Config Menu. TallyGenicom 6800 Series

Config Menu

Config Menu

(from page 18)

Printer

(see below)

Parallel I/O

1

Codes

(see page 35)

Intellifilter

Graphics

(see page 39)

Main File

Mgmt

* = Factory Default

1

If Parallel Installed.

2

If SF card is installed.

Configurations

(see page 43)

SD File

Mgmt

2

Host

Interface

(see page 45)

CST/PAA

(see page 50)

(see page 51)

(see page 52)

(see page 53

The following are explanations of each submenu and parameter.

(Refer to the

PNE User’s

Manual

)

USB I/O

(see page 46)

PTX_SETUP

Option

(see page 54)

Serial I/O

(see page 47)

Printer Submenu

Printer

(from “Config

Menu” above)

Ser/Par Emul

Tally ANSI*

Genicom ANSI

P5000

P6000

P600

DEC LG01

HP 2564C

IBM Proprinter

Epson FX-1180

MTPL

Lan

Emulation

1

Tally ANSI*

Genicom ANSI

P5000

P6000

P600

DEC LG01

HP 2564C

IBM Proprinter

Epson FX-1180

MTPL

Powerup

Offline*

Online

* = Factory Default

1

If Ethernet is installed.

Dump Mode

OFF*

Style 1

Style 2

Style 3

Beeper Mode

Off

On*

Cont. Beep

2*

0-20

Disp.

Intensity

Report

Current Short*

Current Full factory power-up

All

Cfg 1-Cfg 8

Intellifilter

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Ser/Par Emul

This parameter allows you to define which set of printer control commands will be emulated for data received on the Serial and Parallel ports. The emulation settings are automatically saved in the Powerup

Configuration. Tally ANSI is the default selection.

When a new emulation setting is entered through the Printer Control Panel, emulation dependent parameters in the Current and Powerup configurations are changed to match the default settings for the elected emulation. The following table lists those parameters by emulation:

Parameter Tally ANSI

Genicom

ANSI

P5000 P6000 P600

Character Set Latin1

OCR-A ANSI

OCR-B

Auto CR

ANSI

OFF

Line Wrap

Wrap LF

Code 7F

VT Channel

Skip When

OFF

OFF

FILL

2

Before

Parameter HP 2564C

Code Pg 437

ANSI

ANSI

ON

ON

ON

FILL

12

Before

DEC LG01

Code Pg 437

ANSI

ANSI

ON

OFF

OFF

Space

N/A

N/A

Epson

FX-1180

Latin1

ANSI

ANSI

ON

OFF

OFF

Space

12

After

IBM

Proprinter

Latin1

ANSI

ANSI

OFF

OFF

OFF

Space

12

After

MTPL

Character Set Roman-8

OCR-A ANSI

OCR-B

Auto CR

ANSI

OFF

Line Wrap

Wrap LF

Code 7F

VT Channel

Skip When

OFF

OFF

FILL

12

After

DEC Multi

ANSI

DIN

OFF

OFF

OFF

FILL

12

After

Italic

ANSI

ANSI

ON

ON

ON

Delete Char

N/A

N/A

Code Pg 437

ANSI

ANSI

ON

ON

ON

Ignore

N/A

N/A

Code Pg 437

ANSI

ANSI

ON

ON

ON

Delete Buffer

N/A

N/A

Lan Emulation (LAN Interface only)

Used to select the emulation attached to the Ethernet port when using the Ethernet interface. Possible

selections are the same as the

Ser/Par Emul

option (page 33).

Powerup

This parameter sets the printer either Online or Offline when the power switch is turned on. This parameter setting is automatically saved to the Powerup Configuration when it is changed. The default is

Offline.

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Dump Mode

Dump Mode is used to troubleshoot problems that may arise when processing data. It places the printer into a Hex Dump Mode. You can select three styles of printouts for use as debugging tools. The standard selections are:

•

OFF

(default). Dump Mode is disabled.

•

Style1

. Two column output. Text, spaces, and control codes are printed in hexadecimal code format in one column and ASCII equivalents in another column.

•

Style2

. Only control codes are printed in hexadecimal format. ASCII characters are printed as is and escape sequences force a new line.

•

Style3

. Control codes and spaces are printed in hexadecimal format. ASCII characters are printed as is and escape sequences force a new line.

Beeper Mode

When a fault event occurs, the beeper will sound. There are three options:

•

Off

•

On

(default). Each fault event causes the fault alert beeper to produce a few short-duration audio tones.

•

Cont. Beep

. A fault event causes periodic short-duration audio tones that cycle about once per second and persists until the operator clears the fault.

Disp. Intensity

This menu controls the intensity of the LCD display. The range is 0-20 and the default setting is 2.

Report

You can use this parameter to print or display a report.

