PC480A(E) Manual
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1. ESC2 50 ESC2 50 ESC3 51 ESC4 52 ESC4 52 Converter continued Printer Emulation Description Select 1 6 inch line spacing Select program mable line spacing Proprinter Select n 216 line spacing Proprinter and Epson Select italic mode Set Proprinter top of form Interpretation 12 72 inch 6 LPI sent ignored on 5256 printer Coax 6 LPI selected if LPI commands are set on front panel n 72 inch command previously set by ESC A is activated Coax closest LPI selected for LPI commands set on front panel n 3 72 inch sent ignored on 5256 printer Coax closest LPI selected for LPI commands set on front panel Ignored not supported Current vertical format sent to establish new top of form REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 Table A 1 ASCII Command Interpretations for the Reverse Protocol Converter continued Printer Description Emulation Interpretation Cancel Ignored not supported italic mode Turn Proprinter If following parameter is automatic 1 01h or 31h LF added line feed to each CR If following on off parameter is 0 00h or 30h function is canceled Printable Epson Ignored not supported code area only Code Page 437 or expansion 850 supported not duplicate control codes Select Proprinter Ignored not supported international only Code Page 437 or character 850 supported set Cancel Ignored not supported ESC 6 Select P2. selection NOTE Some high capability word processing programs e g Windows Printer Driver or WordPerfect and desktop publishing programs may issue extensive page positioning commands that exceed the capabilities of the attached twinax or coax printer In these cases we recommend that you define your printer as a DOS or generic printer in the software to reduce the complexity of the output documents 5 1 Using the Front Panel The LCD front panel was designed to be easy for the operator to configure and use the Reverse Protocol Converter To review or alter the configuration proceed as follows 1 Power on the Reverse Protocol Converter by pressing the 1 0 switch A twinax or coax adapter cable must be attached or an error message will be displayed asking you to attach it The Reverse Protocol Converter should proceed to the ONLINE condition as noted in the upper right hand corner of the display 2 Put the Reverse Protocol Converter in the OFFLINE condition by pressing Select Note OFFLINE in upper righthand corner 3 Now the display gives you the choice of returning to ONLINE operation by pressing Select or proceeding to use the menus by pressing Menu Press Menu to continue 4 The display gives you the choice of entering the Test Menu by pressing List to list items in that menu or proceeding to the next menu by pressing Menu Press Menu for setup R
3. 20 31 32 34 35 36 37 38 39 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0D OA 41 42 43 44 45 56 57 48 49 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 BA 20 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 OD OA 41 42 43 44 45 46 0 1 2 i 3 E 02CCCCCCCCCODDDDDDDDEEEEEEEEE4FFFFFFFFF444444444444444444 D5123456789123456789234567890123456789000000000000000000000000000000 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ 1234567890 4 5 6 i 7 444444444444444444402CCCCCCCCCDDDDDDDDDEEEEEEEEE4FFFFFFFF 0000000000000000D5123456789 1 2345678923456789 1 23456789000000000000000 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWXYZ 1234567890 Figure 6 1 Sample Twinax Diagnostics Printout REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 COAX Driver c 1994 SDE Rev 1 00 12 06 94 Communication established with printer Printer Registers Addr 0 2 0000 20 04 0010 00 06 01 0020 00 00 00 0030 00 00 00 0040 00 00 00 Print Buffer Addr 0 1 0010 2B C6 ASCII data 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 30 31 32 333 37 38 39 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 3 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 30 31 32 33 34 35 3 39 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 30 31 39 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 30 31 32 0D OA 30 32 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58
4. 3 3 Receive Data TXD Transmit Data 2 7 Logic Ground GND GND Logic Ground 7 5 6 8 CTS DSR DCD DTR Data Terminal Ready 20 20 Data Terminal Ready DTR CTS DSR DCD 5 6 8 Figure B 1 Serial Cable Pinout NOTE CTS is Clear To Send DSR is Data Set Ready and DCD is Data Carrier Detect amp BLACK BOX O Copyright 1995 Black Box Corporation All rights reserved 1000 Park Drive e Lawrence PA 15055 1018 e 724 746 5500 e Fax 724 746 0746
5. 40 40 8C 40 00 6B 4C D3 E0 93 6A 56 BI B7 40 40 40 40 40 00 60 7E D4 5A 94 DO 58 B2 AA 40 40 40 80 EA 00 4B 6E D5 5F 95 Al 63 B3 8A 40 40 40 40 40 00 61 6F D6 6D 96 00 67 B4 8B 40 40 40 40 40 ASCII cp850 to EBCDIC Translate Table 00 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 AO BO CO DO EO FO 00 40 FO 7C D7 79 97 68 71 45 40 40 8C EE CA 00 4F FI Cl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l 63 B3 8A B2 40 78 BC 40 00 61 6F D6 6D 96 00 67 B4 8B 40 9F 40 BE 40 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F BA DOR PD DIA A O Figure 6 3 Sample Twinax Self Test Printout REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 COAX Driver c 1994 SDE Rev 1 00 12 06 94 Active Configuration Selections Printer Emulation E IBM PPDS Debu Off ASCII Character Set PC 37 a ust MPP on CPI changes E Change MPP on CPI changes ee on printer Only 10 CPI Send commands for NLQ Disabled Command Pass Thru CP
6. 5 CPI 00 or 30 returns to 10 CPI ignored on all other printers Set left Proprinter Ignored not supported and right and Epson margins High speed Proprinter Ignored not supported double and Epson density graphics Quadruple Proprinter Ignored not supported density and Epson graphics Set relative Epson Ignored not supported position space is sent REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 Table A 1 ASCII Command Interpretations for the Reverse Protocol Converter continued Printer Description Emulation Interpretation Print Proprinter Ignored not supported characters from symbol set Select 9 pin Epson Ignored not supported graphics Print 1 Proprinter Ignored not supported character from symbol set Turn over Proprinter Ignored not supported score on off and Epson NLQ Proprinter Ignored not supported justification and Epson Set vertical Proprinter Ignored not supported tabs in and Epson channels Turn Proprinter Ignored not supported immediate and Epson mode on off REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 Table A 1 ASCII Command Interpretations for the Reverse Protocol Converter continued Printer Description Emulation Interpretation Perform Proprinter Ignored not supported n 216 inch and Epson reverse LF Select NLQ Proprinter Ignored not supported font and Epson Set left Proprinter Ignored not supported margin and Epson Turn Proprinter Proportional mo
