Printronix P5000LJ user manual Centronics Parallel Submenu, TOF Action, Buffer Size in K

Centronics (Parallel) Submenu

TOF Action

•Reset. A form feed is performed before a warm start when the prime signal is asserted from the host. This setting is used only if the Prime Signal parameter is enabled.

•Do Nothing. No form feed is performed on reset.

Buffer Size in K

This option configures the amount of memory allocated for the Bi-Tronics port buffer. You can designate the size of the printer buffer from 1 through 16 Kbytes.

Centronics (Parallel) Submenu

Note	The Centronics parameters in the printer must be set the same as the
	interface in the host computer (at the other end of the data cable of the
	printer). Otherwise, the printer might not work online, and data characters
	from the computer might not print or might print as “garbled” text.

Centronics

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Data Bit 8

Enable*

Disable

PI Ignored

Enable*

Disable

Data

Polarity

Standard* Inverted

Resp.

Polarity

Standard* Inverted

Busy on

Strobe

Enable*

Disable

* = Factory Default

Latch

Data On

Leading*

Trailing

Prime

Signal

Disable* Enable

TOF

Action

Reset*

Do Nothing

Buffer Size

in K

1* (1-16)

The Centronics submenu provides the options and settings available to configure the interface as required for your application. These options and available settings are outlined in the following paragraphs.

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