•

Current Short

(default). This produces a brief printed report of the current printer Quick Setup configuration. The report contains a header which identifies the installed software and interface, and any options that are installed.

•

Current Full

. This produces a complete printed report of the current printer configuration. The report contains a header which identifies the installed software and interface, and any options that are installed.

•

Factory

. This produces a complete printed report of the factory (default) configuration. The report contains a header which identifies the installed software and interface, and any options that are installed.

•

Power up

. This produces a complete printed report of the power-up printer configuration. The report contains a header which identifies the installed software and interface, and any options that are installed.

•

All

. This produces a complete printed report of all saved printer configurations. Each report contains a header which identifies the installed software and interface, and any options that are installed.

•

Cfg 1 – Cfg 8

. This produces a complete printed report of any of the saved printer configurations.

Each report contains a header which identifies the installed software and interface, and any options that are installed.

•

Intellifilter

. Prints the currently downloaded Intellifilter.

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Codes Submenu

CODES

(from page 32)

Auto LF

OFF*

ON

Sub Char

From

OFF*

0-255

ESC

Enable*

Disable

SISO

OverszBar

2

Disable*

Enable

Auto CR

ON

OFF*

Disable*

Enable

Sub Char

To

OFF*

0-255

Alt ESC

Barcod

Top Pos

2

Enable*

Disable

Line Wrap

ON

OFF*

Upper Only

Disable*

Enable

PTX SFCC

1

1*

1-255

Oversz

Top Pos

2

Enable*

Disable

* = Factory Default

1

If P5000 emulation is selected.

2

If Genicom ANSI emulation is selected.

Wrap

Line Feed

ON

OFF*

Code 7F

Ignore

Delete Char

Delete Buffer

Sapce

Fill*

PTX ALS

1

8*

10.3

Print on CR

OFF*

Double Strike

Bold

Print

80-9F Hex

ON*

OFF

TOF

Control

2

Enable*

Disable

Form Feed

At TOF

Enable*

Disable

Ignore Char

OFF*

0-255

DC3

Operation

2

Enable*

Disable

Auto LF (Line Feed)

Auto LF causes the printer to perform a Line Feed each time it receives a Carriage Return Control Code.

This parameter is available for host systems that cannot send a Line Feed Control Code.

Some computers automatically generate a Line Feed of their own at the right margin. If your system does this and if Auto LF is enabled, it will result in a double-space between lines of print. Consult your computer manual to determine whether this function should be turned off or on. Default is OFF.

Auto CR (Carriage Return)

Auto CR allows the printer to perform a Carriage Return (moves print location to the left margin) when it receives either a Line Feed or Vertical Tab Control Code. The default value depends on the emulation

(see Emulate under the Config Menu, Printer category, page 32).

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Line Wrap

If the printer gets to the right margin without receiving a paper movement command, the Line Wrap

Parameter dictates how the rest of the data will be treated. If Line Wrap is OFF, the excess characters are lost. If Line Wrap is ON, printer response is determined by the Wrap Line Feed parameter (see below).

If Line Wrap is ON and Wrap LF is OFF, the printer performs a Carriage Return only and overprinting can result.

If Line Wrap is ON and Wrap LF is ON, the printer performs a Carriage Return plus a Line Feed and excess characters are printed on a new line at the left margin.

The default value is dependent on the emulation (see Emulate under the Config Menu, Printer category, page 32).

Wrap Line Feed

This parameter works in conjunction with the Line Wrap parameter, above. The default value depends on

the emulation (see Emulate under the Config Menu, Printer category, page 32).

Print on CR

This parameter is intended for use by customers whose applications embolden characters by using a CRonly method to selectively reprint all or parts of a line.

•

Off

(default). Ignores bolding, print as regular text.

•

Double Strike

. Prints a line, then backups to reprint (bold by overstriking).

•

Bold

. Prints line once, bold portions are printed with enhanced "bold" style.

For example, the application may embolden the word "bold" in the following sentence by sending:

This is bold<CR> bold<CR><LF>

"Double Strike" corresponds to the previous POCR=ON setting. With "Double Strike" selected, bolding is accomplished by re-striking the characters at the same dot positions. This requires a one line backup after printing each <CR> pass; some applications use many passes to print a single bolded line, so printing throughput may be reduced accordingly.

With "Bold" selected, bolding is accomplished by rendering the bolded characters twice, one with a small offset to create a "shadow" effect. The resulting print is thicker and thus appears darker. This is the same technique used with the "bold" character attribute selected via emulation escape sequences.

Form Feed at TOF

This parameter dictates how the printer will respond to a Form Feed Control Code received from the host computer when it is already at a top-of-form location.

•

Enable

(default). The printer performs the requested form feed and advances to the next top-of-form.

•

Disable

. The printer ignores the Form Feed Control Code sent from the host.

