Star Micronics 4 Printer User Manual


 
5.5.14 Typeface
The StarLaserPrinter4 uses Courierfont as its defaultFX-850font.
You use the SelectEmulationsupersetcommandto switch into another
emulationto selectacartridgeordownloadedfont,butyouwon’tbe ableto
bringthatfontbackintoFX-850mode.That’sbecauseFX-850emulation
alwaysstartswith Courieras its defaultfont.
5.5.15 Underline
The underlinecommandunder FX-850 emulationputs underlinesunder
spaces as well as characters.To turn underlineon or off you send this
command:
<ESC> n
If n is an oddnumber,underliningis turnedon.
If n is an evennumber,underliningis turnedoff.
5.5.16 Master Select
TheMasterSelectcommandis ashortcutyoucanuseto specifywhichfont
youwantto printwith.MasterSelectletsyoucombineseveralcommands
inone—halfofallthefontattributeswithonefellswoop.MasterSelectalso
cancelsthefeaturesyoudo
notselectwithit.
The onlyrestrictionis that you can’t combinecondensedor monospaced
pitcheswithproportionalspacing.If youmix themyou’lljust getpropor-
tionalspacing.
To selectamongthe variousprintoptions,use this command:
<ESC>! n
Forthevalueof nyoujust addupthevaluesofeachofyourdesiredPRINT
modesin thistable:
PRINT MODE
10pitch (pica) :
12pitch (elite)
1
proportional
2
condensed
4
bold (emphasized) 8
bold (double-strike) 16
extended
32
italics 64
underline
128
111