Agilent Technologies 5250 manual

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AGILE 5250 OPTIMA User’s Guide and Reference

LINEFEED specifies that the OPTIMA should use line feeds to move from line to line. This causes the line density to be based upon the current font’s height.

Regardless of the setting of this option, the OPTIMA always uses line feeds when PFS suppression is active.

Interfacing Xerox 4235 Printers in XPPM Mode

Interfacing the 4235 printer in XPPM mode creates its own set of problems. The primary problem is that the OPTIMA does not provide SCS/DCA (host system command) to XPPM translation. This is not normally a problem, because the main reason for using XPPM mode is to print preexisting applications and documents that use XPPM commands and strategies (DJDE, JDE, JDL and sometimes Metacode) to provide formatting.

In order to print XPPM documents, the user needs to tell the OPTIMA not to send XDPM codes that it normally uses to control formatting. Only one configuration option needs to be set in this situation:

CONFIG:TWINAXn: XEROX:PFSSPRS=SUPPRESS

specifies that the OPTIMA should not send PFSs to the printer for data received on twinax address n.

If the user would also like to be able to send system print jobs to the printer, the user can activate a second twinax address port on the OPTIMA and configure it to send data to a different output port (parallel or serial) and configure the printer to print that data in XDPM mode.

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Contents

Agile Table of Contents Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Advanced Configuration Programmable Function Strings Character Code Translation Undl on Undloff Subs on Subsoff Sups on Bold on Boldoff Maintenance and Troubleshooting Appendix a Interfacing Xerox Printers Appendix B SCS / DCA Command Summary Set Single Line Distance Ssld Appendix D Optedit Appendix C Pseudo Transparency Glossary Page Alfred Nobel Drive Hercules, CA Optimatm Release Notes Copyright Information About Agile Ally Plus Also From Agile Standard Warranty Agile Product Warranty Software Upgrades Optional Warranties and Services FCC Statement About the Agile 5250 Optima Preface Optima Features and Specifications XES About This Manual Optimaconfigpar OutfntinfoportfidTypographical Conventions Agile Physical Interface Overview / Objectives Data Stream Interface Space Requirements Before BeginningSelecting a Location Operating Environment UnpackingElectrical Requirements Package Contents Important Safety Instructions/Precautions SLO-BLO Optima Rear Panel Twinax Adapter Port Unterminated Pin-Outs Agile 5250 Optima Cable ChartParallel Port Pin-Outs DB-9 Serial Port DB-25 Serial Port Connecting Twinax Connecting to the Host System Connecting the Printers Connecting Printers via Serial Connecting a Printer via Centronics Parallel Connecting the First Printer via Serial Connecting a Second Printer via Serial Connecting an Alternate Host via Parallel Connecting the Alternate Hosts Connecting the First Alternate Host via Serial Connecting a Second Alternate Host via Serial Connecting the 5250 Optima to Power Optima Front Panel Loading Config Testing ROM Testing RAM Reload TimerStarting Up Loading Software Configuring the Twinax Ports Basic Port ConfigurationOptima Config CONFIGTWINAX1 Activating the Twinax Port Setting the Twinax Address ON/OFF= Active Setting the Device Emulation Type Config PAR OUT Configuring the Parallel Out Printer PortConfigpar OUT PAR OUT Load SERIAL1 Load Configuring a Serial Printer Port SERIAL1 LENGTH= SERIAL1 BAUD=SERIAL1 PARITY= SERIAL1 FLOW= SERIAL1 STOPS= PAR in ON/OFF= Configuring the Parallel In Alt Host PortConfig PAR IN/OUT≠ALT Host Configuring a Serial Alt Host PortSERIAL0 IN/OUT= SERIAL0 LENGTH= SERIAL0 BAUD=SERIAL0 PARITY= SERIAL0 FLOW= SERIAL0 STOPS= Config Save Saving the ConfigurationSaving Config SummaryPage Optima Config Print Disk Version Configuration MenuConfig Optima Print Disk Version