ESC

This parameter is valid only in the Tally ANSI and LG01 emulations. When set to Disabled, the ESC control character is ignored. The default is Enable.

Alt ESC (Alternate Escape)

This parameter is only valid in the Tally ANSI and LG01 emulations. When set to Enabled, a "^" (carat) character in column 1 (left margin) followed by a CR or a CR LF can be used in place of the ESC control code. The default is Disable. ESC (see above) must also be Enabled for this to work.

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Upper Only

This parameter allows you to set up your printer to print in uppercase characters only from the active

Character Set. When this parameter is enabled, the lower-case characters in Hex positions 61 through 7A are overwritten by the uppercase characters in positions 41 through 5A. The default is Disable.

Code 7F

This parameter allows you to dictate how the printer will react when it receives a Hexadecimal code 7F.

The default value depends on the emulation.

(See the Emulation Parameter, page 19.).

•

Ignore

. The code is ignored.

•

Delete Char

(default). The previous character is deleted.

•

Delete Buffer

. The previous characters on the current print line are deleted.

•

Space

. A Space character is substituted.

•

Fill

. A Fill character is substituted.

Print 80 - 9F Hex

This parameter defines whether locations 80 through 9F Hex are to be treated as control characters or printable characters. The function of the control characters in this area depends on the emulation. The selections are ON (printable characters) or OFF (control characters). The default value depends on the emulation.

Ignore Char

This parameter allows you to select a character that will be ignored in the incoming data stream. This parameter functions in all emulations and non-downloadable print modes. It does not function in plot mode, font download, or VFU download. Selections are 0-255, referring to the decimal value of any 8-bit character, or OFF. Default is OFF.

Sub Char From

This parameter allows you to select a character that will be replaced by the character designated by the

Sub Char To parameter. This parameter functions in all emulations and non-downloadable print modes. It does not function in plot mode, font download, or VFU download. Default is OFF.

Sub Char To

This parameter allows you to select the character that will replace the character designated by the Sub

Char From Parameter. This parameter functions in all emulations and non-downloadable print modes. It does not function in plot mode, font download, or VFU download. Default is OFF.

PTX SFCC

Defines the Special Function Control Character used by the Printronix P5000 emulation. The decimal value of the ASCII character code is entered. The default value is 1 (SOH).

PTX ALS

Defines the single line Alternate Line Spacing used by the ACK (Hex 06) command in the Printronix

P5000 emulation. The possible selections are 8 or 10.3 which define the line density. The default value is

8.

NOTE:

The PTX SFCC and PTX ALS options will only appear if the Printronix P5000 emulation is selected with the Ser/Par Emul control panel option.

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TOF Control (Available when Genicom ANSI emulation is selected)

When a new form is defined, the top-of-form position is left unchanged if this parameter is set to Enable

(the default). When a new form is defined, and this parameter is set to Disable, the top-of-form position is reset to the top margin of that form.

DC3 Operation (Available when Genicom ANSI emulation is selected)

This parameter allows DC1 - DC3 operation. When set to Enable (the default), the printer can be selected and deselected using DC1 and DC3 control codes. The printer select/deselect operation is not in effect when set to Disable.

SISO OverszBar (Available when Genicom ANSI emulation is selected)

This parameter allows SI-SO operation for barcodes and oversize characters. When set to Disable (the default), barcode and oversize character modes do not need to be activated with SO and deactivated with

SI. When set to Enable, barcode and oversize character modes will be activated and deactivated using the SO and SI control codes.

Barcod Top Pos (Available when Genicom ANSI emulation is selected)

When set to Enable (the default), the paper position is reset to the top of the bar code after printing. When set to Disable, the paper position is left at the end of the bar code after printing.

Oversz Top Pos (Available when Genicom ANSI emulation is selected)

The paper position will be reset to the top of the oversize characters after printing when this parameter is set to Enable (default). When set to Disable, the paper position is left at the end of the oversize characters after printing.

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Graphics Submenu

This submenu allows you to configure certain aspects of the Graphic Processing Options on your printer.

The Level 2 headings are as follows:

Graphics

(from page 32)

