Control L Ingtheprinter - Star Micronics 8 Series Applications Manual

Here's a way you can save yourself a few keystrokes: type in those
commandsthat have the same command-category prefix as just one long
Escape scquencc.To combinecommandsthis way, type the <ESC> and
command-category prefixjust once, and capitalizeonly the last command
character.
For example,to definethe style,weightand characterface for the primary
font, you mightsend thesecommand:
<ESC>
(S
1S
<ESC>
(S
7B
<ESC>
(S
5T
whichwouldproduceitalicsboklface
Tms Romn.
Butthissinglecommand
does the same thing,all with onc blow:
<ESC>
(S IS
7b ST
CONTROLLING THE PRINTER
Self test
You can check how your LaserPrinter8 is printingand have a look at its
parametersettingsby sendingthis Self Test command:
<ESC>
Z
Noticethatthez is lowercase;thisis theonlyLaserJetIIcommandthatends
with ~smallletter.Afteryousenda SelfTestcommand,thepnntcr finishes
printinganypagesleftin itsmemory.Thenon a newpageitprintsitscurrent
parameters(justimportantitemssuchasnumberof copiesandfontsin use).
The printer finishes off the page with a continuousdisplay of all the
charactersin its defaultfont.
The printeralso quicklychecksits interface.Assumingit findsno trouble,
theprinteris then readyfor yournextpage.If the printerdetectsa problcm
it shows a front panel message, which you can look up in your Star
LaserPrinter8 OperationsManual.
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