About Emulation Modes; Automatic Emulation Selection (Hl-4050Cdn Only); Automatic Interface Selection - Brother HL-4040CN User Manual

About emulation modes

This printer has the following emulation modes. You can change the setting by using the control panel or Web
Based Management (Web browser).
HP LaserJet Mode
The HP LaserJet mode (or HP mode) is the emulation mode in which this printer supports the PCL5C and
PCL6 language of the Hewlett-Packard
laser printer. Using this mode will allow your printer to run at its best with those applications.
BR-Script 3 Mode (HL-4050CDN only)
BR-Script is an original Brother page description language and a PostScript
interpreter. This printer supports level 3. The BR-Script interpreter of this printer allows you to control text
and graphics on pages.
For technical information about PostScript
• Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript
Professional, 1999. ISBN: 0-201-37922-8
• Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript
1988. ISBN: 0-201-14396-8
• Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript
Professional, 1985. ISBN: 0-201-10179-3

Automatic emulation selection (HL-4050CDN only)

This printer has an automatic emulation selection feature that is turned on by default. This lets it automatically
change the emulation mode to suit the type of data it receives.
You can change the setting by using the control panel or Web Based Management (Web browser).

Automatic interface selection

This printer has an automatic interface selection feature that is turned on by default. This lets it automatically
change the interface to IEEE 1284 parallel (HL-4050CDN only), USB, or Ethernet depending on which
interface is receiving data.
Since the default setting is on for the automatic interface selection mode, simply connect the interface cable
to the printer. Always turn off both your computer and printer when connecting or disconnecting the cable.
Auto Interface selection can take a few seconds to work. If you only use one interface it would be advisable
to select that interface; use the control panel to access the General Setup menu, choose Interface and
then choose Select. If only one interface is chosen, the printer will allocate the entire input buffer to that
interface.
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LaserJet laser printer. Many applications support this type of
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commands, see the following manuals:
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Language Reference, 3rd edition. Addison-Wesley
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Language Program Design. Addison-Wesley Professional,
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Language Tutorial and Cookbook. Addison-Wesley
Driver and Software
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