* = Factory Default

1

If MTPL emulation is selected

2

If Genicom ANSI emulation is selected

Code V

Cmd Char

94*

1-255

Smooth Size

3*

2-99

PY Then

None*

All

Term

Free Format

PN Then

None*

All

Free Format

Dark Bar

Low*

Medium

High

ON*

OFF

Modplot

1

2*

Version

Descender

Fixed*

Auto

Vertical

Scale

OFF

Style 1*

Style 2

Zero

Open

Slashed*

SFCC

126*

1-255

Code V

Language

PGL

Language

US*

UK

Swedish/Finnish

Norwegian/Dan

Japanese

German

French

Italian

Spanish

ASCII*

German

Swedish

Danish

Norwegian

Finnish

English

Dutch

French

Spanish

Italian

Turkish

Free Format Automatic PY

OFF*

ON

Disable*

Enable

MTPL Bar

1

OFF*

ON

MTPL

Secured

1

Off*

On

Ignore Term

Enable*

Disable

PGL

Terminator

CR/LF*

CR

BlkMaxH

20*

0-136

BlkMaxV

20*

0-136

BlkMinH

2*

0-136

BlkMinV

2*

0-136

Postnet

Density

Low*

High

Code V

Grph Den

Normal*

High

IMB Density

Low*

High

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Code V Cmd Char

This parameter allows you to change the CVCC. The Default for this parameter is the ASCII caret ( ^ ,

Decimal 94, HEX 5E) character.

Smooth Size

This parameter controls the size at which block characters are smoothed. The default is 3, which means that size 3 block characters will be smoothed, but size 2 block characters will not. This parameter is used by Code V and PGL.

PY Then

This parameter defines printer response to characters following the ^PY Command on the same line.

•

None

(default). All data, plus the line terminator are ignored.

•

All

. All data is executed.

•

Term

. All but the terminator is ignored.

•

Free Format

. Depends on the state for Free Format Mode.

PN Then

This command defines printer response to characters following the ^PN Command on the same line.

•

None

(default). All data, plus the line terminator are ignored.

•

All

. All data is executed.

•

Free Format

. Depends on the state for Free Format Mode.

NOTE:

For PY Then and PN Then, even though Code V documentation states that all other data on the line is ignored, some Code V installations do not follow this rule.

Dark Bar

This parameter allows you to set the base dot density at which bar codes will print. Default is Low.

All barcodes will print at the selected density unless the user program requests a higher density. When the user program requests a higher density, the printer will switch to the next higher density than the base density. The following table shows the density selections and how they change when the printer receives a program request for a higher density:

DarkBar Selection Normal Mode Dark Mode

Low (Default)

Medium

High

60 x 72

60 (120) x 144

120 x 144

60 (120) x 144

120 x 144

120 x 144

Modplot

This parameter eliminates the need to send an Align to Line Boundary Command (Tally ANSI) or an extra

Line Feed (LF) Control Code (Printronix) when exiting Plot Mode. Whenever you are using Plot Mode in these emulations, set this parameter to ON to avoid graphic and text alignment problems. Modplot ON is the default selection. In addition to Code V and PGL graphics, this parameter also applies to Tally ANSI and Printronix style graphics. It does not apply to text following Epson or Proprinter graphics.

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Version

This parameter controls the version of Code V the printer emulates. Version 2 is the default selection.

Descender

This parameter controls insertion of the character descender gap between print lines.

•

Fixed

(default). The descender gap is always inserted after the line whenever Descender Mode is ON regardless of whether descenders are present or not.

•

Auto

. The descender gap is only inserted after lines containing characters with descenders.

Vertical Scale

This parameter determines whether vertical block characters will be scaled to the same dimensions as horizontal block characters.

•

Style1

(default). Adds intercharacter gap after the character has been rotated.

•

Style2

. Does not add gap.

•

Off

. Vertical block characters will be compressed vertically due to the higher vertical density (72 DPI vs. 60 DPI).

Zero

As an aid in distinguishing zeros from the uppercase letter O you can choose to have your zeros slashed

(Ø). Slashed is the default selection. This parameter is used by Code V and PGL.

SFCC

This parameter allows you to change the Special Function Command Character. The Default for this parameter is the ASCII tilde ( ~, Decimal 126, HEX 7E) character. Options are 1-255 (Decimal designators for ASCII characters).

Code V Language

This parameter allows you to select the language character set that will be used for text output in Code V

Graphics Mode. The default is US. The available selections are:

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US

Norwegian/Dan

French

UK

Japanese

Italian

Swedish/Finnish

German

Spanish

PGL Language

This parameter allows you to select the language character set that will be used for text output in

Printronix Graphics Mode. The default is ASCII. The available selections are:

ASCII German Swedish

Danish

English

Spanish

Norwegian

Dutch

Italian

Finnish

French

Turkish

Free Format

This parameter turns on Free Format Mode in Code V graphics whenever a ^PY is encountered. Free

Format Mode will remain active until a ^PN or ^O (Free Format Mode Off) command is received. The default is OFF.

Automatic PY

If Automatic PY is Enabled, the printer is automatically in Code V graphics mode, and a ^PY command is not needed in the file being sent to the printer to begin Code V graphics. The default is Disabled.

MTPL Bar

Setting this parameter will print out barcodes for MTPL. Otherwise, the sequences will be printed as text only. The selections are ON and OFF, with the default being OFF. This parameter only affects the MTPL emulation.

