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58 CONFIGURING THE M208 FOR TCP/IP: Host Configuration
:tf=/b/newsprint/lpd/tf:\
:rf=/b/newsprint/lpd/rf:\
:vf=/b/newsprint/lpd/vf:\
:cf=/b/newsprint/lpd/cf:\
:df=/b/newsprint/lpd/df:\
:of=/b/newsprint/lpd/of:\
:mx#0:\
:sf:\
:sb:\
:br#19200:\
:xc#0177777:\
:ms=-parity,ixon,-opost,-ixany:
If you are using a PostScript printer, remember to include :sh:\ in this entry to sup-
press the standard LPD header.
Adobe TranScript
Adobe TranScript page accounting works with PostScript printers. It utilizes the bi-
directionality of the unit’s serial ports to get this status back to the host.
If the printer is attached to one of the parallel ports, no page information comes back
from the printer. This causes Adobe TranScript’s pscomm to assume a communica-
tion problem and disable the queue. To avoid this, replace the pscomm program with
Microplex’s equivalent npcomm.sh program in the .options file which redirects the
data to the M208. npcomm.sh is found in the host software.
Create and edit this .options file in the printer’s spooling directory with global read
permissions. This setup uses rsh/rcmd/remsh or npwrite to talk to the unit.
Add the following variable definitions in this .options file:
NPDIR_PATH Define the directory location of npcomm.sh program. Usually
/usr/local/bin.
PSCOMM Redefine the communication program used by psint.sh to use
npcomm.sh instead of pscomm.
RCMD Specify the name of the remote shell command to use for trans-
ferring data to the M208 (i.e. rsh).
UNIT_NAME Define the M208 IP name or IP address.
LP_DEST Specify the M208 destination name.
Use the mkprinter.sh program to add a new Adobe TranScript printer entry. For now,
Note