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CHAPTER 1 — GETTING STARTED

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CHAPTER 1

GETTING STARTED

Overview / Objectives

This chapter provides information on installing the AGILE 5250 OPTIMA. Sections of this chapter provide instructions regarding:

•Choosing a location for the OPTIMA

•Physical interfacing to the host system and printers

•Configuring the OPTIMA for communication with the host system, printer(s) and alternate host(s)

•Saving the new configuration

All physical interfacing should be performed before the OPTIMA is turned on. This chapter provides instructions for interfacing all of the OPTIMA ports to the other equipment before providing instructions on configuring those interfaces. Please follow this order when installing the OPTIMA.

This chapter provides step-by-step instructions to assist the user in performing the basic port configuration required to get the OPTIMA communicating with the host system and printers. Detailed menu operation instructions can be found in Chapter 2 — Advanced Configuration.

Note: The punctuation codes that follow the OPTIMA menu options each have a specific meaning. These directions may indicate that an equals sign

(=)should appear in the LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), when a does not equal sign (≠) is actually displayed. Chapter 2 — Advanced Configuration lists the meaning of these and all punctuation codes used in the OPTIMA menu system.

Physical Interface

IBM midrange hosts are attached to IBM midrange printers via a twinaxial interface. Industry-standard printers are typically attached to computers via a Centronics parallel interface. The 5250 OPTIMA provides the physical connection that converts a twinaxial interface to a Centronics parallel interface.

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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 Space Requirements Before BeginningSelecting a Location Operating Environment UnpackingElectrical Requirements Important Safety Instructions/Precautions Package Contents Optima Rear Panel SLO-BLO Twinax Adapter Port Unterminated Pin-Outs Agile 5250 Optima Cable ChartParallel Port 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 LENGTH= SERIAL1 BAUD=SERIAL1 PARITY= SERIAL1 STOPS= SERIAL1 FLOW= 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 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 Movement Format InformationCarriage Return At Form Feed Resolution Offset Justification Vertical Percentage Reduction in CORCPI/Font Order 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 Init T1 PFS DescriptionsInitibm Initalt Init T2Init T3 INIT275 Initopt Vermove PortLand 5CPI LinedenPagelen Programmable Function Strings 8CPI10CPI 15CPI Pscpi12CPI 16CPI 17CPI 5CPI Pscpi 15CPI COR Bold on Boldoff BSBOLD1 and BSBOLD2 Undl on Subsoff UndloffSubs on Sups on Hiqual LowqualMedqual Simplex Ppaper DuplexTumble Porttrc EnvelPortcut Portman Landcut Landtrc DEST1 LandmanJOG OUT DEST2 Jobend TimeoutJobstrt Chapter Maintenance Troubleshooting Diagnostics Error Codes Optima Twinerrdisplay Twinax Error LogTwinerr Reset Portfid Landfid Pfstest Config Options XlatesPrinting Reports 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 Optima Parallel ConfigurationPrinter Test 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 A-2 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference XES ModeFormatting Conflict Overview Coexistence Separate Addresses A-4 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Delimiting XES JobsWell-Formed XES Jobs 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 UDK Character Conflict Special Formatting ProblemsFont Downloading 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 A-14 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Xerox Menu OptionsFont Correspondence Limits UDK Character Translation Configuration Xerox Menu A-16 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference PFS Suppression ConfigurationForm Feed Suppression Configuration Change Form Feed to New Line Configuration Logical Not Command Configuration A-18 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Job Restart to Form Feed Translation ConfigurationMetacode Transparency 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 D-2 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Editing The Current ConfigurationRunning Optedit 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 D-12 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Logical Not CommandsChange Form Feed to New Line 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 D-17 Configuring the Output PortsLoading an Output Port Configuration 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 D-24 Agile 5250 Optima User’s Guide and Reference Special EditorsProgrammable Function Strings 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 MPP G-6MPL 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