F. Robert Falbo
(THEREF42)
38 Northwinds Manor
Rome, NY  USA  13440-7314

Dear Robert,

I've positively delighted in having a printout of TheRef at my side.  My only real
problem was the nuisance of setting up the laser for the job.  The pages were
perfectly laid out for landscape output, and your setup instructions were good, but I
knew there was "a better way."  Not only was it tedious to make all of the menu
settings, but it depended on using a printer that had a control panel (some clones
don't).

I finally had the time to sit down and do it.  On the enclosed disk are 3 small
pieces of code:

LJSETUP.LAN, LJSETUP.POR, and LJRESET.OUT

I followed your naming conventions, so it should be easy to remember which is for
what.  All the user needs to do is COPY the desired file to the port which the laser
(LJ indicates PCL/LaserJets or compatibles) is connected to.

LJSETUP.LAN first resets the printer, ejecting a page if there is data remaining in
the buffer.  It then sets the printer for graphics mode, landscape orientation,
LinePrinter font, and 10 lines per inch.

LJSETUP.POR likewise resets the printer.  Then it sets the printer for graphics
mode, portrait, Courier, and 6 lines per inch.  

LJRESET.OUT simply resets the printer.  This is useful after quitting a job, and
also returns the printer to its control panel defaults.

All a person needs to do is enter COPY LJSETUP.LAN LPT1.  When the
command line returns, then it's COPY FD_REF42.LAN LPT1, or whatever one
desires to print.

The code is very basic, and I supply it as a public service, just as you provide
TheRef.  Feel free to include it in your distribution if you'd like.  Incidentally, I've
tested them on a genuine HP LaserJet Series II, and on a QMS PS-815 in PCL and
ESP modes.

Sincerely,

Steven J. Case
