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AGILE 5250 OPTIMA User’s Guide and Reference

5250 OPTIMA Features and Specifications

Input/Output Ports

•IBM Twinax Port

•2 DB-25 Parallel Ports (1 input, 1 output)

•DB-9 Serial Port (bidirectional)

•DB-25 Serial Port (bidirectional)

Host Interface

•Automatic terminating / cable-through intelligent “T” connector

•Up to three twinax addresses (sessions/logical units) with automatic address validation and conflict avoidance

Printer/Plotter Output Interfacing

•ASCII or EBCDIC

•Centronics DB-25 Parallel Port

•DB-9 Serial Port (300 - 115.2K Baud)

•DB-25 Serial Port (300 - 115.2K Baud)

Alternate Host Input Interfacing

•DB-25 Parallel Port

•DB-9 Serial Port (300 - 19.2K Baud)

•DB-25 Serial Port (300 - 19.2K Baud)

Printer Sharing

•Printer sharing between twinax host and up to three alternate hosts

Host Systems Supported

•IBM AS/400

•IBM System 34/36/38

Printer Emulations

•IBM 3812 (SCS mode), 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225 and 5256 printers

Printers Supported

•Xerox 2700 II, 3700, 4030, 4045, 4050, 4197, 4213 and 4235 printers

•Other Xerox distributed electronic printers

•Hewlett-Packard LaserJet II, IID, IIID, IIISi, 4, 4Si and compatibles

•IBM laser, dot matrix and compatible printers

Plotters Supported

•Hewlett-Packard 7221, 7475, 7550

•Zeta plotters

•All HPGL- and GML-capable plotters

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Agilent Technologies 5250 user manual Optima Features and Specifications

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 Agile Optimaconfigpar OutfntinfoportfidAbout This Manual Typographical Conventions 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 Software Testing ROM Testing RAM Reload TimerLoading Config Starting Up CONFIGTWINAX1 Basic Port ConfigurationConfiguring the Twinax Ports Optima Config Activating the Twinax Port Setting the Twinax Address ON/OFF= Active Setting the Device Emulation Type PAR OUT Load Configuring the Parallel Out Printer PortConfig PAR OUT Configpar OUT 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= Summary Saving the ConfigurationConfig Save Saving ConfigPage Menu Hierarchy Configuration MenuOptima Config Print Disk Version Config Optima Print Disk Version Optima CONFIGTWINAX1ADDRESS= Configuration Option Notation Menu Movement Optima CONFIGTWINAX3 ON/OFF= ActiveTwinax Ports Punctuation Codes Emulations Optima CONFIGTWINAX1 ON/OFF=INACTIVEOptima CONFIGTWINAX6ADDRESS= Twinax Addressing Modes Optima CONFIGTWINAX1EMULATE=IBM Data Routing Optima CONFIGTWINAX1 MODE=IBM Emul Optima CONFIGTWINAX1 TIMEOUT= 5 Secs TimeoutOptima CONFIGTWINAX1 OUT TO= PO,S0,S1 Optima CONFIGTWINAX3 OUT TO= 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 ROTATE= Paper Sources DrawersWIDTH= HEIGHT=Page Overview Character Code Translation Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Selecting a Translation Table Optima Translation Reading Translation TablesTwinax Translation Alternate Host 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 INIT275 Init T2Init T3 Initalt 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 Sups on UndloffSubs on Subsoff Simplex LowqualMedqual Hiqual Ppaper DuplexTumble Portman EnvelPortcut Porttrc Landtrc Landcut DEST2 LandmanJOG OUT DEST1 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 Connections TroubleshootingPower LOOP! Report Optima Parallel ConfigurationPrinter Test Alternate Host Test Configuration TestOther Issues Twinax 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 A-10 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Line EndingsAuto UDK termination Support for all types of SCS line endings Line Feed vs. Relative Movements A-12 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Font CorrespondencesAntiquities Downloading Font Correspondences ¬¬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 D-15 Configuring the Parallel Input PortConfiguring the Serial Input Ports Selecting Input Alt Host 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 D-19 Configuring the Parallel Output PortSaving an Output Port Configuration Parallel Output Port Timing D-20 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Configuring Serial Ports for OutputPrinter Error Timeout Errtime Selecting Output 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 Ebcdic GLOSSARYPage G-3DPA DSC GML G-4 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and ReferenceFCC Gddm GLOSSARYPage G-5 MPP G-6MPL RAM GLOSSARYPage G-7POR PSF SLD ROMSCS SHF Xppm UDKVCS XdpmPage Symbols Configuration Carriage Return SCS commandCentronics parallel Configuring Connecting 129 116128 95-96 100 Font correspondences104-107 Font downloading 121 13046-47 153-155 119 138175-176 37-39 117 PFSs 51-52 62-63Printers Centronics parallel RS-232 serial 149 RS-232 Configuring174 174-175 152-153 144-145142 156-157 101 Warranty32-36 102-103 114 Xppm Xerox Production Print Mode