Laser Printer Applications Manual

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The Command parameter
The Star LaserPrinter8’s Emulationsetting defines which printer it is
imitating:Hewlett-PackardLaserJetseries II, Xerox Diablo 630, Epson
EX–800or IBMPropnnter.
Mostof theotherCOMMANDvaluesbelowcanbe changedwithEscape
codesas well as fromthepanel.
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Number of Copies setting suggests, the Star LaserPrinter 8 can print
citherjust one copy of each page sentto it, or multiple copies up to 99. Most
wordprocessingandotherpackages,however,let youlook aftermultiple
copiesofa documentwithoutusingthiscommand.Youmayconsequently
preferto leavethisat thedefault(onecopy),changingit onlyas necessary
throughsoftwarecommands.
TwosettingsarconlymeaningfulwhenyouareusingHPLaserJetseries11
commands.First,if youenableMacroOverlay,fromzeroto99 macroscan
be active.
Second,mostof thetimeyou’llwantto printacrossthewidthof thepage,
butoccasionallyyoumaywanttoprintupthelengthofthepage.Unlikemost
otherlaser pnntem,yourStar LaserPrinter8 lets you rotate fontsto print
eitherway—youdon’thaveto buy separatefontsto printsidewayson the
page.
Yourprinternormallyfeedsa new formwhenyou rotatea font,to avoid
accidentallyprintingbothorientationsonthesamepage.Butif youwantto
intermixorientations,just changethevalueof FF on Rotateto NO. (Font
orientationisexplainedinmoredetailbelowwiththeLAYOUTparameter.)
AfewcomputerschangecertaincontrolorEscapecodeswhensendingthem
totheprinter,whichnaturallycausesconfusion.Moreover,manyprogram-
mersprefertoscchexadecimalprintoutwhentheyaredebuggingprograms.
To helpwiththesesituations,youcan makeyourStarLaserPnntcr8 print
inhexadecimalratherthantheusualASCIImodebyswitchingONtheHEX
DUMPparametersetting(see the sidebarbelow).
ThelastthreeCOMMANDvaluesconcernthephysicalmachine.Youcan
settheintensityof theprinter’sLCDdisplayfrom 1(faint)to 7 (bright);its
defaultsetting is 4. You can enable or disableboth the beeper and the
WarningAlarm(whichsoundscontinuously).
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