Applications Manual
Ventura PublisherXeroxCorporation
About this manual
Preface
What’sin this manual?
Star LaserPrinter4 OperationsManual
Conventions
Table of Contents
Versatility
Getting to Know Your ‘ Star LaserPrinter4
2Font options
TheStar LaserPrinter4 is a computer
3Howyour Iaserprinter communicates
ThePrint engine
Decimal Binary Hexadecimal Decimal
Binaryand hexadecimalarithmetic
TheASCII table
Controlcodes
0x 25 = o 0x 24 = o
4Escape sequences
5Printerdrivers
6Sendingyour ownprinter commands
Italics
7A BASICexample
8Printeremulations
Memo
Controlpanel
Controlling YourPrinter
Four versionsof parameters
Parametersettings
How to changeparameters
TheINTERFACEparameter
Controllingthe Printer
Serialinterfacerate
Printeremulations
Checkingyour connections
TheEmulationparameter
Whatare the emulatedprinters like?
ThePAPERFEEDparameter
Hints Thehex dump
HintsPaper, labels and transparencies
Page
Orientation
TheLAYOUTparameter
Movingtheprint positiona preview
TheEMULATEATTRIBUTESparameter
Font attributesa preview
Do you need to send commands?
Star LaserPrinter4 superset
ChangeEmulationcommand
Select Orientationcommand
ThePaperFeeder command
ThePaper Size command
Page
Typefacesand fonts
Font height
Font spacingandpitch
Size and type ace
Internalfonts
Bit-mappedfonts
Cartridgeand downloadedfonts
Hints Whereto get fonts
Whatare symbolsets?
Symbolsets
Defaultfontattributes
Each emulationhas symbolsets
Fonts
Managingfonts
2’HintsDesktoppublishingandpage design
Optjonalfonts
How to downloadfonts
Usjngcartrjdgefonts
Downloadinga fontexampletwo
Downloadinga fontexampleone
HintsManagingmemory
U a s T l I y u a p T s T t o A w N a T o
HP LaserJetIIP ‘ C o m m a n d s
Whatdo LaserJetIIP commands/ooklike?
CombiningEscapesequences
Self test
Set numberof copies
Reset
Set feed selection
ExamplePrintercontrols
Length
Side margins
@6 L
Textlengthand the bottommargin
Topmargin
T o t p
ExamplePage formatting
Many ways to move
Definingthe spaceand column
Linesper inch
Movingthe PRINTpositionhorizontally
Definingline depth
Horizontalmovesby columns,decipoints and dots
Verticalmovesbylines, decipointsand Dots
8Moving theprint position vertically
Backspace
Combiningmove commands
Linefeeds
Carriagereturn
Form feed
Autowrap
Defineautomaticline endings
Pushingand popping theprint position
Dnc &snc
Selectingprimary or secondaryfonts
Font selection
CnD
Selectingdownloadedfonts
Esc
First
A s T f
Y u t T u t G Y a w A p T g Y r T j f u \ I @ R h
SnP
SnV SnS
SnB
SOp1
How to print Escapesequencesand control Codes
Font control
ExampleControllingfonts
A m a a u T p T c
ExampleAssigningfont numbers
Font designis tedious
How to downloadyour own fonts
T y f T c I n I t e L o i a V i t a 6 h T h A t Y b Y s
Meaning
Byte Meaning
StartingRasterGraphics
Graphics
Page
Rulesand patterns
Definingrule orpattern dimensions
Choosingand printinga rule or pattern
Page
PATI’ERN
Z5 ExamplesPatterngraphics
Usingmacros
Macro Control
Examp/eMacros
Page
Whatdo FX-850commandslook like?
Commands
Unsupportedcommands
Use real numbers,not ASC/1symbols
Bell
Puttingtheprinter onlineor offline
Topand bottommargins
/ength
Esco
Line spacing
How to centerorjustify text
Space
Backspacecommands
Line feed commands
Movinghorizontallyfrom the left margin
Left-to-rightprinting
Horizontaltabs
Movinghorizontallyfrom the currentposi- tion
D3SC D d n2 ... ru%lNUL
Verticaltabs
Selectingfonts
Veflical tabs in channels
Orientation
Symbolset
4 /internationalcharacters
OAU
Spacing
Most significantbit
Pitch
Characterspacing
Condensedprint
11Font height
Extendedprint
Style
Stroke weight
Underline
Typeface
Master Select
Subscriptsand superscripts
How to cancela line or deletea character
Printingdots
Whatdo graphicscommandslook like?
Othergraphicsdensities
Mode # O
Nine-pingraphics
Changinga command’sdensity
Firstbyte
118
Technical Supplement
Command Function
HP LaserJet11PEmulationPrinter Commands
Esce
Escy
EpsonFX-850EmulationPrinter Commands
Escg
Command Function 43SC 6n
Symbol Sets
ID Number Symbol Name 1S0 60 Norwegian
ID Number Symbol Name
1S0 25 French
ID Number Symbol Name HP German
Symbol Name 1S0 15 Italian 01234 567
JIS Ascii
ECMA-94 Latin
ID Number Symbol Name ONECMA-94 Latin 1
134
EEEi01
1S0 61 Norwegian
137
1S0 69 French
HT EM
ID Number Symbol Name HP Spanish
ID Number Symbol Name 2KISO 57 Chinese
142
1S0 IRV
3s1S0 10 Swedish
4sISO 16 Portuguese 145
I141 I301 I 46 rd ‘m
147
8URoman-8
ID Number Symbol Name 8URoman-8
10UIBM-PCUS
Cont
ID Number Symbol Name 1lUIBM-PC Denmark/Norway
1lUIBM-PCDenmark/Norway
12UPC-850
155
156
LIl
158
Graphics character,105
160
Supersetcommands,26-29 symbolsets,20,37-39,65 FX-850mode,105
XON/XOFFprotxol,18
Consumer Response
