I-O 2677e Ethernet Display User s Guide
Printer Operation
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Command No. 42: EBCDIC Hex Dump
After receiving a start command the I-O 5250 printer emulation module, beginning with the next buffer
received, all host data is directly sent to the printer in EBCDIC hexadecimal format until the print session
is ended. Embedding this command in the data stream enables the user to print only the section of the
document that is in question in EBCDIC hex dump format.
Value Description
1
Start EBCDIC hex dump
Example
:
&%Z42,1
This Host Download command starts hex dump printing.
Command No. 43: ASCII Hex Dump
After receiving a start command the I-O 5250 printer emulation module, starting with the next buffer
received, translates all host data from EBCDIC into ASCII and then prints the ASCII data in
hexadecimal form. The ASCII hex dump prints until the printer session is ended or Host Download
command Z43,0 is received by the I-O 5250 printer emulation module.
Value Description
*0
Stop ASCII Hex Dump
1
Start ASCII Hex Dump
Example:
&%Z43,1
This Host Download command starts ASCII hex dump printing.
Command No. 84: 6 LPI String
This command is used with the Generic Printer Driver to define the 6 LPI string. This string represents
the printer-
specific command to set the printer to 6 LPI. Consult the printer’s user’s guide for the
appropriate ASCII hex value representing the 6 LPI command. Whenever the I-O 5250 printer
emulation module receives a 6 LPI command from the host, it sends the printer the string specified
through in this configuration option. See also Command 85.
Value Description
1(up to 25 hex bytes)
Defines the 6 LPI string
#
1()
Deletes the 6 LPI string
Example
:
&%Z84,1(1B 32)
This command assigns the 6 LPI command for an IBM or Epson
printer (hex value 1B 32) in memory.
N
OTE
:
O
NLY AVAILABLE WHEN USING THE
G
ENERIC PRINT DRIVER
.
O
NLY CHARACTERS FROM
01
TO
FF
ARE RECOGNIZED
(
ALPHABETIC CHARACTERS MUST BE IN UPPER
CASE
).
E
RRORS IN THE HEX STRING WILL CAUSE THE
I-O
5250
PRINTER EMULATION MODULE TO
IGNORE THE COMMAND AND PRINTING WILL RESUME AT THE POINT THE ERROR OCCURRED
.
N
OTE
:
I
F A
6
LPI
STRING IS SPECIFIED USING THIS COMMAND
,
THE
I-O
5250
PRINTER EMULATION
MODULE WILL IGNORE ALL
6
LPI
REQUESTS FROM THE HOST
.