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The Hewlett-Packard LaserJet III is an earlier kind of laser printer than your
Star LaserPrinter 8111. You should have no trouble running most popular
software packages in HP LaserJet III mode, as those programs likely can
send LaserJet III commands.
Because the LaserJet III is alaserprinter, though, its commands can give you
more control over your Star LaserPrinter 8111 than is possible with the other
built-in command sets. You will probably use this emulation’s commands
more than the others. Recognizing that reality, we’ve put more examples into
this chapter.
We follow the same sequence in this chapter as we did in Chapter 2: first
some printer management and page setup commands, then we’ll cover
commands that poise the laser “pen” over the paper, next we’ll pick a font,
and finally we’ll lay down our words and pictures.
At the end of the chapter we describe how to create and use your own fonts,
and also how to save time by writing command macros.
HP LASERJET III COMMANDS
What do LaserJet III commands look like?
The LaserJet III emulation mode includes a dozen common control codes
(such as <CR> for carriage returns) and single-character Escape sequences
(such as &SC> E for resetting the printer). But all the other LaserJet III
emulation commands you can send your Star LaserPrinter 8111 look like this:
<ESC> cc n C
in which the cc prefix is a symbol or two showing the gene& category of
commands to which this one belongs, n is some variable you want to use in
this command, and C is the specific command you want performed.
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