Printek FormsPro 4300, 4500, 4503 Twinaxial Installation Preparation, Getting On-line

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Optional Coaxial/Twinaxial Interface

Twinaxial Installation Preparation

When you attach a device to the System 3X cabling, be sure to observe the following:

1.A maximum of only seven devices can attach to a twinax port (addresses 0 through 6).

2.You cannot have duplicate addresses. For example: two devices with an address of 00.

3.The logical address does not have to correspond to the physical location of the device on the twinax line.

4.The printer emulation must match the device type for which the system is configured.

5.When you address a device, either at the device or configuring it onto the system, remember that the address is comprised of two parts; the first is the PORT to which the device is attached, and the second is the logical location of the device or the device address. For example: ADDRESS 10 means the device is on PORT 1 with the address of 0, this is the number dialed onto the address switch of the I/O on the printer.

6.As a precaution, have the print jobs placed ON HOLD and have the terminals SIGN OFF on the line that you are working on.

Getting On-line

This section will use the terms “Up Stream” and “Down Stream”. “Up Stream” describes a device that is physically located closer to the system on the twinax line. “Down Stream” describes a device physically located more distant from the system on the twinax line. For example, if this printer is the third device on the line, the immediate “up stream” device would be the second device on this line.

To put the printer on-line, perform the following steps:

Step 1 - Power down the printer.

Step 2 - If there are any active devices on the twinaxial line that the printer is going to be on, you must:

a.Disable or remove the line termination on the device immediately up stream.

b.Place on hold any active jobs or spool file entries for any down stream devices.

c.Sign off any active down stream terminals and terminal type devices.

Step 3 - Observe the following and attach the twinax cable to the printer I/O:

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Contents FormsPro 4300, FormsPro Serial Matrix PrintersPage Table of Contents Appendix F Control Code & Escape Sequence Summaries HOW to USE this Manual IntroductionPrinter Model Descriptions KEY Features Installation and Quick Setup Selecting AN Appropriate Installation LocationInstallation and Quick Setup Installing the Ribbon Ribbon Cartridge Installation Lowering closing Ribbon Loading BailInstalling Paper Opening Latch PanelFormsPro 4503 With Form Installed Front Tractors Installation and Quick Setup Testing the Printer Connecting the Printer to a ComputerEntering the Interface Menu AT the Control Panel Parallel Interface Connector Parallel InterfaceMatching the Printer to Your Application Software RS-232C Serial Interface ConnectorRS-232C Serial Interface Selecting Epson Emulation Selecting Ansi X3.64 EmulationSelecting Proprinter Emulation Selecting TTY Emulation Selecting DEC LA 120-RA EmulationSelecting Printek Emulation Page Control Panel Operation and Setup Menus Control Panel Display and IndicatorsOperation IntroductionOperation Control Panel Buttons Load / Form FeedAlign UP This button enters and exits the setup menus that are Introduction to Setup Entering the Forms Setup Menu# CPI Operation FX DF Entering the Interface Setup Menu DTR Operation Changing the Form in the Tractors Changing the PaperOpening The Latch Panel FormsPro 4503 With Forms Installed Front Tractor Path FormsPro 4503 Changing to a Form Installed in Another Path Changing the Ribbon Using Printek RibbonsRemoving the Old Ribbon Installing the New Ribbon Lowering closing Ribbon Loading Bail Using Special Features Unloading and Selecting FormsHandling a Paper Error Condition Standard Paper Error HandlingHandling Paper Errors With Page Reprint Enabled Using the Ribbon Check Feature Checking Setup ConfigurationMatching the Ribbon Wear Indicator to Printer Use Turning Off Ribbon CheckingPrinting Setup Information Parking the Formspro 4503 Tractors for ShipmentPage Symptoms and Possible Causes Case of DifficultyCase of Difficulty Case of Difficulty Using the HEX Dump Mode Replacing the AC Power Fuse Selecting a Quality FormPrinter is now ready to be put back into service Setup Options Advanced Control Panel FeaturesAppendix a Advanced Control Panel Features Advanced Control Panel Features Setup Security Advanced Control Panel Features A-6 Appendix B RS-422 Serial Interface ConnectorOptional RS-422 Interface Page Optional COAXIAL/TWINAXIAL Interface Appendix CCoaxial Operation Option Switches When Configured for Coaxial Operation CX/TX InterfaceLong Twinaxial Operation Option Switches When Configured for Twinaxial Operation Twinaxial Address SwitchTwinaxial Installation Preparation Getting On-lineTwinaxial Verification Problems COAXIAL/TWINAXIAL Interface Diagnostics Code Dump Mode Address 0 through Configuration Printout AddressC-10 Appendix D Optional Buffer ExpansionElectronics Cover Screws Buffer and Jumper Locations on Main Circuit BoardOptional Buffer Expansion Page Appendix E Ascii Character TablesAscii Character Tables PC Fast Draft PC Draft PC Letter Quality E-3 Ebcdic Fast Draft Ebcdic Draft Ebcdic Letter Quality E-4 Ascii Character Tables OCR a OCR B DECIMAL-TO-OCTAL-TO-HEXADECIMAL-TO-ASCII Conversion Table Oct Hex Ascii DecPage Control Code and Escape Sequence Summaries Appendix FAnsi x3.64 Emulation Epson FX Emulation ESC * m n1 n2 dataF-3 IBM Proprinter Emulation ESC @ n1 n2 m1 m2 m3 m4LA-120 Emulation Simple TTY Emulation Printek Emulation ESC CPage Printer Reset Conditions Appendix GPage Appendix H Cloning Printer SetupCloning from Printer to Printer Possible Cloning Errors Using a Setup Unit for CloningInformation that is Cloned Cloning from a Printer to a Setup Unit Cloning from a Setup Unit to a PrinterCloning Printer Setup Printer Specifications AppendixLine Spacing Computer Interface Reliability Specifications subject to change without notice Page Setup Menu Summaries Appendix JSetup Interface Glossary AsciiGlossary Glossary-1

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