5000 Series User’s Manual
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GEK-99044
Hex Print
This menu option is used to enable/disable the Hex Print option. This
is used to troubleshoot communications or applications program
problems. The received EBCDIC data stream is converted to hex
dump format and printed. The printout can aid in determining what
the printer is being instructed to do by the data stream.
Use the following procedure to enable/disable a setting:
1.
While in the
IBM Format
menu, press the
◄
(left) or
►
(right)
menu browse pushbutton until
Hex Print
is displayed in the lower
right corner of the LCD.
2.
Press the
▼
(down) menu browse pushbutton to access the
Hex
options.
3.
Press the
◄
(left) or
►
(right) menu browse pushbutton until the
desired option is displayed. Press the
Select
pushbutton to enable
or disable an option. The < symbol will immediately follow an
enabled option.
Hex 1
This menu option is used to select the HEX 1 setting for IBM Format.
This is a user set option. Hex 1 defines the first character (in
EBCDIC) of the lead-in sequence for hex passthru. Hex passthru
enables sending commands in the datastream to access features that
are not available in standard IBM emulations. Hex passthru requires
an identification of two lead-in characters (Hex 1 and Hex 2)
indicating the beginning of the command stream and a terminating
character (Hex Term) indicating the end of the command stream.
Upon receipt of the two lead-in characters, the emulation controller
begins translating the EBCDIC characters 0 to 9 and A to F into
hexadecimal data. Two EBCDIC characters are combined into one
ASCII hexadecimal byte and sent to the printer. Translation
continues until the emulation controller receives the terminating
character.
Use the following procedure to select this option:
1.
While in the
IBM Format
menu, press the
◄
(left) or
►
(right)
menu browse pushbutton until
HEX 1
is displayed in the lower
right corner of the LCD.
2.
Press the
Select
pushbutton to configure the
HEX 1
options.
3.
Notice the cursor (underline) is now shown under the first digit.
The horizontal
◄
►
(left or right) menu browse pushbuttons to
position the cursor (underline) under the digit to be changed; the
vertical
▲
▼
(up or down) menu browse pushbutton
increment/decrement the selected numeric digit by one.
4.
Press the
Clear
pushbutton
after
all changes are complete
and
the desired value is displayed in the lower right corner of the
LCD.
Note
Repeat this section if further changes are necessary.
IBM Format
HEX 1
HEX 1
00
IBM Format
Hex Print
Hex Print
Disable