JPH0283726A - Printer control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable an operator to easily set a page length and a line feed pitch by designating these page length and line feed pitch via an input part of a display terminal equipment when data are outputted to a printer terminal equipment. CONSTITUTION:The address of a printer terminal equipment 4 which is decided by a system constitution is secured in a system information areas SIA which is always displayed on a display together with the areas indicating the page length and the line feed pitch via the operation of keys set on a keyboard connected to a display terminal A2. An operator is urged to set these display areas. Then the operator inputs and designates the printer No, the page length, and the inter-line pitch for the equipment 4 to be used. These input information are given to a terminal controller 1, and the correct information on a printer, if designated, is written into a control information area. At the same time, this information is stored in a control information area of the terminal A2 and displayed on the area SIA.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to specifying a print format of a printer terminal device configured in a terminal system.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional devices are disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 55-76428 (Printing method and device for serial printer) and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 59-2003.
No. 38 (printer), JP-A-63-12017 (print output method), and the like.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

The above-mentioned conventional technology does not take into account the specification of page length and line feed pitch, which are necessary when outputting to a printer.

In Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 55-76428, the space between prints and the print width data are stored in a ROM and cannot be set freely by the operator. The same applies to other conventional techniques.

In addition, as another conventional technology, a page length switch and a line feed pitch specification switch are provided on the operator operation panel of the printer, and in order to send this information to the printer control unit for control, the standard between the printer and the printer control unit is A new interface is required in addition to the parallel interface. An object of the present invention is to enable an operator to easily set the page length and line feed pitch in an inexpensive printer that has only a standard parallel interface and a standard operation panel.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above purpose, each terminal device is provided with a printer management information area to store the printer's page length and line feed pitch setting information, and the terminal control device also stores the setting information for each terminal device at once. A management area is provided, and setting information can be entered from a keyboard connected to the display terminal device. Further, setting information can be displayed on a display terminal device.

[Effect]

Setting information for the printer's page length and line feed pitch can be stored in the management information area, and the setting information can be input from a keyboard connected to the display terminal device into the area where setting information for each terminal device is collectively managed. Further, setting information can be displayed on a display terminal device.

〔Example〕

(1) Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a terminal system showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a print format management information area provided in the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the operation of the present invention. It is a diagram.

First, in the terminal system configuration diagram shown in FIG. 1, a terminal control device 1 connects and controls a plurality of terminal devices. In other words, the display terminal device A is
2. Display terminal device B3 and printer terminal device 4
shall be connected. Further, the terminal control device 1 is connected to the central processing unit, and executes processing of data transfer from each terminal device and data transfer from the central processing unit to each terminal device. The display terminal device A2 and the display terminal device B3 each have an input device such as a keyboard 1 to enable data input.

The printer terminal device 4 receives data from the central processing unit via the terminal control device 1 and executes printing. Also, by commands from the keyboard connected to the display terminal device fifA2 or the display terminal device B3,
Display terminal device A2 or display terminal device B
It is also possible to copy the screen contents of 3 to the bar 1 via the terminal control device 1. In this case, when making a hard copy from a display terminal, there is an 'IDENT' key on the keyboard that specifies which printer terminal to copy the bar to on each display terminal. Specify the printer terminal device to which you want to output the hard copy.

In this embodiment, since there is only one printer terminal device, it is assumed that the printer terminal device 4 is designated for both display terminal device A2 and display terminal device B3.

Generally, when a printer terminal device executes printing, the print format is determined by specifying the page length, which specifies the page range to be printed, and the line pitch, which specifies the pitch between lines. Since this printing format differs depending on the business content, it is usually performed by an operator's operation.

In FIG. 2, a print format management information area provided in the present invention will be explained. The terminal control device 1 is provided with a terminal system management information area 5, the contents of which manage the type and print format of each terminal device. That is, a management information area 6 for the display terminal device A2, a management information area 7 for the display terminal device B3, and a management information area 8 for the printer terminal device 4 are provided. Each terminal device is also provided with its own management information area. Display terminal device A2
The display terminal device B3 is provided with an area 9 in which the contents of the management information area 6 are stored, the display terminal device B3 is provided with an area 0 in which the contents of the management information area 7 are stored, and the printer terminal device 4 is provided with an area 9 where the contents of the management information area 6 are stored. An area 11 is provided in which the contents of the management information area 8 are stored.

In FIG. 3, the operation of setting information in the management information area described in FIG. 2 will be explained.

First, when you press the 'TDENT' key on the keyboard connected to display terminal device A2, the system information area that is always displayed on the display shows the printer terminal device's 7 trace (printer number) determined by the system configuration. , provide an area to display the page length and line feed pitch, and prompt you to set it to that display area. The operator inputs and specifies the printer number, page length, and line pitch of the printer terminal device to be used. This input information is taken into the carrier terminal control device 1, and first, it is checked whether the specified terminal address is really a printer terminal device, and if it is not a printer terminal device, it is checked.
Report the error to display terminal device A2.

If the address of printer terminal device 4 is specified,
Since the address is correct, the terminal address, page length, and line pitch information are written in the management information area 6, and the information is stored in the management information area 9 in the display terminal device A2 and displayed in the system information area. Further, the contents of the management information area 6 are also stored in the management information area 8 according to the specified terminal address, and then transferred to the management information area 11 in the printer terminal device 4 and stored therein. Next, the terminal control device 1 searches all the management areas in the management information area 5, performs the same operation for all the display terminal devices using the printer terminal device 11, and To display on each display terminal device what kind of settings are currently set.

Furthermore, if it is possible to store the terminal system management information area 5 in the floppy disk device in the terminal control device 1, the previously set information can be used as is even if the power is turned on again. becomes.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, the operator can easily set the page length and line feed pitch according to the work content without adding new hardware, and display the contents on the display device. can easily view printer setting information.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a terminal system according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a print format management information area provided in the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of operation according to the present invention. It is. 1... Terminal control device, 2... Display terminal device A, 4... Printer terminal device, 5... Terminal system management information area, 9-11... Storage area.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a terminal system including a terminal control device, a plurality of display terminal devices, and a printer terminal device, each of the terminal control device, the display terminal device, and the printer terminal device is provided with a printer control setting information area, and the A printer control method characterized in that, when outputting data to a printer terminal device, a page length and line feed pitch are specified from an input section of the display terminal device.