Star Micronics 8 Series manual How to change parameters

FactorysettingsarcprogrammedintotheStarLascrPnntcr8whenit is built at the factory.Yourprinterkeepsthe factorysettingsfor iLsparametersin ROM;theyncvcrchangc.Youcancopythcmiruothecurrentsettingsor any other settingsas needed. But the only way you can return to the factory dcfaulLsis fromthe frontpanel;no commandsdo this.

A few factory default settings arc as follows:

Itcm	Factory default setting
Emulation	HP LaserJet series II
Fccdcr	Paper cassctle
Number of’Copies	1
Oricntatim	Portrait
Font	1(1-pitch12-point Councr (intcmal)
Lines/inch	6 linesper inch

The power-on settings arc the normal default settings.The printer keeps thcmevenwhenyouturnoff thepower.Whenyouturnon the pnntcr,these power-onsettingsget copiedintothe initialandcurrentpararnctcrsctlings.

Youprobablywillnot of’tcnchangethe StarLaserPrinter8‘s initialsettings (sometimescalled“sessionsettings”).You’lllikelyonlychangethcmwhen you want to use a different pnntcr cmulationthan normal. These initial settingsstay the same as the power-onsettingsuntil you changethcm.

On the otherhand,yoursoftwarewillprobablychangethe currentsettings manyJimcswithinthe samedocument,with every changeof fontor print style.

How to change parameters

Withthepnntcroffline,if youpressthePROGRAM buttontheprintergoes into “program”mode. You can then step throughthe laser printer’s four ICVCISof programmenu to configureyour prinlcr.That’s the processof changingcertainprintersettingsso yourcomputerandprintercan commu- nicate properly.

It’s actuallyprettyeasy. Flippingthroughand settingparametersfromthe panelis dcscnbcdin detailin the StarLuserPrintcr8 OperationsManual.

Basically,all you do is press the NEXT or PREV1OUS buttonsto scroll throughthe scqucnccof possibleparametersand values,which is clearly shownon the paneldisplay.Youpress ENTER whenyouwantto go down

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