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AST RESEARCH TECHNICAL BULLETIN TB-0248 12/17/86
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PRINTER EMULATION SCREEN FOR THE
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AST-5250 PRODUCT FAMILY
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The printer emulation screen on the AST-5250 product line is
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designed to help the user control the printer's environment.
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Pages 6-18 of the AST-5251/11 Users Manual, part #000196-001
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E defines each of the functions the emulation menu can
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perform. The purpose of this bulletin is to clarify two of
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the functions of the printer emulation screen.
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1. (F7) allows you to select either a 10 or 15 characters-
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per-inch printer format if the emulation printer is off-
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line. (The host can override this user-selected
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setting.) This function was implemented for users who
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would be using an 80 column printer, and have their
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printer defined on the host as a 5256. This function
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would allow them to print in 15 characters-per-inch, to
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obtain a full 132 columns on their local attached
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printer. If the host sends any control sequence to
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modify the character pitch, it will override the
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emulation setting.
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2. (F8) allows you to select either a 6 or 8 lines-per-inch
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printer format if the emulation printer is off-line.
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(The host can override this user-selected setting.)
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This function was implemented for 5256 printer
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emulation. On an IBM 5256, there is a switch to set the
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lines from 6 to 8 lines per inch.
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These two functions were mainly implemented for 5256 printer
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control functions. Both of these functions can be
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overridden by the host system and often are, especially when
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the printer is defined as something other than 5256.
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