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5250 ALLY TM MODE 5250 ALL Y TM Intelligent Protocol Converter User s Guide and Reference AGILE 875 Alfred Nobel Drive Her cules, CA 94547-1899 TEL (510) 724-1600 TEL (800) 538-1634 FAX (510) 724-9624 Customer Support: FAX (510) 724-2222 E-MAIL tech@agileinc.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page ii Copyright Information ©1995 AGILE All rights reserved. Copyright protection claimed includes all forms and matters of copyrightable material and information now allowed by statutory or judicial law or hereinafter granted.
Page iii PREFACE About AGILE In 1978 IBM and the word compatible were rarely found together, but IBMs mainframe customers wanted a less expensive, more flexible printing solution than IBM offered them. They wanted value, performance and features that only ASCII printers could provide.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page iv Also From AGILE 5250 OPTIMA An intelligent protocol converter that enables serial and parallel ASCII and EBCDIC printers to be attached to a System/3X or AS/400 midrange computer. Up to three twinax addresses are supported.
Page v PREFACE AGILE Product W arranty Standard Warranty AGILE warrants to the original purchaser that this product will be free from defects in materials and workmanship and in good working order per the functional specifications current at the time of shipment for a period of two (2) years from the date of shipment to the purchaser.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page vi downtime or delay, labor repair or material costs, injury to person or property, or any similar or dissimilar consequential or inconsequential loss.
Page vii PREFACE FCC Statement This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy. If it is not installed and used in strict accordance with AGILEs instructions, it may cause interference to radio and television reception.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page viii About the AGILE 5250 ALL Y The AGILE 5250 ALLY is a powerful, easy-to-use, intelligent protocol converter/printer interface controller that enables an industry-standard, parallel, ASCII or EBCDIC printer to be attached to an IBM AS/400 or a System 34, 36 or 38.
Page ix PREFACE Programmable function strings, computer output reduction (COR) and user-editable font correspondence tables are also standard features.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page x 5250 ALL Y Features and Specifications Host Systems Supported IBM AS/400 IBM System 34/36/38 IBM Specifications SCS/DCA FFT data stream .
Page xi PREFACE Programmability Twinax host data stream Alternate host data stream 5250 ALLY front panel User Programmable Function Strings (PFSs) 512 PFSs dynamically allocated up to .
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T able of Contents Preface Copyright Information ................................................................................ ii Release Notes .............................................................................................. ii About AGILE .
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page xvi Space Requirements .......................................................................... 1-3 Electrical Requirements .................................................................... 1-3 Operating Environment .
Page xvii TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Twinax Modes ........................................................................ 1-16 4 Twinax Timeout ...................................................................... 1-17 Configuring the Parallel Out Printer Port .
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page xviii 46 Vertical Movement ............................................................... 2-11 47-49 Resolution ........................................................................ 2-12 4A-4D Offset .
Page xix TABLE OF CONTENTS 05 EBCDIC to PC ...................................................................... 3-15 06 EBCDIC to PostScript .......................................................... 3-16 07 Xerox 275 Protocol Converter EBCDIC to ASCII .
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page xx 16 P 16CPI ................................................................................. 4-14 17 P 17CPI .................................................................................
Page xxi TABLE OF CONTENTS 44 DEST1 ................................................................................... 4-26 45 DEST2 ................................................................................... 4-26 46 DEST3 .......
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page xxii Step 5: Configuration Test .............................................................. 5-34 Step 6: Twinax Host Test ................................................................ 5-34 Step 7: Alternate Host Test .
Page xxiii TABLE OF CONTENTS 0601 PFS Suppression .............................................................. A-15 0602 Form Feed Suppression ................................................... A-16 0603 Change Form Feed to New Line ...
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page xxiv Justify Text Field (JTF) .................................................................. B-22 Set Justify Mode (SJM) .................................................................. B-23 Set Horizontal Margins (SHM) .
CHAPTER 1 GETTING ST ARTED Overview / Objectives This chapter provides information on installing the AGILE 5250 ALLY. Sections of this chapter provide instructions regarding: Choosing a location f.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 1-2 The commands can control all formatting aspects, including orientation and paper size, the amount of justification and special print features like bolding and underlining.
Page 1-3 CHAPTER 1 GETTING STARTED Selecting a Location The compact size, quiet operation and attractive styling of the 5250 ALLY allow it to be placed in almost any location with a flat, stable surface. For ease of operation and servicing, it is recommended that it be installed near the printer.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 1-4 Unpacking After removing the 5250 ALLY from the shipping container, inspect the unit for any damage in shipment.
Page 1-5 CHAPTER 1 GETTING STARTED Important Safety Instructions/Precautions Follow these important safety precautions: Read these instructions carefully before turning on the 5250 ALLY and before plugging the unit into a power outlet. Disconnect the power plug by pulling the plug, not the cord.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 1-6 14. Auto Feed 15. Fault 16. Init 17. Select In 18. Ground 19. Ground 20. Ground 21. Ground 22. Ground 23. Ground 24. Ground 25. Ground 10. Printer Acknowledge 11. Busy 12. Paper Error 13. Select 1.
Page 1-7 CHAPTER 1 GETTING STARTED Connecting to the Host System The 5250 ALLY can be connected via its twinax T adapter to any IBM 5250 protocol device (AS/400, System/3X or remote controller) that has an address configured as an IBM 3812 (SCS Mode), 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225 or 5256 printer.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 1-8 4. To cable through, simply connect to the other side of the twinax adapter. Otherwise, the adapter will automatically terminate the twinax line. Connecting the Printer Use the PARALLEL OUT PRINTER port to connect the 5250 ALLY to the printer.
