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Selecting PostScript or Emulation Modes
The printer’s front panel allows you to select modes (Adobe
PostScript or an emulation) through the Interface menu, SETUP:I/F.
For details on selecting the interface, see “Selecting Menu Options”
earlier in this chapter. Then see “The Interface Menu” in this chapter
for listings of the modes available for each interface port.
The main ways to configure a printer interface are
• For PostScript only files
• For HP PCL 5 only files
• For HP–GL 7475A only files
• For a mixture of PostScript and HP PCL 5 files
Each port is individually configured. For example, you can configure
the parallel port for PostScript and the serial port for HP-GL 7475A.
If you plan to send a combination of PostScript and HP PCL 5 files,
you may want to set at least one of the printer interfaces to an
automatic switching mode. This Automatic Interface Switching
(AIS) technology works by examining the incoming data stream to
determine if it is a PostScript or HP PCL 5 file and then by activating
the appropriate emulation.
Automatic switching is designed to work with mainstream
application packages. Occasionally, some applications do not use the
customary codes at the beginning of a file, and the file may not work
as expected. If this happens, use the front panel to set the printer to
the appropriate emulation.
Note: If you are printing in either PCL5 or HP-GL mode, see
appendix A, “HP PCL 5 and HP–GL 7475A Supported
Commands,” for details on PCL syntax and commands.
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