TM
5250 ALLY
Intelligent Protocol Converter
5250
MODE
TM
ALLY
User’s Guide and Reference
AGILE
875 Alfred Nobel Drive
Hercules, CA 94547-1899
TEL (510) 724-1600 • TEL (800) 538-1634 • FAX (510) 724-9624
Customer Support: FAX (510) 724-2222 • E-MAIL [email protected]
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PREFACE
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About AGILE
In 1978 “IBM” and the word “compatible” were rarely found together, but
IBM’s mainframe customers wanted a less expensive, more flexible
printing solution than IBM offered them. They wanted value, performance
and features that only ASCII printers could provide. They wanted freedom
of choice.
This market need prompted Robert Torrey, then Director of Engineering
for AGILE, to develop a bridge between popular ASCII printers and the
IBM 3270 coax protocol that was a barrier to using ASCII printers in an
IBM environment. Robert Torrey is now president of AGILE, and his
coax protocol converter was so successful that more than 40 companies
tried to copy it.
The industry has undergone enormous changes, and so has AGILE. As the
age of the mainframe fades, AGILE’s 6287 ULTRA coax printer interface
is still known industry wide as the finest available. The recognized leader
in IBM and PCM mainframe and midrange connectivity, AGILE
continually seeks new ways to offer its customers options that broaden
their choices and provide solutions to their printing problems.
Over 50,000 AGILE interfaces have been installed worldwide. By working
closely with industry leaders including Xerox, Lexmark, Hewlett-Packard
and Novell, AGILE makes certain that its products will continue to provide
full compatibility, remain attractively priced and stay on the leading edge
of market developments.
AGILE’s staff of experienced hardware, software and technical support
engineers ensure that we will remain in the forefront of technology without
sacrificing reliability. The custom solution is one of our strengths, and we
have a variety of platforms from which to fulfill the special needs of our
customers. If we cannot provide the connectivity you require, we will
gladly refer you to one of our strategic business partners who can.
If you read what AGILE’s customers have to say, you will see words like
“the performance was flawless” and “the best support we have seen.” You
see, customer satisfaction is the only true measure of our success. We
understand that to keep pace with the rapidly changing environment, we
must do more than simply provide products. That is why we remain
uncompromising about some very important things: Quality, Performance,
Value and Service.
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Also From AGILE
5250 OPTIMA™
An intelligent protocol converter that enables serial and parallel ASCII and
EBCDIC printers to be attached to a System/3X or AS/400 midrange
computer. Up to three twinax addresses are supported. Its alternate host
feature allows the midrange host and PC to share the same printer without
an A/B switch.
6287 ULTRA™
A full-featured protocol converter that enables a serial or parallel ASCII or
EBCDIC printer or plotter to be attached to a 3270-type controller. Its
alternate host feature allows the mainframe host and a PC to share the
printer without an A/B switch.
6287 ALLY PLUS™
A high-speed protocol converter that enables serial and parallel ASCII and
EBCDIC printers and plotters to be attached to a 3270-type controller. Its
alternate host feature allows the mainframe host and a PC to share the
same printer without an A/B switch.
6287 ALLY™
A high-speed protocol converter that enables serial and parallel ASCII and
EBCDIC printers and plotters to be attached to a 3270-type controller.
3270 KLONE™
A PC expansion card that enables an IBM PC/AT/XT, PS/2 or compatible
computer to emulate a mainframe terminal. Its features include powerful
file transfer utilities for sharing PC and mainframe data, plus mainframe
printer emulation, allowing mainframe data to be printed on a PC printer.
Printer Monitor™
A small device that enables the user to capture print data streams for
troubleshooting analysis. Attaches to a parallel port of a PC used to capture
data that otherwise would have been sent to the printer.
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PREFACE
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AGILE Product Warranty
Standard Warranty
AGILE warrants to the original purchaser that this product will be free from
defects in materials and workmanship and in good working order per the
functional specifications current at the time of shipment for a period of two (2)
years from the date of shipment to the purchaser. AGILE units that fail within
the first thirty (30) days from the date of delivery will be treated as an Express
Exchange Service (see Optional Warranties and Services) at no extra charge.
Should this product fail to be in good working order at any time during the
two-year period, AGILE will, at its absolute discretion, repair or replace this
product. AGILE shall have no obligation whatsoever if the product has been
damaged due to accident or disaster, or if it has been misused, carelessly
handled, defaced, modified or altered, including unauthorized repairs made or
attempted, or if the user has failed to provide and maintain a proper
environment for the product.
AGILE reserves the right to determine what constitutes warranty repair. Out-
of-warranty products will be repaired using AGILE’s flat repair rate. All out-
of-warranty repaired units have a 90-day Standard Warranty. Units returned for
repair and found not defective will, at AGILE’s discretion, incur a handling
and testing charge. AGILE is not responsible for delays caused by shipping or
non-availability of replacement components or other similar causes, events or
conditions beyond its reasonable control.
Claims must be reported to AGILE’s Technical Support Department at (510)
724-1600, (800) 538-1634, or by FAX at (510) 724-2222. AGILE will assist
the customer in verifying the source of the problem.
At AGILE’s discretion, a Return Materials Authorization (RMA) number will
be issued to the customer. The customer will then carefully package and ship
the unit to AGILE (preferably in the original shipping container) with the RMA
number on the outside of the box. Shipping costs incurred in sending the unit to
AGILE are borne by the customer. Shipping costs incurred in returning the unit
to the customer via UPS Ground (or equivalent service with a secondary
shipper) are borne by AGILE. Repair parts and replacement products will be
furnished on an exchange basis and will be either reconditioned or new. All
replaced parts and products become the property of AGILE.
This warranty is the only warranty provided by AGILE. If this product is not in
good working order as warranted above, the customer’s sole remedy shall be
repair or replacement as provided above. This warranty states the purchaser’s
exclusive remedy for any breach of AGILE’s warranty and for any claim,
whether in contract or tort, for loss, injury or damages caused by the sale or use
of any product and is in lieu of all other warranties, expressed or implied. In no
event shall AGILE be responsible for any loss of business, savings or profits,
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downtime or delay, labor repair or material costs, injury to person or property,
or any similar or dissimilar consequential or inconsequential loss or damage
resulting from this product, its use, or arising out of any breach of warranty,
even if AGILE or an authorized AGILE dealer has been advised of the
possibility of such damage, or for any claim by any other party. Some states do
not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so
the above limitations or exclusions may not apply.
All expressed and implied warranties for this product, including the warranties
of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, are limited in duration
to a period of two (2) years from the date of purchase by the original purchaser,
and no warranties, whether expressed or implied, will apply after this period.
Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, so
the above limitations may not apply.
This warranty gives the user specific legal rights, and the user may also have
other rights which may vary from state to state.
Optional Warranties and Services
Extended Warranty lengthens the Standard Warranty and is available in 12-
month increments for a maximum of three (3) years. This extension can effectively
lengthen the Standard Warranty to five (5) years. Any Extended Warranty must be
purchased prior to the expiration date of the Standard Warranty.
Express Exchange Service provides a next-business-day delivery of a
replacement unit. The customer must contact AGILE, and AGILE’s Customer
Support Department must determine by 2:00 p.m. PST that a replacement unit
is required. Express Exchange Service is available in 12-month increments for
a maximum total of five (5) years and must be concurrent with Standard or
Extended Warranties.
Medallion Support Program extends the AGILE two-year Standard Warranty
by one year to three years, plus it includes three years of Express Exchange
Service, all at a savings of one-third off the standard price.
Software Upgrades
AGILE periodically makes improvements to the operating software for its
products. These software upgrades are available from AGILE for no charge
during the warranty period. All software upgrades are facilitated by
downloading revised code to the 5250 ALLY flash EEPROM memory. Code
revisions can be obtained via the AGILE BBS (refer to Chapter 5 —
Maintenance and Troubleshooting).
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PREFACE
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FCC Statement
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy. If
it is not installed and used in strict accordance with AGILE’s instructions,
it may cause interference to radio and television reception. This equipment
has been tested and complies with the limits for a Class A computing
device in accordance with the specifications in Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC
Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such
interference when operated in a commercial environment. Operation of
this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio
and television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by
one or more of the following measures:
Reorient the receiving antenna.
Relocate the 5250 ALLY with respect to the receiver.
Move the 5250 ALLY away from the receiver.
Plug the 5250 ALLY into a different outlet so that the 5250 ALLY
and receiver are on different branch circuits.
If necessary, the user should consult an experienced radio/television
technician for additional suggestions. The booklet, How to Identify and
Resolve Radio-TV Interference Problems, prepared by the Federal
Communications Commission, may also be helpful. This booklet is
available from the US Government Printing Office, Washington, DC
20402, Stock No. 004-000-00345-4.
WARNING: This equipment has been certified to comply with the limits for
a Class A computing device, pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC
rules. Only peripherals (computer input/output devices, printers, plotters,
etc.) certified to comply with the Class A (commercial) or Class B
(residential) limits may be attached to the 5250 ALLY. Operation with non-
certified peripherals is likely to result in interference to radio and TV
reception.
Note: This equipment uses shielded cables to meet compliance limits for a
Class A computing device. Shielded cables must be used to ensure this
equipment continues to meet these limits. The shield must be terminated to
the metallic connector at both ends to guarantee adequate suppression of
undesirable emissions. All cables are double shielded (Mylar foil and
tinned copper braid.)
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About the AGILE 5250 ALLY
The AGILE 5250 ALLY is a powerful, easy-to-use, intelligent protocol
converter/printer interface controller that enables an industry-standard,
parallel, ASCII or EBCDIC printer to be attached to an IBM AS/400 or a
System 34, 36 or 38. The alternate host port allows the attached printer to
be shared with a PC, PC LAN, file server, print sharing device, protocol
converter or another parallel-attached alternate host input device.
The 5250 ALLY is designed to be fast and to have maximum flexibility.
One twinax address (also referred to as a session or logical unit) is
supported. It is configurable to emulate an IBM 3812 (SCS mode), 4214,
5219, 5224, 5225 or 5256 printer. The 5250 ALLY automatically validates
the port address, thus avoiding address conflicts.
5219 support includes IBM Office/400 and DisplayWrite 36 support,
including multi-column justification, GFIDs with multiple fonts per page,
superscripting, subscripting, bolding, overstriking, backspacing,
underlining, pitch control, sheetfeeder control, page orientation and page
format.
Connectivity is provided by a twinax port, one parallel input port and one
Centronics parallel output port. The parallel input port is used for input
from an alternate host. The parallel output port is dedicated to output.
The twinax address and the alternate host input can be configured to print
to the attached printer, with appropriate character translation provided by
the 5250 ALLY. It translates IBM twinax output to parallel output, and it
translates high-level formatting information to a format appropriate for the
attached printer (i.e., it converts IBM printer control codes to control codes
used by other printers).
The operating software and configuration data are stored in flash
EEPROM memory, facilitating new code upgrades and support for custom
applications. The unit can be configured with the twinax data stream or
from the alternate host. Many configuration settings also can be changed
from the 5250 ALLY front panel.
Users with Xerox 275s can replace those units without changing their host
software. The 5250 ALLY also provides extensive special support for
Xerox printers in both XDPM (XES/UDK/2700) and XPPM modes,
including the ability to provide AS/400 or System/3X connectivity to a
Xerox 4235 in XDPM or XPPM modes. The 5250 ALLY allows Xerox
4235 users to download fonts and forms in XPPM and XDPM modes
through the printer’s parallel port.
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Programmable function strings, computer output reduction (COR) and
user-editable font correspondence tables are also standard features. The
unit is user-configurable for full SCS formatting support on virtually any
printer.
Throughput is rated at 35 logical pages per minute at 100% print density in
IBM emulation, or 55 logical pages per minute at 100% print density in
275 emulation. 100% print density is defined as 132 columns by 66 lines,
for a total of 8712 characters per page.
Diagnostics include a power-on self test of ROM and RAM, automatic
twinax address validation and conflict avoidance, an internal twinax
loopback test, and an EBCDIC hexadecimal printout of data sent to the
5250 ALLY by the midrange host. Reports generated by the 5250 ALLY
include a printer test, a configuration report, a translation table report, a
PFS report, a PFS test, font correspondence table reports, a loop test and a
twinax error log.
The 5250 ALLY is backed by a full two-year warranty. Optional
warranties and services are also available.
About This Manual
This manual covers the installation and use of the AGILE 5250 ALLY
intelligent protocol converter. AGILE makes no warranties, expressed or
implied, as to its completeness or accuracy. The information in this manual
is current as of the date of its publication, but it is subject to change by
AGILE at any time without notice. This manual is not intended to be used
for manufacturing or engineering specifications, and it is assumed that the
user understands the interrelationship between any affected systems,
machines, programs and media.
AGILE periodically updates this manual for clarity, to correct inaccuracies
and typographical errors, or to document added or changed product
features. AGILE will be pleased to improve the manual by implementing
suggestions from our customers. Please put suggestions in writing and mail
to AGILE at the address below:
AGILE
Attn: Marketing
875 Alfred Nobel Drive
Hercules, CA 94547-1899
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5250 ALLY Features and Specifications
Host Systems Supported
• IBM AS/400
• IBM System 34/36/38
IBM Specifications
• SCS/DCA FFT data stream support
• Twinax cable attachment (AWM 2498) to AS/400 or System/3X
computer system
Input/Output Ports
• IBM Twinax Port
• 2 DB-25 Parallel Ports (1 input, 1 output)
Host Interface
•
Intelligent “T” connector with automatic termination/cable-
through
• One twinax address (session/logical unit) with automatic
address validation and conflict avoidance
Printer Output Interfacing
• Centronics DB-25 parallel output port
Alternate Host Input Interfacing
• DB-25 parallel input port for PC, PC LAN, etc.
Printer Sharing
• Printer sharing between twinax host and alternate host
Printer Emulations
• IBM 3812 (SCS mode), 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225 and 5256 printers
Printers Supported
• All parallel-attached ASCII or EBCDIC output devices
Throughput
• 35 logical pages-per-minute at 100% print density (132 columns by
66 lines, for a total of 8712 characters per page) in IBM emulation
• 55 logical pages-per-minute in 275 emulation
Diagnostics
• Power-on self test
• EBCDIC hexadecimal dump
• Configuration parameter printout
Upgradeability
• Operating software and configuration data stored in flash
EEPROM memory, user-programmable via PC software
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Programmability
• Twinax host data stream
• Alternate host data stream
• 5250 ALLY front panel
User Programmable Function Strings (PFSs)
• 512 PFSs dynamically allocated up to 20K bytes total
Transparency
• IBM 35h
• ASCII 03h (in IBM emulation mode)
• Xerox Metacode 35h (in IBM emulation mode)
• i-data pseudo transparency (in IBM emulation mode)
• Xerox 36h (in Xerox 275 emulation mode)
• MPI pseudo transparency (in Xerox 275 emulation mode)
Translation
• Translation tables can be selected and edited on line by the user
Character Sets
• ASCII or EBCDIC character sets
Custom Application Support
• Office/400: multi-column justification, GFIDs with multiple fonts
per page, superscripting, subscripting, bolding, overstriking,
underlining, pitch control, page orientation, formatting
• DisplayWrite/36: multi-column justification, GFIDs with multiple
fonts per page, superscripting, subscripting, bolding, overstriking,
underlining, pitch control, page orientation, formatting
• XES
• Metacode
• Special application customization available
Power
• 5 VDC at 1 amp (110 VAC), or
• 5 VDC at 1.5 amp (220 VAC)
Size
• 8.6" x 5.85" x 1.3"
Weight
• 1.75 lbs.
