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printingthecurrentpageandthenfeedsin andprintsa statussheet.
Somebuttonson thepanellet youperformtwo functions.Holdingone of
those buttons down, rather than quickly pressing it, selects a different
operation.For example,holdingdownthe TEST/PREVIOUS buttonfor
overfivesecondsmakestheStarLaserPrinter8 printitstestpattern.
Parameter settings
Fromthe panelyoucan alsochangethe parametersthatdefinehow your
printerworks.Parameter
just means “variable”. If you’refamiliarwith
earlierkinds of printers, you’llunderstandthat laser printerparameters
controlprettymuchthesamethingsDIPswi~chesdo.(ADIPswitchor’’dual
in-linepackageswitch”isasetofsmallswitchesthatcontrolvariousprinter
functions.)
character (whatcharacterfontto print)
layout (howpageswillbe formatted)
paper feed (whatpapertheprinterwilluse)
command (whichcommandstheprinterwillaccept)
interface (howtheprintercommunicateswithyourcomputer)
Theprinterstorestheseparametersaseasy-to-useprogrammenuitemsthat
youcan selectfromthecontrolpanel.Theseparametersspecify:
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AdefaultisthesettingtheStarLaserPrinter8willuseifnoneisspecifically
selectedbyqprogram.Whenyoufirstturnonorlatcrresetyourprinterthese
defaultsettingswilltakeeffect.
Yourmainuseforthefrontpanelwilllikelybetosetthedefaultsettingsyou
want for these parameters.However,you will probably find the panel
convenienttoo when you want to switchbetweenmanualand automatic
paperfeed.
Four versions of parameters
TheStarLaserPrinter8 actuallystoresfourversionsof theseparameters:
● its “ultimatedefault”factorysettings,
● thepower-onsettingsin effectwhenyoufirstturnon theprinter,
● yourinitialsettingsfor oneparticularsession,
● andthecurrentsettingsthattheprinteris usingnow.
These
are in priorityorder,Thecurrentsettingsalwaysoverridetheinitial
sessionsettings,whichinturnoverridethepower-onsettings,whichinturn
overridethe factorysettings.
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