IBM 6400-D Generation II Series, Setup Manual

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Chapter 4
Serial Interface Menu
Serial Hotport
This option gives the printer the ability to handle multiple data streams
simultaneously. It allows the printer to service hosts attached to the serial or
parallel ports as if they were the only interface connected.
Trickle Time
This functionality prevents an attached host from timing out. In order to
support this feature, the port has to be able to accept data from the host and
store it for future use. The selected value is the time that the printer waits
before getting the next byte of data from the host. Set the value to be less
than the host time out value. If the value is too much shorter, the printer fills
up its buffer too fast. Values are: 1/4 Sec (the default), 1/2 Sec, 1 Sec, 2 Sec,
4 Sec, 8 Sec, 16 Sec, and Off.
Timeout
This is the value used by the printer to time out from the current port and
check the other ports for data to print. When the printer has not received data
from the host after a certain period of time, it needs to Timeout in order to
service the other ports. Values are from 1 through 60 seconds, with 10
seconds as the default.
Report Status
When this option is enabled, faults are reported even if the fault is not on the
current active port. If the option is disabled, the default, a fault on the printer is
reported only if it occurs on the active port.
Framing Error
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ENABLE (the default).
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DISABLE allows framing error to be ignored.