8 Setting up your software
Choosing an emulation
Your printer has several resident printer emulations:
HP® LaserJet® 4 (LJ4), Epson® ESC/P 2,™ Epson FX, and Epson GL/2. The LJ4 emulation is the default setting and gives you the fullest range of features. Normally you will want to use the LJ4 emulation.
The only times you will need to change the emulation are the following:
PYou need to print documents already formatted for a dot matrix printer.
0You need to use software programs that do not support an HP LaserJet printer.
P You are using a software program for an HP-GL/2® plotter.
For more information about emulations other than LJ4, see Chapter 5, “Using Other Printer Emulations,” in the Reference Guide.
Choosing a printer driver
When you configure your computer for the printer, you need to select the appropriate printer driver. A printer driver allows your software program to control the operation of the printer by translating a document’s margins, fonts, and other selections into control codes that the printer understands. When you select a printer from the printer selection menu of your software program, you are loading the printer driver.
If a printer driver is included with your printer, see the documentation that comes with the driver before continuing.