Comments on: V5R4 Screen print problem http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/v5r4-screen-print-problem/ Sat, 25 May 2013 05:16:43 +0000 hourly 1 By: philpl1jb http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/v5r4-screen-print-problem/#comment-56033 philpl1jb Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:08:02 +0000 #comment-56033 It’s in the landscape – the codes that I used were for my HP printer you will need to use
codes for your printer which would be found near the bottom of the page.

Must 1. create a macro at the top
and 2. include the macro included in the startup

as in: START_JOB=CUL CBP EC1 SFO

I added the SFO macro to the START_JOB list.

Phil

]]> By: tjgm88 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/v5r4-screen-print-problem/#comment-55996 tjgm88 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:19:50 +0000 #comment-55996 Hi Phil,
Thanks for your assistance in this matter. I followed your instructions to the letter, but still no joy. What resulted was still a portrait print but with smaller font. Surviving with the portrait prints, but the users will enventually be on my back, because before V5R3, on V5R1, they were able to print landscape.

]]> By: philpl1jb http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/v5r4-screen-print-problem/#comment-55867 philpl1jb Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:00:07 +0000 #comment-55867 You’re right the PDT sets these values.
But you can modify the PDT .. actually you modify the PDF and then create the PDT

Here is where my .PDT and PDF files exist
C:\Program Files\IBM\Client Access\Emulator\PdfPdt

Copy the .PDF file you’re using, giving it a new name <- we don’t want to screw up a pretty good file.
I was using hppcl5.pdf so I made a copy hppcl52.pdf

Open the new pdf with word pad

Go down to the session parameters
Change DEFAULT_CPI?=010 to 017
Change DEFAULT_LPI?=006 TO 008
Change MAXIMUM_PRINT_POSITION=132

Getting Landscape was a little tricker – for my HP printer
Landscape was listed as 1B 26 6C 31 4F /* LANDSCAPE */
Two steps were needed
1. Top section of PDF create a new MACRO — if you already have a landscape macro, skip
SFO EQU 1B 26 6C 31 4F /* LANDSCAPE */
2. Add landscape macro to the startjob

Save your new file
New go to File Printer Setup
Check Use PDT
Select PDT button
Convert PDF …
Find your PDF and Convert Button
check report for good convert
Close the convert window
Select your new pdt
Select your printer

]]> By: tjgm88 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/v5r4-screen-print-problem/#comment-55840 tjgm88 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:07:57 +0000 #comment-55840 When Printer Setup selected, set-up button is only availabale when PDT is unselected..

Page Setup is not available when PDT is selected. When PDT is unselected, screen print only prints lines and not screen contents.

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