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To switch printer output off, press CTRL-PRTSC or CTRL-P again.
Each time you press this key combination, hard copy togglesfrom on to
off or from off to on.
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PROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH DOS COMMANDS
If your system includes the file PRINT.COM you can use the main
DOS printing command. Simplytypetheword PRINT followedby the name
of the file you want to print. To print a file named README.DOC, for
example, type:
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A>PRINT README. DOC
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The computer may respond with the followingmessage,asking which
printer to use:
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Name of 1ist device IPRNI:
If your computer is connected to only one printer, press RETURN to
select the default choice @N). Printing will begin and the A > prompt
willreappear. You can execute other commands or programs while the file
is being printed.
A singlePRINT commandcan print two or more files.Listthefilenames
consecutivelyon the same line, or use wild-card characters (* and ?). Each
file will be printed starting on a new page. The PRINT command also has
control options. For example, you can terminate a printingjob in progress
with the /T option. (The printer may not stop printing immediately;it may
have considerabledata stored ahead in its buffer.) For the /T option, type:
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A>PRINT\T
See your DOS manual for further information about the PRINT
command. If your systemdoes not includePRINT.COM, you can print files
by using the PRN devicename in COPY or TYPE commands such as the
following:
A)COPY README. DOC PRN
AYIYPE README. DOC ) PRN
COPY and TYPE do not permit you to executeother commands while
the file is printing.
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