Page 1-9 CHAPTER 1 GETTING STARTED 3. Insert the Centronics DB-25 parallel end of the AGILE printer cable into the PARALLEL OUT PRINTER port of the 5250 ALLY. This port is located to the left of the rear panel. 4. Tighten the thumbscrews until the connection is firm, but do not overtighten.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 1-10 3. Insert the other end of the AGILE alternate host cable into the PARALLEL IN ALTERNATE HOST port of the 5250 ALLY. 4. Tighten the thumbscrews until the connection is firm, but do not overtighten.
Page 1-11 CHAPTER 1 GETTING STARTED LED: The Light-Emitting Diode is used to display information regarding the current status of the 5250 ALLY. (Refer to Chapter 5 Maintenance & Troubleshooting for a complete description of the meaning of the various flashing states of the decimal point and digital display.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 1-12 4 Twinax Timeout This mode is used to select the twinax timeout period. After selecting Mode 4, the LED will display an underscore (_).
Page 1-13 CHAPTER 1 GETTING STARTED 8 Translation Table Selection This mode is used to select the translation table to be used with each type of data handled by the 5250 ALLY.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 1-14 C Power-On Reset The 5250 ALLY will Reset and return to Normal Operating Mode. Configuration changes will not be saved to flash memory. D Reset to Factory Defaults All configuration options will be reset to factory defaults, and the 5250 ALLY will return to Normal Operating Mode.
Page 1-15 CHAPTER 1 GETTING STARTED 1 Twinax Addressing The user must choose an address that does not conflict with an existing device on the twinax line. The default factory configuration for the twinax address is 1. If using this address, no address selection is needed.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 1-16 Changing a twinax ports emulation, like changing its address, causes the 5250 ALLY to end communication on that address, change the emulation, then reestablish communication on that address.
Page 1-17 CHAPTER 1 GETTING STARTED Changing a twinax ports mode, like changing its address, causes the 5250 ALLY to end communication on that address, change the mode, then reestablish communication on the address, unless the address is currently in use.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 1-18 If the printer attached to the 5250 ALLY is among the supported printer configurations in the 5250 ALLY flash memory (see below), configuring the output port can be as simple as loading the appropriate configuration.
Page 1-19 CHAPTER 1 GETTING STARTED 0F. EBCDIC diagnostic. A diagnostic-only printer configuration, for EBCDIC printers, that prints the name of each PFS as it is invoked by the data stream, rather than using the PFS to format the document 10. Epson FX printer 11.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 1-20 6 Alternate Host Modes The mode selection tells the 5250 ALLY what to do with the data it receives from the alternate host. This should be set to Transparent (the default) except for diagnostic purposes.
Page 1-21 CHAPTER 1 GETTING STARTED To change the timeout period, press the MODE button on the 5250 ALLY front panel until the LED reads 7. After two seconds, the LED will display an underscore (_). Then press the MODE button until the LED displays the number of the appropriate timeout period (0-6).
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 1-22 2. ASCII to EBCDIC 3. EBCDIC to EBCDIC 4. EBCDIC to HP LaserJet (Roman 8 extended ASCII) 5. EBCDIC to PC (standard PC extended ASCII character set) 6. EBCDIC to PostScript (IsoLatin1 extended ASCII character set) 7.
Page 1-23 CHAPTER 1 GETTING STARTED Summary The 5250 ALLY should now be up and running and ready for printing with the users configuration requirements set and permanently stored in the flash memory. Unless the System (twinax address, alternate host or printer) changes, this configuration procedure will not have to be performed again.
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CHAPTER 2 ADV ANCED CONFIGURA TION Overview Configuring the 5250 ALLY changes the way in which it handles the data stream from the twinax host or alternate host before the data is sent to the printer.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 2-2 A configuration consists of several parts: An output port configuration/printer driver, including PFS/GFID definitions (P%), translation table.
Page 2-3 CHAPTER 2 ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Changing Configuration Option Parameters The command for changing all parameters in the 5250 ALLY begins with the text !AGILE! , the configuration trigger. (The trigger is not case sensitive; it may be entered either in upper or lower case letters.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 2-4 Configuration Defaults The 5250 ALLY is shipped from the factory with a given set of parameters called defaults. The default configuration will allow most operators to use the 5250 ALLY after making few, if any, configuration changes.
Page 2-5 CHAPTER 2 ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Configuration Groups The 5250 ALLY configuration options are organized into four groups: Twinax (Group 00), Alternate Host (Group 30), Printer (Group 40-50) and Translation (Group 60).
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 2-6 02 Printer Emulations The 5250 ALLY in IBM emulation mode acts like a printer. In IBM emulation mode, the user must tell the 5250 ALLY which printer it will emulate. The selected emulation must match the device to which the System has been configured to print.
Page 2-7 CHAPTER 2 ADVANCED CONFIGURATION SCS dump mode is used to tell the 5250 ALLY to print a formatted hexadecimal report, including an interpretation of the SCS and DCA commands, of the incoming EBCDIC data from the twinax host. Refer to Chapter 5 Maintenance & Troubleshooting for a printout of a sample SCS dump.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 2-8 Alternate Host Configuration (Group 30) Alternate host configuration has only three options: Mode, Timeout and special options for Xerox printers. Xerox special options are described in Appendix A Interfacing Xerox Printers.
Page 2-9 CHAPTER 2 ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Printer Configuration (Group 40-50) Configuring the printer port can be as simple as loading the configuration from the 5250 ALLY flash memory. This configuration specifies the format information, translation tables, PFS codes, GFIDs and timing values appropriate for the printer.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 2-10 !AGILE!40=10; Epson FX printer !AGILE!40=11; Generic printer. A printer configuration that is used as the basis for creating a configuration when.
