Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!yale!cs.yale.edu!fischer-michael From: fischer-michael@CS.YALE.EDU (Michael Fischer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Diablo 630 emulator for SLM804 Message-ID: <25093@cs.yale.edu> Date: 6 May 90 23:16:32 GMT References: <$TGRCDDJBDVTQ.at.UMPA> Sender: news@cs.yale.edu Reply-To: fischer-michael@CS.YALE.EDU (Michael Fischer) Organization: Yale University Computer Science Dept, New Haven CT 06520-2158 Lines: 37 In article <$TGRCDDJBDVTQ.at.UMPA> XUUM24@PRIME-A.CENTRAL-SERVICES.UMIST.AC.UK (Mr. Stephen Culshaw) writes: > >Does anyone have the instructions for this emulator. I got it when >I bought my SLM804 and sort of got it working but there are some >weird things about it. Why can you create a config. with more then >one printer font in it when you can only use the first font in the >config. list - perhaps its possible to change font (which would be >very nice). Does anyone know anything about this? Like most printers, the Diablo emulator for the SLM804 accepts a variety of escape sequences to control various functions. The sequence ESC, SO, d selects font "d", where d is an ASCII decimal digit. Here ESC is ASCII code 27 and SO is ASCII code 14. Thus, the decimal codes to select the font in slot 3 are: 27, 14, 51 (since 51 is the ASCII code for '3'). Many other escape sequences are supported. Consult your manual for details. >While I'm asking for documentation does anyone have any on the SLM >itself? I'd be really interested in knowing how to control the beast. You should have received a manual with your printer. You'll need it when time comes to add toner, change drums, clean fuser rollers, and so forth. There isn't much to "control" with a laser printer; basically you feed it with paper and run appropriate software. There IS a lot that can be controlled with the Diablo emulator software---you do this with two programs: SETUP630.PRG and SETUP630.ACC. They take the place of the front panel switches found on other printers. If you don't have these, you will need to get them. ================================================== | Michael Fischer | | Arpanet: | | Bitnet: | | UUCP: | ==================================================