Agilent Technologies 6287 manual PA Key Usage, Output in Ascii or Ebcdic, APL Output, Reserved

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9 — PA Key Usage

If set to (A) Normal, and if the ULTRA is in SCS mode, the PA1 and PA2 keys on the ULTRA will function as the PA keys on a 3287 printer. If set to (B), PA1 will send PFS 7 to the printer, and PA2 will send PFS 8 to the printer. The default value is (A) Normal. Refer to Section 9 — Programmable Function Strings for more information on PFSs.

10 — Output in ASCII or EBCDIC

Some printer types (such as Xerox 4045s) can accept EBCDIC data. This option determines whether the ULTRA outputs data in the (A) ASCII or

(B)EBCDIC character set. A third option, (C), will have the ULTRA send coax host data to the printer in EBCDIC and alternate host data in ASCII. The default value is (A).

Note: Option C is useful only for users with an alternate host and a Xerox printer capable of changing on line from XES mode to HP PCL emulation. These printers include the models 4030, 4045-160, 4187, 4213 and 4235. If the user selects option C, the printer must be configured by the user to start in XES mode using the EBCDIC character set. Additionally, PFS B — Coax Host PFS must be programmed with the =MCK= command to change to XES mode, and PFS C — Alternate Host PFS must be programmed with the =MCK= command to change to the HP PCL emulation. Refer to the Xerox printer programmer reference for detailed information on changing emulations on line. Refer to Section 6 — Programmable Function Strings for information about PFSs.

11 — APL Output

In conjunction with Option #10 and Option #20, this option determines whether or not APL output is allowed. If this option is set to “Yes,” APL output will be allowed. The default value is “No.”

Note: Option #10 must be set to (A), because only ASCII output is supported for APL. Additionally, Option #20 must set to (B) 2K with EAB or (D) 4K with EAB. Additional information regarding APL support can be found in Section 7 — Translate Tables and Section 13 — Coax Host Considerations.

12 — Reserved

This option is reserved.