7. 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 58 Printer Registers Addr 0 1 2 0000 20 04 0010 00 06 00 00 00 00 00 gt ies 4 F5 F6 1234567890123456 0 Fl F2 6 F7 F8 2 F3 F4 3 F4 F5 F6 F1 F2 F7 F8 OW 09 lolo yf eg gy yO SRONASHOO lez kaa kaz a de orf ay oy FOTO CONT HOU ll lle yf Hj NDORDNDOR des kaz kes les koz kas la VINTE OTO TH 0 olle lle le kap le HA ONACKONE Ml le eel OO ST muoio allioli hey wo es GON ASKONANT 09 ERE SRO oo esi N ti YI ti ti YI 7890123456789012 3456789012345678 9012345678901234 5678901234567890 1234567890123456 7890123456789012 3456789012345678 7 E7 E7 9012 02XXXXXXX E7 E7 E7 XXXXXXXXXXXX E7 E7 E7 XXXXXXXXXXXX E7 E7 E7 E7E E7 E7 E7 E7 E E7 E7 E7 E7E E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 m I m ET E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 XXXXXXXXXXXX 7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 XXXXXXXXXXXX E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 XXXXXXXXXXXX E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 XXXXXXXXXXXX mmm IAA memi IAU num IAA E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E7 E E7 E7 E E7 E7 E7 E7 XXXXXXXXXX Figure 6 2 Sample Coax Diagnostics Printout REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 6 2 Reve
8. Off to On e Press Select to activate the selection which now appears as KON e Press Menu to return to the OFFLINE selection e Press Select to return to Diagnostics ONLINE operation 4 To end Diagnostics mode repeat steps in 3 above but change Off and On This setting is constantly monitored and the function can be activated even while a document is printing to capture ees later in documents Allow for a delay in printing caused by the size of the ASCII printer s buffer A list of statements documenting the sequence of the operations and conversions performed by the Reverse Protocol Converter prints A sample car from the diagnostic port is shown on the next page NOTE Activating the diagnostic port significantly slows down printing speed and may cause the Line Sync LED on the twinax printers to flash REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 Twinax Driver c lO Rev A07 1 21 94 Communication established at Address 3 ID 2D 5219D01 0 1 2 2D0802D02002C002C0402C042C083C03C0 B1310B2490AB62CB8300B222B124441401 Jak F H BaAdD OD 0A 41 42 43 44 46 56 47 48 49 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 5A 20 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 30 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 0D OA 41 42 43 44 45 56 57 58 49 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 5A
9. Proprinter Ignored not supported printer and Epson Cancel Proprinter Twinax 10 CPI sent condensed and Epson ignored on 5256 printer mode Coax If only 10 CPI is selected this is ignored if not 10 CPI is sent Deselect Proprinter Ignored not supported printer and Epson Cancel Proprinter 5 CPI for single line only double and Epson on 4214M2 Twinax width returned to 10 CPI 1 line otherwise ignored Cancel line Proprinter Ignored not supported and Epson Delete Proprinter Ignored not supported character and Epson Proprinter 5 CPI sent to 4214M2 and Epson Twinax ignored on all other printers REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 Table A 1 ASCII Command Interpretations for the Reverse Protocol Converter continued Command Printer ASCII DEC HEX Description Emulation Interpretation ESC SI 15 OF Select Proprinter Twinax 15 CPI sent condensed and Epson ignored on 5256 printer mode Coax Ignored if set to 10 CPI only if not 15 CPI sent to printer Automatic Proprinter Twinax Epson command sheet and Epson 2 or B selects back feeder paper bin on 4214 and on off 5219 only otherwise front bin selected Coax as above but following front panel setting Set inter Proprinter Ignored not supported character and Epson space ESC 33 Master Proprinter Ignored not supported select and Epson Cancel Proprinter Ignored not supported MSB and Epson command REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVER
10. lt gt BL ACK BOX O rre PC480A PC480AE Reverse Protocol Converter 4000 A SSE SSS SSE SSE SS rr sj rg eg SS a a Ss a SM CUSTOMER Order toll free in the U S 24 hours 7 A M Monday to midnight Friday 877 877 BBOX SUPPORT FREE technical support 24 hours a day 7 days a week Call 724 746 5500 or fax 724 746 0746 INFORMATION Mail order Black Box Corporation 1000 Park Drive Lawrence PA 15055 1018 Web site www blackbox com E mail info blackbox com FCC STATEMENT FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AND INDUSTRY CANADA RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENTS This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly that is in strict accordance with the manufacturer s instructions may cause interference to radio communication It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC rules which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be necessary to correct the interference Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment
11. printer command in EBCDIC hexadecimal code then enter the delimiter amp again You may enter a space between hexadecimal code pairs to make the command easier to read but do not put spaces between the delimiter and the hexadecimal characters 4 Move the cursor to the point in the text that you want to change the print feature back to Enter the delimiter the new printer command and then the delimiter again For example 2B D2 04 29 00 OF is the command in EBCDIC hexadecimal code for 15 CPI printing on printers that support it 2B D2 04 29 00 OA is the command in hexadecimal for 10 CPI printing So to begin 15 CPI printing enter the command as follows amp 2B D2 04 29 00 0F amp Then to change printing back to 10 CPI enter amp 2B D2 04 29 00 0A amp Only characters from 00 to FF are recognized letters must be in upper case Errors in the Command Pass Thru sequence will cause the Reverse Protocol Converter to ignore the command and resume printing at the point where the error occurred REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 Command Pass Thru may change horizontal spacing Although the command is displayed on the screen the Reverse Protocol Converter treats it as a command and does not print it If part of the sequence is printed you have made an error in entering the codes check your document and make sure you are using the correct format and EBCDIC hexadecimal characters Avoid sen
12. tal manera que no sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobre o contra ellos poniendo particular atenci n a los contactos y recept culos donde salen del aparato 14 El equipo el ctrico debe ser limpiado nicamente de acuerdo a las recomendaciones del fabricante 15 En caso de existir una antena externa deber ser localizada lejos de las lineas de energia 16 El cable de corriente deber ser desconectado del cuando el equipo no sea usado por un largo periodo de tiempo 17 Cuidado debe ser tomado de tal manera que objectos liquidos no sean derramados sobre la cubierta u orificios de ventilaci n 18 Servicio por personal calificado deber ser provisto cuando A El cable de poder o el contacto ha sido da ado u B Objectos han ca do o l quido ha sido derramado dentro del aparato o Q El aparato ha sido expuesto a la lluvia o D El aparato parece no operar normalmente o muestra un cambio en su desempe o o E El aparato ha sido tirado o su cubierta ha sido da ada REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 Contents Chapter Page JO P CHICATONS E E E 7 SRA E ke mse 8 2 1 UAPACKINE kose ina 8 TAE 8 2 3 Configuring the Reverse Protocol Converter Setup As eka fw ents gone CE a ni 9 Introduction a 10 3 1 Compatible Printers sicat enoni li 11 3 2 Unpacking enesenn aan 11 4 Installation ariadna iodo creta 12 4 1 Connecting to the Host and Printer 15 A A eiis esee
