Printer Echo Command in Terminal

• Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Printer Echo command in Terminal, it does not echo the commands to the printer immediately.

CAUSE

If Printer Echo is active, all the information displayed on the screen is sent to Print Manager to be printed. The spooled data is printed when the print queue link with Print Manager is closed. This occurs when you close Terminal, or when you choose Printer Echo from the Settings menu to deactivate Printer Echo. This is the same process that all Windows 3.1 applications use to print. The printout consists of every line and command that is issued within the Terminal session.

RESOLUTION

At any time during a Terminal session, you can force the contents that are being echoed to the printer to start printing by choosing Printer Echo from the Settings menu again, thereby closing the print job. If you want to restart capturing data again during the session, choose Printer Echo again from the Settings menu.

If Print Manager is disabled, the information and commands displayed are not spooled; they are immediately sent to the printer.

NOTE: The buffer is not specifically related to printing. Its function is to retain a specific number of lines for you to review. The buffer size can be modified by changing the settings in the dialog box that appears when you choose Terminal Preferences from the Settings menu. The minimum number of lines for the buffer is 25; the maximum number of lines is 400.