Chapter 5: Printer Control
5-1
The IBM ProPrinter function
"Load down user-defined
characters into the printer,
DLL" is not supported by this
printer model.
Chapter 5: Printer Control
Emulation
An emulation is a »copy« of the functions of a specified device. That
means your printer is capable in a certain emulation of executing the
commands and functions of this particular device. In addition, extra
functions are in most cases provided that go beyond the perform-
ance specification of the emulated device.
To be able to use your printer with as many applications as possible,
it is provided with the emulations IBM ProPrinter, IBM ProPrinter
AGM and Epson LQ.
Printer drivers
In order to be able to write application programs not designed for
specific output devices such as a screen or printer, they are mostly
provided with exchangeable program parts responsible for output-
ting the data, so-called drivers. A driver receives generally required
outputting instructions from its own program and translates these
into the special commands and functions of the printer for which the
driver was written. When installing or setting up printer drivers,
you should always refer to the manual for the respective program,
as the programs may be available in versions written both at differ-
ent times and for different countries. For that reason, the notes given
here may not always be applicable to your program but are to be
taken as generally applicable.
You will obtain the best support for your printer if you use a printer
driver which precisely matches the name of your printer.
If there is no matching driver in your program, choose a driver for
one of the emulations named below. Make sure that the printer driv-
er agrees with the emulation you set in the menu of the printer.
To select another suitable printer driver, go through the following
list from top to bottom and select the driver that most closely match-
es the name of your printer.
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