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- LZSETUP
- Memory Resident HP Laserjet Setup
- adapted by Guy Gallo from SETUP.COM by Jeff Prosise
-
- The source listing of the original SETUP can be found in the
- June 24, 1986 issue of PC-Magazine, along with a discussion
- of the program's workings.
-
-
- I. Loading:
- simply type LZSETUP at the DOS prompt (or place it in you
- autoexec.bat)
- Nothing happens. No logo. No indication that anything has
- changed.
- BUT: if you press (simultaneously) the Control <Ctrl> key
- and the Right-Shift key, you will be presented with a menu.
-
- LZSETUP uses the Unshifted, Shifted, and Ctrl-Function keys.
-
- II. Function Keys:
- F1 Courier 12pt | the default font
- F2 TmsRmn 10pt -|
- F3 TmsRmn 8pt |- requires a font cartridge B or F
- F4 Helv 14pt -|
- F5 LinePrinter - 8.5 point portrait (requires a P&L cartridge)
- F6 Bold |
- F7 Italic |
- F8 Under On/Off - toggles Underline mode on and off
- F9 Wrap On/Off - toggle word wrap mode on and off
- F10 Prim/Sec - toggles the active font between Primary
- and Secondary
-
- III. Shift-Function Keys:
- Pressing the Shift-Function key combination sets the Secondary
- Font (F1-F7); turns Underline and Wrap modes off; and toggles
- Secondary Font into active position
-
- IV. Control-Function Keys:
- Reset - Reset the printer to power up defaults
- Manual - next page must be fed manually
- Cassette - returns to cassette feed
- Eject page - ejects the current page (if there is one half printed)
- 6lpi/66l - sends a code to allow 66 lines per page
- 8lpi/84l - prints 8 lines per inch, 84 lines per letter page
- Land 12pt - Landscape orientation Courier 12pt
- Land 8.5pt - Landscape orientation LinePrinter 8.5
- LeftMrg 10 - sets the left margin to 10 at the current font width
- Print test - Sends a string to the printer to show current font
-
-
- V. Patches and Problems:
- 1. Because most LaserJets are serial printers, one important
- feature of SETUP does not work: if the printer is OFF-LINE
- you will not be warned, you will not hear a beep; the system
- will simply freeze.
- SO, if by chance you call up LZSETUP and the printer is off
- or off-line, simply turn it on, and the code will be sent and
- you will then be able to return to your application.
-
- 2. LZSETUP sends its codes through LPT1:. The standard thing
- for most applications that do not directly address the serial
- port, is for you to redirect a parallel port using the MODE
- command. If you wish to change the port that LZSETUP writes
- to (that is, if you have other printers at LPT1:) you can
- patch the program in the following way:
- debug lzsetup <CR>
- -e 0C44 X<CR> (Where X is 1 for LPT2:/or 2 for LPT3:)
- -e 0C4E X<CR>
- -w<CR>
- -q<CR>