DATA_TYPE=data-type-name

    Specifies which translator, if any, the print symbiont invokes.

    Data-type-name can be ANSI, ASCII (same as ANSI), AUTOMATIC,
    DDIF (bitonal image subset only), PCL, REGIS, TEK4014, POSTSCRIPT,
    or PROPRINTER.  If the data-type-name is POSTSCRIPT, no translator
    is invoked.

    If you do not specify DATA_TYPE, it defaults to AUTOMATIC.  With
    AUTOMATIC, the data type of the file is determined by the file
    extension and the contents of the file.

1  –  AUTOMATIC[=initial-data-type]

    Specifies the automatic detection of the file's data type. The
    initial-data-type specifies the data type at the start of the
    file.  This is useful if the file contains PostScript data after
    ANSI, PCL, or Proprinter data.  AUTOMATIC is the default method
    for printing files.  The default initial-data-type is ANSI.

2  –  ANSI

    Specifies that the file to be printed is an ANSI file.  The file
    is translated to PostScript for printing on the PostScript printer.
    ANSI refers to the DIGITAL ANSI-Compliant PPL3 printing protocol.
    Your print file is assumed to be ANSI unless you specify that it
    is PostScript.

3  –  DDIF

    Specifies that the file to be printed is a DDIF bitonal image file.
    DDIF (DIGITAL Document Interchange Format) is used to encode graphic
    images.  Other types of DDIF-encoded data, including grayscale images,
    color images,and text, are ignored.

4  –  LIST

    Specifies that the file to be printed is a simple ASCII file.  The
    file is translated to PostScript for printing on the PostScript
    printer.  The LIST translator numbers each line of text, creates
    alternating bars of gray and white in the background, and creates
    a running head of the file name and page number.

5  –  PCL

    Specifies that the file to be printed is a PCL file; that is, the
    file was generated for printing on a printer that supports the
    Hewlett-Packard Printing Control Language.

    If your print job contains one or more of the following print
    parameters, or DCPS does not support your printer in PCL mode, then
    the file is translated to PostScript for printing:

         /PARAMETERS=LAYUP_DEFINITION
         /PARAMETERS=NUMBER_UP
         /PARAMETERS=SHEET_COUNT
         /PARAMETERS=PAGE_LIMIT

    The translator assumes the file was generated for printing on the
    Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IID printer.

    If your print job does not contain any of the previous print
    parameters, and DCPS supports your printer in PCL mode, the file
    is printed in the printer's PCL mode.

6  –  PROPRINTER

    Specifies that the file to be printed is a Proprinter file; that
    is, the file was generated for printing on an IBM Proprinter
    device.  The file is translated to PostScript for printing on the
    PostScript printer.  Specifically, the translator assumes the
    file was generated for printing on a Proprinter XL24 printer.

7  –  REGIS

    Specifies that the file to be printed is a ReGIS graphics file.
    The file is translated to PostScript for printing on the
    PostScript printer.

8  –  TEKTRONIX

    Specifies that the file to be printed was generated for printing
    on a TEKTRONIX 4010/4014 device.  The file is translated to
    PostScript for printing on the PostScript printer.