Certifications
• FCC, UL, CSA, VDE
Product Support
• Toll-free technical support from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Pacific
• Two-year product warranty
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Table of Contents
Preface
Copyright Information ................................................................................ ii
Release Notes .............................................................................................. ii
About AGILE ............................................................................................. iii
Also From AGILE ...................................................................................... iv
5250 OPTIMA .................................................................................... iv
6287 ULTRA ...................................................................................... iv
6287 ALLY PLUS .............................................................................. iv
6287 ALLY ......................................................................................... iv
3270 KLONE ...................................................................................... iv
Printer Monitor.................................................................................... iv
AGILE Product Warranty ............................................................................v
Standard Warranty ................................................................................v
Optional Warranties and Services ...................................................... vi
Extended Warranty ..................................................................... vi
Express Exchange Service .......................................................... vi
Medallion Support Program ....................................................... vi
Software Upgrades.............................................................................. vi
FCC Statement .......................................................................................... vii
About the AGILE 5250 ALLY ................................................................ viii
About This Manual .................................................................................... ix
5250 ALLY Features and Specifications .....................................................x
Chapter 1 — Getting Started
Overview / Objectives .............................................................................. 1-1
Physical Interface.............................................................................. 1-1
Data Stream Interface ....................................................................... 1-1
Before Beginning ..................................................................................... 1-2
Selecting a Location ................................................................................. 1-3
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Space Requirements.......................................................................... 1-3
Electrical Requirements .................................................................... 1-3
Operating Environment .................................................................... 1-3
Unpacking ................................................................................................ 1-4
Package Contents .............................................................................. 1-4
Important Safety Instructions/Precautions............................................... 1-5
5250 ALLY Rear Panel............................................................................ 1-5
AGILE 5250 ALLY Cable Chart ..................................................... 1-5
Parallel Port Pin-Outs ....................................................................... 1-6
Twinax Adapter Port Unterminated Pin-Outs .................................. 1-6
Connecting to the Host System ................................................................ 1-7
Connecting the Printer ............................................................................. 1-8
Connecting the Alternate Host................................................................. 1-9
Connecting the 5250 ALLY to Power ................................................... 1-10
5250 ALLY Front Panel ........................................................................ 1-10
Modes ..................................................................................................... 1-11
0 — Normal Operating Mode ......................................................... 1-11
1 — Twinax Addressing ................................................................. 1-11
2 — Printer Emulations .................................................................. 1-11
3 — Twinax Modes ........................................................................ 1-11
4 — Twinax Timeout ...................................................................... 1-12
5 — Printer Configurations ............................................................ 1-12
6 — Alternate Host Modes ............................................................. 1-12
7 — Alternate Host Timeout .......................................................... 1-12
8 — Translate Table Selection ....................................................... 1-13
9 — Tests and Reports .................................................................... 1-13
A — Form Feed .............................................................................. 1-13
B — Save Configuration................................................................. 1-13
C — Power-On Reset...................................................................... 1-14
D — Reset to Factory Defaults ....................................................... 1-14
E — External Loop Test ................................................................. 1-14
Starting Up ............................................................................................. 1-14
Basic Port Configuration ........................................................................ 1-14
Configuring the Twinax Port ................................................................. 1-14
1 — Twinax Addressing ................................................................. 1-14
2 — Printer Emulations .................................................................. 1-15
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3 — Twinax Modes ........................................................................ 1-16
4 — Twinax Timeout ...................................................................... 1-17
Configuring the Parallel Out Printer Port .............................................. 1-17
5 — Printer Configurations Available............................................ 1-18
Configuring the Parallel In Alternate Host Port .................................... 1-19
6 — Alternate Host Modes ............................................................. 1-19
7 — Alternate Host Timeout .......................................................... 1-20
8 — Selecting a Translate Table ............................................................ 1-21
Data Type ........................................................................................ 1-21
Translation Tables ........................................................................... 1-21
Summary ................................................................................................ 1-22
Chapter 2 — Advanced Configuration
Overview .................................................................................................. 2-1
Configuration Structure ........................................................................... 2-1
Changing Configuration Option Parameters ........................................... 2-3
Multiple Configuration Changes ...................................................... 2-3
Configuration Defaults ..................................................................... 2-4
Power-On Reset ................................................................................ 2-4
Save Configuration ........................................................................... 2-4
Configuration Groups .............................................................................. 2-5
Twinax Configuration (Group 00) ........................................................... 2-5
01 — Twinax Addressing ................................................................. 2-5
02 — Printer Emulations .................................................................. 2-6
03 — Twinax Modes ........................................................................ 2-6
05 — Twinax Timeout ...................................................................... 2-7
Alternate Host Configuration (Group 30) ............................................... 2-8
31 — Alternate Host Modes ............................................................. 2-8
33 — Alternate Host Timeout .......................................................... 2-8
Printer Configuration (Group 40-50) ....................................................... 2-9
40 — Loading a Printer Configuration............................................. 2-9
42 — Printer Timing ....................................................................... 2-10
43 — Printer Error Timeout ........................................................... 2-10
44 — Carriage Return at Form Feed .............................................. 2-11
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46 — Vertical Movement ............................................................... 2-11
47-49 — Resolution ........................................................................ 2-12
4A-4D — Offset.............................................................................. 2-13
4E — Percentage Vertical Reduction in COR ............................... 2-15
4F — CPI/Font Order ..................................................................... 2-16
51 — Bolding .................................................................................. 2-16
52 — Page Resetting ....................................................................... 2-17
53 — Underlining ........................................................................... 2-17
54 — Orientation ............................................................................ 2-17
55-58 — Paper Sources (Drawers) ................................................. 2-20
Width ....................................................................................... 2-20
Height ...................................................................................... 2-21
Rotation ................................................................................... 2-21
59 — Font ID Look-Up .................................................................. 2-22
Chapter 3 — Character Code Translation
Overview .................................................................................................. 3-1
Selecting a Translation Table (Group 60) ............................................... 3-2
Save Configuration ........................................................................... 3-3
60 — Twinax Translation ................................................................. 3-3
63 — Alternate Host Translation ...................................................... 3-4
66 — 5250 ALLY Translation ......................................................... 3-4
67 — Xerox EBCDIC Font Download Translation ......................... 3-5
Reading Translation Tables ..................................................................... 3-5
Editing a Translation Table ...................................................................... 3-6
Resetting Translation Tables to Defaults ......................................... 3-6
Power-On Reset ................................................................................ 3-7
Save Configuration ........................................................................... 3-7
Downloading an Entire Translation Table ....................................... 3-7
Downloading a Single Translation Table Value .............................. 3-8
Downloading a Partial Translation Table......................................... 3-8
Changing Multiple Translation Table Values .................................. 3-8
Alternate Hosts and Character Translation....................................... 3-9
Translation Tables .................................................................................. 3-10
00 — ASCII to ASCII..................................................................... 3-10
01 — EBCDIC to ASCII ................................................................ 3-11
02 — ASCII to EBCDIC ................................................................ 3-12
03 — EBCDIC to EBCDIC ............................................................ 3-13
04 — EBCDIC to HP LaserJet ....................................................... 3-14
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05 — EBCDIC to PC ...................................................................... 3-15
06 — EBCDIC to PostScript .......................................................... 3-16
07 — Xerox 275 Protocol Converter EBCDIC to ASCII .............. 3-17
08 — User Table 1 .......................................................................... 3-18
09 — User Table 2 .......................................................................... 3-19
0A — User Table 3 ......................................................................... 3-20
0B — User Table 4 ......................................................................... 3-21
0C — User Table 5 ......................................................................... 3-22
0D — User Table 6 ......................................................................... 3-23
0E — User Table 7 ......................................................................... 3-24
0F — Xerox EBCDIC Font Download to ASCII ........................... 3-25
Chapter 4 — Programmable Function Strings
Overview .................................................................................................. 4-1
Editing PFSs ............................................................................................. 4-2
Power-On Reset ................................................................................ 4-3
Save Configuration ........................................................................... 4-3
Parameters Within PFSs ................................................................... 4-4
GFIDs ....................................................................................................... 4-5
User Font Configuration ................................................................... 4-5
PFS Descriptions ...................................................................................... 4-7
00 — INITIBM ................................................................................. 4-8
01 — INITTWN................................................................................ 4-8
04 — INITALT ................................................................................. 4-8
05 — INIT275................................................................................... 4-8
06 — INITALY ................................................................................ 4-9
07 — FF ............................................................................................ 4-9
08 — CR ........................................................................................... 4-9
09 — LF ............................................................................................ 4-9
0A — PORT .................................................................................... 4-10
0B — LAND ................................................................................... 4-10
0D — VERMOVE .......................................................................... 4-10
0E — LINEDEN ............................................................................. 4-11
0F — PAGELEN ............................................................................ 4-11
10 — P 5CPI ................................................................................... 4-11
11 — P 8CPI ................................................................................... 4-12
12 — P 10CPI ................................................................................. 4-12
13 — P PSCPI ................................................................................. 4-13
14 — P 12CPI ................................................................................. 4-13
15 — P 15CPI ................................................................................. 4-13
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16 — P 16CPI ................................................................................. 4-14
17 — P 17CPI ................................................................................. 4-14
18 — L 5CPI ................................................................................... 4-15
19 — L 8CPI ................................................................................... 4-15
1A — L 10CPI ................................................................................ 4-15
1B — L PSCPI ................................................................................ 4-16
1C — L 12CPI ................................................................................ 4-16
1D — L 15CPI ................................................................................ 4-17
1E — L 16CPI................................................................................. 4-17
1F — L 17CPI ................................................................................. 4-17
20 — COR 10 ................................................................................. 4-18
21 — COR 12 ................................................................................. 4-18
22 — COR 15 ................................................................................. 4-19
23 — BOLD ON ............................................................................. 4-19
24 — BOLDOFF............................................................................. 4-19
25 — BSBOLD1 and 26 — BSBOLD2 ......................................... 4-20
27 — UNDL ON ............................................................................. 4-20
28 — UNDLOFF ............................................................................ 4-20
2B — SUBS ON ............................................................................. 4-21
2C — SUBSOFF ............................................................................. 4-21
2D — SUPS ON.............................................................................. 4-21
2E — SUPSOFF ............................................................................. 4-21
2F — LOWQUAL .......................................................................... 4-21
30 — MEDQUAL ........................................................................... 4-22
31 — HIQUAL ............................................................................... 4-22
32 — SIMPLEX.............................................................................. 4-22
33 — DUPLEX ............................................................................... 4-22
34 — TUMBLE .............................................................................. 4-23
35 — PPAPER 1 ............................................................................. 4-23
36 — PPAPER 2 ............................................................................. 4-23
37 — PPAPER 3 ............................................................................. 4-23
38 — P ENVEL .............................................................................. 4-23
39 — PORTCUT............................................................................. 4-24
3A — PORTTRC ............................................................................ 4-24
3B — PORTMAN........................................................................... 4-24
3C — LPAPER 1 ............................................................................ 4-24
3D — LPAPER 2 ............................................................................ 4-24
3E — LPAPER 3 ............................................................................ 4-25
3F — L ENVEL .............................................................................. 4-25
40 — LANDCUT............................................................................ 4-25
41 — LANDTRC ............................................................................ 4-25
42 — LANDMAN .......................................................................... 4-25
43 — JOG OUT .............................................................................. 4-26
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44 — DEST1................................................................................... 4-26
45 — DEST2................................................................................... 4-26
46 — DEST3................................................................................... 4-26
4B — JOBSTRT ............................................................................. 4-26
4C — JOBEND ............................................................................... 4-27
4D — TIMEOUT ............................................................................ 4-27
Chapter 5 — Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Diagnostics ............................................................................................... 5-1
External Loop Test (Mode E) ........................................................... 5-1
Twinax Addressing ........................................................................... 5-2
Error Codes ....................................................................................... 5-2
Decimal Point on ...................................................................... 5-2
Decimal Point Off ..................................................................... 5-2
Decimal Point Slow Flash......................................................... 5-2
Decimal Point Fast Flash .......................................................... 5-2
Digital Display Slow Flash ....................................................... 5-2
Digital Display Fast Flash......................................................... 5-2
Twinax Error Log ............................................................................. 5-3
SCS Dump and Hex Dump Samples ....................................................... 5-3
SCSGEN File .................................................................................... 5-3
Hex Dump Mode............................................................................... 5-3
SCS Dump Mode .............................................................................. 5-4
IBM Emulation ................................................................................. 5-4
Printing Reports (Mode 9) ....................................................................... 5-5
Printer Test (Mode 9-0) .................................................................... 5-6
Configuration Report (Mode 9-1) .................................................... 5-7
Translation Table Report (Mode 9-2)............................................... 5-9
PFS Report (Mode 9-3)................................................................... 5-17
PFS Test (Mode 9-4)....................................................................... 5-20
Portrait Font ID Report (Mode 9-5) ............................................... 5-21
Landscape Font ID Report (Mode 9-6) .......................................... 5-27
Loop Test (Mode 9-7) ..................................................................... 5-32
Twinax Error Log (Mode 9-8) ........................................................ 5-32
Troubleshooting ..................................................................................... 5-33
Step 1: Power .................................................................................. 5-33
Step 2: Connections ........................................................................ 5-33
Step 3: Configuration ...................................................................... 5-34
Step 4: Printer Test.......................................................................... 5-34
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Step 5: Configuration Test .............................................................. 5-34
Step 6: Twinax Host Test................................................................ 5-34
Step 7: Alternate Host Test ............................................................. 5-34
Other Issues ..................................................................................... 5-34
Orientation .............................................................................. 5-34
Xerox 4235 Printer Duplexing ............................................... 5-35
Contacting AGILE Technical Support .................................................. 5-35
The AGILE Bulletin Board System ................................................ 5-36
Mode F — Code Load ........................................................................... 5-37
Other Files Contained in the Self-Extracting Archive ................... 5-39
Appendix A — Interfacing Xerox Printers
Introduction ............................................................................................. A-1
System-Based Formatting ................................................................ A-1
XES Mode ........................................................................................ A-2
Formatting Conflict Overview ......................................................... A-2
Coexistence ...................................................................................... A-3
Delimiting XES Jobs........................................................................ A-3
Well-Formed XES Jobs ................................................................... A-4
Auto PFS Suppression ..................................................................... A-4
Auto Form Feed Suppression .......................................................... A-5
Passing FFs in Auto FF Suppression Mode .................................... A-5
Logical Not (¬) Commands ............................................................. A-7
Special Formatting Problems .................................................................. A-8
Font Downloading ........................................................................... A-8
UDK Character Conflict .................................................................. A-8
Line Endings ........................................................................................... A-9
Support for all Types of SCS Line Endings .................................... A-9
Auto UDK Termination ........................................................................ A-10
Line Feed vs. Relative Movements ............................................... A-10
Antiquities ...................................................................................... A-11
Font Correspondences ........................................................................... A-12
Downloading Font Correspondences ............................................ A-12
Font Correspondence Limits.......................................................... A-14
Xerox Options ....................................................................................... A-14
0600 — UDK Character Translation ............................................. A-14
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0601 — PFS Suppression .............................................................. A-15
0602 — Form Feed Suppression ................................................... A-16
0603 — Change Form Feed to New Line ..................................... A-17
0604 — Logical Not Commands ................................................... A-17
0605 — Job Restart to Form Feed Translation ............................. A-18
0606 — Metacode Transparency ................................................... A-18
46 — Line Feed Configuration ...................................................... A-19
Interfacing Xerox 4235 Printers in XPPM Mode................................. A-19
Appendix B — SCS / DCA Command Summary
Overview ..................................................................................................B-1
Null (NUL) ........................................................................................B-2
ASCII Transparency (ATRN) ...........................................................B-2
Horizontal Tab (HT) .........................................................................B-2
Required New Line (RNL) ...............................................................B-3
Superscript (SPS) ..............................................................................B-4
Repeat (RPT).....................................................................................B-4
Form Feed (FF) .................................................................................B-5
Carriage Return (CR) ........................................................................B-5
New Line (NL) ..................................................................................B-6
Unit Back Space (UBS) ....................................................................B-6
Back Space (BS) ...............................................................................B-7
Interchange Record Separator (IRS) ................................................B-7
Word Underscore (WUS) .................................................................B-8
Line Feed (LF) ..................................................................................B-9
Switch (SW) ......................................................................................B-9
Set Horizontal Format (SHF) ..........................................................B-10
Set Vertical Format (SVF) ..............................................................B-10
Set Line Density (SLD) ..................................................................B-11
Set Graphic Error Action (SGEA) ..................................................B-12
Execute PMP (PMP) .......................................................................B-12
Set Coded Graphic character set through Local ID (SCGL) .........B-13
Set GCGID Through GCID (SCG) .................................................B-14
Set FID Through GFID (SFG) ........................................................B-15
Begin Emphasis (BES) ...................................................................B-17
End Emphasis (EES) .......................................................................B-17
Release Left Margin (RLM) ...........................................................B-18
Set Indent Level (SIL) ....................................................................B-18
Set Line Spacing (SLS)...................................................................B-19
Set Initial Conditions (SIC) ............................................................B-20
Set Horizontal Tabs (STAB)...........................................................B-21
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Justify Text Field (JTF) ..................................................................B-22
Set Justify Mode (SJM) ..................................................................B-23
Set Horizontal Margins (SHM) ......................................................B-24
Set Presentation Page Size (SPPS) .................................................B-25
Set Single Line Distance (SSLD) ...................................................B-26
Set Character Density (SCD) ..........................................................B-27
Set Presentation Color (SPC) ..........................................................B-28
Page Presentation Media (PPM) .....................................................B-30
Set Vertical Margins (SVM) ...........................................................B-32
Set Printer Setup (SPSU) ................................................................B-33
Set Exception Action (SEA) ...........................................................B-34
Set Text Orientation (STO).............................................................B-35
Begin Underscore (BUS) ................................................................B-36
End Underscore (EUS) ...................................................................B-36
Begin Overstrike (BOS)..................................................................B-37
End Overstrike (EOS) .....................................................................B-37
Load Alternate Characters (LAC) ..................................................B-38
Bell (BEL) .......................................................................................B-39
Index Return (IRT) .........................................................................B-39
Absolute Horizontal Print Position (AHPP)...................................B-40
Absolute Vertical Print Position (AVPP) .......................................B-40
Relative Horizontal Print Position (RHPP) ....................................B-41
Relative Vertical Print Position (RVPP).........................................B-41
Transparent (TRN) ..........................................................................B-42
Numeric Backspace (NBS) .............................................................B-42
Subscript (SBS) ...............................................................................B-43
Indent Tab (IT)................................................................................B-43
Required Form Feed (RFF).............................................................B-44
Substitute (SUB) .............................................................................B-44
Space (SP) .......................................................................................B-44
Required Space (RSP).....................................................................B-44
Numeric Space (NSP) .....................................................................B-45
Appendix C — Pseudo Transparency
Introduction ..............................................................................................C-1
i-Data Pseudo Transparency .............................................................C-1
MPI Pseudo Transparency ................................................................C-2
Glossary
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CHAPTER 1
GETTING STARTED
Overview / Objectives
This chapter provides information on installing the AGILE 5250 ALLY.
