Star Micronics 4 manual Hints Thehex dump, ThePAPERFEEDparameter

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2.2.6 Hints: Thehex dump

. To make your Star LaserPrinter4 ‘printin hexadecimalratherthan the usualASCIIsymbols,pressthecontrolpanelbuttonsthatput the printer offline and in PROGRAMmode. Moveto the EMULATIONparame- ter’s HEX DUMPsettingand selectON.

●SomecontrolorEscapecodescanbeproblemson a fewcomputers;those computemchangecertaincodeswhensendingthemto the printer.If you thinkyou havethisproblemyouneedto see exactlywhatyourprinteris receiving.Werecommendyouruna shortprogramthatloopsthroughand printsthe ASCIItable.Print in hexadecimalratherthan theusualASCII symbols.

●If you spot a problemcode you can try to bypassthe problem,eitherby sendingeach code directlyto the printer,or by changingyour system’s printerdriver.Suchcomputer-specificsolutions,though,are beyondthe scopeof this manual.We suggestthat if necessaryyou consultanother progranimermore familiarwith your computer.

●Actually,if youaredebugginganyprogramyou mayfindthishex-dump modehelpfid.It can be a great trouble-shooter.

2.3CONTROLLINGTHE PAGE

Inthis section we look at two controls you have over how the Star LaserPrinter4 handles and formats its pages: You can set values for the PAPERFEEDandLAYOUTparameterson thecontrolpanel.Atthe endof this sectionwe’ll also previewdifferentwaysto movethe print position.

2.3.1 ThePAPERFEEDparameter

ThePAPERFEEDparameterlets you specifybothwhatkindof paperyou want and how the paper is fed.

Oneconvenientthingabouta laserprinteris thatit doesn’tneed continuous forms, sometimescalledfanfohi paper. Other printersfeed in a stack of forms—withpagesalljoinedbyperforations-by havingsprocketsengage andpullalongpinfeedholespunchedalongeachsideof thepaper.Afterit’s printed you have to tear off the pinfeed-holestrips and then separatethe pages.

Withthe StarLaserPrinter4 youcan printon a varietyof ordinarycut sheet pages.

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