Universal Serial Bus (Usb) Interface Mode - SATO GL4xxe Series Operator's Manual

MENU
Auto Trickle
Disable*
Trickle Time
1/4 sec*
Timeout
10 sec.*
Report Status
Disable*
Offline Process
Disable*
UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS (USB) INTERFACE MODE (TABLE 4-7)
MENU
INTERFACES
GL408-412e Operator's Manual
Unit 4: Printer Configuration
CENTRONICS INTERFACE MODE (TABLE 4-6)
This feature is used to prevent a host computer from timing out because the parallel interface is
busy for too long.
• Enable - factory default. When the printer's buffers are almost full, the printer begins to trickle
data in from the host (at the rate set in the Trickle Time menu) until the buffers start to empty.
• Disable - is not used.
When the printer is printing data from a host and a second job is recieved by the printer from a
different host, Trickle Time prevents the second host from timing out while waiting for its data to
be printed. In order to support this feature, the port has to be able to accept data from the host
and store it for future use.
For example, 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 trckle bit by bit into the print buffer to
prevent a timeout error from being sent back to the host connected to the parallel port.
The selected value should be less than the host timeout value, but not too much shorter or else
the printer fills up its buffer too fast. This function is applicable for C/T hotport.
The options are 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16 seconds and Off. The factory default is 1/4.
This is the value used by the printer to time out from the current port and check the other selected
Port Types for data print. When the printer has not received data from the host after a certain
period of time, it must timeout in order to service other ports.
The factory default of 10 seconds with an allowable range of 1 to 60 seconds.
When a fault condition occurs in the printer, normally only the active port reports the fault to the
host. When the Report Status menu option is enabled, the port will report any fault even when it is
not the current, active port.
The options are Disable and Enable. The factory default is Disable.
Allows determination of whether the printer will process data while offline.
• Disable - factory default. The printer does not process parallel/network data while offline.
• Enable - the printer continues to process (but not print) the current network/parallel job while
the printer is offline until the printer's buffer is full.
Permits entry into the INTERFACES Mode.
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