Menu Hierarchy Optima CONFIGTWINAX1ADDRESS= Configuration Option Notation Twinax Ports Optima CONFIGTWINAX3 ON/OFF= ActivePunctuation Codes Menu Movement Optima CONFIGTWINAX6ADDRESS= Optima CONFIGTWINAX1 ON/OFF=INACTIVETwinax Addressing Emulations Modes Optima CONFIGTWINAX1EMULATE=IBM Data Routing Optima CONFIGTWINAX1 MODE=IBM Emul Optima CONFIGTWINAX1 OUT TO= PO,S0,S1 TimeoutOptima CONFIGTWINAX3 OUT TO= Optima CONFIGTWINAX1 TIMEOUT= 5 Secs Serial In Port Configuration Parallel In Port Configuration Printer Drivers Available Output Ports Parallel Output Port Output Port Configuration Serial Output Ports Optima Configpar OUT ON/OFF= Active Movement Format InformationCarriage Return At Form Feed Offset Resolution Justification Vertical Percentage Reduction in CORCPI/Font Order Bolding Resetting Orientation Underlining Spaces Advanced Configuration Optima orientation selection algorithm WIDTH= Paper Sources DrawersHEIGHT= ROTATE=Page Overview Character Code Translation Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Selecting a Translation Table Twinax Translation Reading Translation TablesAlternate Host Translation Optima Translation Editing a Translation Table Character Code Translation Ascii to Ascii Translation Tables Ebcdic to Ascii Ascii to Ebcdic Ebcdic to Ebcdic Ascii Ebcdic to HP LaserJet Ebcdic to PC Ebcdic to PostScript Xerox 275 Protocol Converter Ebcdic to Ascii User Table User Table User Table User Table User Table User Table User Table Xerox Ebcdic Font Download to Ascii Page Programmable Function Strings Editing PFSs a Tutorial Parameters Within PFSs GFIDs User Font Configuration Programmable Function Strings Init T1 PFS DescriptionsInitibm Init T3 Init T2Initalt INIT275 Initopt Vermove PortLand 5CPI LinedenPagelen Programmable Function Strings 8CPI10CPI 15CPI Pscpi12CPI 17CPI 16CPI 5CPI Pscpi 15CPI COR Boldoff Bold on Undl on BSBOLD1 and BSBOLD2 Subs on UndloffSubsoff Sups on Medqual LowqualHiqual Simplex Ppaper DuplexTumble Portcut EnvelPorttrc Portman Landtrc Landcut JOG OUT LandmanDEST1 DEST2 Jobend TimeoutJobstrt Diagnostics Chapter Maintenance Troubleshooting Error Codes Optima Twinerrdisplay Twinax Error LogTwinerr Reset Portfid Landfid Pfstest Config Options XlatesPrinting Reports Printer Test TEST! Report This text should be proportionally spaced Wwwwwwwwww PFSTEST! Report OPTIMA-ASCII-ASCII--+ CONFIG! Report OPTIONS! Report Maintenance & Troubleshooting 5-10 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference S0 XLAT= XLATES! Report Maintenance & Troubleshooting CE CA C6 FA Translation Tables Page 4 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 a B C D E F AA AB AC AD AE AF Maintenance & Troubleshooting Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Maintenance & Troubleshooting PFS Initibm END PFS Initalt END PFS INIT275 END PFS! Report PFS Boldoff $1B $70 END 5-22 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference PORTFID! Report Agile 5250 Optima Copyright C 8/2/93 by AGILE. ALL $0D $0A $1B Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Portrait Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference LANDFID! Report Agile 5250 Optima Copyright $39 END Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Maintenance & Troubleshooting Landscape Font Power TroubleshootingLOOP! Report Connections Optima Parallel ConfigurationPrinter Test Other Issues Configuration TestTwinax Host Test Alternate Host Test Contacting Agile Technical Support Agile Bulletin Board System Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference System Based Formatting Introduction A-2 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference XES ModeFormatting Conflict Overview Separate Addresses Coexistence A-4 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Delimiting XES JobsWell-Formed XES Jobs Automatic Form Feed Suppression Automatic PFS suppression A-6 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Passing FFs in auto FF suppression mode A-7 A-8 