Brother International HL-2600CN Service Manual - Page 19

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 HL2600CN, 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. I-2