Printer Emulations
Most line matrix printers have specialized architectures, which enable the printer to emulate, or behave like, another printer. These specialized architectures are restricted. Your printer, however, introduces an open architecture concept that is not available on any other line matrix printer.
Your printer is very easy to use. The message display and lights on the control panel communicate with you directly and clearly. You can select every function on your printer at the control panel, or you can send commands from the host computer.
The printer has a feature called Flash memory, which allows you to download programs from a diskette to your printer. Flash memory provides “instant” booting of the printer. The absence of Read Only Memory (ROM) and the flexibility of Flash memory makes program updates easy and eliminates the need to swap parts to accommodate program changes.
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Printer Emulations
The following printer emulations (or protocols) are selectable at the control panel:
•Digital LG
•LinePrinter Plus, which consists of: IBM® Proprinter® III XL Epson®
Printronix
•IGP/PGL (optional)
•IGP/VGL (optional)
Each emulation provides a different set of configuration menus, control codes, and character sets.
Host Computer Interfaces
The following host computer interface choices are available:
•Centronics® parallel interface
•IEEE® 1284 parallel interface
•Dataproducts® parallel interface
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