Printer User Manual

PROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH DOS

COMMANDS

If your systemincludesthe file PRINT.COMyou can use the main DOS

printingcommand.Simplytypethe wordPRINTfollowedby thenameof

the file you want to print. To print a fde named README.DOC,for

example,type:

A >PRINT README .DOC

The computermay respond with the followingmessage, asking which

printerto use:

Name of 1ist device [PRN] :

If yourcomputerisconnectedto onlyoneprinter,pressRETURNto select

the default choice (HUN).Printing will begin and the A> prompt will

reappear.You can executeother commandsor programswhilethe fde is

beingprinted.

A singlePRINTcommandcanprinttwo or morefiles.Listthe filenames

consecutivelyon the sameline,or usewild-cardcharactem(* and?).Each

file willbe printedstartingon anewpage.The PRINTcommandalsohas

controloptions.For example,youcan terminatea printingjob in progress

withthen option.(Theprintermaynotstopprintingimmediatelyasthere

maybeconsiderabledatastoredaheadinitsbuffer.)Forthen option,type:

A )F’RINT/’”lY

Seeyour,DOSmanualfor furtherinformationaboutthePRINTcommand.

If yoursystemdoesnotincludePRINT.COM,youcanprintfilesby using

thePRNdevicenamein COPYorTYPEcommandssuchasthefollowing:

COPYandTYPEdo not permityouto executeothercommandswhilethe

fileis printing.

Ifyouwantaparticularfont,orprintpitch,youcanmakethesesettingsfrom

thecontrolpanelbeforeyoustartprinting.See Chapter2.