Canon LBP-1000 User Guide
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Printer Personality Switching
Printer Personality Switching
If you have purchased and installed the A-32 module for Adobe PostScript 3, you can
now print PostScript print jobs in addition to PCL. With two personalities in the
now print PostScript print jobs in addition to PCL. With two personalities in the
printer, the printer can be set to use one or both printer personalities, according to your
needs.
needs.
After the A-32 module for Adobe PostScript 3 has been installed, your printer is set
to switch automatically to PCL or PostScript job processing, based on the content of
the print job. If the print job is in the PCL language, the printer uses the PCL
the print job. If the print job is in the PCL language, the printer uses the PCL
personality to do the print job. If the print job is in the PostScript language, the printer
uses the PostScript personality to do the print job.
uses the PostScript personality to do the print job.
A PCL system without the PostScript option (or if the printer is dedicated to
one personality) has more memory available for imaging because there is
only one resident personality instead of two. For instructions on dedicating
the printer to one personality, see page 82.
one personality) has more memory available for imaging because there is
only one resident personality instead of two. For instructions on dedicating
the printer to one personality, see page 82.