About Emulation Modes - Brother HL-2400C Service Manual

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About Emulation Modes

This printer has the following emulation modes:
HP PCL5C Mode
The HP PCL5C mode (or HP mode) is the emulation mode where this
printer emulates Hewlett-Packard PCL5C color printers and PCL6
monochrome printers. Since a large number of application software
packages support this type of laser printer, your printer will operate at its
optimum performance in this mode.
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 . The BR-Script
interpreter of this printer can control text and graphics on pages
completely and satisfactorily.
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
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 modes are the emulation
modes where this printer emulates the industry-standard dot matrix
printers of respective manufacturers. Since most applications support
these printers, you do not have to be concerned about compatibility.
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