Page 2-11 CHAPTER 2 ADVANCED CONFIGURATION !AGILE!43=00; 1 second !AGILE!43=01; 5 seconds (default) !AGILE!43=02; 10 seconds !AGILE!43=03; 15 seconds !AGILE!43=04; 30 seconds !AGILE!43=05; 45 seco.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 2-12 47-49 Resolution The horizontal resolution option is used only for performing the horizontal offset as defined in Option 4A. Choose the smallest size the printer is capable of accepting. The vertical resolution option is used for performing the vertical offset as defined in Option 4B.
Page 2-13 CHAPTER 2 ADVANCED CONFIGURATION !AGILE!49=00; 1 line max. vertical resolution (default) !AGILE!49=01; 72 units max. vertical resolution !AGILE!49=02; 127 units max. vertical resolution !AGILE!49=03; 255 units max. vertical resolution !AGILE!49=04; 299 units max.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 2-14 !AGILE!4B=01; No vertical offset (default) !AGILE!4B=02; .05 inch vertical offset !AGILE!4B=03; .10 inch vertical offset !AGILE!4B=04; .15 inch vertical offset !AGILE!4B=05; .20 inch vertical offset !AGILE!4B=06; .
Page 2-15 CHAPTER 2 ADVANCED CONFIGURATION !AGILE!4D=01; No COR vertical offset !AGILE!4D=02; .05 inch COR vertical offset !AGILE!4D=03; .10 inch COR vertical offset !AGILE!4D=04; .15 inch COR vertical offset !AGILE!4D=05; .20 inch COR vertical offset !AGILE!4D=06; .
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 2-16 4F CPI/Font Order This option specifies the order in which the 5250 ALLY will send PFSs to the printer when it receives a command from the System to change both the font and the characters per inch.
Page 2-17 CHAPTER 2 ADVANCED CONFIGURATION 52 Page Resetting When this option is activated, the 5250 ALLY will reset all formatting option parameters at the beginning of each page sent to the printer (i.e., all PFSs required for correct formatting of the page are resent to the printer).
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 2-18 When determining the appropriate orientation, the System tells the 5250 ALLY which drawer to use, and the 5250 ALLY assumes that the PFS for that drawer has been set correctly.
Page 2-19 CHAPTER 2 ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Has System Specifically Requested Landscape, Portrait or COR? Use System- Requested Orientation. Yes What Is The Setting Of Option 54? Use Setting of Paper Drawers as Orientation.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 2-20 55-58 Paper Sources (Drawers) For each possible source drawer that the printer can use, the user must specify its width, height and rotation. Each of the four drawers can be used to define any possible envelope or paper size and rotation, regardless of the name of the drawer.
Page 2-21 CHAPTER 2 ADVANCED CONFIGURATION Height Find the largest dimension of the paper in the drawer. For example, if the paper in the drawer is 8 1/2 X 11 inches, select 11 inches. If the size of the page is not one of the sizes listed here, choose the next smallest size.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 2-22 !AGILE!5502=00; Paper 1 rotation is portrait (default) !AGILE!5502=01; Paper 1 rotation is landscape !AGILE!5502=02; Paper 1 rotation is COR !AGI.
CHAPTER 3 CHARACTER CODE TRANSLA TION Overview The data stream that is sent from the AS/400, System/3X or alternate host device is not forwarded directly through the AGILE 5250 ALLY to the printer. Rather, all characters must first pass through the appropriate character code translation table.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 3-2 00. ASCII to ASCII (default for 5250 ALLY & alternate host) 01. EBCDIC to ASCII (default for twinax translation) 02. ASCII to EBCDIC 03. EBCDIC to EBCDIC 04. EBCDIC to HP LaserJet (Roman 8 extended ASCII) 05.
Page 3-3 CHAPTER 3 CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATION Once the appropriate table for each input/output device combination has been determined, send one of the commands listed in the following sections to select the appropriate table.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 3-4 63 Alternate Host Translation If the alternate host device is a PC, the user should choose one of the ASCII tables (00 or 02). Most users operate the printer in ASCII mode, so the default is the ASCII to ASCII pass-through table.
Page 3-5 CHAPTER 3 CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATION 67 Xerox EBCDIC Font Download Translation The table selected here is automatically invoked when the 5250 ALLY encounters a Xerox font download in the data stream. The user should select table 0F if operating a Xerox printer in ASCII mode.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 3-6 The table shows that the output value for the input value of 'C1' is '41.' (This is an uppercase A in ASCII.) When this table is selected, an uppercase EBCDIC A received by the 5250 ALLY is translated into an uppercase ASCII A and sent to the printer.
Page 3-7 CHAPTER 3 CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATION where nn represents the number of the table to set to default values. Power-On Reset If the user has made translation table changes and would like the.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 3-8 Downloading a Single Translation Table Value Downloading a change to a single translation table position value uses the following format.
Page 3-9 CHAPTER 3 CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATION Alternate Hosts and Character Translation When using an alternate host, the only function that the 5250 ALLY performs is to send the data through a translation table (and to send PFS 04 INITALT to the printer upon receipt of data from the alternate host).
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 3-10 T ranslation Tables 00 ASCII to ASCII This is a pass-though table. It is the default translation table for 5250 ALLY-generated data (tests and reports) and for alternate host data.
Page 3-11 CHAPTER 3 CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATION 01 EBCDIC to ASCII This table is the default translation table for twinax data. L S0123456789 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 M S 0123456789 A B C D E F .
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 3-12 02 ASCII to EBCDIC This table can be used for alternate host data if using a Xerox printer running in EBCDIC mode.
Page 3-13 CHAPTER 3 CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATION 03 EBCDIC to EBCDIC This table can be used to translate twinax data if using a Xerox printer running in EBCDIC mode.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 3-14 04 EBCDIC to HP LaserJet This table translates twinax data for printers that use Roman 8 extended ASCII.
