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MULTIPORT SPOOLER VIII (4-, 8-, and 12-Port Models)
Send a Break*
Use this command to cause an immediate timeout (that is, to skip the
remainder of the timeout) by sending a Break to the Multiport Spooler VIII,
so that you can immediately send another job. This command does essentially
the same thing as the
Cancel Links command. Refer to the entry for that
command, and also to the entry for the Break signal in
Section 7.3.3 .
Broadcast*
Use this command to send a job to more than one output port
simultaneously. You must specify which ports should receive the job (you can
use wild-card characters to do so). Refer to the entry for the
/B command in
Appendix D
.
7.3.3 S
ETTINGS
W
INDOW
In the UCTP’s Settings window, you can enable or disable the Break signal or
change the token. If you are running UCTP under DOS, you can also modify
the communication parameters of the serial PC port connected to the
Multiport Spooler VIII.
If you are running UCTP under DOS, open this window by pressing the Ctrl
and PgDn keys simultaneously. (To close the window, press Ctrl and PgUp.) If
you are running UCTP under Windows, select Settings from the menu.
PC Output Port
Under DOS, you can use this parameter to select the port on your computer
that the Multiport Spooler VIII is connected to. The options are LPT1, LPT2,
LPT3, COM1, COM2, COM3, and COM4. For the serial ports, the
communications parameters may be included. When you enter a port, the
program verifies that the selected port actually exists. If it doesn’t, your port-
selection command is ignored.
NOTE
Under Windows you can only view (not change) the PC port.
*Appears only in the Advanced menu.