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PREFACE

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The operating software and configuration data are stored on a PC/MS- DOS-compatible diskette, instead of a conventional ROM or EPROM. The built-in 1.44MB disk drive facilitates easy configuration and software upgrading. The unit can be configured from the front panel, or with OPTEDIT, a PC-based, menu-driven configuration utility. System uniformity is assured because the unit can be configured once and the settings then duplicated for additional stations. Upgrading is as easy as inserting a new disk.

Users with Xerox 275s can replace those units without changing their host software. The OPTIMA also provides extensive special support for Xerox printers in both XDPM (XES) and XPPM modes, including the ability to provide Xerox 4235 to System/3X or AS/400 connectivity in XDPM and XPPM modes simultaneously.

The OPTIMA allows Xerox 4235 users to download fonts and forms in XPPM and XDPM modes through the printer’s parallel and serial ports. Diskettes with operating software preconfigured for these applications are available.

Programmable function strings, computer output reduction (COR) and user-editable font correspondence tables are also standard features. The unit is user-configurable for full SCS formatting support on virtually any printer.

Throughput is rated at 35 logical pages per minute in IBM emulation, or 55 logical pages per minute in 275 emulation. 100% print density is defined as 132 columns by 66 lines, for a total of 8712 characters per page.

Diagnostics include a power-on self test of ROM and RAM, automatic twinax address validation and conflict avoidance, an internal twinax loopback test, an LCD display of active ports and their communication activity, a twinax error log and an EBCDIC HEX printout of data sent to the printer. Reports generated by the OPTIMA include a printer test, a PFS test, a configuration report, a translate table report, a PFS report, font correspondence table reports, a loop report and an o§ions report.

The AGILE 5250 OPTIMA is backed by a full two-year warranty. Optional warranties and services are also available.

