Specifications

CHAPTER 2

LaserWriter Pro Utility Program

LaserWriter Pro Utility Program 2

The LaserWriter Pro utility program shipped with each LaserWriter Pro printer allows

you to control and conﬁgure the printer. It is similar to the utility for the LaserWriter IIg.

Upgrades to the LaserWriter Pro Utility program allow you to:

■

select HW Resolution, 300 or 600.

■

turn Automatic Tray Switching on and off.

Startup Page 2

When the LaserWriter Pro printer is powered up, it normally prints a start up page that

contains information about the printer’s hardware conﬁguration. The page includes the

name and model of the printer, the various communications channel parameters, the

number of fonts in ROM, and the total amount of installed RAM.

You can prevent the startup page from being printed using any of the following methods:

■

choose Set Startup Page from the Utilities menu in the LaserWriter Utility program.

■

set the

DoStartPage

system parameter of the PostScript Level 2 operator,

setsystemparams

, to

false

■

set the PostScript Level 1 compatibility operator

dostartpage

statusdict

false

Conﬁguration Page 2

The conﬁguration page, shown in Figure 2-1 on page 22, describes the current

communications parameters and other values stored in the printer’s nonvolatile

memory. You can print the conﬁguration page by choosing Print Conﬁgurations Page

from the Utilities menu of the LaserWriter Pro Utility program. Table 2-1 on page 23

summarizes the functions of each block in the conﬁguration page.