Xerox ALLY PLUSTM 6287 - Manual (Page 59)

Page 3-19 CONFIGURATION
52 — Intervention required status report delay
The host should be informed when a problem is detected at the printer or at
the protocol converter. If the problem is minor, such as a paper jam, the
user may correct the problem before it needs to be reported. This option
tells the ALLY PLUS how many minutes to wait before reporting the
problem to the host. The acceptable range of values is from 00 (never) to
FF (255 minutes). For example:
!ALLY!52=00; never send I/R to host
!ALLY!52=0A; allow 10 minutes (default)
53 — Coax port timer
When data is being sent from the coax host, the coax host has control of the
current output port. This option specifies the number of seconds the ALLY
PLUS will wait before allowing alternate hosts to take control of the current
output port. If no printable data is sent by the coax host for 10 seconds (the
default), the ALLY PLUS is placed in neutral, and any host may take
control. Program this option with these sequences:
!ALLY!53=0A wait 10 seconds (default)
!ALLY!53=3C wait 60 seconds
54 — LU1 bracketing
This option enables one of two ALLY PLUS methods of outputting job
boundary information to the printer. (Option #57 enables the other method.)
If this option is enabled, and if bracketing information provided by the
system is detected in the data stream, PFS 21 will be sent to the printer at
the beginning of a print block, and PFS 22 will be sent to the printer at the
end of a print block.
The bracketing information required by this option is found in FID (format
identifier) type 2 data streams only. The method provided by this option is
the preferred method if the user would like to have job boundary PFSs
output, often required for duplex printing.
If the user is uncertain as to whether or not the system sends the
information required to use this option, the user can perform a test:
• Use Mode F to place the ALLY PLUS in Host Diagnostic Report
mode.