Page 3-15 CHAPTER 3 CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATION 05 EBCDIC to PC This table translates twinax data for printers that use the standard PC extended ASCII character set.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 3-16 06 EBCDIC to PostScript This table translates twinax data for printers that use the IsoLatin1 extended ASCII character set.
Page 3-17 CHAPTER 3 CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATION 07 Xerox 275 Protocol Converter EBCDIC to ASCII This table is used to translate twinax data if the 5250 ALLY has been configured to emulate a Xerox 275 protocol converter (Mode 3-2, or !AGILE!03=02; ), and if the printer is configured for the ASCII character set.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 3-18 L S0123456789 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 M S 0123456789 A B C D E F 0 0 0 0 00 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 9 0 A 0 B 0 C 0 D 0 E O F 1 6 1 1 01 11 21 31.
Page 3-19 CHAPTER 3 CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATION L S0123456789 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 M S 0123456789 A B C D E F 0 0 0 0 00 00 00 00 00 00 0 2 F0 00 02 50 0 0 C 0 D0 0 0 0 1 6 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 .
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 3-20 L S0123456789 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 M S 0123456789 A B C D E F 0 0 0 0 00 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 9 0 A 0 B 0 C 0 D 0 E O F 1 6 1 1 01 11 21 31.
Page 3-21 CHAPTER 3 CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATION L S0123456789 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 M S 0123456789 A B C D E F 0 0 0 0 00 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 9 0 A 0 B 0 C 0 D 0 E O F 1 6 11 01 11 21 31 41 5.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 3-22 L S0123456789 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 M S 0123456789 A B C D E F 0 0 0 0 00 00 00 00 00 00 0 2 F0 00 02 50 0 0 C 0 D0 0 0 0 1 6 1 0 00 00 00 00 0.
Page 3-23 CHAPTER 3 CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATION L S0123456789 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 M S 0123456789 A B C D E F 0 0 0 0 00 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 9 0 A 0 B 0 C 0 D 0 E O F 1 6 11 01 11 21 31 41 5.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 3-24 L S0123456789 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 M S 0123456789 A B C D E F 0 0 0 0 00 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 9 0 A 0 B 0 C 0 D 0 E O F 1 6 1 1 01 11 21 31.
Page 3-25 CHAPTER 3 CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATION L S0123456789 1 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 M S 0123456789 A B C D E F 0 0 0 0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0 0 0 1 6 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 .
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CHAPTER 4 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS Overview The 5250 ALLY has a total PFS storage of 20K bytes. Programmable Function Strings (PFSs) are used by the AGILE 5250 ALLY to control all functions that vary from printer to printer.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 4-2 Editing PFSs To edit an existing PFS, load a supported printer configuration, either from the front panel as described in Chapter 1 Getting Started, or with the twinax or alternate host data stream, as described in Chapter 2 Advanced Configuration.
Page 4-3 CHAPTER 4 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS The 5250 ALLY will also allow the user to enter the PFS definitions using normal, printable characters, rather than as hexadecimal. The characters must be entered between quote marks ( " ) to distinguish them from hexadecimal commands.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 4-4 Parameters Within PFSs To perform their functions, a few PFSs require a parameter that specifies a variable value. The 5250 ALLY allows only one such parameter per PFS. Parameters can take one of five formats (see below), but usually the format will be in decimal (base 10).
Page 4-5 CHAPTER 4 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS _h hexadecimal _d decimal _b byte _H HiLoWord _L LoHiWord The following example defines PFS 0D VERMOVE for a Xerox (XES/ UDK) printer. !AGILE!0D=1B 72 64 _d 20; This command translates as Esc r d [insert decimal parameter] (Space).
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 4-6 Before changing any GFID, print a Portrait FID Report and/or Landscape FID Report using Mode 9-5 or 9-6, respectively, as described in Chapter 1 Getting Started.
Page 4-7 CHAPTER 4 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS 4. The printer may not be listed in the supported configurations. The user may want to build a table from scratch. 5. The user may want to evoke a PFS or printer command using a System font request.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 4-8 00 INITIBM This PFS is empty by default in all printer configurations. Use this to initialize the printer to a known state for communication with twinax printer emulation-generated data.
Page 4-9 CHAPTER 4 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS 06 INITALY This PFS is defined in all printer configurations except Generic. Use this to set the printer to a known font, orientation and margins for 5250 ALLY- generated output.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 4-10 This is not normally used with laser printers, and it is only used when some type of PFS Suppression is active or when Option 46 Vertical Movement has been set to Line Feed ( !AGILE!46=02; ). Normally, the 5250 ALLY sends PFS 0D VERMOVE to control all vertical movement.
Page 4-11 CHAPTER 4 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS 0E LINEDEN This is used to set the line density at the printer. This PFS is sent to the printer whenever the System changes the line density setting in response to an SCS Set Line Density or Set Single Line Distance command.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 4-12 If the printer is capable of printing any font at any pitch (CPI), then this PFS should set the pitch for the current font. If a specific font is needed to achieve 5 CPI, then this PFS should be defined to select that font.
Page 4-13 CHAPTER 4 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS 13 P PSCPI Print with proportional spacing in portrait orientation. This PFS is sent to the printer when the 5250 ALLYs page orientation al.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 4-14 If the printer is capable of printing any font at any pitch (CPI), then this PFS should set the pitch for the current font. If a specific font is needed to achieve 15 CPI, then this PFS should be defined to select that font.
Page 4-15 CHAPTER 4 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS 18 L 5CPI Print 5 characters per inch in landscape orientation. This PFS is sent to the printer when the 5250 ALLYs page orientation algori.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 4-16 If the printer is capable of printing any font at any pitch (CPI), then this PFS should set the pitch for the current font. If a specific font is needed to achieve 10 CPI, then this PFS should be defined to select that font.
