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The Concurrent Print feature can be enabled in one of two ways:
• A Concurrent Print hot-key can be defined using the Keyboard Definition Utility. If defined,
this key can be used to toggle the Concurrent Print feature on and off.
• The ASCII host can initiate concurrent printing by using an escape sequence. See Appendix
A - ASCII Keyboard Codes for a description of the ASCII Concurrent Print escape code
commands.
The display will release ownership of the printer if:
• the ACP Inactivity timer expires
• the escape sequence ESC[?4i (CSI?4i if 8 bit protocol) is encountered
• the display user toggles the ASCII Concurrent Print hot key
When the printer has finished printing, the display station starts processing data again.
Note: this feature is only available when the ASCII host session is in the VT100, VT200 or
VT200 8 bit modes.
Depending upon the speed of the printer being used, the display station may be idle during an
ASCII concurrent print while data is sent to the printer.
Keep in mind that ASCII Concurrent Print operates like any other local print. Refer to the
section on Local Printing in the section titled CUT Device Features for more information on
Local Printing and the status messages which may appear on the status line.
Configuration for ASCII Concurrent Print
Configuration – The ASCII Concurrent Print feature is enabled on the ASCII Host Options
panel. Also, if you wish to manually enable and disable the feature while on-line, you must
define a Concurrent Print hot key using the Keyboard Definition utility.
Configuration and Management for ASCII Host Connectivity
Configuration – In order to access the ASCII Host Configuration utilities, the TCP/IP and/or
Asynchronous ASCII protocols must be enabled. The following sections (ASCII Host Protocols)
discuss the configuration required for each protocol. This section discusses configuration details
that are common to all ASCII Host Protocols.
The ASCII Host Options panel define some of the global parameters for ASCII Hosts. See
Central Control and Configuration for details.
The ASCII Sessions profiles define the characteristics of a session connected to an ASCII
host. When a session connects to an ASCII host using ASCII orTCP/IP, the Profile assigned to
the class connected to will be used. With dynamic connections, you can change the ASCII
Session profile on the Connection panel.
The Device Profiles and/or the Device Profile Assignments panels are used to assign the ASCII
hosts and host classes to sessions on Network and Direct Devices. Using the pre-connect
method provides a measure of security, when required. Alternately, displays may be authorized
to connect to ASCII host resources dynamically using the Resource Authorization Matrix in
the Device Profile. The section titled Dynamic Host Connection explains how to dynamically
connect to ASCII Hosts.