Sections of this chapter provide instructions regarding:
• Choosing a location for the 5250 ALLY
• Physical interfacing to the host System, printer and alternate host
• Configuring the 5250 ALLY for communication with the host
System, printer and alternate host
All physical interfacing should be performed before the 5250 ALLY is
turned on. This chapter provides instructions for interfacing the 5250
ALLY ports before providing instructions on configuring those interfaces.
Please follow this order when installing the 5250 ALLY.
This chapter provides step-by-step instructions to assist the user in
performing the basic port configuration required to get the 5250 ALLY
communicating with the host System, printer and alternate host.
All of the configuration operations described in this chapter can be
performed from the 5250 ALLY front panel. Other configuration
operations must be performed by downloading commands in the data
stream from either the twinax host or the alternate host. These commands
are described in subsequent chapters.
Physical Interface
IBM midrange hosts are attached to IBM midrange printers via a twinaxial
interface. Industry-standard printers are typically attached to computers via
a Centronics parallel interface. The 5250 ALLY provides the physical
connection that converts a twinaxial interface to a Centronics parallel
interface.
Data Stream Interface
The data stream in a print job from an IBM midrange host consists of
hexadecimal values, some of which are SCS/DCA control codes, and some
of which represent printable characters for an IBM midrange printer. The
IBM midrange host uses over fifty SCS/DCA commands to control how an
IBM midrange printer formats a given print job.
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The commands can control all formatting aspects, including orientation
and paper size, the amount of justification and special print features like
bolding and underlining. Industry-standard printers are not capable of
understanding or interpreting either the commands or the hexadecimal
values representing printable characters.
The 5250 ALLY interprets the various SCS/DCA control codes it receives
and sends to the printer the command it needs to accomplish the formatting
specified by the SCS/DCA control code. It does this by sending a specific
programmable function string (PFS) to the printer upon receipt of a
specific SCS/DCA hexadecimal command.
The conversion of printable characters is accomplished by the 5250 ALLY
with translation tables. Upon receipt of a hexadecimal value representing a
printable character, the 5250 ALLY looks up the value in the active
translation table, and it sends to the attached industry-standard printer the
corresponding value that will produce the same printed character.
The key to allowing this interpretation and character translation is the
proper configuration of the 5250 ALLY. Most important to the
configuration process is the loading of the output port configuration
(printer driver) appropriate for the attached industry-standard printer. By
loading this driver, programmable function strings will automatically be
defined for the user’s specific printer for accurate conversion of the SCS/
DCA formatting commands received by the 5250 ALLY.
The output port configuration will also define the appropriate translation
table to use for the printer. The user may modify or delete any PFSs that
produce undesirable print results, and translation tables may also be edited
by the user to access printable characters not converted by the translation
tables to the user’s desired characters.
Before Beginning
The following are needed before installing the 5250 ALLY:
• A suitable location
• A parallel printer (or other output device)
• A twinax host interface cable connected to the user’s host System or
remote twinax controller
• Additionally, the user or someone in the user’s organization should
be knowledgeable about the host System and printer.
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Selecting a Location
The compact size, quiet operation and attractive styling of the 5250 ALLY
allow it to be placed in almost any location with a flat, stable surface. For
ease of operation and servicing, it is recommended that it be installed near
the printer. If the printer has a large enough flat surface, the 5250 ALLY
may be placed there for convenience.
Space Requirements
The dimensions of the 5250 ALLY are as follows:
5250
MODE
TM
ALLY
Electrical Requirements
The 5250 ALLY requires 5 VDC at 1 amp provided by the 110 VAC
adapter, or 5 VDC at 1.5 amps provided by an optional 220 VAC adapter.
Users with any questions regarding the electrical service at their site
should contact a qualified, licensed electrician.
Operating Environment
The 5250 ALLY operates best in an environment with a temperature
between 50° and 90° Fahrenheit (10°-32° Celsius) and a relative humidity
between 15% and 65%. It should be located in a well-ventilated area away
from direct sunlight and sources of heat, cold or humidity.
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Unpacking
After removing the 5250 ALLY from the shipping container, inspect the
unit for any damage in shipment. Immediately report any damage to the
freight carrier. Save the packing container.
MODE
6287
ALLY PLUS
TM
5250
MODE
TM
ALLY
User’s Manual
5250 ALLY
AC Power Adapter
Parallel Printer Cable
Package Contents
After unpacking the 5250 ALLY, please check that all of the following
items have been included. If any of these items are missing, please contact
AGILE immediately. Unless ordered otherwise, the 5250 ALLY shipping
container includes:
• This user’s manual
• The AGILE 5250 ALLY protocol converter
• An AC power adapter
• Parallel printer cable
• Twinax auto-terminating “T” type connector
• Alternate host parallel input cable (optional)
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Important Safety Instructions/Precautions
Follow these important safety precautions:
• Read these instructions carefully before turning on the 5250 ALLY
and before plugging the unit into a power outlet.
• Disconnect the power plug by pulling the plug, not the cord.
• Never use the unit if it has been damaged or exposed to excessive
moisture.
• Never open the cover of the 5250 ALLY.
5250 ALLY Rear Panel
The rear panel of the 5250 ALLY provides an on/off switch, an AC power
adapter outlet (DC IN), a DB-15 port for connecting a twinax adapter
(TWINAX HOST), a Centronics DB-25 parallel output port (PARALLEL
OUT PRINTER) and a DB-25 parallel input port (PARALLEL IN
ALTERNATE HOST).
• The PARALLEL OUT PRINTER port is a PC-compatible DB-25
Centronics port that is dedicated to output to a printer or another
parallel-attached output device.
• The PARALLEL IN ALTERNATE HOST port is a PC-compatible
DB-25 port dedicated to input from a PC, DEC VAX, HP 3000, PC
LAN, file server, print sharing device, protocol converter or another
parallel-attached alternate host input device.
• The TWINAX HOST port is used to attach an intelligent twinax “T”
adapter for attachment to a twinax host. The adapter will
automatically terminate or cable-through.
AGILE 5250 ALLY Cable Chart
The following chart lists and describes the printer and alternate host cables
available for connection to the 5250 ALLY. Custom cables are also
available from AGILE.
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AGILE P/N
Description
830650-1
830680-1
Parallel Output (DB-25 S/Centronics 36)
Parallel Alternate Host (DB-25 P/DB-25 P)
Parallel Port Pin-Outs
The pin-outs for the parallel ports are as follows:
13 12 11 10 9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14
1. Strobe
2. Data 1
3. Data 2
4. Data 3
5. Data 4
6. Data 5
7. Data 6
8. Data 7
9. Data 8
10.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
Auto Feed
Fault
Init
Printer
Acknowledge
11.
Busy
12.
Paper Error
13.
Select
Select In
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
Ground
Twinax Adapter Port Unterminated Pin-Outs
The twinax adapter port pin-outs are as follows:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Shield
(Ground)
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
7. Phase A
8. Phase B
The twinax port pin-outs are as follows:
Shield
(Ground)
A
B
Key
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Connecting to the Host System
The 5250 ALLY can be connected via its twinax “T” adapter to any IBM
5250 protocol device (AS/400, System/3X or remote controller) that has an
address configured as an IBM 3812 (SCS Mode), 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225
or 5256 printer. To connect the 5250 ALLY to the host System or remote
controller twinax line:
1. Attach the twinax “T” cable adapter to the DB-15 connector located
on the right side of the rear panel of the 5250 ALLY. This connector
is labeled “TWINAX HOST.”
2. Tighten the thumbscrews until the connection is firm, but do not
overtighten.
3. Screw the twinax cable from the local System/3X, AS/400 CPU or
remote controller into one side of the twinax cable adapter “T.”
Both sides of the “T” are identical, so either side may be used.
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4. To cable through, simply connect to the other side of the twinax
adapter. Otherwise, the adapter will automatically terminate the
twinax line.
Connecting the Printer
Use the PARALLEL OUT PRINTER port to connect the 5250 ALLY to
the printer. A parallel output cable is included with the 5250 ALLY. The
cable supplied by AGILE may be used, or if a standard Centronics parallel
cable is already connected to the printer, it may be used instead.
The PARALLEL OUT PRINTER port on the 5250 ALLY is IBM PC, XT,
AT, and PS/2 compatible. Any cable used to connect one of these
computers to the printer may be used to connect the 5250 ALLY to the
printer.
1. Insert the Centronics 36-pin device end of the AGILE printer cable
into the parallel connector on the rear of the printer.
2. If the printer’s Centronics connector includes latches, secure them.
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3. Insert the Centronics DB-25 parallel end of the AGILE printer cable
into the PARALLEL OUT PRINTER port of the 5250 ALLY. This
port is located to the left of the rear panel.
4. Tighten the thumbscrews until the connection is firm, but do not
overtighten.
Connecting the Alternate Host
The 5250 ALLY supports an optional alternate host. The alternate host
may share the attached printer with the host System. Data received is sent
to the output port on a first-come-first-served basis. No operator
intervention is required to switch to the alternate host port — the 5250
ALLY does this automatically.
The cable required to connect the PARALLEL IN ALTERNATE HOST
port to an alternate host device is available from AGILE as an option. The
alternate host can be a PC, PC LAN, file server, print sharing device,
another protocol converter or other parallel-attached input device.
To connect the PARALLEL IN ALTERNATE HOST port to an alternate
host device:
1. Insert one end of the AGILE parallel alternate host cable into the
parallel connector on the rear of the alternate host device. Both ends
of the cable are the same, so either end may be used.
2. Tighten the thumbscrews until the connection is firm, but do not
overtighten.
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3. Insert the other end of the AGILE alternate host cable into the
PARALLEL IN ALTERNATE HOST port of the 5250 ALLY.
4. Tighten the thumbscrews until the connection is firm, but do not
overtighten.
Connecting the 5250 ALLY to Power
Now that the 5250 ALLY has been connected to the printer and alternate
host device, it may be connected to the power outlet.
1. Connect the female end of the power cord to the DC IN power
receptacle of the 5250 ALLY.
2. Plug the male end of the power cord into an AC power outlet.
Remember: Never unplug either end of the power cord by pulling on
the cord. Always pull by the plug.
5250 ALLY Front Panel
The front panel of the 5250 ALLY provides a MODE button and a seven-
segment LED used as a mode indicator. To select a mode, press the MODE
button until the LED indicates the appropriate number. The mode
operation will begin two seconds later.
Note: This section describes only how each mode is selected. It does not
fully explain the purpose of each mode, nor does it fully describe each
mode selection. For a complete description of each mode, please refer to
Basic Port Configuration later in this chapter and to Chapter 2 —
Advanced Configuration.
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LED:
The Light-Emitting Diode is used to display
information regarding the current status of the 5250
ALLY. (Refer to Chapter 5 — Maintenance &
Troubleshooting for a complete description of the
meaning of the various flashing states of the decimal
point and digital display.)
MODE: The MODE button is used to select among various
operating states of the 5250 ALLY.
Modes
0 — Normal Operating Mode
Host data or alternate host data may be accepted at any time during
Normal Operating Mode. Mode changes may be made during printing, but
they will not take effect until the 5250 ALLY times out.
1 — Twinax Addressing
This mode is used to select the twinax address used by the 5250 ALLY.
After selecting Mode 1, the LED will display an underscore (_). The user
must then press the MODE button until the LED displays the desired
address (0-6). After two seconds, the twinax address value will change,
and the unit will return to Normal Operating Mode.
2 — Printer Emulations
This mode is used to select the printer emulation used by the 5250 ALLY.
After selecting Mode 2, the LED will display an underscore (_). The user
must then press the MODE button until the LED displays the desired
emulation number (0=3812, 1=4214, 2=5219, 3=5224, 4=5225, 5=5256).
After two seconds, the printer emulation value will change, and the unit
will return to Normal Operating Mode.
3 — Twinax Modes
This mode is used to select the twinax mode used by the 5250 ALLY.
After selecting Mode 3, the LED will display an underscore (_). The user
must then press the MODE button until the LED displays the desired mode
number (0=IBM emulation, 1=SCS Dump, 2=Xerox 275 emulation,
4=Transparent, 5=Hex Dump). After two seconds, the twinax mode value
will change, and the unit will return to Normal Operating Mode.
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4 — Twinax Timeout
This mode is used to select the twinax timeout period. After selecting
Mode 4, the LED will display an underscore (_). The user must then press
the MODE button until the LED displays the number of the desired
timeout period (0=1 second, 1=5 seconds, 2=10 seconds, 3=15 seconds,
4=30 seconds, 5=45 seconds, 6=1 minute). After two seconds, the twinax
timeout value will change, and the unit will return to Normal Operating
Mode.
5 — Printer Configurations
This mode is used to select a predefined configuration (stored in the 5250
ALLY’s flash memory) for the PARALLEL OUT PRINTER port. The
complete list of supported printer configurations can be found later in this
chapter (all printer configurations are represented by a two-digit
hexadecimal value). After selecting Mode 5, the LED will display an
equals sign (=). The user must then press the MODE button until the LED
displays the first digit of the desired printer configuration number. After
two seconds, the LED will display an underscore (_), and the user must
enter the second digit of the printer configuration. After two seconds, the
configuration will be loaded, and the unit will return to Normal Operating
Mode.
6 — Alternate Host Modes
This mode is used to select the alternate host mode used by the 5250
ALLY. After selecting Mode 6, the LED will display an underscore (_).
The user must then press the MODE button until the LED displays the
desired mode number (0=IBM emulation, 1=SCS Dump, 2=Xerox 275
emulation, 4=Transparent, 5=Hex Dump). After two seconds, the alternate
host mode value will change, and the unit will return to Normal Operating
Mode.
7 — Alternate Host Timeout
This mode is used to select the alternate host timeout period. After
selecting Mode 7, the LED will display an underscore (_). The user must
then press the MODE button until the LED displays the number of the
desired timeout period (0=1 second, 1=5 seconds, 2=10 seconds, 3=15
seconds, 4= 30 seconds, 5=45 seconds, 6=1 minute). After two seconds,
the alternate host timeout value will change, and the unit will return to
Normal Operating Mode.
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8 — Translation Table Selection
This mode is used to select the translation table to be used with each type
of data handled by the 5250 ALLY. After selecting Mode 8, the LED will
display an underscore (_). The user must then press the MODE button until
the LED displays the number for the data type to be translated (0=twinax
data, 3=alt host data, 6=5250 ALLY data, and 7=Xerox font downloads).
After the data type has been selected, the LED will display an equals sign
(=). The user must then press the MODE button until the numeral or letter
of the appropriate translation table for the data type is displayed (0=ASCII
to ASCII, 1=EBCDIC to ASCII, 2=ASCII to EBCDIC, 3=EBCDIC to
EBCDIC, 4=EBCDIC to HP, 5=EBCDIC to PC, 6=EBCDIC to PostScript,
7=Xerox 275 emulation to ASCII, 8=User 1, 9=User 2, A=User 3, B=User
4, C=User 5, D=User 6, E=User 7 and F=Xerox font downloads to ASCII.)