Page 4-17 CHAPTER 4 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS 1D L 15CPI Print 15 characters per inch in landscape orientation. This PFS is sent to the printer when the 5250 ALLYs page orientation algo.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 4-18 If the printer is capable of printing any font at any pitch (CPI), then this PFS should set the pitch for the current font. If a specific font is needed to achieve 17 CPI, then this PFS should be defined to select that font.
Page 4-19 CHAPTER 4 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS Example: 12 CPI (systems CPI value) x 13.2 inches (systems expected page width) = 158 columns. 158 columns ÷ 10 inches (actual paper width) = 15 CPI. 22 COR 15 Select a landscape font greater than or equal to 20 pitch.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 4-20 25 BSBOLD1 and 26 BSBOLD2 Backspace bold. These PFSs are sent to the printer in response to an SCS Begin Emphasis command, or when a character-Backspace-same character sequence or a text-Carriage Return-same text sequence is detected in the data stream.
Page 4-21 CHAPTER 4 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS 2B SUBS ON Turn on subscript mode. This can be the result only of a direct System request for subscripting using the SCS Subscript command. If the user defines this PFS with the printers Subscript On command, only one level of subscripting will be supported.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 4-22 30 MEDQUAL This PFS is sent to the printer when the System has selected a medium quality print mode using the SCS Page Presentation Media command with the pq parameter set to 01h. This is normally applicable only for dot matrix printers.
Page 4-23 CHAPTER 4 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS 34 TUMBLE Print in duplex (double-sided) mode for documents that are to be bound at the top of the page (selected by sending the SCS Page Presentation Media command with the dx parameter set to 03h).
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 4-24 39 PORTCUT Use cut feed paper (sheet feed). PORTCUT and LANDCUT are the only settings allowed by the System if the printer is configured as an IBM 3812 laser printer ( !AGILE!02=00; ).
Page 4-25 CHAPTER 4 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS 3E LPAPER 3 Use paper from source/drawer 3. This PFS is sent to the printer at the beginning of each landscape page when the System has sent an SCS Page Presentation Media command with the sd parameter set to 03h.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 4-26 43 JOG OUT Move paper output tray to the other position (when the printer can output paper to two positions).
Page 4-27 CHAPTER 4 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS 4C JOBEND This PFS is not normally used. It is triggered at the end of a print job from the System. The user may define this in any appropriate way. 4D TIMEOUT This PFS is sent to the printer before switching hosts after the configuration-defined timeout period.
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CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING Diagnostics When the AGILE 5250 ALLY either powers up or is Reset (Mode A from the front panel, or !AGILE!=POR; via the data stream), it performs a set of diagnostics on the internal hardware.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 5-2 Twinax Addressing After power-on hardware diagnostics and during twinax initialization, the twinax port is monitored to check the 5250 ALLY twinax configuration against the actual port configuration.
Page 5-3 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING Twinax Error Log The 5250 ALLY makes a log of any twinax hardware errors it encounters on the physical twinax line. Most errors encountered are parity errors caused by faulty cabling or termination.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 5-4 SCS Dump Mode ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5250 ALLY V1.
Page 5-5 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING Printing Reports (Mode 9) The 5250 ALLY will print nine tests and reports that allow the user to verify that the unit is functioning properly, and that the configuration settings are correct.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 5-6 Printer Test (Mode 9-0) The Printer Test is a repeating set of characters that demonstrates that the printer is operating correctly and that the interface is properly connected.
Page 5-7 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING Configuration Report (Mode 9-1) This two-page report lists each 5250 ALLY configuration option setting, with the exception of the translation tables, PFS definitions and GFIDs.
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Page 5-17 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING PFS Report (Mode 9-3) This report will print a list of all PFSs. Unlike PFS Test, this will report the actual definitions for the PFSs rather than samples of the results of the PFS definitions.
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AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 5-20 PFS Test (Mode 9-4) This report will print a test sample of several of the 5250 ALLY PFSs. For each PFS, see that it has been implemented properly by looking at the effect on the text that follows the PFS name.
Page 5-21 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING Portrait Font ID Report (Mode 9-5) This report will print a portrait font correspondence table.
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Page 5-27 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING Landscape Font ID Report (Mode 9-6) This report will print a landscape font correspondence table.
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Page 5-33 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING T roubleshooting This guide is intended as a quick reference for identifying and correcting the most likely causes of problems encountered when installing or troubleshooting the AGILE 5250 ALLY.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 5-34 Step 3: Configuration Perform the basic configuration steps outlined in Chapter 1 Getting Started: Basic Port Configuration . Pay particular attention to Configuring the Parallel Out Printer Port.
Page 5-35 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING ALLY will invoke COR and automatically rotate the job to a landscape orientation. To prevent COR output, refer to Chapter 2 Advanced Configuration: Printer Configuration (Group 40-50) , and change the settings of Options 5502, 5602, 5702 and 5802.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 5-36 The AGILE Bulletin Board System To upload files or download a new configuration, call the AGILE BBS: 1. Load the communications software. 2. Set up the modem: Baud rate: Fastest setting available (AGILE supports speeds of up to 28.
Page 5-37 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING Press F to display the File menu Press L to List files Press 1 to go to File area 1 (AGILE software download are.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page 5-38 Next, insert the diskette with the new code into a PC connected to the 5250 ALLY alternate host port. At the users PC prompt, type codeload ally5250 . The new code will be loaded to the 5250 ALLYs flash memory.
Page 5-39 CHAPTER 5 MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING If an X appears on the screen instead of a 0, an error has occurred in the code load process. Contact AGILE Technical Support for instructions if an error appears. Other Files Contained in the Self-Extracting Archive Readme.
