Axis Communications 560 Manuale Utente

AXIS 540+/AXIS 560

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The print server has a powerful facility for altering the print data. This means 
that your desired print format can be realized on any type of printer. The 
following actions can be invoked from the print server:

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The character set can be changed to suit the printer

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Strings can be added before and after the print data

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Strings within the print data can be substituted

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ASCII to PostScript conversion

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Redirection of print data to another printer if the printer is busy

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Hex Dump mode to assist with printing problems

If any of these actions are required, a Logical Printer is used to change the print 
data before being sent to the printer port. There are eight logical printers (PR1-
PR8) that can be set up to filter the print data.

The default logical printers settings are such that PR1—PR4 cause no change to 
the flow of print data, while PR5—PR8 add CR to LF control characters:

Each logical printer can be set via the print server’s internal Web pages: Open a 
Web browser, enter the IP address of the print server in the Location/Address 
field and select 

Admin | Logical Printers. 

The logical printers can also be set up by editing the config file. See “Editing the 

PR1

no change

PR2

no change

PR3

no change

PR4

no change

PR5

add CR to LF

PR6

add CR to LF

PR7

add CR to LF

PR8

add CR to LF

•  The examples in this section describe how you can configure the available logical printers 

using a standard Web browser. If you want to set them directly by editing the config file, 
just enter the values for the corresponding parameters.

•  The examples should only be viewed as suggestions how to configure the logical printers. 

You should, of course, configure them according to the needs of your network.

•  In the Parameter List chapter of this manual, you can find a complete list of the print 

server’s parameters.