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JULY 1998

PC124C
PC125C

Laser Card for HP 4000 Twinax Printers

Laser Card for HP 4000 Coax Printers

HOST

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

AND

CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS

RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENTS

This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not
installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s
instructions, may cause interference to radio communication. It has been tested
and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device in accordance
with the specifications in Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC rules, which are designed to
provide reasonable protection against such interference when the equipment is
operated in a commercial environment. Operation of this equipment in a
residential area is likely to cause interference, in which case the user at his own
expense will be required to take whatever measures may be necessary to correct the
interference.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emission from digital
apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulation of the Canadian Department of
Communications.

Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites
applicables aux appareils numériques de la classe A prescrites dans le Règlement sur le
brouillage radioélectrique publié par le ministère des Communications du Canada.

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NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS (NOM)

ELECTRICAL SAFETY STATEMENT

INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD

1. Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de
que el aparato eléctrico sea operado.

2. Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser guardadas para
referencia futura.

3. Todas las advertencias en el aparato eléctrico y en sus instrucciones de
operación deben ser respetadas.

4. Todas las instrucciones de operación y uso deben ser seguidas.

5. El aparato eléctrico no deberá ser usado cerca del agua—por ejemplo, cerca
de la tina de baño, lavabo, sótano mojado o cerca de una alberca, etc..

6. El aparato eléctrico debe ser usado únicamente con carritos o pedestales que
sean recomendados por el fabricante.

7. El aparato eléctrico debe ser montado a la pared o al techo sólo como sea
recomendado por el fabricante.

8. Servicio—El usuario no debe intentar dar servicio al equipo eléctrico más allá
a lo descrito en las instrucciones de operación. Todo otro servicio deberá ser
referido a personal de servicio calificado.

9. El aparato eléctrico debe ser situado de tal manera que su posición no
interfiera su uso. La colocación del aparato eléctrico sobre una cama, sofá,
alfombra o superficie similar puede bloquea la ventilación, no se debe colocar
en libreros o gabinetes que impidan el flujo de aire por los orificios de
ventilación.

10. El equipo eléctrico deber ser situado fuera del alcance de fuentes de calor
como radiadores, registros de calor, estufas u otros aparatos (incluyendo
amplificadores) que producen calor.

11. El aparato eléctrico deberá ser connectado a una fuente de poder sólo del
tipo descrito en el instructivo de operación, o como se indique en el aparato.

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12. Precaución debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarización
del equipo no sea eliminada.

13. Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no
sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobre o contra ellos,
poniendo particular atención a los contactos y receptáculos donde salen del
aparato.

14. El equipo eléctrico debe ser limpiado únicamente de acuerdo a las
recomendaciones del fabricante.

15. En caso de existir, una antena externa deberá ser localizada lejos de las lineas
de energia.

16. El cable de corriente deberá ser desconectado del cuando el equipo no sea
usado por un largo periodo de tiempo.

17. Cuidado debe ser tomado de tal manera que objectos liquidos no sean
derramados sobre la cubierta u orificios de ventilación.

18. Servicio por personal calificado deberá ser provisto cuando:

A: El cable de poder o el contacto ha sido dañado; u

B: Objectos han caído o líquido ha sido derramado dentro del aparato; o

C: El aparato ha sido expuesto a la lluvia; o

D: El aparato parece no operar normalmente o muestra un cambio en su

desempeño; o

E: El aparato ha sido tirado o su cubierta ha sido dañada.

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TRADEMARKS

I-O

®

is a registered trademark and LaserCard™, Duax™, and Command Pass-

Thru™ are trademarks of I-O Corporation.

IBM

®

is a registered trademark of International Business Machines, Inc.

Centronics is a trademark of Centronics Computer Corporation.

HP, LaserJet, and Hewlett-Packard

®

are trademarks and registered trademarks of

Hewlett-Packard .

PostScript

®

is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

WordPerfect

®

is a registered trademark of WordPerfect Corporation.

Microsoft

®

is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

ny other trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged to be the
property of the trademark owners.

