IBM 1483 Personal Computer User Manual


 
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Setup Menus, Controls, and Indicators
HEX DUMP – converts each byte of data which would have normally been sent to
the printer to two bytes of data in a hexadecimal format. The two bytes are then sent
to the printer so that the data stream is printed out as hex bytes to allow for analysis of
the data being sent. This selection also functions during local screen prints.
Nibble Delimiter(s)
To define the delimiter(s) for sending printer commands embedded in LU1 and LU3
datastreams, highlight Nibble Delimiter(s), then press the Enter key. One or two
displayable characters can be entered. The delimiter can be any displayable character
and is chosen by using the Up/Down arrow keys to scroll through the options, and the
Left/Right arrow keys to select which delimiter is being set.
The Reset key exits Delimiter Setup without changing the characters. The Enter key
exits Delimiter Setup with changing the characters.
If you do not enter any characters, the feature is not active. If you enter 1 or 2 characters,
the data pairs between the delimiters will be converted to bytes to send to the attached
local printer.
The following occurs when the APM is selected:
OFF Data string sent to terminal to be printed is not scanned for delimiter strings.
Data In = %%1B47426F6C641B48%% (20 characters in)
Printed
Output = %%1B47426F6C641B48%% (20 characters out)
Single Pair The NDS (%%) is not sent to the printer. The 1 and the B characters following
the NDS are combined into one byte of data (ASCII esc) which is sent to the
printer. The rest of the characters are sent unchanged.
Data In = %%1BGBold%%1BH (14 characters in)
Data Out = <esc>GBold<esc>H (8 characters out)
Result: <esc>G puts the printer into enhanced mode, ‘Bold’ is
printed enhanced (Bold) and <esc>H takes printer out of
enhanced mode.
Multiple Pairs The NDS (%%) is not sent to the printer. Each pair of characters following the
NDS (%%) are combined into single bytes of data (ASCII esc, G, B, etc.) which
are sent to the printer until the ending NDS is reached. The ending NDS is not
sent to the printer. Any data following will be sent unchanged.
Data In = %%1B47426F6C641B48%% (20 characters in)
Data Out = <esc>GBold<esc>H (8 characters out)
Result: <esc>G puts the printer into enhances mode, ‘Bold’ is printed
enhanced (Bold) and <esc>H takes printer out of enhanced mode.