Emulations
In order to eliminate hundreds of different sets of printer commands, most printers emulate, or imitate, one of several general printers; i.e., they accept all of that printer’s commands and behave as though they were the emulated printer.
Your printer has three emulations:
•IBM Proprinter III (factory default)
•Epson FX
•Oki Microline
Printer Drivers
Compatible Printer Drivers (DOS)
Many of the software packages you use will contain drivers 100% compatible with your printer. For older software, however, it may be necessary to select a driver that functions nearly the same as a driver specifically designed for your printer. This generally means that you will be selecting a driver that provides commands to access most, but not all of the available functions; however, the commands that are available will perform properly with your printer.
The table below summarizes the various drivers that will work with your printer. They are listed in order by decreasing compatibility as you go down the list: select one from as high up on the list as possible, based on what is available from among the drivers supplied with your software. If you don’t see one from near the top of the list, give the software manufacturer a call to see if they have added any drivers to those supplied when you purchased your software. Software manufacturers are constantly updating their lists of drivers to keep up with the printer market and they may very well have one which will give maximum compatibility with your printer.
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