MTPL Secured

In secured mode (ON), normal text characters can be printed to the right or left of barcodes. In unsecured mode (OFF), it is not possible to print more than one line with normal characters in the bar code line. The default is OFF. This parameter only affects the MTPL emulation.

Ignore Term

Determines whether or not a line feed following the CR terminator, an SFOFF, or an IGOFF command will cause a line feed to occur. There are two options: Enable (usually the default) and Disable (the default for

Genicom ANSI).

•

Disable

. A LF following the CR terminator, SFOFF, or IGOFF command will execute.

Example: ~SFOFF<cr><lf>

~IGOFF<cr><lf>

•

Enable

. A LF following the CR terminator in the above example will not execute.

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PGL Terminator

Determines whether or not a CR-LF terminator for PGL commands will cause a line feed to occur.

•

CR

. Allows line feeds which follow the carriage return to be executed.

Example: ~EXECUTE;TEST<cr><lf>

<cr><lf>

~NORMAL<cr><lf>

The above example would execute three line feeds following the job TEST.

•

CR-LF

(default). Will not execute line feeds following a carriage return. In the above example, the LFs would not execute.

BlkMaxH, BlkMaxV, BlkMinH, BlkMinV

These four parameters provide the ability to create block characters using FreeType fonts. However, the user may find that very small FreeType characters are not legible, and very large FreeType characters may print too slowly. These four allow the user to select the minimum and maximum horizontal and vertical size of block characters that will be generated using the FreeType characters.

Postnet Density

Determines whether POSTNET bar codes are printed in Low Density (72 DPI) or High Density (144 DPI).

Low Density is the default setting. POSTNET bar codes printed in High Density will print at half the speed of Low Density.

Code V Grph Den

This parameter allows for graphic items in Code V to be printed in either single density (Normal) or double density (High). The default is Normal.

IMB Density

Determines whether the horizontal Intelligent Mail barcodes (IMB) are printed in Low Density (120 DPI) or

High Density (180 DPI). Low Density is the default setting. IMB barcodes printed in High Density will print at lower speeds.

Configurations Submenu

Your printer can save up to eight personalized configurations, so you don't have to recreate configurations you use frequently. In addition, each configuration you save can be tagged with a label of up to 15 characters. The Level 2 headings are as follows:

CONFIGURATIONS

(from page 32)

* = Factory Default

Save Config.

Cfg 1*

Cfg 2-Cfg 8

Load Config.

Cfg 1*

Cfg 2-Cfg 8

Factory

Delete

Config.

All*

Cfg 1-Cfg 8

Power-Up

Config.

Cfg 1*

Cfg 2-Cfg 8

Name

Configs

Reset Cfg

Names

Name Config 1

Name Config 2

…

Name Config 8

Cfg 1*

Cfg 2-Cfg 8

All

Auto Save

Enable*

Disable

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Save Config.

This option allows you to save up to eight configurations to meet different print job requirements. This eliminates the need to change the parameter settings for each new job. The configurations are stored in memory and will not be lost if you turn off the printer. The factory default configuration cannot be

changed. See

Saving Your New Configuration

on page 12 for details.

Load Config.

The printer can store numerous configurations in memory. This parameter allows you to select and load a specific configuration.

Delete Config.

You can delete one or all of your eight customized configurations. The factory default configuration cannot be deleted.

Power-Up Config.

You can specify which of the nine configurations (Factory or Cfg 1 - Cfg 8) will be the power-up configuration.

Name Configs

Under this option are eight different submenus that allow you to select which configuration you wish to rename.

You may specify a 15-character name which can be used to refer to a configuration. The name you enter for a configuration will be used in the Load Config., Save Config., Print Config., Delete Config., and

Power-Up Config. menus. The name can only be cleared by using the Reset Cfg Names menu. See

Example 2

on page 15 on how to name configurations.

Reset Cfg Names

You can reset specific configuration names back to the default value of the configuration number.

Auto Save

•

Enable

(default). When a change has been made to a Config. menu, this option automatically prompts the user to save or not save the change to a Config #.

If you are currently in the Factory Config. menus and make a change, pressing Enter saves to Config

1 or the next available Config. and becomes the Power-Up Config. If the Current Config is Config 1 and a menu change is made, pressing Enter will save the change to Config 1.

•

Disable

. The printer will not prompt you to save any changes made.

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Host Interface Submenu

Host Interface

(from page 32)

* = Factory Default

1

If Ethernet is installed.

2

If Parallel is installed.

