Laser Printer User Manual

Butsomecommandsincludetwonvariables,whichamshownasnl andn2.

Thesenormally~pmsentbytestobeaddedtogethertoproduceonesum,in

whichnl representssingleunitsand n2 represents256-unitgroups.

Finally,a few commandscan have many n variables(such as tab stops),

whicham listedthe same way. And one or two includea secondkindof

variable,whichaR showninthischapterassinglelowercaseletters,suchas

c or m.

5.1.2 Usereal numbers,notASC/1symbols

importantpoint:withFX-850commandsanynumberyouputafterthe

cESC> code is a real number,not the printableASCII symbolfor that

number as in LaserJet11Pcommands.In FX-850mode, for the number

shownafteran<ESb codeyoumustenterwhatevercharacteroccupiesthat

position in the ASCII table. We’ll alwaysuse decimalnumbersin our

descriptions.

For example,in FX-850emulationyouset the rightmarginto column55

withthis command:

<ESC>Q 55

Youwouldwritethiscommandin BASICas:

10 LPRINTCHR$(27);“Q”;CHR$(55)

That BASIC command sends the printer the symbol Q and whatever

characterhappenstobeinASCIIposition55.YourStarLaserPrinter4’sFX-

850progiaminterpretsthese,notas ASCIIsymbols,but only as the com-

mandthatmeans“makecolumn55 therightmargin”.

5.1.3 Unsupportedcommands

YourStarLaserPrinter4, becauseitis alaserprinter,ignoresthefollowing

FX-850commands:

c paperend

cESC> 8 and<ESC>9

● sheetfeedercontrol <ESC><EIkb

● selectcolor

cESC> r

● copy,selectand downloadcharacterset cESC>:<ESbYO<ES@ &

● selectdrafl/NLQmode

<ESC>X

c selectNLQ font

<ESC>k