Dascom 2600 User Guide - Manual (Page 55)

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5.4.2 Advanced Menu
Advanced
Menu
Valid Settings Function
ASCII80 8 inch wide print of test pattern To check operational readiness, your
printer contains a self-test routine which
allows testing of the printer
configuration, the print quality and
correct operation of your printer.
ASCII136 13.6 inch wide print of test pattern
(only 2610)
H-Dump With the interface test
(Hex-Dump/H-Dump) you can test data
transmission from the computer to the
printer. During this test, the data from the
computer is printed out in two columns.
The text in the left column is printed in
hexadecimal format and in the right
column in ASCII format.
Formlen 12” 11” The Formlen function allows you to set
the basic (default) form length to meet
your requirements. 11 inches are usual
in the USA, as opposed to 12 inches in
Europe.
Paphand Physlm Physlm=0 - 30/10” Permanent (physical) setting of the left
margin. This parameter cannot be
changed by emulation dependent
margin settings. Margin setting values
entered by ESC sequences are added to
the Physlm.
CX-bid CX-bid=ON
CX-bid=OFF
CX-bid=ON sets the parallel interface of
the printer to bidirectional mode (IEEE
1284, Nibble mode), e.g. for Windows
Plug & Play.
CX-bid=OFF sets the interface to
compatibility mode in order to ensure
reliable operation with special external
boxes.
Wrap Wrap=On
Wrap=Off
Wrap=On: If more characters than can
be printed are transmitted per line, the
characters which cannot be printed on
this line are printed at the beginning of
next line.
Wrap=Off: If more characters than can
be printed are transmitted per line, the
characters which cannot be printed on
this line are cut off.
Sound Sound=On
Sound=Off
When Sound=On, a beep is generated
every second to notify that paper is
empty.