❏Enhanced Printing Performance and User-Friendly Operation for Windows®
The dedicated printer driver and TrueType-compatible fonts for Microsoft® Windows 95/98 and Windows 3.1 are available on the floppy
disk and CD-ROM supplied with your printer. You can easily install them into your Windows system using our installer program. The driver supports our unique compression mode to enhance printing speed in Windows applications and allows you to choose various printer settings including toner saving mode, custom paper size, sleep mode, gray scale adjustment, resolution and so forth. You can easily set these print options through the Printer Setup Menu within the Windows Control Panel.
❏(For HL-1040/1050 Only)
Remote Printer Console Program for DOS
The utility program, Remote Printer Console (RPC), is available on a floppy disk supplied with your printer. When you operate your computer in the DOS (Disk Operating System) environment, this program allows you to easily change the default settings of the printer such as fonts, page setup, emulations and so on.
This program also provides a status monitor program, which is a Terminate-and-Stay Resident (TSR) program. It can monitor the printer status while running in the background and report the current status or errors on your computer screen.
❏(For HL-1040/1050 Only)
Popular Printer Emulation Support
These printers support the following popular printer emulation modes. The HL-1040 supports HP LaserJet IIP, Epson FX-850, and IBM Proprinter XL.
The HL-1050 supports HP LaserJet 6P/6L, Epson FX-850 and IBM Proprinter XL. When you use DOS application software or Windows version 3.0 or earlier, you can use any of these emulations to operate the printer. The printer also supports auto-emulation switching between HP and Epson or HP and IBM. If you want to select the printer emulation, you can do it using the Remote Printer Console Program.