After two seconds, the translation table selection for the selected data type
will change, and the unit will return to Normal Operating Mode. This
process must be repeated for each data type that the user would like routed
through a different translation table.
9 — Tests and Reports
This mode is used to print various tests and reports. Descriptions and
samples of each of the reports can be found in Chapter 5 — Maintenance
& Troubleshooting. After selecting Mode 9, the LED will display an
underscore (_). The user must then press the MODE button until the LED
displays the number of the desired test or report (0=Printer Test,
1=Configuration Report, 2=Translation Table Report, 3=PFS Report,
4=PFS Test, 5=Portrait Font ID Report, 6=Landscape Font ID Report,
7=Loop Test, 8=Twinax Error Log). After two seconds, the test or report
will begin printing.
A — Form Feed
The 5250 ALLY will return to Normal Operating Mode after a Form Feed
is sent to the printer.
B — Save Configuration
All changes made to the configuration of the 5250 ALLY (whether made
from the front panel or via the data stream) will be saved to the 5250
ALLY’s flash memory, and the unit will return to Normal Operating
Mode.
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C — Power-On Reset
The 5250 ALLY will Reset and return to Normal Operating Mode.
Configuration changes will not be saved to flash memory.
D — Reset to Factory Defaults
All configuration options will be reset to factory defaults, and the 5250
ALLY will return to Normal Operating Mode.
E — External Loop Test
IMPORTANT: Please refer to Chapter 5 — Maintenance &
Troubleshooting before performing this test.
F — Code Load
IMPORTANT: Please refer to Chapter 5 — Maintenance &
Troubleshooting for information on upgrading the 5250 ALLY’s
operational software. This mode cannot be selected from the front panel.
Starting Up
Follow these instructions each time the 5250 ALLY is powered up:
1. Make certain the printer is powered on and ready to receive and to
print data. Power on the alternate host, if any.
2. Turn on the 5250 ALLY with the rear panel power switch.
The user may now configure the 5250 ALLY.
Basic Port Configuration
The 5250 ALLY is configurable to its specific printer/host environment.
While many options are set to factory defaults that may match the user’s
needs, the first time the 5250 ALLY is used, the user will need to
configure its ports so it may properly use the devices attached to them.
This section is intended to walk the user step-by-step through the port
configuration process.
Configuring the Twinax Port
The 5250 ALLY supports one twinax address. It can be configured for
different types of IBM printer emulations, character translation, mode of
operation, etc. To use a twinax port, the user must set its address, select the
appropriate emulation and mode, and choose the timeout period.
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1 — Twinax Addressing
The user must choose an address that does not conflict with an existing
device on the twinax line. The default factory configuration for the twinax
address is 1. If using this address, no address selection is needed.
To change the address, press the MODE button until the LED reads “1.”
After two seconds, the LED will display an underscore (_). Then press the
MODE button until the LED displays the number of the appropriate
address (0-6). After two seconds, the address will be changed and the unit
will return to Normal Operating Mode.
Changing a twinax address causes the 5250 ALLY to stop communication
on the current address unless the address is in use. The current twinax
address must timeout before the 5250 ALLY will end communication on
the address.
When the address change takes place, the 5250 ALLY will end
communication on the address, reconfigure the twinax port for the new
address, then reestablish communication on the new address.
2 — Printer Emulations
In emulation mode, the 5250 ALLY imitates a printer, and the user must
tell the 5250 ALLY which of the following possible printers it will
emulate. The selected emulation must match the device to which the
System has been configured to print. The device emulations are:
0. IBM 3812 laser printer ( SCS mode — 5219 emulation)
1. IBM 4214-2 dot matrix printer
2. IBM 5219-D02 daisy wheel printer (default)
3. IBM 5224-2 dot matrix printer
4. IBM 5225-4 dot matrix printer
5. IBM 5256-1 band printer
To select an emulation, press the MODE button on the 5250 ALLY front
panel until the LED reads “2.” After two seconds, the LED will display an
underscore (_). Then press the MODE button until the LED displays the
number of the appropriate emulation (0-5). After two seconds, the
emulation will be changed and the unit will return to Normal Operating
Mode.
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Changing a twinax port’s emulation, like changing its address, causes the
5250 ALLY to end communication on that address, change the emulation,
then reestablish communication on that address. The 5250 ALLY will not
do this if the address is currently in use; the twinax address must timeout
before the 5250 ALLY will end communication on the address.
Note: Do not choose the 3812 or 5219 emulation if using continuous form
paper, such as fanfold paper (primarily used with dot matrix printers).
3 — Twinax Modes
The mode selection tells the 5250 ALLY what to do with the data it
receives from the System. If the 5250 ALLY will emulate one of the IBM
printers listed above, the user should select IBM printer emulation. The
five mode options are described below.
0. IBM printer emulation. This mode is the default, and it activates the
emulations above.
1. SCS dump. An EBCDIC hexadecimal data dump, this mode simply
prints a formatted hexadecimal report of the incoming EBCDIC
data, including a human-readable interpretation of the SCS and
DCA commands of the incoming data stream from the twinax host.
2. Xerox 275 twinax protocol converter emulation. If the user selects
this, the user ordinarily should also select either 5225 or 5256 from
the emulation menu described above. Selecting this mode will also
usually require the user to set the twinax translation table option to
Table 07 (Xerox 275 protocol converter EBCDIC to ASCII). If the
user’s printer is set for the EBCDIC character set, the user must set
the twinax table option to Table 03 (EBCDIC to EBCDIC).
4. Transparent. This is used only for diagnostic purposes.
5. Hex Dump. Hex dump mode will cause the 5250 ALLY to print all
data it receives as 16 hexadecimal bytes per line on the left column
of a page, accompanied in the right column by the 16 ASCII
characters they represent. SCS/DCA commands are represented by a
backslash (\) character. Refer to Chapter 5 — Maintenance &
Troubleshooting for a printout of a sample Hex dump.
To select a mode, press the MODE button on the 5250 ALLY front panel
until the LED reads “3.” After two seconds, the LED will display an
underscore (_). Then press the MODE button until the LED displays the
number of the appropriate mode (0-5). After two seconds, the mode will be
changed and the unit will return to Normal Operating Mode.
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Changing a twinax port’s mode, like changing its address, causes the 5250
ALLY to end communication on that address, change the mode, then
reestablish communication on the address, unless the address is currently
in use. The twinax address must timeout before the 5250 ALLY will end
communication on the address.
4 — Twinax Timeout
When the twinax port has stopped using the output port for a user-
configurable period, the 5250 ALLY considers the output port available
for use by the alternate host port. The timeout period should be as short as
possible to prevent too much time from being wasted between print jobs
from the different sources, but not so short that a job from one source
could interrupt a job from the other source.
The following timeout values are available from the 5250 ALLY front
panel. For most twinax hosts, the default value of 5 seconds is fine.
0. 1 second
1. 5 seconds (default)
2. 10 seconds
3. 15 seconds
4. 30 seconds
5. 45 seconds
6. 1 minute
To change the timeout period, press the MODE button on the 5250 ALLY
front panel until the LED reads “4.” After two seconds, the LED will
display an underscore (_). Then press the MODE button until the LED
displays the number of the appropriate timeout period (0-6). After two
seconds, the timeout period will be changed and the unit will return to
Normal Operating Mode.
Configuring the Parallel Out Printer Port
The next step is to configure the PARALLEL OUT PRINTER port. It has a
configuration that specifies the translation table, format information and
PFS codes appropriate for the printer attached to the port.
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If the printer attached to the 5250 ALLY is among the supported printer
configurations in the 5250 ALLY flash memory (see below), configuring
the output port can be as simple as loading the appropriate configuration.
Loading a printer configuration sets the appropriate timing and loads the
appropriate format, translation and PFS/GFID information.
Once the configuration is loaded, the timing, printer error timeout period,
format information, translation tables, PFSs and GFIDs may be modified
by the user. Do not modify any output port settings before loading a printer
configuration, because loading a configuration will overwrite all output
port settings.
If the user’s printer configuration is not among those in the 5250 ALLY
flash memory, the user should load the configuration named Generic. If
this configuration does not work properly with the user’s printer, either a
configuration will have to be built from scratch, or Generic or another
configuration file will have to be modified by the user.
5 — Printer Configurations Available
The following output port configurations are available in the 5250 ALLY
firmware EPROM:
00. Xerox 3700 printer in ASCII mode
01. Xerox 3700 printer in EBCDIC mode
02. Xerox 4030 printer in ASCII mode
03. Xerox 4030 printer in EBCDIC mode
04. Xerox 4045 printer in ASCII mode
05. Xerox 4045 printer in EBCDIC mode
06. Xerox 4197 printer in ASCII mode
07. Xerox 4197 printer in EBCDIC mode
08. Xerox 4235 printer in ASCII mode
09. Xerox 4235 printer in EBCDIC mode
0B. Xerox 4235 printer in Production Print mode (emulating a
centralized printer) using the EBCDIC character set
0C. Xerox 4700 color printer in ASCII mode
0D. Xerox 4700 color printer in EBCDIC mode
0E. ASCII Diagnostic. A diagnostic-only printer configuration, for
ASCII printers, that prints the name of each PFS as it is invoked
by the data stream, rather than using the PFS to format the
document
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0F. EBCDIC diagnostic. A diagnostic-only printer configuration, for
EBCDIC printers, that prints the name of each PFS as it is
invoked by the data stream, rather than using the PFS to format
the document
10. Epson FX printer
11. Generic. A printer configuration that is used as the basis for
creating a configuration when the configuration for the user’s
printer is not included in the 5250 ALLY EEPROM (default)
12. Hewlett-Packard LaserJet II printer
13. Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIISi printer
14. Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4 printer
15. IBM QuietWriter III printer
16. Epson LQ 1000 series printer
17. Epson LQ 2500 printer
To choose a printer configuration, press the MODE button on the 5250
ALLY front panel until the LED reads “5.” After two seconds, the LED
will display an equals sign (=). The user must then press the MODE button
until the LED displays the first digit of the desired printer configuration
number. After two seconds, the LED will display an underscore (_), and
the user must enter the second digit of the printer configuration. After two
seconds, the configuration will be loaded, and the unit will return to
Normal Operating Mode.
If building a parallel output port configuration from scratch , translation
tables must be chosen, the format and timing information must be
specified, and GFIDs and programmable function strings (PFSs) must be
edited. Detailed information on all of these features can be found in later
chapters.
Configuring the Parallel In Alternate Host Port
The next step in the basic port configuration procedure is to configure the
PARALLEL IN ALTERNATE HOST port. This consists of selecting the
mode and the timeout period.
This step is optional. If the user does not require a parallel-attached
alternate host device, this section may be ignored.
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6 — Alternate Host Modes
The mode selection tells the 5250 ALLY what to do with the data it
receives from the alternate host. This should be set to Transparent (the
default) except for diagnostic purposes.
0. IBM printer emulation.
1. SCS dump.
2. Xerox 275 twinax protocol converter emulation.
4. Transparent (default).
5. Hex dump.
To select a mode, press the MODE button on the 5250 ALLY front panel
until the LED reads “6.” After two seconds, the LED will display an
underscore (_). Then press the MODE button until the LED displays the
number of the appropriate mode (0-5). After two seconds, the mode will be
changed and the unit will return to Normal Operating Mode.
7 — Alternate Host Timeout
When the alternate host port has stopped using the printer port for a user-
configurable period, the 5250 ALLY considers the printer port available
for the twinax port. The timeout period should be as short as possible to
prevent too much time from being wasted between print jobs from the
different sources, but not so short that a job from one source could
interrupt a job from the other source.
The following timeout values are available from the 5250 ALLY front
panel. The timeout period may need to be increased when running
complex graphic applications that take time during printing to compute the
image. Some applications may require timeout values as large as one
minute.
0. 1 second
1. 5 seconds (default)
2. 10 seconds
3. 15 seconds
4. 30 seconds
5. 45 seconds
6. 1 minute
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To change the timeout period, press the MODE button on the 5250 ALLY
front panel until the LED reads “7.” After two seconds, the LED will
display an underscore (_). Then press the MODE button until the LED
displays the number of the appropriate timeout period (0-6). After two
seconds, the timeout period will be changed and the unit will return to
Normal Operating Mode.
8 — Selecting a Translation Table
If the user would like to use translation tables other than the default
selections that were loaded with the output port configuration, the final
step is to select a translation table for each type of data handled by the
5250 ALLY. Making a change to the translation table selection is usually
required only if the user’s printer is not included among the supported
output port configurations, or if the user has selected Xerox 275 emulation
mode rather than IBM emulation mode.
Detailed information on translation tables can be found in Chapter 3 —
Translation Tables. AGILE recommends reading Chapter 3 before making
any changes to default translation tables. The description provided here is
included only because of the convenience of making this selection from
the 5250 ALLY front panel.
Data Type
The 5250 ALLY handles four different data types, listed below with their
access numbers:
0. Twinax host data
3. Alternate host data
6. 5250 ALLY data
7. Xerox font downloads
Translation Tables
The 5250 ALLY has sixteen translation tables from which the user may
choose. They are listed here along with their access number or letter:
0. ASCII to ASCII (default for 5250 ALLY & alternate host)
1. EBCDIC to ASCII (default for twinax translation)
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3. EBCDIC to EBCDIC
4. EBCDIC to HP LaserJet (Roman 8 extended ASCII)
5. EBCDIC to PC (standard PC extended ASCII character set)
6. EBCDIC to PostScript (IsoLatin1 extended ASCII character set)
7. Xerox 275 protocol converter EBCDIC to ASCII
8. User Table 1
9. User Table 2
A.User Table 3
B.User Table 4
C.User Table 5
D.User Table 6
E.User Table 7
F.Xerox EBCDIC Font Download to ASCII (default for fonts)
To change the translation table selection, press the MODE button on the
5250 ALLY front panel until the LED reads “8.” After two seconds, the
LED will display an underscore (_). Then press the MODE button until the
LED displays the number of the data type to be translated (0, 3, 6, 7).
After the data type has been selected, the LED will display an equals sign
(=). The user must then press the MODE button until the number of the
appropriate translation table for the data type is displayed (0-F.)
After two seconds, the translation table selection for the selected data type
will change, and the unit will return to Normal Operating Mode. This
process must be repeated for each data type that the user would like routed
through a different translation table.
Note: The translation table selection is loaded as part of the output port
configuration. Loading an output port configuration will overwrite this
selection. As such, changes to this selection must be made after loading the
output port configuration.
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Summary
The 5250 ALLY should now be up and running and ready for printing
with the user’s configuration requirements set and permanently stored in
the flash memory. Unless the System (twinax address, alternate host or
printer) changes, this configuration procedure will not have to be
performed again.
For many applications, this will be all that is necessary to install and use
the 5250 ALLY. However, AGILE suggests reading subsequent chapters
to gain a full understanding of the 5250 ALLY’s capabilities and how it
may be further configured to maximize its usefulness and efficiency.
In addition, if using the 5250 ALLY to interface the host System to a
Xerox printer, read Appendix A — Interfacing Xerox Printers.
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ADVANCED CONFIGURATION
Overview
Configuring the 5250 ALLY changes the way in which it handles the data
stream from the twinax host or alternate host before the data is sent to the
printer. The configuration option parameters allow the user to change the
twinax address and printer emulation, the mode and timeout periods of the
host and alternate host, the translation tables used by the host and alternate
host, and a variety of printer specifications. The selection of special Xerox
printer options, and the editing of translation tables and programmable
function strings (PFSs) is also permitted, although these topics are covered
in later chapters.
Some of these configuration changes can also be made from the 5250
ALLY front panel using the MODE button, but this chapter covers
configuration using the data stream from the twinax host and alternate
host. This is a very powerful feature. It allows System administrators and
end users to change the parameters of the 5250 ALLY without leaving
their workstations. Once the configuration changes are saved to the flash
memory, whether the changes are made from the front panel or within the
data stream, they will determine the configuration of the 5250 ALLY, even
after the unit is powered down, until it is configured otherwise and the
changes are saved to flash.
Before changing any of the configuration settings, the user should print a
Configuration Report to display the current settings, using Mode 9-1 from
the front panel of the 5250 ALLY as described in Chapter 1 — Getting
Started. A sample report can be found in Chapter 5 — Maintenance &
Troubleshooting.