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Contents

Chapter Page

1. Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.2 What the Package Includes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.3 About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2.4 Static Caution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

3. Quick-Start Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3.1 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3.2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

3.2.1 Print Coax Self-Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3.2.2 Set Twinax Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

3.2.3 Print Twinax Self-Text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

3.2.4 Coax and Twinax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

4. Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

4.1 Interface Self-Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

4.2 Connecting to the Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

4.3 Front-Panel Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

4.4 Front-Panel Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

5. Configuration—Twinax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

5.1 Twinax Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

5.2 Twinax Host Download Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

5.3 Host Download Command Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

5.4 Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

5.5 Restoring the Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

6. Operation—Twinax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

6.1 Printer Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

6.2 Host Port Initialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

6.3 Host Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

6.4 Font Change Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

6.5 Formatting the Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

6.6 Paper Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

6.7 Printing on 11" x 17" and A3 Size Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

6.8 Paper Input Bin Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

6.9 Paper Output Bin Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

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Contents (continued)

Chapter Page

6.10 Print Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

6.11 Changing Page-Rotation Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

6.12 Envelope Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

6.13 Document/Envelope Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

6.14 Duplex Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

6.15 Other Printer Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

7. Advanced Features—Twinax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

7.1 Command Pass-Thru™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

7.2 User-Defined Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

7.3 User-Defined Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

7.4 Color Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

7.5 Printing Bar Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

8. Troubleshooting—Twinax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

8.1 Buffer Print (EBCDIC Hex) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

8.2 ASCII Hex Dump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

8.3 Self-Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

8.4 Problem- Resolution Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

9. Configuration—Coax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

9.1 Host Download Command Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

9.2 Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

10. Operation—Coax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

10.1 Printer Sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

10.2 Coax Host Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

10.3 Selecting Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

10.4 Computer Output Reduction (COR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

10.5 Automatic Print Orientation (APO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

10.6 Print Position and Page Length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

11. Advanced Features—Coax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

11.1 Command Pass-Thru™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

11.2 Custom User Strings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

11.3 SCS Mode Transparent Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

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Contents

Chapter Page

11.4 Other Printer Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

11.5 Color Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

11.6 Printing Bar Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

12. Troubleshooting—Coax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

12.1 Buffer Print (EBCDIC Hex) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

12.2 ASCII Hex Dump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

12.3 Problem-Resolution Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Appendix A: Font (FGID) Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Appendix B: Character Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Appendix C: Color Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Appendix D: Resident Scalable Font Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Appendix E: Printing Bar Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

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1. Specifications

System Requirements—PC124C: IBM AS/400 or System/3X Host, or 5X94

Controller; PC125C: IBM 30XX, 43XX, or 937X Host or 3174, 3274, and 3276
Controllers

Emulation—PC124C: IBM 3812-1 Printer Emulation; PC125C: IBM 3287, 3262,

3268, 3812-1, 4214, or 4224 (all non-IPDS) Printer Emulations

Number of Languages Supported—PC124C: 16; PC125C: 17

Interface—PC124C: Twinax; PC125C: Coax

Temperature—40 to 110°F (5 to 42°C)

Humidity—20 to 85%, noncondensing

Connectors—(1) DB9 male for connection to supplied coax or twinax interface

cable

Power—Supplied by the printer

Size—0.8"H x 4.8"W x 6"D (2 x 12.2 x 15.2 cm)

Weight—0.3 lb. (0.1 kg)

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2. Introduction

2.1 General

The Laser Card is an interface for internal installation in Hewlett-Packard printers
with the new PCI-based EIO slot. Two models are available:

• Laser Card for HP 4000 Twinax (part number PC124C)

• Laser Card for HP 4000 Coax (part number PC125C)

With the Laser Card for HP 4000 Twinax installed, your printer will emulate an
IBM 3812-1 (non-IPDS) printer when attached to an IBM AS/400, System/34,
System/36, or System/38 host processor, or a 3287/3812-1 (non-IPDS) printer
when attached to a 5X94 controller. With the Laser Card for HP Coax installed,
your printer will emulate an IBM 3287, 3262, 3268, 3812-1, 4212, or 4224 (non­IPDS) printer when attached to an IBM 30XX, 43XX, or 937X host or 3174, 3274,
or 3276 controller.

Printer auto-sharing in the HP LaserJet printer is accomplished using the
printer’s additional option slots or integrated parallel or serial ports. The HP
printer will handle data from the parallel/serial ports as well as the internal option
ports. This allows you to attach your printer to a personal computer (PC) or LAN,
as well as the IBM host and automatically change between host and PC/LAN
printing without changing cables or switches.

