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Here’s a way you can save yourself a few keystrokes:type in those
commandsthathavethe samecommand-categoryprefix asjust one long
Escapescquencc.To combinecommandsthis way, typethe <ESC>and
command-categoryprefixjust once,andcapitalizeonlythe last command
character.
For example,to definethestyle,weightandcharacterfacefortheprimary
font,youmightsendthesecommand:
<ESC>
(S 1S
<ESC>
(S 7B
<ESC>
(S 5T
whichwouldproduceitalicsboklface
TmsRomn. Butthissinglecommand
doesthe samething,all withoncblow:
<ESC>
(S IS 7b ST
CONTROLLING THE PRINTER
Self test
Youcan checkhow yourLaserPrinter8 is printingand have a look at its
parametersettingsby sendingthisSelfTest command:
<ESC>
Z
Noticethatthezislowercase;thisistheonlyLaserJetIIcommandthatends
with~smallletter.Afteryousenda SelfTestcommand,thepnntcrfinishes
printinganypagesleftinitsmemory.Thenonanewpageitprintsitscurrent
parameters(justimportantitemssuchasnumberofcopiesandfontsinuse).
The printer finishes off the page with a continuousdisplay of all the
charactersin itsdefaultfont.
The printeralsoquicklychecksitsinterface.Assumingit findsno trouble,
theprinteristhenreadyforyournextpage.Iftheprinterdetectsa problcm
it shows a front panel message, which you can look up in your Star
LaserPrinter8 OperationsManual.
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