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L A S E R S E T
WHAT IS LASERSET?
LaserSet is a menu-driven utility that gives you easy set-up of
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printers.
For example, LaserSet facilitates font selection. Tell LaserSet
what font cartridge you are using and it will describe all fonts
available for selection (including the resident fonts available
with your model of the LaserJet). Select the desired font with a
single keystroke and LaserSet will send to the LaserJet all the
necessary control sequences needed to print with it. If you
want, select a secondary font and switch fonts during printing
(for example, between normal and italic styles).
LaserSet also lets you control resetting the printer, paper size,
lines per vertical inch, font pitch override, top, bottom, left
and right margins, end of line wrap, number of printed copies of
each page, graphics resolution, and whether to feed paper from
the cassette tray or the manual feed slot.
LaserSet calculates and displays the number of printed lines per
page as a function of whether your font prints normally (Portrait
mode) or sideways (Landscape mode), the selected paper size, and
the selected lines per vertical inch.
You can save your favorite settings in special set-up files that
LaserSet can later interpret and send to the LaserJet automati-
cally. In other words, you can set-up the LaserJet the way you
want in a single command line from DOS.
LaserSet also lets you store the raw setup values (escape se-
quences) in a data file which can be used by other applications
to set-up the LaserJet (for example, from a BASIC program).
LASERSET IS USER SUPPORTED
You're encouraged to copy and share LaserSet with others. If
after evaluating this program you find it to be useful, you're
trusted to send a $35.00 payment to:
R. Shaw
8 Grand Montfleury
1290 Versoix
Switzerland
Unlimited site licenses and/or source code are also available
(write for details).
L A S E R S E T
User-supported software is an experiment in distributing computer
programs, based on these beliefs:
1. That the value and utility of software is best assessed by
the user on his/her own system.
2. That the creation of personal computer software can and
should be supported by the computing community.
3. That copying of programs should be encouraged, rather than
restricted.
LaserSet is not a public domain program, and never has been.
It is Copyright(C) 1985, 1986, 1987 by R. Shaw. Individuals are
granted permission by the author to freely copy the LaserSet
program with documentation for their own use or for others to
evaluate, so long as no price or other consideration is charged.
LaserJet, LaserJet+, and LaserJet 500 are trademarks of Hewlett-
Packard Corporation. IBM is a registered trademark of Interna-
tional Business Machines Corporation.
WHAT TYPE OF COMPUTER DO I NEED TO USE LASERSET?
LaserSet is written to run on the IBM PC family and fully compa-
tibles under DOS 2.0 and higher. You will also need at least a
single disk drive and 128,000 (128K) characters of memory.
BEFORE GETTING STARTED
For LaserSet to work properly, make sure your microcomputer is
properly connected to the LaserJet and that you have correctly
configured DOS to communicate with it. If you don't know how to
do this then consult the installation procedures in the LaserJet
Owner's Manual.
L A S E R S E T
FILES
Here are the LaserSet program files:
LASERSET.EXE LaserSet program. Gives menu-driven set-up
of the LaserJet. Also interprets automatic
set-up files created with LaserSet.
LS.HLP Help file for the LaserSet program. This is
not a viewable file. If LS.HLP is not
stored in the same directory you run Laser-
Set from, you need to use the DOS SET com-
mand to add the environment variable LSHELP.
LSHELP specifies where LaserSet is to look
for its help file. For example, adding the
following line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
SET LSHELP=C:\SYSTEM
makes LaserSet look in the subdirectory
SYSTEM for LS.HLP.
D.JET Default setup file. If D.JET is not stored
in the same directory you run LaserSet from,
you need to use the DOS SET command to add
the environment variable LSDEF. LSDEF
specifies where LaserSet is to look for the
default setup file. For example, adding the
following line to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file:
SET LSDEF=C:\SYSTEM
makes LaserSet look in the subdirectory
SYSTEM for D.JET.
PORTCOUR.JET Sample LaserSet automatic setup file.
LANDCOUR.JET Sample LaserSet automatic setup file.
LASERSET.PIF MicroSoft Windows PIF file.
STARTING LASERSET
Before using LaserSet the LaserJet must be on and warmed up (in-
dicated by a displayed status code of 00 on the front panel). If
the font cartridge you want to use for printing is not inserted
in the LaserJet at this time, turn the printer off-line by press-
ing the ON LINE panel indicator, insert the desired font car-
tridge, then press the ON LINE indicator again. Make sure the
LaserJet's displayed status code is 00 (Printer Ready) before
continuing.
L A S E R S E T
We'll assume throughout this manual that your your LaserSet work-
ing disk is in drive A. If your working disk is another drive,
substitute that drive's letter in the following examples. There
are three methods of starting LaserSet.
* The first method takes you through LaserSet's menus to set-
up the LaserJet. In this case, type:
A>LASERSET <Enter>
LaserSet's first menu page will appear.
* The second method is used if you have created a LaserSet
automatic set-up file (this is an option available when
using the first method). This file has the file extension
".JET" and contains previously defined set-up information.
LaserSet interprets this file, displays the set-up values,
sets-up the LaserJet, and then returns to DOS. In this
case, type:
A>LASERSET FILENAME.JET <Enter>
OR
A>LASERSET FILENAME <Enter>
where FILENAME is the name of the LaserSet setup file you
created. For example, on the distribution disk is a sample
automatic set-up file called LANDCOUR.JET. If you type:
A>LASERSET LANDCOUR.JET <Enter>
OR
A>LASERSET LANDCOUR <Enter>
LaserSet will set-up the LaserJet to print in Landscape mode
(sideways) with a Courier typeface. This font is available
as one of the two fonts permanently resident in the Laser-
Jet's memory.
* The third method is used if you want to set the LaserJet to
its Default values. These default values are the printer
defaults when the LaserJet is turned on (for example, the
paper size and default font). In this case, type:
A>LASERSET D <Enter>
LaserSet will reset the LaserJet to its default values then
return to DOS. This is useful for clearing a special prin-
ter set-up (for example, Landscape printing). For this
command to work a LaserSet automatic set-up file called
D.JET must have been created. This file tells LaserSet what
port your LaserJet is attached to.
L A S E R S E T
USING LASERSET'S MENUS
LaserSet menus are simple to use and guide you step-by-step
through setting up the LaserJet. How to make selections in that
menu is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Selections are
usually made with a combination of the cursor arrow keys and the
Enter key. If you need help, just press F1 and you'll get an
explanation of the current options. Pressing the ESC (Escape)
key in any menu page except the first will return you to Laser-
Set's Menu Page 1. Pressing ESC in Menu Page 1 page will return
you to DOS.
Good Luck!
R. Shaw