Entering the START Command for the Impact Printer
Based on the options you have chosen in the previous steps, you
can now enter the START command, as follows:
start rdev user system file-options setup printer-options
where:- rdev
- is the real device number of the impact printer.
- file-options
- are the options that relate to the files you have chosen to print (CLASS, FORM, and DEST).
- printer-options
- are any required options that relate to the control of the impact printer (SEP, NO3800, NOFOLD, IMAGE, CHARS, FCB, INDEX, NOAFP, LIMIT, DEFFCB and SECLABEL).
Always enter the SETUP printer option. This option puts the impact printer in SETUP mode, which allows you to make sure the paper is aligned properly.
You may enter the options in any order.