Allen-Bradley 1747-PBASE, Programming Manual

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Publication 1746-PM001A-US-P
Printing Your Program 7-3
Following is a description of the parameters that you can create or modify on the
PRINTER DRIVER SETUP
screen. Refer to the help screens for a more details.
•
printer Type

is entered if you are creating a new printer driver setup
•
Initialization string

is entered to initialize your printer (refer to the
documentation provided with the printer)
You can define up to 19 different printer codes for each printer. Each printer code
has the following definable fields:
•
Code name

is a string for the user’s benefit to identify the printer code. It
can be up to 17 characters. For example, you may want to use the names of the
fonts which correspond to each code. The string you enter here appears on the
printer setup screen.
•
Printer control code

is the actual string of characters you wish to send
to the printer. This would normally be an escape sequence to initiate a
particular action by the printer, such as changing font styles or line spacing;
but is not restricted to that.
Printer Setup
Path: Main Menu
→ → → →
Print
→ → → →
printer Setup
QuickStroke: none
When you select
printer Setup
, a menu of printer-specific control codes is
displayed. These codes originate in the PRINTER DRIVER SETUP screen
(described in the previous section).
Typically, these printer codes determine things like letter quality, font, and line
spacing. Printer codes differ depending on the printer. Move the cursor to highlight
the desired printer code, and press
[Enter]
or click the left mouse button.
Printer Device/File
Path: Main Menu
→ → → →
Print
→ → → →
printer Device/file
QuickStroke: none
When you select
printer Device/file
, you get a screen from which you can
select a printer device or file to direct your print output to. These device names can
be edited, or additional devices can be created as needed.
Typically, you select either a filename or a printer port here. If you select a filename,
print–data is sent to that file. If you select a port, print-data is sent directly to the
printer connected to that port.
Most printers communicate with a personal computer through its parallel
communications port (typically LPT1).