Configuration Structure
It may be helpful to the user to understand the way in which a
configuration is created, loaded, saved and stored in the 5250 ALLY. The
illustration that follows may help to clarify this procedure.
The user should also refer to the AGILE 5250 ALLY Configuration
Reference Card at the back of this user’s manual when performing the
configuration and when reading this section.
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A configuration consists of several parts:
• An output port configuration/printer driver, including PFS/GFID
definitions (P%), translation table selections (Group 60) for all
input options, font information (PP & PL) and all printer
configuration options (Groups 40-50)
• Definitions for each character in all sixteen translation tables (#)
• Twinax configuration options (Group 00)
• Alternate host configuration options (Group 30)
Output Port Configurations (Printer Drivers)
Xerox 3700
ASCII
Xerox 3700
EBCDIC
H-P
LaserJet 4
Generic
Mode B — Save
Printer
Configuration
Options
Printer
PFSs &
GFIDs
Flash
EEPROM
Memory
Translate Table Definitions
Twinax
Configuration Configuration
Options Options
Alt Host
Power-Up Restore
Master Configuration
As illustrated above, the key step in the configuration of the 5250 ALLY is
loading the output port configuration appropriate for the attached printer.
Because the printer configuration defines and/or overwrites several
configuration options and PFS/GFID definitions, the user should load the
appropriate output port configuration before changing any of these
parameters.
The user also should be aware that after loading an output port
configuration, or after making any configuration change, the configuration
must be saved to the 5250 ALLY’s flash memory, or the changes will be
only temporary.
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Changing Configuration Option Parameters
The command for changing all parameters in the 5250 ALLY begins with
the text !AGILE!, the configuration “trigger.” (The trigger is not case
sensitive; it may be entered either in upper or lower case letters.) The
trigger is followed eventually by a semicolon (;), the configuration
“terminator.” Configuration changes take the following form:
!AGILE!OO=CC;
Where !AGILE! is the trigger; OO represents the Option number (2 or 4
hexadecimal digits); CC represents the 2-digit Choice number; an equals
sign (=) separates the option number from the choice number; and a
semicolon (;) is the terminator.
The hexadecimal values to be substituted for OO and CC are listed on the
enclosed AGILE 5250 ALLY Configuration Reference Card. The number
for each option or choice is indicated in parentheses within the box that
holds the name of the option or choice. For instance, the option number for
changing the twinax address is 01. To change the twinax address to 3,
enter:
!AGILE!01=03;
Commands are entered in a document to be printed. After typing the
command, press the Print Screen key on the alternate host or twinax host
keyboard. The 5250 ALLY will interpret the command and change the
unit’s configuration. The configuration changes will be temporary unless
they are saved to the 5250 ALLY’s flash memory. The command will not
be sent to the printer. This allows the user to change the configuration of
the 5250 ALLY transparently within a document.
Multiple Configuration Changes
Multiple configuration changes can be made in a single document. Each
configuration change must be separated by a comma. Nulls, Spaces, Tabs,
Carriage Returns, Line Feeds, Form Feeds and New Lines are allowed. The
following command will change the twinax address to 1, set the unit to
emulate an IBM 5256 printer, set the mode to IBM emulation, and change
the twinax timeout period to one minute:
!AGILE!01=01,02=05,03=01,05=06;
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Configuration Defaults
The 5250 ALLY is shipped from the factory with a given set of parameters
called “defaults.” The default configuration will allow most operators to
use the 5250 ALLY after making few, if any, configuration changes. These
factory defaults, including the default programmable function strings and
translation tables, can be restored at any time by sending the trigger
followed directly by the terminator, as shown:
!AGILE!;
To reset an individual configuration parameter to its default setting, enter
the trigger, the option number and the terminator. The following example
sets the twinax host Xerox PFS suppression value to its default setting
(note that this is one of the four-digit options):
!AGILE!0601;
Note: Xerox special options are described in Appendix A — Interfacing
Xerox Printers.
Power-On Reset
If the user has made configuration changes and would like the unit to
return to its previous configuration, the user can cancel any unsaved
changes and return the unit to its former power-on state with the following
command:
!AGILE!=POR;
Save Configuration
After making any configuration changes, unless the changes are to be
temporary, the user must save the configuration to the 5250 ALLY flash
memory with the following command:
!AGILE!=SAVE;
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Configuration Groups
The 5250 ALLY configuration options are organized into four groups:
Twinax (Group 00), Alternate Host (Group 30), Printer (Group 40-50) and
Translation (Group 60). Group numbers and option numbers that are not
included are reserved for configuration compatibility with other AGILE
products with feature sets that are different than the 5250 ALLY.
Twinax Configuration (Group 00)
This configuration group allows the user to change the twinax address,
printer emulation, twinax mode, twinax timeout value and special options
for Xerox printers.
Note: Xerox special options are described in Appendix A — Interfacing
Xerox Printers.
01 — Twinax Addressing
This option allows the user to change the twinax address, also referred to
as a session or logical unit. The user must choose an address that does not
conflict with an existing device on the twinax line. If the user chooses a
conflicting address, the 5250 ALLY will send a message to the printer that
reads, “The twinax address selected (n) is in use by another twinax
device,” where n represents the address selected by the user. If this
message is printed, the user must choose another address.
Changing a twinax address causes the 5250 ALLY to stop communication
on the twinax port. The 5250 ALLY will not do this if the port is currently
in use. The port must timeout before the 5250 ALLY will end
communication. When the address change takes place, the 5250 ALLY
will end communication on the address, configure the port for the new
address, and then reestablish communication.
To program this option:
!AGILE!01=00;
!AGILE!01=01;
!AGILE!01=02;
!AGILE!01=03;
!AGILE!01=04;
!AGILE!01=05;
!AGILE!01=06;
Sets the address to 0
Sets the address to 1 (default)
Sets the address to 2
Sets the address to 3
Sets the address to 4
Sets the address to 5
Sets the address to 6
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02 — Printer Emulations
The 5250 ALLY in IBM emulation mode acts like a printer. In IBM
emulation mode, the user must tell the 5250 ALLY which printer it will
emulate. The selected emulation must match the device to which the
System has been configured to print. Changing the printer emulation, like
changing the twinax address, causes the 5250 ALLY to end
communication, change the emulation, then reestablish communication on
the port. The 5250 ALLY will not do this if the port is currently in use.
The twinax port must timeout before the 5250 ALLY will end
communication.
To program this option:
!AGILE!02=00;
!AGILE!02=01;
!AGILE!02=02;
!AGILE!02=03;
!AGILE!02=04;
!AGILE!02=05;
IBM 3812 laser printer (5219 in SCS mode)
IBM 4214-2 dot matrix printer
IBM 5219-D02 daisy wheel printer (default)
IBM 5224-2 dot matrix printer
IBM 5225-4 dot matrix printer
IBM 5256-1 band printer
Note: Do not choose the 3812 or 5219 emulation if using continuous form
paper, such as fanfold paper (primarily used with dot matrix printers).
03 — Twinax Modes
The mode selection tells the 5250 ALLY what to do with the data it
receives from the twinax System. If emulating one of the IBM printers
listed above, choose IBM emulation. Changing the twinax mode, like
changing the address, causes the 5250 ALLY to end communication,
change the mode, then reestablish communication on the port. The 5250
ALLY will not do this if the port is currently in use. The twinax port must
timeout before the 5250 ALLY will end communication.
To program this option:
!AGILE!03=00;
!AGILE!03=01;
!AGILE!03=02;
!AGILE!03=04;
!AGILE!03=05;
IBM emulation (default)
SCS dump
Xerox 275 emulation
Transparent
Hex dump
IBM emulation mode is used to tell the 5250 ALLY to emulate one of the
IBM printers listed above. This is the default.
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SCS dump mode is used to tell the 5250 ALLY to print a formatted
hexadecimal report, including an interpretation of the SCS and DCA
commands, of the incoming EBCDIC data from the twinax host. Refer to
Chapter 5 — Maintenance & Troubleshooting for a printout of a sample
SCS dump.
Xerox 275 emulation mode is an emulation of a Xerox 275 twinax
protocol converter. If this mode is selected, the user ordinarily should also
select either IBM 5225 or IBM 5256 under 02 — Printer Emulation
(!AGILE! 02=04; or !AGILE!02=05;). Also, under Translation (Group
60), the user will usually want to set the twinax translation table to Xerox
275 EBCDIC to ASCII (!AGILE!60=07;). If the user’s printer is set for
the EBCDIC character set, the user must set the twinax translation table to
EBCDIC to EBCDIC (!AGILE!60=03;).
Transparent mode is used only for diagnostic purposes when the user has
been advised to do so by AGILE.
Hex dump mode will cause the 5250 ALLY to print all data it receives as
16 hexadecimal bytes per line on the left column of a page, accompanied
in the right column by the 16 ASCII characters they represent. SCS/DCA
commands are represented by a backslash (\) character. Refer to Chapter 5
— Maintenance & Troubleshooting for a sample Hex dump printout.
05 — Twinax Timeout
When the twinax port has stopped using the printer port for a user-
configurable timeout period, the 5250 ALLY makes the printer port
available for use by the alternate host port. The timeout period should be
as short as possible to prevent too much time being wasted between print
jobs from the two sources, but it should not be so short that a job from the
twinax port could be interrupted by a job from the alternate host port. Five
seconds is the default timeout period for the twinax port.
To program this option:
!AGILE!05=00;
!AGILE!05=01;
!AGILE!05=02;
!AGILE!05=03;
!AGILE!05=04;
!AGILE!05=05;
!AGILE!05=06;
1 second timeout
5 second timeout (default)
10 second timeout
15 second timeout
30 second timeout
45 second timeout
1 minute timeout
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Alternate Host Configuration (Group 30)
Alternate host configuration has only three options: Mode, Timeout and
special options for Xerox printers. Xerox special options are described in
Appendix A — Interfacing Xerox Printers.
31 — Alternate Host Modes
The mode selection tells the 5250 ALLY what to do with the data it
receives from the alternate host. The default mode is “Transparent.” In
Transparent mode, the data output by the 5250 ALLY is identical to the
data received, with the exception that the data is routed through the active
translation table. The other modes are used only for diagnostic purposes.
To program this option:
!AGILE!31=00;
!AGILE!31=01;
!AGILE!31=02;
!AGILE!31=04;
!AGILE!31=05;
IBM emulation
SCS dump
Xerox 275 emulation
Transparent mode (default)
Hex dump
33 — Alternate Host Timeout
When the alternate host port has stopped using the printer port for a user-
configurable timeout period, the 5250 ALLY makes the printer port
available for use by the twinax port. The timeout period should be as short
as possible to prevent too much time being wasted between print jobs from
the two sources, but it should not be so short that a job from the alternate
host port could be interrupted by a job from the twinax port. Five seconds
is the default, but the time may need to be increased when running
complex graphic applications that take time during printing to compute the
image. Some applications may require timeout values as large as one
minute.
To program this option:
!AGILE!33=00;
!AGILE!33=01;
!AGILE!33=02;
!AGILE!33=03;
!AGILE!33=04;
!AGILE!33=05;
!AGILE!33=06;
1 second timeout
5 second timeout (default)
10 second timeout
15 second timeout
30 second timeout
45 second timeout
1 minute timeout
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Printer Configuration (Group 40-50)
Configuring the printer port can be as simple as loading the configuration
from the 5250 ALLY flash memory. This configuration specifies the
format information, translation tables, PFS codes, GFIDs and timing
values appropriate for the printer. Once the printer configuration is loaded,
the user may change any of these settings. Do not change any printer port
settings before loading a printer configuration, because loading a
configuration will overwrite all printer port settings.
If the user’s printer is not among those listed below, the user should load
the Generic configuration. If the Generic configuration is unsuitable, either
the user will have to build a configuration from scratch, defining all of the
options in this section, or the user will have to load a configuration and
change any of the options in this section that are not appropriate for the
user’s printer.
40 — Loading a Printer Configuration
Each of the following commands will load one of the available printer port
configurations:
!AGILE!40=00;
!AGILE!40=01;
!AGILE!40=02;
!AGILE!40=03;
!AGILE!40=04;
!AGILE!40=05;
!AGILE!40=06;
!AGILE!40=07;
!AGILE!40=08;
!AGILE!40=09;
!AGILE!40=0B;
Xerox 3700 printer in ASCII mode
Xerox 3700 printer in EBCDIC mode
Xerox 4030 printer in ASCII mode
Xerox 4030 printer in EBCDIC mode
Xerox 4045 printer in ASCII mode
Xerox 4045 printer in EBCDIC mode
Xerox 4197 printer in ASCII mode
Xerox 4197 printer in EBCDIC mode
Xerox 4235 printer in ASCII mode
Xerox 4235 printer in EBCDIC mode
Xerox 4235 printer in Production Print mode
(emulating a centralized printer) using the
EBCDIC character set
!AGILE!40=0C;
!AGILE!40=0D;
!AGILE!40=0E;
Xerox 4700 color printer in ASCII mode
Xerox 4700 color printer in EBCDIC mode
ASCII diagnostic. A diagnostic configuration
for ASCII printers that prints the name of each
PFS as it is invoked by the data stream, rather
than using the PFSs to format the document
EBCDIC diagnostic. A diagnostic configuration
for EBCDIC printers that prints the name of
each PFS as it is invoked, rather than using the
PFSs to format the document
!AGILE!40=0F;
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Epson FX printer
!AGILE!40=11;
Generic printer. A printer configuration that is
used as the basis for creating a configuration
when the configuration for the user’s printer is
not included in the 5250 ALLY EEPROM
(default)
!AGILE!40=12;
!AGILE!40=13;
!AGILE!40=14;
!AGILE!40=15;
!AGILE!40=16;
!AGILE!40=17;
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet II printer
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet IIISi printer
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4 printer
IBM QuietWriter III printer
Epson LQ 1000 series printer
Epson LQ 2500 printer
The remaining items in this section describe the components of a printer
configuration. These items are used to build or modify a printer
configuration if those available above are not satisfactory.
42 — Printer Timing
The timing option is used to specify the relative speed at which the printer
can receive data. In general, laser printers should be set to fast, and dot
matrix printers should be set to slow. The printer configurations available
in flash memory specify the appropriate timing level for each printer.
To program this option:
!AGILE!42=00;
!AGILE!42=01;
!AGILE!42=02;
!AGILE!42=03;
!AGILE!42=04;
Very slow
Slow
Average
Fast (default)
Very fast
43 — Printer Error Timeout
Some printers do not send error information (e.g., out of paper, paper jam)
to the System. This is true of most Xerox printers. The 5250 ALLY,
however, recognizes when the printer is no longer accepting data, and it is
capable of alerting the System.
This feature determines the length of time that the 5250 ALLY will wait
after the printer is no longer accepting data before alerting the System
operator. Five seconds is suitable for most laser printers. The setting
should be increased if the System alerts the operator when no error has
actually occurred.
To program this option:
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!AGILE!43=00;
!AGILE!43=01;
!AGILE!43=02;
!AGILE!43=03;
!AGILE!43=04;
!AGILE!43=05;
!AGILE!43=06;
1 second
5 seconds (default)
10 seconds
15 seconds
30 seconds
45 seconds
1 minute
44 — Carriage Return at Form Feed
Some printers automatically perform a Carriage Return (CR) when they
receive a Form Feed (FF) command, while other printers do not perform
this function. This option provides users with two choices. If the user
chooses to add a Carriage Return, the 5250 ALLY will send a Carriage
Return every time it sends a Form Feed to the printer. This is the
appropriate choice if the printer does not perform a Carriage Return. If the
user chooses not to add a Carriage Return, a Carriage Return will not be
sent with a Form Feed. This choice assumes that the printer will perform
this function.
To program this option:
!AGILE!44=00;
!AGILE!44=01;
Do not add a CR
Add a CR at every FF (default)
46 — Vertical Movement
Some printers recognize a command to move the cursor to an absolute
position on the page, and others recognize a command to move a relative
distance from the current cursor position. Some printers recognize either
type.
Determine the type of parameter the printer recognizes for vertical
movement, and set the parameter appropriately. If the printer recognizes
both types of parameters, choose Absolute. This choice must be
coordinated with the definition given to the PFS that controls vertical
movement (PFS 0D — VERMOVE).
If the user would like the 5250 ALLY to send PFS 09 — LF to control
vertical movement, select Line Feed vertical movement.
To program this option:
!AGILE!46=00;
!AGILE!46=01;
!AGILE!46=02;
Absolute vertical movement
Relative vertical movement (default)
Line Feed vertical movement
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47-49 — Resolution
The horizontal resolution option is used only for performing the horizontal
offset as defined in Option 4A. Choose the smallest size the printer is
capable of accepting.
