Host Port Initialization | Black Box A/C-7S RO, A/C-7P RO specs

A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO

PC printing longer than 10 to 20 minutes (depending on host configuration) may cause the 3270 host to drop communication with the printer (“go to sleep”).

The output protocol specified in the A/C-7S RO’s configuration (through configuration-switch settings) is irrelevant for printing from the shared port. For PC/LAN printing, select the appropriate printer driver on the PC/LAN printer server.

5.2Parallel/Serial-Port Initialization

If you want to change the printer’s configuration for shared printing (e.g. set it to PostScript mode), use the parallel- or serial-port initialization string (Host/PC download command 56 for parallel; command 58 for serial). Consult the printer’s user’s guide for the ASCII hex values representing the desired configuration commands. Then store these commands in the A/C-7 RO’s memory using Host/PC download commands 56 or 58.

After the host printing is completed and before the print job from the shared port is sent to the printer, the A/C-7 RO will send this initialization string to the printer and configure it according to your instructions. However, it is possible that the print job coming through the parallel or serial shared port contains other printer instructions, thus overriding the parallel initialization string.

5.3 Host Port Initialization

After shared printing, the A/C-7 RO reconfigures the printer according to the active configuration settings. If you want to further modify the printer configuration (e.g select a different font for all host printing) take advantage of the host port initialization string. Unlike the parallel- or serial-port initialization string, which is usually overridden by commands coming with the PC/LAN print job, the host-port initialization string is not sent to the printer until after the A/C-7 RO has reconfigured the printer for host printing. The initialization string is sent at the beginning of each printed page.

5.4 Print Position and Page Length

Table 5-1outlines the PMPP (Physical Maximum Print Position) and PMPL (Physical Maximum Page Length) for letter, legal, and A4 size paper.

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Black Box A/C-7S RO, A/C-7P RO manual Host Port Initialization, Print Position and Page Length

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7P RO 7S RO 7P RO, A/C-7S RO 7P RO, A/C-7S RO 7P RO, A/C-7S RO Trademarks Contents 7P RO, A/C-7S RO Specifications Introduction Front Panels of the A/C-7 RO Unpacking Description of Front PanelsAbout This User’s Guide Leds 7P RO, A/C-7S RO Installation 7P RO, A/C-7S RO POWER-ON/OFF Sequence Self-Test Printout for A/C-7P RO Self-Test Printout for A/C-7S RO Self-Test Printout for A/C-7S RO, Self-Test Printout, Configuration A/C-7 RO Configuration Configuration Switch Settings Output Protocol SW14 SW15 SW16 SW17 SW14 SW15 SW16 SW17 Tests/Diagnostic SW11 SW18SW11 SW14 SW15 SW16 SW17 SW18 SW21 SW22 SW23 SW26 SW27 SW24SW25 Serial X-On/X-Off SW28 Host/PC Download Commands Host/PC Download Command Overview Host/PC Download Command Command Number 11 . Host/PC Download Commands LPI 11. Host/PC Download Commands Command 2 Lines PER Inch Command 1 Buffer SizeCommand 3 Characters PER Inch Command 5 Form Length Command 4 Line SpacingCommand 6 Maximum Print Position Command 7 Print Case Command 8 LU1 Language Command 11 Paper Path Command 9 Epson MatrixFont Command 12 Form Feed Before Local Screen Print Command 13 Form Feed After Local Screen Copy Command 15 CR at MPP + Command 18 Valid FF AT END of Print Buffer Command 17 Valid FF Followed by DataCommand 19 FF Valid Location Command 20 Automatic Function AT END of JOB Command 21 Print Quality FastDraft Command 26 Suppress Empty Forms Command 25 IBM Motion CommandsCommand 27 FF After Time Elapse Command 31 TRUNCATE/WRAP Select Command 30 Override of Formatting CommandsCommand 32 Paper Size Command 36 Suppress IBM Control Codes Command 34 Intervention Required IR TimeoutCommand 37 Vertical Channel Select VCS Command 38 True LPI Spacing Command 39 CPT Ending Delimiter Characters Command 40 CPT Start Delimiter Characters Command 41 Command ID Character Command 42 Start and Stop Ebcdic HEX Dump Command 45 SCS TRN Translate Command 50 Sharing Port Timeout Command 51 Host Port Timeout Command 55 Custom User Strings Command 56 Parallel Port Initialization String Command 57 Host Port Initialization String Command 58 SERIAL-PORT Initialization String Command 61 Automatic Print Orientation APO Command 62 Primary Paper Tray Orientation Command 63 Alternate Paper Tray Orientation Command 64 Manual Feed Tray Orientation Command 65 Character SET Selection Command 70 Overwrite Ebcdic SCS/LU1 Translation Table Command 71 Overwrite DSC LU3 Translation Table Command 76 SERIAL-IN Baud Rate Command 79 SERIAL-IN Parity Command 77 SERIAL-IN Word LengthCommand 78 SERIAL-IN Stop Bits Command 84 6 LPI String Command 85 8 LPI String Command 86 10 CPI String Command 88 12 CPI String Command 87 15 CPI StringCommand 89 16.7 CPI String Command 98 Restore Defaults or Print Configuration Command 99 Store Configuration Permanent Memory To complete the command, the value 0 must be used Restoring Factory Defaults Operation Printer Sharing Host Port Initialization Print Position and Page Length Laser Printing 17.1 Computer Output Reduction COR Automatic Print Orientation APO Printing with the APO Feature Generic Mode Other Printer Commands Command Function ¬TN Advanced Features Command Pass-Thru SCS Mode Transparent Data Custom User Strings Printing Bar Codes Color PrintingBar Code Be aware that the table gives rounded values only Width Module width in mm inches Epson 7P RO, A/C-7S RO 7P RO, A/C-7S RO This data overrun by barcode Code 3 Postnet UPC a 1234EAN 123456 789128 0123456789 Code 7P RO, A/C-7S RO Symbol Character Value Code a Code B Code C 7P RO, A/C-7S RO NUL SOH STX ETX EOT ENQ ACK BEL DLE DC1 DC2 DC3 DC4 NAK SYN O Graphics Language Iogl Command String Parameter Description Units Valid Values Measurement Helpful Hints XY Coordinate System on End Start100,0 100,600 Start 300,300 End 600,600 Center 900,2400 180 Center Start 900,900 500,900 13. Example of Arc 7P RO, A/C-7S RO 14. Color/Shading and Pie Chart ’clock = starting point for first pie segment 15. Segment of Circle 7P RO, A/C-7S RO 16. Bar Chart Histogram 17. Run Line Chart Text O Graphics Language Iogl in Action Sales Calls PER DAY 20. Placement of Bar Chart 104 105 Linking Graphical Output to a Host Application Printing Images From The Host 108 Troubleshooting A/C-7 RO Self-Test Ebcdic Hex Dump Ascii Hex Dump Problem Resolution Guide Problem or Message Probable Cause Action 113 114 115 116 Appendix a Font Fgid Reference For HP LaserJet Printers Typeface Symbol Set Orient Pitch PointSize Table A-1 . Selecting Standard Fonts 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 Appendix B Character Sets Figure B-1. Roman Figure B-2. Code Appendix C Serial-Port Specifications Figure C-1. Input and Output Connector Pinout 145 Appendix D Parallel-Port Specifications Pin Number Direction Name Table D-2 -Pin Connector Pinout Appendix E Transferring Power To Pin Figure E-1b 149 Copyright 2000. Black Box Corporation. All rights reserved