Applications Manual
Century Schoolbook Linotype Corporation
About this manual
Preface
What’s in this manual?
Star LaserPrinter 4/// Operations Manual
Conventions
Table of Contents
Page
Page
Versatility
Getting b KnoW’Yow m‘ Star LaserPrinte~4111
CG Times Font
Font options
Star LaserPrinter 4111is a computer
3How your laser printer communicates
Print engine
Rir
Binary and hexadecimal arithmetic
101001011111110100110111111011010010110100001001
Ascii table
0100 1010
Escape sequences
Control codes
Printer drivers
7A Basic example
Sending your own printer commands
END RUN
Printer emulations
Memo
Control panel
Four versions of parameters
Parameter settings
Fuetory deftiult settincq
L/VTERFACEparameter
How to change parameters
Serial interface special bits
Serial interface rate
Checking your connections
Serial interface protocol
Hints The hex dump
Paper Feed parameter
Controlling
200C
Hints Pape6 labels and transparencies
Orientation
Layout parameter
Margins, columns and lines
Moving the print position a preview
Auto’parameters
Font attributes a preview
Controlling the Printing
Star Laserprinter 4111SUPERSET
Typefaces and fonts
Fonts EmAm
Font height
Font spacing and pitch
Size and type~ace
Internal fonts
Bit-mapped fonts
Cartridge and downloaded fonts
Hints Where to get fonts
What are symbol sets?
Symbol Sets
Selecting fonts
Default font attributes
Hints Desktop publishing and page design
Using cartridge fonts
How to download fonts
Optional fonts
Download CN1OORPN.R8P
Downloading a font example one
Download CN 100IPN.R8P
Downloading a font example two
Hints Managing memory
Page
What do Printer Control Language look Like?
FW7terControl m‘ Language a
Combining Escape sequences
ESC Z
Self test
Reset
Set number of copies
Set feed selection
ESC E
Example Printer controls
Length
Orientation
Orientation Papersize @6LINEs/INcHn @8LINEs/INcH
Top margin
Side margins
Text length and the bottom margin
Example Page formatting
Lines per inch
Many ways to move
Defining line depth
Defining the space and column
Horizontal moves by columns, decjpojnts Dots
Movjng the Print posjtjon horizontally
Page
Vertical moves bylines, decipoints and dots
Moving the print position vertically
Combining move commands
Backspace
Carriage return
Line feeds
Define automatic line endings
Form feed
Autowrap
Pushing and popping the print position
Selecting primary or secondary fonts
Font selection
Assigning font ID numbers
Font attributes
Selecting downloaded fonts
Orientation
Selecting a symbol set
Symbol sets a review
1S0 14JIS Ascii
1IQ
Selecting the current or default symbol set
Example Symbol set commands
Pitch
Spacing
Style
Font height
Stroke weight
Typeface
Typeface
Lprint CHR$ 27sopl 6 h8 .5vOsObOT
Example Font attributes
Underline
How to print Escape sequences and control codes
Font control
Function
Example Controlling fonts
Page
Example Assigning font numbers
Font design is tedious
How to download your own fonts
Downloading a headerfor your font
Assigning a font ID to your font
Byte Meaning
Page
Description length
Page
Ag d
Cw tg d
Page
R o p d
O p
36-55 0/0 56-80 ~0 81 -99 0/0
Current pattern fill as selected with ESC *v n T
EP g
Page
Function
140
Page
Page
Page
EG m
CT P
F a p
P f s
Page
1P PLY,Ply , P2x, P2y
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IR Pr.~,Pln P2r.x,P2ry
Cs c
Page
AR d.w, d?’c,anqle, chord atlyle
AA xc, JC, angle , chord angle
CI radius , chord angle
At p c
PR d.rl, d?l, dx2, dv2, .... d.w, dvn
RT d.ri,~iid. .w. de , ~llord angle
Rt p c
AA, AR, AT, CI, PA, PD, PE, PR, PU, RT
A c
R c
ER d,r,d
Radius, sturt an,qe,sweep angle 1,chord angle J
WG rudilis, start angle, sweep utzgle , chord atlqlc
F AG
LA kind, ~’alue, kind, value . kind, value
LT type , pattern length , mode
D c
~idtll. pen
Ind’.t,Ltidtlz.Izeiglzt,,twn /. petl, . pen
SV hpe , optl , opt2
SP pelnumber
Tm c
S c
UL index , gapl Gap20
AD kind, ~alue . kind, value
CF,fill mode , edge pt’t?
M c
CP spaces, lines
Relative direction command
Absolute direction command
Define label terminator command
Define variable text path command
Select primary font command
Extra space command
Select secondaryfont command
ES t’idth, height
Label origin command
Ubelinstruction command
Select alternate font command
Selectfont type command
Absolute character size command
Standardfont definition command
SD kind. ~’alue, kind, iwlue
S1 width, height
Relative character size command
Character slant command
Select standard font command
Transparent data command
Escape Sequences in GIJ2 Mode
Page
128
Printer Control Language PCL commands
Page
Reset the printer Esc Y Enable display function
2 GL/2 commands
Page
Symbol Name
‘--lAm131i
Roman Extension
ISO 25 French
ID Number Symbol Name HP German
139
140
Eo1
Latin Cont
110
Symbol
1S0 61 Norwegian
2345
147
ID Number Symbol Name IG1S0 21 German
HP Spanish
ID Number Symbol Name 2K1S0 57 Chinese
ID Number Symbol Name 2s1S0 17 Spanish
ID Number Symbol Name 1S0 IRV 101112134567 152
I I I I I I I
ID Number Symbol Name 4sISO 16 Portuguese
1S0 84 Portuguese
ID Number Symbol Name 6SISO 85 Spanish
ID Number Symbol Name 8URoman-8 2 3 4 5 6
ID Number Symbol Name 8URoman-8
10UIBM-PCUS
ID Number Symbol Name 10UIBM-PCUS
1lU IBM-PC Denmark/Norway
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ID Number Symbol Name 12UPC-850
12UPC-850
Index
Font IDnumbers62,76,80
167
2N ~
168