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ML390/391 Turbo Printer Handbook 49
Compatible Printer Drivers
Many of the software packages you use will contain drivers 100% compatible with
your printer. For older software, however, it may be necessary to select a driver that
functions nearly the same as a driver specifically designed for your printer. This gen-
erally means that you will be selecting a driver that provides commands to access
most, but not all of the available functions; however, the commands that are available
will perform properly with your printer.
The table below summarizes the various drivers that will work with your printer.
They are listed in order by decreasing compatibility as you go down the list: select
one from as high up on the list as possible, based on what is available from among the
drivers supplied with your software. If you don’t see one from near the top of the list,
give the software manufacturer a call to see if they have added any drivers to those
supplied when you purchased your software. Software manufacturers are constantly
updating their lists of drivers to keep up with the printer market and they may very
well have one which will give maximum compatibility with your printer.
Because there are some differences in characteristics such as speed or access to vari-
ous features, you may wish to experiment with several different drivers. If you must
select a driver that is not listed in the table, be sure to check it thoroughly for print
features such as boldface, underline and changes in pitch. Don’t be surprised if bold-
faced items are printed twice, underlines are misplaced, wide spaces are left between
lines or the printer behaves chaotically (turn off the printer if the latter occurs). These
are all characteristics of an incompatible driver selection.
Oki ML 590/1 IBM
IBM Proprinter
X24e/ XL24e
IBM Proprinter
X24/ XL24
IBM Proprinter
IBM Graphics Printer Use this emulation only when
you've selected an IBM Pro-
printer X24e/ XL24e driver
and you need to use Epson
LQ high density graphics. Oki ML 590/1 Epson
Epson LQ 870/ 1170
Epson LQ 850/ 1050
Epson LQ 860/ 2550
Epson LQ 2500
Epson LQ 1500
Epson LQ
Epson FX
Epson JX
Epson LX
Epson RX
Epson MX
IBM Proprinter Emulation IBM X24e AGM/XL24e AGM
Emulation
Epson LQ
Emulation