I-Data FS 250 PDS, i-data Electronic Documentation ida instruction manual IRQ Handling, Printer

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Programming

ida FS 250, Operator's Guide

7. IRQ Handling

This section describes how to recover from various IRQ conditions.

∙Paper jam

∙Out-of paper

∙Stacker full

The printer will recover from these conditions without loss of data as long as you do not power off the printer.

∙Printer Not READY

The ida FS 250 PDS will detect if the printer is NOT READY and will interrupt data transmission to the printer. If the printer is OFFLINE (i.e. not READY) there will be no data loss as long as you do not power off the

printer.

∙Out of toner

This condition is indicated by the printer's front panel. If printing continues, the print quality may not be acceptable. There will be no loss of data as long as you do not power off the printer

.

∙Door Open

This condition is indicated by the printer's front panel. There will be no loss of data as long as you do not power off the printer

∙Printer Power Off

You should not power off the printer, unless you power off the box as well. If only the printer is powered off, unpredictable results may occur.

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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 languageInstallation and Connections of the ida FS Rear PanelSerial input 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 Operation of ida FS Ida FS 250 top panelPAR Parallel input SER Serial input/output Ready Printer Ready State Indication 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 ModeESC Features Where % is the defined ESC characterNo. Description 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 firmwareErrors and Recovery Ida FS 250 Error MessagesTwo Devices with Same Address 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