Conditions; Protocols - Printronix T5000 Software Manual

Chapter 5
Status Response Definition

Conditions

Use the upper section of the Status Report Generator to add new conditions
or select existing conditions to edit or remove.
Name: The name of the condition.
Output: The response for when the condition is met.
Status Bits
Unconditional: To create an unconditional protocol. When you select
Unconditional, all other status bits are disabled.
NOTE: If you have already added other conditions, and then you later add a
Job Complete: To create a Job Complete condition.
Job In Process: To create a Job In Process condition.
NOTE: You cannot have more than one condition in the Conditions list with
Conditions List
Lists all the conditions that you have defined and added to the list. A condition
is listed by its name followed by a separator and the output sequence.
In the output sequence, control codes display as mnemonics and other
non-printable characters display as red dots.
New: Click New to reset all data fields.
Add: If the displayed text on the second button is Add, the condition has not
been added to the Conditions list. Click Add to add the defined condition to
the end of the Conditions list.
Update: If the displayed text on the second button is Update, the condition is
already in the Conditions list. Click Update to update the condition properties
with the new properties.
Edit: Select an item in the Conditions list, and click Edit to edit it.
NOTE: If you select more than one item, you can only to edit the first item.
Remove: Select one or more items in the Conditions list, and click Remove to
remove them from the list.
IMPORTANT Removing conditions invalidates entries that use the conditions.

Protocols

Use the lower section of the Status Report Generator to add new protocols or
select existing protocols to edit or remove.
A protocol is a single condition or set of conditions.
Name: The name of the protocol. This name appears in pop-up menus where
you insert and use protocols.
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condition with the Unconditional Stop Bits property, all other
conditions will be removed from the list.
the same Status Bits setting.