The vertical resolution option is used for performing the vertical offset as
defined in Option 4B. It is also used by the 5250 ALLY to calculate the
parameter value to insert into PFS 0D — VERMOVE. Choose the smallest
unit size that the printer is capable of accepting.
The maximum relative vertical movement parameter is used to specify the
maximum parameter value allowed for the vertical movement PFS. Unless
this value is set to 05 (none), large relative vertical movements will be
broken up into several smaller movements. This option is used only if the
vertical movement parameter is set to relative (!AGILE! 46=01;).
To program these options:
!AGILE!47=01;
!AGILE!47=02;
!AGILE!47=03;
!AGILE!47=04;
!AGILE!47=05;
!AGILE!47=06;
!AGILE!47=07;
!AGILE!47=08;
!AGILE!47=09;
!AGILE!47=0A;
!AGILE!47=0B;
!AGILE!47=0C;
60 dots per inch horizontal resolution
72 dots per inch horizontal resolution
120 dots per inch horizontal resolution
144 dots per inch horizontal resolution
180 dots per inch horizontal resolution (default)
216 dots per inch horizontal resolution
240 dots per inch horizontal resolution
288 dots per inch horizontal resolution
300 dots per inch horizontal resolution
320 dots per inch horizontal resolution
360 dots per inch horizontal resolution
720 dots per inch horizontal resolution
!AGILE!48=00;
!AGILE!48=01;
!AGILE!48=02;
!AGILE!48=03;
!AGILE!48=04;
!AGILE!48=05;
!AGILE!48=06;
!AGILE!48=07;
!AGILE!48=08;
!AGILE!48=09;
!AGILE!48=0A;
!AGILE!48=0B;
!AGILE!48=0C;
6 lines per inch vertical resolution (default)
60 dots per inch vertical resolution
72 dots per inch vertical resolution
120 dots per inch vertical resolution
144 dots per inch vertical resolution
180 dots per inch vertical resolution
216 dots per inch vertical resolution
240 dots per inch vertical resolution
288 dots per inch vertical resolution
300 dots per inch vertical resolution
320 dots per inch vertical resolution
360 dots per inch vertical resolution
720 dots per inch vertical resolution
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!AGILE!49=00;
!AGILE!49=01;
!AGILE!49=02;
!AGILE!49=03;
!AGILE!49=04;
!AGILE!49=05;
1 line max. vertical resolution (default)
72 units max. vertical resolution
127 units max. vertical resolution
255 units max. vertical resolution
299 units max. vertical resolution
No max. vertical resolution
4A-4D — Offset
The horizontal offset and vertical offset options allow the user to offset all
printing from the left and top edges of the paper, respectively. These
options can be used to help place text onto preprinted forms.
The horizontal offset option specifies a left margin that will be added to
any System-requested left margin in non-COR jobs. The vertical offset
option specifies a top margin that will be added to any System-requested
top margin in non-COR jobs.
The COR horizontal offset and COR vertical offset options specify the
offsets only when the page orientation is COR (Computer Output
Reduction). The default value for these options is .50 inches, which is the
same offset as the IBM 3812 printer.
To program these options:
!AGILE!4A=01;
!AGILE!4A=02;
!AGILE!4A=03;
!AGILE!4A=04;
!AGILE!4A=05;
!AGILE!4A=06;
!AGILE!4A=07;
!AGILE!4A=08;
!AGILE!4A=09;
!AGILE!4A=0A;
!AGILE!4A=0B;
!AGILE!4A=0C;
!AGILE!4A=0D;
!AGILE!4A=0E;
!AGILE!4A=0F;
!AGILE!4A=10;
!AGILE!4A=11;
!AGILE!4A=12;
!AGILE!4A=13;
!AGILE!4A=14;
!AGILE!4A=15;
No horizontal offset (default)
.05 inch horizontal offset
.10 inch horizontal offset
.15 inch horizontal offset
.20 inch horizontal offset
.25 inch horizontal offset
.30 inch horizontal offset
.35 inch horizontal offset
.40 inch horizontal offset
.45 inch horizontal offset
.50 inch horizontal offset
.55 inch horizontal offset
.60 inch horizontal offset
.65 inch horizontal offset
.70 inch horizontal offset
.75 inch horizontal offset
.80 inch horizontal offset
.85 inch horizontal offset
.90 inch horizontal offset
.95 inch horizontal offset
1.0 inch horizontal offset
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No vertical offset (default)
.05 inch vertical offset
.10 inch vertical offset
.15 inch vertical offset
.20 inch vertical offset
.25 inch vertical offset
.30 inch vertical offset
.35 inch vertical offset
.40 inch vertical offset
.45 inch vertical offset
.50 inch vertical offset
.55 inch vertical offset
.60 inch vertical offset
.65 inch vertical offset
.70 inch vertical offset
.75 inch vertical offset
.80 inch vertical offset
.85 inch vertical offset
.90 inch vertical offset
.95 inch vertical offset
1.0 inch vertical offset
!AGILE!4B=02;
!AGILE!4B=03;
!AGILE!4B=04;
!AGILE!4B=05;
!AGILE!4B=06;
!AGILE!4B=07;
!AGILE!4B=08;
!AGILE!4B=09;
!AGILE!4B=0A;
!AGILE!4B=0B;
!AGILE!4B=0C;
!AGILE!4B=0D;
!AGILE!4B=0E;
!AGILE!4B=0F;
!AGILE!4B=10;
!AGILE!4B=11;
!AGILE!4B=12;
!AGILE!4B=13;
!AGILE!4B=14;
!AGILE!4B=15;
!AGILE!4C=01;
!AGILE!4C=02;
!AGILE!4C=03;
!AGILE!4C=04;
!AGILE!4C=05;
!AGILE!4C=06;
!AGILE!4C=07;
!AGILE!4C=08;
!AGILE!4C=09;
!AGILE!4C=0A;
!AGILE!4C=0B;
!AGILE!4C=0C;
!AGILE!4C=0D;
!AGILE!4C=0E;
!AGILE!4C=0F;
!AGILE!4C=10;
!AGILE!4C=11;
!AGILE!4C=12;
!AGILE!4C=13;
!AGILE!4C=14;
!AGILE!4C=15;
No COR horizontal offset
.05 inch COR horizontal offset
.10 inch COR horizontal offset
.15 inch COR horizontal offset
.20 inch COR horizontal offset
.25 inch COR horizontal offset
.30 inch COR horizontal offset
.35 inch COR horizontal offset
.40 inch COR horizontal offset
.45 inch COR horizontal offset
.50 inch COR horizontal offset (default)
.55 inch COR horizontal offset
.60 inch COR horizontal offset
.65 inch COR horizontal offset
.70 inch COR horizontal offset
.75 inch COR horizontal offset
.80 inch COR horizontal offset
.85 inch COR horizontal offset
.90 inch COR horizontal offset
.95 inch COR horizontal offset
1.0 inch COR horizontal offset
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!AGILE!4D=01;
!AGILE!4D=02;
!AGILE!4D=03;
!AGILE!4D=04;
!AGILE!4D=05;
!AGILE!4D=06;
!AGILE!4D=07;
!AGILE!4D=08;
!AGILE!4D=09;
!AGILE!4D=0A;
!AGILE!4D=0B;
!AGILE!4D=0C;
!AGILE!4D=0D;
!AGILE!4D=0E;
!AGILE!4D=0F;
!AGILE!4D=10;
!AGILE!4D=11;
!AGILE!4D=12;
!AGILE!4D=13;
!AGILE!4D=14;
!AGILE!4D=15;
No COR vertical offset
.05 inch COR vertical offset
.10 inch COR vertical offset
.15 inch COR vertical offset
.20 inch COR vertical offset
.25 inch COR vertical offset
.30 inch COR vertical offset
.35 inch COR vertical offset
.40 inch COR vertical offset
.45 inch COR vertical offset
.50 inch COR vertical offset (default)
.55 inch COR vertical offset
.60 inch COR vertical offset
.65 inch COR vertical offset
.70 inch COR vertical offset
.75 inch COR vertical offset
.80 inch COR vertical offset
.85 inch COR vertical offset
.90 inch COR vertical offset
.95 inch COR vertical offset
1.0 inch COR vertical offset
4E — Percentage of Vertical Reduction in COR
This option allows the user to decide the percentage of vertical reduction
performed by the 5250 ALLY when printing in COR format. The default
percentage of vertical reduction is 70%, which is the IBM standard.
Some printers, such as the Hewlett-Packard LaserJet series, require a
reduction of 65% for all data to fit on the page. For larger margins, the
user may select a 60% vertical reduction.
To program this option:
!AGILE!4E=00;
!AGILE!4E=01;
!AGILE!4E=02;
70% vertical reduction in COR (default)
65% vertical reduction in COR
60% vertical reduction in COR
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4F — CPI/Font Order
This option specifies the order in which the 5250 ALLY will send PFSs to
the printer when it receives a command from the System to change both
the font and the characters per inch. One setting tells the 5250 ALLY to
send the PFS to set the CPI at the printer first, and then to set the font. This
is the normal (default) setting. If, after the CPI has been set, the font
selection is ignored by the printer because the font is not available, the
character spacing will still be correct.
The other setting is used for printers that can vary the character spacing of
any font. This setting tells the 5250 ALLY to send the PFS to set the font
at the printer first, and then to set the CPI. After the font has been set at the
printer, the CPI setting can be made to affect it.
To program this option:
!AGILE!4F=00;
!AGILE!4F=01;
Set CPI before sending font (default)
Send font before setting CPI
51 — Bolding
The choices for this option allow the user to determine the way in which
the 5250 ALLY will achieve bolding of text. !AGILE!51=00; (the default
value) causes the 5250 ALLY to send PFS 23 to the printer at the
beginning of bold printing, and to send PFS 24 to the printer at the end of
bold printing.
For printers that are not otherwise capable of bold printing, !AGILE!
51=01; causes the 5250 ALLY to print each bold character in the
following way: Character - Backspace - PFS 25 - Character - PFS 26.
PFS 25 and PFS 26 are used to perform small relative vertical movements
to the right and left, respectively, thereby offsetting the two occurrences of
the character and creating a bold appearance.
To program this option:
!AGILE!51=00;
!AGILE!51=01;
Printer performs bolding (default)
PFS 25 and 26 offset bolding
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52 — Page Resetting
When this option is activated, the 5250 ALLY will reset all formatting
option parameters at the beginning of each page sent to the printer (i.e., all
PFSs required for correct formatting of the page are resent to the printer).
The use of this option is necessary only if the user mixes System
commands with printer commands in the data stream, an action strongly
discouraged by AGILE. If the user mixes command types in the data
stream, this option will ensure that incorrect formatting will occur over no
more than one page at a time.
To program this option:
!AGILE!52=00;
!AGILE!52=01;
Do not reset formatting each page (default)
Reset formatting each page
53 — Underlining
This option determines how the 5250 ALLY will perform underlining.
Underling can be activated either with an SCS Word Underscore command
or an SCS Begin Underscore command. The occurrence of a character-
backspace-underscore character or a text-Carriage Return-underscore
character sequence in the data stream will also initiate underlining.
If the printer accepts a command to begin underlining, the command
should be entered in PFS 27, and the user should select choice 00.
If the printer does not have a command to begin underlining, the 5250
ALLY can still make the printer underline by sending underscore
characters in a second pass of the printhead. In this instance, the user
should select choice 01.
To program this option:
!AGILE!53=00;
!AGILE!53=01;
Underline with PFS 27 — UNDL ON
Underline with underscore character
54 — Orientation
If the 5250 ALLY receives a Set Text Orientation command from the
System, the System command will be used to orient the page, subject to
modification by the user configuration of this option. Portrait orientation
indicates that the page height is greater than its width; landscape
orientation indicates that the page width is greater than its height.
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When determining the appropriate orientation, the System tells the 5250
ALLY which drawer to use, and the 5250 ALLY assumes that the PFS for
that drawer has been set correctly.
These choices are used to determine page orientation:
Automatic: If there is no System Set Text Orientation command for page
orientation (or if the System specifies the default orientation), and if the
user chooses !AGILE!54=00;, the 5250 ALLY will orient the page
automatically using the following procedure: The 5250 ALLY will deduce
the appropriate page size based upon the information the System provides
about the number of lines, the lines per inch, the number of characters per
line and font CPI. It will then check the height and width settings on the
selected drawer in options 5500 and 5501, 5600 and 5601, 5700 and 5701,
or 5800 and 5801 (Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3 or Envelope, respectively) to
check if the size is valid. Finally, it checks the page size to see which
dimension is larger and orients the page accordingly. (It checks to see if it
is possible to fit all of the data on the page, determines which orientation is
best, and then executes the orientation command.) If the data will not fit on
the page using this method, the 5250 ALLY uses the settings for the
drawer. (See Drawer below.)
Drawer: If there is no System command for page orientation (or if the
System specifies the default orientation), and if the user chooses
!AGILE!54=01;, the page orientation will be determined by the rotation
setting (portrait, landscape or COR) that has been indicated for the drawer
selection in options 5502, 5602, 5702, and 5802 (Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
or Envelope, respectively).
Portrait: The 5250 ALLY will force a portrait orientation regardless of any
System request.
Landscape: The 5250 ALLY will force a landscape orientation regardless
of any System request.
COR: The 5250 ALLY will use Computer Output Reduction regardless of
any System request.
To program this option:
!AGILE!54=00;
!AGILE!54=01;
!AGILE!54=02;
!AGILE!54=03;
!AGILE!54=04;
Use automatic page orientation
Use drawer rotation setting for orientation
Force portrait orientation (default)
Force landscape orientation
Force Computer Output Reduction
The 5250 ALLY orientation selection algorithm is illustrated on the
following page:
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Calculate Page Orientation
Use Orientation
Specified
Regardless of
System
The 02 (portrait), 03 (landscape) and 04
Is the Setting of
(COR) options allow overriding of all
Option 54 = 02, 03 or 04?
system orientation requests.
Yes
Requests.
No
The 5250 ALLY supports only portrait,
landscape and COR (Computer Output
Has
Reduction) orientations; it does not
System Specifically
Use System-
Requested
Orientation.
support “reverse” portrait or landscape
Requested Landscape,
orientations. Rotations of
0
or 180
Yes
Portrait or COR?
degrees are both portrait. Rotations of
90 or 270 degrees are both landscape.
No (Or System
Requests Default)
Use Setting of
Paper Drawers
as Orientation.
(Force Portrait
by default.)
What Is The Setting
Of Option 54?
01 (Drawer)
00 (Auto)
System page size is calculated as:
Columns (MPP) x CPI = width in inches,
Lines (MPL) x LPI = length in inches.
Physical paper width and height are
determined by the settings of the
individual paper drawer.
Use Setting of
Paper Drawers
as Orientation.
(Force Portrait
by default.)
Will
System-Requested
Page Size Fit On Paper In
Current Drawer?
No
Yes
When automatically orienting, pages
that are taller than wide are printed in
portrait orientation, and pages that are
wider than tall are printed in landscape
orientation.
Is
System-Requested
Height > System-Requested
Width?
Use Portrait
Orientation.
Yes
No
Use Landscape
Orientation.
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55-58 — Paper Sources (Drawers)
For each possible source drawer that the printer can use, the user must
specify its width, height and rotation. Each of the four drawers can be used
to define any possible envelope or paper size and rotation, regardless of
the name of the drawer.
The names of the four source drawers are Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3 and
Envelope. When the 5250 ALLY receives a command from the System to
use one of these source drawers, it sends the related PFS to tell the printer
the correct source drawer.
Each drawer has settings for width, height and rotation. These settings are
used by the orientation selection algorithm in determining the best
orientation for the drawer.
Width
Regardless of the orientation of the page, find the smallest dimension of
the paper in the drawer. For example, if the paper in the drawer is 8 1/2 X
11 inches, select 8.5 inches. If the size of the page is not one of the sizes
listed here, choose the next smallest size. If the paper is smaller than all of
the choices, choose the smallest available size.
