IBM 1483 Personal Computer User Manual


 
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Operating Procedures
Print Function
The display station can send a print request to the host system or it can print data locally
if a local screen printer is attached. A desktop/screen printer must be ordered separately.
To initiate host printing or local screen printing, press the Print key. The following menu
is displayed on the status line:
Figure 4-2. Online Print Menu
This menu enables you to specify the print type and to send paper control and session
control commands. Press the Enter key when you are ready to start printing.
Setting Print Type
Press F13 to toggle through the Print type options. Select one of the following:
COAX (default) – The display contents are printed on the printer attached to the control
unit.
SCREEN – The display contents are printed on the local printer attached to the display
station. For local screen printing, you can specify other print parameters, such as Print
Quality, Lines Per Inch, Lines Per Page, and Characters Per Inch. (See the Online
Printer menu, Figure 3-14 on Page 3-31.)
TRIMMED – A portion of the display contents is printed on the local printer attached to
the display station (Partial Screen Print). Specify the portion of the screen to be printed
by following the steps below.
As you toggle, the options are displayed on the status line next to PRINT; for example,
PRINT COAX, PRINT SCRN, PRINT TRIM.
PRINT COAX ENTER=PRINT F3=EXIT F13=Select Print F14=CTRL ,CrSel=Adjust