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Windows

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 XP Professional

About emulation modes

This printer has the following emulation modes. You can change the setting by using the control panel  or a 
Web browser.

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HP LaserJet Mode
The HP LaserJet mode (or HP mode) is the emulation mode in which this printer supports the PCL6 
language of the Hewlett-Packard

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 LaserJet laser printer. Many applications support this type of laser 

printer. Using this mode will allow your printer to run at its best with those applications.

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BR-Script 3 Mode

BR-Script is an original Brother page description language and a PostScript

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 language emulation 

interpreter. This printer supports level 3. The BR-Script interpreter of this printer allows you to control text 
and graphics on pages.

For technical information about PostScript

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 commands, see the following manuals:

• Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript

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 Language Reference, 3rd edition. Addison-Wesley 

Professional, 1999. ISBN: 0-201-37922-8

• Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript

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 Language Program Design. Addison-Wesley Professional, 

1988. ISBN: 0-201-14396-8

• Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript

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 Language Tutorial and Cookbook. Addison-Wesley 

Professional, 1985. ISBN: 0-201-10179-3

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EPSON FX-850 and IBM Proprinter XL Mode
The EPSON FX-850 and IBM Proprinter XL modes are the emulation modes that this printer supports to 
meet the industry-standard for dot matrix printers. Some applications support these dot matrix printer 
emulations. Use these emulation modes so your printer will work well when printing from those types of 
applications. 

Automatic emulation selection

This printer has an automatic emulation selection feature that is turned on by default. This lets it automatically 
change the emulation mode to suit the type of data it receives.
You can change the setting by using the control panel or a Web browser. 
The printer can choose from the following combinations: 

Setting 1 (default)

Setting 2

HP LaserJet

HP LaserJet

BR-Script 3

BR-Script 3

EPSON FX-850

IBM ProPrinter XL