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Xerox Printer FS 5250 IPC User's Manual

1. In order to specify the timeout for a specific input port an FSL Function Selection via the Line sequence must be sent to the port in question To do this a temporary Escape ESC Character must be defined first This is done in the following way amp amp lt character gt The sequence amp amp will define 5 as the ESC Character ay Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide Timeout is specified in FSL Function 100 This function has the following syntax where is the escape character Y100 lt timeout gt user string Timeout 0 to 255 indicating number of seconds Factory default 20 seconds User Optional string in HEX to be sent to string the printer before transmission of data when the printer is selected by the share unit NOTE The Timeout string must be ane line command sequence see example overleaf When function Y100 has been defined for the twinax port the following will happen When the twinax port takes over the printer after another port has been used the defined string will be sent to the printer and the FSL and host settings will be re established Y100 0 If the FSL Y100 timeout string is set to zero the user string and settings will be sent the next time the input is active after a time lapse of 20 seconds even If no other input has been active Y100 gt 0 If the FSL Y100 timeout string is set to a value higher than zero the user string
2. THE CONTENTS OF NVRAM HAS BEEN DAMAGED VALUES ARE NOW OVERWRITTEN WITH FACTORY DEFAULTS There is no password THE NVRAM IS ALREADY LOCKED PASSWORD IS IGNORED THE PASSWORD TO OPEN NVRAM AREA IS WRONG THE PASSWORD IS TOO LONG THE SELECTED BARCODE IS NOT SUPPORTED The NVRAM is locked The dynamic area is locked The checksum in the NVRAM is wrong 11 NVRAM Non volatile RAM permanent memory 80 Error Messages Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide THERE IS NO SPACE LEFT IN THE DYNAMIC AREA THE USER ADDRESS STRING IS TOO LONG TERMINATOR NOT ACCEPTED ESC Z IS WRONG Validation value in NVRAM is wrong YOU CANNOT LOCK THE NVRAM BEFORE YOU HAVE PROGRAMMED IT 14 2 Non Recoverable Hardware Errors The following recovery attempt can be made e Turn power OFF for 10 seconds and then ON again If the problem persists seek technical assistance CODE ERROR TYPE CODE DESCRIPTION NVRAM ERROR in cell 7001 HARDWARE ERROR Main processor RAM ERROR 8001 HARDWARE ERROR Line interface RAM error 8002 HARDWARE ERROR Wrong data in selftest TWINAX interface TWINAX interface TWINAX interface TWINAX interface test rite Appendices Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide M Appendix A Supported Setup Functions XES Mode No Description Y2 LPI Y3 CPI Y8 LU1 Language Y10 Page Format Y11 Paper Path Y12 Paper Size Y15 Baud Rate for Serial Input Y16 Number of Data
3. To make the Xerox FS 5250 support this syntax use the following setup amp amp 1HEY 48 00 9626 796961 re Function Selection via the Line Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide NOTE When this pass through option with the lead in lead out sequen es used it should be noted that apostrophe notation cannot apply Only EBCDIC characters 0 9 A F a f and spaces are accepted after a lead in sequence Control codes are suppressed Other characters will terminate pass through mode 3 Filtered pass through To enter filter mode in XES a lead in and a lead out string defined in function Y48 must be used Filter mode lt Start string gt lt stop string gt This setting makes any text and IBM commands other than hex transparent data to be suppressed Normal mode lt Start string gt lt stop string gt This settings enables normal handling of text and IBM commands outside hex transparent data For details refer to the programmers guide doc D62081 8 9 Transparency Mode Limitations XES The supported FSL functions of Xerox FS 5250 are accepted in all modes but they have limited influence on the formatting in the various modes Y70 and Y36 For details on the FSL functions influence on the formatting you are referred to the Programmer s Guide doc no D62081 35 IPDS Programming Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide 9 idaSetup IPDS Programming NOTE This chapter only applies to the converter when moun
4. and types of paper in different trays This could be company paper in one tray blank paper in another and coloured paper in yet another tray 11 2 1 Basic printer set up The set up of the printer front panel will not matter in this connection The commands sent to the interface will overwrite front panel settings NOTE XES only This applies only when function Y36 is set to O 11 2 2 Changing paper trays The tray command only has one parameter If 3812 5219 emulation is used then paper tray can be selected with system commands Using FSL commands you send a tray selection command as follows amp amp 96 YY11 lt n1 gt The command amp amp selects the character 95 as the escape character The escape character is a signal to the interface that the data stream following is a command stream saving the command When you have changed the paper tray you can tell the interface to remember the correct settings You do this by adding the X1 command to the command illustrated above Example amp amp 96 KYI1 3 X1 41 Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide This will make the printer use the tray 2 Y11 3 save the settings permanently and erase the escape character X1 NOTE This command also erases the escape character 11 2 3 Other commands Other commands that can be used in connection with paper tray selection are Y10 Page Format Y12 Paper Size Y89 Margin Compensation Y
5. 6 Tay3 i The parts of the command that contains a specific instruction to the interface is a parameter The command 3 Letter size paper is a parameter 39 Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide 11 1 3 Saving the command When you have tied a paper size to a specific tray you can tell the interface to remember these commands In this way you only need to change paper tray in the future This will automatically mean a change of paper size You do this by adding the X1 to the command illustrated above NOTE This command also erases the escape character 11 1 4 Changing paper size example amp amp 96 Y12 3 3 Y12 1 2 X1 This will link letter size paper to the tray 2 Y12 3 3 and A4 paper to tray 1 Y12 1 2 The settings will be saved permanently and the escape character will be erased X1 11 1 5 Other commands Other commands that can be used in connection with the paper size command are Y5 Number of Lines per Page Y10 Page Format Y11 Paper Tray Selection Y96 Font Change Y98 Automatic Page Orientation 40 Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide M 11 2 Paper Trays Function 11 Paper Path NOTE In XES function Y62 must be programmed for this function to become effective This chapter describes how you select paper trays on your printer This facility has many different uses If your printer has more than one paper tray you can store different sizes
6. Escape Brace String str ngs Defini Hexadecimal tign user Esc string 10 String contents in apostrophe notat on 95 Appendices Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide No Name Syntx Parameters Deviation 9d Font 190 nloy n2 Defini Woy ds nb5s EO n6 92 Font Point s ze Defini t on SteIng 192 lt nl nn nl IBM GFID Y91 PCL 1 65535 IBM GFID only no n2 Typeface 0 255 Pre program med typeface value n3 Attribute 0 Remove all current attri butes Bold Italic Bold and Italic Proportional Prop Bold Prop Italic Prop Bold and rte lic Symbol Set Roman 8 IBM PC 8 ECMA Latin 1 US ASCII OCR A OCR B PC 850 Point Size 1 255 Point size n6 Translate Table Roman 8 2 IBM PC 8 3 ECMA Latin 1 5 US ASCLI 6 OCR A 7 DOCE B 3 PC O50 nl Y92 PCL 10 255 String no only in decimal n2 00 FF String contents in HEX 96 Appendices Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide No Name Syntax jParameters 93 Font elrl93 nlo nas nl Attribute 10 255 String Ho Defini in decimal tion String n2 00 FR String contents in HEX Font SISJ lnlc n2 nl Typeface 10 255 String no Derrne in decimal tion String n2 00 FF String contents in HEX Font Y96 nl 1 65535 GFID no Change oxmula tion GFID Font Y97 nl Selection Nilo lt n2 gt lt n gt 72 1 65535 GFID No
7. IBM 5294 and 5394 remote controllers 10 Installation Requirements Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide E rJ 5 Installation Requirements This chapter gives a short description of the requirements for the installation of the Xerox FS 5250 When you have made certain that all the components have been included and you have carried out the pre installation tasks see below according to your needs and requirements you are ready for operation 5 1 Pre Installation Requirements Prior to installation and connection you must first make sure that you have 1 Set the desired national language do this via the line using function Y8 2 Checked the paper size EU US settings NOTE From the factory the controller will come with the correct language settings Therefore you will normally not have to alter any original settings 5 1 1 National Language Via the Line National language can be set via the line in function Y8 To change the language in Y8 you will have to send the command below to the Xerox FS 5250 You can do this either in a file you transmit to the printer or by entering the command on your screen and make a local copy print screen Y8 lt number of new language gt In function Y8 you can select the following languages Option Description O English US EBCDIC International Austrian German e TT Installation Requirements Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide
8. n2 lt string gt Sering for 0 rotation n3 string Sering tor 90 rotation Automatic tY98 nl nz2 Page Activate APO Orienta Deactivate APO tion APO Tractor Tray 1 lray 2 Manual feeder Envelope feeder Tray 3 97 Appendices Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide No Name Syntx Parameters Deviation Port lt r L00 lt 1nL gt 1 n21 gt Sharing Timeout in Option seconds Optional String 1n HEX to be Sent LO printer before transmission of data when printer is selected by Sharing unit Auto er119 nl Disable auto COnrig u configuration ration Enable auto Select configuration Settings 6Y120 n1 printout disable settings at power printout at power up up enable settings printout at power up Y249 n1 password contact your point of purchase 98 Appendices Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide Parameters Deviation Initiate On line hex dump Tests ASCII hex dump settings printout printout Translate table cancel ASCII hex dump store RAM in Overwrite NVRAM Settings factory default to RAM restore settings to power up defaults be sent be sent W Bar Code SW lt nl gt lt n2 gt nl PCL Only Printing 1 8 Bar Code definition no as defined in Y59 n2 a z A A 0 9 Numeric or alphanumeric data to be printed in bar code Data must not exceed one line 99 Appendices Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide zz eG M JJ Ap
9. 8 4 Removing Temporary Escape Character se een 29 8 5 Defining a Permanent Escape Character nennen 30 8 6 Removing Permanent Escape Character seueeussse 30 8 7 Commands for Storing and Restoring Settings 32 8 8 Pass Through MOQUE u ee 33 8 8 1 Pass through mode XES an anna ts Y ut 34 8 9 Transparency Mode Limitations ceneeeeeeaeeeeesaaeeees 35 9 idaSetup IPDS Programminyg eee eere eere nnne 36 10 Programming the Xerox FS 5250 Non IPD3 37 11 Selected FSL F UNCHIONS nsc nenn nun nann inanan 38 Introduction Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide 1 1 coder RU ee 38 RS wands Stas en 38 11 1 2 Changing paper size uuuuss2snneennennnennn esee 38 11 1 Saving the COM MMA ee 40 11 1 4 Changing paper size example esses 40 11 1 5 Other commands essere 40 11 2 PODO NS a ad a a a nn 4 1122 1 Basic Brinter Sel DD ein see ra tn 41 11 2 2 Changing paper trays se eene 41 11 2 3 Other commands e cesses 42 LS Ae FO RU IT 42 11 3 1 FOMA ET TU UU UU TT 42 11 3 2 Changing Page Format lesse 43 Saving the command rns 43 11 3 3 C
10. 8 LPI 5 CPI 10 CPI L2 CPI 15 CPI 16 7 CPI engl Us EBCDIC International PCL N S Austrian German Belgian Brazilian Canadian French Danish Norwegian Finnish Swedish Italian Japanese Latin Portuguese Spanish Spanish Speaking English UK French Multinational Iceland PCL N S Landscape COR OF Print Quality Iray 1 Drawer 2 Manual feeder Envelope feeder Tray 3 Iray 1 Drawer 2 Manual feeder Envelope feeder Tray 3 Appendices Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide No Name Syntx Parameters Deviations 12 Paper Y12 nl Physical paper Size EI lyru size A4 Legal Letter NOTE Factory Executive default depends Letter on your initial Monarch order Business XES N S International XES N S DL International C5 B5 182mmx257mm A3 Ledger Use system SPP or SHF SVS values n2 Tray Tractor Tray 1 Tray 2 Manual feeder Envelope feeder Tray 3 n3 Validation paper size A4 Legal Letter Executive Letter Monarch Business Internat Internat C5 B5 A3 Ledger Ab B4 Half Letter Comm 9 Envel B5 Envelope Us Legal 13 88 Appendices Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide No Name Syntx Parameters Baud Rate ello nie ror RS232 300 baud interface 600 baud 1200 baud 2400 baud 4800 baud 9600 baud 19200 baud Number of Y16 nl Data Bits SY17 lt n1 gt odd parity no parit
