HP-UX 11i v3 International Printing Features

Table 1: Model Files for Local-Language Character Printing

Model Files Supported Languages Supported Printer

Types

Supported Data

Formats

ESCP Chinese

, Japanese, Korean ESC/P Text

LIPS4 Japanese LIPS IV Text

NPDLII Japanese NEC PDL2 Text

PCL5.asian Chinese, Japanese, Korean PCL5 Text, PCL data

PS.font All languages supported by HP-

PostScript Text, web pages

This includes both simplified and traditional Chinese.

A model file is typically a shell script that formats incoming data into a suitable output format. Simple

model files do all the formatting within the scripts. More feature-rich model files, such as PCL5.asian

and PS.font, rely on external print filters to do some or most of the formatting work. For example,

the PS.font model file uses the psfontpf print filter.

Some model files are generic and can support a large number of different printers that use the same

printer control language, whereas others are for a specific printer type or model. Table 2 shows the

printers that are supported by various model files.

Table 2: Printers Supported by Model Files

Model Files Supported Printers

ESCP Japanese - EPSON VP-5200 and its compatible.

Korean - EPSON LQ-2080H, LQ-1570H and their compatibles.

S. Chinese - EPSON LQ-1900K2+, LQ-300+ and their compatibles.

T. Chinese - EPSON LQ-2080C and its compatibles.

LIPS4 Canon LPB-1820 and it compatibles.

NPDLII NEC LL-15/30

PCL5.asian HP PCL5 printers with or without font DIMM/CF-card

HP OfficeJet 7210 and its compatibles (Japanese only)

PS.font HP printers that support PostScript level 2 or 3

DIMM stands for dual inline memory module. Here it stands for memory cartridge that holds the font data. CF-card refers to compact flash

memory card that holds the same font data.

PostScript level 2 or 3 printers from other manufacturers should also work with a proper PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file, even though

they are not officially supported.

A number of other model files can support printing of local language characters, as shown in Table 3.

However, these files are deprecated and might be removed in a future HP-UX release. The table also

shows the recommended replacement model files for these. Consider using these replacement model

files when you are setting up a new LP destination. For example, users of old HPC120X printers

should consider replacing old printers with an ESCP printer (dot-impact) or other types of printers.

Table 3: Deprecated Model Files for Local-Language Character Printing

Deprecated Model Files Recommended Replacement

LIPS3 LIPS4

LPS PS.font for newer postscript printers

PCL5.nloo PCL5.asian

PS2.nlio PS.font

hpc120* ESCP with newer dot-impact printers