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Compatible Printer Drivers
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.
Because there are some differences in characteristics such as speed or access to vari-
ous features, you may wish to experiment with several different drivers. If you must
select a driver that is not listed in the table, be sure to check it thoroughly for print
features such as boldface, underline and changes in pitch. Don’t be surprised if bold-
faced items are printed twice, underlines are misplaced, wide spaces are left between
lines or the printer behaves chaotically (turn off the printer if the latter occurs). These
are all characteristics of an incompatible driver selection.
Oki ML 520/1
IBM
IBM Proprinter III
IBM Proprinter II
IBM Proprinter
Oki ML 520/1
Epson
Epson FX 850/1050
Epson FX 86/286
Epson FX
Epson EX800/1000
Oki Microline 520/521
Oki Microline 320/321
Oki Microline 292/293
Oki Microline 192/193
Oki Microline 182/183
IBM Proprinter Emulation Epson FX Emulation OKI ML Emulation
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