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SER (Serial input/output)

The indicator LED has 3 states

State	Indication
ON	Indicates that the box is processing data from the RS-
	232 Serial input
BLINKING	Indicates that the box has defined the RS-232 as
	output for the box.
OFF	Indicates that the box is idle or is processing data from
	the twinax/Centronics inputs.

READY (Printer Ready)

The indicator LED has 3 states:

State	Indication
ON	Indicates that the connected printer is ready; i.e. that
	printer's "Select" condition is active and the "PE"
	signal is inactive. If the connected printer is an RS 232
	printer, the ready validation is done by the "DTR"
	signal.
BLINKING	The printer is not ready and print may be pending
	in the buffer.
OFF	Indicates that the connected printer is not ready for
	data input.

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Contents

Trademarks EMC directiveAbout i-data Ida FS 250 PDS PrefaceRelated Manuals SeptemberTable of Contents Ida FS 250, Operators Guide Table of Contents Table of Contents Ida FS 250, Operators Guide Kit Contents Non-IPDS Ida FS 250 Product FeaturesIntroduction to ida FS Introduction to ida FSIpds Supported Control UnitsNational Language Selection Installation RequirementsPre-Installation Requirements Environment requirementsOption Description Paper Size EU/US??% Y8,number of new language% selects languageSerial input Installation and Connections of the ida FSRear Panel Twinax Connector Emulation Via the Address SwitchY37,3812% Via the LineNon-IPDS Selection Emulation %Y37,5224%Y37,n1 Write Emulation Upgrading to IpdsConnecting via Centronics output Connecting the ida FS 250 to the PrinterConnecting via RS-232 output What if the CU Indicator fails to turn on? Connecting the ida FS 250 to SystemTest via the address switch TestingTimeout PAR Parallel input Operation of ida FSIda FS 250 top panel State Indication SER Serial input/outputReady Printer Ready Timeout string must be written in ONE line see example below Specifying Share Timeout and StringPage IdaSetup Ipds Programming Printer IRQ HandlingEscape Character Programming ida FS 250 non-IPDSInvalid Escape Character RecoveryDefining a Temporary Escape Character Syntax of an FSL FunctionDescription Setup Functions supported PCL ModeNo. Description ESC FeaturesWhere % is the defined ESC character Quick Reference Guide of Supported FSL Functions Name Syntax Parameters = COR N1 Physical paper Name Syntax Parameters Ipds String Ebcdic Name Syntax Parameters IBM Gfid APO Eeprom Activating the Y249 Engineering Function Programming via ShareportEscape sequences must be in HEX Updating firmwareTwo Devices with Same Address Errors and RecoveryIda FS 250 Error Messages Appendix a Use of ida FS 250 Serial Port Appendix B Test Printout Symbol SET and Translate Table Appendix C Default Gfid TableIBM Gfid Typeface PCL No Name of Typeface Style StrokeweightScalable Fonts Only applies to printers running PCL LevelFont examples Ipds Appendix D i-data Product PlatformSoftware Programmers Guide IndexReaders Comments