Brother HL-1040 User Manual page 10

Enhanced Printing Performance and User-Friendly Operation for
®
Windows
The dedicated printer driver and TrueType-compatible fonts for
®
Microsoft Windows 95/98 and Windows 3.1 are available on the floppy
disk and CD-ROM supplied with your printer. You can easily install
them into your Windows system using our installer program. The
driver supports our unique compression mode to enhance printing
speed in Windows applications and allows you to choose various
printer settings including toner saving mode, custom paper size, sleep
mode, gray scale adjustment, resolution and so forth. You can easily
set these print options through the Printer Setup Menu within the
Windows Control Panel.
(For HL-1040/1050 Only)
Remote Printer Console Program for DOS
The utility program, Remote Printer Console (RPC), is available on a
floppy disk supplied with your printer. When you operate your
computer in the DOS (Disk Operating System) environment, this
program allows you to easily change the default settings of the printer
such as fonts, page setup, emulations and so on.
This program also provides a status monitor program, which is a
Terminate-and-Stay Resident (TSR) program. It can monitor the
printer status while running in the background and report the current
status or errors on your computer screen.
(For HL-1040/1050 Only)
Popular Printer Emulation Support
These printers support the following popular printer emulation modes.
The HL-1040 supports HP LaserJet IIP, Epson FX-850, and IBM
Proprinter XL.
The HL-1050 supports HP LaserJet 6P/6L, Epson FX-850 and IBM
Proprinter XL. When you use DOS application software or Windows
version 3.0 or earlier, you can use any of these emulations to operate
the printer. The printer also supports auto-emulation switching
between HP and Epson or HP and IBM. If you want to select the
printer emulation, you can do it using the Remote Printer Console
Program.
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