Asynchronous Terminals and Printer Processes Configuration and Management Manual

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Printer Profiles and Default Modifiers

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Printer Modifiers

This subsection describes all modifiers contained in the printer profiles and all other

modifiers that can be used with the ATP6100 printer profiles. For detailed information

on using the Subsystem Control Facility (SCF) to alter the default values for the

duration of the current session, refer to Section 6, Managing ATP6100 Using the

Subsystem Control Facility (SCF). For detailed information on permanently altering the

modifier default values contained in the printer profiles or creating a new profile, refer

to the WAN Subsystem Configuration and Management Manual.

ASYNC

This modifier specifies the operational class of the download module as asynchronous.

If an appropriate module is not found in the download file, the operation terminates.

When the ASYNC modifier is included in the PROFILE file, the ConMgr process

checks to make sure that the operational modifier specified in the microcode file

matches the line configuration. If they do not match, the microcode download does not

occur; however, you will not receive an SCF error. If the operational modifier does not

match the line configuration, you will receive a system error stating that the microcode

was not downloaded after the attempted download to the CLIP.

AUTOANSWER

This modifier enables automatic modem answering. In AUTOANSWER mode, Data

Terminal Ready (DTR) and Request To Send (RTS) signals are raised by the I/O

software to allow incoming calls from the printer to be answered. Once the phone has

been answered, an application can write to the printer without any special modem

control calls. This allows any program that can access the printer locally to access it

remotely as well. In AUTOANSWER mode, the communications line is not

disconnected when the file is closed.

AUTOLOAD

This modifier specifies that the CONMGR automatically downloads the line interface

unit (LIU) if the LIU responds to a status probe with an error condition.

Application: Serial printers