Page 1-23CHAPTER 1 โ€” GETTING STARTED
Configuring the Parallel Out Printer Port
The next step is to configure the PARALLEL OUT PRINTER port.
Starting this procedure, the display should read:
CONFIG: port:
where port is one of the 5250 OPTIMA ports.
1. Use d and f, until the display reads:
CONFIG: PAR OUT:
2. Press g. The display should read:
PAR OUT: ON/OFF=
3. Press f seven times, or until the display reads:
PAR OUT: LOAD>
4. Press g. The disk drive light will go on as the OPTIMA loads the list
of supported printer configurations from the disk. The display
should read:
LOAD>_filename
where filename is the name of a printer device driver, listed in
alphanumeric order. Each of the printer device drivers is listed in
Chapter 2 ๎‚— Advanced Configuration.
5. Using d and f, select the type of printer or device to be used on
the parallel out port. If there is no configuration option for the
specific printer, select the _GENERIC option.
6. Press ENTER. The disk drive light will appear as the file is loaded,
then the display will scroll to the left, and the display should read:
PAR OUT: LOAD>
7. Press s. The display will scroll to the left and should read:
CONFIG:PAR OUT:
The PARALLEL OUT PRINTER port is now configured. If not using any
other output ports or any alternate host ports, the user may now proceed to
๎‚“Saving the Configuration.๎‚”