Rockwell Automation 2711-ND3 PanelBuilder v2.60 Software User Manual - Manual (Page 346)

20–14 Terminal and Communication Setup
Publication 2711-6.0
4. Configure print parameters for the printer.
Use: To:
Left Margin Specify the left page margin for printing. The left margin
must be < than the page width.
Page Width Specify the number of characters to print per line. Valid
settings are 20–132. The default is 80 characters.
Perforation Skip Value Specify the number of blank lines at the top and bottom of
each page. The default is 6. The value must be < the page
length. A value of 0 disables this parameter.
If the page length is 66 and the skip value is 5, the page is
formatted as 2 blank lines, 61 printed lines, and 3 blank
lines. The extra line is always at the bottom.
EOL Char Specify the End of Line Character. The options are CR
(Carriage Return) and CR+LF (Carriage Return and Line
Feed). The default is CR.
Page Length Specify the number of lines to print per page. Valid
settings are 0–255. The default is 66 lines. The value of 0
indicates continuous printing with no page breaks.
New Page Control Specify what controls a page break. The options are Form
Feed or blank lines. The default is Form Feed.
5. Type the characters in the Printer Initialization String box that
will initialize the printer after communications is established.
The initialization string can contain a maximum of 20 characters.
The default is a Null string. Use these rules when entering string:
•
to enter control characters (decimal values 0 – 31), type ^
before the character. Upper or lowercase is accepted (c or C).
To Enter: Decimal Value Type:
CTRL @ 0 ^@
CTRL A – CTRL Z 1 – 26 ^A – ^Z
CTRL [ 27 ^[
CTRL \ 28 ^\
CTRL ] 29 ^]
CTRL^ 30 ^^
CTRL_ 31 ^_
•
to enter a literal character, precede the character with a
backslash \. For example, to enter ^, type \^.
•
to enter decimal values between 126 – 256, precede the
decimal value with the backslash \. For example, to enter the
decimal equivalent of 255, type \255.
•
each sequence preceded with ^ or \ represents a single
character in the initialization string. For example, \255 and \^
each represent one character in the 20 character string.
6. Click the Save as Defaults button to save the settings.
7. Click OK to exit and return to the Setup tab.