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AGILE 5250 OPTIMA User’s Guide and Reference

About This Manual

This manual covers the installation and use of the AGILE 5250 OPTIMA intelligent protocol converter. AGILE makes no warranties, expressed or implied, as to its completeness or accuracy. The information in this manual is current as of the date of its publication, but it is subject to change by AGILE at any time without notice. This manual is not intended to be used for manufacturing or engineering specifications, and it is assumed that the user understands the interrelationship between any affected systems, machines, programs and media.

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Typographical Conventions

This manual uses various fonts to represent different types of information. An understanding of this font usage will aid the user in understanding the information this manual presents.

Text that is highlighted in this manner represents information of great importance that should not be overlooked.

df s g ENTER MENU/STATUS RESET represent the buttons on the OPTIMA's front panel.

OPTIMA:CONFIG:PAR OUT:FNTINFO:PORTFID>

is used to represent information displayed on the OPTIMA’s Liquid Crystal Display.

Information in this typeface is used to represent output from the printer.

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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 Selecting a Location Before BeginningSpace Requirements Electrical Requirements UnpackingOperating Environment Package Contents Important Safety Instructions/Precautions SLO-BLO Optima Rear Panel Parallel Port Pin-Outs Agile 5250 Optima Cable ChartTwinax Adapter Port Unterminated 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 PARITY= SERIAL1 BAUD=SERIAL1 LENGTH= SERIAL1 FLOW= SERIAL1 STOPS= 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 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 Carriage Return At Form Feed Format InformationMovement Offset Resolution CPI/Font Order Vertical Percentage Reduction in CORJustification 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 Initibm PFS DescriptionsInit T1 Init T3 Init T2Initalt INIT275 Initopt Land PortVermove Pagelen Lineden5CPI 10CPI 8CPIProgrammable Function Strings 12CPI Pscpi15CPI 17CPI 16CPI 5CPI Pscpi 15CPI COR Boldoff Bold on Undl on BSBOLD1 and BSBOLD2 Subs on UndloffSubsoff Sups on Medqual LowqualHiqual Simplex Tumble DuplexPpaper Portcut EnvelPorttrc Portman Landtrc Landcut JOG OUT LandmanDEST1 DEST2 Jobstrt TimeoutJobend Diagnostics Chapter Maintenance Troubleshooting Error Codes Twinerr Reset Twinax Error LogOptima Twinerrdisplay Printing Reports Pfstest Config Options XlatesPortfid Landfid 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 Printer Test ConfigurationOptima Parallel 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 Formatting Conflict Overview XES ModeA-2 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Separate Addresses Coexistence Well-Formed XES Jobs Delimiting XES JobsA-4 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference 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 Font Downloading Special Formatting ProblemsUDK Character Conflict 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 Font Correspondence Limits Xerox Menu OptionsA-14 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Xerox Menu UDK Character Translation Configuration Form Feed Suppression Configuration PFS Suppression ConfigurationA-16 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Logical Not Command Configuration Change Form Feed to New Line Configuration Metacode Transparency Job Restart to Form Feed Translation ConfigurationA-18 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference 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 Running Optedit Editing The Current ConfigurationD-2 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference 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 Change Form Feed to New Line Logical Not CommandsD-12 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference 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 Loading an Output Port Configuration Configuring the Output PortsD-17 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 Programmable Function Strings Special EditorsD-24 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference 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 MPL G-6MPP 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