Setting up the printer2-15Selecting an emulationBefore printing with your software, verify that the correct emulation is selected onyour printer. This section describes the available emulations and their selection.An emulation is a set of commands used by your software to communicate with theprinter. There are many different emulations available for printers. Each emulationhas unique features and capabilities. This printer offers three resident emulations:z DEC PPL2z IBM Proprinter XL24Ez EPSON ESC/P2The printer’s preselected factory setting for the emulation settings is port dependant(PORT DEPND), which means that for every interface a different emulation is set.The default setting for the serial interface is DEC PPL2, for the parallel interface EP-SON ESC/P2 and for the USB interface EPSON ESC/P2.It is also the possibility to select an Autosening setting, which detects the correct em-ulation setting automatically.Resident emulations are stored in the printer’s permanent memory.Here are some points to help you determine which emulation to select:3 Determine which emulations your software supports. (Refer to your software docu-mentation.) Since most software programs support this printer, try to run a programwith the factory default emulation first. Try this emulation even if you are not sureof which emulation to choose. See Chapter 5, “Using Set-Up Mode”, for detailed in-formation about how your printer communicates with your software.3 If you are using more than one software package, determine which emulation is sup-ported by the software you use most frequently. Select that emulation.3 If your software supports more than one emulation, select the DEC PPL2 emulationif possible. This emulation has the greatest capabilities.3 If you want to use an emulation that is not supported by your software, contact yoursoftware manufacturer or printer dealer and ask whether support is available. Youmay be able to obtain a printer driver that is not shipped with the original softwarepackage.