13. CII Command Interpretations for the Reverse Protocol Converter Command Printer ASCII DEC HEX Description Emulation Interpretation Proprinter EBCDIC BEL and Epson command is sent which sounds the alarm and takes the printer off line Backspace Proprinter For printers supporting and Epson EBCDIC BACKSPACE command it is sent for other printers position is changed using SET ABSOLUTE HORIZON TAL POSITION command REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 Table A 1 ASCII Command Interpretations for the Reverse Protocol Converter continued Command Printer DEC HEX Description Emulation Interpretation Tab Proprinter A blank space prints horizontally and Epson TAB not supported Line feed Proprinter EBCDIC LINE FEED and Epson command is sent Tab Proprinter Line feed is sent TAB vertically and Epson not supported Form feed Proprinter EBCDIC FORM FEED and Epson command is sent Carriage Proprinter EBCDIC CARRIAGE return and Epson RETURN command is sent Select Proprinter 5 CPI sent to 4214M2 double and Epson twinax ignored on all width other printers 1 line Select Proprinter Twinax 15 CPI sent condensed and Epson ignored on 5256 printer mode Coax Front panel setting is followed for sending 15 CPI to the printer REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 Table A 1 ASCII Command Interpretations for the Reverse Protocol Converter continued Printer Description Emulation Interpretation Select
14. Converter and is used to will alter the option perform tests and configure the settings During operational Menu Pressing Menu moves to ONLINE mode the top line the next Menu group if possible displays Twinax or Coax mode or diagnostics mode then the List Pressing List will list the operation of the Reverse Protocol next setup item Converter OFFLINE or ONLINE The lower line displays line sync or 1 0 Press to power ON the Reverse no line sync with the printer and Protocol Converter press again to any error status power it OFF Select When the Reverse Protocol Converter is in operating mode pressing Select will de select or place the Reverse Protocol Converter into front panel mode While the operator is viewing different options pressing Select will select the displayed option as the active option REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 Serial Out Parallel Out Twinax Coax To oo O Serial In av lt i Pe Parallel In Figure 4 2 Reverse Protocol Converter Back Panel 9 VDC Power receptacle for Twinax Coax The 9 pin to twinax connecting the 9 VDC power supply V connector automatically configures the Reverse Protocol Parallel Out Diagnostic port used Converter for connecting a twinax in troubleshooting or in test modes printer on power on the 9 pin coax See Chapter 6 Troubleshooting connector configures for a coax printer Pa
15. EVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 5 2 Test Menu e ASCII Self Test C T Prints 5 N The display gives you the choice of proceeding to the next menu by pressing Menu or listing the Setup Menu items by pressing List If you want to review or alter the setup press List The first Setup Menu item Printer Emulation is displayed on the top line The displayed setting is on the second line An asterisk in the first position indicates that this is the current active selection Press Alt to alter the displayed selection Press Select to make this displayed option the active selection An asterisk will appear in front of the selection Press List to list the next item in the menu Press Menu to exit the setup menu and go to the next menu Follow the instructions in 6 above to review and change the menu item settings that you desire When you are satisfied with your changes and wish to exit press Menu until you reach the OFFLINE display Pressing Select will then return the Reverse Protocol Converter to normal operation The following is a list of the LCD menu options and a brief explanation of their usage To indicate their usage the following conventions are used C T applies to both twinax and coax T isa twinax only option C is a coax only option The default is listed after the asterisk configuration data and a self test to an ASCII parallel printer attached to the Par
16. FE BD 5C 7A D1 E9 91 A9 54 FC 5F 40 40 40 FB B3 4E 5E D2 BA 92 CO 57 70 B8 40 40 40 FD DA 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F per LL TOMATO Figure 6 4 Sample Coax Self Test Printout REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 6 3 Problem Resolution Guide Use the following information as a guide to possible solutions to common problems with the Reverse Protocol Converter or the twinax printer e Problem Twinax printer does not indicate busy when data received and the Major Error message is displayed Probable Cause Some twinax printers from makers other than IBM normally do not indicate busy after receiving a command or data Solution Activate the diagnostic port to determine if this is the problem If it is select No Error Check from the front panel Non Busy options to instruct the Reverse Protocol Converter to ignore the error it will not affect the printing e Problem Vertical spacing of the printing is not consistent Probable Cause The vertical spacing commands are too complex for the limited capabilities of your twinax or coax printer Solution Print the job again using the diagnostic port to list the ASCII commands being sent from the PC Problem ASCII commands are printed out on the twinax or coax printer Probable Cause The emulation you selected on the front panel is incorrect e Solution Print out a self test to determine whether Ep
17. NEN niise Eesen 15 D Configuration iu EEA E EE a E i 16 b Using the Front Patel rie 16 AA A ita 17 5 3 SOUP MED UW season aee yodbe it 18 DA Set Factory Detallts z cvic iii ia 20 5 5 Command Pass ThIU L00 eeeveeeeeeeeeoeeeesseoooooooeneeoonouooeeeoeoooonooeeeoone 21 OS Troubleshoot road veye dwoge endou se pata egi endpuadostectacssredonadesddesuress 23 bill Performing Dia en OSs eki pw eti vas koy wel ks sek aou epou awa pena ve ou tipa taa 23 6 2 Reverse Protocol Converter Self Tests 26 6 3 Problem Resolution Guide ri 29 6 4 Indicated ETT ad aaa 29 Appendix A ASCII Command Translation Table 30 Appendix B Interface Cable Requirements i 49 REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 1 Specifications Hardware Requirements Connectors 2 DB25 serial IBM Proprinter or Epson FX 1 DB25 parallel 1 Centronics printer parallel 1 9 pin to twinax V connector 1 Power receptacle Software Requirements No special host drivers needed Operating Temperature 32 to 99 F 0 to 37 2 C Emulation IBM twinax or coax printer Maximum Relative Humidity 100 Systems Supported ASCII hosts PC PC LAN UNIX AIX etc Power PC480A 115 VAC 60 Hz PC480AE 230 VAC 50 Hz Indicators LCD panel 2 Quick Setup This Quick Setup Guide is designed to help you get up and running in a
