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Developer Note12/8/93 Developer Press© Apple Computer, Inc. 1993Developer NotePersonal LaserWriter 320 Printer

x PREFACE To order products or to request a complimentary copy of the APDA Tools Catalog , contact APDA Apple Computer, Inc. P.O. Box 319Buffalo, N

CHAPTER 1 Introduction to the Personal LaserWriter 320 Printer 1Figure 1-0Listing 1-0Table 1-0 Thi d t t d ith F M k 4 0 4

CHAPTER 1 Introduction to the Personal LaserWriter 320 Printer 2 Features of the Printer The Personal LaserWriter 320 printer is a mainstream network

CHAPTER 1 Introduction to the Personal LaserWriter 320 PrinterFeatures of the Printer 3 Table 1-1 lists functional features of the Personal LaserWrit

CHAPTER 1 Introduction to the Personal LaserWriter 320 Printer 4 Communication Port for LocalTalk Communication Port for LocalTalk 1 The Personal Las

CHAPTER 1 Introduction to the Personal LaserWriter 320 PrinterMemory Capabilities 5 Memory Capabilities 1 The standard configuration of the Personal L

CHAPTER 1 Introduction to the Personal LaserWriter 320 Printer 6 Basic Operation Basic Operation 1 The Personal LaserWriter 320 printer operates in t

CHAPTER 1 Introduction to the Personal LaserWriter 320 PrinterPage Types 7 Page Types 1 The page size (the area in which printed output may appear) i

CHAPTER 1 Introduction to the Personal LaserWriter 320 Printer 8 Paper Handling Paper Handling 1 The Personal LaserWriter 320 printer offers a variet

CHAPTER 2 PostScript Software 2Figure 2-0Listing 2-0Table 2-0 Thi d t t d ith F M k 4 0 4

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CHAPTER 2 PostScript Software 10 Software Overview This chapter describes the Personal LaserWriter 320 software. It includes an overview of the pro

CHAPTER 2 PostScript SoftwareSoftware Overview 11 allows you to configure the driver according to your printer configuration presents error message

CHAPTER 2 PostScript Software 12 Device SetupIMPORTANT If the page size currently selected does not match the paper size installed in the cassette, i

CHAPTER 2 PostScript SoftwarePage Device Parameters 13 Page Device Parameters 2 This section describes the page device parameters present in the Pers

CHAPTER 2 PostScript Software 14 Page Device Parameters Install procedure This procedure installs values in the graphics state during each invocation

CHAPTER 2PostScript SoftwarePage Device Parameters 15OutputPage Boolean true If this parameter is true, pages are printed normally and output into the

CHAPTER 2PostScript Software16 Details DictionaryTable 2-3 lists the different paper sizes. The Personal LaserWriter 320 has only one input paper tra

CHAPTER 2PostScript SoftwareProduct Strings 17Product Strings 2The Personal LaserWriter 320 printer’s strings contain characters that provide informat

CHAPTER 2PostScript Software18 Interpreter ParametersUser Parameters 2Within reasonable limits, you can change user parameters without a special autho

CHAPTER 2PostScript SoftwareInterpreter Parameters 19System Parameters 2System parameters alter the overall configuration of the printer. You can set s

iiiContents Figures and Tables v Preface About This Note viiWhat This Note Contains viiConventions and Abbreviations viiiTypographical Conventions vi

CHAPTER 2PostScript Software20 Interpreter ParametersNoteFor further information about parameters listed in Table 2-7, refer to the PostScript Languag

CHAPTER 2PostScript SoftwareInterpreter Parameters 21CurScreenStorage integer 0 This read-only parameter identifies the amount of RAM currently occupie

CHAPTER 2PostScript Software22 Interpreter ParametersGenericResourcePathSepstring (/) Used in conjunction with GenericResourceDir to control the locat

CHAPTER 2PostScript SoftwareInterpreter Parameters 23MaxImageBuffer integer 65536 Indicates the maximum number of bytes that can be used for a single

CHAPTER 2PostScript Software24 Interpreter ParametersPageCount integer 0 This read-only parameter indicates how many pages have been success-fully pri

CHAPTER 2PostScript SoftwareInterpreter Parameters 25Device Parameters 2Each PostScript interpreter supports a collection of input/output storage devi

CHAPTER 2PostScript Software26 Interpreter ParametersTable 2-8 lists the factory defaults settings for %LocalTalk%, %LocalTalk%_NV, and %LocalTalk_Pen

CHAPTER 2PostScript SoftwareResource Categories 27Engine Device Parameters 2The %Engine% device contains parameters that control the print engine itse

CHAPTER 2PostScript Software28 Resource CategoriesTable 2-10 lists the new resources in regular resource categories. Table 2-10 Regular resource categ

