Brother HL-2600CN Series, Service Manual

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Three Interfaces
This printer has a high speed, bi-directional parallel interface, USB
and Ethernet 10/100BaseTX.
If your application software supports the bi-directional parallel
interface, you can monitor the printer status. It is fully compatible with
the industry-standard bi-directional parallel interface.
The Brother network board (NC-4100h) is factory installed in the HL-
2600CN, which enables you to use this printer in the TCP/IP,
IPS/SPX, Apple Talk, DLC/LLC, Banyan VINES, DEC LAT and
NetBEUI environments. Also, many useful utilities, such as BRAdmin
Professional for the administrator and Brother network printing
software, are included in the CD-ROM supplied with the HL-2600CN
printer. For setup, see the Network User’s Guide.
Automatic Interface Selection
The printer can automatically select the bi-directional parallel, USB,
NETWORK depending on the interface port through which it receives
data. With this feature, the printer can be connected to more than one
computer.
Five Emulation Modes
The printer can emulate Hewlett-Packard Color PCL
®
5C (PCL6
®
in
monochrome mode) and PostScript
®
3 language emulation (Brother
BR-Script 3) printers, the industry-standard HP-GL™ plotter as well
as EPSON
®
FX-850™, and IBM
®
Proprinter XL
®
printers (in
monochrome mode). It is possible to print with all application
programs that support one of these printers.
Automatic Emulation Selection
The printer can automatically select the printer emulation mode
depending on the print commands it receives from the computer
software. With this feature, many users can share the printer on a
network.
Data Compression Technology
The printer can internally compress the received graphics and font
data in its memory so that it can print larger graphics and more fonts
without additional memory.