Black Box 5250, Remote Emulator Card manual Indicators of Host-Printer Status

5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD

2 Section 2 of the Printer-Control Screen shows host- and PC-printer status. These indicators highlight important information regarding the printer’s status when it is assigned to either the host or the PC. For descriptions of these messages, see the “Printer is attached to” paragraph below, Table 7-4 below, and Table 7-5 on the next page.

Printer is attached to: Indicates which system is in control of the printer: the host, DOS, or auto. When Host is highlighted, print jobs can be sent from the host to the PC printer. When DOS is highlighted, the printer will not accept print jobs from the host, but a PC print job can print. When Auto is highlighted, the 5250 Remote Emulator Card automatically switches from host to PC printing and vice versa without going back to the printer-control screen (although DOS print jobs will print only during a DOS session). The screen will highlight the current setting of this option in reverse video.

Table 7-4. Indicators of Host-Printer Status

Status Message	Indicated Condition (When Highlighted)
READY	The printer is ready to receive data.
SYSTEM AVAILABLE	The host system is operational.
CHECK PRINTER	An error condition, such as a paper jam or
	out of paper, has been detected by the
	printer.
USER OVERRIDE ACTIVE	Host commands for pitch, print quality,
	and line spacing are ignored (the F6
	command).
HOST CONTROL ACTIVE	Host commands for pitch, print quality,
	and line spacing are active (the F7
	command).
BUFFER PRINT MODE	The printer is in buffer-print mode (the F9
	command). Also known as a “hex dump.”
TRUNCATE	Truncate mode is active (the F2
	command).
17 TO 15 PITCH FIX	17- to 15-pitch correction is active (the
	Shift F1 command).

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