You can choose setup options to control the printer’s output by using the
printer’s LCD display or making selections using host-download commands.

2.2 What the Package Includes

The following items are included in the package:

• Laser Card for HP 4000 Twinax (PC124C) or Laser Card for HP 4000 Coax
(PC125C)

• Auto-terminating twinax V-cable (included with the PC124C) or 9-pin to coax
adapter cable (included with the PC125C)

• Screwdriver

• This user manual

Inspect each item for shipping damage. If anything is missing or damaged,

please contact Black Box immediately at 724-746-5500.

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2.3 About This Manual

The following five sections contained in this user’s guide will give you the
information you need to get the most from your Laser Card.

• Chapter 1, Specifications.

• Chapter 2, Introduction, provides an overview of the Laser Card, including
printer emulations, supported Hewlett-Packard printers, and the adapter
cables required for either twinax or coax connectivity

• Chapter 3, Quick-Start Guide, gets your Laser Card up and running fast.

• Chapter 4, Installation, explains how to install the Laser Card in the HP 4000
LaserJet printer, perform a self-test, and how to connect to the twinax or coax
host.

• Chapters 5 and 9, Configuration, explain the use of the printer’s front-panel
setup and twinax and coax configuration. Twinax configuration instructions
begin on page 32; coax configuration instructions begin on page 78 of this
manual.

• Chapters 6 and 10, Operation, provide a detailed overview of coax and twinax
host printing, emulations, font change commands, user-defined command
strings, and Command Pass-Thru™. Twinax operation instructions begin on
page 47; coax operation instructions begin on page 107 of this manual.

• Chapters 7 and 11, Advanced Features, detail the advanced features of the
Twinax and Coax models. Twinax instructions begin on page 65, while coax
information starts on page 112.

• Chapters 8 and 12, Troubleshooting, provide a detailed troubleshooting
guide. Twinax problem resolution instructions begin on page 69; coax
problem resolution instructions begin on page 115 of this manual.

• Appendix A is a font reference.

• Appendix B lists twinax and coax character sets.

• Appendix C describes color printing for twinax and coax.

• Appendix D lists resident scalable font numbers for twinax.

• Appendix E describes printing bar codes for twinax and coax.

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2.4 Static Caution

CAUTION

The Laser Card is static-sensitive, and can be damaged with static
electricity. Take ESD (electrostatic discharge) precautions as you would
with any static-sensitive device. These precautions include:

1. Be aware that some work surroundings, such as carpet, floor mats,
dry air from winter heating, etc., can cause static buildup.

2. If available, wear a wrist strap or similar static-discharge device
during installation. If not wearing a wrist strap, touch a grounded
surface (such as an exposed twinax connector on a cable attached to
the host) before handling the card.

3. Where available, stand on an anti-static mat or use an anti-static
work surface when installing the card.

4. Do not touch components on the card. Handle the card by the edges
only.

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3. Quick-Start Guide

3.1 General

Follow these simple steps to have your Laser Card up and running in minutes.

Before you begin, locate these parts:

• Laser Card

• Twinax or Coax Adapter Cable

• Reversible-Blade Screwdriver

CAUTION

The Laser Card is static-sensitive. Make sure you do not damage the
interface with static electricity. Where available, touch something metal
first and stand on an anti-static work surface when installing the Card.

After you have successfully completed a printer self-test (check your printer’s
User’s Guide), power OFF the printer, remove all cables, and then proceed with
the following installation instructions.

3.2 Installation

1. To install the Laser Card:

a. Locate an available EIO slot. Using the screwdriver, remove the bracket

covering it.

b. Insert the Laser Card and tighten the thumb screws.

c. Attach the twinax or coax adapter cable. Do NOT attach the host cable(s) to

the adapter yet.

d. Re-attach the power cord and other printer cables.

e. Power ON the printer.

f. For coax configuration, go to Section 3.2.1. For twinax configuration, go to

Section 3.2.2.

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Figure 3-1. Installing the Card, Step 1.

3.2.1 P

RINTCOAXSELF-TEST

2. After the printer is ready, press Menu + until COAX CARD is displayed.

Figure 3-2. Coax Only, Step 2.

Menu

Item

- Value +

Select

Go

Cancel

Job

Attention

Data

Ready

EIO 1
COAX CARD

2 Coax Only

1

OR

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3. Press Item -.

