Star Micronics 8 Series Printer User Manual


 
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Stopdefiningmacro.
2’ Executemacro. This optionmakes the printer run the last
specifiedmacro, changingprinter parametcmaccordingto
whatitscommandssay.(Theprinterparamctemarethoseyou
mightalsosetfromthefrontpanel.)Whenthemacrois done,
theprintpositionwillbejust whereit wasbeforeyouranthe
macro.
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Call macro.This option also makes the printer run the last
specifiedmacro. But before it runs the macro it saves the
currentparameters,andthenrestoresthemwhenthemacrois
finished.Again,whenthemacroisdonetheprintpositionwill
bejust whereit wasbeforeyouran the macro.
Turnon automaticmacro.Thisoptionautomaticallyy runsthe
lastspecifiedmacrooneverypageyouprint.Youcanusethis
optionto rcproduccthesamedesignon eachpage(a logoor
formdesignperhaps).Youcanhavemorethanoncautomatic
macro.Aswiththe“callmacro”option,thisonesavescurrent
parametersand print position,and restoresthcm when the
macrois finished.An automaticmacrowillterminateif you
changeoricntaticmor pagelength.
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Turnoff automaticmacro.Startingwiththecurrentpage,this
, optionterminatesthe last specifiedautomaticmacro.
6 Dclctcallmacros.Thisoptionremovesallmacrosand auto-
maticmacrosfrompnntcrmemory—evenmacrosyouhave
dcfmcdas permanentwithoption10below.
Dclctctcmporarymacros.Thisoptionalsodclctcstcmporary
automaticmacros.
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Dclctclast spcciticdmacro.
Makelast spccificdmacrotcmporary.
Makelast spccificdmacropermanent,
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