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override the factory settings.
Factory settings are programmed into the Star LaserPrinter 8111 when it is
built at the factory. Your printer keeps the factory settings for its parameters
in ROM; they never change. You can copy them into the current settings or
any other settings as needed. But the only way you can return to the factory
defaults is from the front panel; no commands do this.
A few factory default settings am as follows:
Item
Factory default setting
Emulation
HP LaserJet III
Feeder
Paper cassette
Number of Copies 1
Orientation Portrait
Font
1 O-pitch 12-point Courier (internal)
Linesrtnch
6 lines per inch
The power-on settings am the normal default settings. The printer keeps
them even when you turn off the power. When you turn on the printer, these
power-on settings get copied into the initial and current parameter settings.
You probably will not often change the Star LaserPrinter 8111’s initial set-
rings (sometimes called “session settings’*). You’ll likely only change them
when you want to use a different printer emulation than normal. These initial
settings stay the same as the power-on settings until you change them.
On the other hand, your software will probably change the current settings
many times within the same document, with every change of font or print
style.
How to change parameters
With the printer offline, if you press the PROGRAM button the printer goes
into “program” mode. You can then step through the laser printer’s four
levels of program menu to configure your printer. That’s the process of
changing certain printer settings so your computer and printer can commu-
nicate properly.
It’s actually pretty easy. Flipping through and setting parameters from the
panel is described in detail in the Star LaserPrinter 8111 Operations Manual.
Basically, all you do is press the NEXT or PREVIOUS buttons to scroll
through the sequence of possible parameters and values, which is clearly
shown on the panel display. You press ENTER when you want to go down
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