Tektronix 240 user manual Changing the printer’s language mode

CUsing Different Printer Language Modes

Changing the printer’s language mode

The Phaser 240 supports the following printer languages:

■PostScript Level 1 and Level 2

■HP-GL (Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language)

■Monochrome PCL5 (Printer Command Language)

In the factory default configuration, the printer expects to receive PostScript data on all ports. If you want to use an HP-GL application, you must explicitly set up a printer port for HP-GL data, or enable Adobe IntelliSellect™ automatic language selection. If you want to use a PCL5 application, you must enable automatic language selection on a port.

Changing the language of the printer between PostScript, HP-GL, and PCL5 is port-specific. The ports, such as parallel or LocalTalk, can each be configured differently. You can change the default language on any port so whenever the printer is turned on it expects to receive PostScript, HP-GL, or PCL5 data on a specific port. If automatic language selection is enabled on a particular port, it becomes the default on that port, allowing you to change back and forth between PostScript, HP-GL, and PCL5 files.

Changes to the language on any port are persistent across print jobs and across printer power cycles.

Note The following files affect printer operation. If the printer is shared on a network, using these files may affect the prints requested from other users.

■To print PostScript files, use the PSCRIPT.PS file to set up a port to receive PostScript.

■To print HP-GL files, use the HPGL.PS file to set up a port to receive HP-GL.

■To print PCL5 files, use the AIS.PS file to set up a port for automatic language selection.

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