Controlling
YourPrinter
YoucancontrolyourStarLaserPrinter4intwo ways,eitherthmughcontrol
panelparameters orthrough softwarecomrnana!s.Inthischapter wewill
considerprintercontrolsmostlyfromthe perspectiveofthe controlpanel.
However,we’llalso meetfour specialcommands,the StarLaserPrinter4
superset.
Throughoutthismanualweapproachparametersand commandsthesame
way:overallprinter-levelcontrolsficst,thenpage-levelcontrols(layoutand
printpositionmovements),and finallycharacter-levelcontrols(fontsand
graphics).We’lldiscussthesein generalterms inthis chapter.
Thespecificcommandsyoucan sendto yourprinterto makeit emulate,or
work like, other printers are describedin chapters 4and 5. The most
importantfactabout printercommands,though,is thatyou may noteven
needto knowhow touse them.If yoursoftwaresystemsincludetheir own
printerdrivers, you may want to read only this chapter and skip all of
chaptem4and5.
2.1 PRINTERPARAMETERS
2.1.1 Thecontrolpanel
Theeasiest way to controlyourStar LaserPrinter4is throughits control
panel,as explainedinmore detailin your StarLzserl%nter 4Operations
Manual.
Whenyour printeris online (connectedto andunder the controlof your
computer),its controlpanel display shows you the printer’s status.For
example,the READYlight blinks when the printer is warmingup. The
DATAlightcomeson whenevertheprinterisholdingdatait hasn’tprinted
yet.
Whenyoupressthe [ONLINE]button,theprinterchangesfmm normalto
ofline modeandcannotacceptdatafrom yourcomputer.Whenthe printer
isofflineyou canuse theotherpanelbuttons.For instance,ifyou pressthe
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