The printer supports various commands in addition to the above, such as
quadruple-size printing.
Most of these other commands consist of the escape code followed by one
or more letters or numbers.
If your software enables you to place the escape code in your files, or if you
were able to define this as a user option during installation, you can also
embed these escape sequences.
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:
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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 /‘I option. (The printer may not stop printing immediately it may
have considerable data stored ahead in its buffer.) For the fl option, type:
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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
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