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How to Setup an HP Laser Jet Series Printer as your Audit Trail Printer


08/18/2000 

For this procedure, it is highly recommended that you have your printer's owner's manual available for reference.  In addition, you may need to obtain assistance with your in-house IS staff.

  • Select System Configuration from the Main Menu.
  • Select Line Printer from the System Configuration Menu.
  • Select Edit A Printer Configuration.
  • Scroll up and select Audit Trail Printer, then press Enter.
  • On the Portrait section (#1): Change Number of Lines/Page to 54.

  • Depress the PageDown key to return to your selection tabs.
  • Next select the Escape Codes I.  You need only change the following items to:

  • Standard 10 cpi portrait : ~(10U~(s0p10.00h12.0v0s0b3T
    NOTE: Some printers do not perform well being reset on each line.  If you are getting a new audit trail page for each transaction entered, you will have to remove the ~E command(s).
  • Compressed Mode - 15 chars/inch: On ~&l0O~&l7.27c66F~(10U~(s0p16.66h8.5v0s0b0T
    Compressed Mode: Off ~&l0O~&l7.27c66F~(10U~(s0p10h12v0s0b3T
     
  • Press the PageDown key to save your work and return to the tab menu.

  • Cancel All Text In Print Buffer: ~E
  • Italic Mode: On ~(s1S
    Italic Mode: Off ~)s0S
     
  • Wide Carriage Printing - 16.6 chars/inch (Landscape For Lasers):
    On: ~&l1O~&l7.27c45F~(10U~(s0p16.67h8.5v0s0b0T
    Off: ~&l1O~&l7.27c45F~(10U~(s0p10h12v0s0b3T
  • Audit Printer Setup:  CAUTION - THE FOLLOWING FIELDS SCROLL RIGHT!
15.00 cpi On: ~&l0O~&l7.27c66F~(10U~(s0p16.66h8.5v0s0b0T
15.00 cpi Off: ~&l0O~&l7.27c66F~(10U~(s0p10h12v0s0b3T
10 cpi On: ~E~(10U~(s0p10.00h12.0v0s0b3T
  • Press the PageDown key to save.
  • Restart FM2 to ensure your changes will take effect.

Notes:
A second LPT (parallel) can be utilized to dedicate a printer solely to the Audit Trail.
The default Audit Trail setup is Epson IBM emulation.