Using Your Local Terminet Paper Tape Accessory, Printing Locally Or Transmitting To A Remote Printer - GE GEK-36150 terminet 300 Operator's Manual

Operating Characteristics
USING YOUR LOCAL TermiNet PAPER TAPE ACCESSORY, PRINTING LOCALLY
OR TRANSMITTING TO A REMOTE PRINTER
AUTOMATIC DELAYS
GEK-36150
When reading a paper tape with your local Reader, the Reader automatically pauses (supplies a delay) for the
following operations, when properly strapped on the R&P PCB:
Linefeed
Backspace
· Carriage Return
Escape Function
Shutdown as a result of codes ESC
j
or ESC J
NOTE
The automatic delay supplied for Carriage Return is not needed if using only
TermiNet Printers. However, the delay is needed if you are transmitting
information to a Terminal that has a mechanical Carriage Return or some other
Carriage Return method that takes an appreciable amount of time.
INSERTING DELAYS WHEN MAKING A PAPER TAPE FOR THE TermiNet PAPER TAPE READER
When making a paper tape to
be
read by your local Reader, follow the procedures for the Printer operations listed
below to obtain the necessary delays. This assumes strap ori R&P board is installed, otherwise you will have to add
delays, as required by the Terminal you are printing on.
NOTE
The procedures following call for codes ESC rv to obtain delays. However, any
Escape and character combination that does not adversely affect your system
can
be
used. ESC
rv
is most often used and is recommended. The delay time is
generated because each Escape and character combination that is read will cause
the Reader to stop for approximately 300 milliseconds. This method of using an
Escape and Character Combination (e.g., ESC
rv)
to generate time delays is only
applicable when using the TermiNet Paper Tape Reader.
Consecutive Linefeeds - Follow the first LF with ESC rv, then enter as many consecutive LF
1
s as required.
NOTE
X represents printable character.
Example: X X X X LF ESC rv LF LF LF LF LF LF X X X X
Start-Up as a Result of ESCH - Follow the start-up code (ESC h or ESCH) with ESC
rv
ESC
~
Example: ESCH ESC rv ESC rvX XX
Shutdown as a Result of Control Code EQT - Precede EQT with ESC rv.
Example:
X X X ESC rv EQT
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