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5250 OPTIMA
TM
Intelligent Protocol Converter
™
USER’S
MANUAL
A
GILE
®
Contents
Main
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 Getting Started
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Chapter 2 Advanced Configuration
Chapter 3 Character Code Translation
Chapter 4 Programmable Function Strings
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Chapter 5 Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Appendix A Interfacing Xerox Printers
Appendix B SCS / DCA Command Summary
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Appendix C Pseudo Transparency
Appendix D OPTEDIT
Glossary
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5250 OPTIMA
Intelligent Protocol Converter
Users Guide and Reference
AGILE
Copyright Information
Release Notes
About AGILE
Also From AGILE
Page vPREFACE
AGILE Product Warranty
Standard Warranty
AGILE 5250 OPTIMA Users Guide and ReferencePage vi
Optional Warranties and Services
Software Upgrades
FCC Statement
About the AGILE 5250 OPTIMA
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5250 OPTIMA Features and Specifications
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About This Manual
Typographical Conventions
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CHAPTER 1 GETTING STARTED
Overview / Objectives
Physical Interface
Data Stream Interface
Before Beginning
Selecting a Location
Space Requirements
Electrical Requirements
Operating Environment
Unpacking
Package Contents
Important Safety Instructions/Precautions
5250 OPTIMA Rear Panel
AGILE 5250 OPTIMA Cable Chart
Parallel Port Pin-Outs
Twinax Adapter Port Unterminated Pin-Outs
DB-25 Serial Port
DB-9 Serial Port
Connecting to the Host System
Connecting Twinax
Connecting the Printer(s)
Connecting a Printer via Centronics Parallel
Connecting Printers via Serial
Connecting the First Printer via Serial
Connecting a Second Printer via Serial
Connecting the Alternate Host(s)
Connecting an Alternate Host via Parallel
Connecting the First Alternate Host via Serial
Connecting a Second Alternate Host via Serial
Connecting the 5250 OPTIMA to Power
5250 OPTIMA Front Panel
Starting Up
Basic Port Configuration
Configuring the Twinax Ports
Setting the Twinax Address
Activating the Twinax Port
Setting the Device Emulation Type
Configuring the Parallel Out Printer Port
Configuring a Serial Printer Port
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Configuring the Parallel In Alt Host Port
Configuring a Serial Alt Host Port
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Saving the Configuration
Summary
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CHAPTER 2 ADVANCED CONFIGURATION
Configuration Menu
Menu Hierarchy
Configuration Option Notation
Punctuation Codes
Menu Movement
Twinax Ports
Activating a Twinax Port
Twinax Addressing
Emulations
Modes
Data Routing
Timeout
Alternate Host Input Ports
Parallel In Port Configuration
Serial In Port Configuration
Output Ports
Printer Drivers Available
Output Port Configuration
Parallel Output Port
Serial Output Ports
Format Information
Carriage Return At Form Feed
Movement
Resolution
Offset
Vertical Percentage Reduction in COR
CPI/Font Order
Justification
Bolding
Page Resetting
Underlining Spaces
Orientation
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The OPTIMA orientation selection algorithm:
DRAWER:
Paper Sources (Drawers)
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CHAPTER 3 CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATION
Selecting a Translation Table
Twinax Translation
Alternate Host Translation
5250 OPTIMA Translation
Reading Translation Tables
Editing a Translation Table
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AGILE 5250 OPTIMA Users Guide and ReferencePage 3-6
Translation Tables
ASCII to ASCII
Page 3-7CHAPTER 3 CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATION
EBCDIC to ASCII
This table is the default translation table for twinax data.
AGILE 5250 OPTIMA Users Guide and ReferencePage 3-8
ASCII to EBCDIC
This table can be used for alternate host data if using a Xerox printer running in EBCDIC mode.
Page 3-9CHAPTER 3 CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATION
EBCDIC to EBCDIC
This table can be used to translate twinax data if using a Xerox printer running in EBCDIC mode.
AGILE 5250 OPTIMA Users Guide and ReferencePage 3-10
EBCDIC to HP LaserJet
This table translates twinax data for printers that use Roman 8 extended ASCII.
Page 3-11CHAPTER 3 CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATION
EBCDIC to PC
AGILE 5250 OPTIMA Users Guide and ReferencePage 3-12
EBCDIC to PostScript
This table translates twinax data for printers that use the IsoLatin1 extended ASCII character set.
Page 3-13CHAPTER 3 CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATION
Xerox 275 Protocol Converter EBCDIC to ASCII
AGILE 5250 OPTIMA Users Guide and ReferencePage 3-14
User Table 1
Page 3-15CHAPTER 3 CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATION
User Table 2
AGILE 5250 OPTIMA Users Guide and ReferencePage 3-16
User Table 3
Page 3-17CHAPTER 3 CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATION
User Table 4
AGILE 5250 OPTIMA Users Guide and ReferencePage 3-18
User Table 5
Page 3-19CHAPTER 3 CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATION
User Table 6
User Table 7
Xerox EBCDIC Font Download to ASCII
This is a table used to translate Xerox EBCDIC fonts for use on an ASCII printer.
