Switching the Printer Mode

Your printer comes with the following printer modes:

•HP LaserJet III (LJ-3)

•Epson LQ (LQ)

•Epson FX (FX)

Also, the following modes are available on optional identity cards. You can use only one of them at a time because your printer has only one identity card slot (Slot A.)

•PostScript (PS)

•HP GL (EPSON GL)

If you use different printer modes with different application programs, you have three different ways to switch from one printer mode to another. (Remember that PostScript and Epson GL require optional identity cards.)

•Intelligent Emulation Switching (IES)—switches between PostScript and one other mode

•SelecType

•Shared printer language (SPL)—uses printer commands to switch from any mode to any other, except out of Epson GL.

Intelligent Emulation Switch (IES)

SelecType Level 2 has three Intelligent Emulation Switching modes: PostScript/LaserJet III, PostScrip/LQ, and PostScript/FX. When you install the optional PostScript card and select one of the IES settings with MODE ASSIGN, the printer switches automatically between the two modes, depending on the data it receives. See MODE ASSIGN in Chapter 3 for more information.

Shared Printer Language

Shared printer language is designed for experienced users and programmers. You can find full information on this function at the end of Appendix A.

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