Specifications
btCTION
III
3.8
PRINTING
Data
may be
printed
by
sending
it
(via
the
auxiliary port)
to a
printer attached
to the
terminal.
During
printing,
a
message appears
on the
Status Line
to
indicate
the
print
command
used.
The
printer
can
communicate with
the
host
if the
terminal's
printer (auxiliary) port
is
set
for
"bidirectional
printing".
In
Set-Up (Line
5),
choose
BIDIR
ON.
Data
may be
sent
through
the
printer port
in any of
several ways (see Table 3-14),
using
either
an
escape
code
or, if
appropriate,
the
PRINT key.
Table 3-14. PRINT Commands
Command
Page
Print (formatted)
Start
ESC
P or
PRINT
Stop
Page
Print (unformatted)
ESCL
or
SHIFT/PRINT
Transparent Print
Copy Print
Bidirectional
ESC@
CTRL7R
ESC
a
ESC
A
CTRL/T
Status Line
PTG
UFP
TPR
CPP
BDIR
Command
Page
Print
(formatted)
Page
Print
(unformatted)
Transparent
Print
Extension
(Copy)
Print
Bidirectional
Table
3-15.
Effect
of
PRINT Commands
Effect
Transmits data from
HOME
through cursor
position.
Prints data
as
entered,
including
line
delimiters
at the end of
each
line
(carriage
return
and
linefeed)
and end of
printing.
At the end of
printing,
ACKnowledge code
(06
Hex) sent
to the
host; cursor positioned
on
the
next page.
Transmits data
from
HOM E
through cursor position. Prints data
as
entered,
but
without
delimiters
at the end of
each line
and end of
printing.
At the end of
printing,
ACKnowledge code
(06
Hex) sent
to
the
host; cursor positioned
on the
next
page.
Following
ESC ',
terminal transmits
all
data received from
the
host,
including
escape sequences
and
control codes, directly
to the
printer without acting upon
the
data
or
displaying
it on the
screen.
Data
is
sent first
to
terminal's
buffer
before going
to
printer.
If
terminal's buffer
is in
danger
of
overflowing, terminal transmits
an
XOFF
or a
drop DTR,
signalling
the
host
to
stop sending. When
the
buffer
is
again able
to
receive,
the
terminal sends
an XON or
raise
DTR,
signalling
the
host
to
resume.
Following.ESC
@,
terminal transmits
all
data received from
the
host,
including
escape sequences
and
control codes, both
to the
printer
and to the
screen.
Following
CTRL/R,
printer
can
transmit data
to
host.
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