Brother HL-3400CN Series User Manual page 138

About Emulation Modes
This printer has the following emulation modes:
HP PCL5C Mode
This printer emulates Hewlett-Packard PCL5C color printers and PCL6
monochrome printers. This is the default emulation setting of the printer.
Since many popular software packages support this emulation, this may
be the best choice for general use.
BR-Script 2 Mode (color)
BR-Script is a Brother original page description language and it is a
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PostScript language emulation interpreter. This printer has level 2 BR-
Script, which supports full color printing at 600 dpi. BR-Script enables
superior control for text and graphics printing. The HL-3400CN will
deliver optimum performance in this mode.
Average users do not need to know much about PostScript
you want to obtain technical information about PostScript
see the following commercial manuals:
• Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript
Manual, 2nd Edition. Menlo Park: Addison-Wesley Publishing
Company, Inc., 1990.
• Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript
Design.
Menlo Park: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., 1988.
• Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript
Manual. Menlo Park: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company,
Inc., 1985.
• Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript
and Cookbook. Menlo Park: Addison-Wesley Publishing
Company, Inc., 1985.
HP-GL Mode (monochrome)
The HP-GL mode is the emulation mode where this printer emulates the
Hewlett-Packard plotter model HP-7475A. Since many graphics and
CAD applications support this type of plotter, you can get more out of
this printer working with your application software.
EPSON FX-850 and IBM Proprinter XL Mode (monochrome)
The EPSON FX-850 and IBM Proprinter XL emulations allow the HL-
3400CN to support the printer control language of industry-standard dot
matrix printers.
CHAPTER 4 CONTROL PANEL
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Language Reference
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Language Program
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Language Reference
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Language Tutorial
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