11. User s Guide 11 5 2 Default GFID Table The factory default GFID Table below lists all the predefined fonts which are supplied with the interface GFIDs GFIDs 1 399 Fonts with GFIDs above 400 i e scaleable fonts are described in the section Scaleable Fonts below For further details on defining fonts please see the chapter FSL Quick Reference Guide the functions Y91 and Y96 If more details on these FSL functions are required you are referred to the Programmer s Guide D62081 In the following Default GFID Table the Attribute Symbol Set and Translate Table figures will refer to the following ATTRIBUTE SYMBOL SET and TRANSLATE TABLE 0 No attributes 1 Bold 1 Roman 8 2 ltalic 2 IBM PC 8 3 Bold and italic 3 ECMA Latin 1 4 Proportional 4 Roman 8 5 Proportional bold 5 US ASCII 6 Proportional italic 6 OCR A 7 Proportional bold and italic 7 OCR B 8 PC 850 6 If for reasons of backward compatibility you wish to reestablish the fonts gt 400 in the default GFID table please contact you i data supplier 50 Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide In the table below an asterisk after the GFID number denotes a simulated IBM GFID ow en ae ate ERE Ed face bute Set Table 3 OCRB Ot 11 Courier 3 OJo t J12 12 Prestige 8 0 Ji 10 18 Courier 2 Ji 102 19 OCRA 0 Jo J6 12 3 Lett
12. 0D 0A 1B 1 1B 1 Titan1 2iso L OD 0A 1B 1 1B 1Elite12iso P 0D 0A 1B 1 1B 1Elite12iso L 0D 0A 1B 1 1B 1LetterGothic12iso P 0D 0A 1B 1 1B 1LetterGothic12iso L 0D 0A 1B 1 1B 1Titan12liso P 0D 0A 1B 1 1B 1 Titan1 2liso L 0D 0A 1B 1 1B 1Courier12BX1 P 0D 0A 1B 1 1B 1Courier12BX1 L 0D 0A 1B 1 1B 1LetterGothic1 2Biso P OD 0A 1B 1B 1LetterGothic1 2Biso L 0D 0A 1B 1B 1Elite12Biso P OD 0A 1B 1 1B 1Elite1 2Biso L OD 0A 1B 1 1B 1Prestige121X1 P OD 0A 1B 1 1B 1Prestige121X1 L OD 0A 1B 1 1B 1 Vintage 2iso P OD 0A 1B 1 1B 1 Vintage 2iso L OD 0A 1B 1 1B 1Vintage12Biso P 0D 0A 1B 1 1B 1Vintage12Biso L OD 0A 1B 1 1B 1BoldfacePS1 X1 P 0D 0A 1B 1 1B 1BoldfacePS1 X1 L OD 0A 1B 1 1B 1BoldfacePSX1 P OD 0A 1B 1 1B 1BoldfacePSX1 L OD 0A 1B 1 1B 1EssayPSX1 P 0D 0A 1B 1 1B 1EssayPSX1 L 0D 0A 1B 1 1B 1EssayPS1X1 P 0D 0A 1B 1 1B 1EssayPS1X1 L 0D 0A 1B 1 1B 1EssayPSBX1 P 0D 0A 1B 1 1B 1EssayPSBX1 L 0D 0A 1B 1 1B 1EssayPSLX1 P 0D 0A 1B 1 1B 1EssayPSLX1 L 0D 0A 1B 1 1B 1DocumentPSX1 P 0D 0A 1B 1 1B 1DocumentPSX1 L 0D 0A 1B 1 70 71 71 72 2 84 84 89 89 N 8 8 92 92 108 108 110 110 111 111 112 112 120 120 121 121 195 195 199 199 160 160 162 162 163 163 173 173 175 175 ee Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide Orientation
13. FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide a 11 Selected FSL Functions In this chapter only the most basic functions are described such as paper size paper tray and font selection Appendix A Quick Reference Guide to the FSL functions lists all the supported FSL functions with syntax and parameter For detailed information on the entire range of the supported FSL functions with the Xerox FS 5250 you are referred to the Programmer s Guide doc no D62081 11 1 Paper Size Function Y12 Paper Size NOTE In XES function Y62 must be programmed for this function to become effective Almost any printer will provide you with the facility of selecting various paper sizes but there are different ways of changing paper size in the printer In some cases you can use the application software to change it you can send printer commands directly to the printer or you can send commands to the interface from the system This chapter only describes the procedure for changing paper through the interface 11 1 1 Trays If your printer has several paper trays with different paper sizes remember to select the corresponding paper tray when you change the paper size If your printer only has one paper tray with one paper size you can perhaps buy additional paper trays for other paper sizes and change trays manually 11 1 2 Changing paper size You can change paper size by sending commands to the interface from the system The FS
14. None Function 92 Point size strings None Function 93 Attribute strings None Function 94 Typeface strings None F net on 97 User GFID font selection Function 98 Orientation select Automatic Function 100 IBM mode definition Timeout 20 sec Centronic input definition Timeout 20 sec RS232 input definition Timeout 20 sec Function 119 Autoconfiguration 0 Function 120 Settings printout at Power up Off Free bytes 1861 Substitute Character in hexadecimal 60 Left margin in 1 1400 0 Indent margin in 1 1400 0 Right margin in 1 1400 19008 Paper width in 1 1400 19008 Paper depth in 1400 15840 Top margin in 1 1400 174 Line distance in 1 1400 240 Maximum print line 66 UE Appendices Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide EEE Appendix C Use of Xerox FS 5250 Serial Port Out The following connections are available in the serial plug pin 1 N C pin 2 RX data pin 3 TX data pin 4 DTR pin 5 GND signal pin 6 DSR busy pin 7 RTS always high pin 8 N C pin 9 N C JUZ Appendices Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide E Appendix D Related Manuals For details on how to program the Xerox FS 5250 kindly refer to this manual Laser 5250 Programmer s Guide Document no D62081 The Xerox FS 5250 supports IPDS module For information on IPDS functionality you are referred to IPDS Programmer s Guide Document no D60253 As the Xerox FS 5250 emulates t
15. Option See also the chapter Specifying Share Timeout and String 12 3 Limitations when Y249 is active Escape sequences must be in HEX Unprintable characters i e the escape character must be defined in HEX notation if they are to be part of the setup print job Only the FSL sequences are allowed 12 4 Updating firmware The Xerox FS 5250 firmware complete firmware may be updated either via the twinax line or via Centronics input port For further iformation please contact your point of purchase T PC Support Virtual Printer Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide JV ZZ 13 PC Support Virtual Printer In addition to its normal use in connection with a midrange computer the interface may also be used as an ordinary PC printer by a PC equipped with a 5250 communication card and software This facility is called the IBM PC Support Virtual Printer Printer data streams from a PC will be printed as requested on the printer connected to the Xerox FS 5250 All necessary conversions are performed by the IBM PC Support software and the Xerox FS 5250 This provides easy access to resources available through the Xerox FS 5250 such as fonts and over lays It also facilitates the use of the printer con nected to the Xerox FS 5250 as a printer for desk top publishing etc Please refer to IBM PC Support User Guides and Technical Reference for further informa tion IBM System 36 PC Support
16. This function cannot be saved in the permanent memory Changing font example amp amp 96 Y96 41 amp amp This will select the font defined as number GFID 41 It will also erase the escape character Other commands The other command that can be used in connection with font selection is FSL Y97 Font Definition User defined 59 Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide 11 5 6 Defining Fonts XES NOTE The procedures in this chapter can only be used if you haveleeted the XES option on the interface see the chapter on Installation All printers have a number of internal fonts The more sophisticated the printer is the more fonts it has But in addition to these you can acquire more fonts either as soft fonts software fonts that you download to the printer or as font cassettes or font cards that you push into a slot on the printer What you need to know Before you start you must find the following information 1 the complete name of the portraitfont 2 the complete name of the landscapefont Font definition Unless you only print in portrait orientation you must define both a portrait and a landscape font When you define the font you will need to enter the complete names of the fonts with an escape character and an end command NOTE When you define the fonts you must be very careful to enter all the parts of the command amp amp 96 YY7 N1 1B 1 lt portrait font gt OD
17. X om Connections and installation Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide 6 5 2 Timeout The Xerox FS 5250 enables printer sharing between the system and a PC For this purpose it is possible to specify a timeout period If the printer is receiving input on the parallel port for example and there is a break in the transmission of data the other input ports will not be polled for the period specified The factory default timeout is 20 seconds he timeout may be changed to suit your requirements This is done by sending a new setup to the Xerox FS 5250 input port where you want it to take effect When specifying the timeout it is also possible to specify a user string A user string may be used for changing from one symbol set e g Roman 8 to another e g IBM PC8 for example NOTE Settings on the twinax input port are automatically re established after another input port has been using the printer On the parallel and RS input port you have to pgram the required setup yourself For more detailed information on the commands required see the section Port Share Option 24 Operation Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide fu Y 7 Operation of the Xerox FS 5250 The Xerox FS 5250 top panel has been designed to register the operation of the box via the four following indicator LEDs CU contact to control unit e PAR parallel input SER serial input READY printer 7 1 Top Panel of the Xerox FS 5250 7 1 1 C
18. XPPM EBCDIC XPPM ASCII XDPM Xerox Distributed Print Mode is based on the data stream for Xerox 2 00 and is supported by most decentralised Xerox printers XPPM Xerox Production Mode is the data stream for the Xerox 9700 printer range Xerox 4235 and some versions of the Xerox 3700 printer support the XPPM data stream XDPM ISO This is the default output in XES mode The output can be further modified using function 36 See table A The output is selected by setting function 70 to 1 XDPM EBCDIC This mode provides compatibility with the Xerox 275 converter and is selected by setting function 70 to O XPPM EBCDIC This mode supports XPPM EBCDIC applications with DJDE controls and Metacodes Note that the Metacodes have to be transferred using IBM Transparent TRN commands This output is selected by setting function 70 to 2 XPPM ASCII This mode supports XPPM ASCII applications with DJDE controls The output is selected by setting function 70 to 1 and function 36 to 3 Note that the translation of the character must be changed from ISO to ASCII using function 75 Y75 5B 00 24 70 Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide The chart below shows the relation between data streams translation and function settings DATA STREAM TRANSLATION MODE FUNCTION SETTINGS OUTPUT 1 Q qY70jY36 Y2 XDPMXESISO Normal 3 3 3 1 fo hes Vertical Formatting by Printer 1 0 Sup
19. Y70 In addition refer to Programmer s Guide DOG NOs D64081 92 Appendices Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide Delect nl Translate Table Translate Roman 8 Table IBM PC 8 ECMA Latin 1 US ASCII OCR A OCR B PC 850 Symbol Set Roman 8 IBM PC 8 ECMA Latin 1 US ASCII OCR A OCR B Y73 lt n1 gt 5 Number of the translate table to be selected Printer ed aly sna Symbol 1 8 Symbol set no set Defini n2 tion OUSFE String Strings contents in HEX apostrophe notation 93 Appendices Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide CRUS Ey EEE gt LO S User OL 1 OF nl EBCDIC Defined nlc nas r3ow 40 FF corresponds Translate to position Table in translate table n2 Symbol Set 00 no change 01 05 printer symbol set string no as specified in Y74 n3 ISO in HEX 00 FF up to 16 XES ISO bytes can be PCL used ASCII Physical looi nl XES 480 Margins Leno ls 0 32000 Horizontal margin PCEe 2033 compensation in 1 1440 n2 de 32000 XES 480 Vertical margin compensation in PCbE 2833 1 1440 n3 0 2 Orientation as defined in FSL 10 Physical Y89 lt nl gt Margin No compensation Compensa Compensation as tion defined in FSL 88 N ITracvor Tray 1 Tray 2 Manual feeder Envelope feeder Tray 3 Tray 4 Jos oo RO FB 94 Appendices Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide ENS T EE BEE User 61 JU lt 0 Leys
20. features you are referred to the description in the Programmer s Guide doc no D62081 cm Appendices Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide PCL Mode No Description Y2 LPI Y3 CPI Y8 LU1 Language Y10 Page Format Y11 Paper Path Y12 Paper Size Y15 Baud Rate for Serial Input Y16 Number of Data Bits for Serial Input Y17 Parity for Serial Input Y18 Number of Stop Bits for Serial Input Y19 Duplex Printing Y21 Horizontal Compression and Vertical Scaling Y22 Printer Driver Selection Y24 Output Port Selection Y36 Suppress SCS Controls Y37 IBM Printer Emulation Select Y48 Permanent Escape Character Selection Y51 User Defined String s at Power Up Y59 Bar Code Type Definition Y61 Setup for User Defined Strings Y62 Setup for IBM Defined Strings Y73 Select Translate Table Y74 Printer Symbol Set Definition Strings Y75 Overwrite Translate Table Y88 Physical Margin Y89 Physical Margin Compensation Y90 Define User Escape String Y91 Font Definition Y92 Font Point Size Definition String Y93 Font Attribute Definition String Y94 Font Typeface Definition String Y96 Font Change Simulation Y97 GFID Font Selection Y98 Automatic Page Orientation Y100 Printer Share String and Timer Y119 Auto Configuration Select Y120 Settings Printout at Power Up Y249 Enter Engineering Mode T Initiate Test T1 On line Hex Dump T3 ASCII Hex Dump T4 Settings Printout 84 Appendices Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide No Description T5 Printout Translate Table
