Operating Procedures

Print Function

The display station can send a print request to the host system or it can print data locally if a local screen printer is attached. A desktop/screen printer must be ordered separately. To initiate host printing or local screen printing, press the Print key. The following menu is displayed on the status line:

PRINT COAX ENTER=PRINT F3=EXIT

F13=Select Print

F14=CTRL

 

 

,CrSel=Adjust

 

 

Figure 4-2. Online Print Menu

This menu enables you to specify the print type and to send paper control and session control commands. Press the Enter key when you are ready to start printing.

Setting Print Type

Press F13 to toggle through the Print type options. Select one of the following:

COAX (default) – The display contents are printed on the printer attached to the control unit.

SCREEN – The display contents are printed on the local printer attached to the display station. For local screen printing, you can specify other print parameters, such as Print Quality, Lines Per Inch, Lines Per Page, and Characters Per Inch. (See the Online Printer menu, Figure 3-14 on Page 3-31.)

TRIMMED – A portion of the display contents is printed on the local printer attached to the display station (Partial Screen Print). Specify the portion of the screen to be printed by following the steps below.

As you toggle, the options are displayed on the status line next to PRINT; for example,

PRINT COAX, PRINT SCRN, PRINT TRIM.

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IBM 1483DSV manual Print Function, Setting Print Type