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Contents

Agile Table of Contents Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Advanced Configuration Character Code Translation Programmable Function Strings Bold on Boldoff Undl on Undloff Subs on Subsoff Sups on Maintenance and Troubleshooting Appendix a Interfacing Xerox Printers Appendix B SCS / DCA Command Summary Set Single Line Distance Ssld Appendix C Pseudo Transparency Appendix D Optedit Glossary Page Optimatm Alfred Nobel Drive Hercules, CA Copyright Information Release Notes About Agile Also From Agile Ally Plus Agile Product Warranty Standard Warranty Optional Warranties and Services Software Upgrades FCC Statement About the Agile 5250 Optima Preface Optima Features and Specifications XES Typographical Conventions Optimaconfigpar OutfntinfoportfidAbout This Manual Agile Overview / Objectives Physical Interface Data Stream Interface Selecting a Location Before BeginningSpace Requirements Electrical Requirements UnpackingOperating Environment Important Safety Instructions/Precautions Package Contents Optima Rear Panel SLO-BLO Parallel Port Pin-Outs Agile 5250 Optima Cable ChartTwinax Adapter Port Unterminated Pin-Outs DB-25 Serial Port DB-9 Serial Port Connecting to the Host System Connecting Twinax Connecting the Printers 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 Hosts 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 Optima Front Panel Starting Up Testing ROM Testing RAM Reload TimerLoading Config Loading Software Optima Config Basic Port ConfigurationConfiguring the Twinax Ports CONFIGTWINAX1 Setting the Twinax Address Activating the Twinax Port Setting the Device Emulation Type ON/OFF= Active Configpar OUT Configuring the Parallel Out Printer PortConfig PAR OUT PAR OUT Load Configuring a Serial Printer Port SERIAL1 Load SERIAL1 PARITY= SERIAL1 BAUD=SERIAL1 LENGTH= SERIAL1 STOPS= SERIAL1 FLOW= Config PAR Configuring the Parallel In Alt Host PortPAR in ON/OFF= SERIAL0 IN/OUT= Configuring a Serial Alt Host PortIN/OUT≠ALT Host SERIAL0 PARITY= SERIAL0 BAUD=SERIAL0 LENGTH= SERIAL0 STOPS= SERIAL0 FLOW= Saving Config Saving the ConfigurationConfig Save SummaryPage Config Optima Print Disk Version Configuration MenuOptima Config Print Disk Version Menu Hierarchy Configuration Option Notation Optima CONFIGTWINAX1ADDRESS= Punctuation Codes Optima CONFIGTWINAX3 ON/OFF= ActiveTwinax Ports Menu Movement Twinax Addressing Optima CONFIGTWINAX1 ON/OFF=INACTIVEOptima CONFIGTWINAX6ADDRESS= Emulations Optima CONFIGTWINAX1EMULATE=IBM Modes Optima CONFIGTWINAX1 MODE=IBM Emul Data Routing Optima CONFIGTWINAX3 OUT TO= TimeoutOptima CONFIGTWINAX1 OUT TO= PO,S0,S1 Optima CONFIGTWINAX1 TIMEOUT= 5 Secs Parallel In Port Configuration Serial In Port Configuration Output Ports Printer Drivers Available Output Port Configuration Parallel Output Port Optima Configpar OUT ON/OFF= Active Serial Output Ports Carriage Return At Form Feed Format InformationMovement Resolution Offset CPI/Font Order Vertical Percentage Reduction in CORJustification Resetting Bolding Underlining Spaces Orientation Advanced Configuration Optima orientation selection algorithm HEIGHT= Paper Sources DrawersWIDTH= ROTATE=Page Character Code Translation Overview Selecting a Translation Table Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Alternate Host Translation Reading Translation TablesTwinax Translation Optima Translation Editing a Translation Table Character Code Translation Translation Tables Ascii to Ascii Ebcdic to Ascii Ascii to Ebcdic Ebcdic to Ebcdic Ebcdic to HP LaserJet Ascii 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 User Font Configuration GFIDs Programmable Function Strings Initibm PFS DescriptionsInit T1 Initalt Init T2Init T3 INIT275 Initopt Land PortVermove Pagelen Lineden5CPI 10CPI 8CPIProgrammable Function Strings 12CPI Pscpi15CPI 16CPI 17CPI 5CPI Pscpi 15CPI COR Bold on Boldoff BSBOLD1 and BSBOLD2 Undl on Subsoff UndloffSubs on Sups on Hiqual LowqualMedqual Simplex Tumble DuplexPpaper Porttrc EnvelPortcut Portman Landcut Landtrc DEST1 LandmanJOG OUT DEST2 Jobstrt TimeoutJobend Chapter Maintenance Troubleshooting Diagnostics Error Codes Twinerr Reset Twinax Error LogOptima Twinerrdisplay Printing Reports Pfstest Config Options XlatesPortfid Landfid TEST! Report Printer Test PFSTEST! Report This text should be proportionally spaced Wwwwwwwwww CONFIG! Report OPTIMA-ASCII-ASCII--+ 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! Report PFS Initibm END PFS Initalt END PFS INIT275 END 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 LOOP! Report TroubleshootingPower Connections Printer Test ConfigurationOptima Parallel Twinax Host Test Configuration TestOther Issues Alternate Host Test Contacting Agile Technical Support Agile Bulletin Board System Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Introduction System Based Formatting Formatting Conflict Overview XES ModeA-2 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Coexistence Separate Addresses Well-Formed XES Jobs Delimiting XES JobsA-4 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Automatic PFS suppression Automatic Form Feed Suppression Passing FFs in auto FF suppression mode A-6 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference A-7 Logical Not ¬ Commands A-8 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Font Downloading Special Formatting ProblemsUDK Character Conflict Support for all types of SCS line endings Line EndingsAuto UDK termination A-10 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Line Feed vs. Relative Movements Downloading Font Correspondences Font CorrespondencesAntiquities A-12 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference ¬¬0 P11=Titan10iso-P Font Correspondence Limits Xerox Menu OptionsA-14 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference UDK Character Translation Configuration Xerox Menu Form Feed Suppression Configuration PFS Suppression ConfigurationA-16 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Change Form Feed to New Line Configuration Logical Not Command Configuration Metacode Transparency Job Restart to Form Feed Translation ConfigurationA-18 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Line Feed Configuration Interfacing Xerox 4235 Printers in Xppm Mode A-20 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Appendix B SCS/DCA Command Summary B-2 Ibmemul 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 B-14 Cpgid 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 Appendix C Pseudo Transparency Data Pseudo Transparency MPI Pseudo Transparency C-2 Installing Optedit Appendix D Optedit Running Optedit Editing The Current ConfigurationD-2 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Editing Configuration Options Optedit Activating Ports D-4 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Setting the Mode Input Ports Choosing the Data Routing D-6 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Choosing the Timeout Period D-8 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Interfacing Xerox Printers UDK Character Translation PFS Suppression D-10 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Form Feed Suppression D-11 Change Form Feed to New Line Logical Not CommandsD-12 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Job Restart to Form Feed Translation D-13 D-14 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Selecting Input Alt Host Configuring the Parallel Input PortConfiguring the Serial Input Ports D-15 Serial Interface Settings D-16 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Loading an Output Port Configuration Configuring the Output PortsD-17 D-18 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Parallel Output Port Timing Configuring the Parallel Output PortSaving an Output Port Configuration D-19 Selecting Output Configuring Serial Ports for OutputPrinter Error Timeout Errtime D-20 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference D-21 D-22 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Choosing a Translation Table D-23 Programmable Function Strings Special EditorsD-24 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference D-25 Translation Table Editing AgilePage Page AFP Afpds G-2 DSC GLOSSARYPage G-3DPA Ebcdic Gddm G-4 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and ReferenceFCC GML GLOSSARYPage G-5 MPL G-6MPP PSF GLOSSARYPage G-7POR RAM SHF ROMSCS SLD Xdpm UDKVCS XppmPage Symbols Connecting Carriage Return SCS commandCentronics parallel Configuring Configuration 95-96 116128 129 Font downloading Font correspondences104-107 100 153-155 13046-47 121 37-39 138175-176 119 PFSs 117 RS-232 serial 62-63Printers Centronics parallel 51-52 174-175 RS-232 Configuring174 149 156-157 144-145142 152-153 102-103 Warranty32-36 101 Xppm Xerox Production Print Mode 114