21. now active If you wish to reinstall the PCL driver later on repeat the above setting the switch into the A PCL position instead of the B XES position 6 2 Emulation If you wish to see the current emulation you can generate a test print out by turning the address switch to the T position In Xerox FS 5250 you can select emulation in two ways Either via the address switch see below or you can do it via the line by activating FSL function Y37 only in PCL mode The following emulations are supported by the Xerox FS 5250 IBM 3812 5219 3816 IBM 5224 IBM 5225 IBM 5256 IBM 4234 IBM 4245 6262 As default the Xerox FS 5250 will emulate IBM 3812 5219 3816 As default the Xerox FS 5250 IPC will emulate IPDS 6 2 1 Via the Line Selecting emulation via the line can be done RCL only You can set the desired emulation in FSL function Y37 Note that if you select emulation via function 37 you must physically write the emulation See the chart in the following for details 15 Connections and installation Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide E g 90 Y37 522496 Will select emulation 5224 An option for dual printer emulation is also available for the Xerox FS 5250 when equipped with an IPDS upgrade module See below for a description of dual printer emulation This chart provides information on the emulations which can be selected in the n1 parameter of function Y37 In the column Write is stated what you physical
22. portrait 2A Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide If there is no STO command no valid page size specified for Function Y98 Automatic Page Orientation and the selected tray is set to COR portrait orientation can be selected by setting the following parameters System 38 CL PRTQLTY STD or NLQ PAGRITT System 36 OCL TEXT YES ROTATE 0 Y98 Disabled If function Y98 is disabled or if the logical page is wider and longer than the physical page i e page not valid then function Y10 will determine the page orientation The interface will then use the default orientation as specified in Y10 The orientation may be in landscape portrait or in COR If you select COR and the system s print quality is not set to draft then printing will be made in portrait 11 5 Fonts This section will provide the user with details on font selection and definition in PCL and XES mode 11 5 1 Selecting Fonts PCL NOTE The procedures in this chapter can only be used if you haveleeted the PCL option on the interface The Xerox FS 5250 emulates the IBM 5219 or 3812 printers The fonts of these printers are different from the fonts of a Xerox printer You can install more fonts either as soft fonts or as font cassettes in the printer Many software programs will provide you with the facility of changing fonts But if your software does not have this facility you can still change fonts in a document by sending FSL com
23. screen at the root and then make a print screen If you have a PC edi tor program you can of course also use that and send a file to the printer in your usual way it must be a plain ASCII file with no formatting commands NOTE The editor you use must have no printer driver and you must make sure that no print commands are sent Printer sharing example Below you will find two examples the first one is a PCL command the second is an XES command PCL amp amp 96 Y100 30 1B 45 1B 28 32 53 X1 This string will set the timer to 30 seconds reset the printer 1B 45 select opanish symbol set 1B 28 32 53 store the command in the permanent memory and erase the escape character X1 XES amp amp 96 96 Y100 35 1B zIH 98eX1 This string will set the timer to 35 seconds select language option Downloaded Table 1BzIH store the command in the permanent memory and erase the escape character X1 In stead of writing zIH which is a command to the printer the hex numbers could be used 75 Programming via Shareport Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide f V I 12 Programming via Shareport In order to ease customisation of the Xerox FS 5250 FSL parame ters for twinax input can be programmed directly via the interface s Centronics or serial RS 232 port using the Engineering Function Y249 The Engineering Function enables the system to detect whether FSL sequences on
24. shareport are intended for twinax FSL input or for shareport setup and will direct the sequences received to the twinax FSL interpreter The sequence works as a switch for FSL sequences The defined Escape Character will also be translated and defined as Escape Character for the twinax FSL module The ability to set up via the shareport is reset after timeout on the shareport and can not be saved in the NVRAM 10 The setup sequence must only contain ASCII characters Apostrophe notation can be used if characters are included in the US ASCII 7 bit character set all other data must be in HEX notation All functions which are accessible from the twinax input can be used via Centronics RS 232 setup 12 1 Activating the Y249 Engineering Function Before the Engineering Function can be activated an Escape character must be defined amp amp lt character gt The sequence amp amp will define as the ESC Character ONVRAM Non volatile RAM permanent memory 76 Programming via Shareport Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide If you have defined as Escape Character you activate the engi neering function by typing 9oY 249 n n password As this is sensitive information system operators can contact their point of purchase for password details 12 2 Deactivating the Y249 Engineering Function The function will be deactivated automatically after timeout on the share port timeout is defined in Y100 Port Sharing
25. the table XES SM e127 2 permanent esc Supports n2 the lead lead in in lead n3 out lead out transpa rency n2 and n3 can have strings up to 5 char each For in depth description of the lead in lead out sequency see the section Pass Through Mode 91 Appendices Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide O1 p 99 od 62 70 Name Syntax Parameters User Defined String s at Power Up eol nlocs arog enlo m2 mns anol eb Bar Code Type Defini tion Setup for SY61 lt nl gt lt n2 gt User OLIETIgS Setup for IBM defined strings Y62 n string Iransla Y70 lt n1 gt 5 tion Mode 0 7 One or more strings stated in the form il 02 pckacsc 0X In ascending order Ihe strings must be pre defined in FSL 61 nl Numeric value from 1 8 specifying the bar code no woo PCL only n2 22 39 Bar code type n3 Bar code height in inches with values from 1 255 n4 Horizontal expansion with values from 1 16 n5 Optional GFID number nl 0 99 User Strings supported Hexadecimal string data For in depth info on Y62 refer to Frogram mer s Guide D62081 XI0tT XES only string id number 0 239 string string contents in HEX and or char with apostrophe notation EBCDIX Pass through ISO 6937 XPPM XT 2 XDPM See the section ror Output Data details on
26. to EBCDIC Translation 4 4 4 4 4 I 8 The translation of must be changed from ISO to ASCII iE Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide For details on Operating Modes i e function 70 and function 36 DJI and Metacode Handling you are referred to the Programmer s Guide doc no D62081 11 9 Port Share Option This section will describe share timeout and how to specify the timeout string via function Y 100 Function 100 Port Share Option If you do not use your laser printer full time you can share it with others This is often relevant in office environments where you use different printers for different print jobs You can also use this facility for your own use if you print from both midrange and PC systems The interface has been designed with both a twinax port for the connection to the twinax system and a parallel port to which you can connect a PC etc If you use both ports on the interface you will be able to seta timerto control how long the interface will wait for data from one port before accepting data from another port You will also be able to code a string that can be used to e g reset the printer or select a new font The timer and string to be sent when the port takes over will work on the port it was sent to If you code the string it will be sent automati cally when you change from one port to the other
27. 0A 1B 1 1B 1 lt landscape font gt 0OD 0A 1B 1 amp amp lt space gt The command amp amp selects the character as the escape character The escape character is a signal to the interface that the data stream following is a command stream The last command in the above line amp amp space erases the escape character again The n1 value is the number of the font that you can activate in FSL Y96 60 Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide XES Orientation portrait landscape portrait landscape 1B 1 Titan10iso P OD 0A 1B 1 portrait 1B 1 Titan10iso L OD 0A 1B 1 landscape 1B 1Prestige10X1 P 0D 0A 1B 1 portrait 1B 10CRA10 P 0D 0A 1B 1 portrait 1B 1 Titan10liso P OD 0A 1B 1 portrait 1B 1 Titan10liso L OD 0A 1B 1 landscape 1B 1 Titan10 P OD 0A 1B 1 portrait 1B 1Orator10BX1 P OD 0A 1B 1 portrait 1B 1Orator10BX1 L OD 0A 1B 1 landscape 1B 1 Gothic Text10BX1 L OD 0A 1B 1 landscape 1B 10CRA10 L 0D 0A 1B 1 landscape 1B 1GothicText10X1 P OD 0A 1B 1 portrait 1B 1 Gothic Text10BX1 P OD 0A 1B 1 portrait 1B 1Courier10BX1 P OD 0A 1B 1 portrait 1B 1Courier10BX1 L OD 0A 1B 1 landscape 1B 1Prestige10X1 L OD 0A 1B 1 landscape 1B 1 Vintage Oiso P OD 0A 1B 1 portrait 1B 1SerifText10X1 P 0D 0A 1B 1 portrait 1B 1Seriffext10X1 L OD 0A 1B 1 landscape 1B 1 Vintage 10Biso P OD 0A 1B 1
28. 204 portrait 204 landscape 221 portrait 221 landscape 223 portrait 223 landscape 229 portrait 229 landscape 230 portrait 230 landscape 244 portrait 244 landscape 245 portrait 245 landscape 252 portrait 252 landscape 253 portrait 253 landscape 254 portrait 254 landscape 281 portrait 281 landscape 290 portrait 290 landscape 751 portrait 751 landscape 1051 portrait 1051 landscape 1053 portrait 1053 landscape 1056 portrait 1056 landscape 1351 portrait 1351 landscape 1653 portrait 1653 landscape 2103 portrait 2103 landscape 4555 portrait 4555 landscape cis Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide CPI GFID Relation 211 239 250 259 154 200 COR CPI GFID Relation CORCPI GFID Range 10 13 3 201 210 12 15 211 239 15 20 280 284 XES only 11 6 Optional Scaling Printing fonts in a CPI not matching the logical CPI related to the GFID in question can be done via an optional scaling factorin function Y97 The scaling factor has influence on the horizontal text positioning and thereby influence on e g positioning and length of underlines sub and superscript text The scaling option is obtained by adding semicolon and the fraction x y after the font string definition in Y97 the x and y represent numbers from 1 255 The syntax of Y97 is as follows 7o Y97 n1 n2 x y n3 x y e where is the defined escape character n1 i
29. 52506erial Port Out 102 Appendix D Related Manuals eee eeeee eee 103 ljr m 104 Introduction Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide OO 1 Introduction to the Xerox FS 5250 This manual applies to the Xerox FS 5250 protocol converter The Xerox FS 5250 supports twinax Centronics and RS232 inputs The default output is Centronics NOTE Both products Xerox FS 5250 and Xerox FS 5250 IPC will be referred to as Xerox FS 5250 unless specific reference is made to the IPDS functionality of thXerox FS 5250 IPC The manual describes how the Xerox FS 5250 is connected and oper ated We recommended that you read it before you start using the protocol converter Keep the manual in a safe place for future referen ce It is assumed that the reader has a basic knowledge and under standing of IBM computer systems especially the IBM 5250 Information Display System It is also assumed that the reader has adequate knowledge of the printer which is going to be connected to the Xerox FS 5250 The Xerox FS 5250 can be used with most Xerox decentralised printers 1 1 What is the Xerox FS 5250 The Xerox FS 5250 is a protocol converter which enables most Low End or Midrange Xerox printers or other output device to be connected to an IBM computer system See Supported Control Units for information on the IBM s
30. 98 Automatic Page Orientation 11 3 Page Format Function Y10 Page Format Many types of printing from IBM software have been made for specific paper sizes that are larger or wider than A4 paper or letter size paper Other types of software expect a specific printer to be able to scale printing in order to fit the installed pa per This will give you problems when you use other printers as system printers To overcome this problem you can select different page formats coded into the interface via function Y10 When you do so the interface will scale the printing to fit the paper size you use Syntax of the command Y10 lt n1 gt n2 11 3 1 Formats You can select between the following formats Value n1 Format Characteristics 0 Portrait Noscaing Computer Output ocaled vertically to Reduction 70 COR as on IBM 3812 COR regardless of PPM ocaled vertically to Print Quality 70 as on IBM 3812 42 Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide Note The option 2 COR is printed in Landscape orientation with reduced vertical and horizontal spacing Vertical spacing is 70 of normal thus reducing as follows 10 pitch fonts will be converted to 13 pitch 12 pitch fonts will be converted to 15 pitch 15 pitch fonts will be converted to 20 pitch 17 pitch fonts will be converted to 27 pitch 11 3 2 Changing Page Format The page format command has two parameters You send the com
