Selecting a printer emulation mode

Your unit has two resident printer emulation modes: Epson LQ mode and BJ mode. Epson LQ mode is the default.

Epson LQ mode: Emulates the Epson LQ-2550 printer.

This mode is available for monochrome and color printing.

BJ mode: Emulates the IBM proprinter X24E.

This mode is available for monochrome printing only.

Typefaces and print styles in each emulation mode

The following table lists the typefaces and pitches that are available in each emulation mode.

TypefaceEmulation mode

 

 

Epson LQ modeBJ mode

 

 

 

 

Prestige

10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, 17 cpi, 20 cpi, PS

12 cpi in HQ mode only

 

 

 

Courier

10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, 17 cpi, 20 cpi, PS

10 cpi, 12 cpi*, 17 cpi, PS**

 

 

 

Sans Serif

10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, 17 cpi, 20 cpi, PS

Not available

 

 

 

Draft (available in HS

10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, 17 cpi, 20 cpi, PS

Not available

mode only)

 

 

 

 

 

Roman

10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, 17 cpi, 20 cpi, PS

Not available

 

 

 

Script

10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, 17 cpi, 20 cpi, PS

Not available

 

 

 

Orator

10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, 17 cpi, 20 cpi, PS

Not available

 

 

 

Orator-S

10 cpi, 12 cpi, 15 cpi, 17 cpi, 20 cpi, PS

Not available

 

 

 

*In BJ mode, Courier at 12 cpi is available in HS mode only.

**In BJ mode, Proportional spacing is not available in HS mode.

The following table lists the print styles that are available in each emulation mode.

Print style

 

Emulation mode

 

 

 

Epson LQ mode

 

BJ mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Italic

Yes

 

No

 

 

 

 

Emphasized

Yes (via ESC E sequence)

 

Yes (via ESC E sequence)

 

 

 

 

Double-high

Yes (via ESC w sequence)

 

Yes (via ESC [ @ sequence)

 

 

 

 

Double-wide

Yes (via ESC W sequence)

 

Yes (via ESC W sequence)

 

 

 

 

Slashed zero

No

 

Yes (via ESC [ K sequence)

 

 

 

 

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