Page D-21APPENDIX D — OPTEDIT
This feature determines the length of time that the OPTIMA will wait after
the printer is no longer accepting data before alerting the system operator.
The default is five seconds, which is suitable for most laser printers. The
setting should be increased if the system alerts the operator when no error
has actually occurred. This setting is specific to a given output port, so it is
loaded as part of an output port configuration, and it is necessary to change
this setting only for active ports dedicated to output.
To change this setting, at the appropriate output port on the OPTEDIT
main screen, use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the word
ErrTime= (Default-5 seconds is the default), and press ENTER. The
user will be presented with a range of timing options ranging from 1
second to 1 minute.
The value Default (5 seconds) is included only to maintain compatibility
between the new OPTIMA software and older output port configurations,
so existing users do not have to modify their configuration settings.
Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to the appropriate choice, and press
ENTER. After selecting the printer error timeout period, the OPTEDIT
main screen will return.
Format Information
Format information is loaded when a printer configuration is loaded from
the OPTIMA diskette, so most users will not have to change these settings
unless building a printer configuration from scratch.
Before using OPTEDIT to change the format information for an output
port, the user should become familiar with the issues discussed under
Format Information in Chapter 2  Advanced Configuration.
To change the format information for an output port, at the appropriate
port on the OPTEDIT main screen, use the arrow keys to move the cursor
to the words Format Info:, and press ENTER. The following Formatting
Information screen will be displayed: