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1. TRANSLATE TABLES Page 6 17 SECTION 7 COAX HOST CONFIGURATION General Information This section describes how to configure the 3270 X ACT using a host connected terminal A local copy sent to the 3270 X ACT while in coax host configuration mode will alter the configuration selections listed in Section 5 Configuration Options Changes can also be made to the PFSs described in Section 6 Programmable Function Strings and to the translate tables described in Section 7 Translate Tables Before any configuration changes can be made through the controller coax port dip switch B7 must be set in the ON down position and then the RESET button on the 3270 X ACT front panel must be pressed After all configuration changes have been made set dip switch B7 in the OFF up position and press the RESET button on the 3270 X ACT front panel Check that the configuration is correct by pressing the TEST button on the 3270 X ACT front panel to print out a General Configuration Report All configuration option sequences take the following format Trigger the cent sign is the default question mark option equals sign valid option parameter selection terminator No spaces are allowed in the command sequence For example if Trigger is the default cent sign the following sequence will set the number of li
2. FEET d eate aae 4 7 34 SCS Tg Ber 4 7 SOS 5C S 2121 Tete 4 8 36 4 8 RESEIV CG eer ceo E n fades e 4 8 38 188569060 sues uite dre tette utes yd s 4 8 39 Non Transparency Trigger 1 4 8 4 Reserved iuste tette el tei bea ete Ce Down 4 8 Ail Reserved eee etr re e ee eas 4 8 AD RESERVE esis MM 4 8 _ _ _ _ _ 4 8 44 Reserved uc iac EH PEE C TE Pe IN HEC roug 4 9 AS Reserved xen As 4 9 R servedz dies e o pte ere ete ca ads 4 9 47 Reserved xxiii tette 4 9 48 Reserved sia c e ali a el 4 9 49 Eliminate DSC CO 05 Header 4 9 50 SReservedzo tees o LR I e 4 9 51 DSC EM Generates in Infinite Line Length 4 9 52 SCS EM Always Generates CR LF 4 9 53 IBM 35 Hex Transparency 4 10 54 tesa 4 1
3. indicates a superscript character Page 6 12 User s Manual Table 5 SCS to EBCDIC Translate Table 5 is invoked when an SCS data stream is detected by the 3270 X ACT and when Option 10 is set to B EBCDIC or C Switchable Thirteen locations in the SCS to EBCDIC table are used to perform functions The following chart indicates the function that will be performed upon the receipt of each SCS input value Input value Function 05h HT Horizontal Tab 08h GE Graphic Escape 08 VT Vertical Tab 0 FF Form Feed 0Dh CR Carriage Return 15h NL New Line 16h BS Backspace 19h EM End of Message 1Eh IRS Interchange Record Separator 25h LF Line Feed 28h SA SCS Set Attribute 2Bh ESC SCS Escape 35h TRN Transparency 4Ah Trigger character default Page 6 13 TRANSLATE TABLES Table 5 SCS to EBCDIC 33 3 05 36 37 Bl 39 338 3D indicates a superscript character Page 6 14 User s Manual Table 6 ASCII to EBCDIC Translate Table 6 is used to convert ASCH alternate host data sent to printer using the EBCDIC character set It is invoked when an ASCII data stream is detected by the 3270 X ACT and when Option 10 is set to B EBCDIC This table is also used to translate and download the co
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5. 9 3 HDD Am 9 3 COAX HOST CONSIDERATIONS 10 1 _ _ _________ ________ ______ 10 1 VTAM and Network Control Program Requirements 10 1 APL Support 10 2 Extended Attribute Buffer Support 2 420 2 10 3 SCS DATA STREAMS uh nini pnta nc General Information 11 1 Presentation Surface SNA Character String Definitions 11 1 SCS Commands Supported by the 3270 11 2 Backspace BS 16 22 2 1 1 0 2 eere neret 11 2 End of Message EM 19 6600 11 2 Form Feed FE OCR zu n deter rt nerd 11 2 Horizontal Tab 05 11 2 Interchange File Separator IFS 2 11 2 Interchange Group Separator IGS 1 11 2 Interchange Record Separator IRS 11 3 Interchange Unit Separator IUS 11 3 Line Feed LF 25 11 3 gt _ _ gt gt gt gt gt gt gt gt e 11 3 Set Horizontal Format SHF 2 1 11 3 Set Line Density SLD 2 2 11 4 Set Vertical F
6. 2 2 Inserting the 3270 2 3 Returning the Printer to Operation 2 3 4517 4517mp Installation 4 4 4 4 101000 2 4 Printer Preparation 2 4 Opening the Printer 2 4 Inserting the 3270 2 4 Returning the Printer to Operation 2 5 4520 4520 mp Installation 2 5 Printer Preparation eee s p fec od aei ate 2 5 Page IX 2 5 Inserting the 3270 2 6 Returning the Printer to Operation 2 7 2 7 3270 X ACT Connection to Establishment Controller 2 7 3270 X ACT Connection to 2 8 Connection T stS eicere eere cease eto eso sa 2 8 TROUBLESHOOTING General Information 3 1 Connection Tests eie ener eu iore eset 3 1 Printer 3 1 If the report does not print 2 3 1 If the report prints garbage eee 3 2 General Configuration Report sse 3 2 Coax Host Verification
7. 2F 5F 6F AF BF CF DF EF Page 8 User s Manual DSC COAX TO ASCII APL MSN gt OX 1X 2X 3X 4X 5X 6X 7X 8X LSN v X0 05 m gt lt gt lt gt lt DX EX Tl gt lt FF AE 7D 78 F Al AF A3 BA F E7 BO A4 BB C7 B1 A5 CO C8 E9 B2 A6 C1 C9 F0 B3 A7 BD DO F1 A8 BC 01 F2 B6 F8 C4 D2 F3 5C AA C5 D3 F5 B8 AB C6 04 F7 LL 0 C3 FF AD AQ FF C2 5D FF TOG Tat eT SO CT gt lt T 7 7H 7H CH 5 II II XI I II II XI XI II I I T II II II II II II T1 II T TA T T T T 2 II II II II II II Tl II II II II II II T T II VI II XI XL II T 7 7H CH oH om onm gt C2 C2 TN Fi 58 Sel a T T 7 om
8. General Information 0 AP 1 TUI 2 Auto Buffer Report 0 120 4 lt AP 3 Translate Table 6 GLOSSARY GL T SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION General Information The AGILE 3270 X ACT is a protocol converter that allows Xerox 4510 4517 and 4520 series printers to be attached to an IBM 3270 type mainframe controller The coax port allows a standard IBM RG62 A U cable to connect to an IBM 3174 or 3274 establishment controller EC with a category A device adapter 3276 terminal controller unit or an IBM CPU with Display Printer Adapter DPA IBM Port The 3270 X ACT connects directly to the IBM establishment controller or equivalent CPU with a Display Printer Adapter through an IBM standard coaxial cable 3270 X ACT Features and Specifications Printers Supported 4510 4510 ps 4517 4517mp 4520 4520 ps Coax Port Specifications Host Interface 1 coax input port IBM BNC type RG62 coax 1 IEEE 1284C parallel input port Throughput Rated printer speed at 100 percent print density 132 x 66 for 8 712 cpp Resource Storage Space A512K FLASH A256K RAM Page 1 2 User s Manual Transparency 35h AXerox 36h A2 trigger pseudo transparency ATrigger
9. censent enne tenent 72 Downloading Programmable Function Strings 7 3 Multiple Function Strings 7 4 Downloading Translate Tables 7 4 Downloading an Entire Translate 7 4 Downloading a Single Translate Table 7 5 Page XII User s Manual TRANSPARENCY MODES 8 1 General Information 8 1 35 Hex Transparency Mode essent nnn 8 1 Metacode Transparency 8 2 Xerox 36 Hex Transparency Mode eese 8 2 Pseudo Transparency Mode eese 8 3 Trigger 1 Trigger 2 PTM rente eere 8 3 Trigger 1 Count Byte esses eene 8 3 MD Laser Pseudo Transparency sss 8 4 Laserpage Pseudo 6 8 5 Other Pseudo Transparency Mode Considerations 8 5 DISPLAYWRITE 370 SUPPORT 9 1 General Information acadecesecebcades 9 1 Document Formatting Information eee 9 1 NT 5 9 2
10. 1xx xx Downloading a Single Translate Table Value Downloading a change to a single translate table position value will use the following format Trigger the cent sign is the default exclamation point translate table hexadecimal position hexadecimal value semicolon The following example illustrates changing the value of Translate Table 1 position 16 to a value of 99h where Trigger 1 is the default cent sign 6 4111699 SECTION 8 TRANSPARENCY MODES General Information Most ASCII and EBCDIC printers have features that are not available on IBM printers If the user s host application is aware that the destination of the data may be a non IBM printer attached to a protocol converter the application can take advantage of the printer s advanced features To activate a particular printer feature the application will send a transparent command in the data stream Refer to the printer user s manual for a list of available printer commands A transparent printer command or transparency consists of a trigger character code followed by the hexadecimal command that will activate a particular printer feature The trigger alerts the protocol converter that the data that follows it is a printer command that should be sent directly to the printer without translation If the appropriate form of transparency is activated the 3270 X ACT will recognize the trigger and respond appropriately t
11. Page 4 4 User s Manual XES mode and PFS C Alternate Host PFS must be programmed with the MCK command to change to the HP PCL emulation Refer to the Xerox printer programmer reference for detailed information on changing emulations on line Refer to Section 6 Programmable Function Strings for information about PFSs 11 Reserved This option is reserved 12 Reserved This option is reserved 13 Reserved This option is reserved 14 Reserved This option is reserved 15 Bold Print Emulation Determines how the 3270 X ACT implements bold printing The choices are A 3287 printer emulation B DisplayWrite 370 emulation or C None The default value is C For more information refer to section 12 DisplayWrite 370 Support Note To avoid unexpected formatting results this option should be set to C none if any of the following are true Refer to Section 12 Display Write 370 Support for more information A the user or the user s application embeds escape sequences in the data stream A the user or the user s application embeds transparency or pseudo transparency strings in the data stream the user embeds 3270 X ACT commands configuration translate table or PFS commands within print jobs A Option 1 Column Width is set to 0 infinite line length CONFIGURATION OPTIONS Page 4 5 16 Reserved This option is reserved 17 Re
12. 2 3 4 5 6 DisplayWrite 370 Bolding On 9 DisplayWrite 370 Bolding Off A B 1 K Accessing PFSs from the Host All of the 3270 X ACT PFSs may be triggered by the user directly rather than by the host application To force an escape sequence from the coax host simply key amp n whe yf the Trigger 1 default is the trigger an ampersand amp tells the xl lj the printer is the number of the PFS to PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS Page 5 3 amp Osend the Power On Sequence PFS to the printer amp 2set line density to 8 lines per inch PFSs can be triggered at any appropriate place in the data stream or the trigger sequence may be sent as a file print or as a local copy Note If the user intends to trigger PFSs the data stream of a print job Option 1 Column Width should be set to 0 infinite line length Option 2 Lines Per Page should be set to 0 infinite page length and Option 15 Bold Print Emulation should be set to C none Otherwise unpredictable formatting errors could occur Refer to Section 12 Display Write 370 Support for more information Multiple Function Strings Programmable Function Strings may be set up so they will automatically execute additional PFSs By including a plus sign as the last character ina PFS the 3270 X ACT will send that PFS p us the following PFS to the printer For example i
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14. AGILE A 3270 MA CT Printer Interface Controller USER S MANUAL About This Manual This manual covers the installation and use of the AGILE 3270 X ACT internal printer interface controller AGILE makes no warranties expressed or implied as to its completeness or accuracy The information in this manual is current as of the date of its publication but it is subject to change by AGILE at any time without notice This manual is not intended to be used for manufacturing or engineering specifications and it is assumed that the user understands the interrelationship between any affected systems machines programs and media AGILE periodically updates this manual for clarity to correct inaccuracies and typographical errors or to document added or changed product features AGILE will be pleased to improve the manual by implementing suggestions from our customers Please put suggestions in writing and mail to AGILE at the address below AGILE Attn Marketing 875 Alfred Nobel Drive Hercules CA 94547 1899 Page IV User s Manual AGILE Product Warranty 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 units that fail within the
15. amp 9 Trigger 1 that the user has embedded in the data stream is encountered by the 3270 X ACT If the user is certain that the host never turns on bolding or if Option 15 has been set to C None the user may program this PFS for any purpose 9 DisplayWrite 370 Bolding Off or User defined If bolding was on previously and character non backspace sequence is detected in the data stream this PFS is sent to the printer Note This 1s used only when Option 15 Bold Print Emulation 1s set to A 3287 emulation or B Display Write 370 emulation The Bolding Off PFS will also be sent to the printer when a amp A Trigger ampersand A that the user has embedded in the data stream is encountered by the 3270 X ACT If the user is certain that the host never turns off bolding or if Option 15 has been set to C None the user may program this PFS for any purpose 3270 X ACT begins a bracketed coax host print job The Begin Bracket PFS is also sent to the printer when a amp E Trigger ampersand E that the user has embedded in the data stream is encountered by the 3270 X ACT PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS Page 5 5 Page 5 6 User s Manual PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS Page 5 7 SECTION 1 TRANSLATE TABLES General Information The data stream from the coax host or alternate host is not sent directly through the 3270 X ACT to the attached printer Rather
16. the following steps A Press S to Stop downloading and exit the Download menu A Press to Quit to the Main menu A Press to Goodbye and Logoff A Press Y to confirm the Logoff TROUBLESHOOTING Page 3 7 4 CONFIGURATION OPTIONS General Information This section describes each of the parameters of the General Configuration Options that the user can select to adapt the 3270 X ACT to the user s specific environment Configuring the 3270 X ACT changes the way in which it handles the data stream from the coax host or alternate host before the data is sent to the printer The configuration option parameters allow the user to change printer output page formatting host parameters transparency modes etc Under many circumstances the 3270 X ACT configuration will not have to be modified because it is already set up for the most common environments Before changing any of the configuration settings the user should print a General Configuration Report that will display the current settings A General Configuration Report can be generated by sending an ECHO D XES2PCL configuration or ECHO d coax configuration command to the 3270 X ACT when the unit is in normal operating mode Sample reports are found in the Appendix In general there are two ways to configure the options of the 3270 X ACT It can be configured from the coax host or parallel input Both of these methods are descr
17. 00 ASCII ALT TO EBCDIC APL MSN gt OX 1X 2X 3X 4X 5X 6X 7X 8X 9X AX BX CX DX EX FX LSN v 0 EE LE E EE EF 9 0 0 53 65 8L FF DB FF FF FF FF FF FF D6 8A Bl 54 66 FE 90 X2 EE EE LE FF EE EE C6 FF B2 AB 67 C2 9A XX EE EE CC LE EE 41 B3 BB 68 FF 9B 4 EL EE EE EE 42 BA 57 69 78 EE X5 EL EL EF EE EE EE EE 43 80 58 LL 9D X6 EE EE EE EE EE EE 44 B6 59 FF 8B 9E X7 EE LE EE EE 45 FF 62 FF 8C 8 LEX EE EB E E LE EE EE EE 46 8 63 FF 8D EE x9 E EE EE EE 47 64 8E BA XA EE LE EL EE 40 48 51 EE EA EE XB FF FF C3 FF FF B7 FF CO 72 49 52 CB FF FB XC EE EE EE EL BD EE BF EE EE AC 56 FF DC EC FC XD FF FF A2 FF FF 71 FF DO FF FF AA 55 CC DD ED FD XE LEE LE 4 EE EL DA AE BE 50 DE EE EF XF EL EE EE EF AF 1 CL DF EF EE User s Manual X Page AP 12 OX 1X 2X 3X 4X 5X 6X 7X 8X 9X AX BX CX DX EX FX EDIT THE CUSTOM TEST DATA Y N MSN gt 0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 L5M V 1 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
18. 02 5 3 0 Power Sequence 5 3 8 DisplayWrite 370 Bolding On or User defined 5 4 9 DisplayWrite 370 Bolding Off or User defined 5 4 TRANSLATE TABLES 2 7 6 1 General Information cccccssssssssscsccssssscsssseccssescessssoesssesessseees 6 1 Translate Table Selection 4 6 2 Reading Translate Tables eese eere 6 3 General Considerations and Notes 6 3 FUINCHONS iu eie eee He enne codeeseteusivedvecsedcebvedecssdacensvadeces 6 4 Translate Table Charts eeeeeee eee eene eren eee enne nennt 6 5 Table T DSC sto ASC nete 6 5 Table 2 565 tosASCII rr re ERR es 6 8 Table 3 ASCII to ASCII 00 1 2200 000 0 enne nennen 6 8 Table 4 DSC to 0 6 0000000 000000 6 10 Table 5 SCS to EBCDIC 2 21 222 0 0100000 6 12 Table 6 ASCII to 6 14 Table 7 DSC to 5 6 15 COAX HOST CONFIGURATION 7 General Informatio assosiasies Era eov erat 7 1 Multiple Option Selections cessent 72 Download Error Messages
19. 1 Metacode Supported Laserpage Supported Xerox Graphic Window Supported Reserved Allow EBCDIC Font Downloads Functional Grouping of 3270 X ACT Options The 3270 X ACT is a dynamic product that is constantly evolving to suit the requirements of the ever changing environment in which it performs its task As it has changed new options have been added with the result that the numerical listing of its functions does not correspond to functional groups The following table lists the options of the 3270 X ACT in functional groups so the user can better understand how to configure the unit for the user s specific environment Printer Output Option 10 Output in ASCII or EBCDIC Page Formatting Option 1 Column Width Option 2 Lines Per Page Option 3 Line Spacing SCS Options Option 5 Xerox 36 Hex Transparency Option 34 SCS Trigger 1 Option 35 SCS Trigger 2 Option 52 SCS EM Always Generates CR LF Option 53 35 Hex Transparency Option 58 Metacode Support Page 4 16 User s Manual DSC Options Option 32 DSC Trigger 1 Option 33 DSC Trigger 2 Option 49 Eliminate DSC 0 05 Header Option 51 DSC EM Generates CR LF in Infinite Line Length Option 57 DSC NL at EM Even If in Column 1 Local Copy Page Formatting Option 4 Local Copy Null Line Suppression Option 6 Form Feed Before Local Copy Option 7 Form Fee
20. 2 3 2 lf it does not print eee aeter tented 3 2 If the print output is not formatted correctly 3 3 Auto Buffer Report icem ere MER 3 3 Translate Table 3 3 Contacting AGILE Technical Support eee 3 4 The AGILE Bulletin Board System eene 3 4 CONFIGURATION OPTIONS 24 0 3 61 4 1 General Information 4 1 Configuration Option Descriptions 0 0 44 4 1 L RE 4 1 2 1 eto orte iet UE 4 2 3 Line erii t e err E PI ERN RR RM BEER RR Ebo 4 2 4 Local Copy Null Line Suppression 9 4 2 5 Xerox 36 Hex Transparency 4 3 6 Form Feed Before Local 4 3 7 Form Feed After Local Copy 2 4 3 8 New Line 1 1 4 3 g Reserved E tE 4 3 10 Output in ASCII or EBCDIC oaie ae atai 4 3 1 Reserved he e 4 4 4 4 Reserved e Rt e se tus 4 4 14 Reserved 4 4 15 Bold Print Emula
21. Hex transparency Idle IFS IGS Infinite line length Infinite page length Initialization Input Input device Interchange separator Interface Intervention required Invalid character IR IRS IUS computing equipment A standard form of transparency used in SCS data streams Available for use but not in actual operation Interchange file separator Interchange group separator An ULTRA feature that allows printing past the default of 132 characters per line for printers that support this capability An ULTRA setting that allows the host application to perform page control To preset to proper starting values The introduction of data from an input device to the computer s main memory A unit used to enter data An SCS command used to delimit information strings in SCS data streams IFS IGS IRS IUS The method by which different types of devices are linked to each other for communication e g serial parallel coax The message sent to the host system when an error condition exists at the printer e g paper jam In hexadecimal any character other than numerals 0 9 and letters A F Intervention required Interchange record separator Interchange unit separator GLOSSARY Page GL 7 L Laserpage Least significant digit LED Left margin LF Line density Line Feed LM Local Copy Log mode entry Logical buffer Logical Unit Number LUI LU3 M Mainf
22. If Display Write is ON Option 15 A or 15 B Option 1 Column Width should be set to a non zero value The 3270 X ACT will not buffer more than 255 characters per line Overstriking If Option 15 is set to A or B the 3270 X ACT will enter overstrike mode 1 send PFS 3 to the printer when a character backspace different character sequence is detected in the data stream The 3270 X ACT will exit overstrike mode 1 send PFS 4 to the printer whenever a character character sequence 1s detected in the data stream while in overstrike mode DISPLAYWRITE 370 SUPPORT Page 9 3 Underlining If Option 15 is set to or B the 3270 X ACT will enter underline mode i e send PFS 5 to the printer when a character backspace underscore sequence is detected in the data stream The 3270 X ACT will exit underline mode i e send PFS 6 to the printer whenever a character character sequence 1s detected in the data stream while in underline mode Bolding If Option 15 is set to A or B the 3270 X ACT will enter bold mode 1 send PFS 9 to the printer when a character backspace same character sequence is detected in the data stream The 3270 X ACT will exit bold mode 1 send PFS A to the printer whenever a character character sequence is detected in the data stream while in bold mode SECTION 10 COAX HOST CONSIDERATIONS The 3270 X ACT can process data from a variety of IBM host syst
23. Line up the 3270 X ACT s connector to the slot on the controller board and slide the coax interface through the port opening so that PSIO is properly aligned INSTALLATION Page 2 7 A Gently press the card straight down onto the controller board until the unit is firmly in place CAUTION DO NOT press the PSIO on to the controller board at an angle or interface pins could 80 bent damaging the unit and causing it to not function properly Returning the Printer to Operation Slide the controller board back into the printer aligning the edge of the board in the guide rails A Reconnect P clamp and 4205 4206 J207 and J208 connections A Push the controller board firmly into place Make certain that there is no space between the controller board and the printer chassis They must be flush A Turn the thumbscrews clockwise to tighten Do not use tools to tighten only finger pressure A Replace the rear cover by sliding the tabs on the bottom of the cover into their slots and pushing forward until the tabs on top click into place A Reinstall and font cards following the procedure in your printer s user s manual A reconnect parallel cables feeders and power cord Connections The following section describes and illustrates how to make the required and optional physical connections between the 3270 X ACT and the other components of the system Approved cables are listed in the following chart 3270 X AC
24. all characters must first pass through the appropriate character code translation table even if the printer uses the same data format as the source device If the data formats of the two devices are different a translation table is selected that will convert the data from one format to another The most basic function of the 3270 X ACT is to convert EBCDIC or coax host data to ASCII data one byte at a time Each translate table has 256 entries numbered 00 to FF When a character is received by the 3270 X ACT the corresponding character from the appropriate translate table is substituted and that value is sent to the printer The 3270 X ACT uses twelve translate tables that can be modified by the user although five are reserved The tables are listed here with their table access number or letter Table Description DSC to ASCII SCS to ASCII ASCII to ASCII also used for the configuration report DSC to EBCDIC SCS to EBCDIC ASCII to EBCDIC also used for the configuration report DSC to APL SCS to APL Reserved SCS font download table Reserved DSC font download table gt o ON DWH t Reserved not used C Reserved not used Translate tables can be modified from the coax host or from an alternate host Refer to Section 9 Coax Host Configuration and Section 10 Page 6 2 User s Manual Alternate Host Configuration for information Note Modifying translate table
25. and end of a character string A routine designed to verify the operation of a system and to find a malfunction in a device Dual In line Package switch Used on the ULTRA rear panel to modify the functions of the unit An IBM word processing application that supports bolding underlining and overstriking Display printer adapter Page 4 User s Manual DSC Data stream compatible A pre SNA protocol E EAB Extended Attribute Buffer A feature found in many IBM printers that extends the number of characters available for transmission to the printer EBCDIC Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code An eight bit character code EC Establishment controller EM character End of message marker Emulation A hardware or software product imitating the function of another hardware or software product End of Message A character that represents the last character of a message EPROM Erasable programmable read only memory The storage medium for the ULTRA firmware Esc Escape control character A non graphic Establishment controller Exception condition Extended ASCII FCC FF unimaged code that signals the transmission of control information to the ULTRA See cluster controller A printing problem in an SNA environment Some printer manufacturers have implemented their own version of 8 bit transmission Extended ASCII allows 128 additional characters to be displayed by th
26. and vertical tab stops Set horizontal format Set line density A device connected to an establishment controller may enter this mode when communication with the EC has ceased System network architecture An communication standard A print position where no character is printed A bit or group of bits that indicates the end of a data word and defines the space between data words Set vertical format The printer designated as the primary printer in a mainframe environment Page GL 12 User s Manual T1 Tn The character positions of the horizontal or vertical tab settings 1f any 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 Timer A configuration option that determines how long an idle host or alternate host controls an output port TM Top margin Top margin The topmost position on a page where a Translate tables Transparency Trigger TRN Two trigger VCS character can be printed Look up tables used by the ULTRA to translate data input into the desired data output A method of embedding unprinted printer control code escape sequences in a host data stream using normally printable characters The character s that indicates the beginning of a transparent command Transparency A type of pseudo transparency that uses a sequence of two
27. cable is not connected to the 3270 control unit If the 3270 X ACT is powered on and connected it may be necessary to power down and power up to reestablish communication between the 3270 X ACT and the system SECTION 12 DSC DATA STREAMS General Information The DSC Data Stream Compatibility character set is found in non SNA environments It has a limited number of control characters which are explained below Carriage Return CR O5h This command moves the presentation position to the left margin End of Message EM 01h The End of Message command terminates printing and it may also send a new line to the printer depending upon the setting of Option 51 DSC EM Generates CR LF in Infinite Line Length and Option 57 DSC NL at EM Even if in Column 1 and upon whether or not the current print position is column 1 Here is a table listing all of the possible results OPTION 51 OPTION 57 COLUMN RESULT N N 1 No new line N N gt 1 Send new line N Y 1 Send new line N Y gt 1 Send new line Y N 1 No new line Y N gt 1 Send new line Y Y 1 Send new line Y Y gt 1 Send new line Form Feed FF 02h The Form Feed command moves the presentation position to the top and left margins of the next page New Line NL 03h The New Line command moves the presentation position to the next line and left margin of the page If the line count exceeds the bottom margin the 3270 X ACT will send an FF to the pri
28. count byte pseudo transparency Programmability AOn line through coax host data stream A Through parallel port Upgradeability AFirmware upgradeable via coax data stream or parallel input port Custom Application Support AXPAF AXES ADisplayWrite 370 AGDDM Product Support A Toll free tech support is available from 7 00 a m to 4 30 p m PST ATwo year product warranty INTRODUCTION Page 1 3 SECTION 2 INSTALLATION General Information This chapter provides information on physically attaching the AGILE 3270 X ACT to your Xerox printer Before Beginning The following are needed before installing the 3270 X ACT A Xerox 4505 4505ps 4510 4510ps 4517 4520 or 4520mp Desktop Laser Printer A Asystem that delivers ASCII XES data streams via a standard Centronics port A A host interface cable RG62 coaxial cable with BNC connectors on both ends The length of this cable is not to exceed 5000 feet 1500 meters Aream of paper A Aphillips head screwdriver A Additionally the user or someone in the user s organization should be knowledgeable about the host system Selecting a Location Refer to the user s manual for your particular 4500 series laser printer to ensure that the printer is properly located Electrical Requirements The 3270 X ACT requires 5 VDC at 1 amp provided by the printer s power source Users with any questions regarding the electrical service available at thei
29. information The first byte describes the class of exception that occurred 10h for Request Errors 08h for Request Reject The second byte describes the specific condition Request Errors 10h 05h Parameter Error This indicates an invalid SCS parameter the data stream This condition is usually the result of a programming error in the software that is building the SCS data stream It may also be caused by sending an unsupported SCS command Request Reject 08h 01h Resource Not Available Either the printer is configured for local use or an outbound pacing overrun has occurred This is a network SCS DATA STREAMS Page 11 7 configuration problem that should be referred to the systems programmer 02h Intervention Required Either the printer is out of paper or a paper jam has occurred This condition is temporary and can be cleared by the remote terminal operator 11h Break The operator pressed the cancel switch while the printer was in the middle of a chain of data The chain may be restarted under host software control 14h Bracket Bid Reject RTR to Follow The printer is temporarily busy doing a Local Copy The printer will send an RTR command when it is no longer busy then printing can continue 1Ch Request Not Executable The requested function cannot be executed because of a permanent error condition in the printer 31h LU Component Disconnected The device is powered off or the coaxial
30. normally printable characters as the trigger and which is ended with a terminator User defined key Feature used in Xerox laser printers to define a substitute escape character Vertical channel select GLOSSARY Page GL 13 Vertical channel select Vertical Tab VS VT VTAM Word length X Xerox 36 Hex transparency XON XOFF XPAF Zeta An SCS command that the ULTRA outputs as one or more CR LF sequences Moves the presentation position down to the next vertical tab stop Virtual system Vertical tab Virtual telecommunications access method The number of data bits in a word Xerox Decentralized Print Mode A large manufacturer of computers printers peripherals and other electronic equipment A form of transparency used by some Xerox applications in which the trigger is X 36 The native print mode for Xerox 2700 3700 4030 4045 and 4213 printers Also available on 4235 printers in XDPM mode Serial communication handshake protocol using ASCII DC1 DC3 character codes A software handshake protocol Xerox Printer Access Facility A plotter manufacturer
31. referenced by line and column coordinates The presentation surface represents a single page of printed output A Presentation Surface Width and Depth determine the maximum physical dimensions of the page maximum number of characters per line maximum number of lines per page A Margins are the logical boundaries within which data will actually be printed If the data sent by the control unit exceeds these margins the data may not be printed A Maximum Presentation Line is the number of the last physical line on the page A Maximum Presentation Position is the number of the rightmost character position on the physical page A Presentation Position is the line and column number of the current position on the page The presentation position indicates where the next character will be printed Page 11 2 User s Manual on the page SCS Commands Supported by the 3270 X ACT Application programs running on the host computer generate data streams that contain both the data to be printed and the SCS commands that control the positioning of the data on the page as indicated below This section discusses how to use the SCS commands supported by the 3270 X ACT Backspace BS 16h The Backspace command moves the presentation position horizontally one position to the left If already at the leftmost position this command results in no operation Upon receipt of an SCS 16h in the data stream the 3270 X ACT will se
32. sent to the printer automatically in response to a host command sometimes in response to the characteristics of the data stream and sometimes as a response to a trigger that the user has embedded in the data stream For example the 3270 X ACT looks up the contents of PFS 9 Bold On and sends it to the printer if a the system requests bolding b Option 15 Bold Print Emulation is set to A 3287 emulation or B DisplayWrite emulation and a character backspace same character sequence is detected in the data stream or c the user has placed the command amp 9 Trigger 1 Ampersand PFSZ in the data stream Programming the PFSs is necessary to access the printer s special functions Refer to the printer user s manual for a list of escape sequences that control the printer Refer to Section 9 Coax Host Configuration for information on programming PFSs The user may also want to use the 3270 X ACT PFSs in a way not anticipated by AGILE For instance if the user s printer can double underline and if the user would like to use double underlining instead of single underlining PFS 5 Underlining On and PFS 6 Underlining Off can be replaced with the printer s escape sequences for double underlining on and off respectively Page 5 2 User s Manual PFS Table The following table shows the default function of each PFS along with its access number PFS Default Function 0 Power On Sequence 1
33. to signal the start of PTM The user may enter any two character hexadecimal value that will not otherwise be found in the data stream The default value is an SCS cent sign 4Ah Refer to Section 11 Transparency Modes for more information This character is also used as a trigger for configuring the 3270 X ACT invoking PFSs and programming PFSs from the coax host Note The Trigger 1 character should be reserved for this use only Any other use of the Trigger 1 character may produce unpredictable results Page 4 8 User s Manual 35 SCS Trigger 2 Determines which SCS character must follow Trigger in order to start PTM when Option 30 is set to A The user may enter any two character hexadecimal value except for 6L 7 6Ch 5Ah and 50h amp which are used by the 3270 X ACT for other purposes The default value is an SCS dollar sign 5Bh Refer to Section 11 Transparency Modes for more information 36 Reserved This option is reserved 37 Reserved This option is reserved 38 Reserved This option is reserved 39 Non Transparency Trigger 1 Output Determines the character that will be sent to the printer when Option 30 is set to A and the Trigger character is not followed by the Trigger 2 character The user may enter any two character hexadecimal value The default value is 9Bh Refer to Section 11 Transparency Modes for more information 40
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35. 0 F D 21 20 32 00 B4 92 84 91 10 92 94 U s e S u 0 0 0470 8F 8F 8 91 93 10 80 8D 83 10 84 83 94 82 80 93 0 0 L e ducat 0480 88 8D FO 00 00 0 i n 0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0 04 0 00 00 00 00 FO 21 21 32 00 2 10 82 94 8L 8F l d py pec S u p p 04 0 8E 91 93 10 93 80 92 8A 92 00 00 00 00 00 00 5 cet t a s k APPENDIX 0560 05 0 0600 0640 0600 06 0 06 0 0700 0710 0720 0730 0740 0780 0790 07 0 07 0 0700 55 0550 00 00 FO B2 5 8C m 11 00 5 F 8C m 84 FO 93 t 5 F 8C m 0 29 9 00 00 00 00 84 80 TT 00 23 8F FO A5 FO 22 84 A2 10 21 00 00 FO 00 84 83 08 00 A4 FO FO 23 00 29 00 82 FO gt m rn 32 00 88 00 00 00 93 5 22 92 00 93 0 00 AF 32 00 00 00 B2 00 8D 00 00 00 00 11 2 91 00 88 00 81 21 00 00 00 88 00 10 00 00 00 B1 80 10 8D 00 A8 29 00 C m gt C oom CC 5 VA gt gt gt 88 00 28 00 8 00 91 00 00 00 24 93 82 94 00 93 00
36. 00 00 00 00 00 00 2 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 3 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 4 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 5 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 6 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 7 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 8 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 9 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 APPENDIX Page AP 13 GLOSSARY A A B switch AFP AFPDS Alternate host APL ASCII B Backspace Battery backed RAM Baud rate Binary Bit BM BNC connector Bold Bottom margin GLOSSARY A switch that allows input devices to share a printer Advanced Function Printing Advanced Function Printing Data Stream Input devices other than the coax host that can use the printers attached to the ULTRA such as PCs network servers print sharing devices and even other protocol converters A Programming Language American Standard Code for Information Interchange A 7 bit standard character code used for interchanging data between communicati
37. 00 00 00 00 6A 7A 4A 5A 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 6B 00 48 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 6 00 4C 00 00 00 00 00 32 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 6D 00 4D 00 00 00 00 00 39 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 6E 00 4E 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 35 00 00 00 00 00 6 00 4F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 36 00 00 00 00 00 70 00 50 00 00 00 00 00 SCS COAX ALT TO EBCDIC APL MSN gt OX 1X 2X 3X 4X 5X 6X 7X 8X 9X AX BX CX DX EX FX LSN v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l05 1G 2C 36 4C 56 6C 70 8 9C AC BC CC DC EC X0I05 1D 2D 3D 4D 5D 6D 7D 8D 9D AD BD CD DD ED FD 0 05 2E 4E 5E 6E 7E 9E AE BE CE DE EE FE 2F 5F 6F AF BF CF DF EF Page 10 PACT User s Manual ASCII ALT TO ASOT Teves MSN
38. 20 00 00 00 8 00 82 00 00 00 88 8 8L 00 80 00 91 84 FO 8E 00 8B 00 A8 21 00 00 00 Page 6 User s Manual Translate Table Report The following pages contain a sample Translate Table Report with all default values indicated This report should be printed before and after making any modifications to the translate tables Agile 3270 X ACT 46 00 8344 DSC COAX TO AAS CT MSN gt OX 1X 2X 3X 4X 5X 6X 7X 8X 9X AX BX CX DX EX FX LSN v gt 0 05 30 26 20 2D 2D 2D 61 71 41 51 20 20 20 20 1 05 3D 31 2D 20 2D 2D 2D 62 72 42 52 20 20 20 20 2 05 27 32 2 2D 2D 2D 2D 63 73 43 53 20 20 20 20 3 05 22 33 2C 2D 2D 2D 2D 64 74 44 54 20 20 20 20 X4 2D 2F 34 2D 2D 2D 2D 65 75 45 55 20 20 20 20 5 05 5 35 2B 2D 2D 2D 2D 66 76 46 56 20 20 20 20 X6 2D 7 36 5E 2D 2D 2D 2D 67 77 47 57 20 20 20 20 X7 2D 99 37 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 68 78 48 58 20 20 20 20 X8 3E 3F 38 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 69 79 49 59 20 20 20 20 X9 3C 21 39 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 6A 7A 4A 5A 20 20 20 20 XA 5B 24 2D 5E 2D 2D 2D 2D 6B 2D 4B 2D 20 20 20 20 XB 5D 05 7E 7E 2D 2D 2D 2D 6C 2D 4C 2D 20 20 20 20 XC 29 2D 23 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 6D 2D 4D 2D 20 20 20 20 XD 28 2D 40 60 2D 2D 2D 2D 6E 2D 4E 2D 20 20 20 20 XE 7D 2D 25 27 2D 2D 2D 2D 6F 2D 4F 3B 20 20 20 20 7 2D 5F 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 70 2D 50 2A 20 20 20 20 S
39. 270 X ACT is using the ASCII character set This feature extends the number of characters available for transmission to the printer These characters are found in the following Translate Table 7 DSCto ASCII APL To use this feature the 3270 X ACT must have Option 10 Output in ASCII or EBCDIC set to A ASCII Option 11 APL Output must be set to Yes and Option 20 Physical Buffer Size must be set to B 2K with EAB or D 4K with EAB Also refer to the APL Support section above SECTION 11 SCS DATA STREAMS General Information SNA character string SCS controls are EBCDIC codes embedded by the host system in a document and used for formatting the data sent to devices such as printers and CRT displays The 3270 X ACT achieves its emulation of IBM printers by translating the SCS codes into PFSs programmable function strings that the printer can use to format data To use SCS controls the 3270 X ACT must be defined to the host computer as an SNA Type 1 logical unit Type 1 logical units use SCS codes to control data formatting Presentation Surface SNA Character String Definitions Devices that use SCS data formatting can be represented logically by a two dimensional area called the presentation surface The SCS control codes direct the formatting of data on a presentation surface The presentation surface can be viewed as a two dimensional matrix of character positions Each character position is
40. 6 40 40 40 40 X6 ED 4F F6 5F 65 8B 41 42 87 A6 C7 E6 40 40 40 40 X7 EE 6A F7 49 66 8C AE BE 88 A7 C8 E7 40 40 40 40 8 6 6F F8 51 67 8D AF BF 89 C9 40 40 40 40 9 4 5A F9 52 68 8E 91 A9 01 E9 40 40 40 40 XA AD 5B 47 53 69 8F B1 CB 92 1 D2 FA 40 40 40 40 XB BD 05 48 A1 70 90 B2 CC 93 EA D3 FB 40 40 40 40 XC 5D 43 7B 54 CE 9 CD 94 EB D4 FC 40 40 40 40 XD 4D 44 7C 79 CF 9B B4 DF 95 EC D5 FD 40 40 40 40 0 45 6C 55 DD 9C B5 DB 96 EF 06 5E 40 40 40 40 0 46 6D 56 DE 9D B6 DC 97 FE D7 5C 40 40 40 40 SCS COAX ALT TO EBCDIC MSN gt OX 1X 2X 3X 4X 5X 6X 7X 8X 9X AX BX CX DX EX FX LSN v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l05 1G 2C 36 4C 56 6C 70 8 9C AC BC CC DC EC X0I05 1D 2D 3D 4D 5D 6D 7D 8D 9D AD BD CD DD ED FD 0 05 2E 4E 5E 6E 7E 9E AE BE CE DE EE FE
41. 7 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 X9 05 19 5D F9 C9 E8 89 A8 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 25 5 7A 01 E9 91 9 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 0 27 4E 5E D2 AD 92 CO 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 0 22 68 4C D3 EO 93 4F 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 XD OD 1D 60 7E D4 BD 94 DO 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 4B 6E 05 B5 95 Al 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 XF OF 61 6F D6 6D 96 07 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 APPENDIX Page AP 11 EBCDIC FONT DOWNLOAD TABLE SCS MSN gt OX 1X 2X 3X 4X 5X 6X 7X 8X 9X AX BX CX DX EX FX LSN v 0 ji 00 00 00 00 31 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 3F 1 00 00 00 00 00 00 33 00 61 6A 00 00 41 4A 00 40 2 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 62 6B 73 00 42 4B 53 5B 3 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 63 6C 74 00 43 4C 54 5C X4 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 64 6D 75 00 44 4D 55 5D 5 00 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 65 6E 76 00 45 56 5E 6 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 66 6F 77 00 46 4 57 5F 7 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 67 70 78 00 47 50 58 60 8 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 68 71 79 00 48 51 59 7B 9 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 69 72 7A 00 49 52 5A 7C 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 38 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 30 00 34 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 00 00 35 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 XD 00 00 00 00 39 32 36 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 7D 00 00 7E 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 37 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
42. ACT configuration options including programmable function strings along with their current settings and the current firmware version number This report is useful for finding the causes of various printing and formatting problems This test should also be printed before and after changing any configuration options To print the report XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX A sample report with all default values selected is included in the Appendix Coax Host Verification After successfully completing a General Configuration Report verify the host connection to the 3270 X ACT by sending a Local Copy or a typical host generated print transaction to the printer one or two pages Refer to the system documentation for instructions Verify that the transaction is properly formatted and output by the printer If it does not print A Check that the 3270 X ACT and the coax host are securely connected with an RG62 A U coax cable A Make certain that the 3270 X ACT is defined to the system as a 3287 printer with a 4K physical buffer size A Confirm that the 3270 X ACT is defined to the system as an if using SCS data streams or as an LU3 if using DSC data streams A Ifusing VTAM or another Network Control Program make certain that the 3270 X ACT is defined as a type 2 physical unit TROUBLESHOOTING Page 3 3 If the print output is not formatted correctly A Refer to the printer 5 manual for the commands necessary to format the
43. AGILE Technical Support Before contacting AGILE technical support print out each of the reports described earlier in this chapter and check them for potential sources of problems If the problem persists after making the obvious corrections please have the following information available before calling AGILE 3270 X ACT serial number found on top of card Firmware version number found in the printed reports of the 3270 Cluster controller model SCS or DSC mode Coax host cable type and length Parallel interface AGILE toll free technical support is available between the hours of 7 00 a m and 4 30 p m PST For Express Exchange Service customers who would like next business day replacement of a unit AGILE technical support must be contacted early enough so that the need for a replacement unit can be determined before 2 00 p m PST Refer to page xii for warranty information Call 800 538 1634 or FAX 510 724 2222 The AGILE Bulletin Board System To upload files that do not print correctly or to download information call the AGILE BBS 1 Load the communications software 2 Set up the modem A Baud rate Fastest setting available AGILE supports speeds of up to 28 8 with both V FC and V 34 modems A Data bits 8 A Stop bits 1 A Parity None 3 Dial 15107248073 If using a line with Ca Waiting dial 70 15107248073 to disable Ca Waiting 4 As prompted by the
44. CS COAX ALT TO ASCII MSN gt OX 1X 2X 3X 4X 5X 6X 7X 8X 9X AX BX CX DX EX FX LSN v 0 20 20 20 20 20 26 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 7B 7D 5 30 1 20 20 20 20 2D 2D 2F 2D 61 7E 2D 41 2D 31 2 20 20 20 20 2D 2D 2D 2D 62 6B 73 2D 42 4B 53 32 3 20 20 20 20 2D 2D 2D 2D 63 6C 74 2D 43 4C 54 33 4 05 20 20 20 2D 2D 2D 2D 64 6D 75 2D 44 4D 55 34 5 05 05 05 05 2D 2D 2D 2D 65 6 76 2D 45 4E 56 35 6 20 05 20 20 2D 2D 2D 2D 66 6 77 2D 46 57 36 7 20 20 1B 20 2D 2D 2D 2D 67 70 78 2D 47 50 58 37 8 05 20 05 20 2D 2D 2D 2D 68 71 79 2D 48 51 59 38 9 20 05 20 20 2D 2D 2D 60 69 72 7A 2D 49 52 5A 39 20 20 20 20 05 21 7C 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 05 20 05 20 2E 24 2C 23 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 05 20 20 20 3 2A 25 40 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D XD 05 20 20 20 28 29 27 2D 2D 5B 5D 2D 2D 2D 2D 20 05 20 20 2B 3B 3E 3D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D XF 20 20 20 20 7 5E 22 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D APPENDIX Page AP 7 DSC COAX T0 EBCDT Goss MSN gt OX 1X 2X 3X 4X 5X 6X 7X 8X 9X AX BX CX DX EX FX LSN v 0 ds 05 FO 50 57 75 9E 87 81 98 08 40 40 40 40 X1 05 7E F1 60 58 76 9F 82 99 C2 09 40 40 40 40 2 05 7D F2 4B 59 77 A0 B9 83 A2 C3 E2 40 40 40 40 3 05 7F 6B 62 78 BA 84 C4 40 40 40 40 4 60 61 F4 7A 63 80 AB 85 A4 C5 E4 40 40 40 40 5 05 EO F5 4E 64 AC BC 86 A5 C
45. E PRIPROT X B1 PRIMARY PROTOCOL SECPROT X 90 SECONDARY PROTOCOL COMPROT X 3080 COMMO PROTOCOL RUSIZES X 87C6 PR RUSIZE 768 SEC RUSIZE 1024 PSNDPAC X 01 PRIMARY SEND PACING COUNT SRCVPAC X 017 SECONDARY RECEIVE PACING COUNT PSERVIC X 01000000E100000000000000 LU SERVICES PROFILE APL Support APL is supported only for DSC data streams when the 3270 X ACT is outputting data using the ASCII character set When using APL the DSC log mode entry table above will be the same except for the last line PSERVIC X A change must be made to the byte following the X 03 The second byte 00 must be changed to another value depending upon the device for which the user s application was written The following table indicates the appropriate replacement value 00 For applications written for a device with old APL and without Extended Data Stream capability 20 For applications written for a VSCS printer VM only 40 For applications written for a device with new APL COAX HOST CONSIDERATIONS Page 10 3 80 For applications written for a device with Extended Data Stream capability CO For applications written for a device with new APL and Extended Data Stream capability Extended Attribute Buffer Support The 3270 X ACT supports the Extended Attribute Buffer EAB feature found in many IBM 3287 printers EAB is supported only for DSC data streams and only when the printer attached to the 3
46. M In the two trigger mode the user selects the trigger using any two characters that are not commonly found together in the printable data stream see Section 5 Configuration Options and refer to Options 32 35 for information on restrictions on the selection of triggers The default trigger characters are cent sign and a dollar sign 49 In this method no count byte is required Rather all pairs of bytes following the trigger are combined and printed until terminated with an invalid character valid characters are 0 9 and A F Note The system may insert NL command an invalid character in the data stream This will terminate two trigger pseudo transparency In the following examples the cent sign dollar sign sequence is used as the trigger Note that the cent sign an invalid character is also used as the terminator To send one ASCII escape character requires five input characters the first trigger 6 the second trigger 8 the hexadecimal ASCII escape character 1Bh and an invalid character terminator 1B To send the Xerox 4045 reset sequence requires nine characters the first trigger the second trigger the hexadecimal reset sequence 1Bh 2Bh and 58h and an invalid character terminator 1B2B58 Trigger 1 Count Byte Page 8 4 User s Manual In the one trigger mode the user selects the trigger using any single character that is not c
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48. Reserved This option is reserved 41 Reserved This option is reserved 42 Reserved This option is reserved 43 Reserved This option is reserved CONFIGURATION OPTIONS Page 4 9 44 Reserved This option is reserved 45 Reserved This option is reserved 46 Reserved This option is reserved 47 Reserved This option is reserved 48 Reserved This option is reserved 49 Eliminate DSC CO 05 Header Some applications send these two DSC characters to the printer but they have no significance When this option is set to Yes 05 sequences ignored The default value is No 50 Reserved This option is reserved 51 DSC EM Generates CR LF in Infinite Line Length IBM specifies that the EM End of Message character will have the effect of sending a CR LF to the printer when the printhead is in any column other than column one Setting this option to No causes the 3270 X ACT to conform to this IBM specification while setting it to Yes causes a CR LF to be sent to the printer whenever an EM is received regardless of the printhead position The default value is No This option has no effect unless Option 1 Column Width has been set to 0 implying an infinite line length Refer to Section 15 DSC Data Streams for more information 52 SCS EM Always Generates CR LF IBM specifications state that the EM End of Mess
49. T Connection to Establishment Controller Attach the device end of an RG62 A U coax cable to the coax connector on the rear panel of the 3270 X ACT Rotate the cable connector 1 4 turn clockwise to lock it in place Attach the EC end of the coaxial cable to the establishment controller at the coax port designated for the 3270 X ACT Page 2 8 User s Manual 3270 X ACT Connection to Parallel Input Connect the device end of the AGILE parallel cable to the appropriate port on the parallel input source host Secure the cable using the screws provided Then connect the 3270 X ACT end of the cable to the proper input port of the 3270 X ACT The FCC requires all alternate host interface cables to be properly shielded Connection Tests INSTALLATION Page 2 9 SECTION 3 TROUBLESHOOTING General Information This section describes how to print various reports These reports are used to test the connections between the 3270 X ACT and the other components of the user s system and to troubleshoot problems encountered in sending properly formatted documents to the printer This section also describes how to contact AGILE technical support and how to upgrade the 3270 X ACT firmware EPROM Connection Tests The following tests will verify that proper connections have been made between the 3270 X ACT the coax host the printer and the parallel input Printer Test One of the features of the 3270 X ACT is a prin
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51. acter To discard the terminator set Option 31 to Yes To print the terminator use No Page 8 6 User s Manual the default value Option 39 Non Transparency Trigger Output determines the character that will be output to the printer when Option 30 Pseudo Transparency Mode Selection is set to A Trigger 1 Trigger 2 and when Trigger is encountered in the data stream followed by a character other than Trigger 2 The default output character is 9Bh which has no affect on printed output but the user may set the value to any two character hexadecimal value TRANSPARENCY MODES Page 8 7 SECTION 9 DISPLAYWRITE 370 SUPPORT General Information DisplayWrite 370 is a word processing application that provides the capability to bold underline or overstrike text DisplayWrite 370 printing features are supported by the 3270 X ACT when Option 15 is set either to A 3287 printer emulation or B DisplayWrite 370 emulation To access these features the user should read and understand Section 6 Programmable Function Strings The PFSs that are utilized by the DisplayWrite printing features are 3 DisplayWrite 370 Overstriking On 4 DisplayWrite 370 Overstriking Off 5 DisplayWrite 370 Underlining On 6 DisplayWrite 370 Underlining Off 9 DisplayWrite 370 Bolding On A DisplayWrite 370 Bolding Off Each of these PFSs must be defined by the user for the target printer before the re
52. age character will have Page 4 10 User s Manual the effect of sending a CR LF to the printer when the printhead is in any column other than column one Setting this option to No causes the 3270 X ACT to conform to this IBM specification while setting it to Yes causes a CR LF to be sent to the printer whenever an EM is received regardless of the printhead position The default value is No Refer to Section 14 SCS Data Streams for more information 53 IBM 35 Hex Transparency If this option is set to Yes 35 Hex transparency is enabled If set to No 35h will be ignored The default value is Refer to Section 11 Transparency Modes for more information Note If this option 18 set to Yes Option 1 Column width should be set to 0 infinite line length Option 2 Lines Per Page should be set to 0 infinite page length and Option 15 Bold Print Emulation should be set to C none Otherwise unpredictable formatting errors could occur Refer to Section 12 Display Write 370 Support for more information 54 Reserved This option is reserved 55 MD Laser Support Determines whether or not the 3270 X ACT will provide Maersk Data Products continuous escape support Select Yes if using Maersk Data software If this option is set to Yes when the three character sequence Esc C 2 is detected in the data stream the hexadecimal va
53. al 1 1 ho TEE HT 1 1 3270 X ACT Features and Specifications eene 1 1 sssi isisisi 1 1 Coax Port Specifications 3 eie 1 1 Thiro ghip t a aono 1 1 Resource Storage Space eren 1 1 3_ 1 2 Programmability aestate di e 1 2 1 2 Custom Application Support 44 040 1 2 Product Support 1 2 INSTALLATION co vo so vr aa eran Svp aen eterne eter zl General Information 1 1 esee ee tenete netta 2 1 Before Beginning eene tenente nnne nennen ntn sonne 2 1 Selecting a Location 2 1 Electrical Requirements 2 1 Operating Environment 969 2 1 Unpacking 24 02000 4 4 P 2 2 Contents eee 2 2 4505 4505ps 4510 451 Ops Installation eere 2 2 Printer Prepatation 2 2
54. ansparent characters will be printed normally as indicated by the active translate table see Section 7 Translate Tables Xerox 36 Hex Transparency Mode This form of transparency is identical to 35h transparency except that the trigger character is 36h Xerox applications typically use 36h instead of 35h to send data directly to the printer If Option 5 is set to Yes the 3270 X ACT detects the trigger picks up the count byte and starts passing through the remaining data If Option 5 is set to No then the trigger the count byte and all of the otherwise transparent data will be printed normally as indicated by the active translate table see Section 7 Translate Tables TRANSPARENCY MODES Page 8 3 Pseudo Transparency Mode The 3270 X ACT has its own form of transparency called pseudo transparency mode PTM Unlike IBM 35h and Xerox 36h transparency pseudo transparency can be used in both DSC and SCS data streams This type of transparency has two forms Trigger 1 Trigger 2 or two trigger and Trigger 1 count byte or one trigger In either trigger method the only valid characters following the trigger sequence are the numerals 0 9 and the letters A F The type of pseudo transparency selected is determined by Option 430 Pseudo Transparency Mode Selection The default is A Trigger 1 Trigger 2 If the user selects B Trigger 1 Count Byte will be used Trigger 1 Trigger 2 PT
55. any claim by any other party Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply All expressed and implied warranties for this product including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are limited in duration to a period of two 2 years from the date of purchase by the original purchaser and no warranties whether expressed or implied will apply after this period Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts so the above limitations may not apply This warranty gives the user specific legal rights and the user may also have other rights which may vary from state to state Optional Warranties and Services Extended Warranty lengthens the Standard Warranty and is available in 12 month increments for a maximum of three 3 years This extension can effectively lengthen the Standard Warranty to five 5 years Any Extended Warranty must be purchased prior to the expiration date of the Standard Warranty Express Exchange Service provides a next business day delivery of a replacement unit The customer must contact AGILE and AGILE s Customer Support Department must determine by 2 00 p m PST that a replacement unit is required Express Exchange Service is available in 12 month increments for a maximum total of five 5 years and must be concurrent with Standard or Extended Warrantie
56. bulletin board enter the following TROUBLESHOOTING Page 3 5 A First name A Lastname Y to confirm name Password Re enter password continue Company name Voice phone number 5 Now answer a few questions about your system Hot keys Y N allow options to be selected without pressing Enter A Color menus auto detect Default editor mode F full screen if the user has ANSI terminal emulation L line edit if the user does nothave ANSI terminal emulation A Protocol for file transfers the preferred file transfer protocol is ZMODEM 2 but the user may also use any of the other protocols displayed on the screen 6 The bulletin board will then ask if you want to display the Bulletin menu Y N inform you that you have no personal mail and after you press Enter will display the Main menu 7 To download a file perform the following steps Press F to display the File menu Press L to List files Press 1 to goto File area 1 AGILE software download area Press to Mark the file Type the number of the file to be downloaded Press D to Download the file Press D to confirm the download A Perform the local download procedure according to our communications software instructions Page 3 6 User s Manual 8 After downloading the file press Enter then exit the bulletin board with
57. ch The 3270 X ACT accepts this command and sends the proper programmable function string to the printer If the assigned PFS is empty the command is ignored and no data is output to the printer Set Vertical Format SVF 2BC2h The Set Vertical Format command is used to set top and bottom page margins vertical tab stops that are used by the vertical tab command and to set the maximum presentation line for the page The SVF command has multiple parameters in the following format SVF CNT MPL TM BM T1 TN Where SVF The Set Vertical Format command code 2BC2h CNT A Count of the number of bytes in this command string including the count byte MPL The length of the page 1 127 are valid The line number of the Margin for the page TM is also the first vertical tab stop The TM value will be set to the default value of 1 BM The line number of the Bottom Margin of the page When this line number is exceeded the printer automatically skips to the next page BM must be less than or equal to MPL The default value is MPL The line numbers of the vertical tab stop settings if any Valid tab stops are greater than or equal to TM and less than or equal to BM The tab stops must be listed in ascending order Note All parameters are single byte binary numbers Transparent TRN 35h The Transparent command indicates the start of transparent data This data is not scanned for SCS control code
58. ctions The following chart indicates the function that will be performed upon the User s Manual X Page 6 6 receipt of each DSC input value Function Null Input value 00h EM End of Message FF Form Feed NL New Line 01h 02h 03h CR Carriage Return SP Space 05h 10h Trigger character default 1Bh Table 1 DSC to ASCII 2D 8 8 8 a a a a 8 8 8 8 8 8 a 8 2D 20 20 2 2 20 20 2D 2 2 2D 2D 2D 2 2D 2 2D 2D 2D 2 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2 2D 2D 2D 2 2D 2 2D 20 2D 2 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2D 2 TRANSLATE TABLES Page 6 7 Table 2 SCS to 5 Translate Table 2 is invoked when the 3270 X ACT detects an SCS data stream and when Option 10 is set to A ASCII SCS input code 40h is the SCS space character Other SCS input codes representing attributes or graphic characters will be translated into a space ASCII 20h This emulates the functions of a 3287 printer SCS SEh is the logical not and is translated into ASCII 5Eh the caret symbol SCS 60h 15 a hyphen and is translated into an ASCII 2Dh If SCS input codes for graphic characters international character sets or non translatable characters are found in the data they will be translated into a hyphen Fourteen locations i
59. d After Local Copy Host Parameters Option 26 Intervention Required Option 27 Intervention Required Delay Transparency Modes Option 5 Xerox 35 Hex Transparency Option 30 Pseudo Transparency Mode PTM Selection Option 31 Discard PTM Terminating Delimiter Option 32 DSC Trigger 1 Option 33 DSC Trigger 2 Option 34 SCS Trigger 1 Option 35 SCS Trigger 2 Option 39 Non Transparency Trigger 1 Output Option 53 IBM 35 Hex Transparency Option 55 MD Laser Support Option 58 Metacode Support Option 59 Laserpage Support Custom Configuration CONFIGURATION OPTIONS Page 4 17 Option 8 New Line Order Option 15 Bold Print Emulation Option 49 Eliminate DSC 0 05 Header Option 55 MD Laser Support Option 58 Metacode Support Option 59 Laserpage Support Option 60 Xerox Graphic Window Support Option 62 Allow EBCDIC Font Downloading SECTION 5 PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS General Information Programmable function strings PFSs provide a means of storing frequently used printer data and instruction strings and sending them to the printer PFSs are used by the 3270 X ACT to implement special features found on a variety of printers These features include bolding underlining overstriking etc The 3270 X ACT sends the appropriate PFS to the printer whenever some special formatting or control function is required PFSs are sometimes
60. ductor New Line NL Normal operating mode Null Null line O One trigger edges of a page and the beginning of text The number of the last physical line on the page The number of the rightmost character position on the physical page A Xerox printer command code A method of controlling the ULTRA using a pushbutton on the front panel The mode number is indicated by a seven segment LED The digit representing the greatest value e g in 1024 the 1 15 the most significant Maximum presentation line Maximum presentation position A manufacturer of electronic components A printer operation consisting of a carriage return CR and a line feed LF New line The ULTRA mode in which host data may be accepted X 00 Output by the ULTRA as a space A line in the data stream containing only null characters A form of pseudo transparency that uses a single trigger character followed by a count byte that indicates the length of the escape sequence GLOSSARY Page GL 9 Option Output Output device Overstrike P PAI PA2 Page control Parallel interface Parity PFS Plotter POR Power on reset Presentation line Presentation position Presentation surface An ULTRA configuration parameter for which the user can make a choice Data transferred from a computer s internal storage to an output device A unit that takes data output from a computer and present
61. e character that terminates 1 the first hexadecimal character that is outside the range of 0 9 A F The default value is No Refer to Section 11 Transparency Modes for more information 32 DSC Trigger 1 Determines which DSC character will be used in conjunction with either Trigger 2 or a Count Byte depending upon the setting of Option 30 to signal the start of PTM The user may enter any two character hexadecimal value that will not otherwise be found in the data stream The default value is a DSC cent sign 6 Refer to Section 11 Transparency Modes for more information This character is also used as a trigger for configuring the 3270 X ACT invoking PFSs and programming PFSs from the coax host Note The Trigger 1 character should be reserved for this use only Any other use of the Trigger 1 character may produce unpredictable results 33 DSC Trigger 2 Determines which DSC character must follow Trigger 1 in order to start PTM when Option 30 is set to A The user may enter any two character hexadecimal value except for 18h 2Eh 19h and 30h amp which are used by the 3270 X ACT for other purposes The default value is a DSC dollar sign 1Ah Refer to Section 11 Transparency Modes for more information 34 SCS Trigger 1 Determines which SCS character will be used in conjunction with either Trigger 2 or a Count Byte depending upon the setting of Option 30
62. e power cord and remove all cables A Remove any installed font cards Opening the Printer A Loosen the thumbscrews by turning them counter Page 2 6 User s Manual clockwise the thumbscrews are not removable CAUTION Controller hoards are sensitive to Static electricity Before proceeding with the removal of your printers controller board discharge any static electricity from your body hy touching something metal such as the metal plate on the back of the printer Do this BEFORE each time you handle the controller board Using the thumbscrews slowly pull the controller board out until it stops or until the P clamp is exposed DO NOT pull the board farther than the built in stop Disconnect the J205 J206 J207 and J208 cable connectors by gently wiggling the connectors back and forth CAUTION DO NOT pull the connections out with excessive force or interface pins could be bent damaging the unit and causing it to not function properly Usingthe phillips head screwdriver remove the screw holding the P clamp in place Release the shielded wire and set the P clamp and screw aside Remove the controller board by lifting up slightly and pulling toward you Place the controller board on a flat clean surface Inserting the 3270 X ACT Locate an available XNIO slot on the controller board With the phillips head screwdriver remove the plate covering the interface port
63. e printer Federal Communications Commission Form feed GLOSSARY Page GL 5 Firmware Flow control Form feed G GDDM GML Graphic Windows H Handshaking Hardware Hewlett Packard Hexadecimal Horizontal tab Host HP HPGL The pre programmed EPROMs installed in the ULTRA the internal software Serial communication handshaking A control code that instructs the printer to process the current page and print it a page end The physical transport of paper to the beginning of a new page Graphical Data Display Manager An IBM graphics software product Graphic Machine Language A feature of Xerox printers An exchange of signals between two devices in a computer network as a prelude to data exchange The method of flow control used in serial interfacing Any physical device in a computer network A California company that produces a wide range of computer equipment and peripherals A base 16 numbering system Numbers are represented using digits 0 9 and letters A F Moves the presentation position horizontally to the next tab stop to the right The system that transmits information to the ULTRA IBM coax host Hewlett Packard Hewlett Packard Graphics Language A language used to transfer graphic information to an HP or HP compatible plotter Page GL 6 User s Manual HT Horizontal tab The world s largest manufacturer of IBM 35
64. e table until reaching the intersection of the column headed by B The table shows that the output value for the input value of 3B is TE General Considerations and Notes ASCII is a seven bit code with 128 possible characters 96 printable characters and 32 control characters The 3270 X ACT translates incoming SCS and DSC EBCDIC characters directly into the appropriate seven bit ASCII character whenever possible Two characters the cent sign 6 and the logical not are not found in seven bit ASCII and are translated as follows DSC SCS Symbol Name ASCII Symbol 36h5Fh Logical Not 5 1Bh 4 Cent Sign printer dependent The actual characters displayed by a printer may vary depending upon the printer manufacturer For instance when an ASCII 7Ch is received some printers will display a solid vertical line while others will display a broken vertical line I Many printers have their own version of eight bit extended ASCII Extended ASCII allows the printer to display up to 128 Page 6 4 User s Manual additional characters Functions Some translate tables perform functions in addition to performing character translation Each input hexadecimal character that performs a function is first translated into 05h The function that is performed by the 05h character is determined by the location of the 05h in the table and is indicated by the code beneath eac
65. ems This section discusses how to ensure compatibility between the 3270 X ACT and the host system System Configuration The coax host software generation requirements of the 3270 X ACT are generally the same as the requirements for an IBM 3287 or 3289 printer with SCS support Except where stated otherwise the coax host software system requirements are the same as for an IBM 3174 3274 or 3276 control unit with 3287 or 3289 printers attached To function properly the 3270 X ACT printer combination must be defined to the coax host system as a 3287 printer with a 4K maximum physical buffer and or with whatever other features are required by the application and are supported by the 3270 X ACT The 3270 X ACT does not support 3287 type options such as Program Symbols The 3270 X ACT is classified as a Category A device and it can be attached to IBM 4300 systems with integral Display Printer Adapters DPA and to IBM 3174 3274 and 3276 control units configured with Type A device adapters The 3270 X ACT does not emulate a Category B device and it will not work if attached to a Type B device adapter Devices such as CRTs and printers that connect to IBM 3270 control units are classified as either Category A or Category B devices All new control units are configured with Type A device adapters The Category B devices are those that are supported by IBM 3271 and 3272 control units configured with Type B device adapters 3274 control unit
66. en transmits the concentrated data over a single communications channel Count The number of bytes in a command string Coaxial cable The type of cable used to interface the ULTRA with the controller Standard RG62 A U coax is recommended for use in the 3270 IDS The vertical members of one line of an array To assemble a collection of hardware and software into a system and to adjust each of the parts so they all work together A byte of information representing a print instruction e g a tab GLOSSARY Page GL 3 Control Unit Count byte CPI CR CR LF CRT CTS D Data bits Data stream DB 25 Decimal Default Delimit Diagnostic Dip switch DisplayWrite 370 DPA The portion of the CPU that directs the step by step operation of the entire computing system A byte that indicates the number of bytes to follow in an escape sequence Characters per inch Carriage return Carriage return line feed Cathode ray tube A video display terminal Clear to send A hardware handshaking method in serial interfacing Word length The number of data bits in a word Information transmitted between the host system and the ULTRA A plug with 25 male or female pins most commonly used with an RS 232 C serial interface A base 10 numbering system Formatting configurations that are present and are used automatically when no other information is available To mark the beginning
67. equested The 3270 X ACT is shipped with the following defaults ASCII character set Right margin set to column 132 A menu items set to defaults IBM Host Considerations The 3270 X ACT connects directly to the establishment controller through an IBM category A device adapter The port designation for the 32700 X ACT must be configured for a category A device not as the system printer The 3270 X ACT must be defined to the system as a 3287 printer with a maximum 4K physical buffer size and or with other features required by the system and supported by the 3270 Host parameters must match what the host expects on the channel to which the 3270 X ACT is attached The defaults are as follows A 4K physical buffer size with no EAB support 3440 bytes buffer logical buffer size If using SCS data streams the 3270 X ACT must be defined to the host as an SNA type 1 logical unit LU1 If using DSC data streams the 3270 X ACT must be defined to the host as a type 3 logical unit LU3 If using a VTAM or another Network Control Program the 3270 X ACT must be defined as a type 2 physical unit Page VIII User s Manual Contents AGILE Product Warranty 0 eee entente iv 32 __ _ VI VII INTRODUCTION e arto ceoee 151 Gener
68. erwise unpredictable formatting errors could occur Refer to Section 12 Display Write 370 Support for more information 6 Form Feed Before Local Copy Determines whether or not a form feed will be sent to the printer before beginning a local copy The default value is No 7 Form Feed After Local Copy Determines whether or not a form feed will be sent to the printer after finishing a local copy The default value is Yes 8 New Line Order Determines whether new lines will be sent to the printer as A CR LF a carriage return followed by a line feed or as B LF CR The default is A 9 Reserved This option is reserved 10 Output in ASCII or EBCDIC Some printer types such as Xerox 4045s can accept EBCDIC data This option determines whether the 3270 X ACT outputs data in the A ASCII or B EBCDIC character set A third option C will have the 3270 X ACT send coax host data to the printer in EBCDIC and alternate host data in ASCII The default value is A Note Option 18 useful only for users with an alternate host and a Xerox printer capable of changing on line from XES mode to HP PCL emulation These printers include the models 4030 4045 160 4187 4213 and 4235 If the user selects option C the printer must be configured by the user to start in XES mode using the EBCDIC character set Additionally PFS B Coax Host PFS must be programmed with the MCK command to change to
69. f PFS 3 is defined as xx xx xx where xx represents a hexadecimal pair whenever PFS 3 is executed the contents of both PFS 3 and PFS 4 will be sent to the printer By including a plus sign anda PFS number as the last two characters in a PFS the 3270 X ACT will send that PFS p us PFS nto the printer For example if PFS 2 is defined as 7 where xx represents a hexadecimal pair whenever PFS 2 is executed the contents of both PFS 2 and PFS 7 will be sent to the printer PFS Descriptions The following is a complete list of PFSs currently offered A description of when each PFS is triggered by the host application is included although PFSs can also be triggered by the user at any time 0 Power On Sequence The contents of the Power On Sequence PFS are sent to the printer each time the 3270 X ACT is powered on or RESET The Power On Sequence is also sent to the printer when 6620 Trigger 1 that the user has embedded in the data stream is encountered by the 3270 X ACT Page 5 4 User s Manual 8 DisplayWrite 370 Bolding On or User defined If a character backspace same character sequence is detected in the data stream this PFS is sent to the printer Note This 1s used only when Option 15 Bold Print Emulation is set to A 3287 emulation or B Display Write 370 emulation The Bolding On PFS will also be sent to the printer when a
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71. first thirty 30 days from the date of delivery will be treated as an Express Exchange Service see Optional Warranties and Services at no extra charge Should this product fail to be in good working order at any time during the two year period AGILE will at its absolute discretion repair or replace this product AGILE shall have no obligation whatsoever if the product has been damaged due to accident or disaster or if it has been misused carelessly handled defaced modified or altered including unauthorized repairs made or attempted or if the user has failed to provide and maintain a proper environment for the product AGILE reserves the right to determine what constitutes warranty repair Out of warranty products will be repaired using AGILE s flat repair rate All out of warranty repaired units have a 90 day Standard Warranty Units returned for repair and found not defective will at AGILE s discretion incur a handling and testing charge AGILE is not responsible for delays caused by shipping or non availability of replacement components or other similar causes events or conditions beyond its reasonable control Claims must be reported to AGILE s Technical Support Department at 510 724 1600 800 538 1634 or by FAX at 510 724 2222 AGILE will assist the customer in verifying the source of the problem At AGILE s discretion a Return Materials Authorization RMA number will be issued to the customer The customer will t
72. for ASCII output the appropriate translate table is 1 2 or 3 A Ifthe 3270 X ACT is configured for EBCDIC output the appropriate translate table is 4 5 or 6 A Ifthe 3270 X ACT is configured for APL output refer to Options 10 11 and 20 the appropriate translate table is 7 or 8 TRANSLATE TABLES Page 6 3 Reading Translate Tables A Translate Table Report with the default values of the tables selected can be found in the Appendix The user can print the current values of the tables at any time by setting dip switch B7 in the ON down position pressing the RESET button and then the CANCEL button on the 3270 X ACT front panel The left column of each table is a series of numbers and letters representing the most significant digit of the hexadecimal input character received by the 3270 X ACT The top row of each table is a series of numbers and letters representing the least significant digit of the hexadecimal input character received by the 3270 X ACT The intersection in the table of the most significant and least significant digits of the input character is the location of the output value that the 3270 X ACT sends to the printer upon receiving a given input character in the data stream To understand the way that the translate tables work look at Translate Table 1 DSC to ASCII Find the output value for the hexadecimal input character 3B Look down the left column and find the entry 3 Look across th
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75. h 05h entry in the table Each function is listed below including a description for each function that does not perform in a standard manner A EM End of Message FF SCS or DSC Form Feed Dependent upon the setting of Option 2 Lines Per Page If set to 0 infinite page length the 3270 X ACT will send a form feed whenever a form feed is received If setto a non zero value the 3270 X ACT will output CR LF until the lines per page value is reached NL NewLine CR Carriage Return A VCS SCS Vertical Channel Select HT SCS Horizontal Tab Converted into the appropriate number of spaces to reach the next horizontal tab position LF Line Feed TRN Transparency A BS Backspace ESC SCS Escape When the SCS control sequence prefix 2Bh is received it indicates the beginning of an SCS format command stream such as SHF SVF SLD etc A VT SCS Vertical Tab Converted into the appropriate number of line feeds to reach the next vertical tab position A GE Graphic Escape IRS SCS Interchange Record Separator TRANSLATE TABLES Page 6 5 A NULL SCS or DSC Null Output to the printer as a space SP Space A SA SCS Set Attribute Trigger 1 character Processing of the Trigger 1 character depends upon the setting of Option 30 Pseudo Transparency Mode Selection Translate Table Charts The following pages show all of the translate tables with their default va
76. hen an EM appears in the first print position of a print line a CR LF is not sent to the printer because the printer is already positioned at the left margin for the next printout In DSC 16h is a solid vertical line and is translated into an EBCDIC 4Fh and sent to the printer Some printers display a solid vertical line when a 4Fh is received and some display a broken vertical line 0 In DSC 17h is a broken vertical line and is translated into extended ASCII 6Ah an eight bit ASCII character This is compatible with Xerox laser printers The DSC input codes COh through FFh represent attributes or graphic characters associated with 3278 CRTs The characters will be translated into a space EBCDIC 40h This emulates the function of a 3287 printer Seven locations in the DSC to EBCDIC table are used to perform functions The following chart indicates the function that will be performed upon the receipt of each DSC input value Input value Function 00h Null 01h EM End of Message 02h FF Form Feed 03h NL New Line 05h CR Carriage Return 10h Space 1Bh Trigger character default Page 6 11 TRANSLATE TABLES Table 4 DSC to EBCDIC 57 58 59 62 63 amp 65 6 07 68 69 70 GE DW amp t mg 8 BAAN 8 gt lt gt 8 gt 89 89 9 85 80 5 Lo wo
77. hen carefully package and ship the unit to AGILE preferably in the original shipping container with the RMA number on the outside of the box Shipping costs incurred in sending the unit to AGILE are borne by the customer Shipping costs incurred in returning the unit to the customer via UPS Ground or equivalent service with a secondary shipper are borne by AGILE Repair parts and replacement products will be furnished on an exchange basis and will be either reconditioned or new All replaced parts and products become the property of AGILE Page v This warranty is the only warranty provided by AGILE If this product is not in good working order as warranted above the customer s sole remedy shall be repair or replacement as provided above This warranty states the purchaser s exclusive remedy for any breach of AGILE s warranty and for any claim whether in contract or tort for loss injury or damages caused by the sale or use of any product and is in lieu of all other warranties expressed or implied In no event shall AGILE be responsible for any loss of business savings or profits downtime or delay labor repair or material costs injury to person or property or any similar or dissimilar consequential or inconsequential loss or damage resulting from this product its use or arising out of any breach of warranty even if AGILE or an authorized AGILE dealer has been advised of the possibility of such damage or for
78. ibed in a subsequent section Configuration Option Descriptions 1 Column Width This option allows the user to limit the number of printable columns per page to any value between 0 and 255 The value of this option is the last column at which the 3270 X ACT will allow any character to be printed before sending a CR LF sequence The default value is 132 A value of 0 implies an infinite line length Note To avoid unexpected formatting results this option should be set to infinite line length if any of the following are true Refer to Section 12 Display Write 370 Support for more information the user or the user s application embeds escape Page 4 2 User s Manual sequences in the data stream A the user or the user s application embeds transparency or pseudo transparency strings in the data stream the user embeds 3270 X ACT commands configuration translate table or PFS commands within print jobs This option should not be set to infinite line length if Option 15 Bold Print Emulation 15 set to any value other none 2 Lines Per Page This option allows the user to set the number of printable lines per page to any value between 0 and 255 The value of this option is the last line on the page at which the 3270 X ACT will allow any character to be printed before sending a form feed The default value is 0 which implies an infinite page length Note To avoid unexpected format
79. ilable XNIO slot on the controller board A With the phillips screwdriver remove the plate covering the interface port Line up the 3270 X ACT s connector to the slot on the controller board and slide the coax interface through the port opening so that PSIO is properly aligned INSTALLATION Page 2 5 A Gently press the card straight down onto the controller board until the unit is firmly in place CAUTION DO NOT press the PSIO on to the controller board at an angle or interface pins could 80 bent damaging the unit and causing it to not function properly Returning the Printer to Operation A Slide the controller board back into the printer aligning the edge of the board in the guide rails A Push the controller board firmly into place Make certain that there is no space between the controller board and the printer chassis They must be flush A Turn the thumbscrews clockwise to tighten Do not use tools to tighten only finger pressure A Reinstall and font cards following the procedure in your printer s user s manual A Reconnect parallel cables and power cord 4520 4520mp Installation The following describes and illustrates how to install the 3270 X ACT ina Xerox 4520 or 4520mp Desktop Laser Printer For more information refer to the user s manual for your specific 4500 series printer model Printer Preparation A Turnthe printer power off A Remove any installed high capacity feeders A Disconnect th
80. kspace BS 16h Move PP left 1 position Carriage Return CR Move PP to left margin End of Message EM 19h End of Message Form Feed FF OCh Skip to next page Horizontal Tab HT 05h Move PP right to next tab stop Interchange File Sep IFS 1Ch Space SCS Command Code Description Interchange Group Sep IGS 1Dh Space Page 11 6 User s Manual Interchange Record Sep IRS 1Eh Newline Interchange Unit Sep IUS 1Fh Space Line Feed LF 25h Move PP down to next line New Line NL 15h Send to printer Null 00h Space Set Line Density SLD 2BC6h Set vertical line spacing Set Horizontal Format SHF 2BC1h Set horizontal margins and tabs Set Vertical Format SVF 2BC2h Set vertical margins and tabs Transparency TRN 35h Pass following data after the count byte without translation Vertical Channel Select VCS 04h Send to printer Vertical Tab VT OBh Move PP down to next vertical tab SNA Printer Exception Conditions Sense Codes Exception conditions in SNA are reported by sending a negative response to the sender of the data The negative response contains a sense code that describes the type of exception condition that occurred Some of these conditions are errors and some are just temporary exceptions The following is a list of SNA sense codes that can be sent to the host as the result of an exception condition involving a printer Sense codes are made up of two bytes of
81. les governing the format of data and the control of information interchange between two communicating devices A device that takes input in one data communications format and outputs the data in another communications format A form of transparency used by the ULTRA and available in both SCS and DSC data streams One trigger and two trigger methods are provided Print Services Facility Pseudo transparency mode Random access memory Used for temporary storage of information A device that converts an image sequentially line by line instead of by vector To return components to a specified static state Standard coaxial cable interface used by host systems The last column at which data can be printed on a page Right margin Read only memory GLOSSARY Page GL 11 RTS 5 SCS Sense codes Serial interface Set horizontal format Set vertical format SHF SLD Slow poll mode SNA Space Stop bits SVF System printer Ready to send A hardware handshaking method in serial interfacing SNA character string EBCDIC control codes that are used to format data An SNA code that describes an exception condition A type of interface in which bytes are transmitted one bit at a time over a single wire and which can function over great distances The SCS command that describes left and right margins and horizontal tab stops The SCS command that describes top and bottom margins
82. lt the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for additional suggestions The booklet How to Identify and Resolve Radio TV Interference Problems prepared by the Federal Communications Commission may also be helpful This booklet is available from the US Government Printing Office Washington DC 20402 Stock No 004 000 00345 4 WARNING This equipment has been certified to comply with the limits fora Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC rules Only peripherals computer input output devices printers plotters etc certified to comply with the Class A commercial or Class B residential limits may be attached to the 3270 X ACT Operation with non certified peripherals is likely to result in interference to radio and TV reception Note This equipment uses shielded cables to meet compliance limits for a Class A computing device Shielded cables must be used to ensure this equipment continues to meet these limits The shield must be terminated to the metallic connector at both ends to guarantee adequate suppression of undesirable emissions All cables are fully double shielded Mylar foil and tinned copper braid Page VII Warnings Shock Never open the printer in which the 3270 X ACT is installed when the power is on or when it is connected to any power source Dismantling the 3270 X ACT may void the warranty Notes Standard Factory Setup Unless otherwise r
83. lue of the character pairs following the sequence will be sent to the printer until a terminator Esc is detected The default value is No Refer to Section 11 Transparency Modes for more information Note If this option 18 set to Yes Option 1 Column width should be set to 0 infinite line length Option 2 Lines Per Page should be set to 0 infinite page length and Option 15 Bold Print Emulation should be set to C none Otherwise unpredictable formatting errors could occur Refer to Section 12 Display Write 370 Support for more information 56 Reserved This option is reserved 57 DSC NL at EM Even If in Column 1 CONFIGURATION OPTIONS Page 4 11 IBM specifications state that the EM End of Message character will have the effect of sending a CR LF to the printer when the printhead is in any column other than column one Setting this option to No causes the 3270 X ACT to conform to this IBM specification while setting it to Yes causes a CR LF to be sent to the printer whenever an EM is received regardless of the printhead position The default value is No Refer to Section 15 DSC Data Streams for more information 58 Metacode Support Metacode is a variation of 35 Hex transparency If this option is set to Yes Metacode support is enabled If set to No 35h will be ignored The default value is No Refer to Section 11 Transparency Modes a
84. lues An explanation of when each table is invoked by the 3270 X ACT is included and a description of the functions performed by each table is provided Table 1 DSC to ASCII This translate table is invoked when a DSC data stream is detected by the 3270 X ACT and when Option 10 is set to A ASCII During an unformatted operation printing begins with the first data byte and continues until the last data byte is printed or until a valid EM character is received Each print line is left justified At the end of each printout a CR LF is sent to allow the printer to start the next printout at the left margin When an EM appears in the first print position of a print line a CR LF is not sent to the printer because the printer is already positioned at the left margin for the next printout In DSC 16h is a solid vertical line and is translated into an ASCII 7Ch and sent to the printer Some printers display a solid vertical line when a 7Ch is received and some display a broken vertical line 9 In DSC 17h is a broken vertical line and is translated into extended ASCII 99h an eight bit ASCII character This is compatible with Xerox laser printers DSC 31h is a hyphen and is translated into an ASCII 2Dh If DSC input codes for graphic characters international character sets or non translatable characters are found in the data they will be translated into a hyphen Six locations in the DSC to ASCII table are used to perform fun
85. mmand or data byte that is to be sent to the printer There is a one to one correspondence between what 1s received by the 3270 X ACT and what is sent to the printer IBM 35h is activated when Option 53 is set to Yes If Option 53 is set to then the trigger the count byte and all of the otherwise transparent characters will be printed normally as indicated by the active translate table see Section 7 Translate Tables Refer to Section 14 SCS Data Streams for more information on IBM 35h transparency Metacode Transparency Mode Metacode is a variation of 35h transparency with the exception that this transparency mode is handled directly by the printer rather than by the 3270 X ACT Metacode is used by some Xerox printers the Xerox 4235 for example The data seen by the 3270 X ACT and the printer are identical when this type of data is detected If Option 58 is set to Yes the 3270 X ACT will send the 35h and the count byte directly to the printer without any translation rather than removing them from the data stream It also sends the remaining bytes in the transparent packet without any translation For example the character string 35h 02h 41h 41h would be output to the printer in 35h transparency as two characters 4141 In Metacode transparency all four characters would be sent to the printer 35024141 If Option 58 is set to No then the trigger the count byte and all of the otherwise tr
86. n the SCS to ASCII table are used to perform functions The following chart indicates the function that will be performed upon the receipt of each SCS input value Input value Function 04h VCS Vertical Channel Select 05h HT Horizontal Tab 08h GE Graphic Escape 08 VT Vertical Tab OCh FF Form Feed 0Dh CR Carriage Return 15h NL New Line 16h BS Backspace 19h EM End of Message 1Eh IRS Interchange Record Separator 25h LF Line Feed 28h SA SCS Set Attribute 2Bh ESC SCS Escape 35h TRN Transparency 4Ah Trigger 1 character default User s Manual X Page 6 8 Table 2 SCS to ASCII P 26 2D 20 2 20 20 2 2D 2D 2D 20 20 20 20 2D 20 20 2D 2D 2D 05 amp 2 2 20 20 2 2 20 20 2D 2 2 2D 2D 2D 5 2D 2 2D 20 20 2 2 20 2 2D 2D 60 TRANSLATE TABLES Page 6 9 Translate Table 3 ASCII to ASCII Translate Table 3 is a pass through table used to send alternate host data to a printer using the ASCII character set It is invoked when the 3270 X ACT detects an ASCII data stream and when Option 10 is set to A ASCII or C Switchable This table is also used to pass through the configuration report created in ASCII to an ASCII printer when Option 10 is set to A ASCII If this table is modified by the user the co
87. nd Section 16 Xerox Applications for more information Note If this option 18 set to Yes Option 1 Column width should be set to 0 infinite line length Option 2 Lines Per Page should be set to 0 infinite page length and Option 15 Bold Print Emulation should be set to C none Otherwise unpredictable formatting errors could occur Refer to Section 12 Display Write 370 Support for more information 59 Laserpage Support Determines whether or not the 3270 X ACT supports Laserpage a software product that allows IBM AFP data streams to be printed to Xerox and Hewlett Packard laser printing systems Laserpage uses a transparency mode similar to pseudo transparency mode but with repeat count capabilities The default value is No If using Laserpage set this option to Yes Refer to Section 11 Transparency Modes for more information Note If this option 18 set to Yes Option 1 Column width should be set to 0 infinite line length Option 2 Lines Per Page should be set to 0 infinite page length and Option 15 Bold Print Emulation should be set to C none Otherwise unpredictable formatting errors could occur Refer to Section 12 Display Write 370 Support for more information 60 Xerox Graphic Window Support Determines whether or not the 3270 X ACT supports Graphic Windows a feature of Xerox printers The default is value No Refer to Section 16 Xer
88. nd an ASCII BS 08h to printer if the print position is not already at the left margin End of Message EM 19h An End of Message generates a new line except when it occurs in the first printing column dependent upon the setting of Option 52 Form Feed FF OCh The Form Feed command moves the presentation position to the top and left margins of the next page Horizontal Tab HT 05h The Horizontal Tab command moves the presentation position horizontally to the next tab stop to the right The horizontal tab stops are determined by the Set Horizontal Format command Tab commands are translated into the appropriate number of spaces and sent to the printer If there are no horizontal tab stops to the right of the current position the HT is treated as a space character Interchange File Separator IFS 1Ch One of four Interchange Separator Commands used to delimit information strings in SCS data streams The 3270 X ACT interprets it as a space Interchange Group Separator IGS 1Dh The 3270 X ACT interprets this Interchange Separator as a space SCS DATA STREAMS Page 11 3 Interchange Record Separator IRS 1Eh The 3270 X ACT interprets this Interchange Separator as a new line Interchange Unit Separator IUS 1Fh The 3270 X ACT interprets this Interchange Separator as a space Line Feed LF 25h The Line Feed command moves the presentation position down to the next line The column
89. nd the next two pages contain a sample Auto Buffer Report This report is useful for analyzing data streams and it will sometimes be requested by AGILE technical support when diagnosing printing problems The data presented by this report is a buffer dump of the data that the 3270 X ACT receives along with a printout of the host print job being sent to the printer SSA Agile 6287UltraVersion 46 00 8344 Dip A 80 Dip B 00 0 xl x2 x3 x4 xb x6 x7 x8 x9 xA xB xC xD xF 0000 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 1F 10 00 00 0010 00 15 00 50 07 81 03 05 50 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0020 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0030 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0040 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 31 74 00 00 0050 FO AC AO 8 AD 00 00 00 00 00 00 FO 00 00 00 00 I 0060 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 F8 0070 AO 82 14 24 20 20 10 80 88 8D 10 AC 84 8D 94 A 5 4 0 0 a ion 0080 FO 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0000 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 FO 2 98 92 0060 93 84 8C 34 FO 00 FO 82 21 20 22 20 22 29 28 t e S 0 2 02 9 8 00 0 FO B2 84 8B 84 82 93 10 8E 8D 84 10 8E 85 10 93 Se l ect n e o f t 0100 87 84 10 85 8E 8B 8B 8E 96 88 8D 86 34 FO 00 00 h e fo 1 1 V ion gi 0190 00 00 00 00 00 FO 21 32 00 B4 92 84 91 10 93 80 a Page
90. nes per page Option 2 to 51 92 51 cent sign 6 is Trigger 1 the question mark 2 indicates that the following character sequence is a configuration option command the numeral two 2 indicates that the configuration option to be defined is Option 2 the equals sign is used to separate the option number from the valid option parameter value the numeral fifty one 51 is the value of the option parameter and the semicolon is the terminator Valid option parameters will be one of the following depending upon the option Adecimal numeric value e Atwo character hexadecimal value Theletter value of an option parameter A E A Y for YES or an for NO Page 7 2 User s Manual After the user s selections are keyed on the screen press the local copy key on the terminal The 3270 X ACT will interpret each command and store the new selections in its non volatile battery backed RAM This is a form of permanent storage that will hold the selections even when the unit is powered off The command sequences will not be printed They will affect only the configuration of the 3270 X ACT Multiple Option Selections The user can change the parameters of more than one option in a single line Only one terminator per line is necessary to download option values To download several option parameters on a single line the user must separate each sequence with a comma after each valid o
91. nfiguration report created in ASCII to an EBCDIC printer when Option 10 is set either to B EBCDIC or C Switchable If this table is modified by the user the configuration report sent to the printer will be affected Input value Function 09h Tab Table 6 ASCII to EBCDIC D 8 8 ecR8 amp ioR wid 8 Bjo 8 8 2 09 Bjc 8 lt lt 8 8 81 25 8 8 8 lt lt 5 6 8 8 8 M 8 8 81 8315 21 8 TRANSLATE TABLES Page 6 15 Table 7 DSC to ASCII APL This table is invoked by the 3270 X ACT when a DSC data stream is detected by the 3270 X ACT and when Option 10 is set to A ASCII Option 11 is set to Yes and Option 20 is set either to B 2K with EAB or D 4K with EAB Five locations in the DSC to ASCII APL table are used to perform functions The following chart indicates the function that will be performed upon the receipt of each DSC input value Input value Function 00h Null Olh EM End of Message 02h FF Form Feed 03h NL New Line 05h CR Carriage Return User s Manual X Page 6 16 Table 7 DSC to ASCII APL
92. nfiguration report sent to the printer will be affected Translate Table 3 ASCII to ASCII NIN o o 8 8 lt 28 81 lt 8 6 08 a8 olo 98 58 8 2 8 8 8 8 8 C RIB gt gt BIAB ABlO 99 Blo 8 8 8 gt 2 A 81081 893 Be 8 lt 8 78 08 8 9 S 2 1 CI mim gz ala Blo Alo Rl 9 9 58 ala 905 9 amp d 8 8 r 8 32 2 42 B 52 R 62 b 72 r 82 9S8 szuileg8 zS9l 8 8 8 8 8 x 8 S 3 358 28 8 8 5 B Page 6 10 User s Manual Table 4 DSC to EBCDIC Translate Table 4 is invoked when a DSC data stream is detected by the 3270 X ACT and when Option 10 is set to B EBCDIC or C Switchable During an unformatted operation printing begins with the first data byte and continues until the last data byte is printed or until a valid EM character is received Each print line is left justified At the end of each printout a CR LF is sent to allow the printer to start the next printout at the left margin W
93. nter and the print position will be the left and top margins of the next page SECTION 13 XEROX APPLICATIONS General Information The 3270 X ACT also supports Xerox transparency triggered by 36h in the data stream Refer to Option 5 in Section 5 Configuration Options and to Section 11 Transparency Modes for details on Xerox 36h transparency Other special Xerox features supported include UDKs user defined keys XPAF Graphic Windows and EBCDIC font downloads and Metacode 3270 X ACT implementation of these features is described below User Defined Keys UDKs Xerox Corporation produces a number of printers that have very sophisticated font and graphic capabilities The 3270 X ACT offers special support for Xerox printers in XDPM mode 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 The XDPM mode on the Xerox 4235 also provides the XES command set Commands that control these printers are always preceded by an escape character The escape character is sometimes not a legal character in a mainframe environment Therefore UDKs or user defined keys were implemented to allow any one of 256 different characters to be assigned as the escape character The 3270 X ACT keeps track of which character is currently being used as the UDK Note The character assigned as UDK should be different than the character assigned as pseudo tran
94. nter chassis They must be flush Turn the thumbscrews clockwise to tighten Do not use tools to tighten only finger pressure A Replace the rear cover by sliding the tabs on the bottom of the cover into their slots and pushing forward until the tabs on top click into place A Reinstall and font cards following the procedure in your printer s user s manual reconnect parallel cables and power cord Page 2 4 User s Manual 4517 4517mp Installation The following describes and illustrates how to install the 3270 X ACT ina Xerox 4517 or4517mp Desktop Laser Printer For more information refer to the user s manual for your specific 4500 series printer model Printer Preparation A Turn the printer power off A Disconnect the power cord and remove all cables A Remove any installed font cards Opening the Printer A Loosen the thumbscrews by turning them counter clockwise the thumbscrews are not removable CAUTION Controller boards are sensitive to Static electricity Before proceeding with the removal of your printer s controller board discharge any static electricity from your body bytouching something metal such as the metal plate on the back of the printer Do this BEFORE each time you handle the controller board Remove the controller board by grasping it and pulling toward you with firm and even force Place the controller on the ream of paper Inserting the 3270 X ACT Locate an ava
95. o that form of transparency The 3270 X ACT can use standard IBM 35h Xerox 36h and Xerox Metacode transparency The 3270 X ACT provides its own version of transparency called pseudo transparency mode PTM It also is capable of supporting MD Laser and AGILE Laserpage pseudo transparency Note If the user or the user s application embeds transparent or pseudo transparent strings in the data stream Option 1 Column Width should be set to 0 infinite line length Option 2 Lines Per Page should be set to 0 infinite page length and Option 15 Bold Print Emulation should be set to C none Otherwise unpredictable formatting errors may occur For more information refer to Section 12 Display Write 370 Support IBM 35 Hex Transparency Mode This form of transparency is valid only in SCS data streams In IBM 35h transparency the trigger character is 35h and it indicates the start of the transparent data stream The 35h is followed by a count byte that indicates the length in bytes of the transparent data stream not counting the count byte itself The count byte is followed by the actual data to be sent For instance the following code will send a Xerox 4045 printer reset command Esc X using 35h transparency 35031B2B58 Page 8 2 User s Manual This includes the trigger 35h the count byte 03h and the three bytes for 1Bh 2Bh 58h The user can generate any possible eight bit co
96. ockwise the thumbscrews are not removable CAUTION Controller boards are sensitive to static electricity Before proceeding with the removal of your printers controller hoard discharge any static electricity from your body hy touching something metal such as the metal plate on the back of the printer Do this BEFORE each time you handle the controller hoard INSTALLATION Page 2 3 A Remove the controller board by grasping the handle on the bottom and pulling toward you with firm and even force Place the controller on the ream of paper Inserting the 3270 X ACT A Locate an available XNIO slot on the controller board NOTE The 4505 4505ps only has one XNIO slot A With the phillips screwdriver remove the plate covering the interface port Line up the 3270 X ACT s connector to the slot on the controller board and slide the coax interface through the port opening so that PSIO is properly aligned Gently press the card straight down onto the controller board until the unit is firmly in place CAUTION 00 NOT press the PSIO on to the controller hoard at an angle or interface pins could be bent damaging the unit and causing it to not function properly Returning the Printer to Operation Slide the controller board back into the printer aligning the edge of the board in the guide rails Push the controller board firmly into place Make certain that there is no space between the controller board and the pri
97. ombines the two bytes prior to the asterisk to form a count byte and it combines the two bytes after the asterisk to form a repeat byte The 3270 X ACT then sends out the repeat byte to the printer the number of times indicated by the count byte This provides some compression of graphic data are some examples using the default Trigger 1 that show the output sent to the printer upon receiving input from the coax host when using MD Laser pseudo transparency Host Input to 3270 X ACT ASCII Output C2616263 abc C2 61 62 63 abc C2 41 02 42 05 43 ABBCCCCC TRANSPARENCY MODES Page 8 5 If Option 55 is set to No the default then the trigger and all of the otherwise transparent characters will be printed normally as indicated by the active translate table see Section 7 Translate Tables Laserpage Pseudo Transparency The 3270 X ACT is capable of supporting Laserpage a software product that allows IBM AFP data streams to be printed to Xerox and Hewlett Packard laser printing systems Laserpage uses a transparency mode similar to Trigger 1 Trigger 2 PTM but with repeat count capabilities If Option 59 15 set to Yes when the 3270 X ACT detects Trigger 1 followed by Trigger 2 in the data stream it begins checking for valid pairs of hexadecimal characters When the 3270 X ACT detects an asterisk it combines the two bytes prior to the asterisk to form a count byte and it combines the two by
98. ommonly found in the printable data stream see Section 5 Configuration Options and refer to Options 32 and 34 for information on restrictions on the selection of triggers The default trigger Is a cent sign The one trigger mode requires a count byte following the trigger that tells the 3270 X ACT how many pairs of additional characters will follow the count byte the count byte is not included in the count To send 1 ASCII escape character requires five input characters the trigger the hexadecimal count byte 01h and the hexadecimal ASCII escape character 1Bh 011B To send the Xerox 4045 reset sequence requires nine characters the trigger the hexadecimal count byte 03h and the hexadecimal reset sequence 1Bh 2Bh and 58h 031B2B58 MD Laser Pseudo Transparency The 3270 X ACT is capable of supporting continuous escape a form of pseudo transparency offered in Maersk Data products It is triggered by SCS Trigger see Option 34 followed by C2h If Option 55 is set to Yes when this sequence is detected in the data stream the 3270 X ACT will pass the subsequent hexadecimal pairs of data to the printer without translation until terminated when SCS Trigger is encountered again Spaces and control codes in between the Trigger characters are ignored When in use the 3270 X ACT begins checking for valid pairs of hexadecimal characters When the 3270 X ACT detects an asterisk it c
99. ons equipment Moves the print position one column to the left A non volatile temporary means of storage The ULTRA uses it to store configuration parameters A unit for measuring serial data transmission speed A base 2 numbering system A binary digit The smallest unit of binary information Either a 0 ora 1 Bottom margin A type of coaxial cable end A typestyle in which the strokes of the characters are thicker than normal The last line on which the ULTRA will allow a character to be printed Page GL 2 User s Manual Break An interruption of a transmission BS Backspace 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 Character codes are often represented in bytes CO 05 header Carriage Return Centronics CICS VS Cluster controller CNT Coax Column Configuration Control code Two DSC characters that some applications send to the printer A control character that unless set to be interpreted as a line end causes the printer to begin printing at the left margin of the current line The printer manufacturer that produced the parallel interface that is now the industry standard Also used to refer to the interface itself Customer Information Control System Virtual System A down line processor that collects data from a number of low speed devices th
100. ormat SVF 2 2 20444 11 4 Transparent 35 000000000010000 11 4 Vertical Tab VT OB Por Make 11 5 SCS Command Summary 2 2011 11 5 Page XIII SNA Printer Exception Conditions Sense Codes 11 6 RequestiErrors S ea 11 6 Request c ee 11 6 DSC DATA STREAMS 2 12 1 __ __ _ ____ 12 1 Carriage Return CR 5 12 1 End of Message EM 2 2402 0 000000000000 12 1 Form Feed d etu tete teretes te teo emer 12 1 New Line NLE 03h ee 12 1 XEROX APPLICATIONS 2 202 13 1 General Information 4 13 1 User Defined Keys UDKS 13 1 XPAF Support 13 1 Xerox Graphic Window Support 7 13 2 Allow EBCDIC Font Downloading 2 2222 0 13 2 Metacode Support 13 3 3 0 _ _ __
101. ox Applications for more information Note This option must be set to No if EBCDIC output is selected using Page 4 12 User s Manual Option 10 B or 10 61 Reserved This option is reserved 62 Allow EBCDIC Font Downloading Determines whether or not the 3270 X ACT supports the downloading of Xerox EBCDIC fonts The default value is Yes Refer to Section 16 Xerox Applications for more information Note This option must be set to No if EBCDIC output is selected using Option 10 B or 10 3270 X ACT Configuration Options Table The following table lists the 3270 X ACT General Configuration Options the valid range of values for each option the default value for each option and the values that be selected from the 3270 X ACT front panel values that cannot be selected from the front panel including programmable function strings and translate table values must be downloaded from either the coax host or from an alternate host CONFIGURATION OPTIONS Page 4 13 Configuration Description Valid Range Default Value 1 Column Width 132 2 Lines Per Page 0 3 Line Spacing 1 4 Null Line Suppression Y 5 Xerox 36h Transparancy N 6 Form Feed Before Local Copy N 7 Form Feed After Local Copy Y 8 New Line Sequence CR LF or LF CR A CR LF 9 Reserved D 10 Output in ASCII or EBCIIC A B A ASCII 11 Reserved 12 Reserved 13 Reser
102. position remains the same Option 3 Line Spacing may cause the 3270 X ACT to move down more than one line Null 00h The Null command is converted to a space by the 3270 X ACT Set Horizontal Format SHF 2BC1h The Set Horizontal Format command is used to set left and right margins horizontal tab stops that are used by the horizontal tab command and to set the maximum presentation position for the page The SHF command has multiple parameters in the following format SHF CNT MPP LM RM T1 TN Where SHF The Set Horizontal Format command code 2 CNT A Count of the number of bytes in this command string including the count byte MPP The maximum width of the print line Default is the line length of the physical device LM The character position of the Left Margin LM is also the first horizontal tab stop The LM value must be less than or equal to MPP The default is 1 RM The character position of the Right Margin The value of the RM must be greater than LM and less than or equal to MPP The character positions of the horizontal tab stops if any Valid tab stops are less than or equal to the value of MPP The tab stops do not have to be in any particular order Page 11 4 User s Manual Note All parameters are single byte binary numbers Set Line Density SLD 2BC6h The Set Line Density command is used to set the vertical line spacing to 6 or 8 lines per in
103. printer s output to suit the needs of the application A Print the document again using the 3270 X ACT Auto Buffer Report Auto Buffer Report An Auto Buffer Report is a tool useful for diagnostics and it will sometimes be requested by AGILE technical support for diagnosing printing problems An Auto Buffer Report will automatically output a buffer dump of the data that the 3270 X ACT receives along with a printout of the host print job being sent to the printer To print using the buffer dump feature X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X After the Auto Buffer Report has printed XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX sample Auto Buffer Report can be found in the Appendix Translate Table Report Some formatting problems may be caused by inappropriate changes to the translate tables especially changes made to values that perform special functions A translate table report allows the user to compare the current values in the table being used to translate the document to the values in the original table This report should be printed before and after making any changes to the translate tables For information on determining the active translate table refer to Section 7 Translate Tables To print a Translate Table Report After the report has finished printing XXXXXXXXXXX A sample Translate Table Report with all default values selected can be found in the Appendix Page 3 4 User s Manual Contacting
104. ption parameter value The following example illustrates multiple command selection where Trigger is the default cent sign It sets the column width Option 1 to 80 turns off local copy null line suppression Option 4 and sets output Option 10 to EBCDIC mode 21 80 4 10 Multiple lines may be used to download configuration option parameters Each line must have its own trigger and its own terminator Resetting All Options to Factory Defaults To reset all options to factory preset default values send the following command to the 3270 X ACT 70 where the cent sign 6 is Trigger 1 the default Note This command will reset all General Configuration options all programmable function strings and all translate tables to their factory presets All modifications to any parameters will be lost Download Error Messages Errors in command sequences will result in the 3270 X ACT sending a download error message to the printer An invalid option number will result in the following message DOWNLOAD ERROR BAD OPTION FIELD VALUE COAX HOST CONFIGURATION Page 7 3 If this message is printed no change will take effect The user must resend the command sequence with a valid option number If the user was sending multiple command sequences to the 3270 X ACT all valid option numbers will be changed but the invalid option numbers will remain unchanged A General Configuration Report must be printed to dete
105. r printers buffer all data received it is not necessary to retransmit any data from a previous page The system should be configured to halt when an Intervention Required is received so when the error condition is cleared the system will continue transmitting from where it left off Intervention Required can be disabled to prevent the error message from being sent or a delay can be set to give the user time to fix the problem 27 Intervention Required Delay This option determines how many minutes the 3270 X ACT will wait after receiving a parallel printer fault indication before sending an Intervention Required message to the coax host if Option 26 is set to Yes If the problem is minor such as a paper jam the user may correct the problem before it needs to be reported The user may select any value between 0 immediate and 255 The default value is 10 minutes 28 Reserved This option is reserved 29 Reserved This option is reserved 30 Pseudo Transparency Mode PTM Selection Determines which of two methods will be used to begin pseudo transparency mode A Trigger 1 Trigger 2 or B Trigger 1 Count Byte CONFIGURATION OPTIONS Page 4 7 The default value is A Refer to Section 11 Transparency Modes for more information 31 Discard PTM Terminating Delimiter Determines whether or not the 3270 X ACT when Option 30 is set to A Trigger 1 Trigger 2 PTM will discard th
106. r site should contact a qualified electrician Operating Environment The 3270 X ACT operates best within the specified temperature relative humidity tolerances for the particular 4500 series printer in which it is installed Page 2 2 User s Manual Unpacking After removing the 3270 X ACT from the shipping container inspect the unit for any damage in shipment Immediately report any damage to the freight carrier Save the packing container Do not remove the unit from its antistatic enclosure until it is ready for installation Package Contents Except when ordered otherwise the 3270 X ACT includes the 3270 X ACT internal PSIO protocol converter and this user s manual Should either of these items be missing or damaged contact an AGILE sales representative 4505 4505ps 4510 4510ps Installation The following describes and illustrates how to install the 3270 X ACT Xerox 4505 4505ps 4510 or4510ps Desktop Laser Printer For more information refer to the user s manual for your specific 4500 series printer model Printer Preparation Turnthe printer power off Disconnect the power cord and remove all cables Remove any installed font cards Opening the Printer A Release the rear cover latches by pressing down on the tabs at the top of the cover A Remove the rear cover by pulling it towards you and lifting up to expose the thumbscrews Loosen the thumbscrews by turning them counter cl
107. rame An AGILE mainframe software product that allows high resolution AFP generated text and graphics to be printed on Xerox and Hewlett Packard printers without installing IBM PSF The digit representing the least value e g in 1024 the 4 is the least significant Light emitting diode Emits light when voltage is applied Used on the ULTRA front panel to indicate modes The number of the first column at which a character can be printed on a page Line feed Vertical spacing or the number of lines per inch that can be printed on a page A control code that advances the print position down by one line Left margin A screen print operation from a coax attached terminal that goes directly through the controller to the ULTRA and the printer Interface information required by the host for each attached device RAM used to display a displayable or printable image A number assigned to a physical device for identification purposes Logical Unit Type 1 SCS compatible Logical Unit Type 3 DSC compatible A large expensive computer generally used for information processing in large businesses colleges and other Page GL 8 User s Manual organizations The largest fastest and most expensive class of computers Margin The number of spaces between the Maximum presentation line Maximum presentation position Metacode Mode Most significant digit MPL MPP N National semicon
108. rmine which of the options in the command sequences were valid and which were incorrect An invalid option parameter a value outside the valid range for the option will result in the following message The example shown indicates that the parameter value for Option 45 was not in the valid range for that option DOWNLOAD ERROR BAD DATA FIELD VALUE 45 X X THROWN AWAY In the event that this message is printed the user must resend the command sequence for Option 45 with a parameter value in the valid range for that option An invalid separator message indicates that the option number and the parameter value were not separated by an equals sign DOWNLOAD ERROR BAD FIELD SEPARATOR Downloading Programmable Function Strings PFS downloading commands take the following format Trigger 1 the cent sign 6 is the default percent sign PFS hexadecimal data pair s percent sign Note that the percent sign both initiates and terminates the downloading sequence No spaces are allowed For example if Trigger is the default cent sign the following sequence will define the PFS 0 Power On Sequence as the hexadecimal pairs 31h and 32h 03132 The cent sign 6 is Trigger 1 the first percent sign indicates that the following character sequence is a PFS configuration command the numeral zero 0 indicates that the PFS to be defined is PFS 0 the numerals 31 and 32 are the hexadecimal pairs that will be
109. s Medallion Support Program extends the AGILE two year Standard Warranty by one year to three years plus it includes three years of Express Exchange Service all at a savings of one third off the standard price Page vi User s Manual FCC Statement This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy If it is not installed and used in strict accordance with AGILE s instructions it may cause interference to radio and television reception This equipment has been tested and complies with the limits for a Class A computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio and television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient the receiving antenna Relocate the printer with respect to the receiver A Move the printer away from the receiver 4 Plug the printer into a different outlet so that the 3270 X ACT and receiver are on different branch circuits If necessary the user should consu
110. s The command is followed by a count byte that indicates the number of bytes of transparent data to follow The command has the following format SCS DATA STREAMS Page 11 5 TRN CNT Where TRN is the Transparent command code 35h CNT is a single binary byte denoting the number of bytes in the transparent block The Count value does not include the count byte The Transparent command is especially important because it gives the user the ability to generate any possible 8 bit command or data byte to be output to the attached device Many of the extended 8 bit ASCII command codes used by printers and plotters must be transmitted as transparent data streams because they cannot be generated or passed through the IBM system without being modified Each byte of data is sent to the printer without translation For example the following 8 bit EBCDIC codes are the RESET command for a Xerox laser printer 3503 1B2B58 35 is the transparent command code 03 is the count of the data bytes to be sent to the attached device and 1B 2B and 58 are the three bytes to be sent to the attached device Vertical Tab VT OBh The Vertical Tab command moves the presentation position down to the next vertical tab stop position The vertical tab stops are determined by the Set Vertical Format command If no vertical tab stop exists below the current line the VT is treated as a line feed SCS Command Summary SCS Command Code Description Bac
111. s can also be configured with Type B device adapters for support of Category B devices Category A Devices Category B Devices 3262 Line Printer 3277 Display Station 3278 Display Station 3284 Character Printer 3279 Color Display Station 3286 Character Printer 3287 Character Printer 3288 Line Printer 3289 Line Printer VTAM and Network Control Program Page 10 2 User s Manual Requirements The 3174 3274 or 3276 control unit to which the 3270 X ACT is attached must be defined as a type 2 physical unit and the logical unit type 1 or 3 definition must be included for each 3270 X ACT to be attached The following is an example of log mode entry tables for DSC and SCS that may be used with the 3270 X ACT If necessary consult with the Company System Manager regarding specific requirements for the system environment and applications DSC2K MODEENTLOGMODE DSC2K BIND USED FOR APPLICATION SESSIONS FUNCTION MANAGEMENT PROFILE RANSMISSIO SERVICES PROFILE RIMARY PROTOCOL ECONDARY PROTOCOL 0 R FMPROF X 037 TSPROF X 03 PRIPROT X B1 SECPROT X 90 COMPROT X 3080 RUSIZES X 8787 MON PROTOCOL RUSIZE 1024 SEC RUSIZE 1024 PSERVIC X 030000000000185018507 00 LU SERVICES PROFILE SCS ODEENT LOGMODE SCS BIND USED FOR APPLICATION SESSIONS FMPROF X 03 FUNCTION MANAGEMENT PROFILE TSPROF X 03 TRANSMISSIO SERVICES PROFIL
112. s in a PFS the 3270 X ACT will send that PFS p us PFS nto the printer For example if PFS 2 is defined as xx xx xx 7 where xx represents a hexadecimal pair whenever PFS 2 is executed the contents of both PFS 2 and PFS 7 will be sent to the printer Downloading Translate Tables All spaces nulls and carriage control characters CR NL LF FF will be ignored during translate table downloading This allows the user to separate entries for easier reading and it prevents the data from becoming corrupted by host forms control Note If the user intends to download translate tables within the data streams of print jobs Option 1 Column Width should be set to 0 infinite line length Option 2 Lines Per Page should be set to 0 infinite page length and Option 15 Bold Print Emulation should be set to C none Otherwise unpredictable formatting errors could occur Refer to Section 12 Display Write 370 Support for more information Downloading an Entire Translate Table COAX HOST CONFIGURATION Page 7 5 Downloading an entire translate table will use the following format Trigger the cent sign is the default exclamation point translate table all 256 hexadecimal data pairs in the table in order The following example illustrates downloading the contents of Translate Table 1 where Trigger is the default cent sign and where xx xx represents the 256 values of a translate table
113. s it in the form desired by the user A DisplayWrite 370 function in which two characters may be printed in the same presentation position Program attention key 1 Program attention key 2 The method by which page boundaries margins are determined Page control may be done either by the host application or by the ULTRA 8 bits of a byte are transmitted simultaneously through 8 parallel wires A bit added to a data word that is used for error checking Simple parity can be either odd or even Programmable function string An output unit that graphs data by automatically controlled pens Power on reset The method by which a peripheral device announces to the host that it is ready The number of the line that is the current presentation position The line and column number of the current position on the page Represents a single page of printed output Page GL 10 User s Manual Print screen Printer Program attention key Programmable function string Protocol Protocol converter Pseudo transparency PSF PTM R RAM Rasterizer Reset RG62 A U Right margin RM ROM A PC keyboard command that will print the text currently displayed on the screen An output device that produces hard copy output Found on displays and printers these keys inform the host of operator actions An instruction string used by the ULTRA to activate printer features A set of ru
114. s should be attempted only by advanced users with a clear understanding of how the translate tables function Translate Table Selection The 3270 X ACT determines the appropriate translation table to use based upon both the user s configuration of the 3270 X ACT and the data stream it receives The output ASCII or EBCDIC is determined by the user s configuration of the 3270 X ACT using configuration Option 10 Option 11 determines if APL output is supported for DSC data streams when Option 10 is configured for ASCII output and when Option 20 is configured for EAB support The input is detected by analysis of the data stream by the 3270 X ACT When an EBCDIC character from the host arrives at the 3270 X ACT it may be either DSC or SCS data See Section 14 SCS Data Streams and Section 15 DSC Data Streams for more information The table to be used is selected by the 3270 X ACT by combining the information from the input and output variables as follows Input A data stream is ASCII from an alternate host the appropriate translate table is 3 for ASCII output or 6 for EBCDIC output A If the coax host data stream is in DSC format the appropriate translate table is 1 for ASCII output 4 EBCDIC output or 7 APL output A If the coax host data stream is in SCS format the appropriate translate table is 2 for ASCII output 5 EBCDIC output or 8 APL output Output A Ifthe 3270 X ACT is configured
115. sent to the printer when this PFS is invoked and the second percent sign is the terminator To replace the definition of a PFS download a new definition To delete a PFS replace the definition with a space the ASCII space character is 20h For example the following sequence deletes the contents of PFS 0 020 Page 7 4 User s Manual PFSs are restricted to a maximum of 76 characters The custom banner PFS D is entered as text rather than as pairs of hexadecimal characters Note If the user intends to download PFS definitions within the data streams of print jobs Option 1 Column Width should be set to 0 infinite line length Option 2 Lines Per Page should be set to 0 infinite page length and Option 15 Bold Print Emulation should be set to C none Otherwise unpredictable formatting errors could occur Refer to Section 12 Display Write 370 Support for more information Multiple Function Strings Programmable Function Strings may be set up so they will automatically execute additional PFSs By including a plus sign as the last character PFS the 3270 X ACT will send that PFS p us the following PFS to the printer For example if PFS 3 is defined as xx xx xx where xx represents a hexadecimal pair whenever PFS 3 is executed the contents of both PFS 3 and PFS 4 will be sent to the printer By including a plus sign anda PFS number as the last two character
116. served This option is reserved 18 Reserved This option is reserved 19 Reserved This option is reserved 20 Reserved This option is reserved 21 Reserved This option is reserved 22 Reserved This option is reserved 23 Reserved This option is reserved 24 Reserved This option is reserved 25 Reserved This option is reserved 26 Intervention Required The host should be informed when a problem is detected at the printer or the protocol converter This option determines whether or not the 3270 X ACT transmits an Intervention Required message to the coax host when a Page 4 6 User s Manual printer fault e g out of paper is reported by a parallel attached printer The default value is Yes In the event of a parallel printer error the PRINTER READY light on the 3270 X ACT front panel will go out and the CHECK light will go on Coax host systems react differently to Intervention Required In some cases the printer may be disabled until a command is sent to reacquire the printer After the error condition is cleared the 3270 X ACT informs the system and printing can restart either at page 1 from the top of the page where the intervention occurred or from where the printing stopped If the handling of intervention is causing a problem the best solution is to change the way in which the system responds to it For example since lase
117. sparency Trigger 1 Otherwise unpredictable results may occur XPAF Support XPAF Xerox Printer Access Facility accepts Advanced Function Printing Data Stream AFPDS data and converts it for use by Xerox printers 4030 2700 4045 3700 etc When installed for use with one of these printers XPAF expects to see a 3287 like device such as the 3270 X ACT at the end of the coax cable These data types are sometimes corrupted by host system forms control The 3270 X ACT takes this fact into consideration and strips away any Page 13 2 User s Manual forms control that might corrupt these data types The 3270 X ACT is capable of supporting two important XPAF features These are EBCDIC fonts and EBCDIC graphic windows Originally intended for EBCDIC printers these sequences can be sent to an ASCII printer when attached to the 3270 X ACT The 3270 X ACT s support of XPAF allows the protocol converter to be in ASCII output mode at all times This is an important feature to 3270 X ACT users that require the alternate host port s for PC type data The 3270 X ACT contains special translate tables to accommodate this feature These are not related to the user definable translate tables referred to elsewhere in this manual They are located in ROM and are unchangeable When either a font or graphic window 15 detected these translate tables are in effect At the end of the font or graphic window the translate table is
118. spective DisplayWrite feature is implemented Refer to the printer user s manual for the appropriate control sequences for each of these functions For instructions on programming PFSs refer to Section 9 Coax Host Configuration or Section 10 Alternate Host Configuration Document Formatting Information With DisplayWrite 370 enabled when Option 15 Bold Print Emulation is set either to 3287 printer emulation or B DisplayWrite 370 emulation the data stream is handled in quite a different way than when DisplayWrite is disabled When DisplayWrite is OFF the data stream is sent to the printer a character at a time as it is received In this mode it is permissible for the user to embed printer specific escape sequences or PFS commands in the data stream with predictable results However users with laser printers will be unable to achieve bolding of text unless they invoke a bold font When DisplayWrite is ON each line of text is buffered until a new line CR LF is received or until the column limit determined by Option 1 Page 9 2 User s Manual Column Width is reached whichever comes first No escape sequences should be added to the data stream by the user when DisplayWrite is ON because these escape sequences will be added to the column count and because they will come into conflict with the escape sequences being sent to the printer by the 3270 X ACT In other words the user cannot expect
119. switched to the one in effect before the graphic window or font was detected Xerox Graphic Window Support When the 3270 X ACT sees UDK Esc gw a graphic window is being processed The UDK is the user defined key Please refer to the Xerox printer programmer reference for further information on this escape sequence If the user s application requires this feature and if the user would like to use the printer in ASCII mode this option should be set to Yes Refer to Option 60 in Section 5 Configuration Options Note If the 3270 X ACT 15 in EBCDIC output mode see Option 10 Option 60 must be set to No Allow EBCDIC Font Downloading When the 3270 X ACT sees UDK Esc A or UDK Esc F a font download is being processed The UDK is the user defined key Please refer to the Xerox printer programmer reference for further information on this escape sequence If the user s application requires this feature and if the user would like to use the printer in ASCII mode this option should be set to Yes Refer to Option 62 in Section 5 Configuration Options Note If the 3270 X ACT 15 in EBCDIC output mode see Option 10 Option 62 must be set to No XEROX APPLICATIONS Page 13 3 Metacode Support Some Xerox printers are capable of accepting Metacode data The Xerox 4235 is a Metacode capable printer for example The data seen by the 3270 X ACT and the printer are identical when this t
120. ter test that can be used to verify the connection between the printer and the 3270 X ACT To perform this test The printer will begin printing a continuous stream of the EBCDIC or ASCII character sets from SPACE through DELETE followed by a CR LF Allow the printer to output several pages of data then verify that all of the pages are formatted identically To end the printer test A sample printer test can be found in the Appendix If the report does not print A Check that both the 3270 X ACT and the printer are connected to a power source powered on and on line A Verify that the 3270 X ACT is securely connected to the printer and in the proper port refer to Section 2 Installation A Verify that the RG 62 A U coaxial cable is securely connected to the 3270 X ACT A The 3270 X ACT may be configured incorrectly refer to Section 4 Configuration Options Page 3 2 User s Manual A Confirm that the printer is functioning properly by having it perform a self test Refer to the printer user s manual for instructions If the report prints garbage A The 3270 X ACT may be incorrectly configured for ASCII or EBCDIC the default is ASCII This setting is determined by configuration Option 10 Refer to Section 4 Configuration Options for information on changing the settings of configuration options General Configuration Report This report will print out a list of all of the 3270 X
121. tes after the asterisk to form a repeat byte The 3270 X ACT then sends out the repeat byte to the printer the number of times indicated by the count byte This provides some compression of graphic data Normal pseudo transparency then resumes are some examples using the defaults for Trigger 1 and Trigger 2 that show the output sent to the printer upon receiving input from the coax host when using AGILE Laserpage pseudo transparency Host Input to 3270 X ACT ASCII Output 616263 abc 4102 4205 43 ABBCCCCC If Option 59 is set to No the default setting then the trigger and all of the otherwise transparent characters will be printed normally as indicated by the active translate table see Section 7 Translate Tables Other Pseudo Transparency Mode Considerations Some applications insert unnecessary spaces before pseudo transparency trigger character s Option 13 Suppress Spaces Before PTM Packets will tell the 3270 X ACT to delete any spaces or null characters in between a PTM trigger and the text that precedes the trigger To delete unnecessary space characters set Option 13 to Yes The default setting is No In Trigger 1 Trigger 2 pseudo transparency mode PTM is terminated with any character outside the valid range of values the valid range is 0 9 and A F Option 31 Discard Terminating Delimiter gives users the option of either printing or discarding the terminating char
122. ting results this option should be set to infinite page length if any of the following are true Refer to Section 12 Display Write 370 Support for more information A the user or the user s application embeds escape sequences in the data stream A the user or the user s application embeds transparency or pseudo transparency strings in the data stream the user embeds 3270 X ACT commands configuration translate table or PFS commands within print jobs 3 Line Spacing This option allows the user to set line spacing to any value between 1 and 9 Any line feeds received from the coax host or sent out by the 3270 X are multiplied by the value of this option The default is 1 single spacing 4 Local Copy Null Line Suppression In a local copy or DSC print job this option determines whether or not lines containing only nulls are printed The default value is Yes CONFIGURATION OPTIONS Page 4 3 5 Xerox 36 Hex Transparency If this option is set to Yes Xerox 36 Hex transparency is enabled If this option is set to No 36h will be ignored The default value is No Refer to Section 11 Transparency Modes for more information Note If this option 18 set to Yes Option 1 Column width should be set to 0 infinite line length Option 2 Lines Per Page should be set to 0 infinite page length and Option 15 Bold Print Emulation should be set to C none Oth
123. tion 4 4 T6 4 5 17 Reserved eese 4 5 18 lt tee 4 5 Page x User s Manual 4 5 20 AT 4 5 2d RESCIND 4 5 22 ResetVeda itd dta e eh betel 4 5 be ED 4 5 24 2 4 5 25 cte rene eee 4 5 26 Intervention 2 242 0 0 00 000000000000 221 4 5 27 Intervention Required Delay 1 1 2 000000000020 4 6 28 Reserved u uis iis ET te keine 4 6 20 RE TIE A 4 6 30 Pseudo Transparency Mode Selection 4 6 31 Discard Terminating Delimiter 4 7 32 DSC Trigger itt nei 4 7 337 D 5 IrISBel 273
124. to be able to control the printer with escape sequences at the same time that the 3270 X ACT is trying to control the printer because conflicts will inevitably occur with unpredictable results Similarly the user should avoid embedding PFS commands in the data stream when DisplayWrite is ON While these commands are not added to the column count they can cause formatting problems because they are not buffered along with the text Rather they are sent to the printer immediately upon receipt by the 3270 X ACT Thus any PFS command will affect the entire line of text not just the text that follows the command For instance if PFS 9 DisplayWrite 370 Bolding On and PFS A DisplayWrite 370 Bolding Off are on the same line of text no text in the line will be bolded because the printer will receive bold on and bold off commands before any text is sent to the printer Note To avoid unexpected formatting results Option 1 Column Width should be set to infinite line length Option 2 Lines Per Page should be set to infinite page length and Option 15 Bold Print Emulation should be set to C none if any of the following are true A the user or the user s application embeds escape sequences in the data stream A the user or the user s application embeds transparency or pseudo transparency strings in the data stream A the user embeds 3270 X ACT commands configuration translate table or PFS commands within print jobs
125. ved 14 Reserved 15 Bold Emulation C None 16 Reserved 17 Reserved 18 Reserved 19 Reserved 20 Reserved 21 Reserved 22 Reserved i 23 Reserved 24 Reserved 25 Reserved 26 Intervention Required Y 27 Intervention Required Delay 10 minutes 28 Reserved Page 4 14 User s Manual lt x d 2 j Configuration Description g Default Value je 29 Reserved 30 Transparancy 31 Discard Transparancy Delimiter N 32 DSC Transparancy Trigger 1 1B 33 DSC Transparancy Trigger 2 1A 34 SCS Transparancy Trigger 1 4A 35 SCS Transparancy Trigger 2 5B 36 Reserved gt lt 4 37 Reserved 38 Reserved _ 39 Transparancy Trigger 1 Output 9B 40 Reserved hd 41 Reserved 42 Reserved 43 Reserved 44 Reserved 45 Reserved 2 46 Reserved 47 Reserved 48 49 05 Header Elimination 50 Reserved 51 NL at DSC EM Even in Infinite N 52 Ignore SCS EM if in Column 1 53 Ignore 35h Transparancy N 54 Reserved EE 55 MD Laser Supported N 56 Reserved LL CONFIGURATION OPTIONS Page 4 15 Configuration Description Valid Range Default Value NL at DSC EM Even in Column
126. ype of data is detected Metacode data is triggered by a 35h in the data stream immediately followed by a count byte then the data itself The data is not translated in this sequence Additional information can be found in Section 11 Transparency Modes Please refer to the Xerox printer programmer reference for further information on this escape sequence Refer to Option 58 in Section 5 Configuration Options Users with applications that require a Metacode capable printer should set this option to Yes APPENDIX APPENDIX General Information The Appendix contains samples of the General Configuration Report Printer Test Auto Buffer Report and Translate Table Report 2 User s Manual Printer Test This page contains a sample Printer Test A printer test checks the connection between the 3270 X ACT and the printer In performing this test the 3270 X ACT sends the printer a continuous stream of characters including alphabetic Oba ay SOBRE SES LIT SES ODE XI OPE 50 ES SEE pus 0 PODER LI SES 4 FS Ce Ces OPER 0123456789 0123456789

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