Print Mode; Types Of The Print Mode; If Auto-Switch Fails - Canon Laser Shot LBP5970 User Manual

Print Mode

This printer has four emulation modes, "the PCL mode", "the PS mode", "the
IMAGING mode", and "the PDF1.5 mode", and it detects received print data
automatically and switches to the appropriate print mode and print.
The printer switches the print mode by default normally. However, if the printer does
not automatically switch the print mode successfully, change the setting.

Types of the Print Mode

The following shows the emulation modes that can be used with this printer.
■ PCL Mode
PCL is a command system to control page printers developed by Hewlett-Packard
Company.
Print data of PCL-compatible applications in this mode. If the supplied PCL printer driver
is installed, data is printed in the PCL mode.
■ PS Mode
PostScript is a page-description language developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated.
This printer supports "PostScript 3 Emulation"*, making it possible to print from Windows
as well as Macintosh with PostScript.
To use the PS mode, the optional PS ROM or PS/Barcode ROM is required.
Use the PS mode also when printing PS or EPS files using "Direct Print"*.
■ IMAGING Mode
Use the IMAGING mode when printing TIFF or JPEG files using "Direct Print"*.
■ PDF1.5 Mode
Use the PDF1.5 mode when printing PDF files using "Direct Print"*.
* "Direct Print" is a mode that transmits a file from the host terminal to the printer without the printer driver and allows
the printer to detect the file and print.

If Auto-Switch Fails

If the printer does not automatically switch the print mode successfully when you
are using the printer with its print mode set to AUTO SELECTION (default), remove
the unnecessary print mode from the target modes for the auto-switch.
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