18. T abled Enabled Send a LF when ESC J received Off Change CR into NL Off UNIX LF Change LF into NL Off PC Support 5 position fix Off Input Bata Source Parallel RAM OK ROM OK ASCII cp437 to EBCDIC Translate Table do 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 AO BO CO DO EO FO 00 40 FO 7C D7 79 97 68 71 45 40 40 40 40 40 00 5A FI Cl D8 81 98 DC 9C 55 40 40 40 59 8F 7F F2 C2 D9 82 99 51 9E CE 40 40 40 40 DA 7B F3 C3 E2 83 A2 42 CB DE 4F 40 40 40 8D 5B F4 C4 E3 84 A3 43 CC 49 40 40 40 40 40 6C F5 C5 E4 85 A4 44 CD 69 40 40 40 40 40 50 F6 C6 E5 86 A5 47 DB 9A 40 40 40 A0 40 7D F7 C7 E6 87 A6 48 DD 9B 40 40 40 40 40 4D F8 C8 E7 88 A7 52 DF AB 40 40 40 40 40 5D F9 C9 E8 89 A8 53 EC 00 40 40 40 40 B3 5C 7A DI E9 91 A9 54 FC BO 40 40 40 40 4B 4E 5E D2 BA 92 CO 57 4A B8 40 40 40 8C 40 6B 4C D3 EO 93 6A 56 B1 B7 40 40 40 40 40 60 7E D4 BB 94 DO 58 B2 AA 40 40 40 80 EA 4B 6E D5 BO 95 Al 63 B3 SA 40 40 40 40 40 61 6F D6 6D 96 00 67 B4 8B 40 40 40 40 40 S to EBCDIC Translate Table 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 AO BO CO DO EO FO 0 00 40 FO 7C D7 79 97 68 71 45 40 40 8C EE CA 00 5A FI Cl D8 81 98 DC 9C 55 40 40 AC 59 8F 7F F2 C2 D9 82 99 51 9E CE 40 40 72 EB BF 7B F3 C3 E2 83 A2 42 CB DE 4F 40 73 ED B9 5B F4 C4 E3 84 A3 43 CC 49 40 40 74 CD B6 6C F5 C5 E4 85 A4 44 CD 69 65 40 40 EF B5 50 F6 C6 E5 86 A5 47 DB 9A 62 46 75 A0 40 7D F7 C7 E6 87 A6 48 DD 9B 64 66 76 AE 9D 4D F8 C8 E7 88 A7 52 DF AB AF 40 77 8E 90 5D F9 C9 E8 89 A8 53 EC AF 40 40 40
19. TER 4000 Table A 1 ASCII Command Interpretations for the Reverse Protocol Converter continued Printer Description Emulation Interpretation Set Proprinter Twinax EBCDIC SET absolute and Epson ABSOLUTE HORIZON print TAL POSITION command position is sent Coax CR and space positioning sent Select Proprinter Ignored not supported user and Epson defined set Define Proprinter Ignored not supported user and Epson defined characters Select Proprinter Ignored not supported graphics and Epson mode REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 Table A 1 ASCII Command Interpretations for the Reverse Protocol Converter continued Command Printer ASCII DEC HEX Description Emulation Interpretation Turn Proprinter Twinax EBCDIC START underlining and Epson and END UNDERLINE on off command sent to 5219 SET ABSOLUTE HORIZ ONTAL POSITION and re strike with underline sent to all other printers Coax BS and restrike are activated ESC 47 Select Proprinter Ignored not supported vertical tab and Epson channel ESCO 48 Select 1 8 Proprinter 9 72 inch sent ignored on inch line and Epson 5256 printer spacing ESC1 49 Select Proprinter Twinax 7 72 inch sent 7 72 inch and Epson ignored on 5256 printer line spacing Coax 8 LPI selected if LPI commands are set on front panel REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 Table A 1 ASCII Command Interpretations for the Reverse Protocol Command ASCII DEC HEX
20. TER 4000 Table B 1 36 Pin Centronics Compatible Parallel Input continued Signal Pin Return Pin Signal Direction Description HIGH when printer reports out of paper OUT High when interface is in normal mode This signal is not supported by this interface 1 NC Not used 1 GND Logic ground NC se ND 1 Not used G Twisted pair ground returns listed above Defined to reset and clear the printer when LOW The RESET and CLEAR are not supported by this interface An ACKNLG is generated for handshaking REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 Table B 1 36 Pin Centronics Compatible Parallel Input continued Signal Pin Return Pin Signal Direction Description OUT This signal goes LOW when the printer reports an error state such as out of paper 3 GND Logic ground 3 NC 3 35 HIGH Pulled up to 5V through a 3 3 Kohm resistance 36 SLCTIN Not supported REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 Table B 2 25 Pin Centronics Compatible Parallel Output Diagnostic Port Signal Pin Return Pin Signal Direction Description STROBE OUT Strobe pulse to data to printer Pulse width is nominally 1 psec These signals represent information in bits 1 to 8 of parallel data respectively Each signal is HIGH when data is logical 1 and LOW when it is logical 0 The setup and high times are nominally 1 psec OAN DOA FW PD ACKNLG A LOW pulse of minimum width of 1
21. This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise emission from digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulation of Industry Canada Le pr sent appareil num rique n met pas de bruits radio lectriques d passant les limites applicables aux appareils num riques de classe A prescrites dans le Reglement sur le brouillage radio lectrique publi par Industrie Canada TRADEMARKS UNIX is a registered trademark of UNIX System Laboratories Inc IBM Proprinter and IPDS are trademarks or registered trademarks of IBM Corporation Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation Centronics is a registered trademark of GENICOM Corporation Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation WordPerfect is a registered trademark of Corel Corporation All applied for and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD 10 NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS NOM ELECTRICAL SAFETY STATEMENT INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operaci n deber n ser le das antes de que el aparato el ctrico sea operado Las instrucciones de seguridad y operaci n deber n ser guardadas para referencia futura Todas las advertencias en el aparato el ctrico y en sus instrucciones de operaci n deben ser respetadas Todas las instrucciones de operaci n y uso deben ser seguidas El aparato el c
22. al cable over 25 feet 7 6 m Your printer can be located further from the host since the twinax or coax cable from the printer to the Reverse Protocol Converter can be up to 5000 feet 1524 m long the printer to either one of the twinax connectors on the V connector or the coax cable from the coax printer to the Reverse Protocol Converter coax adapter cable 5 If you are printing to a coax printer follow the user manual of the printer to set the default language to U S Canada This is necessary only on coax printers the Reverse Protocol Converter will request the desired language setting on twinax printers 4 2 Connecting Power Take the following steps to connect the Reverse Protocol Converter to power 1 Plug the wall mounted transformer into a standard power outlet The outlet should supply 115 VAC if you have model PC480A or 230 VAC if you have model PC480AE 2 Plug the center post connector into the 9 VDC receptacle on the back panel of the Reverse Protocol Converter REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 5 Configuration After connecting the Reverse Protocol Converter you can use your twinax or coax printer just like an ASCII printer from your PC or UNIX host Simply define your twinax or coax printer as an IBM Proprinter or Epson FX printer in your host software and send print jobs in the usual manner The printer definition you use must match the front panel Printer Emulation
23. allel Out diagnostics port EBCDIC Self Test C T Prints the same test as the ASCII self test but it is printed on the attached twinax or coax printer This is followed by a character set barber pole pattern until power is off DIAGNOSTICS TEST T This test will test all of the twinax circuitry and then print the results to an ASCH parallel printer attached to the Parallel Out port Refer to Chapter 6 Troubleshooting for more information Hard Loopback Test C T The Reverse Protocol Converter will continuously poll itself This test is only for a technician to debug the circuitry REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 5 3 Setup Menu e Printer Emulation C T IBM PPDS When there are differences in the definition between Epson FX commands and IBM Proprinter commands which definition is used by the Reverse Protocol Converter IBM PPDS Proprinter II command definitions EPSON FX Epson ESC P 9 pin printer commands Default settings e Diagnostic Mode C T Off This turns OFF or ON the diagnostic print mode that prints to an ASCII parallel printer attached to the Parallel Out diagnostic port all actions of the Reverse Protocol Converter Refer to Chapter 6 Troubleshooting for more information e ASCII Character Set C T PC set 2 CP437 The received ASCII characters are defined as either Code Page 850 PC Set 2 CP437 e Non busy on Comma
24. and not have the Reverse Protocol Converter intercept it e Input Data Source C T Parallel Select RS 232 serial or Centronics compatible parallel e Input Baud Rate C T 9600 Select from 38 4K 19 2K 9600 4800 2400 1200 600 300 e Parity C T None Select from Odd Even None e Data Bits C T 8 Select from 8 or 7 e Stop Bits C T 1 Select from lor2 Default settings 5 4 Set Factory Defaults Pressing Select will restore the optional settings to the factory default selections REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 5 5 Command Pass Thru If you are familiar with EBCDIC twinax printer commands you can use the Reverse Protocol Converter s Command Pass Thru feature to access all of the builtin features of a printer even if those features are not normally available through the ASCII host software You can insert printer specific command sequences into the data sent to the twinax or coax printer from the host The Reverse Protocol Converter recognizes these special sequences and passes the command through to the printer The steps below describe how to use Command Pass Thru 1 Find the command for the print feature in the printer s manual 2 Convert the printer command to EBCDIC hexadecimal 3 Place the Command Pass Thru delimiter amp in the document at the point where you want the feature to take effect This signals the start of the print feature Enter the
25. cing Coax closest LPI selected for LPI commands set on front panel REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 Table A 1 ASCII Command Interpretations for the Reverse Protocol Converter continued Command Printer ASCII DEC HEX Description Emulation Interpretation ESCA 65 Set n 72 Proprinter Twinax n 72 inch sent if inch line selected by following ESC spacing 32h command ignored on 5256 printer Coax closest LPI selected for LPI commands set on front panel Set vertical Proprinter Ignored not supported tabs and Epson LF sent Set page Proprinter Page length set to number length in and Epson of lines defined by lines following parameter Set page Proprinter Ignored not supported length in and Epson inches Set horizon Proprinter Ignored not supported tal tabs and Epson tabs treated as spaces REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 Table A 1 ASCII Command Interpretations for the Reverse Protocol Converter continued Printer Description Emulation Interpretation Select Proprinter Character sent SET emphasized and Epson ABSOLUTE HORIZON mode bold TAL POSITION sent to place print head over character then character sent again Cancel Proprinter Cancels emphasized emphasized and Epson mode commands mode Select Proprinter Same as ESC E double and Epson strike mode bold Cancel Proprinter Cancels double strike double and Epson mode commands strike mode Printable Ignored n
26. d Default settings e Fix Hor Pos on CPI C T Yes Fix Horizontal Position when CPI changes If the ASCII command changes CPI in the middle of a line such as at print position 60 the IBM printer treats it as 6 inches at 10 CPI and 4 inches at 15 CPI Overprints and gaps can result The Reverse Protocol Converter can adjust the printer to better match what the ASCII printer does e Printer CPI support C Only 10 CPI For coax printers the operator needs to select the CPI support available on the coax printer The Reverse Protocol Converter reads the CPI support automatically with twinax printers Only 10 CPI Printers with only 10 CPI 3287 3268 10 and 15 CPI Printers that support 10 and 15 CPI 10 12 and 15 CPI Printers that support 10 12 and 15 CPI 4224 4234 e PPM commands for NLQ C Disabled Select the type of command to control r your coax printer Disabled ignore NLQ or no printer support Enabled 4214 Two type Draft NLQ as in 4214 Enabled 4224 30 34 Three type Draft Text NLQ as used in 4224 4230 and 4234 e Send LF for ESC J C T Disabled ESC J can be used to move the ASCII printing down x 216 of an inch Twinax and coax printers cannot do this You can select how an ESC J will be treated Enabled sends a Line Feed LF when ESC J is received Disabled ignores any ESC J received e Change CR to NL C T Disabled This is an Auto Feed
27. de turned proportional and Epson on or off on 5219 printer mode on off ignored on all other printers Select Proprinter Ignored not supported printing and Epson color Turn half Proprinter Ignored not supported speed mode and Epson on off Select Proprinter Ignored not supported character and Epson table REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 Table A 1 ASCII Command Interpretations for the Reverse Protocol Converter continued Command Printer ASCII DEC HEX Description Emulation Interpretation ESCx 120 78 Select NLQ Proprinter Twinax NLQ or or draft and Epson DRAFT set on 4214 00 or 30 selects draft 01 or 31 selects NLQ ignored on all other printers Coax Draft if NLQ is selected on front panel Appendix B Interface Cable Requirements Table B 1 36 Pin Centronics Compatible Parallel Input Signal Pin Return Pin Signal Direction Description STROBE IN Strobe pulse to read data in Pulse width must be minimum 5 usec at interface These signals represent information in bits 1 to 8 of parallel data respectively Each signal is HIGH when data is logical 1 and LOW when it is logical 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ACKNLG A LOW pulse of minimum width of 4 usec A low indicates that data has been received and that the printer is ready to accept more data A HIGH signal indicates that the printer cannot receive data lt goes HIGH on each data byte received REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVER
28. ding codes that would move the print position during Command Pass Thru Since the Reverse Protocol Converter does not process these commands it cannot keep track of the changes in print position this may affect the position of following characters and page layout You can also send the Reverse Protocol Converter Command Pass Thru strings to the printer by typing them on the ASCII host screen and pressing the screen print key 6 Troubleshooting This chapter provides information to help analyze and solve possible problems with the Reverse Protocol Converter Before you call for technical support perform the diagnostic tests described below Then look for the problem in the tables in this chapter and try the suggested actions to solve it If you still have problems contact Technical Support and have the following information ready e Serial number of Reverse Protocol Converter e Type of ASCII host e Date of purchase of Reverse Protocol Converter e Model of twinax or coax printer e Description of problem error message e Diagnostic results 6 1 Performing Diagnostics Reverse Protocol Converter diagnostics will provide you with information on any error conditions identified by the Reverse Protocol Converter as well as documentation of its Operation Press Menu twice to get to Setup Menu Press List twice to get to Diagnostic Mode option Press Alt to alter selection from
29. function Some ASCII jobs expect the printer to do a New Line NL CR LF when a CR Carriage Return is received You can enable or disable this function REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 e LPI commands to 5256 T Normal 5256 A true 5256 printer will halt and report an error if an LPI command is received Some printers that report to the host as a 5256 such as the 5262 can receive LPI commands You can select the Reverse Protocol Converter to send LPI commands or you can select a normal 5256 without LPI commands e UNIX LF LF NL C T Disabled UNIX and other hosts expect Line Feed LF to position to the start of the next line But LF is a New Line NL function in IBM You can enable this feature so that the printer works the way a UNIX host expects or you can disable it so that an ASCII LF sends an EBCDIC LF e PC support 5 fix C T Disabled IBM PC Support has an error of 5 print positions when there is a CPI change in the middle of the line To correct this the Reverse Protocol Converter has this feature When the feature is enabled and the Fix Hor Pos on CPI option is enabled the Reverse Protocol Converter will adjust 5 positions further on the Horizontal fix e Command Pass Thru CPT C T Enabled You can enable or disable the Command Pass Thru feature as explained below This is useful if the Twinax or Coax printer has a command passthrough feature that you wish to use
30. nds T Normal The twinax protocol requires printers to report busy after a command is received Some faster IBM printers and some third party printers do not do this You can disable the Reverse Protocol Converter s error checking on this function if required eNon busy on Data T Normal The twinax protocol requires printers to report busy after any data is received Some faster IBM printers and some third party printers do not do this You can disable the Reverse Protocol Converter s error checking on this function if required e Fix MPP on CPI change C T Yes fix MPP with CPI IBM printers maintain a MPP Maximum Print Position even when the CPI Characters Per Inch changes If you had been printing in 10 CPI the MPP would have been 132 If the CPI changes to 15 CPI the MPP would remain at 132 even though the printer could print 198 characters The Reverse Protocol Converter can adjust the MPP to its maximum amount on every CPI change Yes FIX MPP with CPI No change CPI only REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 e Sheet Feed Commands C T Not Supported If your IBM printer supports sheet feed commands you can select them or disable them if no sheet feeder is used The sheetfeed commands are used as bin selection on coax and twinax laser printers Twinax Not Supported Supported Coax Not Supported Use FC byte the 4028 uses this method Use SD byte the 3912 uses this metho
31. o a parallel printer attached to the diagnostic port NOTE If the twinax cable is not disconnected you may receive the error message Input Data Available Bit Bad The final test is for use by a repair technician with an oscilloscope A twinax or coax loopback signal is generated Press List three times in coax mode or four times in twinax mode to display the Hard Loopback test option then press Select to select the test REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 TWINAX Driver c I O Rev 1 00 1 21 94 Configuration Switch Selections Printer Emulation IBM PPDS Debu Off ASCII Character Set i PC Set 2 CP437 Test BUSY on Twinax commands Normal Test BUSY on Twinax data Normal Adjust MPP on CPI changes Change MPP on CPI changes Send Sheet Feeder Commands Off Adjust Hor Pos on CPI changes Off ASCII cp437 to EBCDIC Translate Table 00 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 AO BO CO DO EO FO 00 40 FO 7C D7 79 97 68 71 45 40 40 40 40 40 00 4F Fl Cl D8 81 98 DC 9C 55 40 40 40 59 SF 7F F2 C2 D9 82 99 51 9E CE 40 40 40 40 DA 00 7B F3 C3 E2 83 A2 42 CB DE BB 40 40 40 8D 5B F4 C4 E3 84 A3 43 CC 49 40 40 40 40 40 B5 6C F5 C5 E4 85 A4 44 CD 69 40 40 40 40 40 00 50 F6 C6 E5 86 A5 47 DB 9A 40 40 40 AO 40 00 7D F7 C7 E6 87 A6 48 DD 9B 40 40 40 40 40 00 4D F8 C8 E7 88 A7 52 DF AB 40 40 40 40 90 00 5D F9 C9 E8 89 A8 53 EC 00 40 40 40 40 B3 00 5C 7A D1 E9 91 A9 54 FC BA 40 40 40 40 4B 4E 5E D2 4A 92 CO 57 BO B8 40
32. ol Converter Power on the Reverse Protocol Converter by pressing the 1 0 power switch and proceed to configure the Converter REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 2 3 Configuring the Reverse After connecting the Reverse Protocol Converter Setup Options Protacol Coon you can use your twinax or coax printer just like Set the Reverse Protocol Converter an ASCII printer from your PC or up for operation by using the LCD UNIX host by defining your twinax front panel display with its four or coax printer in the host software option switches This is done in the as an IBM Proprinter or an Epson Setup Menu The options available FX to use with your twinax or coax printer are described in Section 5 3 REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 3 Introduction The Reverse Protocol Converter 4000 lets you print ASCIT host PC PC LAN UNIX AIX etc print jobs formatted for an IBM Proprinter or Epson FX printer on an IBM twinax or coax printer It accepts all Epson FX and Proprinter formatting commands then selectively converts and passes on only the commands that match the capabilities of the twinax or coax printer For example the command to print 12 CPI Characters Per Inch is sent if the Reverse Protocol Converter is attached to an IBM twinax 4234 5219 or 4214 printer which is capable of printing 12 CPL but is ignored if attached to the 5224 5225 5256 or 3262 which cannot print 12 CPL In coa
33. ot supported code are only Code Page 437 or expansion 850 supported REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 Table A 1 ASCII Command Interpretations for the Reverse Protocol Command ASCII DEC HEX ESCI 74 ESCK 75 ESCL 76 Converter continued Printer Emulation Description Select font Proprinter Perform n 216 inch or n 180 line feed Proprinter and Epson Select single Proprinter density and Epson graphics Select double density graphics Proprinter and Epson Interpretation Twinax NLQ or DRAFT set on 4214 0 1 4 5 selects Draft 2 3 6 7 selects NLQ ignored on all other printers Coax NLQ Draft and Test is sent as selected on front panel A LF is sent if front panel setting for ESC J is active if not ignored Ignored not supported Ignored not supported REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 Table A 1 ASCII Command Interpretations for the Reverse Protocol Converter continued Command Printer ASCII DEC HEX Description Emulation Interpretation ESCM 77 Select elite Proprinter Twinax 12 CPI sent to pitch and Epson 4214 and 5219 printers Ignored on 5256 printer 10 CPI sent to all other printers Coax 12 CPI is sent if selected on front panel Set skip Proprinter Ignored not supported over and Epson perforation Cancel Proprinter Ignored not supported skip over and Epson perforation Select pica Twinax 10 CPI sent pitch Ignored on 5256 printe
