Star Micronics LaserPrinter 8 Operator's Manual page 83

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To customizeyour printingbeyondthat will requireprogramming
fromthe computer.For that,refer to the ApplicationsManual.
There are several settings that cannot be changed, regardless of
emulation.Theyare:
Formsize - whichwillalwaysdefaulttothemaximumvalueforthe
papersize,dependingon orientation
Topofform - alwaysdefaultstothetop of thesheet. However,you
can selectthe top marginof the printedpage.
Perforationskip - alwaysdefaultsto Olines.
Specialwordprocessing features - of otherprintersis ignored.
Text/graphicsmode - defaultsto textmode.
Slashedzero - the styleof the zero dependson the selectedfont.
On-line - The printeris alwaysOn Line after beingturnedon or
poweredup.
Thehighestrankin thehierarchyavailableforprogrammingthrough
theprinter'sfrontpanelis as follows:
PROGRAM MODE
CHARACTER
* LAYOUT
PAPER FEED
COMMAND
' INTERFACE
SET INIT. VALUES
SET POWER-UP
LOAD FACTORY SET
The functionsmarkedwithan asteriskare summarizedon the status
sheet.
Alwaysstartyourprogramming bygoingOffLine(press[ONLINE]
so thatits lightgoes01. Thenpress [PROGRAM].
Asyouhavealreadyfound,youmovefromoneto thenextitemin the
samelevelbypressing[NEXT]. [PREVIOUSIreturnsthedisplayto
the lastitemat the currentlevel. [EXITI displaysthe lastitemat the
nexthigherlevel. [ENTER] displaysthefirstitemof the nextlower
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