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Printer emulations OK, you’ve got your printer and computer connected properly. Now let’s
focus on how your printer works.
Your Star LaserPrinter 8111 understands and uses the same commands as
several earlier kinds of printers. Your printer works by emulating one of
these:
l Hewlett-Packard LaserJet III
9 Epson EX-800
l IBM Proprinter
Other laser printers may offer such emulations too, but often require
installation of a new circuit board for each emulation. Star Micronics has
built these three emulations into the Star LaserPrinter 8111.
You select which emulation you want either by selecting it from the print
program menu on the Star LaserPrinter 8111’s front panel, or by sending the
printer one of the superset commands at the end of this chapter.
What are the emulated printers like? Most of the time you will probably choose HP LaserJet III emulation, which
is the default when you turn on the Star LaserPrinter 8111. That’s because the
LaserJet III, like the Star LaserPrinter 8111, is a laser printer. This emulation
mode gives you the best control over your printer’s features, and works with
most popular applications programs.
The EX-800 emulation is quite powerful too. It includes all the dot-matrix
printer commands (including graphics) used by hundreds of programs.
Mostly, you’ll choose this option when you run a program that cannot send
laser printer commands.
The Proprinter, a dot-matrix printer like the EX-800, has a similar command
set. You likely will opt for Proprinter emulation only when you want to use
computer programs specifically designed for the Proprinter and IBM com-
puter environment.
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