To program these options:
!AGILE!5500=00; Paper 1 width is 8.5 inches (default)
!AGILE!5500=01; Paper 1 width is 11 inches
!AGILE!5500=02; Paper 1 width is 14 inches
!AGILE!5500=03; Paper 1 width is 17 inches
!AGILE!5600=00; Paper 2 width is 8.5 inches (default)
!AGILE!5600=01; Paper 2 width is 11 inches
!AGILE!5600=02; Paper 2 width is 14 inches
!AGILE!5600=03; Paper 2 width is 17 inches
!AGILE!5700=00; Paper 3 width is 8.5 inches (default)
!AGILE!5700=01; Paper 3 width is 11 inches
!AGILE!5700=02; Paper 3 width is 14 inches
!AGILE!5700=03; Paper 3 width is 17 inches
!AGILE!5800=00; Envelope width is 8.5 inches (default)
!AGILE!5800=01; Envelope width is 11 inches
!AGILE!5800=02; Envelope width is 14 inches
!AGILE!5800=03; Envelope width is 17 inches
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Height
Find the largest dimension of the paper in the drawer. For example, if the
paper in the drawer is 8 1/2 X 11 inches, select 11 inches. If the size of the
page is not one of the sizes listed here, choose the next smallest size. If the
paper is smaller than all of the choices, choose the smallest available size.
To program these options:
!AGILE!5501=00; Paper 1 length is 8.5 inches
!AGILE!5501=01; Paper 1 length is 11 inches (default)
!AGILE!5501=02; Paper 1 length is 14 inches
!AGILE!5501=03; Paper 1 length is 17 inches
!AGILE!5601=00; Paper 2 length is 8.5 inches
!AGILE!5601=01; Paper 2 length is 11 inches (default)
!AGILE!5601=02; Paper 2 length is 14 inches
!AGILE!5601=03; Paper 2 length is 17 inches
!AGILE!5701=00; Paper 3 length is 8.5 inches
!AGILE!5701=01; Paper 3 length is 11 inches (default)
!AGILE!5701=02; Paper 3 length is 14 inches
!AGILE!5701=03; Paper 3 length is 17 inches
!AGILE!5801=00; Envelope length is 8.5 inches
!AGILE!5801=01; Envelope length is 11 inches (default)
!AGILE!5801=02; Envelope length is 14 inches
!AGILE!5801=03; Envelope length is 17 inches
Rotation
Portrait indicates that the paper height is greater than the paper width.
Landscape indicates that the paper width is greater than the paper height.
COR, or computer output reduction, is the default setting for each drawer.
If the 5250 ALLY is driving the printer in COR mode, the printer will be
put into landscape mode using PFS 0B. The line spacing will be reduced to
70% (depending upon the setting of Option 4E) of the System-requested
line spacing, allowing an 11-inch page depth to fit into 8.5 inches. If using
COR mode, the definitions of PFSs 20, 21 and 22 should perform the
following functions, respectively: PFS 20 should select a landscape font
greater than or (preferably) equal to 13 pitch; PFS 21 should select a
landscape font greater than or equal to 15 pitch; and PFS 22 should select a
landscape font greater than or equal to 20 pitch.
To program these options:
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!AGILE!5502=00; Paper 1 rotation is portrait (default)
!AGILE!5502=01; Paper 1 rotation is landscape
!AGILE!5502=02; Paper 1 rotation is COR
!AGILE!5602=00; Paper 2 rotation is portrait (default)
!AGILE!5602=01; Paper 2 rotation is landscape
!AGILE!5602=02; Paper 2 rotation is COR
!AGILE!5702=00; Paper 3 rotation is portrait (default)
!AGILE!5702=01; Paper 3 rotation is landscape
!AGILE!5702=02; Paper 3 rotation is COR
!AGILE!5802=00; Envelope rotation is portrait (default)
!AGILE!5802=01; Envelope rotation is landscape
!AGILE!5802=02; Envelope rotation is COR
59 — Font ID Look-Up
Xerox printers require separate font assignments for landscape and portrait
fonts. Other printers can use the same font assignments regardless of the
font orientation. In the second case, the user can enter font assignments
only in the portrait table, rather than entering them in both the portrait and
landscape tables.
This option lets the user tell the 5250 ALLY whether it needs to look for
font assignments in the portrait table for portrait fonts and in the landscape
table for landscape fonts, or if it should look in the portrait table only.
To program this option:
!AGILE!59=00;
!AGILE!59=01;
Look up font IDs in portrait table only
Look up font IDs in both tables (default)
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CHAPTER 3
CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATION
Overview
The data stream that is sent from the AS/400, System/3X or alternate host
device is not forwarded directly through the AGILE 5250 ALLY to the
printer. Rather, all characters must first pass through the appropriate
character code translation table.
If the data format that the printer uses is the same as the format in which
the source device sends data, then the data should be routed through a
pass-through table (either ASCII to ASCII or EBCDIC to EBCDIC). If the
data formats of the two devices are different, then a translation table must
be selected that will convert the data from one format to another.
The 5250 ALLY contains sixteen tables that are used to translate character
codes. Of these, four are used by the 5250 ALLY for the four
combinations of ASCII/EBCDIC to/from ASCII/EBCDIC. Four are used
for specialized printer applications. One table is used to convert Xerox
EBCDIC characters into ASCII format during downloading from the host.
The other seven tables are user configurable for translation to nonstandard
character sets, international use, etc.
Each table has 256 values that are used to translate an input value to an
output value. Both the input value and the output value are a single byte,
i.e., two hexadecimal digits. Each table is organized as 16 rows of 16
values each, which makes it easy to look up the output for any input.
(These tables are sometimes called “lookup” tables.)
The most basic function of the 5250 ALLY is to convert EBCDIC SCS
(twinax host) data to ASCII data one byte at a time. When a character is
received by the 5250 ALLY, the corresponding character from the selected
translation table is substituted, and that value is sent to the printer.
The tables are listed and described here along with their hexadecimal
access numbers:
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00. ASCII to ASCII (default for 5250 ALLY & alternate host)
01. EBCDIC to ASCII (default for twinax translation)
02. ASCII to EBCDIC
03. EBCDIC to EBCDIC
04. EBCDIC to HP LaserJet (Roman 8 extended ASCII)
05. EBCDIC to PC (standard PC extended ASCII character set)
06. EBCDIC to PostScript (IsoLatin1 extended ASCII character set)
07. Xerox 275 protocol converter EBCDIC to ASCII
08. User Table 1
09. User Table 2
0A. User Table 3
0B. User Table 4
0C. User Table 5
0D. User Table 6
0E. User Table 7
0F. Xerox EBCDIC Font Download to ASCII (default for fonts)
The appropriate character code translation tables for the input and output
devices are selected when a supported printer configuration is loaded. If
the printer/output device is not among the supported printer configurations,
the user must select the appropriate translation table for each input device.
These tables may be modified by the user, if necessary. Tables 08-0E are
reserved for definition by the user.
Selecting a Translation Table (Group 60)
When configuring the 5250 ALLY, for each input device the appropriate
translation table must be selected. The default selections of the translation
tables might meet the user’s needs, but the user may need to find the
appropriate tables from among the other fifteen tables included in flash
memory. The 5250 ALLY allows any of the sixteen tables to be selected
by the user for any input device, but only some are ordinarily appropriate.
Notice that the tables are mostly made up of some combination of
EBCDIC or ASCII. To determine which is the appropriate table for an
input device, the user must determine the format of the data stream and the
format used by the printer.
If the source device is twinax, the input will be in EBCDIC SCS. If the
source device is a PC, the input will probably be ASCII. The printer might
use either EBCDIC or standard 7-bit ASCII, or one of the 8-bit extended
ASCII character sets used by the HP LaserJet and other printers. If unsure
what format the device uses, please consult the manual that came with it.
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Once the appropriate table for each input/output device combination has
been determined, send one of the commands listed in the following
sections to select the appropriate table. In order for the selection to be
permanently saved in the 5250 ALLY’s flash memory, the selection must
be saved
Save Configuration
After making any translation table selection changes, unless the changes
are to be temporary, the user must save the configuration to the 5250
ALLY flash memory with the following command:
!AGILE!=SAVE;
60 — Twinax Translation
Because all twinax-generated data is in EBCDIC SCS format, the user
should select one of the EBCDIC tables (01, 03, 04, 05, 06), depending
upon the printer. Choose table 07 only if the twinax mode is Xerox 275
emulation mode (!AGILE!03=02;), and if the Xerox printer is configured
for the ASCII character set. Most users operate the printer in ASCII mode,
so the EBCDIC to ASCII table is the default.
!AGILE!60=00;
!AGILE!60=01;
!AGILE!60=02;
!AGILE!60=03;
!AGILE!60=04;
!AGILE!60=05;
!AGILE!60=06;
!AGILE!60=07;
!AGILE!60=08;
!AGILE!60=09;
!AGILE!60=0A;
!AGILE!60=0B;
!AGILE!60=0C;
!AGILE!60=0D;
!AGILE!60=0E;
!AGILE!60=0F;
ASCII to ASCII
EBCDIC to ASCII (default)
ASCII to EBCDIC
EBCDIC to EBCDIC
EBCDIC to Hewlett-Packard ASCII
EBCDIC to PC ASCII
EBCDIC to PostScript ASCII
Xerox 275 EBCDIC to ASCII
User Table 1
User Table 2
User Table 3
User Table 4
User Table 5
User Table 6
User Table 7
Xerox EBCDIC font download to ASCII
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63 — Alternate Host Translation
If the alternate host device is a PC, the user should choose one of the
ASCII tables (00 or 02). Most users operate the printer in ASCII mode, so
the default is the ASCII to ASCII pass-through table.
!AGILE!63=00;
!AGILE!63=01;
!AGILE!63=02;
!AGILE!63=03;
!AGILE!63=04;
!AGILE!63=05;
!AGILE!63=06;
!AGILE!63=07;
!AGILE!63=08;
!AGILE!63=09;
!AGILE!63=0A;
!AGILE!63=0B;
!AGILE!63=0C;
!AGILE!63=0D;
!AGILE!63=0E;
!AGILE!63=0F;
ASCII to ASCII (default)
EBCDIC to ASCII
ASCII to EBCDIC
EBCDIC to EBCDIC
EBCDIC to Hewlett-Packard ASCII
EBCDIC to PC ASCII
EBCDIC to PostScript ASCII
Xerox 275 EBCDIC to ASCII
User Table 1
User Table 2
User Table 3
User Table 4
User Table 5
User Table 6
User Table 7
Xerox EBCDIC font download to ASCII
66 — 5250 ALLY Translation
All 5250 ALLY-generated reports are in ASCII mode, so the user should
select one of the ASCII tables (00 or 02). Most users operate the printer in
ASCII mode, so the default is the ASCII to ASCII pass-through table.
!AGILE!66=00;
!AGILE!66=01;
!AGILE!66=02;
!AGILE!66=03;
!AGILE!66=04;
!AGILE!66=05;
!AGILE!66=06;
!AGILE!66=07;
!AGILE!66=08;
!AGILE!66=09;
!AGILE!66=0A;
!AGILE!66=0B;
!AGILE!66=0C;
!AGILE!66=0D;
!AGILE!66=0E;
!AGILE!66=0F;
ASCII to ASCII (default)
EBCDIC to ASCII
ASCII to EBCDIC
EBCDIC to EBCDIC
EBCDIC to Hewlett-Packard ASCII
EBCDIC to PC ASCII
EBCDIC to PostScript ASCII
Xerox 275 EBCDIC to ASCII
User Table 1
User Table 2
User Table 3
User Table 4
User Table 5
User Table 6
User Table 7
Xerox EBCDIC font download to ASCII
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67 — Xerox EBCDIC Font Download Translation
The table selected here is automatically invoked when the 5250 ALLY
encounters a Xerox font download in the data stream. The user should
select table 0F if operating a Xerox printer in ASCII mode. The EBCDIC
pass-through table (03) should be selected if the user is operating a Xerox
printer in EBCDIC mode.
!AGILE!67=00;
!AGILE!67=01;
!AGILE!67=02;
!AGILE!67=03;
!AGILE!67=04;
!AGILE!67=05;
!AGILE!67=06;
!AGILE!67=07;
!AGILE!67=08;
!AGILE!67=09;
!AGILE!67=0A;
!AGILE!67=0B;
!AGILE!67=0C;
!AGILE!67=0D;
!AGILE!67=0E;
!AGILE!67=0F;
ASCII to ASCII
EBCDIC to ASCII
ASCII to EBCDIC
EBCDIC to EBCDIC
EBCDIC to Hewlett-Packard ASCII
EBCDIC to PC ASCII
EBCDIC to PostScript ASCII
Xerox 275 EBCDIC to ASCII
User Table 1
User Table 2
User Table 3
User Table 4
User Table 5
User Table 6
User Table 7
Xerox font download to ASCII (default)
Reading Translation Tables
The left column of each table is a series of numerals and letters
representing the most significant digit of the hexadecimal input character
received by the 5250 ALLY. The top row of each table is a series of
numerals and letters representing the least significant digit of the
hexadecimal input character received by the 5250 ALLY.
The intersection in the table of the most significant and least significant
digits of the input character is the location of the output value that the 5250
ALLY sends to the printer upon receiving a given input character in the
data stream.
To understand the way in which the translation tables work, look at
Translation Table 01 (EBCDIC to ASCII) on page 3-10. Find the output
value for the hexadecimal input character 'C1.' (This is an uppercase “A”
in EBCDIC.) Look down the left column and find the entry “C_.” Look
across the table until reaching the intersection of the column headed by
“_1.”
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The table shows that the output value for the input value of 'C1' is '41.'
(This is an uppercase “A” in ASCII.) When this table is selected, an
uppercase EBCDIC “A” received by the 5250 ALLY is translated into an
uppercase ASCII “A” and sent to the printer.
Editing a Translation Table
The appropriate translation table for the input/output device combinations
may not exist. If this is the case, the user will have to edit an existing table.
Find the table that most closely matches the requirements from among
User Table 1 to User Table 7.
Before changing any translation table, the user should print a translation
table report using Mode 9-2 as described on page 1-13. This report will
send the printer a report of each of the translation tables. A sample
translation table report can be found in Chapter 5 — Maintenance &
Troubleshooting.
Translation tables can be modified by the user by downloading new values
from the host or alternate host. This procedure should be attempted only
by advanced users with a clear understanding of the way in which the
translation tables function.
The translation table downloading procedure is similar to the way in which
configuration options are modified. It requires a trigger (!AGILE!); a
number/pound sign (#) to indicate that the data is a change to a translation
table; a two-digit table number; an at sign (@) to indicate the starting
position of the change in the table; the position number in the table; an
equals sign (=) to indicate the start of the replacement values; the values
themselves; and then a semicolon (;) as a terminator. (A comma will also
act as a terminator.)
All Spaces, Nulls and carriage control characters will be ignored during
translation table downloading. This allows the user to separate entries for
easier reading, and it prevents the data from becoming corrupted by host
forms control.
Resetting Translation Tables to Defaults
To set all translation tables to their factory default values, enter:
!AGILE!#;
To set an individual table to its factory default values, enter:
!AGILE!#nn;
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where nn represents the number of the table to set to default values.
Power-On Reset
If the user has made translation table changes and would like the unit to
return to its previous configuration, the user can cancel any unsaved
changes and return the unit to its former power-on state with the following
command:
!AGILE!=POR;
Save Configuration
After making any translation table changes, unless the changes are to be
temporary, the user must save the configuration to the 5250 ALLY flash
memory with the following command:
!AGILE!=SAVE;
Downloading an Entire Translation Table
Downloading an entire translation table uses the following format. The
example changes User Table 2 (Table 05) to a pass-through table:
!AGILE!#05@00=
00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E 2F
30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F
40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F
50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 5A 5B 5C 5D 5E 5F
60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 6A 6B 6C 6D 6E 6F
70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 7A 7B 7C 7D 7E 7F
80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 8A 8B 8C 8D 8E 8F
90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 9A 9B 9C 9D 9E 9F
A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 AA AB AC AD AE AF
B0 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 BA BB BC BD BE BF
C0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 CA CB CC CD CE CF
D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 DA DB DC DD DE DF
E0 E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 EA EB EC ED EE EF
F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 FA FB FC FD FE FF
;
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Downloading a Single Translation Table Value
Downloading a change to a single translation table position value uses the
following format. The example shown here changes the output value for an
EBCDIC Form Feed character to an ASCII Space in Table 01 (EBCDIC to
ASCII):
!AGILE!#01@0C=20;
!AGILE! is the trigger; a number sign (#) indicates a change to a
translation table; 01 represents the EBCDIC to ASCII translation table; the
at sign (@) is the position identifier; 0C is the position to be changed; 20 is
the value moved into position 0C; an equals sign (=) separates the position
from the value; and a semicolon (;) is the terminator. A comma (,) will also
terminate this action.