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CHAPTER 4 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS
Editing PFSs (A Tutorial)
Parameters Within PFSs
GFIDs
User Font Configuration
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PFS Descriptions
INITIBM
INIT T1
INIT T2
INIT T3
INITALT
INIT275
INITOPT
FF
CR
LF
PORT
LAND
VERMOVE
LINEDEN
PAGELEN
P 5CPI
P 8CPI
P 10CPI
P PSCPI
P 12CPI
P 15CPI
P 16CPI
P 17CPI
L 5CPI
L 8CPI
L 10CPI
L PSCPI
L 12CPI
L 15CPI
L 16CPI
L 17CPI
COR 10
COR 12
COR 15
BOLD ON
BOLDOFF
BSBOLD1 and BSBOLD2
UNDL ON
UNDLOFF
SUBS ON
SUBSOFF
SUPS ON
SUPSOFF
LOWQUAL
MEDQUAL
HIQUAL
SIMPLEX
DUPLEX
TUMBLE
PPAPER 1
PPAPER 2
PPAPER 3
P ENVEL
PORTCUT
PORTTRC
PORTMAN
LPAPER 1
LPAPER 2
LPAPER 3
L ENVEL
LANDCUT
LANDTRC
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CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING
Diagnostics
Twinax Addressing
Error Codes
Twinax Error Log
Printing Reports
Page 5-5CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING
TEST! Report:
PFSTEST! Report
Page 5-7CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING
CONFIG! Report
This report will print the current configuration settings of the AGILE 5250 OPTIMA.
AGILE 5250 OPTIMA Users Guide and ReferencePage 5-8
OPTIONS! Report
Page 5-9CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING
AGILE 5250 OPTIMA Users Guide and ReferencePage 5-10
Page 5-11CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING
AGILE 5250 OPTIMA Users Guide and ReferencePage 5-12
XLATES! Report
Page 5-13CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING
AGILE 5250 OPTIMA Users Guide and ReferencePage 5-14
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AGILE 5250 OPTIMA Users Guide and ReferencePage 5-16
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AGILE 5250 OPTIMA Users Guide and ReferencePage 5-18
Page 5-19CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING
PFS! Report
Page 5-21CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING
AGILE 5250 OPTIMA Users Guide and ReferencePage 5-22
Page 5-23CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING
PORTFID! Report
This report will print a portrait font correspondence table.
AGILE 5250 OPTIMA Users Guide and ReferencePage 5-24
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AGILE 5250 OPTIMA Users Guide and ReferencePage 5-26
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AGILE 5250 OPTIMA Users Guide and ReferencePage 5-28
Page 5-29CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING
LANDFID! Report
This report will print a landscape font correspondence table.
AGILE 5250 OPTIMA Users Guide and ReferencePage 5-30
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AGILE 5250 OPTIMA Users Guide and ReferencePage 5-32
Page 5-33CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING
AGILE 5250 OPTIMA Users Guide and ReferencePage 5-34
LOOP! Report
Troubleshooting
Step 1: Power
Step 2: Connections
Step 3: Configuration
Step 4: Printer Test
Step 5: Configuration Test
Step 6: Twinax Host Test
Step 7: Alternate Host Test
Other Issues
Contacting AGILE Technical Support
The AGILE Bulletin Board System
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APPENDIX A INTERFACING XEROX PRINTERS
Introduction
System Based Formatting
XES Mode
Formatting Conflict Overview
Coexistence
Separate Addresses
Delimiting XES Jobs
Well-Formed XES Jobs
Automatic PFS suppression
Automatic Form Feed Suppression
Passing FFs in auto FF suppression mode
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Logical Not () Commands
Special Formatting Problems
Font Downloading
UDK Character Conflict
Line Endings
Support for all types of SCS line endings
Auto UDK termination
Line Feed vs. Relative Movements
Antiquities
Font Correspondences
fontname
Downloading Font Correspondences
x on
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Font Correspondence Limits
Xerox Menu Options
The Xerox Menu
UDK Character Translation Configuration
PFS Suppression Configuration
Form Feed Suppression Configuration
Change Form Feed to New Line Configuration
Logical Not Command Configuration
Job Restart to Form Feed Translation Configuration
Metacode Transparency
Line Feed Configuration
Interfacing Xerox 4235 Printers in XPPM Mode
APPENDIX B SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARY
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APPENDIX C PSEUDO TRANSPARENCY
Introduction
i-data Pseudo Transparency
MPI Pseudo Transparency
APPENDIX D OPTEDIT
Installing OPTEDIT
Running OPTEDIT
Editing The Current Configuration
Editing Configuration Options
Basic Port Configuration
Activating Ports
Input Ports
Setting the Mode
Choosing the Data Routing
Choosing the Timeout Period
Configuring the Twinax Ports
Setting the Twinax Address
Setting the Device Emulation Type
Interfacing Xerox Printers
UDK Character Translation
PFS Suppression
Form Feed Suppression
Change Form Feed to New Line
Logical Not Commands
Job Restart to Form Feed Translation
Metacode Transparency
Alternate Host Input Ports
Configuring the Parallel Input Port
Configuring the Serial Input Ports
Selecting Input (Alt Host)
Serial Interface Settings
Configuring the Output Ports
Loading an Output Port Configuration
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Saving an Output Port Configuration
Configuring the Parallel Output Port
Parallel Output Port Timing
Configuring Serial Ports for Output
Selecting Output
Printer Error Timeout (ERRTIME)
Format Information
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Choosing a Translation Table
Special Editors
Programmable Function Strings
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Translation Table Editing
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