Laser Printer Applications Manual

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Youcan controlyourStarLaserPrinter8 intwo ways,eitherthroughfront

panelparameters or throughsoftwarecommands. In thischapterwe will

considerprinter controlsmostlyfrom the perspectiveof the front panel.

However,we’llalso meet four specialcommands,the StarLaserPrinter8

superset.

Throughout this manual we approach parameters and commands the same

way: overall pnnter-level controls first, then page-level controls (layout and

print position movements), and finally character-level controls

(fontsand

graphics).We’lldiscussthesein generaltermsin thischapter.

Thespecificcommandsyoucansendto yourprinterto makeit emulare,or

worklike, otherprintersare describedin chapters4 through7. The most

importantfactaboutprintercommands,though,is thatyou may not even

needto knowhowto usethem.If yoursoftwaresystemsincludetheirown

printer drivers, you may want to read only this chapter and skip all of

chaptem4 through7.

PRINTER PARAMETERS

The front panel

TheeasiestwaytocontrolyourStarLaserPrinter8isthroughitsfrontpanel,

asexplainedinmoredetailinyourStarLaserPrinter8 OperationsManuai.

When yourprinteris online(connectedto and underthe controlof your

computer), its front panel display shows you the printer’s status. For

example,the READYlight blinkswhen the printer is warmingup. The

DATAlightcomesonwhenevertheprinterisholdingdataithasn’tprinted

yet.

Whenyoupressthe ON

LINE button,theprinterchangesfromnormalto

ofline modeandcannotacceptdatafromyourcomputer.Whentheprinter

is offlineyoucanusetheotherpanelbuttons.Forinstance,if youpressthe

TEST/PREVIOUS button when the laser printer is offline, it finishes