Use the Assign Printer/Fax screen to add a printer to the system or edit previously assigned printer values. The system stores the following information about the printers:
The machine's name.
The manufacturer's make and model.
Loadable forms.
Use this screen to perform the following tasks:
When creating printer assignments at your branches, you may want to maintain a printer worksheet similar to the one below.
|
Eclipse Printer |
Printer Name |
Branch Location |
Printer Location |
Forms Supported |
IP Address/ |
Laser/ Dot Matrix |
Make/ Model |
|
1 |
Main |
1 |
office |
Plain Paper Invoices Statements Payable checks |
168.32.1.52 |
Laser |
HPLJ5.SI |
|
2 |
Shipping |
1 |
Whse |
Shipping Tickets |
255-255-255-255 IP Address |
Dot Matrix |
Okidata |
|
3 |
Accting |
2 |
Branch |
Plain Paper |
Local Printer |
Laser |
HPLJ2000 |
To add a printer to the system:
From the System > System Files > Printer Setup menu, select Assign Printer/Fax to display the Assign Printer/Fax screen.
Note: If prompted, log on to the character-based system.
In the Printer/Fax # field, enter the word new to display a prompt.
At the prompt, enter a new printer ID up to five characters long.
Note: The Printer/Fax # must match the LP # selected in the UniVerse Spooler configuration file for the printer being defined. The system uses this number to assign printers to locations.
In the Name field, assign a name to the displayed printer ID. The name can be up to nine characters long.
The name can be a number or can contain numbers, but we recommend using a name that has more meaning. The name might indicate a location or the kind of printer. Define printer locations and assign printers to the locations.
In the Printer Type field, select the printer type assigned to the printer ID.
The required escape sequences assigned to the printer must be correct for the machine. Use Printronics or a generic printer as the printer type for a line printer.
Note: Printer types are defined during system installation.
Leave the Printer/Fax field set to the default value Printer.
In the Description field, enter a description of the printer.
In the Printer Path field, enter the network path to the shared printer or fax device.
The system converts forward slashes to back slashes, as you cannot enter back slashes in the Eterm environment and they are required to reference a network path.
In the Macro Enabled (Y/N) field, indicate whether to enable macro logic for this printer.
Option | Description |
Yes | Enables macro logic. When a unique form prints for the first time, the system saves the form overlay data as a macro, and subsequent prints recall it using a print sequence. A printer can have up to 20 macros. After this, any new macro will overwrite the least used macro. The system imposes this arbitrary limit due to limited printer memory but may increase it later.
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No | Disables macro logic. The system loads the form overlay each time it prints a form. Selecting this option also removes access to the Show Macros and Reset Macros hot keys. This is the default value. |
Use the Loadable Forms hot key to assign loadable forms to the printer.
If you use Windows NT and want to connect the system to a shared network printer, use the Enter UNC Path hot key. At the prompt, enter the path name to the printer.
The syntax for the command is as follows:
//computer name/shared printer name, or for example, //Boulder/hplaser
PressEscto save the information.
From the System > System Files > Printer Setup menu, select Assign Printer/Fax to display the Assign Printer/Fax screen.
Note: If prompted, log on to the character-based system.
In the Printer/Fax # field, press F10 and select the printer ID from the list.
The system populates the screen with the selected printer's information.
Edit the fields described in the previous task, as needed.
To delete a printer assignment, use the Delete hot key.
The system prompts you to confirm the deletion.
To view the printer locations to which the selected printer is assigned, use the Locations hot key.
Press Esc to save the information.
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