31. Bits for Serial Input Y17 Parity for Serial Input Y18 Number of Stop Bits for Serial Input Y19 Duplex Printing Y24 Output Port Selection Y36 ouppress IBM Control Codes Y37 IBM Printer Emulation Select Y48 Permanent Escape Character Selection Y51 User Defined String s at Power Up Y61 Setup for User Defined Strings Y62 Setup for IBM Defined Strings Y70 Select Data Output Character Set YT3 Select Translate Table Y74 Printer Symbol Set Definition Strings Y75 Overwrite Translate Table Y88 Physical Margin Y89 Physical Margin Compensation Y90 Define User Escape String Y96 Font Change Simulation Y97 GFID Font Selection Y98 Automatic Page Orientation Y100 Printer Share String and Timer Y120 Settings Printout at Power Up Y249 Enter Engineering Mode T Initiate Test T1 On line Hex Dump T3 ASCII Hex Dump T4 Settings Printout T5 Printout Translate Table T6 Cancel ASCII Hex Dump 2 892 Appendices Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide No Description X Save Overwrite Settings X1 Store Settings in Permanent Memory X3 Restore Factory Default Settings X4 Restore Settings from Permanent Memory send User String send User String Program Flash Prom TON ESC Transparency Features ESC Special transparent feature single paired HEX transparent ESC ESC Special transparent feature multiple paired HEX transparent YoVo Vo 0 Pass through mode filter mode YoYo A Normal mode non filter mode For details on the escape transparency
32. FID number for them on your own In this chapter you will find an explanation of how to do this 53 Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide The parameters of the font definition command are as follows n1 is the GFID number n2 is the typeface n3 is the attribute n4 is the symbol set n5 is the point size n6 is the translate table optional What you need to know When you define the GFID for a font you will need the following information before you start GFID number symbol set attributes point size translate table typeface Which GFID number will you use You can either use one of the existing numbers covering a font that re sembles the font you wish to define or you can use a number that has not been used yet The symbol set of the font You can select between the following symbol sets 6 JOCRA 8 X PC850 O 54 Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide The attributes of the font You can select between the following attributes the examples are all 12 point fonts Value Attribute Example No attribute This 18 Courier fixed This is Courier fixed spacing bold This is Courier fixed Spacing Teale 3 Bold and italic This is Courier fixed spacing bold italic 4 Proportional spacing This is Helvetica proportional spacing 5 Proportional spacing This is Helvetica bold proportional spacing bold Proport
33. L function is primarily designed to inform the interface about the installed paper sizes during installation 2B Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide The paper size command has two parameters The first parameter n1 establishes the paper size to be used the second n2 tells the interface in which tray the paper type is If you use the n2 option together with an n1 option you can connect one paper size to a specific paper tray You send the command as follows amp amp 96 Y12 lt n1 gt n2 amp amp space The command amp amp selects the character 95 as the escape character The escape character is a signal to the interface that the data stream following is a command stream The last command in the above line amp amp space erases the temporary escape character again The Y12 command tells the printer which paper size to use You have the following options for the n1 parameter 2 legal Z2 TX x 3 better x x 4 Executive x x 5 Letter Monarch x x EE HN x X lt x X lt x x Business International DL 8 international C5 11 10 A3 US Ledger O1 Use system SPPS or SHF SVS values You do not have to enter an n2 value If you do not do so the n1 value will be used for all trays If you wish the n1 value only to be used for a specific tray you must enter one of the following values
34. NOTE Factory default depends on your initial order 5 1 2 EU or US Settings When you receive the Xerox FS 5250 the interface is already in the box and is ready to connect to the system and to the printer From the factory the Xerox FS 5250is set up for either US Letter or European A4 paper size depending on what you specified when ordering the Xerox FS 5250 5 2 Working Environment The Xerox FS 5250 protocol converter can be installed in the following environment e Temperature range from 10 40 e Humidity between 8 80 96 non condensing e Power consumption 120 and 220 Volt version max 21 5 VA 12 Connections and installation Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide 6 Connections and Installation of the Xerox FS 5250 This chapter starts with an overview of the functionality of the rear panel Then follows a description of how you connect the Xerox FS 5250 box to a printerand finally how to connect it to a System NOTE Before you start the installation make sure that you set the address switch and the desired emulation See the description in the section Emulation 6 1 The Rear Panel RS232 ADDR PARALLEL IN PARALLEL OUT 12 18 vpc FO ro 0 7A AT6 A PCL B XES Xerox FS 5250 Hear Panel PARALLEL OUT The parallel output port can be connected to the parallel Centronics in put port on the target printer parallel out cable is supplied with the kit PARALLEL IN The parallel input port can be
35. S set via the address switch the only way to set a second emulation is through the Centronics port enabling function Y249 Enter Engineering Mode You must still set function Y37 to the desired emulation E g Primary emulation IPDS set via address switch Second emulation Y249 password Y37 3812 1 X1 2 As the password is sensitive information please contact point of purchase for details 19 Connections and installation Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide With IPDS as primary emulation you have now selected 3812 as second emulation to answer on address 1 NOTE If you wish to define 2 emulations you are recommended to set the primary emulation to non IPDS 6 3 Upgrading to IPDS If you need to upgrade your Xerox FS 5250 with the IPC module please follow these instruction before proceeding with the installation 1 Unscrew the 4 screws from the bottom of the converter 2 Place you hands on each side of the box bottom facing down and the rear panel facing you Carefully press open the top cover of the converter 3 Place the IPC module main component side facing up on the PCB of the box Note that the connector has to be placed on top of the PCB s connector to the right on the PCB 4 Make sure the plastic supports fit in the holes of the IPC module 5 Press the module gently into position and while still facing the rear panel place the top cover precisely above the bottom cover so that all edges are align
36. T6 Cancel ASCII Hex Dump X Save Overwrite Settings X1 Store Settings in Permanent Memory X3 Restore Factory Default Settings X4 Restore Settings from Permanent Memory send User String send User String Send Bar Code as defined in Y59 Program Flash Prom UZON ESC Features ESC ESC Special transparent feature multiple paired HEX transparent ESC Special transparent feature single paired HEX transparent 85 Appendices Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide E Quick Reference Guiddo the Supported FSL Functions In this section the supported FSL Functions in twinax will only be described with their syntax and parameters The notation below will apply to the following FSL Functions table is the defined escape character factory default mandatory parameter which must be defined optional parameter which can be defined For a detailed description of how to program the Xerox FS 5250 you are to consult the electronic Programmer s Guide Laser 5250 Programmer s Guide Doc no D62081 86 Appendices Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide No Name Syntax Parameters Deviations B CPI Y3 nl1 Language YO nl NOTE Factory default depends on your initial order 10 Page 110 nl Format 11 Paper erll mLls Path BF 3 LPI Portrait COR regardless Tractor Tray 4 Tractor Tray 4 No LPI sent to printer PCL N S 4 LPI 6 LPI
37. TC Galliard ITC Avant Garde Gothic Brush Blippo Hobo Windsor 57 ValueTypeface Helv Compressed Helv Extra Comp Peignot Baskerville ITC Garamond Cond Trade Gothic Goudy Old Style ITC Zapf Chancery Clarendon ITC Zapf Dingbat Cooper ITC Bookman Stick HP GL Drafting HP GL Spline Gill Sans Univers Bodoni Rockwell Melior ITC Tiffany ITC Clearface Amelia Park Avenue Handel Gothic Dom Casual ITC Benguiat ITC Cheltenham Century Expanded Franklin Gothic Franklin Gothic Expressed Franklin Gothic Ext Cond Plantin Trump Mediaeval Futura Black Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide Font definition example amp amp YI1 521 6 5 1 18 1 X1 This will define GFID 512 as a Helvetica proportional bold Roman 8 symbol set point size 18 and translate table 1 Roman 8 It will then save settings permanently and erase the escape character X1 Other commands Other commands that can be used in connection with font definition are Y3 CPI Y92 Font Point Y93 Font Attribute Y94 Font Typeface Y96 Font Change Y97 User Defined GFID Font Selection 11 5 5 Selecting Fonts XES NOTE The procedures in this chapter can only be used if you haveleeted the XES option on the interface see the chapter on installation requirements You can have many laser printers connect to the Xerox FS 5250 have a large number of internal fonts and install more fonts either
38. U The CU indicator has 3 states which signal the following State Indication O O ON Contact with the control unit OFF No contact of the control unit or the contact has been broken for more than 1 minute 7 1 2 PAR Parallel input The indicator LED has 2 states State Indication Indicates that the box is processing data from the Centronics parallel port Indicates that the box is idle or processing data from the twinax RS232 inputs D5 Operation Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide 7 1 3 SER Serial input output The indicator LED has 3 states State Indicates that the box is processing data from the RS 232 Serial input output for the box WEN l the twinax Centronics inputs 7 1 4 READY Printer Ready The indicator LED has 2 states State Indication Indicates that the connected printer is ready i e that printer s Select condition is active and the PE signal is inactive If the connected printer is an RS 232 printer the ready validation is done by the DTR signal in the buffer pr lugares era data input 26 Function Selection via the Line Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide DJ 8 Function Selection via the Line NOTE This section is a brief description of how to set up the interface from the line using FSL Functions The guidelines in this section are very basic and limit themselves to what you need to
39. User s Guide SC21 9088 IBM System 38 PC Support User s Guide SC21 9089 IBM AS 400 PC Support User s Guide SC21 8092 gt 70 Error Messages Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide ZE 14 Error Messages Errors fall into two categories the operator recoverable errors and the non recoverable hardware errors The error messages listed below are all printed on paper when the error situation arises provided the printer is on line You correct the errors from the host system in accordance with the error messages given 14 1 Recoverable Errors The error messages are listed in alphabetical order below BARCODE IS DISABLED ESCAPE SEQUENCE ERROR NOT NUMBER ESC X IS WRONG ESCAPE SEQUENCE ERROR ESCAPE SEQUENCE ERROR NUMERICAL OVERFLOW ESCAPE SEQUENCE ERROR CREATE TRANSLATE TABLE OUT OF RANGE MAX 8 13 ESCAPE SEQUENCE ERROR NO TRANSLATE TABLE CREATED ESCAPE SEQUENCE ERROR NO TRANSLATE TABLE APL CREATED FG Error Messages Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide ESCAPE SEQUENCE ERROR TRANSLATE TABLE LOAD CHARACTER IS OUT OF RANGE VALIDATION VALUE IN NVRAM IS WRONG VALUES ARE NOW OVERWRITTEN WITH FACTORY DEFAULTS ESCAPE SEQUENCE ERROR ILLEGAL SEPARATOR FUNCTION NO IS NOT SUPPORTED ESCAPE SEQUENCE ERROR ESC Y Hardware error in NVRAM MULTISTRIKE STRING IS TOO LONG Not in engineering mode NVRAM VERIFICATION ERROR IN CELL PARAMETER IS OUT OF RANGE PASSWORD IS NOT ACTIVE SYNTAX ERROR IN CALL FUNC NO
40. Xerox Electronic Documentation Solution for Xerox Printer Xerox FS 5250 Xerox FS 5250 IPC User s Guide Doc no D60262 Revision 01 WARNING This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause interference to radio communications It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such inter ference when operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference EMC directive This product observes the rules and regulations of the EMC directive If so required a declaration of conformity in local language stipulating the applied rules and regulations can be obtained Trademarks Company and product names mentioned in this datasheet are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners SAFETY NOTICE Caution Do not attempt to disable any safety features designed for this equipment If this equipment is connected to an outlet that has been incorrectly connected to the building wiring serious electric shock could be the result To protect yourself against electric shock follow
41. a 68 Introduction Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide Duplex selection example POL nennen 69 Duplex selection example XES ssssuus 69 1 1 8 ODA DA a rn ern 70 1 1 9 Pont Share OCTO tret ed 72 11 9 1 Sending the commands from the system 74 11 9 2 Sending the commands from the PC 15 Printer sharing example ee cessere 75 12 Programming via Sharepott uu uuuuu0uauu0nnnnnonnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 76 12 1 Activating the Y249 Engineering Function 76 12 2 Deactivating the Y249 Engineering Function 77 12 3 Limitations when Y249 is active ese cessere 17 12 4 Updating firmware sseeeel cesses nnn 77 13 PC Support Virtual Printer eee sere reeee rere 78 14 Errol MESSAGES nannte eee 79 14 1 Recoverable EMOS unseren 79 14 2 Non Recoverable Hardware Errors eeseeeesseeeeees 81 Appendix A Supported Setup Functions 82 NO eee ee eee eee 82 uU NU E 84 Quick Reference Guide to the Supported FSL Functions 86 Appendix B Test PEINIOUL zen een een ee 100 Appendix C Use of Xerox FS
42. and settings will only be sent if a share condition has occurred s7 s Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide The new setup must be saved in the NVRAM with the following command where is the escape character 2e X1 NOTE X1 will delete the temporary escape character The FSL string above was split up into several lines for reasons of clarification to simplify the explanation of the different functions The timeout string must though be a one line command sequence Below is an example where the FSL string is typed in one line Example amp amp Y100 20 1B 45 X1 The FSL string above has the following effect Defines as ESC character Sets timeout to 20 seconds Send 1B 45 HEX before the next data transmission Saves setup in the NVRAM and deletes 96 as escape character NOTE FSL 100 works on the port it is sent to If it is sent to the parallel or serial input port the string containing the Function 100 programming will be printed when it is sent to the Xerox FS 5250 11 9 1 Sending the commands from the system The easiest way to send the string from the system is to create a new file enter the commands and send the file to the printer 9NVRAM Non volatile RAM 2s Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide 11 9 2 Sending the commands from the PC The easiest way to send the string from the PC to the Centronics or RS 232 port is to write the command string on a blank
43. as soft fonts or as font cassettes This chapter describes how you can use these fonts Many software programs will provide you with the facility of changing fonts But if your software does not have this facility you can still change fonts in a document by sending commands to the interface What to consider When you send a font change command to the interface you must remember the following 1 The system and system software will not know that you have changed font This means that data will be transmitted to the printer as before the font change This may give you format problems y See the basic printer manuals for an explanation of fonts 58 Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide 2 Ifyou only send a font change without also changing Lines Per Inch and or Characters Per Inch you could have format problems Changing font The font change command has one parameter the GFID value You can change the contents of this parameter if you wish to use a font that is not in the list See the next chapter on how to define a font You send the font change command as follows amp amp YY96 lt n1 gt amp amp lt space gt The command amp amp selects the character as the escape character The escape character is a signal to the interface that the data stream following is a command stream The last command in the above line amp amp space erases the temporary escape character again NOTE
44. can select and deselect duplex printing in the software you use on the system If this is possible you should use the software option instead of the description below If you cannot select duplex printing on the system you can use the duplex function of the interface 11 7 2 What to consider If you share a printer with other users you must always remember to reset the interface to non duplex at the end of the document If not other users documents will also be printed in duplex If the document you have printed has an uneven number of pages the last page will pend in the system printer buffer If you wish to make sure that all pages have been printed you can set the duplex function to non duplex printing setting 0 as described below 66 Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide You can reset the interface by sending the following commands amp amp PXA amp amp will reset the interface to power up defaults Use if power up default is non duplex or amp amp Y19 0 amp amp will reset the interface to non duplex printing 11 7 3 Binding option Before you select duplex printing you must consider how you wish to bind the printed copies The binding of the copies means in which side you want the paper to e g be punched or glued You can select binding on either the long or the short edge of the paper By combining the duplex function with the function that selects portrait land
45. connected to the parallel Centronics out put on a PC or similar source which enables it to share the printer with the host For this connection you need a cable ending in a 25 pole D Sub connector order no 999022 030 SERIAL IN OUT The serial port can be configured either as input or as output Default configuration is input 14 Connections and installation Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide The serial input port is connected to the serial output on a PC or similar source able to share the printer with the host For this connection you need a cable ending in a 25 pole RS connector order no 999010 030 Y24 0 is also aa f To use the serial input Function 24 Data Input Output Port Select rib must be set to zero Centronics out which is factory default output You must also make the following settings on your PC to match the default settings on the box Function Y15 Baud rate set to 5 9600 Function Y16 Number of data bits set to 8 8 bits Function Y17 Parity set to 1 No Parity Function Y18 Number of Stop Bits set to 1 1 Stop Bit If this is not possible you must change the functions 15 16 17 and 18 on the box to match the PC s values NOTE Programming of functions 15 16 17 18 and 24 is not possible via the serial port These functions have to be programmed either via the twinax or via the parallel input port TWINAX CONNECTOR Before the twinax cable is connected be sure to turn the bo
46. d together using the system described below GFID Number 2 XXXYY where XXX point size YY typeface attribute Possible typeface values are 0 15 Times Roman 60 52 vers 52 Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide Possible attribute values are 1 2 3 Style Strokeweight Y96 4815 This is 48 point Helvetica Compressed bold upright Y96 1301 This is 13 point Times Roman bold upright Font examples Other relationships between IBM GFID and printer typefaces fonts can be programmed using Function 91 or 97 See Programmer s Guide for more details on Function 97 GFIDs may be selected with the normal procedure or using Function 96 11 5 4 Defining Fonts PCL NOTE The procedures in this chapter can only be used if you haveleeted the PCL option on the interface see the chapter on Installation The font definition command has 6 parameters You can find a description of the contents of the 6 parameters below The last parameter translate table is optional and you do not need to enter it All printers have a number of internal fonts The more sophisticated the printer is the more fonts it has But in addition to these you can acquire more fonts either as soft fonts that you download to the printer or as font cassettes or font cards that you push into a slot on the pr inter Not all existing fonts are in the GFID list in the previous chapter But you can define a G
47. e interface according to your needs Send all XES PCL commands in HEX code 00 to FF to the interface i Download settings to the Xerox FS 5250 Send commands to the Xerox FS 5250 save the temporary memory area in the permanent memory area etc When a character has been defined as an escape character you will not be able to use it as a normal character and print it However you do not need to have an escape character defined perma nently When it has served its purpose it can be removed The escape character described in this manual is different from the printer escape character and the IBM escape character and cannot be used for sending native printer commands UDKs or system commands This chapter explains how to configure and manage the Xerox FS 5250 by the use of Escape Sequences It also ex plains how to save the interface settings NOTE The factory defaults of the printer will normally suffice for most uses and in most cases your software will control the facilitiessbribed below This means that you will be able to connect the printer to your host system and start printing without changing the printer settings The settings should only be changed if your software or hardware have special requirements 28 Function Selection via the Line Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide 8 3 Defining a Temporary Escape Character No escape character is defined when you receive the printer If you wish to change the settings of t
48. ection via the Line Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide 8 7 Commands for Storing and Restoring Settings The commands listed below permit you to read and save the settings in the NVRAM area You may also read the factory defaults Please observe that when one of the commands below are used the temporary escape character if any will be removed Command Description Example This command is needed You send the to save settings in the command as follows interface memory amp amp 96 XI Without the X1 change of settings will be lost at power off Read and activate factory You send the default settings command as follows Use this command if you have changed many amp amp 96 XI settings and wish to start all over again Head and activate the You send the permanent settings command as follows Use this command if you have changed a couple of amp amp 96 XA settings temporarily for a specific purpose When you have used the temporary settings you can erase them again by sending the X4 command You will then be back in the settings programmed into the interface ii Function Selection via the Line Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide 8 8 Pass Through Mode Pass through transparency mode is implemented to offer an extended support for applications that require greater flexibility than offered by the double escape transparency mode PCL only Pass through mode can be defined
49. ed Press the top cover gently into a locked position 6 Re insert the screws and fasten 7 Now proceed to the actual installation of the converter to the printer and the system 20 Connections and installation Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide 6 4 Connecting the Xerox FS 52500 the Printer CAUTION All connections to the Xerox FS 5250 protocol cvarter should be made while the power is switched OFF to both the printer and converter 6 4 1 Connecting via Centronics output Connecting the Xerox FS 5250 to the printer is done by following these steps 1 Check that the printer s parallel input port is available on printer 2 Connect the cable supplied with the Xerox FS 5250 between the printer s parallel input port and the protocol converter s PARALLEL OUT port 3 Power on the printer and the Xerox FS 5250 4 Turn the address switch on the rear panel to the T position A settings printout is generated and the CU indicator starts flashing The interface can be set up in many ways Upon delivery the interface is set up to cover most needs and uses Appendix B Test Printout is a sample printout of settings and is but one way of setting up your interface Keep the settings printout you make together with this manual for future reference If the printout format does not match the test printout in Appendix B Test Printout or if nothing was printed this means that the printer setup does not match the prot
50. eft margin in 1 1400 0 Indent margin in 1 1400 0 Paper width in 1 1400 19008 Paper depth in 1400 15840 Top margin in 1 1400 240 Line distance in 1 1400 240 Maximum print line 66 JUU Appendices Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide PCL Xerox FS 5250 PCL Firmware version S20 140 002 700970002 Boot xd 90023102 HW xd Current escape code 00 in hexadecimal as Character Dipswiteh National character set Multinational Line Set Up Addr 0 3812 model 1 Function 2 Default LPI 6 Function 33 Default CPI 10 Function Default Codepage Multinational Funet on 0 Default orientation COR Function Il Default paperpath Drawer 1 destination 2 Function 12 Papersize A4 Function 18 Baudrate 9600 Funet on 16 Databits 8 F net on L7 Parity None Function 18 Stopbits 1 Function 213 Horizontal compression off line spacing 100 Function 22 Print driver PCL 5S Function 24 Output Source 0 Finec on 26 Suppress SCS Controls O0 Function 48 Permanent escape code None Funet on SL User strings at power on None F net on 59 Barcode definitions None Fonction 61 Userstrings None Function 62 Setup strings None Funet on 73 Translate table 1 Roman 8 Function 74 Symbol set def None Function 88 Physical Margins 288 480 289 490 288 480 Function 89 Physical margin comp OFF Function 905 User Esc strings None F net on 913 User defined font translation table
51. er Gothic 6 1 Ji 40 Letter Gothic 6 To 1 7 _46 Courier J3 Mi i 51 Courier J3 Jo J5 X 12 52 Courier J3 M1 J5 12 53 Courier 3 J2 J5 12 60 Letter Gothic 6 Jo 15 14 7 66 Letter Gothic 6 To Ji 12 7 68 Letter Gothic 6 J2 Ji 12 69 Letter Gothic 6 Ji Ji 12 7 80 Prestige J8 oo Ji J0 85 Courier J3 Jo Ji 12 86 Prestige 8 lo Ji J0 87 Letter Gothic 6 91 Letter Gothic Italic 6 2 Ji 12 7 109 Letter Gothic Italic 6 2 1 M 110 Letter Gothic 6 111 Prestige J8 t Jt Jo t gt 1127 Prestige J8 J2 Jt Jo t 15 Courier J3 M Ji 10 116 Courier J3 J2 Ji J0 117 Prestige tO 118 Prestige Te jo 119 Prestige Te 2 204 Letter Gothic 6 o 12 221 Prestige e To 223 Courier To 6 O oO o jo Ho O 0101 0j u me 2 I A j NO IT Ole Ili NO 230 252 Line Printer O 253 255 256 Prestige 8 Jo Default GFID Table for GFIDs 1 399 1 lt 0 00 00 O11 O01 O1 51 Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide 11 5 3 Scaleable Fonts NOTE Only applies to printers running PCL Level 5 The Xerox FS 5250 allows GFID access to all the scaleable fonts found in the printer These GFIDs are in the range 400 65535 Typeface typeface attributes and point size have been linke
52. ermanent escape character 30 permanent memory 30 pre installation requirements 11 print jobs 72 printable character 29 Printer sharing 24 72 commands from PC 75 commands from system 74 product features 9 Q Quick Reference Guide 86 R Rear Panel PARALLEL IN 13 PARALLEL OUT 13 remove temporary escape char 29 S Scalable fonts 52 select paper trays 41 selecting duplex PCL 68 settings printout sample 101 shareport activating Y249 76 deactivating Y249 77 programming via 76 Side Panel ADDRESS SWITCH 14 TWINAX CONNECTOR 14 start string stop string 35 symbol sets 54 T temporary escape character0 temporary memory 30 testing via address switch 23 via function T 23 timeout 24 Timeout specifying 72 translate table 55 transparency mode 33 limitations 35 trays 38 X XDPM 70 XDPM EBCDIC 70 XDPM ISO 70 XPPM 70
53. ets the printer emulation Note that you will have to physically write the IBM printer number of the desired emulation For IPDS you must write IPDS Parameter n2 specifies the device address 49 Connections and installation Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide NOTE The device address n2 must be different from the address switch setting or this command will only modify the primary printer emulation without creating a secondary One non IPDS and one IPDS emulation can be defined The secondary printer device will be deleted if you attempt to configure two similar devices e g two non IPDS devices or if Y37 is used without specifying n2 For this change to become effective you must turn power to the converter off for approx 10 seconds and then back on Non IPDS as primary emulation If the primary printer emulation set via the address switch is set to non IPDS you can set the second emulation via the twinax port activating Y37 E g Primary emulation non IPDS set via address switch Second emulation 96 Y 37 IPDS 69696X1 You have now a non IPDS primary emulation and a second IPDS emulation answering on device address 6 As an alternative setup you can also use the Centronics port activating function Y249 Enter Engineering Mode E g Primary emulation non IPDS set via address switch Second emulation 96 Y249 password Y 37 1PDS 5 X 1 IPDS as primary emulation If the primary emulation is set to IPD
54. hanging page format example 44 11 34 Other command ee 44 11 4 Automatic Page Orientation ee cessere 45 11 4 1 Automatic Page Orientation Chart cae 46 Explanation to the chart on Automatic Page OGIO ee rer 47 DO ee en 48 11 5 1 Selecting Fonts PCL sese 48 VAL LO CONS OOT P ee 48 CHANGING TOM TM 49 11 5 2 D tault GFID Table een 50 11 5 3 Scaleable Fonts sees 52 11 5 4 Defining Fonts PCL eee 53 What you need to know ssesessee eene 54 Font definition example sse cessere 58 ONE COMMAS ee 58 11 5 5 Selecting Fonts 7 AES na anne 58 WTO CON or HM 58 CHAINES a ne AT 59 Changing font example 59 Other COMMANOS RR 59 11 96 Deining Fons NB uoces pique ee 60 What you need to know esesessee eee 60 FON GENNIO ee Aerei ttem ceri astrum reip Pens 60 OPH GFID RS ATOM ee ur 64 GOR CPI7 GID Rel AOR star ttim moms ee 64 1 1 0 Optional SCallhd u ae a 64 Font definition example ennennnennennne nenn 65 Other COMMANDS Em 65 LR AN DUNO MINUN ara nee 66 11 7 1 System or interface seeee sees 66 11 7 2 What to consider se csse 66 DS BINGO OPIOR aussen nee a ae ne oc 67 11 7 4 Selecting duplex printing eeessssssssss 68 11 22 OHREN a0 a a
55. he IBM 3812 printer in IBM 5219 emulation useful information may be obtained from IBM 5219 Printer Models DO1 DO2 Programmer s Reference Guide IBM Order no GA 23 1025 Using the IBM Page printer 3812 with an IBM System 36 or System 38 refer to IBM Order no 5544 3343 AS 400 Device Configuration Guide refer to IBM Order no SC21 8106 103 Index Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide Index A attributes 55 C control units 10 COR 42 D Default GFID table 50 duplex 66 binding option 67 landscape printing 67 portrait printing 67 selecting 66 duplex printing considerations 66 E emulation 14 via address switch 16 error messages 9 non recoverable hardware 81 recoverable 79 ESC Character defining 72 escape character 39 41 49 F Firmware updating 77 fonts change command PCL 48 change command XES 58 defining PCL 53 defining XES 60 definition PCL 53 selecting PCL 48 selecting XES 58 size PCL 55 front panel 25 FSL 100 Defining Timeout 73 FSL functions 82 84 G GFID value 49 59 H host system 29 IBM PC Support Virtual Printer 78 Indicator LEDs PAR 25 Installation pre inst requirements EU US settings 12 national language 11 requirements 8 internal fonts 53 58 60 L lead in lead out sequences35 104 P page format 42 paper size changing 38 command 39 options 39 PARALLEL IN 13 PARALLEL OUT 13 pass through mode 33 p
56. he printer from the host system you will have to define the escape character See below how to define 96 as the tem porary escape character NOTE The characters and must never be used as escape chatars as they are used as separators in escape sequences and will be ig nored by the printer The same applies to 0 9 A F a f and K S T X Y Z simple quote amp and These must not be used CAUTION Avoid using your national characters as ESC characters The following EBCDIC HEX codes have been defined as national language characters and must not be used as ESC characters 4A 4C 4F 5A 5B 5F 6A 79 7B 7C 7F A1 CO DO EO Defining a temporary escape character The five characters shown should be sent to the printer from the host system The escape character is not defined permanently When the converter is turned off it will be lost See Defining a Permanent Escape Character for infor mation on the definition of a permanent escape character 8 4 Removing Temporary Escape Character If you wish to remove the temporary escape character so that it may be used as a printable character you can define it as a blank as shown below amp amp lt blank gt Removing the temporary escape character Function Selection via the Line Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide CCN 8 5 Defining a Permanent Escape Character The paragraph Defining a Temporary Escape Char acter only described the saving of the escape charac
57. he procedure for setting the address via the switch See the following section Check whether the configuration complies with the requirements of your installation and print jobs NOTE Make sure that you have set the address switch before you switch power on MN ra Connections and installation Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide 6 2 3 Address Setting via the address switch To select the desired address using the rotary address switch follow these steps The steps 1 through 4 are mandatory whereas the steps 4 through 6 are optional 1 Power off the Xerox FS 5250 2 Disconnect the T cable 3 Set the address switch to the desired address The options are 0 6 4 Power on the Xerox FS 5250 The desired address will be set at this point of time 5 To verify the address turn the switch to the T position to print the current settings printout 6 Turn the switch back to the desired address number The default configuration of the Xerox FS 5250 can be used for most application programs and uses You should only change the address and the emulation if necessary Change only the rest of the settings i you have special requirements 6 2 4 Dual Printer Emulation PCL only With IPDS support in the Xerox FS 5250 you have the option of configuring a second emulation on a different address You select a second emulation via the line in function Y37 and both parameters n1 and n2 in Y37 must be specified The parameter n1 s
58. ide Explanation to the chart on Automatic Page Orientation Initially the system will make a request as to the determination of the page orientation Indicated in the chart as STO Used The system has 4 different orientation options Portrait Landscape Computer Output Reduction COR Device dependent i e the Xerox FS 5250 If the system has set page orientation to Device Dependent the Xerox FS 5250 will determine the page orientation In the chart indicated as STO FFFFh set to YES NOTE If the system commands specifies a specific orientation it will override the command sequences of the Xerox FS 5250 In the chart indicted as USE STO COMMAND Y98 Enabled factory default When the Xerox FS 5250 determines the orientation and function Y98 is enabled the logical page size is compared to the physical page as defined in Y12 value n3 In the chart indicated as Page Size valid If the logical page fits within the frame of the physical page as defined in Y12 3 and with Y98 enabled the page orientation is determined by the relation between the height and the width of the logical page If the logical page does not fit within the frame of the physical page the page orientation will be set to default value as specified in function 10 See the chart The orientation may be in landscape portrait or in COR If you select COR and the system s print quality is not set to draft then printing will be made in
59. in 2 ways 1 pass through mode where 1 byte of hex data is sent to the printer e g 1B 2 pass through mode where more bytes of hex data is sent to the printer e g 1B 9 Function Selection via the Line Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide 8 8 1 Pass through mode XES 1 Syntax of pass through of 1 byte of hex data to the printer lt ESC gt hex pair E g 1B 2 Pass through of more bytes of hex data to the printer can be done in 2 Ways Either way you must follow these rules Hexadecimal data must either in hex pairs 00 FF opaces commas and IBM control codes are ignored when in hex transparent mode Commas and spaces can be used to make the hexadecimal data more readable Pass through of more bytes of hex data by using the escape character lt ESC gt lt ESC gt hex data lt ESC gt Pass through of more bytes of hex data by using the lead in lead out strings The lead in lead out strings have to be defined in function Y48 lt ESC gt Y48 lt n1 gt lt n2 gt lt n3 gt lt ESC gt where n1 is the defined escape c haracter n2 is the lead in start hex transparent string n3 is the lead out stop hex transparent string An example of a supported syntax Hex data The difference between the syntax and the normal syntax is that this sequence in the example above both starts and ends with two escape characters Any combination of up to five characters can be used for both lead in and lead out strings
60. ional spacing This is Helvetica proportional italic spacing italic 7 Proportional spacing This is Helvetica bold and italic proportional spacing bold italic The point size of the font You can here state the size of the font s The interface cannot calculate point size with decimals This means that when you enter a value with decimals the interface will round off the decimals e g 7 4 will become 7 Which translate table will you use You can select the following translate table s Translate table All resident 1 Homan 8 2 IBM PC 8 5 7 8 X PC850 Lo oi MCN Lo 6 OT 55 Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide NOTE The symbol set and the translate table should be set to the same value e g both to 3 ECMA 94 If you select value 3 as symbol set and 1 as translate table you will probably have problems with ssal characters 56 Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide The typeface of the font Value Typeface OON OO O1 BR D Line Printer Pica Elite Courier Helvetica Times Roman Letter Gothic Script Prestige Caslon Orator Presentations Helv Condensed Serifa Futura Palatino ITC Souvenir Optima ITC Garamond Cooper Black Ribbon Coronet Broadway Bauer Bodoni Black Cond Century Schoolbook University Roman Helv Outline Futura Condensed ITC Korinna Naskh generic Arabic Cloister Black I
61. its for a list of sup ported con trol units If all three a b and c are in order contact your systems support personnel or your point of purchase TAE Connections and installation Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide 6 5 1 TEST Function The test printout pages can be generated in two ways via the address switch or via the line by activating the T function For details on the T function please see the section Quick Reference Guide of the Supported FSL Functions Test via the address switch 1 Turn the address switch to the T position A settings printout will be generated test 4 2 Turn the switch away from the T position 3 When the CU indicator flashes turn the switch back to the T position 4 The printer will now enter Online HEX Dump mode and print all data received in on line HEX dump format test 1 5 Hex dump mode is terminated by turning the address switch away from the T position and then back again Keep the settings printout together with this manual for future reference Finally a settings printout can also be generated at power onby activating function Y120 See the section Quick Reference Guide of the Supported FSL Functions for details NOTE You are recommended when installing for the first time to carry out Test 4 Settings Printout to check whether the printer is set to the correct language if the language is incorrect contact your systems support or your point of purchase
62. know For further details on the supported FSL functions you are referred to the Programmers Guide doc no D62081 The Programmer s Guide will contain a complete list of the supported functions with description notes and examples FSL functions are special commands in the data stream which set up the Xerox FS 5250 and consequently the printer to function in a specific way oome FSL Functions differ according to whether you are in PCL or in XES mode Appendix A of this manual contains a Quick Reference Guid o the FSL functions This list only comprises the syntax and parameters of the supported FSL functions The reference guide will contain remarks on deviations as to XES or PCL 8 1 Syntax of an FSL Function The special sequence that the interface will interpret as an FSL Function is shown below 2e Y function number gt lt parameters gt where 96 is the defined escape character See the description below on the Escape Character BF Function Selection via the Line Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide 8 2 The Escape Character The Xerox FS 5250 is managed by special es cape sequences sent to the printer via the line Escape se quences are command sequences preceded by a defined escape character When an escape character appears in the data stream the printer will inter pret the characters following as a command string and not as characters to be printed When you have defined an escape character you can Configure th
63. ly have to write in this parameter Non IPDS IPDS Y37zn1 J Y375nd Write Emulation Write Emulation 3816 3816 default value SCS printers 6 2 2 Via the Address Switch Emulation selected on the address switchis described in the following The T cable must be disconnected at the converter before changing emulation Select emulation on the address switch as follows 1 Switch off the box 2 Turn the address switch to the T position 3 Switch on power to the box 16 Connections and installation Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide 4 When the Xerox FS 5250 is ready it will eject a page with the follo wing message Current emulation is xxxx 5 Set the desired emulation by turning the address switch to the position defined in the chart in the following O 3812 5219 3816 5224s 5225 Selection Emulation 0 3812 5219 3816 _ A 152245 00 5256 4234 x 3812 5219 3816 4245 6262 default value SCS printers 6 Anew message stating the current emulation will be printed after a few seconds Then power off the Xerox FS 5250 7 Power on the Xerox FS 5250 8 Turn to the T position again and check that the emulation has been changed See the settings printout See TEST Function 9 urn the switch back to the correct device address consult your system administrator if necessary 10 Connect the twinax cable and power on the Xerox FS 5250 or follow t
64. mand as follows amp amp YY10 lt n1 gt n2 amp amp space The command amp amp selects the character 95 as the escape character The escape character is a signal to the interface that the data stream following is a command stream The n1 is described at the previous page The last command in the above line amp amp space erases the escape character again You do not have to enter an n2 value If no parameter is entered for n2 the n1 value will be used for all trays If you wish the n1 value to be used for a specific tray only you must enter one of the following values 6 Tray Saving the command When you have changed the paper tray you can tell the interface to remember the command You do this by adding the X1 to the command illustrated above NOTE This command also erases the escape character A Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide 11 3 3 Changing page format example amp amp 96 96Y10 2 396 X1 This will set the default value for page format to COR for tray 2 Y10 2 3 will save the settings permanently and erase the escape character X1 11 3 4 Other commands Other commands that can be used in connection with page format selection are Y11 Select paper tray Y88 Physical Margins Y98 Automatic Page Orientation 44 Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide 11 4 Automatic Page Orientation Function Y98 Automatic Page Orientati
65. mands to the interface What to consider When you send a font change command to the interface you must remember the following 5 See the basic printer manuals for an explanation of fonts AB Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide 1 Ihe system and system software will not know that you have changed font This means that data will be transmitted to the printer as before the font change This will give you format and position problems Changing font The font change command has one parameter the GFID value You can change the contents of this value if you wish to use a font that is not in the list See the paragraph below on how to define a font You send the font change command as follows amp amp 96 96Y96 n12 96 amp amp space NOTE This function cannot be saved in the permanent memory The command amp amp selects the character 96 as the escape character The escape character is a signal to the interface that the data stream following is a command stream The last command in the above line amp amp space erases the escape character again As mentioned above the n1 value is the IBM value Global Font ID GFID These values have been coded into the interface When you enter a GFID value you automatically activate a font with a number of characteristics See the table below for the GFID values you can use and their characteristics 49 Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250
66. ocol converter setup Contact your systems support personnel or your point of purchase for assistance 5 When the printout is in order you proceed to the following section Connecting the Xerox FS 5250 to the System 254 Connections and installation Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide EEE 6 5 Connecting the Xerox FS 525 the System After a successful test printout has been generated to establish that the connection between the Xerox FS 5250 converter and the printer is working correctly see previous sections you are now ready to connect the Xerox FS 5250 to the system WARNING All connections to the Xerox FS 525frotocol converter should be made while the power is switched OFF 1 Turn off the power and connect the Xerox FS 5250 to your host system using the twinax cable and the auto terminating T cable 2 When the connection has been made turn power ON and check that the CU and READY indicators turn ON When they do you have completed the installation procedure and are ready to operate the protocol converter as described below What if the CU Indicator fails to turn on If the CU indicator does not turn ON this means that there is no communication with the control unit You should check the follow ing a The twinax cable connection from the control unit to the Xerox FS 5250 b The control unit is it powered up etc C ls the control unit supported by the Xerox FS 5250 See the section Supported Control Un
67. on Selecting this function will activate and deactivate the automatic page orientation for the trays Automatic Page Orientation i e APO works in connection with FSL Y98 The factory default value is Y98 1 i e APO disabled When APO is disabled page orientation is controlled by the values in FSL Y10 Y98 Syntax Y98 lt n1 gt n2 where ni 0 Enable APO ni 1 Disable APO n2 1 Tractor n2 2 Tray 1 n2 3 Tray 2 n2 4 Manual feeder n2 5 Envelope feeder n2 6 Tray 3 na 7 Optional feeder Factory default for n2 is all trays Example 2e Y98 0 3 will activate Automatic Page Orientation for tray 2 45 Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide 11 4 1 Automatic Page Orientation Chart Below follows a navigation chart for automatic page orientation The section following will describe how automatic page orientation operates Automatic Page Orientation START Page Orientation Logic mg Use STO Command NO AUTO Orientation YES Enabled Y98 NO Page Size valid YES Y12 y Width YES Default gt orientation Height Y10 NO Y10 1 Y10 82 Y10 2 Y10 0 NO D v v v LANDSCAPE COR PORTRAIT LANDSCAPE The IBM Command Set Text Orientation Computer Output Reduction 46 Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Gu
68. pendix B Test Printout XES Xerox FS 5250 XES Firmware version 140 002 00971002 Boot id 80023102 Current escape code 00 in hexadecimal as Character Dipsw ech National character set Multinational Switch Device address 00 Function 2 Default LPI 6 Function 2 Default CPI 10 Function 9 Default Codepage Multinational F net on 103 Default orientation COR Funet on Ilt Default paperpath Drawer 1 Function 12 Papersize A4 Funet on 19 Baudrate 9600 F net on 163 Databits 8 Function 17 Parity None Funet on Le St pb ts I Function 24 Output Source O0 Function 36 Suppress SCS Controls O0 Function 40 AHPP method 10 Function 48 Permanent escape code None Function 813 User strings at power on None Function 913 Userstrings None Function 62 Setup strings None Function 703 Mode 1 Function 733 Translate table 1 Function 74 Symbol set def None Function op Physical margins 0 480 0 480 0 480 Funetion 69 Physical margin comp OFF Function 90 User Esc strings None Function 973 User GFID font selection Function 98 Orientation select Automatic Function 100 IBM mode definition Timeout 20 sec Centronic input definition Timeout 20 sec RS232 input definition Timeout 20 sec Function 120 Settings printout at Power up Off Free bytes 1892 Emulation of model 3812 model 1 Unprintable Character Option is Ignore Substitute Character in hexadecimal 60 L
69. portrait 1B 1 SerifText101X1 P 0D 0A 1B 1 portrait 1B 1SerifText101X1 L OD 0A 1B 1 landscape 1B 1KatakanaGotich10X1 P OD 0A 1B 1 portrait 5 11 11 12 12 13 13 18 18 19 19 38 38 39 39 40 40 41 41 42 42 43 43 44 44 46 46 50 50 51 landscape landscape portrait landscape portrait landscape portrait landscape portrait landscape 1B 1 Titan10 L OD 0A 1B 1 landscape 1B 1GothicText10X1 L OD 0A 1B 1 landscape 1B 1 Titan10Biso P OD 0A 1B 1 portrait 1B 1 Titan10Biso L OD 0A 1B 1 landscape 1B 1KatakanaGotich10X1 L 0OD 0A 1B 1 landscape 61 Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide Orientation portrait landscape portrait landscape portrait landscape portrait landscape portrait landscape portrait landscape portrait landscape portrait landscape portrait landscape portrait landscape portrait landscape portrait landscape portrait landscape portrait landscape portrait landscape portrait landscape portrait landscape portrait landscape portrait landscape portrait landscape portrait landscape Font strings sent 1B 1SerifText1 2X1 P OD 0A 1B 1 1B 1SerifText1 2X1 L 0OD 0A 1B 1 1B 1SerifText121X1 P 0OD 0A 1B 1 1B 1SerifText121X1 L 0OD 0A 1B 1 1B 1SerifText12BX1 P 0D 0A 1B 1 1B 1SerifText12BX1 L 0D 0A 1B 1 1B 1Script12X1 P 0D 0A 1B 1 1B 1Script12X1 L 0D 0A 1B 1 1B 1Titan12iso P
70. press IBM Controls H H p Suppress IBM Multibyte Controls XDPM XES EBCDIC Xerox 275 Compatible 2 O O XPPM EBCDIC _ DJDE Support 0 0 _XPPM EBCDIC DJDE amp Metacode Support 2 Table A Data streams translation and function settings p D Ss Suppress IBM Multibyte Controls ELEM and Form Feed SS EEE EEE Most of the internal setup functions FSL functions will have no effect in XPPM mode Only function Y70 and the X function will have effect However function 70 interrelate with function 36 Suppress IBM Control Codes and function 2 Lines Per Inch Below the chart will show the functions controlled by the Xerox FS 5250 Character Conversion Language Conversion Line End Control hehe Page End Control f l Horizontal Position l Auto Line Page Break 1 l Line Spacing o o J J Font Selection J J f fInputTray o 9l Output Tray Offset 9 Paper Size So e J Page Orientation J J J Margis 0 e 1 J Duplex 9 1 Bod J e j Underline J 9 f J Overstrike So 9 J Sub SuperScript J J Table B Functions Controlled by Xerox FS 5250 1 Default EBCDIC
71. s the GFID number to be assigned n2 is the string for O degrees rotated font n3 is the string for 90 degrees rotated font x y are the scaling fractions 64 Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide Example 1 Using a 12 CPI font for GFID 11 logical 10 CPI Y97 11 1B 1Titan12iso P 0D 0A 1B 1 16 15 For details on Optional Scaling refer to the Programmer s Guide D62081 Font definition example amp amp 96 Y97 1 1B 1Titan10Biso P 0OD 0A 1B 1 1Titan10Biso L 0D 0A 1B 1 X1 This will define Titan10Biso as the portrait and landscape font for GFID value 1 in FSL Y96 The command string will save the font and erase the escape character X1 Other commands The other command that can be used in connection with font definition is FSL Y96 Font Selection 65 Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide 7 7 4 11 7 Duplex Printing Function Y19 Duplex Printing NOTE In XES function Y62 must be programmed for this function to become effective Duplex printing means that the printer can print on both sides of a piece of paper NOTE You can only use this facility if you have a duplex printer If you are not sure about this look in the manuals for your printer 11 7 1 System or interface There are different ways to go about selecting duplex printing so you should check whether you
72. scape printing you can decide that the text is to be printed across the long landscape printing or the short portrait printing length of the paper with the two binding options as illustrated in the following 2 Back 1 of sheet Back Front of FHEHTEH of sheet Ll next sheet otf Front of eo next sheet Back of sheet 4 Back ote HHHHHEHO Be SE momon Front of Pampa next sheet Types of binding in different orientation 1 Portrait longedge 2 Portrait shortedge 3 Landscape longedge 4 Landscape shortedge 267 Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide 11 7 4 Selecting duplex printing The duplex command Y19 has one parameter with three different settings Setting Description 0 No duplex printing Duplex long edge binding Duplex short edge binding see the paragraph below on how to select duplex printing You send the command as follows amp amp YoY19 lt n1 gt amp amp lt space gt The command amp amp selects the character as the escape character The escape character is a signal to the interface that the data stream following is a command stream The last command in the above line amp amp space erases the escape character again NOTE You cannot save the duplex command in the permanent memory 11 7 5 Orientation As mentioned above you can combine the duple
73. ser s Guide Document no D60262 electronic format Xerox FS 5250 Xerox FS 5250 IPC Quick Guide Document no D10262 hardcopy format In addition the following accessories can be used e Printer cable Centronics Order no 999023 030 Serial input cable Order no 999010 030 Serial output cable has to be ordered for the specific printer you are going to connect to Please contact your i data dealer for more details See also Appendix A Printer sharing cable Centronics Order no 999022 030 IPC Upgrade Kit IPC option for upgrade Order no 29301 1 001 Product Features Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide 3 Product Features Non IPC Support of 5224 5225 5256 4234 printer emulations as alternatives to 3812 5219 3816 Twinax setup via share port or twinax port Flash prom allowing downloading of new firmware via the twinax o r the Centronics port Support of ida PSS Automatic input sharing between Twinax Centronics and RS 232 input ports Support of duplex printing Support of bar code printing Support of Automatic Page Orientation If equipped with the optional IPC module Support of IPDS printer emulation Support of additional non IPDS emulation Supported Control Units Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide C 4 Supported Control Units The Xerox FS 5250 will connect to the following control units e IBM 34 IBM 36 all models e IBM 38 all models 5 IBM AS 400
74. ted with an IPC module idaSetup is a program developed with the purpose of setting up the wide range of IPC protocol converters via a PC share port or from a host For details on how to configure the IPDS parameters for tKerox FS 5250 IPC using the program idaSetup see the separate documentation I this IPDS Programmer s Guide doc no D60253 The manual is available as an electronic document 46 Programming Non IPDS Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide Te S 10 Programming the Xerox FS 5250 Non IPDS The Xerox FS 5250 works using a large number of internal Setup Functions FSL Functions FSL setup functions can be sent either from your IBM system or from a PC When the protocol converter has been installed and connected to a printer you may have to consider the use of these setup options The factory default setup will meet the demands of most host systems and users and special programming is therefore normally not required If however special circumstances require you to make changes to the pro gramming of the box appendix A Quick Reference Guide of the Supported FSL Functions lists all the functions supported in XES and PCL mode This list only describes the functions by their syntax and parameters though In the Programmer s Guide doc no D62081 you will find an extensive description of the FSL Functions with notes comments and examples 3 FSL Function Selection via the Line 07 Selected
75. ter in the temporary memory If you wish to define and save a permanent escape character in the printer you will have to use Function 48 Select Perma nent Escape Character and immediately save the settings in the permanent memory See the description of Y48 in either XES or PCL NOTE If the character used in Function 48 Select Permanent Escape Character is differen from the one specified as temporary escape character the latest specified character will take pcedence immedi ately An example of the commands defining the permanent escape charac ter is shown below amp amp 96 amp amp 96 YY 48 0896 7e Y 48 4 C96 2X1 2X1 Syntaxes of the command strings defining the permanent escape character to be 08 the character gt instead of the temporary escape character 8 6 Removing Permanent Escape Character If you wish to remove the permanent escape character you will have to follow the proce dure below 1 Set Function 48 Select Permanent Escape Character to 00 No escape character 2 Define a new temporary escape character as described in Defining a Temporary Escape Character 3 Save the settings using the command ESC X1 Examples of these commands are shown below 230 Function Selection via the Line Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide Syntax of the command strings to remove the permanent escape character gt is defined as temporary escape character ra Function Sel
76. these instructions 1 Connect the machine only to an outlet with the correct voltage The correct voltage appears from the information plate of the equipment Make sure that the equipment is turned off before you connect or disconnect the power cord or other cables Do not use the equipment in an area where it can become wet Refer service or repairs to qualified personnel There may be increased risks of electric shock and personal injury in connection with disassembling and servicing of this equipment Professional service personnel should understand this and take necessary precautions The safety features of some parts may not always be obvious Therefore spare parts must have the identical or equivalent characteristics of the original parts The maintenance information for this equipment has been written for professional service staff and is not intended for use by others Make sure that the power outlet is properly grounded Table of Contents Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide D Table of Contents 1 Introduction to the Xerox FS 5250 eere 6 1 1 What is the Xerox FS 52507 zu nr Se onse coeur 6 12 tLe DIVERSE IE ION ee sie 6 2 Items SUD OC dan denses es sd ennuis da 8 3 Prod ct FOTOS sn csnesne nas sans sacs NNE ns seen 9 4 Supported Control Units 10 5 Installation Requirements eere eee e eene 11 5 1 Pre Installation Requiremen
77. ts cessere 11 5 1 1 National Language ssees eene 11 ll EU OPUS SEI NOS ORT 12 9 2 VVOIKING EHVILONMENE SE a Sead ys lesen did na en 12 6 Connections and Installation of the Xerox FS 5250 13 D The MES Palicanus ee 13 Changing the Driiver une 15 0 2 TNO ee ea nee 15 52 1 WIT Eee ae 15 6 2 2 Via the Address Switch 00000 eese 16 D 2 9 Address SUN a ne tante qp an 18 6 2 4 Dual Printer Emulation ceeceeeeseeeeseeeeseeees 18 6 3 UGS ee ea ee ae 20 6 4 Connecting the Xerox FS 5250 to the Printer nn es 21 6 4 1 Connecting via Centronics output sseesssse 21 6 5 Connecting the Xerox FS 5250 to the System 22 DS TEST FUNCION ee ne ai Cere PRO e 23 Do PIMC OU er PEE ee ee 24 7 Operation of the Xerox FS 5250 uuusuuauunaanonnunonnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnanunnnnennnn 25 7 1 Top Panel of the Xerox FS 5250 seen 25 uu xpocun 25 7 1 2 PAR Parallel INDULT nee eap a 25 7 1 3 SER Serial input output eer Berne 26 7 1 4 READY Printer Ready ee 26 8 Function Selection via the Line eese 27 o Pel douze oran ES FUNCION E enone 27 9 2 Ihe Escape Gh aracler icis nrc dessein semences tons maces 28 8 3 Defining a Temporary Escape Character seeeesssss 29
78. x function with the orientation or paper format function Y 10 and select various binding options The orientation command has two parameters where you only need to use the first The first parameter has several different settings Setting Description amp 0 Portrait Computer Output Reduction COR COR regardless of PPM print quality NOTE You should not select different settings for the front and the back of a sheet of paper For a more detailed description of the settings you are referred to the chapter on selecting paper formats 68 Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide The second parameter has 6 settings Setting Description Manual feed Envelope feed 6 jTay3 Duplex selection example PCL amp amp 956 VoY19 2 Y10 1 3 1 amp amp This will select duplex printing short edge binding Y19 2 and landscape orientation for tray 2 Y10 1 3 The command amp amp will erase the escape character Duplex selection example XES amp amp 96 YY19 2 YI6 nn amp amp This will select duplex printing Y19 2 with a font defined as number nn Y96 nn It will erase the escape character 69 Selected FSL Functions Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide EN 11 8 Output Data The Xerox FS 5250 supports the following printer languages PCL see the section Printer Driver Selection for details XES XDPM ISO XDPM EBCDIC
79. x power OFF When power is turned off plug the automatically terminating twinax T cable twin BNC cable into the socket on the rear panel and turn the connector ring clockwise to lock ADDRESS SWITCH EMULATION amp PRINTER DRIVER SELECT You use the address switch for e selecting changing emulation setting the address and for the generating of test printouts Tests can also be made via the line See the section TEST function for details For details on emulation see the section Emulation e selecting changing of printer driver You have the option of selecting between XES and PCL 14 Connections and installation Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide If you wish to operate in default PCL mode the box is ready to operate when delivered It is important that you do not change the position of the address switch Note that operation mode is outside of the B A amp T positions If you wish to select XES you must follow the instructions in the below section Changing the Driver Changing the Driver To change from PCL to XES driver the rotary switch has to be in position T at power on Current printer driver is indicated on printout Now turn the rotary switch to position B XES New position is then indicated as alternate printer driver XES on second printout When correct position is obtained turn rotary switch away from B A or T positions any other position will do Power the converter OFF and ON again The new driver is
80. y even parity Number of sr l8 2 lt n1l gt 3 Stop Bits 1 Stop bit 2 stop bits Duplex Tylos Simplex Printing Long edge duplex Short edge duplex Horizon 2Y21 nl n2 n3 tal Compression Compres No compression sion amp Vertical scaling Tractor Tray 1 Drawer 1 Tray 2 Manual feeder Envelope feeder Tray 3 Tray 4 Vertical scaling in Printer el22 nl Driver Selection 24 Port SY24 lt n1 gt 0 Input Direction 1 Output 89 Appendices Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide No Name Syntx Parameters Ignore Y36 nl Honour IBM XES amp PCL IBM Control Codes Control Suppress IBM XES amp PCL Codes Control Codes Suppress IBM XES only Multibyte Control Codes Suppress IBM only Multibyte Control Codes Suppress IBM only Multibyte Controls and FF Suppress IBM Only Multibyte with bold offset implemented ADPE Support IBM 137 nl 02 9 emulation Yor POL Printer 990127 only Emulation 5224 Select 5225 5256 NOTE 4234 Unlike 4245 the other 1 PDS FSL Tunetlons secondary address you must phvsie l ly write NOTE See the section the on Emulation for desired details emulation 90 Appendices Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide RE EE EG Permanent Y48 lt nl gt LE Escape value can be Character entered by means Selection of an apostrophe notation QE Y48 lt n1 gt 5 HEX value of the character selected from
81. ystems to which the Xerox FS 5250 connects The printer or device should have a Centronics parallel connector in order to be connected to the Xerox FS 5250 protocol converter 1 2 Printer Driver Selection With the Xerox FS 5250 you have the option of selecting between 2 printer drivers XES and PCL on the rear panel B A T address switch Introduction Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide NOTE PCL z factory default A position Note Operation mode isoutside the B A T position If you wish to operate in PCL mode daot change the default position of the switch XES z B position Note To change the driver from default PCL to FSL you must follow the instructions in the section Changing the Printer Driver If you wish to change to the FSL driver the printer driver must be selected before you start the operation of the Xerox FS 5250 box See the section on Changing the Printer Driver For details as to the selecting of other output data types in XES mode you are referred to the chapter Output Data 1 The XES mode selection handles XDPM and XPPM data streams Items Supplied Xerox FS 5250 User s Guide zz zz zz 6 lt lt 2 Items Supplied Please check that your Xerox FS 5250 kit is complete The complete contents of the kit consists of the following items Xerox FS 5250 box e Wall plug power supply Parallel printer cable Auto terminating twinax T cable Xerox FS 5250 Xerox FS 5250 IPC U

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