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Youcan controlyourStarLaserPrinter8 intwo ways,eitherthroughfront
panelparameters or throughsoftwarecommands. In thischapterwe will
considerprinter controlsmostlyfrom the perspectiveof the front panel.
However,we’llalso meet four specialcommands,the Star LaserPrinter8
superset.
Throughout this manual we approach parameters and commands the same
way: overall pnnter-level controlsfirst, then page-level controls (layout and
print position movements), and finally character-level controls
(fontsand
graphics).We’lldiscussthesein generaltermsin thischapter.
Thespecificcommandsyoucansendto yourprinterto makeit emulare,or
worklike, otherprintersare describedin chapters4 through7. The most
importantfactaboutprintercommands,though,is thatyou may not even
needto knowhowto usethem.If yoursoftwaresystemsincludetheirown
printer drivers, you may want to read only this chapter and skip all of
chaptem4 through7.
PRINTER PARAMETERS
The front panel
TheeasiestwaytocontrolyourStarLaserPrinter8isthroughitsfrontpanel,
asexplainedinmoredetailin yourStarLaserPrinter8 OperationsManuai.
When yourprinteris online(connectedto andunder the controlof your
computer), its front panel display shows you the printer’s status. For
example,the READYlight blinkswhen the printer is warmingup. The
DATAlightcomeson whenevertheprinterisholdingdataithasn’tprinted
yet.
Whenyoupressthe ON
LINE button,theprinterchangesfromnormalto
ofline modeandcannotacceptdatafromyourcomputer.Whentheprinter
is offlineyoucanusetheotherpanelbuttons.Forinstance,if youpressthe
TEST/PREVIOUS button when the laser printer is offline,it finishes
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