 HELP INDEX


 Making a selection   :         1
 Fast selections      :         2
 Saving defaults      :         3
 Fonts                :         4
 Quick command        :         5
 Page command         :         6
 CharType command     :         7
 FilePrint command    :         8
 Glossary of terms    :         9
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 Making a selection       Pg 1 of 1


 Move the highlighted bar along the
 bar menu with the  ──  ──  keys.

 After moving the bar, make the
 selection with ─┘ (the Enter key)
 and the sub-menu will appear.

 The sub-menu can also be pulled
 down with the  │ arrow key.
                

 Pressing Esc always gets you to
 the prior menu.
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 Fast selections          Pg 1 of 2


 Touching the first letter of a
 word is the same as moving the bar
 to a selection and pressing ─┘
 (the Enter key). If a sub-menu
 exists, it's pulled down. If it's
 the last sub-menu, or a bar item
 that has no sub-menu (like 'Exit')
 the command is executed, the same
 as if you pressed the Enter key.
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 Fast selections          Pg 2 of 2

 Holding the Alt key and pressing a
 letter is the same as moving the
 highlighted item on the BAR menu
 and pressing Enter. If a sub-menu
 is open, that menu is closed and
 the sub-menu under the new BAR
 selection is pulled down (if one
 exists).

 The only difference with the Alt
 key is that it's active from
 anywhere (except a screen that's
 waiting for typed input). It's a
 quick way to move around without
 having to press Esc to get back up
 to the BAR menu.
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 Saving defaults          Pg 1 of 2


 Function key F4 saves the current
 printer settings to a disk file.
 This file is read when the
 program is started again, so that
 simply pressing 'Go' will execute
 the last printer sequence saved.

 To set the defaults for a Quick
 pick (function key F3), touch Q
 for Quick, move the bar to the
 desired cartridge selection, and
 press enter. On the final menu,
 move the bar to your choice, then
 press function key F4 to save.
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 Saving defaults          Pg 2 of 2


 To save detail settings move to
 all the items you want to set by
 touching the first letter in each
 of the sub-menus, and press Esc to
 back up to the BAR menu. When all
 the settings have been made, press
 function key F4.
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 Quick command            Pg 1 of 1


 When function key F3 is pressed, a
 file saved on the disk with the F4
 key (see Prior page) is read, and
 the menu bar is placed on the last
 sub-menu under the "Quick" menu
 bar selection.

 The only thing left is to press
 the Enter key. Of course, you can
 also move the menu bar to make
 another selection...great for
 changing from vertical to
 horizontal printing.
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 Fonts                    Pg 1 of 3


 Character sets (fonts) for the HP
 laser printer can reside in 3
 places:

   Internal: the fonts in the
       printer's permanent memory.

   Cartridge: fonts that can be
       plugged into the printer.
       Since the fonts are part of
       the cartridge, once plugged
       in, they become "permanent"
       just like the internal fonts
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 Fonts                    Pg 2 of 3


   Memory: these are called "Soft"
       fonts, because they are like
       any other SOFTware. They are
       just like a program that
       must be loaded into memory
       before it can be executed.
       The only difference, is that
       they are loaded into the
       printer's memory. With soft
       fonts, anytime the printer
       is shut off, the soft fonts
       MUST be reloaded into memory
       before they are available.
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 Fonts                    Pg 3 of 3


 The command to load these fonts is
 usually on the main menu when the
 computer is turned on. Be aware,
 that to use the printer's memory
 for other uses (like printing
 graphics) the fonts must be
 removed from memory by turning the
 printer off.

 To see if soft fonts are in
 memory, take the printer off line
 and touch the Fonts button (only
 on the Laser Jet II).
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 Page command             Pg 1 of 3

 A character set has many
 attributes. The page command
 allows you to set these
 attributes. Each attribute is
 arranged in a priority order when
 selecting a set:

 Symbol set: see the CharType
             command.

 Orientation: either
            Portrait 8.5" x 11" or
            Landscape 11" x 8.5"

 Fixed/Proportional: see the
            CharType command.
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 Page command             Pg 2 of 3


 Pitch: is the width of the
      character. Pitch is defined
      in characters per inch (CPI),
      so a larger number denotes a
      smaller character (16.6 CPI
      uses a much smaller character
      than 10 CPI).

 Style: is either an upright or
        italic set.

