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Multiple configuration changes, Configuration defaults – Xerox ALLY PLUSTM 6287 User Manual

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CONFIGURATION

If the document is a Local Copy or a Print Screen command, the characters

that were used to change the configuration will be printed to the current

printer. If a formatted document with configuration characters is sent to the

ALLY PLUS, the configuration characters will not be printed in the

document. From an alternate host, the configuration sequences embedded in

a formatted document will not be printed unless an error is detected. This

feature allows the user to change the configuration of the ALLY PLUS

transparently within a formatted document.

Multiple Configuration Changes

Multiple configuration changes can be made in a single document.

Configuration settings that affect the entire document (e.g., printer type,

parallel output, ASCII) must be entered on the first lines of the document,

while configuration settings that affect only a portion of the document (e.g.,

PFS BOLD ON, etc.) may be entered at any appropriate time.
Multiple configuration changes can be made using only one trigger and

only one terminator per line, but each new line in the document must have

its own trigger and terminator. The configuration changes on each line of

the document must begin with the trigger (!ALLY!) and end with the

terminator (;). Each configuration change must be separated by a comma

(,). For example, the following commands will change the margins in an

SCS data stream:

[text] !ALLY!11=05,12=FE;
!ALLY!13=05,14=42; [text]

Configuration Defaults

The ALLY PLUS is shipped from the factory with a given set of parameters

(called “defaults”). The default configuration will allow most operators to

use the ALLY PLUS after making few, if any, configuration changes.

These factory defaults, including the default programmable function strings

and translate tables, can be restored at any time by sending the trigger

followed directly by the terminator as shown:

!ALLY!;

The ALLY PLUS also can be reset to a default configuration from the front

panel by pressing the MODE button while powering on the ALLY PLUS.

Due to the use of non-volatile, battery-backed RAM, configuration changes

will be stored in the ALLY PLUS even when it is powered off.