Star Micronics NX-2400 Name of list device PRN, Programming the Printer with DOS Commands

To switch printer output off, press CTRL-PRTSCor CTRL-Pagain.

Each time you press this key combination, hard copy toggles from on to off or from off to on.

PROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH DOS COMMANDS

If your system includes the file PRINT.COM you can use the main DOS printing command. Simply type the word PRINT followed by the name

of the file you want to print. To print a file named README.DOC, for example, type:

A>PRINT README.DOC

The computer may respond with the following message, asking which printer to use:

Name of list device [PRN]:

If your computer is connected to only one printer, press RETURN to select the default choice (PRN). Printing will begin and the A > prompt

will reappear. You can execute other commands or programs while the file is being printed.

A single PRINT command can print two or more files. List the file names

consecutively on the same line, or use wild-card characters (* and ?). Each file will be printed starting on a new page. The PRINT command also has control options. For example, you can terminate a printing job in progress

with the /T option. (The printer may not stop printing immediately; it may

have considerable data stored ahead in its buffer.) For the /T optioqtype:

A>PRINT/T

See your DOS manual for further information about the PRINT

command. If your system does not include PRINT.COM, you can print files

by using the PRN device name in COPY or TYPE commands such as the following:

A>COPY README.DOC PRN

A>TYPE README.DOC > PRN

COPY and TYPE do not permit you to execute other commands while the file is printing.

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