Active Host

Parallel

Hotport

2

Serial

Hotport

USB

Hotport

Ethernet

Hotport

Auto Switching*

Centronics

2

Serial

IEEE 1284

2

USB

Ethernet

1

Port Type

Centronics*

IEEE 1284

Disable

Auto Trickle

Disable*

Enable

Trickle Time

1/4 sec*

1/2 sec

1 sec

2 sec

4 sec

8 sec

16 sec

Off

Timeout

30 sec*

(10-60)

Report Status

Disable*

Enable

Trickle Time

1/4 sec*

1/2 sec

1 sec

2 sec

4 sec

8 sec

16 sec

Off

Timeout

30 sec*

(10-60)

Report Status

Disable*

Enable

Timeout

30 sec.*

(10-60)

Timeout

30 sec*

(10-60)

Switch Out On

Data Timeout*

Session Close

The Host Interface Submenu enables you to select one of many types of interfaces between the printer and your host computer. The currently selected interface is indicated with an asterisk on the control panel message display. There are also submenus available to setup the hotport parameters for each interface type.

Auto Switching

Auto Switching gives the printer the ability to handle multiple data streams sequentially. With Auto

Switching, the printer can service hosts attached to the serial, parallel, and Ethernet ports as if they were the only interface connected.

For example, if the host computer sends one print job to the RS-232 serial port and a separate print job to the IEEE 1284 parallel port, the printer's Auto Switching is able to handle both jobs, in the order they were received. The user does not have to reconfigure the selected interface between jobs.

Port Type

Select the parallel interface type connected to the printer. For example, if your printer is attached to one host with a Centronics connection, you would select Centronics under the Parallel Hotport menu.

Auto Trickle

Auto Trickle is used to prevent a host computer from timing out because the parallel interface was busy for too long. When Auto Trickle is enabled and the printer's buffers are almost full, the printer will begin to trickle data in (at the rate set in the Trickle Time menu) until the buffers start to empty.

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Trickle Time

When the printer is printing data from a host and a second job is received by the printer from a different host, Trickle Time prevents the second host from timing out while it is waiting for its data to be printed. To support this feature, the port has to be able to accept data from the host and store it for future use.

For example, if the printer is printing a job from the serial port, and then receives a second print job from the parallel port, the data from the parallel port will “trickle” bit by bit into the printer buffer to prevent a timeout error from being sent back to the host connected to the parallel port.

The selected value is the time that the printer waits before getting the next byte of data from the host. The

Trickle Time value should be less than the host time out value, but not too much shorter or else the printer fills up its buffer too fast.

Timeout

This is the value used by the printer to time out from the current port and check the other selected port types for data to print. When the printer has not received data from the host after a certain period of time, it needs to timeout in order to service the other ports.

Report Status

•

Disable

(default). When a fault occurs on the printer, only the active port reports the fault to the host.

•

Enable

. The port will report any fault even when it is not the current active port.

Switch Out On

•

Data Timeout

(default). Allows Autoswitching when no data has been received for the selected Time

Out period.

•

Session Close

. Allows Autoswitching only when the Network Socket is closed. If the Ethernet option is not installed the Network Socket is always reported as closed and this menu option is ignored.

USB I/O Submenu

USB I/O

(from page 32)

* = Factory Default

Buffer Size in K

16 K*

1K-16K

Buffer Size in K

This option configures the amount of memory allocated for the USB buffer. You may specify between 1 and 16 Kbytes, in 1-Kbyte increments.

The default is 16K.

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Serial I/O Submenu

Serial I/O

(from page 32)

Baud

600

1200

2400

4800

9600*

19200

38400

57600

115200

* = Factory Default

Data Bits

8 Bits*

7 Bits

Stop Bits

1 Bits*

2 Bits

Parity

None*

Odd

Even

8th Bit

Data*

Unused

Protocol

Ready/Busy*

Xon/Xoff

Enq/Ack

Etx/Ack

Etx/Ack/Nak

Ack/Nak

Xon/off/Etx/Ack

Xon/off/Enq/Ack

Off*

On

Status

Enquiry

DTR

Function

Busy*

Offline

Power

DTR Polarity Busy Polarity RTS Function Robust Xon

Active Low*

Active High

Active Low*

Active High

Busy*

High

Off*

On

Buffer Size in K

16K*

1K to 16K

Unsolicit

Rpt.

No*

Small

Big

Baud

Sets the baud rate of the serial interface in the printer. Baud rate is the speed at which serial data is transferred between the host computer and the printer. The choices for the RS-232 interface are 600,

1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, and 115200 Baud. The default is 9600 Baud.

Data Bits

Sets the length of the serial data word. The length of the data word can be set to 7 or 8 bits, and must match the corresponding data bits setting in the host computer. The default is 8 bits.

Stop Bits

Sets the number of stop bits in the serial data word. Either one or two stop bits can be selected. The setting must match the corresponding stop bit setting in the host computer. The default is one stop bit.

Parity

Set for odd parity, even parity, or no parity. The setting must match the corresponding parity setting in the host computer. The default is no parity.

