Star Micronics NX-1000, User Manual

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C h a p t e r 4 USING THE PRINTER
WITH DOS AND BASIC
A lth o u g h y o u w ill p ro b a b ly d o m o s t o f y o u r p rin tin g w ith th e a id o f
< o m m c rciu l so ftw a re , a t tim e s y o u w ill w a n t to e m p lo y d ire c t c o m m a n d s
"i p r o g ra m s o f y o u r o w n . T h is c h a p te r w ill give y o u so m e id e as. T h re e
xiih|ccts a r e co v e red :
• I la rd -c o p y in g th e sc re en
• P ro g ra m m in g th e p r in te r w ith D O S c o m m a n d s
• P io g ra m m in g th e p r in te r w ith B A S IC
HARD-COPYING THE SCREEN (M S-DOS AND PC-DOS)
11' y o u r c o m p u te r h a s a P R T S C (o r P rtS c ) key , th e re is a n ea sy w ay to
(jet h a rd c o p y o f th e sc re en . P re ss th e S H I F T a n d P R T S C keys. T h e p rin te r
will p r in t th e c u r r e n t sc re e n c o n te n ts . T h e P R T S C k ey w o rk s b o th a t th e
iy ste m c o m m a n d level a n d w h ile y o u a re r u n n in g a p p lic a tio n so ftw a re .
N o rm a lly th e P R T S C k ey p r in ts o n ly te x t d a ta , b u t i f y o u r D O S sy stem
in c lu d es a file n a m e d G R A P H I C S .C O M , y o u c a n h a r d - c o p y g ra p h ic s d is ­
plays by first ty p in g th e c o m m a n d :
A >GRAPHICS
Y o u will fin d th a t g ra p h ic s p rin tin g ta k e s c o n s id e ra b ly m o re tim e th a n
text p rin tin g . See y o u r D O S m a n u a l fo r f u rth e r in f o rm a tio n o n th e
< iR A P H IC S c o m m a n d .
At th e D O S c o m m a n d level, th e re is also a sim p le w ay to h av e th e p r in te r
pi nit h a r d c o p y c o n tin u o u s ly , in s te a d o f o n e sc re en a t a tim e. P ress th e C T R L
I • s , hold it d o w n , th e n a ls o p re ss th e P R T S C key. I f y o u r c o m p u te r d o es
not have a P R T S C k ey , p re ss th e C T R L a n d P keys. N o th in g v isible w ill
luippcn, b u t y o u h a v e j u s t sw itc h e d o n th e p rin t-s c re e n fu n c tio n . A fte r th is,
iIn p rin te r w ill h a r d - c o p y all te x t d isp la y e d . F o r e x a m p le , try ty p in g th e
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lin-i lo ry c o m m a n d :
A>DIR
...... will o b ta in a p r in te d d ire c to ry .
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