Controllingtheprinter - Star Micronics 8 Series Applications Manual

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CONTROLLING THE PRINTER
Putting the printer online or offline
You can send<XOFF>and <XON>controlcodes(describedin Chapter2
under"SerialInterface")to putyourprinterofflineandthenonlineagain.If
youareusingaparallelinterface,anydatayourcomputersendsafteryouput
the printerofflinewill not be printed.
To put the printerofflinesend this controlcode:
<XOFF>
(sometimesshownas <DC3>)
To-putthe printerback online,eitherpress ONLINEon the front panelor
send this command:
<X( IN>
(sometimesshownas <DC1>)
If the printer is alreadyonlinewhen you send the <XON> command,the
printerwill cancelany incompleteline of print.
Reset
TheEX-800emulationresetcommandreturnstheprintertoitsdefaultinitial
parameters.Whenyousendthiscommandattheendof apnnt job theprinter
will reset its parametersonly afterpreviouscommandshavefinished.You
should,however,taketheprecautionof puttinga formfeedbeforethe reset,
to make sure you lose no print data.
To reset the Star LaserPrinter8, send this command:
<ESC>@
Bell
Whenyou send the Bellcontrolcodethe Star LaserPrinter8 will soundits
beeperfor ha~fa second(assumingyou haven'tturnedit off with the front
panel menu):
<BEL>
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