Brother HL-2700CN 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.
HL-2700CN can use the TCP/IP, IPS/SPX, Apple Talk, DLC/LLC,
Banyan VINES, DEC LAT and NetBEUI environments. Also, many
useful utilities, such as BRAdminProfessional for the administrator
and Brother network printing software, are included in the CD-ROM
supplied with the HL-2700CN printer.
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). You can 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 it can print larger graphics and more fonts
without additional memory.