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PQ-8P, PQ-8S
Contents
Chapter
Page
1. Specifications .......................................................................................10
2. Introduction ........................................................................................11
2.1 Description of Front Panels .........................................................12
2.2 About This User’s Guide ..............................................................12
2.3 Unpacking.....................................................................................13
3. Installation ...........................................................................................14
Printer On/Off Sequence..................................................................16
4. Configuration ......................................................................................20
4.1 Host Configuration.......................................................................20
4.2 PQ-8 Configuration ......................................................................21
4.2.1 Switch Settings ...................................................................21
4.2.2 Setup Software ...................................................................27
4.3 Host/PC Download Commands ..................................................27
4.4 Configuration Options .................................................................32
4.5 Restoring Factory Defaults ...........................................................47
5. Operation.............................................................................................48
5.1 Serial Printing ...............................................................................48
5.2 Printer Sharing .............................................................................48
5.3 Parallel/Serial-Port Initialization ................................................49
5.4 Host Printing.................................................................................49
5.5 Host-Port Initialization .................................................................49
5.6 Star Panel Overdrive.....................................................................49
5.7 Laser Printer Operation...............................................................50
5.7.1 Changing Typestyles ..........................................................52
5.7.2 Font-Change Commands...................................................52
5.7.3 Page Length .......................................................................53
5.7.4 Paper Size ...........................................................................54
5.7.5 Printing on 11" x 17" or A3 Size Paper.............................55
5.7.6 Paper-Drawer Selection .....................................................55
5.8 Print Orientation ..........................................................................57
5.8.1 Page Rotation .....................................................................57
5.8.2 Automatic Print Orientation .............................................58
5.8.3 Print-Orientation Settings .................................................58
5.8.4 Changing Page-Rotation Settings .....................................64