LU1 Settings Page (Printer Session Properties Dialog Box)

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LU1 Settings Page (Printer Session Properties Dialog Box)

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Use this page to set options for reports that the host computer prints using the LU1 printer protocol. An LU1 printer is also known as an SNA Character String (SCS) printer. Unlike LU3 printers, LU1 printers use data streams that are similar to ASCII print jobs. HostExplorer supports a number of SCS control sequences.

Double Space Lines—Forces all printed output to be double-spaced. This option treats all linefeeds as double linefeeds.

Print Upper Case Only—Converts all data to uppercase. This option does not affect other special characters or accented characters.

Suppress Initial Form Feed—Enables the system to discard a form feed at the beginning of a job. Many systems include a form feed at the beginning of a job to align the printer. If you are printing using Windows, alignment is automatic and the initial form feed is not required.

Add Blank Page at End of Job—Adds a form feed at the end of a job. If you are printing using Windows, this option may print a blank page. If you are printing directly to LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, or a file, this option adds an ASCII form-feed character to the end of the job.

Discard SCS Transparency Blocks—Enables the system to discard (ignore) transparency blocks. Transparency blocks usually send printer-formatting codes to a specific printer. If you are printing using Windows, select this option. Transparency blocks are not compatible with the Windows internal print engine.

Ignore Vertical Channel Select (VCS)—Enables the system to ignore VCS commands. You can use VCS commands to skip to a specific channel to align the vertical format. When you select this option, VCS commands have no effect on a print job.

LU1 Transparency Blocks Contain ASCII Data—Prevents the program from translating transparency blocks from EBCDIC to ASCII. If you are using transparency blocks to download printer-specific information (such as escape sequences for font selection and other printing orders), select this option. If you clear this option, all data in transparency blocks are translated from EBCDIC to ASCII.

Host Formatting—Specifies how to handle host formatting orders.

: Ignore Host Formatting Orders—Enables the program to ignore all host formatting orders except for Carriage Return and Line Feed. [Chiclet Help Jump]

: Honor Host Formatting Orders in Current Job Only—Enables the program to interpret host formatting orders, and then resets the tab stops, vertical tabs, and margins at the end of a print job. This option allows all print jobs to start with their default values.

: Honor Host Formatting and Retain in Following Jobs—Enables the program to interpret host formatting orders and retains the tab stops, vertical tabs, and margins at the end of a print job. The next print job will use the same print parameters.

Defaults—Resets all options to their system default.