Star Micronics 8 Series - Printer emulations

Printer emulations
OK, you’vegotyourpnntcr 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
cIBM Propnntcr
Otherlaserprintersmayoffersuchemulationstoo,butoftenrequireinstal-
lationof a ncw circuitboardforeachemulation.Star Micronicshas built
thesefouremulationsintotheStarLaserPnntcr8.
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 LaserJetseriesH, like the Star LaserPrinter8, is a laser printer.This
cmulationmodegivesyouthebestcontroloveryourpnntcr’sfeatures,and
workswithmostpopularapplicationsprograms.
TheEX-800emulationis quitepowerfultoo.It includesallthedot-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 daisywheelpnntcryouwillprefertheDiablo
emulation.You may also choosethis if you use an older text processing
programthatcan’tccntcrorjustifyits printing;Diabloprintercommands
can lookafterthosethingsfor you.
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