Chapter 3 Coax/Twinax Emulation
Buffer Print
•Disable. The printer will print normally.
•Enable. The printer prints the EBCDIC data and control codes received from the host as hex values.
Translation Tbl
Prints out a table of the coax interface’s current character set. This operation is valid only when the coax interface is selected (see page 77).
PA1
PA1 is only valid when the printer is in the OFFLINE state and the coax Systems Network Architecture Character Set (SCS) data stream is active. This function displays the “PA1 ENABLED” message when the ENTER key is pressed and sends a special operator request to the host when the printer is put online. Refer to the Coax/Twinax Programmer’s Reference Manual for more information about SCS.
PA2
PA2 is only valid when the printer is in the OFFLINE state and the coax SCS data stream is active. This function displays the “PA2 ENABLED” message when the ENTER key is pressed and sends a special operator request to the host when the printer is put online.
Buffer Reprint
This option is valid only when the printer is printing in SCS mode. When the ENTER key is pressed, “Buffer Reprint Enabled” is displayed and an Intervention Required status is sent to the host. Pressing ENTER again cancels the Buffer Reprint function and “Buffer Reprint Disabled” is displayed.
SPC Null Suppression
•Disable. Ignores nulls. The print position does not move.
•Enable. Treats nulls as blank spaces.
NL at MPP+1
Controls how many lines are skipped when the carriage returns to a new line.
•On. Moves to the first print position two lines down from the current position.
•Off. Moves to the first print position of the next print line.
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