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APPENDIX A INTERF ACING XEROX PRINTERS Introduction The AGILE 5250 ALLY provides extensive special support for Xerox printers in XDPM and XPPM modes. XDPM mode is also referred to as XES mode or UDK mode. XES mode is the native Xerox print mode for Xerox 2700, 3700, 4030, 4045 and 4213 printers.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page A-2 XES Mode The XES command set used by older Xerox printers allows more functionality than the SCS command set used by IBM printers.
Page A-3 APPENDIX A INTERFACING XEROX PRINTERS The 5250 ALLY provides several methods that allow SCS and XES documents to coexist in the same environment.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page A-4 Well-Formed XES Jobs The XES command set provides several commands that are used to declare the beginning of a print job. Each of these commands declares the beginning of a different type of job. The XES command set also includes a command to end the print job.
Page A-5 APPENDIX A INTERFACING XEROX PRINTERS Auto Form Feed Suppression Auto FF suppression is initiated in the same way as Auto PFS suppression, although there is a separate configuration option to select whether or not this occurs.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page A-6 Input to 5250 ALLY: Output from 5250 ALLY: s +P ds +P d ...(commands and text)... ...(commands and text)... <FF> (inserted by System) (Form Feed is removed) ...(commands and text)... ...(commands and text).
Page A-7 APPENDIX A INTERFACING XEROX PRINTERS Input to 5250 ALLY: Output from 5250 ALLY: s +P ds +P d ...(commands and text)... ...(commands and text)... <FF> (inserted by System) (Form Feed is removed) ...( commands and text)... ...(commands and text).
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page A-8 use ¬¬}}} to terminate FF suppression mode send the FF use ¬¬{{{ to reinitiate the FF suppression mode. For this reason, AGILE recommends the use of these commands only for existing applications and documents.
Page A-9 APPENDIX A INTERFACING XEROX PRINTERS 1. A job from one source defines and uses a UDK character, but does not end its job with a s +X d to undefine the UDK character. 2. A second job from the System that does not define or use a UDK character tries to use the previously defined UDK character as a printable character.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page A-10 Auto UDK termination The 5250 ALLY also allows multiple XES commands to occur on one line of text from the host System, even if those commands normally require line endings. The 5250 ALLY understands the XES command set, and it will insert the line endings for any commands that require them.
Page A-11 APPENDIX A INTERFACING XEROX PRINTERS 1/1440-inch units. The Xerox printer allows line density to be set only in 1/300-inch units. For some System-supported line densities, the closest line density in 1/300-inch would be in error. This error would accumulate as text moves down the page.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page A-12 Downloading Font Correspondences The 5250 ALLY supports the use of the Logical Not command used to download font correspondences from the host System. The general format for this command is: ¬¬((( x on = fontname ))) where: x is any digit.
Page A-13 APPENDIX A INTERFACING XEROX PRINTERS This example performs the same function as the previous example. Multiple entries can be separated either by line endings or by commas.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page A-14 Xerox Options The previous sections described the options available on the 5250 ALLY that are used to assist the user in interfacing the host System to Xerox printers. This section lists the specific options available and describes the special modes invoked by these options.
Page A-15 APPENDIX A INTERFACING XEROX PRINTERS Auto PFS suppression: This option causes the 5250 ALLY automatically to suppress all PFSs except the INIT, CR, LF and FF PFSs at the beginning of an XDPM print job. The XDPM job is delimited by one of the job start commands: s +P d , s +Q d , s +M d , or s +N d .
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page A-16 Suppress Form Feeds in form-based jobs: This option is similar to the Auto Form Feed suppression option, except that the 5250 ALLY starts suppression only for form-based jobs. Form-based jobs are started with s +M d and s +N d .
Page A-17 APPENDIX A INTERFACING XEROX PRINTERS Remove Logical Not commands: This option specifies that Logical Not commands are to be removed from the data stream, i.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page A-18 The 5250 ALLY has two different modes of transparency for use in passing Metacode from the host System to the printer. The 5250 ALLYs normal handling of transparent data is to remove the data from the transparent packet and to send the data to the printer.
Page A-19 APPENDIX A INTERFACING XEROX PRINTERS Line Feed movement is Line Feed: This option specifies that the 5250 ALLY should use Line Feeds to move from line to line.
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APPENDIX B SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMAR Y Overview The AGILE 5250 ALLY, like the IBM printers it emulates, accepts SCS (SNA Control String) and DCA - FFT (Document Content Architecture - Final Form Text) commands. These commands control formatting of the text and other printer functions.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page B-2 Command: Null (NUL) Format: 00 Printers: 3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225, 5256 Action: No operation is performed.
Page B-3 APPENDIX B SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARY Command: Required New Line (RNL) Format: 06 Printers: 3812, 5219 Action: Resets the indent level to the left margin, performs a Carriage Return (CR) and a Line Feed (LF).
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page B-4 Command: Superscript (SPS) Format: 09 Printers: 3812, 5219 Action: Causes the current print position to move up one-half line distance. On the 5219, only one level of superscript is supported. On the 3812, multiple levels of superscript are supported.
Page B-5 APPENDIX B SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARY Command: Form Feed (FF) Format: 0C Printers: 3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225, 5256 Action: Moves the current print position to the top line of the next logical page. The print position is restored to the current indent level, or to the left margin if there is no indent.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page B-6 Command: New Line (NL) Format: 15 Printers: 3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225, 5256 Action: Performs a Carriage Return (CR) and a Line Feed (LF).
Page B-7 APPENDIX B SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARY Command: Back Space (BS) Format: 16 Printers: 3812, 5219 Action: Causes the current print position to be moved one character to the left. On the 3812, Back Space can cause the current print position to move to the left of the logical left margin.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page B-8 Command: Word Underscore (WUS) Format: 23 Printers: 3812, 5219 Action: Causes the preceding word to be underscored.
