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The printersupportsvariouscommandsin additionto the above,such as
quadmple-sizeprinting.Mostoftheseothercommandsconsistoftheescape
codefollowedby one or momlettersor numbers.
If yoursoftwareenablesyoutoplacetheescapecodeinyourfdes,orif you
areabletodefinethisasauseroptionduringinstallation,youcanalsoembed
theseescapesequences.
PROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH DOS
COMMANDS
If your systemincludesthe file PRINT.COMyou can use the main DOS
printingcommand.Simplytypethe wordPRINTfollowedby thenameof
the file you want to print. To print a file named README.DOC,for
example,type:
A>PRINT README .PC)C
The computermay respond with the followingmessage, asking which
printerto use:
Name of 1i st device IPRNI:
If yourcomputerisconnectedto onlyoneprinter,pressRETURNto select
the default choice (PRN). Printing will begin and the A> prompt will
reappear.You can executeothercommandsor programswhilethe file is
beingprinted.
A singlePRINTcommandcanprinttwo or mo~ files.Listthe file names
consecutivelyon the sameline,or usewild-cardcharacters(* and ?).Each
file willbe printedstartingon a newpage.ThePRINTcommandalsohas
controloptions.For example,youcan terminatea printingjob in progress
withthen option.(Theprintermaynotstopprintingimmediatelyasthere
mayk considerabledatastoredaheadinitsbuffer.)Forthen option,type:
A:)pRINT/T
SeeyourDOSmanualforfurtherinformationaboutthePRINTcommand.
If yoursystemdoesnotincludePRINT.COM,youcanprintfilesby using
thePRNdevicenamein COPYorTYPEcommandssuchasthefollowing:
A>COPY README .DOC PRN
A>TYPE README .DOC :>PRN
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