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until the value is correct. Press g, and the LCD should read END. Press
d, then press ENTER when the display reads INSERT!. Continue
editing and inserting until the PFS is completely defined using the printers
control codes.
To delete a value, use g and s to display the value in the LCD. With the
cursor on the dollar sign, press d until the LED reads DELETE!. Press
ENTER and the current value will be deleted.
To insert a value, use g and s to display the value that will be to the right
of the inserted value. With the cursor on the dollar sign or on the E of
END, press d until INSERT! is displayed. Press ENTER, then edit
the new value.
Remember that some PFSs must be coordinated with the format options
selected under FMTINFO:. For instance, if SENDMOVE has been selected
in FMTINFO:JUSTTYP=, a PFS must be selected for SNDXTRA>.
Similarly, the format information for PAPER 1:, PAPER 2:, PAPER 3:
and ENVELOP: in FMTINFO: should be coordinated with the PFSs for
the equivalent paper source drawers.
Parameters Within PFSs
To perform their functions, a few PFSs require a parameter that specifies a
variable value. The OPTIMA allows only one such parameter per PFS.
Parameters can take one of five formats (see below), but usually the format
will be in decimal (base 10). Both the decimal format and the hexadecimal
format parameters are sent through an OPTIMA character code translation
table. As such, make certain that the OPTIMA character code translation
table is either an ASCII to ASCII pass-through table or an ASCII to
EBCDIC table, depending upon the printer, that has not been edited (all
OPTIMA-generated data is ASCII).
To determine which parameter format the printer uses, refer to the printer
manual in the section that defines the printers control codes. Since
parameters are crucial for controlling the printers cursor, the user will
probably find the format of the required parameters in the section that
discusses horizontal or vertical movement. The format of the parameter
may not be mentioned specifically in the manual, so the user may have to
make a deduction based upon the information the manual provides. A brief
description of the available parameter formats follows below: