
The printersupportsvariouscommandsin additionto the above,such as
quadruple-sizeprinting.
Mostof theseothercommandsconsistof theescapecodefollowedby one
or morelettersor numbers.
Ifyoursoftwareenablesyouto placetheescapecodein yourfiles,orif you
wereable to definethis as a user optionduringinstallation,you can also
embedthese escapesequences.
PROGRAMMING THE PRINTER WITH DOS
COMMANDS
If your systemincludesthe file PRINT.COMyou can use the main DOS
printingcommand.Simplytypethe wordPRINTfollowedby thenameof
the file you want to print. To print a file named README.DOC,for
example,type:
k )PRINT
The computermay
printerto use:
Name of
README. DOC
respond with the followingmessage, asking which
1ist device [PRN] :
If yourcomputerisconnectedtoonlyoneprinter,pressRETURNto select
the default choice (PRN). Printing will begin and the A> prompt will
reappear.You can executeothercommandsor programswhilethe file is
beingprinted.
A singlePRINTcommandcanprinttwoor morefiles.Listthefilenames
consecutivelyonthe sameline,or usewild-cardcharactem(* and ?). Each
filewillbe printedstartingon a newpage.The PRINTcommandalsohas
controloptions.For example,youcan terminatea printingjob in progress
withthen option.(Theprintermay not stopprintingimmediatelyit may
haveconsiderabledata storedaheadin its buffer.)For the/T option,type:
A)PRINT/T
SeeyourDOSmanualfor furtherinformationaboutthePRINTcommand.
If yoursystemdoesnotincludePRINT.COM,youcan printfilesby using
thePRNdevicenamein COPYorTYPEcommandssuchasthefollowing:
A>COPY README. DOC PRN
A>TYPE README. DOC >PRN
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