34. r Coax If 10 CPI only is sent it is ignored if not 10 CPI is sent Begin or Proprinter Proportional spacing end selected on 5219 printer proportional ignored on all others spacing 0131 begins proportional spacing 0030 ends it REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 Table A 1 ASCII Command Interpretations for the Reverse Protocol Converter continued Printer Description Emulation Interpretation Set right Epson Line length set as defined margin by following parameter Deselect Proprinter Ignored not supported printer International Epson Ignored not supported character only Code Page 437 or set 850 supported Restore Proprinter Ignored tabs not default tab supported are treated as settings spaces Select Proprinter Superscript set on 5219 superscript and Epson printer ignored on all mode other printers Select Proprinter Subscript set on 5219 subscript and Epson printer ignored on all mode other printers Cancel Proprinter Superscript canceled on superscript and Epson 5219 printer ignored on subscript all other printers REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 Table A 1 ASCII Command Interpretations for the Reverse Protocol Converter continued Printer Description Emulation Interpretation Turn uni Proprinter Ignored not supported directional and Epson mode on off Turn Proprinter Double width command double and Epson sent to 4214M2 twinax width printer 01 or 31 selects on off
35. rallel In When selected from the front panel Centronics compatible Serial Out This port is not used on ASCII data is received the Reverse Protocol Converter Serial In When selected from the front panel RS 232 serial ASCII data is received at the baud rate selected REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 4 1 Connecting to the Host and 3 Connect the twinax Printer V connector or the coax adapter cable to the 9 pin Take the following steps to connect Twinax Coax connector on the Reverse Protocol Converter to the back of the Reverse Protocol your ASCIT host and twinax or coax Converter printer 4 Connect the twinax cable from NOTE Make sure power is OFF on the printer and the Reverse Protocol Converter before connecting any cables 1 If Centronics compatible input is desired connect a parallel cable from the 36 pin Parallel In port on the Reverse Protocol Converter to the parallel port on the ASCII host PC LAN UNIX AIX etc If RS 232 serial input is desired connect a serial cable compatible with the 25 pin Serial In Reverse Protocol Converter connector and the serial port of your host computer If you are using an IBM PC compatible serial port the serial cables with part numbers ECM25C ECM16C and ECM12C have been tested and found to work Please refer to Appendix B for cable requirements NOTE Do not use a parallel adapter cable longer than 6 feet 1 8 m or a seri
36. roprinter Ignored not supported standard character set REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 Table A 1 ASCII Command Interpretations for the Reverse Protocol Converter continued Printer Description Emulation Interpretation Disable Proprinter Ignored not supported on paper out and Epson EBCDIC printers sensor Enable Proprinter Ignored paper out paper out and Epson always enabled on sensor EBCDIC printers Copy ROM Ignored not supported into RAM Select Proprinter Twinax 12 CPI sent to elite pitch 4214 and 5219 printers Ignored on 5256 printer 10 CPI sent to all other printers Coax 12 CPI sent if selected by front panel ESC lt 60 Select uni Proprinter Ignored not supported directional and Epson mode 1 line REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 Table A 1 ASCII Command Interpretations for the Reverse Protocol Converter continued Printer Description Emulation Interpretation Set MSB Ignored not supported to 0 only Code Page 437 or 850 supported Define Proprinter Ignored not supported user defined characters Set MSB Proprinter Ignored not supported to 1 and Epson only Code Page 437 or 850 supported Reassign Proprinter Ignored not supported graphics and Epson mode ESC Q 64 Initialize Proprinter Commands to reset printer and Epson printer functions to defaults are sent ESCA 65 Select n 72 Epson Twinax n 72 inch sent inch line ignored on 5256 printer spa
37. rse Protocol Converter Self Tests The front panel is used to perform self tests A complete description of front panel use is given in Chapter 5 Configuration To enter the front panel Test Menu do the following e With the Reverse Protocol Converter in ONLINE mode ONLINE upper right press Select to take OFFLINE e Press Menu to get to Test Menu To perform a self test press List twice to display the EBCDIC self test option then press Select to select the test The results of an internal self test the software version and the setup selections are printed out on the attached twinax or coax printer An example of the self test printout is shown on the next pages If you wish to test the diagnostic port press List once to display the ASCII self test option then press Select to select the test The same self test printout as above is printed on an ASCII parallel printer connected to the diagnostic port If you wish to test twinax communications this test is unavailable for coax disconnect the twinax cable from the twinax V connector connected to the Reverse Protocol Converter s Twinax Coax port but leave the V cable connected to the Reverse Protocol Converter Press List three times to display the DIAGNOSTICS TEST option Press Select to select the test A comprehensive diagnostic self test is performed and Test Complete or a description of errors identified is sent t
38. short amount of time 2 1 Unpacking Check the box for freight or water damage If any damage is evident please contact your carrier immediately The package should contain the following items e Reverse Protocol Converter 4000 e Power supply e Twinax V connector and Coax adapter cable e This user s manual 2 2 Installation The Reverse Protocol Converter 4000 is easy to install and requires no special tools Follow these steps to connect and set up the RPC 1 Power off the printer 2 If you decide to use the Centronics compatible parallel input connect a parallel cable to the Parallel In connector on the Reverse Protocol Converter N If you wish to use the RS 232 serial input connect a serial cable to the Serial In connector on the Reverse Protocol Converter A description of the cable requirements is found in Appendix B Connect the 9 pin Twinax V adapter or Coax adapter to the 9 pin connector labeled Twinax Coax on the back panel of the Reverse Protocol Converter For a twinax printer connect the twinax cable from the printer to either one of the twinax connectors on the V connector For a coax printer connect the coax cable from the printer to the coax connector on the adapter cable Plug the wall mounted transformer into a standard 110 VAC power outlet Plug the center post connector into the 9 VDC receptacle on the back panel of the Reverse Protoc
