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that done on computer paper, and you don’t have to tex the
“perforations” off each sheet as you must with fan-fold paper.
The automatic sheet feeder feeds a new sheet automatically
every time the printer receives or generates a form feed. Any
time you wish, you can turn the auto-feed unit on and off by
using control codes.
Table 6-8
Automatic sheet feeder commands
Function Control code
Select automatic feed mode < ESC > CHR$(25) CHR$(4) or “((4))”
Cancel automatic feed mode < ESC > CHR$(25) CHR$(O) or “((0))”
Insert paper < ESC > CHR$(25) CHR$( 1) or “(( 1))”
Eject paper < ESC > CHR$(25) “R” or “((R))”
When the automatic sheet feeder is installed, you must set
DIP switch l-l on to detect the paper-out condition.
In addition, the following functions are ignored when the
automatic sheet feeder is installed:
Setting of the page length
Top and bottom margins
Vertical tab settings
n The macro control code
The last of our group of miscellaneous codes is definitely
not the least. It is a user-defined control code, called a marcro
control code. The term ~UCYO is from the jargonese
macro-instruction which refers to an instruction that “calls,”
or uses a group of normal instructions. In computer pro-
gramming macro-instructions (which are similar to subrou-
tines) save programmers a lot of time and effort also. Your
printer’s macro can save you .a lot of time and effort also.
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Here is how the printer’s macro works. You define a macro
by telling the printer what normal control codes are to be
included in the macro. Then you can use the macro any time
that you want and the printer will do all the things that you
included in the macro definition. You can include up to 16
codes in a single macro. You can even use the macro to store
a frequently used word or phrase. There are two control codes