitepowerfultoo.It includesall thedot-matrix
pnntcr commands(includinggraphics)used by hundredsof programs.
Mmtly,you’llchoosethisoptionwhenyourunaprogramthatcannotsend
laserprintercommands.
TheProprintcr,adot-matrixprinterliketheEX-800,hasasimilarcommand
set.YoulikelywilloptforProprintcremulationonlywhenyouwanttouse
computer programs spccilically designed for the Propnntcr and IBM
computerenvironment.
Whenyouwantto emulatea daisywheelpnntcryouwillpreferthe Diablo
emulation.You may also choosethis if you use an older text processing
programthat can’tccntcrorjustify its printing;Diabloprintercommands
can lookafterthosethingsfor you.
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