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Active igp emul and active emulations – Printronix P8000 Series Cartridge Ribbon Printer User Manual

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ACTIVE IGP EMUL and ACTIVE EMULATIONS

The emulation types present in the printer are based on the firmware installed
and the emulation options included. Both are configured from the Factory and
do not require any action from the user.

IMPORTANT

Be sure to know which type of firmware and options are purchased

(see Table 4) to understand the ACTIVE IGP EMUL, ACTIVE
EMULATION, and EMULATION main menus. The H-Series and Indian
Language printers only have the LinePrinter+ emulation.

This ACTIVE IGP EMUL and ACTIVE EMULATION function allows you to
activate the desired emulation. There are two methods for selecting the
desired emulation. The first is by selecting the emulation directly from the
printer menu. The second is by sending a host command which will switch the
emulation automatically (see the appropriate Programmer's Reference
Manual

for details

).

When changing from one emulation to the other, the printer will load the
power-up configuration and the new emulation parameters. Any configuration
settings performed before selecting these emulations that are not saved in
NVRAM will be lost.

Table 10. Available Firmware Types and Options

Firmware Type

ACTIVE IGP

EMUL

1

ACTIVE

EMULATION

2

EMULATION

3

P8000 Standard

IGP/PGL*

N/A

IPDS

IPG/PGL

LinePrinter+

IGP/VGL

N/A

IPDS

IGP/VGL

LinePrinter+

P8000 TN

IGP/PGL*

N/A

IGP/PGL

LinePrinter+

IGP/VGL

N/A

IGP/VGL

LinePrinter+

NOTE:

* = Default Selection

1

The Active IGP EMULATION menu is only available when the PGL/VGL option is installed.

2

The ACTIVE EMULATION menu shows the options “IGP/PGL & LP+” and “IGP/VGL &

LP+” when the PGL/VGL option is installed. Otherwise, “LinePrinter+” replaces the options.

3

The selections under the EMULATION menu is based on the ACTIVE IGP EMULATION or

ACTIVE EMULATION settings with all Optional Emulations installed.

ACTIVE IGP EMUL and ACTIVE EMULATIONS