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The Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 111is an earlier kind of laser printer than your Star LaserPrinter 4111.You should have no trouble running most popular software packages, as those programs likely can send LaserJet III com- mands.

Because the LaserJet III is a laser printer, though, its commands can give you more control over your Star LaserPrinter 4111than is possible with the other built-in command sets. Recognizing that reality, we’ve put examples into this chapter.

At the end of the chapter we describe how to create and use your own fonts, and also how to save time by writing command macros.

4.1PRINTER CONTROL LANGUAGE

4.1.1What do Printer Control Language look

like?

The Star LaserPrinter 4111includes a dozen common control codes (such as <CR> for carriage returns) and single-character Escape sequences (such as <ESC> E for resetting the printer). But all the other commands you can send your Star LaserPrinter 4111look like this:

<ESC> cc n C

in which the cc prefix is a symbol or two showing the general category of commands to which this one belongs, n is some variable you want to use in this command, and C is the specific command you want performed.

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