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The printer supportsvariouscommandsin additionto the above,such as
quadruple-size printing.Mostoftheseothercommandsconsistof theescape
code followedby one or more lettersor numbers.
If yoursoftwareenablesyouto placetheescapecodein yourfiles,or if you
areabletodefinethisasauseroptionduringinstallation, y oucanalsoembed
these escape sequences.
PROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH DOS
COMMANDS
If your system includesthe file PRINT.COMyou can use the main DOS
printingcommand.Simplytypethe wordPRINT followedby the name of
the file you want to print. To print a file named README.DOC,for
example,type:
A) PRINT README . llOC
The computer may respond with the following message, asking which
printerto use:
Name of
1 i s t device
[PRN] :
If yourcomputeris connectedto onlyoneprinter,pressRETURNto select
the default choice (PRN). Printing will begin and the A> prompt will
reappear.You,can executeother commandsor programswhile the file is
being printed.
A singlePRINTcommandcan print two or more files.List the file names
consecutivelyon the sameline, or use wild-cardcharacters(* and ?). Each
file will be printedstartingon a new page.The PRINT commandalso has
controloptions.For example,you can terminatea printingjob in progress
withthe/T option.(Theprintermay not stopprintingimmediatelyas there
maybe considerabledatastoredaheadin itsbuffer.)For then option,type:
A>PRINT/T
See yourDOSmanualfor furtherinformationaboutthe PRINTcommand.
If yoursystemdoesnot includePRINT.COM,you can print files by using
thePRN devicenamein COPYor TYPEcommandssuchas the following:
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