Star Micronics 8 Series Applications Manual page 22

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printingthe currentpage and then feedsin and prints a statussheet.
Somebuttonson the panellet you performtwo functions.Holdingone of
those buttons down, rather than quickly pressing it, selects a different
operation.For example,holdingdown the TEST/PREVIOUS buttonfor
over five secondsmakesthe Star LaserPrinter8 print its test pattern.
Parameter settings
From the panel you can also changethe parametersthat define how your
printer works. Parameter
just means "variable".
If you're familiar
with
earlier kinds of printers, you'll understandthat laser printer parameters
controlprettymuchthesamethingsDIPswi~ches d o.(ADIPswitchor''dual
in-linepackageswitch"is a setof smallswitchesthatcontrolvariousprinter
functions.)
character (whatcharacterfont to print)
layout (howpageswill be formatted)
paper feed (whatpaperthe printerwill use)
command (whichcommandsthe printerwill accept)
interface (how the printercommunicateswith your computer)
Theprinterstorestheseparametersas easy-to-useprogram menuitemsthat
you can selectfrom the controlpanel.These parametersspecify:
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A defaultis thesettingtheStarLaserPrinter8 willuseif noneis specifically
selectedby qprogram.Whenyoufirstturnonorlatcr resetyourprinterthese
defaultsettingswilltake effect.
Yourmainuse forthefrontpanelwilllikelybeto setthedefaultsettingsyou
want for these parameters.However, you will probably find the panel
convenienttoo when you want to switch betweenmanual and automatic
paper feed.
Four versions of parameters
The Star LaserPrinter8 actuallystores fourversionsof these parameters:
its "ultimatedefault"factorysettings,
the power-onsettingsin effect whenyou first turn on the printer,
your initialsettingsfor one particularsession,
and the currentsettingsthat the printeris usingnow.
These
are in
priorityorder,The currentsettingsalwaysoverridethe initial
sessionsettings,whichin turnoverridethepower-onsettings,whichin turn
overridethe factorysettings.
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