APPLICATION NOTE #158
 PRINTING MULTIPLE COPIES ON A LIPS 10 LASER PRINTER
 Rev. 01


 If you are using a C. Itoh LIPS 10 Laser Printer, you can set up a PC 
(Printer Control) table or use the PI (Printer Insert) command to 
define the number of copies you want to print. This application note 
gives you the information you need to use XyWrite to invoke the LIPS 
command language multiple (LCL) copy command.


 LCL MULTIPLE COPY COMMAND
 If you want to print multiple copies of the same document, you can 
simply execute the TYPE command once for each copy.  However, if you 
are printing a large number of copies of a small document, it is more 
efficient to use the LCL multiple copy command, because your computer 
only has to process one request, leaving it free to go on to other 
tasks.

 The form of the LCL command is:

     O];COPY n;EXIT

 where n is the number of copies you want to print. (The default is 
1.) When the printer processes this command, it prints the specified 
number of copies of each page in the document, but it does not 
collate them. In other words,  if you request 10 copies, the printer 
outputs 10 copies of page 1, then 10 copies of page 2, etc. 
Therefore, the command is most effective when used with small 
documents, such as memos and letters.

 USING THE PI (PRINTER INSERT) COMMAND
 PI is an embedded command that allows you to send a control string of 
up to 80 characters directly to the printer.

 Let's assume you want to print three copies of your memo:

 1.  Call the file to the screen.

 2.  Position the cursor at the start of the file.

 3.  Enter the PI command along with the LCL codes for printing 3 
copies.
     (Note: the character after the closing parentheses is an 
uppercase O (oh),
     not a zero.)

         Type:  F5pi )O]; copy 3;exit;<CR>

     Result: An embedded triangle marks the spot where you issued the 
command.
     When you TYPE your memo, your printer will output three copies of 
it.

 USING THE PC (PRINTER CONTROL) TABLE
 Like the PI command discussed above, the PC (Printer Control) command 
also allows you to send control strings directly to the printer. To 
use the PC command, you first define the control strings in a Printer 
Control table in the printer file and then reference them in the PC 
command.

 Suppose you always print out two copies of your letters, and five 
copies of your memos. You could set up a PC table so that line one 
contains the control string for printing a single copy, line two 
contains the string for 2 copies and line three contains the string 
for 5 copies. Then, to print multiple copies, you simply enter the PC 
command along with the line number of the string you want to send 
(e.g., PC 2 for 2 copies, PC 3 for 5 copies).

 Let's set up such a PC table.

 1.  Call your printer file to the screen. For example:

       Type:  F5call 3lips10.prn<CR>

 2.  Move the cursor to the section of the printer file that contains 
the
     default commands (e.g., DF PL, DF FD, etc.).

 3.  Enter the PC table after the defaults and before the PT tables. 
(See Note
     #1.)

       Type:  PC:3
       Type:  )O];copy 1;exit;
       Type:  )O];copy 2;exit;
       Type:  )O];copy 5;exit;

 4.  Store and load the printer file.

 5.  Call your memo or letter to the screen.

 6.  Enter the appropriate PC command. Remember, the numbers in the PC 
command
     reference the appropriate lines in the PC table. Do not confuse 
these
     numbers with the quantity of copies you want.

     To print five copies of your memo:

       Type:  F5pc 3<CR>

     To print two copies of your letter:

       Type:  F5pc 2<CR>

     To reset the quantity to one (see Note #1):

       Type:  F5pc 1<CR>


 CHANGING THE NUMBER OF COPIES
 The multiple copy command takes effect at the point it is placed in 
the text and stays in effect until it is overridden.  That means that 
if you issue a PC or PI command to get four copies of a document, you 
will get four copies of all of your documents until you issue a 
different PC or PI command (or turn the printer off and on).

 Let's say you just printed four copies of a series of documents, and 
now you want to reset the print quantity to one.

 1.  Display the first document for which you want a single copy.

 2.  Position the cursor at the start of the file.

 3.  Enter the appropriate PI or PC command. For example:

       Type:  F5pi )O]; copy 1;exit;<CR>

    or

       Type:  F5pc 1<CR>

     Result:  When you TYPE this and subsequent documents, your 
printer will
     output a single copy.

 Note #1  One Command Per File. Do not put more than one multiple copy 
command in a file. If you do, the second command will override the 
first one.

 Note #2  Editing a PC Table. A printer file can contain only one PC 
table, but that PC table can contain any number of lines. If your 
printer file already has a PC table, you can add the multiple copy 
control strings to it. Be sure to change the top line of the PC table 
to include the number of lines you add. Then determine the line 
numbers for the new control strings so that you specify the correct 
values in the PC command.

 Note #3  XyWrite III Users. PI (Printer Insert) is a XyWrite III Plus 
command. However, you can use the PC (Printer Control) function with 
the LCL escape code to print multiple copies of your document.

 Note #4  More Information. For more information on the PI and PC 
commands, refer to the XyWrite Reference Guide. For more information 
on the C. Itoh LIPS 10 printer, refer the the documentation supplied 
by the printer manufacturer.