Axis 5400+ User Manual

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Logical PrintersAXIS 5400+ / AXIS 5600+ Userís Manual 115Section 12 Logical PrintersThe print server has a powerful facility for altering the print data. Thismeans that your desired print format can be realized on any type ofprinter. The following actions can be invoked from the print server:ï The character set can be changed to suit the printerï Strings can be added before and after the print dataï Strings within the print data can be substitutedï ASCII to PostScript conversionï Redirection of print data to another printer if the printer is busyï Hex Dump mode to assist with printing problemsIf any of these actions are required, a Logical Printer is used to change theprint data before being sent to the printer port. There are eight logicalprinters (PR1-PR8) that can be set up to filter the print data.The default logical printers settings are such that PR1óPR4 cause nochange to the flow of print data, while PR5óPR8 add CR to LF controlcharacters:Each logical printer can be set via the print serverís internal Web pages:Open a Web browser, enter the IP address of the print server in theLocation/Address field and select Admin | Logical Printers.The logical printers can also be set up by editing the config file. SeeìEditing the config fileî on page 91.Notes:Logical Printer Changes to dataPR1 no changePR2 no changePR3 no changePR4 no changePR5 add CR to LFPR6 add CR to LFPR7 add CR to LFPR8 add CR to LFï The examples in this section describe how you can configure the available logical printersusing a standard Web browser. If you want to set them directly by editing the config file,just enter the values for the corresponding parameters.ï The examples should only be viewed as suggestions how to configure the logical printers.You should, of course, configure them according to the needs of your network.ï In the Parameter List chapter of this manual, you can find a complete list of the printserverís parameters.