IBM 6400 Series User Manual

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Modes157Response ModeThis feature was added to the datastream adapter to allow the definition of aprotocol: an interaction between the host computer and the printer that allowsthe host computer to determine status details of the printer. This allows you tobe certain that a job (or label, or form) is completely printed before the nextjob is sent.The Status Response definition feature allows the user to specify what inputstring will be used by the host computer to request a status report from theprinter. It also allows the actual response to be defined, and the connection ofa certain printer status as a condition to this response.The extra attribute for Response is Flush.PAA Event ModeIn the PAA Event mode, when the defined character sequence in the Inputfield is found, an event is generated that can be handled by the GPIO. Theevent generated is determined by the Event ID value. Up to 65,535 differentevents can be identified using the Event ID parameter.The extra attribute for PAA Event is Flush.Store ModeThe Store mode is used to store information from the host data so it can beused by other modes that allow variables in the Output field. It requiresexactly one variable to be set in the OCS field. As a result this mode can onlybe selected if one or more variables are defined.Right-click the Output field and a pop-up menu appears with the availablevariables. See Figure 134. All characters in the Input field that have theInclude attribute selected (see “Attributes” on page 158) are copied into theselected variable. By default, all characters typed or copied into the Input fieldhave the Include attribute selected. The entry can only be added to the activetable if a variable has been set. If you select the wrong variable, the variable inthe Output field needs to be removed first before another variable can beselected.The extra attributes for Store are Flush and Include.Figure 134. Available Output Variables for Store ModeReset All Variables ModeThe Reset All Variables mode resets and clears all defined variables.No extra attributes exist for Reset All Variables.