Suprtool Commands
>get d-sales
>list serialp,pcl 2
>xeq
A4-Size Paper
Most of the PCL options, with the exception of PCL 5, were designed and tested with North American letter-size paper. This is especially true with PCL 5 for A4 paper: it reduces the horizontal spacing between characters so that 80 columns of
Courier output fits on a single line. In addition, if you add 2000 to a PCL code,
Suprtool adjusts the number of rows and columns for that option to match A4 paper.
For example, to print Landscape on A4 paper, use PCL 2001 instead of PCL 1.
In general, selecting A4 paper gives you more space along the long side of the paper and less space along the short side. If you are happy with the way letter-size rows and columns work on A4 paper, simply do not add 2000 to the PCL code. If for some reason you want more columns than provided by Suprtool (e.g., you are using a
PCL-compatible system printer with wider paper), you can override the size by using a :File command with the Rec= parameter, as in:
:file suprlist;dev=syslp;rec=-220
Roman-8 vs. ASCII
The PCL option requests a Roman-8 character set, but some combination font cartridges only supply the ASCII character set (half as many characters means twice as many fonts in a single cartridge). If you ask for Landscape Lineprinter and get
Landscape Courier instead, your Lineprinter font probably has the ASCII character set instead of the Roman-8 character set. To request an ASCII font, add 1000 to the
PCL code. For example, if you have a Super Cartridge (55 fonts in one!), use PCL
1001, 1004, and 1006. To select both ASCII and A4 paper, add 3000.
Double-Sided Printing on LaserJets
The LaserJet IID and IIID can print on both sides of the paper. The Duplex keyword enables double-sided printing on these printers.
>list duplex
Headings in Listings
Specifying a Title in the List command forces Suprtool to produce a formatted listing with page-headings, page-numbers, today's date and the current time. If you want just the date and page numbers, use an empty string. For example,
>list title " "
The following example prints a report on a LaserJet in Landscape (sideways) mode, using the tiny Lineprinter font, including a page heading with the title. The physical command line limit is 256 characters. As a result, the maximum size of the heading is less than 256 characters because the List command and heading options need to be included in the command line.
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