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CHAPTER 5: Operation
5.5.4.J Insert One Carriage-Return Character at the Maximum User-Assigned Line
Length, and Reset the Line Count for Every Slave [CR] Transmitted
“See/Set maximum output line length” option in the initialization menu (see
Section 4.2.6
)
5.5.4.K. Insert One Carriage-Return Character at the End of Every Valid Record Unless
the Record Already Ends With a [CR]
System switch SWG position 4 OFF
5.5.4.L Insert One Line-Feed Character After Every Carriage Return Transmitted to the
Master Device
System switch SWG position 7 OFF
5.5.4.M Don’t Transmit Nonprintable Characters Other Than [CR] and [LF]
Certain nonprintable control codes, often received in groups, may have
special meaning to your particular display device. These can include codes
that cause the device to:
1) clear the screen
2) switch to reverse-video
3) position the cursor at a certain row and column
4) ring its internal bell
Because different slave devices may have been designed to interface with
different types of display device than the one you’re using, you may
experience weird problems when receiving these nonprintable control codes.
It may be easier to get a consistent output by stripping these nonprintable
codes and only passing printable characters.
System switch SWG position 3 OFF
5.5.4.N Delay 100 ms After Transmitting Carriage Returns to Master Device
Certain old hardcopy-display devices require a delay in their received data
stream after they receive a carriage-return character. This delay allows them
to move their mechanical print heads to the beginning of the line.
System switch SWG position 6 ON
