Document Outline

• Apple LaserWriter Select 310 Printer
  • Contents
  • Figures and Tables
  • About This Note
    • What This Note Contains
    • Conventions Used in This Note
    • Other Reference Material
    • For More Information
  • LaserWriter Select 310 Hardware
    • Communication Ports
      • Serial Port for RS-232C Devices
      • Centronics Parallel Connector
    • Status Lights
    • Memory Capabilities
      • ROM Capability
      • DRAM Expansion
    • Basic Operation
      • Batch Mode
      • Interactive Mode
    • Page Types
    • Paper Handling
  • LaserWriter Select 310 Software
    • Software Overview
      • Adobe PostScript Programming Language
      • PostScript Interpreter
      • LaserWriter Select 310 Driver
      • Page Types
      • Product Strings
    • Software Parameters
      • Communication Device Parameters
      • Compatibility Operators
    • Setting Compatibility Operators
      • Setting System Parameters
        • checkpassword
        • defaulttimeouts
        • idlefonts
        • pagecount
        • printername
        • product
        • productA
        • ramsize
        • revision
        • setdefaulttimeouts
        • setidlefonts
        • setpassword
        • setprintername
      • Setting Page Device Parameters
        • defaultmultipurposetraysize
        • defaultpapertray
        • dostartpage
        • manualfeed
        • manualfeedtimeout
        • margins
        • pagestackorder
        • papersize
        • papertray
        • setdefaultmultipurposepapertraysize
        • setdefaultpapertray
        • setdostartpage
        • setmargins
        • setpagestackorder
        • setpagetype
        • setpapertray
      • Setting User Parameters
        • jobname
        • jobtimeout
        • setjobtimeout
        • waittimeout
      • Setting Device Parameters
        • setsoftwareiomode
        • softwareiomode
      • Setting Communication Parameters
        • packetbackchannel
        • sccbatch
        • setpacketbackchannel
        • setsccbatch
      • Setting Engine Device Parameters
        • darkness
        • setdarkness
      • Setting Extensions to PostScript Level 1
        • currentcacheparams
        • currentpacking
        • packedarray
        • setcacheparams
        • setpacking
      • Printer Error Parameter
        • printererror
    • PostScript Language Changes
      • Packed Arrays
        • Packed Arrays Versus Ordinary Arrays
        • Creating Packed Arrays
      • Immediately Evaluated Names
      • Changes in Font Cache Operation
      • Device Resolution Images
      • End-of-Line Recognition
      • New Operators
    • TrueType Fonts
  • Communication Channels
    • Serial Communication
      • Baud Rates
      • Parity Settings
      • Flow Control
        • DTR Flow Control
        • XON/XOFF Flow Control
    • SCC Operator Encoding
    • Communication Protocols
      • Simple Communication Protocol
      • Binary Communication Protocol
    • Communicating with an IBM PC
      • Parallel Interface
      • Serial Interface
        • DTR Flow Control for PC Communication
        • XON/XOFF Flow Control for PC Communication
    • Communication Dynamics
    • Status Queries and Spontaneous Messages