Page B-9 APPENDIX B SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARY Command: Line Feed (LF) Format: 25 Printers: 3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225, 5256 Action: Moves the print position down one line.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page B-10 Command: Set Horizontal Format (SHF) Format: 2B C1 nn hh Printers: 3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225, 5256 Action: Sets the horizontal Maximum Print Position (MPP) to the value of the hh parameter.
Page B-11 APPENDIX B SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARY Command: Set Line Density (SLD) Format: 2B C6 nn ld Printers: 3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225 Action: Sets the height of one line of print to be the value of the ld parameter divided by 72 inches.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page B-12 Command: Set Graphic Error Action (SGEA) Format: 2B C8 nn gg uu Printers: 3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225, 5256 Action: Sets both the replacement character and the action to be performed when a non-printable graphic is encountered.
Page B-13 APPENDIX B SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARY Command: Set Coded Graphic character set though Local ID (SCGL) Format: 2B D1 nn 81 id Printers: 3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225 Action: Selects the character set used for subsequent printing.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page B-14 Command: Set GCGID through GCID (SCG) Format: 2B D1 nn 01 gcgc cpcp Printers: 3812, 5219 Action: Sets the character set used to map subsequent text. The gcgc parameter specifies the Graphic Character set Global ID (GCGID).
Page B-15 APPENDIX B SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARY Command: Set FID through GFID (SFG) Format: 2B D1 nn 05 gfid fntw ps Printers: 3812, 5219 Action: Selects the font and spacing used for subsequent text. The gfid parameter specifies the Global Font ID (GFID) or typestyle number to be used.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page B-16 If the current orientation is either portrait or landscape, then the font selection process has two steps.
Page B-17 APPENDIX B SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARY Command: Begin Emphasis (BES) Format: 2B D1 nn 8A ca Printers: 3812 Action: Activates the continuous emphasis function. It emphasizes characters by overlaying them with the same pel pattern displaced by two pels horizontally.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page B-18 Command: Release Left Margin (RLM) Format: 2B D2 nn 0B Printers: 3812, 5219 Action: Release Left Margin (RLM) is used to indicate to the printer that Back Spaces (BS) and Unit Back Spaces (UBS) are allowed to go to the left of the logical left margin.
Page B-19 APPENDIX B SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARY Command: Set Line Spacing (SLS) Format: 2B D2 nn 09 ls Printers: 3812, 5219 Action: Specifies the line spacing to be used for subsequent text. The ls parameter specifies the number of half-lines to Space.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page B-20 Command: Set Initial Conditions (SIC) Format: 2B D2 nn 45 ic Printers: 3812, 5219 Action: This command resets all system-changeable settings to one of two sets of default values. The ic parameter specifies the initial condition of the printers settings.
Page B-21 APPENDIX B SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARY printer, ensuring that the last logical page from one job and the first logical page of the next job are not printed on the same physical page. When the 5250 ALLY is calculating automatic page orientation, the setting of the initial condition set determines how page size will be calculated.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page B-22 Command: Justify Text Field (JTF) Format: 2B D2 nn 03 rere pr Printers: 3812, 5219 Action: Specifies that a field of text is to be justified.
Page B-23 APPENDIX B SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARY Command: Set Justify Mode (SJM) Format: 2B D2 nn 0D st pr Printers: 3812, 5219 Action: Set Justify Mode is used to activate and deactivate justification. The st parameter specifies whether justify mode is to be activated or deactivated.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page B-24 Command: Set Horizontal Margins (SHM) Printers: 3812, 5219 Format: 2B D2 nn 11 lmlm rmrm Action: Specifies the left and right margins for subsequent printing. The lmlm parameter specifies the left margin position in 1/1440-inch units.
Page B-25 APPENDIX B SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARY Command: Set Presentation Page Size (SPPS) Format: 2B D2 nn 40 wdwd htht Printers: 3812, 5219 Action: Specifies the physical size of the page. This deactivates the auto new line function. The auto new page function is deactivated if the htht parameter is not omitted.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page B-26 Command: Set Single Line Distance (SSLD) Format: 2B D2 nn 15 ldld Printers: 3812, 4214, 5219 Action: Specifies in 1/1440-inch units the distance between subsequent print lines. This command overrides the last Set Single Line Distance or Set Line Density (SLD) command.
Page B-27 APPENDIX B SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARY Command: Set Character Density (SCD) Format: 2B D2 nn 29 00 cp Printers: 3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225 Action: Specifies the character density in characters per inch (CPI) for subsequent text. The cp parameter specifies CPI.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page B-28 If the current orientation is landscape, one of the following PFSs will be sent to the target printer to invoke the appropriate CPI value: 18 .
Page B-29 APPENDIX B SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARY For two-byte numbers the following values are valid: Hex value: Color: 0000 Black (or other ribbon color) 0001 Blue 0002 Re d 0003 Pink/Magenta 0004 Gr.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page B-30 Command: Page Presentation Media (PPM) Format: 2B D2 nn 48 xxxx fc sd do dd pq dx Printers: 3812, 4214, 5219 Action: Specifies parameters regarding the paper. The fc parameter specifies the forms control.
Page B-31 APPENDIX B SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARY IBMEMUL: Same as IBM, except that the 5250 ALLY will perform COR even if it has been disallowed with this command. The 5250 ALLY uses the fc and sd parameters to select a source paper drawer simply by adding two (2) to the sd parameter if a forms-type of envelope ( fc =02h) is requested.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page B-32 The qq parameter controls the print quality at the target printer by sending one of the PFSs 2F LOWQUAL ( qq =03h), 30 MEDQUAL ( qq =01h) or 31 HIQUAL ( qq =02h). These PFSs are sent to the printer only if the print quality setting is changed.
