Apple manual Apple LaserWriter Select 310 Printer

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Developer Note

Apple LaserWriter Select 310 Printer

Developer Note

Developer Press

© Apple Computer, Inc. 2000

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Contents Apple LaserWriter Select 310 Printer Limited Warranty on Media and Replacement Contents Page Communication Channels Page Figures and Tables Page What This Note Contains About This NoteOther Reference Material Conventions Used in This NoteApda For More InformationPage LaserWriter Select Hardware1 LaserWriter Select 310 Hardware ROM Serial Port for RS-232C Devices Communication Ports2An 8-pin serial port connector Centronics Parallel ConnectorPstrobe Signal Status Lights ROM Capability Memory CapabilitiesBasic Operation Batch ModeDram Expansion Types Interactive ModePaper Handling 7Paper handling options Page LaserWriter Select 310 Software Adobe PostScript Programming Language Software OverviewPostScript Interpreter Types LaserWriter Select 310 DriverSelects the paper tray containing A4-size paper and sets Product Strings Software ParametersCommunication Device Parameters Compatibility OperatorsStatusdict Setting Compatibility Operators Device Checkpassword Setting System ParametersDefaulttimeouts IdlefontsProduct PrinternameProductA RamsizeSetpassword SetdefaulttimeoutsSetidlefonts Defaultmultipurposetraysize Setting Page Device ParametersDefaultpapertray SetprinternameManualfeed ManualfeedtimeoutMargins PagestackorderPapersize SetdefaultmultipurposepapertraysizePapertray Setdostartpage SetdefaultpapertraySetmargins Setpagetype SetpagestackorderSetpapertray Jobtimeout Setting User ParametersSetjobtimeout JobnameWaittimeout Setting Device ParametersSetsoftwareiomode Softwareiomode Setting Communication ParametersPacketbackchannel Setpacketbackchannel SccbatchSetsccbatch Setting Engine Device ParametersDarkness Setdarkness Setting Extensions to PostScript LevelCurrentcacheparams CurrentpackingSetcacheparams PackedarraySetpacking Printer Error ParameterPostScript Language Changes PrintererrorPacked Arrays Versus Ordinary Arrays Packed ArraysCreating Packed Arrays Immediately Evaluated Names Changes in Font Cache Operation Device Resolution ImagesEnd-of-Line Recognition New Operators TrueType FontsCommunication Channels Baud Rates Serial CommunicationFlow Control Parity SettingsDTR Flow Control XON/XOFF Flow Control SCC Operator EncodingSimple Communication Protocol Communication ProtocolsBinary Communication Protocol SOH CTL-A Parallel Interface Communicating with an IBM PCDTR Flow Control for PC Communication Serial InterfaceXON/XOFF Flow Control for PC Communication Communication DynamicsStatus Queries and Spontaneous Messages Errorerror OffendingCommand operator %%