39. son or IBM mode is selected and if the Code Page 437 or Code Page 850 character is selected Verify that it is appropriate for the printer driver selected in the software and reset the front panel settings if they are not 6 4 Indicated Errors Some errors will be displayed on the LCD front panel of the Reverse Protocol Converter see Figure 4 1 The errors involving the printer are as follows e Parity Err A parity error is generally caused by defective cabling or poor connectors to the printer If the error occurs frequently check the cables for problems To clear the error press the Select button to take the Reverse Protocol Converter OFFLINE and press Select again to return to ONLINE e Major Err Major Error indicates that the printer experienced a major error that may or may not affect the printed output If the problem occurs consistently or if in coax mode and the Reverse Protocol Converter resets often activate the diagnostic port to print out more details about the error REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 Appendix A ASCII Command Translation Table Table A 1 lists ASCII commands and their Reverse Protocol Converter interpretation in relation to the capabilities of the twinax or coax printer the Reverse Protocol Converter is connected to All ASCII commands received on the parallel port are either used or purged from the data stream that is sent to the twinax printer Table A 1 AS
40. trico no deber ser usado cerca del agua por ejemplo cerca de la tina de ba o lavabo s tano mojado o cerca de una alberca etc El aparato el ctrico debe ser usado nicamente con carritos o pedestales que sean recomendados por el fabricante El aparato el ctrico debe ser montado a la pared o al techo s lo como sea recomendado por el fabricante Servicio El usuario no debe intentar dar servicio al equipo el ctrico m s all a lo descrito en las instrucciones de operaci n Todo otro servicio deber ser referido a personal de servicio calificado El aparato el ctrico debe ser situado de tal manera que su posici n no interfiera su uso La colocaci n del aparato el ctrico sobre una cama sof alfombra o superficie similar puede bloquea la ventilaci n no se debe colocar en libreros o gabinetes que impidan el flujo de aire por los orificios de ventilaci n El equipo el ctrico deber ser situado fuera del alcance de fuentes de calor como radiadores registros de calor estufas u otros aparatos incluyendo amplificadores que producen calor INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD 11 El aparato el ctrico deber ser connectado a una fuente de poder s lo del tipo descrito en el instructivo de operaci n o como se indique en el aparato 12 Precauci n debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarizaci n del equipo no sea eliminada 13 Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de
41. usec indicates that data has been received and that the printer is ready to accept more data When HIGH the interface will not send more data HIGH when printer reports out of paper High when printer is selected REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 Table B 2 25 Pin Centronics Compatible Parallel Output Diagnostic Port contined Signal Pin Return Pin Signal Direction Description OUT The interface holds this HIGH This signal goes LOW when the printer reports an error status such as out of paper LOW resets printer The interface holds this high SLCTIN LOW selects printer Interface holds this LOW Logic grounds REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 The 25 pin serial input connector was designed to appear the same as an IBM Proprinter serial connector The connections appear in Table B 3 Table B 3 25 Pin RS 232 Serial Input Port Pin Number Signal Name Direction Chassis Ground CG 1 OUT 7 Logic Ground GND 20 Data Terminal Ready DTR REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 If you are using an IBM PC compatible serial output the serial cable needed to input data to the Reverse Protocol Converter is equivalent to part number EYN254C Below is an example of this cable to aid you in obtaining or making a cable to function with the Reverse Protocol Converter Computer Female 25 pin Male 25 pin RPC 1 Chassis Ground CG Chassis Ground 1 2 Transmit Data A RXD Receive Data
42. user configures capabilities such as 10 12 15 CPI and LPI settings The following printers have been tested and have functioned properly with the Reverse Protocol Converter e 3268 e 3287 e 4214 Model 1 e 4224 Compatible third party twinax printers should function with the Reverse Protocol Converter but their compliance with IBM twinax or coax specifications cannot be assured 3 2 Unpacking When you receive the Reverse Protocol Converter check the packaging for water or physical damage and notify the carrier immediately if any damage is evident The package should contain the following items e Reverse Protocol Converter 4000 e Power supply e Twinax output V connector e Coax output connector e This user s manual Keep the original packaging in case you need to move or ship the Reverse Protocol Converter REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 4 Installation The Reverse Protocol Converter 4000 is easy to install and requires no special tools Refer to the illustrations of the front and back panels of the Reverse Protocol Converter see Figures 4 1 and 4 2 and follow the instructions on the following pages to connect and set up the Reverse Protocol Converter Figure 4 1 Reverse Protocol Converter Front Panel REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 LCD Display This displays the Alt When the operator is displaying current status of the Reverse the available options pressing Alt Protocol
43. x mode you select whether the 12 CPI command is to be sent This means that you do not have to remove any complex formatting commands from your documents before they are printed on the twinax or coax printer Appendix A lists ASCH commands and their Reverse Protocol Converter interpretation for your twinax or coax printer The Reverse Protocol Converter is very simple to use All configuration on the twinax side is automatic because the twinax printer identifies its address and printing capabilities via twinax protocol For coax Operation you need to define a few simple capabilities of your printer The ASCH side only requires that you configure whether Proprinter II or Epson FX input protocol will be used by the ASCII host If the serial input is used you need to match the serial input parameters to the host serial output parameters REVERSE PROTOCOL CONVERTER 4000 3 1 Compatible Printers The Reverse Protocol Converter in Twinax mode uses IBM SCS commands non IPDS The following is a list of IBM twinax printers recognized and supported by the Reverse Protocol Converter e 5256 Model 1 2 3 5262 emulating 5256 Model 3 e 5224 Model 1 2 e 5225 Model 1 2 3 4 e 4214 Model 2 4210 emulating 4214 Model 2 e 5219 Model D01 D02 3812 emulating 5219 e 4234 Model 2 The Reverse Protocol Converter in Coax mode uses LU1 IBM SCS commands The coax printer needs to support the LUI data stream The
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