Choosing START Command Options for Impact Printer Control

In addition to the settings that relate to specific kinds of files, you must also decide how you want to operate the impact printer. Understanding Printer Status describes the various settings in detail. For now, look at the printer status you got when you entered the QUERY command for the device. It should say:

• On the second line, MANUAL, SEP, LIMIT, DEFFCB, and ANY3800
• On the third line, NOFOLD, IMAGE imagelib, CHARS name, and FCB name
• On the fourth line, DEST dest
• On the fifth line, AFP or NOAFP.

If necessary, select the following options for impact printer control with the START command:

• SEP, if the status says NOSEP
• NO3800, if the status says BEG3800 or ANY3800
• LIMIT, to specify the maximum number of records of a file to be printed
• DEFFCB uses the default FCB that was loaded in the printer
• IMAGE newname, if the status displays after IMAGE
• CHARS for the default character set to use (a name your installation defines as a member of a 3800 image library)
• FCB for the default spacing to use (6, 8, 10, or 12 lines per inch, or a name your installation defines as a member of a 3800 image library)
• DEST *, to choose files without regard to destination
• NOAFP, to prevent the printer from choosing files meant for advanced function printers.
• SECLABEL, to specify the security label of files to print on the printer.

In addition, select:

• SETUP, whether the status says MANUAL, AUTO, or SETUP.