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PRINTPAG v1.00 John Elliott, 6 September 1993.
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PRINTPAG prints Stop Press page files on an Epson-compatible dot-matrix
printer, a bubblejet or a daisywheel.
How to print on a dot-matrix printer or bubblejet:
Type PRINTPAG d:pagexxxx.pag {/M:m} {/B}
Add a /B to the command only if you are using a bubblejet. The BJ-10e series
will need to have the Alternate Graphics Mode (AGM) enabled.
The /M option selects the graphic mode used to print the picture. This should
not be used with the 8256/8512/9256 matrix printers, but other printers may
print a better picture with this option. For example, the Citizen 120D printer
prints best with /M:7.
How to print on a daisywheel (including 9512 daisywheel on DAISY setting):
Type PRINTPAG d:pagexxxx.pag /C
(The /C option unfortunately distorts the picture. The paper has to be at least
13" long for the picture to fit.)
How to print on the 9512 daisywheel on MATRIX setting (or Epson-compatible
printers which can't do graphics):
Type PRINTPAG d:pagexxxx.pag /D
After printing, the printer will pause. To continue, press [PTR], move the
bar over 'Waiting for paper' and press [-] then [EXIT].
I strongly recommend that on the 9512 you use /D in preference to /C. The
picture will be of better quality.
On a daisywheel, the picture will take between 3¿ and 6¬ hours to print. I
recommend that you print on good quality paper as the 9512 printer is rather
fierce and can cut its way through thin paper!
General points:
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Stop Press page files tend to have names like PAGE7370.PAG. To find out which
one you want to use, there are various strategies:
1. Using ID.COM in PROGS.ARK:
Type ID *.PAG. You will then see all the pages with their descriptions.
2. Using TYPE:
Type TYPE xxxxxxxx.PAG. The description of that particular page appears.
3, Using PRINTPAG:
Type the PRINTPAG command as normal. The description of the specified page
will appear. If this is the right one, press Y; otherwise press N.
When printing has started, a progress indicator will appear. This consists of
a line of >>>s, which will turn into ___s as printing progresses.
Pages printed with PRINTPAG do not occupy the entire A4 sheet. This is for
two reasons:
1) In Stop Press, left offset=4. In PRINTPAG, left offset=0.
2) Pages printed with Stop Press will not fit on an A4 page when a bubblejet is
in use. Therefore PRINTPAG pages are shorter.
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