CHAPTER 2PostScript SoftwareResource Categories 29Table 2-11 lists categories of implicit resources with the built-in capabilities of the Personal Las

iv Communication Device Parameters 25Engine Device Parameters 27Resource Categories 27 Chapter 3 PostScript Level 1 Compatibility Operators 33Overvie

CHAPTER 2PostScript Software30 Resource CategoriesFilter ASCII85Decode ASCIIHexDecodeASCII85EncodeASCIIHexEncodeCCITTFaxDecodeCCITTFaxEncodeDCTDecodeD

CHAPTER 2PostScript SoftwareResource Categories 31Table 2-12 defines resources used to define new categories.Table 2-12 Resources to define new categorie

CHAPTER 3 PostScript Level 1 Compatibility Operators 3Figure 3-0Listing 3-0Table 3-0 Thi d t t d ith F M k 4 0 4

CHAPTER 3 PostScript Level 1 Compatibility Operators 34 Overview of Compatibility Operators The PostScript language is designed to be a universal sta

CHAPTER 3 PostScript Level 1 Compatibility OperatorsPage Size Compatibility Operators 35 Page Size Compatibility Operators 3 The page size operators

CHAPTER 3 PostScript Level 1 Compatibility Operators 36 Paper Tray Compatibility Operators The note operator modifies the current page device settin

CHAPTER 3 PostScript Level 1 Compatibility OperatorsSetting System Parameters 37 Setting System Parameters 3 System parameters have a system-wide imp

CHAPTER 3PostScript Level 1 Compatibility Operators38 Setting System Parameterscheckpassword 3Syntax int checkpassword boolor string checkpassword boo

CHAPTER 3PostScript Level 1 Compatibility OperatorsSetting System Parameters 39product 3Syntax – product stringDefinition This operator is a string ob

v Figures and Tables Chapter 1 Introduction to the Personal LaserWriter 320 Printer 1 Figure 1-1 The 8-pin mini-DIN connector for LocalTalk 4 Table 1

CHAPTER 3PostScript Level 1 Compatibility Operators40 Setting System Parameterssetdefaulttimeouts 3Syntax job manualfeed wait setdefaultimeouts –Defini

CHAPTER 3PostScript Level 1 Compatibility OperatorsSetting Page Device Parameters 41Binary protocol is standard in the Personal LaserWriter 320 printe

CHAPTER 3PostScript Level 1 Compatibility Operators42 Setting Page Device Parameterspagecount 3Syntax – pagecount intDefinition This operator returns

CHAPTER 3PostScript Level 1 Compatibility OperatorsSetting User Parameters 43setpagestackorder 3Syntax bool setpagestackorder –Definition This operator

CHAPTER 3PostScript Level 1 Compatibility Operators44 Setting Device Parameterssetjobtimeout 3Syntax int setjobtimeout –Definition This operator sets t

CHAPTER 3PostScript Level 1 Compatibility OperatorsSetting Communication Parameters 45manualfeed 3Syntax – manualfeed boolDefinition This operator is a

CHAPTER 4 Communication Channels 4Figure 4-0Listing 4-0Table 4-0 Thi d t t d ith F M k 4 0 4

CHAPTER 4 Communication Channels 48 LocalTalk This chapter deals with the software support for the LocalTalk communication channel. It describes L

CHAPTER 4 Communication ChannelsStatus Queries and Spontaneous Messages 49 Typically, characters written to the standard output file by PostScript ope

CHAPTER 4 Communication Channels 50 Status Queries and Spontaneous Messages All messages generated spontaneously by the server (as opposed to those m

51 Index A Adobe PostScript programming language 10anti-aliasing 2 a4 page size operator 36A4 paper size 16 a4small page size operator 36 a4tray p

INDEX 52 F FactoryDefaults system parameter 21 FatalErrorAddress system parameter 21features 3 Filter resource category 30FinePrint 2 FMapType re

INDEX53MaxLocalVM user parameter 18MaxOpStack user parameter 19MaxOutlineCache system parameter 23MaxPattermCache system parameter 23MaxPatternItem us

INDEX54pagestackorder operator 42page types 7, 11paper cassettes 8paper handling 3, 8papersize operator 42paper sizes 7, 16paper tray compatibility op

INDEX55signal descriptions, LocalTalk 4softwareiomode operator 41software overview 10spontaneous messages 49spontaneous server messages 50StartJobPass

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vii PREFACE About This Note The Personal LaserWriter 320 printer is a new member of the Apple Computer LaserWriter printer family. This developer no

viii PREFACE Conventions and Abbreviations 0 This developer note uses the following typographical conventions and abbreviations. Typographical Conve

ix PREFACE Other Reference Material 0 This developer note assumes that you are familiar with printer technology and know how to operate and program