Figure 3-3. Coax Only, Step 3.

4. Press Value +.

Figure 3-4. Coax Only, Step 4.

Menu

Item

- Value +

Select

Go

Cancel

Job

Attention

Data

Ready

98=PRINT SETUP

4 Coax Only

Menu

Item

- Value +

Select

Go

Cancel

Job

Attention

Data

Ready

98=TEST MENU

3 Coax Only

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5. Press Select and then Go to print the interface self-test.

Figure 3-5. Coax Only, Step 5.

6. To complete the coax setup, proceed directly to Step 10. in Section 3.2.4.

Menu

Item

- Value +

Select

Go

Cancel

Job

Attention

Data

Ready

5 Coax Only

SELF
TEST

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3.2.2 SETT

WINAXADDRESS

2. After the printer is ready, press Menu+ until TWINAX CARD is displayed.

Figure 3-6. Twinax Only, Step 2.

3. Press Item +.

Figure 3-7. Twinax Only, Step 3.

Menu

Item

- Value +

Select

Go

Cancel

Job

Attention

Data

Ready

00=TX ADDRESS

3 Twinax Only

Menu

Item

- Value +

Select

Go

Cancel

Job

Attention

Data

Ready

EIO 1
TWINAX CARD

2 Twinax Only

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4. Press Value ± to display the desired twinax address.

Figure 3-8. Twinax Only, Step 4.

5. Press Select and then Go to select the displayed twinax address.

Figure 3-9. Twinax Only, Step 5.

Menu

Item

- Value +

Select

Go

Cancel

Job

Attention

Data

Ready

READY

5 Twinax Only

Menu

Item

- Value +

Select

Go

Cancel

Job

Attention

Data

Ready

00=3 ADDRESS

4 Twinax Only

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3.2.3 P

RINTTWINAXSELF-TEST

6. After the printer is ready, press Menu+ until TWINAX CARD is displayed.

Figure 3-10. Twinax Only, Step 6.

7. Press Item -.

Figure 3-11. Twinax Only, Step 7.

8. Press Value +.

Menu

Item

- Value +

Select

Go

Cancel

Job

Attention

Data

Ready

98=TEST MENU

7 Twinax Only

Menu

Item

- Value +

Select

Go

Cancel

Job

Attention

Data

Ready

EIO 1
TWINAX CARD

6 Twinax Only

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Figure 3-12. Twinax Only, Step 8.

9. Press Select and Go to print the interface self-test.

Figure 3-13. Twinax Only, Step 9.

3.2.4 C

OAX ANDTWINAX

10. After the interface self-test pages print, review the configuration parameters
and make changes as desired using the printer’s operator panel or Host­Download Commands.

Menu

Item

- Value +

Select

Go

Cancel

Job

Attention

Data

Ready

9 Twinax Only

SELF
TEST

Menu

Item

- Value +

Select

Go

Cancel

Job

Attention

Data

Ready

98=PRINT SETUP

8 Twinax Only

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11. Power OFF the printer and attach the host cable(s) to the twinax or coax
adapter. Power ON the printer and send a print job from the host to verify
proper installation and configuration.

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4. Installation

To install the Laser Card, follow these simple steps. Consult the Quick Start Guide
in Chapter 3 for more information.

WARNING

The Laser Card is static sensitive. Follow the static sensitivity
instructions in the front of this manual when handling the card.

1. Power ON the printer and perform a printer self-test as described in the
printer’s manual. Do not continue until the printer passes the self-test.

2. Power OFF the printer and remove all cables.

3. Locate an available EIO slot. Using the screwdriver, remove the bracket
covering it.

4. Insert the Laser Card and tighten the thumb screws.

5. Attach the twinax or coax adapter cable. Do NOT attach the host cable(s) to
the adapter yet.

6. Re-attach the power cord and other printer cables.

4.1 Interface Self-Test

Verify proper installation of the interface by performing an interface self-test. The
self-test printout contains the current software version, memory condition (RAM
and ROM) and the current setup selections for reference. Follow the steps below
to print the self-test.

