XUUM24@PRIME-A.CENTRAL-SERVICES.UMIST.AC.UK (Mr. Stephen Culshaw) (05/04/90)
Does anyone have the instructions for this emulator. I got it when I bought my SLM804 and sort of got it working but there are some weird things about it. Why can you create a config. with more then one printer font in it when you can only use the first font in the config. list - perhaps its possible to change font (which would be very nice). Does anyone know anything about this? While I'm asking for documentation does anyone have any on the SLM itself? I'd be really interested in knowing how to control the beast. Steve C.
fischer-michael@CS.YALE.EDU (Michael Fischer) (05/07/90)
In article <$TGRCDDJBDVTQ.at.UMPA> XUUM24@PRIME-A.CENTRAL-SERVICES.UMIST.AC.UK (Mr. Stephen Culshaw) writes: > >Does anyone have the instructions for this emulator. I got it when >I bought my SLM804 and sort of got it working but there are some >weird things about it. Why can you create a config. with more then >one printer font in it when you can only use the first font in the >config. list - perhaps its possible to change font (which would be >very nice). Does anyone know anything about this? Like most printers, the Diablo emulator for the SLM804 accepts a variety of escape sequences to control various functions. The sequence ESC, SO, d selects font "d", where d is an ASCII decimal digit. Here ESC is ASCII code 27 and SO is ASCII code 14. Thus, the decimal codes to select the font in slot 3 are: 27, 14, 51 (since 51 is the ASCII code for '3'). Many other escape sequences are supported. Consult your manual for details. >While I'm asking for documentation does anyone have any on the SLM >itself? I'd be really interested in knowing how to control the beast. You should have received a manual with your printer. You'll need it when time comes to add toner, change drums, clean fuser rollers, and so forth. There isn't much to "control" with a laser printer; basically you feed it with paper and run appropriate software. There IS a lot that can be controlled with the Diablo emulator software---you do this with two programs: SETUP630.PRG and SETUP630.ACC. They take the place of the front panel switches found on other printers. If you don't have these, you will need to get them. ================================================== | Michael Fischer | | Arpanet: <fischer-michael@cs.yale.edu> | | Bitnet: <fischer-michael@yalecs.bitnet> | | UUCP: <fischer-michael@yale.UUCP> | ==================================================