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- USE & DOCUMENTATION FILE
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- CR8CMD
- (07/07/86)
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- (Create a Mode & Options Command Sequence)
- (to Program the Panasonic KX-1091X printer)
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- (Epson command set + unique 1091X options)
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- INTRODUCTION
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- The creation of this program was not just to put another printer
- setup program in the list of software already available. I wanted
- to accomplish several things with this software. First, I had a
- need to have a command program for the particular printer that I
- own. The Panasonic KX-1091 has a number of features that are not
- available in the Epson RX/FX series of printers as well as a
- number of options which are identical. Although the set of
- options and modes I chose to use is just a subset of the entire
- package, I found them to be the most often used in my own
- experience. Second, I wanted a program which could be used to
- create very small command set files of particular printer setups
- for autoexec and other batch files without having to modify
- programs or patch in changes to already existing programs.
- Lastly, I wanted a program that I did not have to use BASIC or
- BASICA to run the program with. The programming language used for
- this module was done entirely in 'C'. The version of 'C' that I
- used was C88 version 2.3 from C-Ware Corporation. The program
- uses only one screen and all selections are made from a menu.
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- MINIMUM HARDWARE & SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
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- PC-DOS or MS-DOS 1.1 (2.0 or above preferred).
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- 64K of memory
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- 1 single sided/dual density disk drive
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- color graphics card not needed
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- As you can see a very basic MS-DOS machine will work quite nicely
- for this program. Not even the ANSI.SYS commands were used in the
- development of this program. All video and keyboard processing is
- done through the operating system or through calls to the BIOS.
- TO KEEP COMPATIBILITY AS UNIVERSAL AS POSIBLE NO HARDWARE IS
- DIRECTLY ADDRESSED .
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- HOW TO USE 'CR8CMD'
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- After booting up the system insert the disk with CR8CMD.EXE on it
- into any disk drive and proceed as follows:
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- 1. Make sure the printer mode selection switch on the left hand
- side of the KX-1091 printer is in the STANDARD position. If
- not, place the switch in that position, turn power off and
- then back on to reset. ALSO REMEMBER TO PUT THE PRINTER ON
- LINE.
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- 2. type CR8CMD to a DOS prompt
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- example: A> CR8CMD or B> CR8CMD
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- 3. A menu similar to the following will be displayed:
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- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
- ║ - C R 8 C M D - ║
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- ║ CREATE AND EXECUTE A SET OF PRINTER COMMAND SELECTIONS ║
- ║ PANASONIC KX-P1091 (EPSON SET + 1091 UNIQUE COMMANDS) ║
- ║ 06/09/85 Michael Albo ║
- ╚═════════════════════ press 'Q' to quit ═════════════════════════╝
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- SET PICA PITCH SET IBM-PC GRAPHIC SET 1
- SET ELITE PITCH SET IBM-PC GRAPHIC SET 2
- SET PROPORTIONAL PRINT SET DOUBLE PRINTING
- SET COMPRESSED PRINT RELEASE DOUBLE PRINTING
- RELEASE COMPRESSED PRINT SET NLQ PRINT
- SET 1 LINE DOUBLE WIDE PRINT SET UNDERLINING
- SET DOUBLE WIDTH PRINT RELEASE UNDERLINING
- RELEASE ALL DOUBLE WIDE SETS SET EMPHASIS PRINT
- RELEASE 1 LINE DOUBLE WIDE RELEASE EMPHASIS PRINT
- SET SUPERSCRIPT MODE SET LINE SPACING 1/8 IN.
- SET SUBSCRIPT MODE SET LINE SPACING 7/72 IN.
- RELEASE SUB/SUPER MODE SET LINE SPACING 1/6 IN.
- SET ITALIC (STANDARD ONLY)
- RELEASE ITALIC (STANDARD)
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- * - SELECT space - DESELECT <^v> - MOVE CURSOR F - TO FILE S - SEND
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- 4. After deciding which options are to be selected, use the
- cursor movement keys to position the cursor in front of the
- selection you wish to make. Type a '*' to select an option
- or press the SPACE key to deselect an option. Once all the
- options you wish to choose have been selected, the command
- string for these options can be sent directly to the printer
- directly or saved in a user defined file.
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- 5. To send the command string directly to the printer, simply
- press the "S" key after all the option selections have been
- made. If the message has been successfully sent a message
- will be displayed in the lower right corner of the screen
- similar to the following:
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- Command Sent !
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- Following the message display the cursor will return to the
- 1st selection of the option menu awaiting further option or
- menu selections.
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- 6. To send a command string to a file, for use at another time,
- simply press the "F" key after all the option selections
- have been made. A message similar to the following will be
- displayed in the lower right corner of the screen:
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- Save command string under what filename
- (press 'ESC' to cancel) ?
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- At this point you may enter any valid PC/MS-DOS filename in
- which the command string is to be saved. If you enter an
- 'ESC' key, the file command will be aborted and the program
- will return to the option selection mode.
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- If the command string cannot be saved in the file specified
- for any reason, the file prompt will be erased and the
- following message will be displayed:
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- Cannot open file: (filename)
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- At this point or after a successful disk write, the program
- will then return to the selection mode for further option or
- menu selections.
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- 7. To exit the program press 'Q' or CTRL BREAK. The screen will
- be cleared and control will be returned to PC/MS-DOS.
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- HOW TO USE THE CREATED PRINTER COMMAND FILES
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- Use of the printer command files can be done in several ways. The
- two I will describe are probably the easiest to use but by no
- means the only method. Basically, any method that will transfer
- the data in the file to the printer will work (i.e. from another
- program, or batch file etc.).
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- 1. Using the PRINT command:
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- After a PC/MS-DOS command prompt simply type:
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- PRINT (filename)
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- example: PRINT COMPRESSED.SET
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- This always works but it requires that the PRINT.COM or
- PRINT.EXE file be included on a disk in the system. Also,
- depending on how the DIP switches for the printer are set,
- this command will cause a page to be ejected after the
- command has been sent.
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- 2. Using the TYPE command:
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- If you are using PC/MS-DOS version 2.0 or greater, the TYPE
- command can be used and the output redirected to the printer
- in the following manner.
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- TYPE (filename) >PRN
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- example: TYPE ENHANCE.CLR >PRN
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- If available this method is preferable, since no driver has
- to be loaded into memory and no reaction will be noticeable
- at the printer.
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- CONCLUSION
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- If this program is something you can use and you have some
- comments or suggestions please feel to write me about them so I
- can incorporate them in following versions. ONE SMALL REMINDER -
- SET YOUR PRINTER DIP SWITCH SETTINGS FOR IBM SET 1 OR 2!
-
- Michael Albo
- S. 1418 Bluff Dr.
- Spokane, Washington
- 99206
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