Xante 3 Series warranty Selecting PostScript or Emulation Modes, HP-GL only files

Selecting PostScript or Emulation Modes

The printer’s front panel allows you to select modes (Adobe PostScript or an emulation) through the Interface menu, SETUP:I/F. For details on selecting the interface, see “Selecting Menu Options” earlier in this chapter. Then see “Interface Control” in this chapter for listings of modes available for each interface port.

The main ways to configure a printer interface are for

•	PostScript only files	•	HP–GL only files
•	HP PCL 5 only files	•	A	mix—PostScript and HP PCL 5 files

Each port can be individually configured. For example, you can configure the parallel port for PostScript and the serial port for HP-GL.

If you plan to send a combination of PostScript and HP PCL 5 files, you may want to set at least one of the printer interfaces to an automatic switching mode. This Automatic Interface Switching (AIS) technology works by examining the incoming data stream to determine if it is a PostScript or HP PCL 5 file and then by activating the appropriate emulation.

Automatic switching is designed to work with mainstream application packages. Occasionally, some applications do not use the customary codes at the beginning of a file, and the file may not work as expected. If this happens, use the front panel to set the printer to the appropriate emulation.

Note: If you are printing in either PCL 5 or HP-GL 7475A mode, see appendix A, “HP PCL and HP–GL Supported Commands,” for details on PCL syntax and commands.

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