Superscript 660 Print Modes; Gdi Mode - NEC SILENTWRITER SUPERSCRIPT 660 User Manual

3–2 Printing with Your SuperScript 660
SUPERSCRIPT
660 PRINT
MODES

GDI MODE

The SuperScript lets you choose between two print
modes, GDI and PCL emulation.
GDI mode, which prints what you see on your
screen, is very fast and works well for most users.
Printing in SuperScript PCL mode will be slower
than GDI mode because GDI is the language of
Windows with direct access to Windows resources.
PCL emulation gives you the ability to print from a
DOS application running within Windows, and from
the MS-DOS command line within Windows.
You can select print mode from many Windows
applications, or through the Control Panel's Printers
window. To print in GDI mode, select "NEC
SuperScript 660 GDI on NEC.GDI" as the current
printer. To print in PCL emulation mode, select
"NEC SuperScript 660 PCL on NEC.PCL". If you
have installed the optional 200-sheet hopper, you
should see "NEC SuperScript 660 GDI 200 on
NEC.GDI" and "NEC SuperScript 660 PCL 200 on
NEC.PCL" instead.
GDI mode takes advantage of Windows' own
internal design to produce documents faster than
most conventional printers can. Other printers
require Windows to translate a document into a
printer language, such as PCL on LaserJet printers.
GDI mode reduces overhead by eliminating this
translation step before starting to print. This results
in faster printing—as much as three times faster for
some files. SuperScript GDI mode includes some
additional features such as manual duplex printing,
density control, scaling, and forms overlay.