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8th Bit

If 8 bits per byte is selected under Data Bits above, use this parameter to determine how the 8th bit is to be used. If this bit is to be ignored, set the parameter to Unused. If the bit is to be used, set the parameter to Data. Data is the default, used for 8-bit characters.

Protocol

The printer and host computer must establish common signals, understood by both units, for indicating when to send new data and when to stop sending data.

The eight protocols are:

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Ready/Busy

(default)

•

Xon/Xoff

The six Block Mode protocols:

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Enq/Ack

(Enquiry/Acknowledge)

•

Etx/Ack

(End of Text/Acknowledge)

•

Etx/Ack/Nak

(End of Text/Acknowledge/Neg. Acknowledge)

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Ack/Nak

(Acknowledge/Negative Acknowledge)

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Xon/off/Etx/Ack

(XON/XOFF/End of Text/Acknowledge)

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Xon/off/Enq/Ack

(XON/XOFF/Enquiry/Acknowledge)

Status Enquiry

When this parameter is set to On, the host may send an enquiry packet to the printer requesting status.

The printer will send back a 1 byte packet denoting the status of the printer. If this option is set to Off (the default), no packet will be sent back. The Status Enquiry feature may be enabled in conjunction with any other protocol. When enabled and the host sends an ENQ character, the printer responds by sending a printer status byte. The status byte is designed to be a printable code and is the only printable code the printer can transmit.

The bit pattern is as follows:

Table 2 Status Enquiry Bit Pattern

Bit Meaning/Value

7 Parity if 7 bit data and parity enabled (MSB)

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

Always a 1

1 if Data Overrun

Always a 0

1 if Parity Error

1 if Paper System Error or Platen Open

1 if Offline

1 If Busy (fault or buffer full) (LSB)

The Status Enquiry feature is slightly different when the current emulation is the HP2564C. Instead of responding to the ENQ character, the printer will respond to the ESC ? DC1 sequence. The bit pattern of the status response is as follows:

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3

2

1

0

5

4

7

6

Bit

Table 3 Status Enquiry Response Bit Pattern

Meaning/Value

Parity if 7 bit data and parity enabled (MSB)

Always a 0

Always a 1

Always a 1

0 if Parity Error, Data Overrun, or Buffer Overflow

1 if Offline

1 if Busy (fault or buffer full)

1 if Paper System Error or Platen Open (LSB)

DTR Function

This parameter allows the user to change the operation of the Data Terminal Ready (DTR) line on the printer interface. The DTR line is used to indicate printer status to the host computer.

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Busy

(default). In this mode the DTR line is used to signal the host to stop sending data because the printer buffer is 85% full. However, some cabling systems require the DTR Line of the printer to be configured differently. This cabling scheme can interfere with printer transmission or host reception of the Xoff signal when using the Xon/Xoff Serial Protocol. This situation can result in Buffer Overflow and Data Overrun situations and loss of data.

•

Offline

. When this option is active, the DTR Line is used to signal only that the printer is Online or

Offline. Unlike the Busy option, the Offline option will not interfere with operation of the Xon/Xoff

Communication Protocol.

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Power

. When this option is active, the DTR Line is used to signal the host that the printer is powered up. This DTR Selection will not interfere with host reception of the Xoff/Xon Serial Protocol, because unlike the Busy selection, the DTR Signal is not toggled at the same time as the Xoff Signal. When using this option, the DTR Polarity parameter must be set to Actv Hi.

DTR Polarity

This parameter is used to set the DTR Signal polarity. Active Low is the default.

Busy Polarity

This parameter allows you to control the polarity of the Busy Signal. Active Low is the default.

RTS Function

The RTS line of the serial interface has been used to indicate Busy in addition to the DTR line. This option allows the RTS line to either be continuously High or to function as Busy (default).

Robust Xon

This parameter behaves the same as a normal Xon/Xoff protocol, except that with this parameter set to

On, the Xon code will be sent every 5 seconds when the printer is ready to accept data. Off is the default.

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Buffer Size in K

This option configures the amount of memory allocated for the serial port buffer. You may specify between 1 and 16 Kbytes, in 1-Kbyte increments.

The default is 16K.

Unsolicit Rpt

This option enables or disables Printer Device Status Reports to be sent to the host when a reportable status or error condition has occurred.

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No

(default). Disables all unsolicited status reports from the printer.

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Small

. Enables brief unsolicited status reports and sends an extended status report to the host.

•

Big

. Enables extended, unsolicited status reports and sends an extended status report to the host.

Parallel I/O Submenu

Parallel I/O

1

(from page 32)

* = Factory Default

1

If Parallel is installed.

Data Bit 8

Enable*

Disable

TOF Action

Reset*

Do Nothing

Data Polarity

Standard*

Inverted

Resp.

