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17 Appendix
Using ESC/P Emulation
Emulation
Emulation Mode
Host Interfaces and Emulation
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Switching between Printer Languages
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This section explains how to use ESC/P emulation.
The following describes the printer language emulations available on this machine.
Print data follows certain rules (grammars). These rules (grammars) are called printer
languages.
This machine supports two types of printer languages: a page description language,
which is used to create images on a page-by-page basis, and an emulation, which is
used to obtain the print results similar to that of other printers. To "emulate" means to
imitate the print results of other printers.
When printing data written in a language other than the page description language
supported by this machine, switch this machine to the emulation mode. The
relationships between the emulation mode and the printer to be emulated are as
follows.
Emulation Mode
ESC/P emulation mode (ESC/P mode)
Different host interfaces support different printer languages. The host interfaces that
support printer languages are as follows.
Parallel port
NetWare port
lpd port
SMB port
IPP port
Port 9100 port
The machine provides a multi-emulation feature that allows to switch between different
printer languages.
There are three methods of switching between printer languages.
Switching by Commands
Commands for switching between printer languages are provided. Upon receipt of a
command, the machine switches to the relevant printer language.
Automatic Switching
The machine analyzes the data received by a host interface, and automatically
identifies the printer language to be used. It then switches to the identified printer
language.
Interface-dependent
You can set a printer language for each host interface using the control panel. The
machine switches to a printer language corresponding to the host interface that
received data.
Printer to be Emulated
VP-1000
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