OTRONA ATTACHE Series Manual page 34

Printer Installation
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There is currently no industry standard among printer manufacturers for
the way dot graphics codes are interpreted by printer software or the way
bits are aligned on the printer head.
Because of this, Valet's screen dump program must be customized for each
printer that is used for printing screen graphics. This is done through
the Install option on Valet's Main Menu.
The Install program tells Attache which printer-type is being used for
printing graphics from the screen and sets escape codes and other printer
protocol automatically for that specific printer.
Valet's screen dump feature currently supports graphics printer lines
from five different manufacturers. These printers are as follows:
Epson
Okidata
Axiaa
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Itoh
Anadex
(MX-IOO and MX-80 with Graphtrax option)
(~~-84 and ML-83 with Graphics option)
(IMP Series)
(8500 Series)
(DP-9000 and DP-9500 series)
Note: even if your printer is not capable of printing graphics or is not
yet supported for printing graphics from the screen using Valet, you can
still use the screen dump feature to print ASCII character text (but not
graphics, alternate character sets, or screen attr ibutes).
Valet is factory set to defaul t to the Epson printer. Thi s setting may
be changed using the Install option on Valet's Main Menu.
As with all Valet settings, the values that you set during Install remain
constant until you change them, even if the unit is turned off for long
periods of time.
Printer Settings
Printers used with the screen dump feature should be set to receive
eight-dot bits. Auto Line Feed and Parity settings should be lIoff.
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Printer baud rate must be the same as the setting for Attache's printer
port baud ra teo Use Valet's Set-up Mode to match the pr inter port baud
rate with that of the installed printer.
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