1. Make sure the proper (twinax or coax) 9-pin adapter cable is securely
attached to the interface.

2. Power ON the printer and wait for it to go into “Ready” mode.

3. Press Menu repeatedly until TWINAX/COAX CARD is displayed.

4. Press Item - to display “98=TEST MENU”

5. Press Value - to display “98=PRINT SETUP”.

6. Press Select. An asterisk will appear: “98=PRINT SETUP*”.

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7. Press Go. The interface will perform the self-test and print the self-test pages.
Samples of the twinax and coax self-test pages are shown on the following
pages. The numbers at the left margin correspond to the Host Download
command numbers. Refer to the Configuration chapter for more
information on these options.

If the interface self-test does not print, the interface failed the self-test. Contact

Black Box Technical Support at 724-746-5500 for more information.

TWINAX EIO INTERFACE
Software Version 3.00

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Twinax Functional Level 2.10

Copyright 1997 SDE
RAM OK
ROM BAD

#00 - Twinax Address : 0
#01 - Alt. CPT Start Delimiters : 2625 (&%)
#02 - Alt. CPT End Delimiters : 2625 (&%)
#03 - Host Port Timeout : 8 Seconds
#05 - Host Language : 01 USA/Canada
#07 - Print Orientation : 0 COR/Host override
allowed
#08 - Auto Print Orientation : 1 On
#09 - Paper Size : 0 Host Selected
#10 - True LPI : 0 Compress LPI
#13 - IBM Paper Drawer 1 : 1 PCL Tray Command
#14 - IBM Paper Drawer 2 : 4 PCL Tray Command
#15 - IBM Paper Drawer 3 : 5 PCL Tray Command
#16 - Override Formatting Cmds : 0 Normal
Oper
#17 - Character Set : 1 Code Page 850
#18 - Starting Vertical Position : 0
#19 - Starting Horizontal Position : 0
#30 - IBM Paper Drawer 4 : 1 PCL Tray Command
#31 - IBM Paper Drawer 5 : 1 PCL Tray Command
#32 - 11 x 17/A3 : 0 Off
#33 - Duplexing : 0 Off
#42 - Buffer Hex Dump : 0 Off
#43 - Ascii Hex Dump : 0 Off

#11 - Host Port Initialization:

HP:

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#04 - User Defined Strings:

U0:
U1:
U2:
U3:
U4:
U5:
U6:
U7:
U8:
U9:

#21 User Defined Fonts

# 0:
# 1:
# 2:
# 3:
# 4:
# 5:
# 6:
# 7:
# 8:
# 9:

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EBCDIC to ASCII Translate Table

40 50 60 70 80 90 A0 B0 C0 D0 E0 F0
0: 20 26 2D 9B 9D F8 E6 BD 7B 7D 5C 30 &–øØ°µ¢{ } \ 0
1: 20 82 2F 90 61 6A 7E 9C 41 4A 00 31 é / Éaj ˜ £AJ~1
2: 83 88 B6 D2 62 6B 73 BE 42 4B 53 32 âêÂÊbks¥BKS2
3: 84 89 8E D3 63 6C 74 FA 43 4C 54 33 äëÄËclt · CLT3
4: 85 8A B7 D4 64 6D 75 9F 44 4D 55 34 àèÀÈdmuƒDMU4
5: A0 A1 B5 D6 65 6E 76 F5 45 4E 56 35 áíÁÍenv§ENV5
6: C6 8C C7 D7 66 6F 77 F4 46 4F 57 36 ãîÃÎfow¶FOW6
7: 86 8B 8F D8 67 70 78 AC 47 50 58 37 åïÅÏgpx

1/4

GPX7

8: 87 8D 80 DE 68 71 79 AB 48 51 59 38 çìÇÌhqy

1/2

HQY8

9: A4 E1 A5 60 69 72 7A F3 49 52 5A 39 ñßÑ`irz

3/4

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A: 5B 5D 7C 3A AE A6 AD AA 2D FB FD FC [ ] | :«ª¡¬ –

123

B: 2E 24 2C 23 AF A7 A8 B3 93 96 E2 EA . $ ,#»º¿|ôûÔÛ
C: 3C 2A 25 40 D0 91 D1 EE 94 81 99 9A <*%@∂ æ D–öüÖÜ
D: 28 29 5F 27 EC F7 ED F9 95 97 E3 EB ( ) _ ' y ,Y ¨òùÒÙ