 Height: see the CharType command.
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 Page command             Pg 3 of 3


 Weight: is either light, normal,
         or bold print.

 Typeface: see the CharType command

 LPI: Lines Per Inch is not
      prioritized, since it has
      nothing to do with set
      selection. Normally, 10 and
      12 pitch sets use a LPI
      setting of 6, while 16.6
      pitch can use an LPI
      setting of 8.
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 CharType command         Pg 1 of 3


 Symbol set: Each character set
        has 256 places to store
        the various characters.
        The first 127 of these
        are much the same (what
        you see on your keyboard).
        The difference between
        character sets is what
        kind of characters they
        put in these last slots.

        NOTE: special software is
        usually needed to access
        the characters beyond 127.
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 CharType command         Pg 2 of 3


 Fixed/Proportional: a fixed set
        has a fixed spacing between
        each letter, and a prop.
        set has spacing dependent
        on the width of the letter.
        For example the letter "I"
        takes up much less space
        than "M", and would have
        less space between it and
        the next letter in a
        proportional set.
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 CharType command         Pg 3 of 3


 Height: is the point size of the
        character. In this case, a
        larger number indicates a
        taller character.

 Typeface: is the way the character
        looks. Gothic typeface is a
        block oriented typeface,
        and that makes it easy to
        read. Prestige Elite is
        more oriented to
        presentation with serifs on
        all the characters.
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 FilePrint command        Pg 1 of 2

 In addition to setting up a Laser
 Jet printer, filling in a
 Filename will print the ASCII
 file named. It won't print a file
 with binary data (like a
 DisplayWrite file).

If the start line is left blank,
line 1 is assumed.

If the End line is blank, the last
line is assumed.
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 FilePrint command        Pg 2 of 2

 The initialization string is sent
 through the printer port before the
 printer set-up sequence. It's
 provided if there is a need to
 address a device (like a print
 share controller that needs
 directions on which printer to
 access).
 Use \027 to represent the Escape
 character.
 Use ^ to represent the Control
 character.

 To execute a .COM or .EXE or .BAT
 file, precede the [\path\]filename
 with EXEC: (example on next line).
 EXEC:C:\UTIL\INIT.BAT
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 Glossary of terms        Pg 1 of 6

 Exit: The Exit command exits the
   program without sending the
   printer sequences. The detail
   printer sequences that were set
   with the sub-menus under the
   bar menu commands 'Page',
   'CharType', and 'FilePrint' are
   displayed on the screen for
   reference only.

 Font: is a set of characters that
   have similar characteristics. A
   font has a unique Orientation,
   Symbol set, Spacing, Pitch,
   Height, Style, Weight, and
   Typeface.
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 Glossary of terms        Pg 2 of 6

 Go: The Go command sends the
   detail printer sequences that are
   set with the sub-menus under the
   bar menu commands 'Page',
   'CharType', and 'FilePrint'.

 Height: is measured in points. A
   point is a unit of measure that
   equals 1/72 inch. That means a
   12 point font has characters
   1/6 inch tall.
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 Glossary of terms        Pg 3 of 6

 Landscape: horizontal orientation
   (like 11" X 8.5").

 Orientation: Portait or Landscape.

 Pitch: describes the number of
   characters printed in a
   horizontal inch. Pitch only
   applies to fixed-space
   characters, since the space
   between characters varies in a
   proportional font.

 Portrait: vertical orientation
   (like 8.5" X 11").
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 Glossary of terms        Pg 4 of 6

 Spacing: fonts have either fixed or
   proportional spacing. Fixed-space
   fonts have constant spacing
   between their characters, while
   spacing varies in a proportional
   font based on the natural width
   of the character.

 Style: is the definition of the
   angularity of the characters.
   Some examples are Upright, and
   Italic.
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 Glossary of terms        Pg 5 of 6

 Symbol Set: is a unique ordering of
   characters in a font. For
   example, a Roman-8 symbol set has
   the characters from the ASCII set
   plus some special characters
   (foreign language characters with
   accents).

 Typeface: is a name to describe
   fonts having common design
   features. Some examples are
   Gothic (block design) and
   Prestige Elite (light letters
   with some flair to the design).
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 Glossary of terms        Pg 6 of 6

 Weight: is the stroke weight
   describing the thickness of the
   characters. Bold, Medium, and
   Light stroke are some examples.
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