Brother HL-2400C Series - Manual (Page 125)

USER’S GUIDE
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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
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 ® language. If
you want to obtain technical information about PostScript ® commands,
see the following commercial manuals:
• Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript ® Language Reference
Manual, 2nd Edition. Menlo Park: Addison-Wesley Publishing
Company, Inc., 1990.
• Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript ® Language Program
Design.
Menlo Park: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc., 1988.
• Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript ® Language Reference
Manual. Menlo Park: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.,
1985.
• Adobe Systems Incorporated. PostScript ® Language Tutorial and
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.