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There’s a great shortcut that simplifies the task of sending commands to your LaserPrinter 4111:use macros. A macro is a single control code, which you can define yourself, that does the work of a whole long series of printer ‘commands.Any command can go into a macro.
Putting macros together to automatically repeat sequences of tasks is like using a real programming language. Your Star Micronics dealer may know of some
Your printer can store up to 32 macros without the optional RAM expansion. To Imanageprinter memory you can make a macro either temporary (it disappears when you reset the printer) or permanent (it disappears only when you turn off the printer).
You assign each macro an ID number when you first define it. Use this Specify Macro ID command to specify (in place of n) the ID number of the macro to which you wish to refer:
<ESC> &f HY
Por example say you want to delete a macro numbered 80. You would first select that macro with the command <ESC> &f 80Y. Then you would delete it with the Macro Control command <ESC> &f 8X as described below.
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The Macro Control command performs several jobs for you, such as defining, running and deleting macros. To manage macros you send the following command:
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<ESC> &f n X
For n you enter a number from O(zero) to 10to specify what macro control function you want to perform. These functions are described in the following table:
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