Printing To Files - Symmetricom 5120A Operation And Maintenance Manual

4.1.3.2 Printing to Files

When the test set is configured to print to files, output that is normally sent to a USB or network
printer is stored on its file system instead. The test set will store up to fifteen print jobs. Jobs are
numbered starting at zero. Once all possible files are in use, the test set wraps around and starts
overwriting the oldest print job with the current one. Print job files are stored in the current print
format and compressed. The format and compression are indicated by file extensions:
print0.pcl.gz(.pcl denotes PCL5 format and .gz that the file is compressed)
print1.ps.gz(.ps denotes PostScript format and .gz that the file is compressed)
Print jobs written to files are stored in the printfiles directory. This directory is accessible via
anonymous FTP. Its contents (the print jobs) are erased when the test set is powered off.
To retrieve print jobs sent to files:
1. Access the test set with an ftp client using anonymous login (you will not need a
password).
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2. Download the files from the printfiles directory.
The following is a transcript of a sample command line ftp session. Input from you is shown in
bold text. Note that the test set will have a different IP address:
OS command prompt> ftp 206.168.13.249
Connected to 206.168.13.249.
220 ts FTP server (Version 6.00LS) ready.
User (206.168.13.249:(none)): anonymous
331 Guest login ok, send your email address as password.
Password: (no password required - just press enter here)
ftp> cd printfiles
ftp> bin
200 Type set to I.
ftp> get print0.ps.gz
150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for 'print0.ps.gz' (17358 bytes).
226 Transfer complete.
ftp> bye
The print0.ps.gz file is now on the computer from which the ftp session was initiated. The file can
now be decompressed and viewed or printed using third party software such as Ghostview.
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Figure 8, on page 21 to determine the test set's IP address.
Note
Be sure to configure the ftp client for binary file transfer. Most command line
based ftp clients accept the bin command for this purpose. See your ftp client
software documentation for details on how to set binary file transfer.
4: Global System Settings