E: 2B 3B 3E 3D E8 92 E7 EF A2 A3 E0 E9 +;>= Æ ´óúÓÚ

F: 21 5E 3F 22 F1 CF A9 F2 E4 98 E5 20 !^?"± € ® =õÿÕ

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IBM 3270 Printer Interface
Software Functional 3.00
Coax Functional Level 1.51
Copyright 1997 SDE
RAM OK
ROM OK

#01 - Buffer Size (Characters) : 2 1920
#02 - LPI : 6
#03 - CPI : Undefined
#04 - Line Spacing : 1 Single (6 or 8 LPI)
#05 - Form Length (MPL) : 66
#06 - Maximum Print Position (MPP): 80
#07 - Print Case : 1 Dual
#08 - LU1 Language : 01 English (US)
#11 - Paper Path : 2 Primary
#12 - FF Before Local Screen Copy: 0 No
#13 - FF After Local Screen Copy: 0 No
#14 - LU3 Print Image (NON-SCS Mode): 0 LU3 and Local Copy
Null Line suppress
#15 - CR at MPP + 1 : 0 Next Line
#16 - NL at MPP + 1 : 0 Current Line + 2
#17 - Valid FF Followed by Data : 0 2nd PP
#18 - Valid FF at End of Buffer : 1 Line 1
#19 - FF Valid Location : 0 FF valid at 1st PP or
MPP + 1
#20 - Auto Function at End of Job: 0 NL
#25 - IBM Motion Commands : 0 Use FF
#26 - Suppress Empty Forms : 0 No
#27 - Form Feed After TimeOut: 0 No
#30 - Override Formatting Cmds: 0 Disabled
#31 - Truncate/Wrap Select : 0 Wrap text beyond MPP
#32 - Paper Size : 0 Letter (8.5 “ x 11”)
#34 - Interv Required (IR) Timeout: 120 x 5 Seconds
#36 - Suppress IBM Control Codes: 0 No control codes
suppressed
#37 - Vertical Channel Select (VCS): 1 3268/4224
#38 - True LPI Spacing : 0 Compressed (Normal)
#39 - CPT End Delimiter(ASCII) : 2625 (&%)
#40 - CPT Start Delimiter(ASCII) : 2625 (&%)
#41 - ALT Command ID Char (ASCII) : 5A (Z)

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#42 - Buffer Hex Dump : 0 Off
#43 - Ascii Hex Dump : 0 Off
#45 - SCS TRN Translate : 1 3287 emulation
emulation, SCS code 35
#51 - Host Port Timeout : 8 Seconds
#55 - Custom User Strings:

U0:
U1:
U2:
U3:
U4:
U5:

#57 - Host Port Init String:

HP:

#61 - Auto Print Orientation : 0 Active
#62 - Primary Tray Orientation : 0 COR
#63 - Alternate Tray Orientation: 0 COR
#64 - Manual Feed Orientation : 0 COR
#65 - Character Set Selection : 2 Code Page 850

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SCS (LU1) EBCDIC to ASCII Translate Table

40 50 60 70 80 90 A0 B0 C0 D0 E0 F0 456789ABCDEF
0 20 26 2D D6 D2 B3 F3 5E 7B 7D 5C 30 &–øØ°µ^{ } \ 0
1 20 C5 2F DC 61 6A 7E BB 41 4A 20 31 é / Éaj ~ £AJ 1
2 C0 C1 A2 A4 62 6B 73 BC 42 4B 53 32 âêÂÊbks¥BKS2
3 CC CD D8 A5 63 6C 74 F2 43 4C 54 33 äëÄËclt · CLT3
4 C8 C9 A1 A3 64 6D 75 BE 44 4D 55 34 àèÀÈdmuƒDMU4
5 C4 D5 E0 E5 65 6E 76 BD 45 4E 56 35 áíÁÍenv§ENV5
6 E2 D1 E1 A6 66 6F 77 F4 46 4F 57 36 ãîÃÎfow¶FOW6
7 D4 DD D0 A7 67 70 78 F7 47 50 58 37 åïÅÏgpx