Page B-33 APPENDIX B SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARY Command: Set Printer Setup (SPSU) Format: 2B D2 nn 4C xx pf xx si Printers: 3812, 5219 Action: Specifies both the paper feed technique and the print setup to be used. The pf parameter specifies the paper feed technique.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page B-34 Command: Set Exception Action (SEA) Format: 2B D2 nn 85 e1 a1 e2 a2... Printers: 3812, 5219 Action: Set Exception Action is used to specify the action to be taken for each of the exception condition levels.
Page B-35 APPENDIX B SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARY Command: Set Text Orientation (STO) Format: 2B D3 nn F6 caca lala Printers: 3812 Action: This command is used to specify character and line rotation for subsequent text. The caca parameter specifies character rotation angle and is not supported on the 3812.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page B-36 Command: Begin Underscore (BUS) Format: 2B D4 nn 0A 01 bp Printers: 3812, 5219 Action: The Begin Underscore command specifies that all subsequent text is to be underscored until the next End Underscore command is received.
Page B-37 APPENDIX B SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARY Command: Begin Overstrike (BOS) Format: 2B D4 nn 72 ch bp gcgc cpcp Printers: 3812, 5219 Action: Starts character overstrike mode. After a Begin Overstrike command is received, all characters printed (except bypassed characters), are overstruck until an End Overstrike command is received.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page B-38 Command: Load Alternate Characters (LAC) Format: 2B FE nn mm ch i1 i2 i3 i4 i5 i6 i7 i8 i9 [i10]... Printers: 4214, 5224, 5225 Action: Specifies new character bit images for selected characters. The parameters ch and i1 through i9 (or i10 ) must be specified in sets (10 or 11 bytes per set).
Page B-39 APPENDIX B SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARY The printing mechanism of the 4214 prints characters only as 8 x 10. If character bit image information is loaded with 8 x 9 mode ( mm =01h), the 9th slice of the image is automatically copied into the 10th slice, to expand the character width to 10 slices.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page B-40 Command: Absolute Horizontal Print Position (AHPP) Format: 34 C0 ah Printers: 3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225, 5226 Action: Causes the current print position to move to the column specified by the parameter ah .
Page B-41 APPENDIX B SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARY Command: Relative Horizontal Print Position (RHPP) Format: 34 C8 rh Printers: 3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225, 5226 Action: Causes the current print position to be moved horizontally rh character positions to the right.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page B-42 Command: Transparent (TRN) Format: 35 nn [data] Printers: 4214, 5224, 5225 Action: Causes the printer to enter a transparent printer mode, where the subsequent nn characters are not checked for control codes.
Page B-43 APPENDIX B SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARY Command: Subscript (SBS) Format: 38 Printer: 3812, 5219 Action: Causes the current print position to move down one-half line distance. On the 5219, only one level of superscript is supported. On the 3812, multiple levels of superscript are supported.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page B-44 Command: Required Form Feed (RFF) Format: 3A Printers: 3812, 5219 Action: Performs the same function as the Form Feed (FF) control and restores the print position to the left margin. On the 3812, RFF causes the current page to print.
Page B-45 APPENDIX B SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARY Command: Numeric Space (NSP) Format: E1 Printers: 3812, 5219 Action: Prints the standard Space graphic. It is processed like Space (SP), but it is not recognized as a word delimiter, and it is not increased in width during formatting.
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APPENDIX C PSEUDO TRANSP ARENCY Introduction Most ASCII and EBCDIC printers have features that are not available on IBM midrange printers. If the users application software is aware that the destin.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page C-2 The transparent packet itself consists of two trigger characters, the data to be sent to the printer without translation, and one trigger character that is used to terminate the transparent packet.
GLOSSAR Y A A/B switch A switch that allows input devices to share a printer. AC adapter Converts alternating current to direct current. AFP Advanced Function Printing.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page G-2 Buffer A block of internal memory that stores information until it is ready to be used. Byte A unit of information consisting of eight binary bits.
Page G-3 GLOSSARY D Data stream Information transmitted between the host system and the 5250 ALLY. DB-25 A plug with 25 male or female pins. Decimal A base 10 numbering system. Default Formatting configurations that are present and are used automatically when no other information is available.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page G-4 F FCC Federal Communications Commission. FF Form feed. Firmware The pre-programmed EPROMs installed in the 5250 ALLY (the internal software). Form feed A control code that instructs the printer to process the current page and print it; a page end.
Page G-5 GLOSSARY I IBM The worlds largest manufacturer of computing equipment. IBM 35 Hex transparency A standard form of transparency used in SCS data streams. IFS Interchange file separator. IGS Interchange group separator. Initialization To preset to proper starting values.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page G-6 LM Left margin. Logical buffer RAM used to display a displayable or printable image. Logical Unit Number A number assigned to a physical device for identification purposes. M Margin The number of spaces between the edges of a page and the beginning of text.
Page G-7 GLOSSARY Output Data transferred from a computers internal storage to an output device. Output device A unit that takes data output from a computer and presents it in the form desired by the user. Overstrike A DisplayWrite/400 function in which two characters may be printed in the same presentation position.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page G-8 Protocol A set of rules governing the format of data and the control of information interchange between two communicating devices. Protocol converter A device that takes input in one data communications format and outputs the data in another communications format.
Page G-9 GLOSSARY Space A print position where no character is printed. SVF Set vertical format. T Tab A carriage control that specifies output columns and rows. Terminator A character or sequence of characters that indicates the end of a data string that is variable in length.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and Reference Page G-10 Xerox A large manufacturer of computers, printers, peripherals and other electronic equipment. XES Xerox Escape Sequence. The native print mode for Xerox 2700, 3700, 4030, 4045 and 4213 printers. Also available on 4235 printers in XDPM.
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