Entering The Interface Menu - Printek FormsMaster 8000 Operator's Manual

P R I N T E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N
In other installations the printer may be attached to two or three computers.
This section describes how the printer will automatically switch control of
the printer from one hardware interface port to another.
Note that since any one of these ports can become active at any time, items
which pertain to each port need to be set up as described in the following
sections. Ports that will not be used (not installed or not connected to a
computer) do not need to be set up.
When the first data are received at any port after turning on power to the
printer, that port becomes the "active" port. While one of the ports is
active, each of the other ports will accept only a limited number of characters
before reflecting a "busy" condition to the computer attached to those ports.
To change which port is active, the printer's buffer must be empty for at
least 15 seconds and data must be received from a different port. Therefore,
if data are never received from more than one port, that port is always the
active port.
When which port is active changes, the printer will automatically perform a
Carriage Return (CR) and reselect the emulation that was in effect for that
port. The printer will also perform a Form Feed (FF) if not already at the
top of form.

Entering the Interface Menu

To Enter the Interface Menu, enter Setup and press the MENU button until
INTERFACE MENU is displayed on the top line as shown below.
INTERFACE MENU
Serial
The options for the
SUBMENU
and Parallel ports. The other ports mentioned earlier will only be displayed
if they are installed in the printer. This is also true of the Imager or
ImagerPlus graphics options. To select the desired interface, press the
SUBMENU button until that interface is displayed on the bottom line. Next
press either of the ITEM buttons to begin displaying the items associated
with that interface. Each interface and the items which pertain to that
interface are listed on the following pages. Note that many items are the
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INTERFACE MENU
always include the Serial