Configuring Systems for Terminals, Printers, and Other Serial Devices (32022-90051)

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Terminal and Printer Profiles
What is a Profile
Printer Profiles
Printer profiles define printer characteristics for printers. A printer
profile defines these printer characteristics:
The profile name.
The printer type used (18, 21, 22, or 26) or the printer type file name
if you are using a printer type file created through the workstation
configurator utility (TTUTIL.PUB.SYS).
For more information, see Printer type file name under
“Printer Profile Screen,” later in this chapter.
The line speed in bits per second. (Does not apply to the DTC 16RX).
The record width in characters (bytes).
The type of modem used, if any.
Specify the protocol used to establish a modem link between the
DTC and an attached device. (Does not apply to the DTC 16RX).
The type of parity that will be used, if parity is enabled. (Does not
apply to the DTC 16RX).
Whether the printer is initially spooled.
Whether the printer will use a native language character set.
Whether hardware handshake is used. (Supported on
DTC 16iX/16MX and DTC 72MX only.)
Number of stop bits to be used for asynchronous characters.
(Supported on DTC 16iX/DTC 16MX and DTC 72MX only.)
Whether to enable flow control between the DTC port and the
connected device.
The device class names associated with the printer.
The printer profile also defines additional information used for
host-based printer switching. Host-based printer switching allows a
printer port to be shared by several systems. All printer switching
parameters are optional.
The printer port name.
Specify whether the printer can be accessed by a single system or
multiple systems.
Specify whether the DTC will establish a connection automatically
when the modem lines are raised.
Specify the number of hosts sharing this printer.