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Logical Not ¬ Commands UDK Character Conflict Special Formatting ProblemsFont Downloading Auto UDK termination Line EndingsSupport for all types of SCS line endings A-10 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Line Feed vs. Relative Movements Antiquities Font CorrespondencesDownloading Font Correspondences A-12 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference ¬¬0 P11=Titan10iso-P A-14 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Xerox Menu OptionsFont Correspondence Limits Xerox Menu UDK Character Translation Configuration A-16 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference PFS Suppression ConfigurationForm Feed Suppression Configuration Logical Not Command Configuration Change Form Feed to New Line Configuration A-18 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Job Restart to Form Feed Translation ConfigurationMetacode Transparency Line Feed Configuration A-20 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Interfacing Xerox 4235 Printers in Xppm Mode Appendix B SCS/DCA Command Summary Ibmemul B-2 Same as IBM 275EMUL No operation B-4 PFS FF is sent to the printer. Normally this PFS B-6 B-7 B-8 No operation 275EMUL B-10 B-11 B-12 Scgl Cpgid B-14 PFS B-16 B-17 B-18 B-19 B-20 Logical page of the next job are not printed on the same B-22 Perform the justification on the target printer B-24 Same as 275EMUL No operation B-26 B-27 B-28 Ffff B-30 Same as IBM, except that the Optima will perform B-32 B-33 B-34 Fmtinfo ROTATE= B-36 B-37 B-38 Printing mechanism of the 4214 prints characters B-40 Same as IBM 275EMUL B-42 B-43 B-44 B-45 Page Data Pseudo Transparency Appendix C Pseudo Transparency C-2 MPI Pseudo Transparency Appendix D Optedit Installing Optedit D-2 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Editing The Current ConfigurationRunning Optedit Optedit Editing Configuration Options D-4 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Activating Ports Input Ports Setting the Mode D-6 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Choosing the Data Routing Choosing the Timeout Period D-8 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference UDK Character Translation Interfacing Xerox Printers D-10 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference PFS Suppression D-11 Form Feed Suppression D-12 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Logical Not CommandsChange Form Feed to New Line D-13 Job Restart to Form Feed Translation D-14 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Configuring the Serial Input Ports Configuring the Parallel Input PortSelecting Input Alt Host D-15 D-16 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Serial Interface Settings D-17 Configuring the Output PortsLoading an Output Port Configuration D-18 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Saving an Output Port Configuration Configuring the Parallel Output PortParallel Output Port Timing D-19 Printer Error Timeout Errtime Configuring Serial Ports for OutputSelecting Output D-20 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference D-21 D-22 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference D-23 Choosing a Translation Table D-24 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Special EditorsProgrammable Function Strings D-25 Agile Translation Table EditingPage Page Afpds AFP G-2 DPA GLOSSARYPage G-3DSC Ebcdic FCC G-4 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and ReferenceGddm GML GLOSSARYPage G-5 MPP G-6MPL POR GLOSSARYPage G-7PSF RAM SCS ROMSHF SLD VCS UDKXdpm XppmPage Symbols Centronics parallel Configuring Carriage Return SCS commandConnecting Configuration 128 11695-96 129 104-107 Font correspondencesFont downloading 100 46-47 130153-155 121 175-176 13837-39 119 117 PFSs Printers Centronics parallel 62-63RS-232 serial 51-52 174 RS-232 Configuring174-175 149 142 144-145156-157 152-153 32-36 Warranty102-103 101 114 Xppm Xerox Production Print Mode