IBM 3270 Printer Session Ribbon
InfoConnect 3270 printer sessions emulate IBM 3287 printers. Data sent from the host to the printer session is passed on to the local printer.
The following items appear on the 3270 printer Session ribbon.
Printer Control
| Option | Description |
| Hold/Enable | Click Hold to stop sending data to the printer. The word Hold appears in the Status box and the Hold button becomes the Enable button. While the printer is on hold, the Reset and Flush buttons become available. To cancel a hold, click Enable. |
| Cancel | Send a Cancel Print message to the host. Cancelled is displayed in the Status box. |
| Reset | Clear an error or cancel a condition. After a reset, printing continues (any hold is terminated and the status message becomesPrinting.) |
| Flush | Force any pending printer output to the printer. If you're printing to a file, this action forces data to the file, and then closes the file. |
| Option | Description |
| Form feed | Advance the paper in the printer to the top of the next page. This button is available only when the printer is on hold. |
| Line feed | Advance the paper in the printer one line. This button is available only when the printer is on hold. |
Host Control
| Option | Description |
| PA1 and PA2 | Send a Program Attention signal to the host. |
Additional Items
| Option | Description |
| Status | Displays printer status messages. |
| Test page | Print a test page. If you are connected, click Hold first. If no errors are detected, the printer goes back online automatically after the test. |
| Setup | Open the Printer Session Setup dialog box, from which you can configure host-related printing options. |
| Info | Display information about your current printer configuration and font selection. |
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