Brother MFC-9420CN - Manual (Page 91)

Printing and Faxing
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Printer Emulation Support
By default, the machine uses Brother Printing system for Macintosh ® for printer operations. The machine also
supports the BR-Script 3 (PostScript ® 3 ™ ) printer emulation modes. To use the BR-Script 3 printer driver with
a USB cable, you need to set the Emulation to BR-Script 3 by using the control panel before connecting
the USB cable. (See Using the BR-Script 3 (PostScript ® 3 ™ language emulation) printer driver on page 7-15.)
Setting the Emulation Selection
Your machine will receive print commands in a printer job language or emulation. Different operating systems
and applications will send the print commands in different languages. Your machine can receive print
commands in a variety of emulations. This machine has an Automatic Emulation Selection setting. When the
machine receives information from the Macintosh, it automatically chooses the emulation mode. This setting
has been set at the factory to
Auto .
You can change the default emulation mode manually by using the control panel.
1
Press Menu/Set, 4, 1.
2
Press ▲ or ▼ to select Auto , HP LaserJet or BR-Script 3 .
Press Menu/Set.
3
Press Stop/Exit.
Note
We recommend that you set the emulation setting with your application software or network server. If the
setting does not work properly, select the required emulation mode manually using the control panel buttons
of the machine.
Printing the Internal Font List
You can print a list of the machine’s internal (or resident) fonts to see how each font looks before you select it.
1
Press Menu/Set, 4, 2, 1.
2
Press Color Start or Black Start. The machine prints the list.
3
Press Stop/Exit.