7

OPERATION

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51

 

7.1

COMPUTER-TO-PERIPHERAL OPERATION....

51

 

 

7.1.1 SHARING A SINGLE PERIPHERAL ........

51

 

 

7.1.2

CONTENDING FOR MULTIPLE

 

 

 

 

PERIPHERALS ........................................

52

 

 

7.1.3 SPECIFIED SHARING OF MULTIPLE

 

 

 

 

PERIPHERALS ........................................

53

 

 

7.1.4

BEGINNING AND ENDING A PRINT JOB 54

 

 

7.1.5 BUFFERING OF PRINT DATA.................

55

 

 

7.1.6

BUFFER CLEARING ................................

57

 

 

7.1.7 MINIMUM SIZE PRINT JOB.....................

57

 

7.2

COMPUTER-TO-COMPUTER OPERATIONS ...

57

 

 

7.2.1

INITIATING A COMPUTER-TO-

 

 

 

 

COMPUTER CONNECTION ....................

57

 

 

7.2.2

FILE TRANSFER......................................

58

 

 

7.2.3

MODEM SHARING...................................

59

 

7.3

DATA FLOW CONTROL.....................................

61

 

 

7.3.1

HARDWARE HANDSHAKING .................

61

 

 

7.3.2

XON/XOFF HANDSHAKING ....................

62

 

7.4

APPLICATION NOTE..........................................

64

 

7.5

HP 3000 OPTION................................................

65

8

CONFIGURATION .........................................................

66

 

8.1

MAIN CONFIGURATION MENU.........................

69

 

8.2

STATUS ..............................................................

71

 

8.3

PROGRAM PORT LOGICAL NAME ...................

73

 

8.4

SET PORT DESIGNATION.................................

75

8.5SET NUMBER OF PRINTERS (M24SII-V02

 

HIGH SPEED PARALLEL MODULE)..................

77

8.6

PROGRAM PORT SELECT CODE.....................

78

8.7

SET PORT SELECT MODE................................

79

8.8

SET SERIAL PORT CONFIGURATION..............

80

8.9

SET INPUT INACTIVITY TIMEOUT....................

85