Colour Printer Users Manual

l:*-V[xl^V[!“VA^V[X^VL\

2:*-c

“E

^V indicates that the following character is a control code. ^V[ enters

the < ESC> code. < ESC > has character code 27, and “[” is the 27th

character in ASCII sequence from A. Similarly, “VA enters the control

code < 1 > and “VL enters the control code < 12 > . See your DOS manual

if you need further information about EDLIN.

You can now set up the printer by sending it the file NLQELITE.DAT.

To avoid unnecessary logging of commands, switch hard-copy output off

(by pressing CTRL-PRTSC if hard copy is on). To print the file

README.DOC in NLQ elite type, give the following two commands:

A>COPY NLQELITE.DAT PRN

A >PRINT README. DOC

For greater convenience you can make a batch file that will set up the

printer and print any specified file with a single command. To create such

a batch file with the name NLQPRINT.BAT, type in the first four lines shown

next. ^Z means to press the CTRL and Z keys simultaneously. To use this

file to print README.DOC, type the fifth line.

A>COPY CON NLQPRINT.BAT

COPY NLQELITE.DAT PRN

PRINT %1

A>NLQPRINT README.DOC

The first above line is a copy command from the CONsole screen to

a file named NLQPRINT.BAT. The next two lines are the contents of this

file. The %l is a dummy parameter: whatever tile name you type after

NLQPRINT will be substituted for %l and printed.

PROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH BASIC

As an example of programming the printer in Microsoft BASIC, we

have listed the program for the IBM-PC that printed the sample on the

foldout inside the back cover. This program runs in the printer’s Standard

mode (DIP switch l-6 ON).