1/4

GPX7

8 B5 D9 B4 E6 68 71 79 F8 48 51 59 38 çìÇÌhqy

1/2

HQY8

9 B7 DE B6 A9 69 72 7A F5 49 52 5A 39 ñßÑ`irz

3/4

IRZ9

A BF 21 7C 3A FB F9 B8 5B 2D 31 32 33 ¢ ! | : «ª ¡ [ –

123

B 2E 24 2C 23 FD FA B9 5D C2 C3 DF AE . $ ,#»º¿]ôûÔÛ
C 3C 2A 25 40 E4 D7 E3 B0 CE CF DA DB <*%@∂ æ D–öüÖÜ
D 28 29 5F 27 B2 20 B1 AB CA CB E8 AD ( ) _ ' y ,Y ¨òùÒÙ
E 2B 3B 3E 3D F0 D3 F1 27 C6 C7 E7 ED +;>= Æ ´óúÓÚ
F 7C 5E 3F 22 FE BA 20 5F EA EF E9 20 |^?"± € _õÿÕ

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DSC (LU3) DBC to ASCII Translate Table

00 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 A0 B0 0123456789AB
0 00 20 30 26 C8 CC A1 D8 61 71 41 51 0&àäÀÄaqAQ
1 00 3D 31 2D C9 CD A3 A5 62 72 42 52 =1-èëÈËbrBR
2 00 27 32 2E D9 DD E6 A7 63 73 43 53 ' 2 . ìïÌÏcsCS
3 00 22 33 2C CA CE E8 DA 64 74 44 54 " 3 , òöÒÖdtDT
4 00 2F 34 3A CB CF AD DB 65 75 45 55 / 4 :ùüÙÜeuEU
5 00 5C 35 2B E2 C0 E1 A2 66 76 46 56 \5+ãâÃÂfvFV
6 00 7C 36 5E EA C1 E9 A4 67 77 47 57 |6^õêÕÊgwGW
7 007C37B0EFD159A668784858 |7–ÿîYÎhxHX
8 3E3F38B3C8C241DF69794959 >?8°àôAÔiyIY
9 3C 21 39 00 C9 C3 45 AE 6A 7A 4A 5A <!9 èûEÛjzJZ

A 5B 24 DE 5E C5 C4 45 E0 6B D7 4B D3 [$ß^éáEÁkæKÆ
B 5D BF BD 7E D9 C5 49 DC 6C D6 4C D2 ]¢§~ìéIÉløLØ
C 29 BB 23 AB CA D5 4F E5 6D D4 4D D0 )£#"òíOÍmåMÅ
D 28 BC 40 60 CB C6 55 E7 6E B5 4E B4 (¥@'ùóUÓnçNÇ
E 7D F2 25 A9 CF C7 59 ED 6F 3B 4F 3B }·%`üúYÚo;O;
F 7B BA 5F 00 B5 B7 43 B6 70 2A 50 2A {€_ çñCÑp*P*

DBC

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4.2 Connecting to the Host

Before connecting the Laser Card to a twinax host, you must set the device cable
address properly. Please refer to Section 4.3, Front-Panel Setup, for instruction.

Take the following steps to connect the printer through the Laser Card to your

IBM host system.

1. Power OFF the printer.

2. With adapter cable connected to the interface’s 9-pin port, attach the host
cable(s) to the adapter cable. The twinax V-connector automatically
terminates when only one cable is attached and automatically cables through
when two cables are attached.

3. After configuring the interface (see Sections 4.3 and Chapters 5 and 9), send
a print job from the host to verify that it is printing correctly.

4.3 Front-Panel Setup

You can use the printer operator panel to change the various interface settings.
Alternately, you can use host-download commands, a series of command strings
that are embedded in the datastream sent from the IBM host to the interface. The
active interface configuration is shown on the interface’s self-test printout.

Follow the steps below to change interface configuration settings using the

printer’s operator panel:

1. Press Menu repeatedly until TWINAX/COAX CARD is displayed.

2. Press Item +/- to display the various I-O configuration parameters. They are
listed below in the order that they appear on the printer’s operator panel.
Note that the number on the left margin corresponds to the Host Download
number. Refer to the Configuration chapter for more information on these
options.

3. When the desired configuration parameter is displayed, press Value +/- to
scroll through the available command values.

4. To select a displayed value, press Select.

5. Then move on to the next configuration parameter by pressing Item +/- or
return the printer to operating mode by pressing Go.