Polarity

Standard*

Inverted

Buffer Size in K

16K*

(1K-16K)

Busy On

Strobe

Enable*

Disable

Latch

Data On

Leading*

Trailing

Prime Signal

Enable*

Disable

Data Bit 8

•

Enable

(default). Allows access to the extended ASCII character set.

•

Disable

. The printer interprets bit 8 of each incoming data character as a zero, regardless of its actual setting.

Data Polarity

The Data Polarity parameter must be set to match the data polarity of your host computer.

•

Standard

(default). Does not expect the host computer to invert the data.

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Inverted

. Expects the data received on the data lines from the host computer to be inverted. Ones become zeros, and vice versa.

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Resp. Polarity

The Resp. Polarity parameter must be set to match the response polarity of your host computer.

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Standard

(default). Does not invert the response signal.

•

Inverted

. Inverts the response signal sent to the host computer.

Busy On Strobe

•

Enable

(default). Asserts a busy signal after each character is received.

•

Disable

. Asserts a busy signal only when the print buffers are full.

Latch Data On

Specifies whether the data is read on the leading or trailing edge of the data strobe signal. The default is leading.

Prime Signal

•

Enable

(default). The parallel port will perform a warm start (reboot) if the host asserts the prime signal.

•

Disable

. The parallel port will not perform a warm start (reboot) if the host asserts the prime signal.

TOF Action

•

Reset

(default). 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

. Nothing occurs before a warm start when the prime signal is asserted from the host.

Buffer Size in K

Configures the amount of memory allocated for the Centronics parallel port buffer. You can specify between 1 and 16 Kbytes, in 1-Kbyte increments.

The default is 16K.

Intellifilter Submenu

Intellifilter

(from page 32)

Serial Parallel

* = Factory Default

Disable*

Enable

Disable*

Enable

LAN

Disable*

Enable

File

Management

Download

Delete

Intellifilter is a programmable feature, standard on TallyGenicom line printers. Without having to touch a well-working host system, Intellifilter permits users to free their systems from hard coded dependence on a specific printer that is no longer maintainable, or able to meet the demands of the application.

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Serial, Parallel, LAN

•

Disable

(default). The Intellifilter will be Disabled on the respective port.

•

Enable

. The Intellifilter will be Enabled on the respective port.

File Management

•

Download

. This selection will place the printer in the IntelliFilter download mode.

•

Delete

. This selection will delete the currently downloaded IntelliFilter.

Main File Mgmt Submenu

Main File Mgmt

(from page 32)

* = Factory Default

1

If SD card is installed.

Overwrite

Files

Enable*

Disable

Optimize &

Reboot

View File List Delete Files

Print File List

Flash Avail.

Flash

Reclaimable

Copy to SD

1

Overwrite Files

•

Enable

(default). Allows files to be overwritten.

•

Disable

. Prevents files from being overwritten by disabling the overwrite function.

View File List

Displays the list of files in the file system. Pressing the DOWN key displays the file size.

Delete Files

Displays the list of files in the file system. Pressing the ENTER key deletes the file displayed on the front panel.

Flash Avail

The amount of flash available for the user to save or download files into flash.

Flash Reclaimable

The amount of flash marked deleted. The deleted flash but cannot be used until the Optimize&Reboot operation is performed.

Copy To SD

If the SD card is inserted, then section will allow the user to copy selected files from the main file system to the SD card (root directory).

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Optimize&Reboot

Reclaims flash space from deleted flash files. After pressing ENTER, wait for the printer to reboot.

NOTE:

When the Optimize&Reboot option is executed, the message, “Optimizing Flash Files” does not display before printer rebooting takes place.

IMPORTANT Do not turn the printer off until it has completely rebooted and is either back online or offline.

Print File List

Prints a summary of the files stored in flash memory and several statistics on File System usage.

SD File Mgmt Submenu

SD File Mgmt

1

(from page 32)

* = Factory Default

1

If SD card is installed.

Overwrite

Files

Enable*

Disable

View SD List

Delete SD

Files

SD Flash

Avail.

Copy

From SD

Print File List

Erase QCMC

Update

QCMC

Overwrite Files

•

Enable

(default). Allows SD files to be overwritten.

•

Disable

. Allows you to prevent SD files from being overwritten by disabling the overwrite function.

View SD List

Displays the list of files on the SD card (root directory). Pressing the DOWN key displays the file size.

Delete SD Files

Displays the list of SD files on the SD card (root directory). Pressing the ENTER key deletes the file displayed on the front panel.

SD Flash Avail

The amount of SD memory available for the user to save or download files into the SD card.

Copy From SD

This selection allows the user to copy selected files from the SD card (root directory) to the Main File

System.

.

Print File List

Prints a summary of the files stored on the SD card (root directory) and several statistics regarding the SD

File System usage.

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