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^V indicates that the following character is a control code. ^V[ enters the < ESC > code. < ESC > has character code 27, and “r’ is the 27th character in ASCII sequence from A. Similarly, ^VA enters the control code
<1 > and “VL enters the control code < 12 > . See your DOS manual if
you need further information about EDLIN.
You can now set up the printer by sending it the file LQELITE.DAT.
To avoid unnecessary logging of commands, switch
(by pressing
README.DOC in LQ elite type, give the following two commands:
A>COPY LQELITE.DAT PRN
A>PRINT README.DOC
For greater convenience you can make a batch file that will set up the
printer and print any specified file with a single command. To create such
a batch file with the name LQPRINT.BAT, type in the first four lines shown
next. “Z means to press the CTRL and Z keys simultaneously. To use this
file to print README.DOC, type the fifth line.
A>COPY CON LQPRINT.BAT
COPY LQELITE.DAT PRN
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LQPRINT will be substituted for %l and printed.
PROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH BASIC
As an example of programming the printer in Microsoft BASIC, we have listed the program for the
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