Downloading a Partial Translation Table
Downloading of a partial translation table uses the following format. The
example illustrates changing the value of all lowercase letters in Table 00
(ASCII to ASCII) to uppercase letters:
!AGILE!#00@61=
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F 50 51 52 53 54 55
56 57 58 59 5A;
The offset position number indicates the location in the table where the
changes to the translation table will begin (location 61 was used in the
example above). Any values in the character string after the offset position
value will replace subsequent values in consecutive order in the table.
Downloading will end when a semicolon (;) is received. A comma (,) will
also terminate this action.
Changing Multiple Translation Table Values
Multiple translation table changes are possible by separating assignments
with a comma. For example:
!AGILE!#01@05=20,#01@02=20,#02@0D=20,#02@0C=20;
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Alternate Hosts and Character Translation
When using an alternate host, the only function that the 5250 ALLY
performs is to send the data through a translation table (and to send PFS 04
— INITALT to the printer upon receipt of data from the alternate host).
Although the translation tables can translate both printable (40h - FFh in
EBCDIC) and unprintable characters (00h - 3Fh), the user will usually
need to translate only printable characters.
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Translation Tables
00 — ASCII to ASCII
This is a pass-though table. It is the default translation table for 5250
ALLY-generated data (tests and reports) and for alternate host data.
LS
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
A
11
B
12
C
13
D
14
E
15
F
MS
00
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
A
B
C
D
E
F
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
BS
09
HT
0A
LF
0B
VT
0C
FF
0D
CR
0E
SO
OF
SI
NUL SOH STX ETX EOT ENQ ACK BEL
16
32
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
DLE DC1 DC2 DC3 DC4 NAK SYN ETB CAN EM SUB ESC FS
18
19
1A
1B
1C
1D
GS
1E
RS US
1F
20
SP
21
!
22
"
23
#
24
$
25
%
26
&
27
'
28
(
29
)
2A
*
2B
+
2C
,
2D
-
2E
.
2F
/
48
30
0
31
1
32
2
33
3
34
4
35
5
36
6
37
7
38
8
39
9
3A
:
3B
;
3C
<
3D
=
3E
>
3F
?
64
40
@
41
A
42
B
43
C
44
D
45
E
46
F
47
G
48
H
49
I
4A
J
4B
K
4C
L
4D
M
4E
N
4F
O
80
50
P
51
Q
52
R
53
S
54
T
55
U
56
V
57
W
58
X
59
Y
5A
Z
5B
[
5C
\
5D
]
5E
^
5F
_
96
60
`
61
a
62
b
63
c
64
d
65
e
66
f
67
g
68
h
69
i
6A
j
6B
k
6C
l
6D
m
6E
n
6F
o
112
128
144
160
176
192
208
224
240
70
p
71
q
72
r
73
s
74
t
75
u
76
v
77
w
78
x
79
y
7A
z
7B
{
7C
|
7D
}
7E
~
7F
DEL
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
8A
9A
AA
BA
CA
DA
EA
FA
8B
9B
AB
BB
CB
DB
EB
FB
8C
9C
AC
BC
CC
DC
EC
FC
8D
9D
AD
BD
CD
DD
ED
FD
8E
9E
AE
BE
CE
DE
EE
FE
8F
9F
AF
BF
CF
DF
EF
FF
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
A0
B0
C0
D0
E0
F0
A1
B1
C1
D1
E1
F1
A2
B2
C2
D2
E2
F2
A3
B3
C3
D3
E3
F3
A4
B4
C4
D4
E4
F4
A5
B5
C5
D5
E5
F5
A6
B6
C6
D6
E6
F6
A7
B7
C7
D7
E7
F7
A8
B8
C8
D8
E8
F8
A9
B9
C9
D9
E9
F9
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01 — EBCDIC to ASCII
This table is the default translation table for twinax data.
LS
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
A
11
B
12
C
13
D
14
E
15
F
MS
00
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
A
B
C
D
E
F
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
0C
FF
0D
CR
00
00
16
32
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
0A
LF
1B
ESC
48
00
00
64
20
SP
20
SP
61
a
61
a
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AGILE 5250 ALLY User’s Guide and Reference
02 — ASCII to EBCDIC
This table can be used for alternate host data if using a Xerox printer
running in EBCDIC mode.
LS
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
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7
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8
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9
9
10
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11
B
12
C
13
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14
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15
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0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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00
00
00
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00
00
25
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00
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89
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91
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92
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93
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112
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160
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192
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224
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Page 3-13
03 — EBCDIC to EBCDIC
This table can be used to translate twinax data if using a Xerox printer
running in EBCDIC mode.
LS
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
A
11
B
12
C
13
D
14
E
15
F
MS
00
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
A
B
C
D
E
F
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
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0B
VT
0C
FF
0D
CR
0E
SD
0F
SI
NUL SOH STX ATN SEL
10 11 12 13 14
DLE DC1 DC2 DC3 RES NL
HT RNL DEL GE SPS RPT
16
32
15 16 17 18 19 1A
1B
1C
1D
1E
1F
BS POC CAN EM UBS CU1 IFS IGS IRS IUS
20
21
22
23
24
25
LF
26
27
28
29
2A
2B
2C
2D
2E
2F
DS SOS FS WUS BYP
ETB ESC SA
SW FMT MFA ENQ ACK BEL
48
30
40
31
41
32
33
34
35
36 37 38
39
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SYN IRT
PP TRN NBS EOT SBS
RFF CU3 DC4 NAK
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176
192
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224
240
70
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71
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72
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73
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74
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75
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76
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78
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96
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AGILE 5250 ALLY User’s Guide and Reference
04 — EBCDIC to HP LaserJet
This table translates twinax data for printers that use Roman 8 extended
ASCII.
LS
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
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11
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12
C
13
D
14
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15
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MS
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0
1
2
3
4
5
6
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160
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208
224
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62
b
63
c
64
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65
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66
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67
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69
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70
p
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72
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75
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76
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77
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78
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79
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52
R
BF
¢
BB
£
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41
A
42
B
43
C
44
D
45
E
46
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48
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CE
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K
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53
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Page 3-15
05 — EBCDIC to PC
This table translates twinax data for printers that use the standard PC
extended ASCII character set.
LS
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
A
11
B
12
C
13
D
14
E
15
F
MS
00
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
A
B
C
D
E
F
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
0C
FF
0D
CR
00
00
16
32
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
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00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
0A
LF
1B
ESC
48
00
00
64
20
SP
20
SP
83
â
84
ä
85
à
A0
á
61
a
86
å
87
ç
A4
ñ
5B
[
2E
.
3C
<
28
(
2B
+
21
!
80
26
&
82
é
88
ê
89
ë
8A
è
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í
8C
î
8B
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8D
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ß
5D
]
5B
$
2A
*
29
)
3B
;
5E
^
96
2D
-
2F
/
41
A
8E
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41
A
41
A
41
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Å
80
Ç
A5
Ñ
7C
|
2C
,
25
%
5F
_
3E
>
3F
?
112
128
144
160
176
192
208
224
240
ED
ø
90
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45
E
45
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45
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49
I
49
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49
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49
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61
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3A
:
23
#
41
@
27
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3D
=
22
"
4F
O
61
a
62
b
63
c
64
d
65
e
66
f
67
g
68
h
69
i
AE
«
AF
»
64
d
79
y
70
p
F1
±
F8
°
6A
j
6B
k
6C
l
6D
m
6E
n
6F
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70
p
71
q
72
r
A6
ª
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º
91
æ
2C
,
92
Æ
6F
o
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µ
7E
~
73
s
74
t
75
u
76
v
77
w
78
x
79
y
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z
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¡
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¿
44
D
59
Y
50
P
52
R
9B
¢
9C
£
9D
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9F
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53
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50
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¼
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½
61
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AA
¬
7C
|
2D
-
22
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27
'
5F
_
7B
{
41
A
42
B
43
C
44
D
45
E
46
F
47
G
48
H
49
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2D
-
93
ô
94
ö
95
ò
A2
ó
6F
o
7D
}
4A
J
4B
K
4C
L
4D
M
4E
N
4F
O
50
P
51
Q
52
R
31
1
96
û
81
ü
97
ù
A3
ú
98
ÿ
5C
\
20
SP
53
S
54
T
55
U
56
V
57
W
58
X
59
Y
5A
Z
FD
²
4F
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99
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4F
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4F
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4F
O
30
0
31
1
32
2
33
3
34
4
35
5
36
6
37
7
38
8
39
9
33
3
55
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94
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55
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55
U
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06 — EBCDIC to PostScript
This table translates twinax data for printers that use the IsoLatin1
extended ASCII character set.
LS
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
A
11
B
12
C
13
D
14
E
15
F
MS
00
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
A
B
C
D
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4D
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4E
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4F
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P
51
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¹
FB
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FC
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ù
FA
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FF
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5C
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20
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53
S
54
T
55
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56
V
57
W
58
X
59
Y
5A
Z
B2
²
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Ô
D6
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D2
Ò
D3
Ó
D5
Õ
30
0
31
1
32
2
33
3
34
4
35
5
36
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37
7
38
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39
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³
DB
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DC
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Page 3-17
07 — Xerox 275 Protocol Converter EBCDIC to ASCII
This table is used to translate twinax data if the 5250 ALLY has been
configured to emulate a Xerox 275 protocol converter (Mode 3-2, or
!AGILE!03=02;), and if the printer is configured for the ASCII character
set. The user should also set the printer emulation to 5225 or 5256 (Mode
2-4 or 2-5, or !AGILE!02=04; or !AGILE!02=05;).
LS
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
A
11
B
12
C
13
D
14
E
15
F
MS
00
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
A
B
C
D
E
F
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
0C
FF
0D
CR
00
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16
32
00
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BS
00
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00
00
00
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LF
00
1B
ESC
07
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48
00
00
00
00
64
20
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25
%
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3F
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112
128
144
160
176
192
208
224
240
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m
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9C
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60
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23
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40
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27
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3D
=
22
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µ
61
a
62
b
63
c
64
d
65
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66
f
67
g
68
h
69
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IJ
E7
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E8
L
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70
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71
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72
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ij
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li
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73
s
74
t
75
u
76
v
77
w
78
x
79
y
7A
z
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←
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[
AE
→
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↓
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°
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±
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²
B3
³
B4
×
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ø
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]
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¾
BF
¿
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{
41
A
42
B
43
C
44
D
45
E
46
F
47
G
48
H
49
I
CA
·
CB
¸
CC
_
CD
"
CE
CF
/
w
7D
}
4A
J
4B
K
4C
L
4D
M
4E
N
4F
O
50
P
51
Q
52
R
9E
9F
DC
¿
DD
¡
DE
¬
DF
œ/8
5C
\
E1
Æ
53
S
54
T
55
U
56
V
57
W
58
X
59
Y
5A
Z
EA
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EB
º
EC
Þ
ED
T
EE
η
EF
in
30
0
31
1
32
2
33
3
34
4
35
5
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6
37
7
38
8
39
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FA
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ß
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FD
t
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AGILE 5250 ALLY User’s Guide and Reference
08 — User Table 1
The user may edit and use this table for any purpose.
LS
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
A
11
B
12
C
13
D
14
E
15
F
MS
00
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
A
B
C
D
E
F
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
0A
0B
0C
0D
0E
OF
16
32
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
A0
B0
C0
D0
E0
F0
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
A1
B1
C1
D1
E1
F1
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
92
A2
B2
C2
D2
E2
F2
13
23
33
43
53
63
73
83
93
A3
B3
C3
D3
E3
F3
14
24
34
44
54
64
74
84
94
A4
B4
C4
D4
E4
F4
15
25
35
45
55
65
75
85
95
A5
B5
C5
D5
E5
F5
16
26
36
46
56
66
76
86
96
A6
B6
C6
D6
E6
F6
17
27
37
47
57
67
77
87
97
A7
B7
C7
D7
E7
F7
18
28
38
48
58
68
78
88
98
A8
B8
C8
D8
E8
F8
19
29
39
49
59
69
79
89
99
A9
B9
C9
D9
E9
F9
1A
2A
3A
4A
5A
6A
7A
8A
9A
AA
BA
CA
DA
EA
FA
1B
2B
3B
4B
5B
6B
7B
8B
9B
AB
BB
CB
DB
EB
FB
1C
2C
3C
4C
5C
6C
7C
8C
9C
AC
BC
CC
DC
EC
FC
1D
2D
3D
4D
5D
6D
7D
8D
9D
AD
BD
CD
DD
ED
FD
1E
2E
3E
4E
5E
6E
7E
8E
9E
AE
BE
CE
DE
EE
FE
1F
2F
3F
4F
5F
6F
7F
8F
9F
AF
BF
CF
DF
EF
FF
48
64
80
96
112
128
144
160
176
192
208
224
240
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09 — User Table 2
The user may edit and use this table for any purpose.
LS
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
A
11
B
12
C
13
D
14
E
15
F
MS
00
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
A
B
C
D
E
F
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
2F
00
00
25
00
0C
0D
00
00
16
32
00
40
F0
7C
D7
7D
97
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
4F
F1
C1
D8
81
98
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
7F
F2
C2
D9
82
99
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
7B
F3
C3
E2
83
A2
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
5B
F4
C4
E3
84
A3
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
6C
F5
C5
E4
85
A4
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
50
F6
C6
E5
86
A5
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
7D
F7
C7
E6
87
A6
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
4D
F8
C8
E7
88
A7
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
5D
F9
C9
E8
89
A8
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
5C
7A
D1
E9
91
A9
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
27
4E
5E
D2
4A
92
C0
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
6B
4C
D3
E0
93
BB
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
60
7E
D4
5A
94
D0
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
4B
6E
D5
5F
95
A1
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
61
6F
D6
6D
96
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
48
64
80
96
112
128
144
160
176
192
208
224
240
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AGILE 5250 ALLY User’s Guide and Reference
0A — User Table 3
The user may edit and use this table for any purpose.
LS
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
A
11
B
12
C
13
D
14
E
15
F
MS
00
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
A
B
C
D
E
F
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
0A
0B
0C
0D
0E
OF
16
32
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
A0
B0
C0
D0
E0
F0
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
A1
B1
C1
D1
E1
F1
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
92
A2
B2
C2
D2
E2
F2
13
23
33
43
53
63
73
83
93
A3
B3
C3
D3
E3
F3
14
24
34
44
54
64
74
84
94
A4
B4
C4
D4
E4
F4
15
25
35
45
55
65
75
85
95
A5
B5
C5
D5
E5
F5
16
26
36
46
56
66
76
86
96
A6
B6
C6
D6
E6
F6
17
27
37
47
57
67
77
87
97
A7
B7
C7
D7
E7
F7
18
28
38
48
58
68
78
88
98
A8
B8
C8
D8
E8
F8
19
29
39
49
59
69
79
89
99
A9
B9
C9
D9
E9
F9
1A
2A
3A
4A
5A
6A
7A
8A
9A
AA
BA
CA
DA
EA
FA
1B
2B
3B
4B
5B
6B
7B
8B
9B
AB
BB
CB
DB
EB
FB
1C
2C
3C
4C
5C
6C
7C
8C
9C
AC
BC
CC
DC
EC
FC
1D
2D
3D
4D
5D
6D
7D
8D
9D
AD
BD
CD
DD
ED
FD
1E
2E
3E
4E
5E
6E
7E
8E
9E
AE
BE
CE
DE
EE
FE
1F
2F
3F
4F
5F
6F
7F
8F
9F
AF
BF
CF
DF
EF
FF
48
64
80
96
112
128
144
160
176
192
208
224
240
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0B — User Table 4
The user may edit and use this table for any purpose.
LS
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
A
11
B
12
C
13
D
14
E
15
F
MS
00
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
A
B
C
D
E
F
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
0A
0B
0C
0D
0E
OF
16
32
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
A0
B0
C0
D0
E0
F0
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
A1
B1
C1
D1
E1
F1
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
92
A2
B2
C2
D2
E2
F2
13
23
33
43
53
63
73
83
93
A3
B3
C3
D3
E3
F3
14
24
34
44
54
64
74
84
94
A4
B4
C4
D4
E4
F4
15
25
35
45
55
65
75
85
95
A5
B5
C5
D5
E5
F5
16
26
36
46
56
66
76
86
96
A6
B6
C6
D6
E6
F6
17
27
37
47
57
67
77
87
97
A7
B7
C7
D7
E7
F7
18
28
38
48
58
68
78
88
98
A8
B8
C8
D8
E8
F8
19
29
39
49
59
69
79
89
99
A9
B9
C9
D9
E9
F9
1A
2A
3A
4A
5A
6A
7A
8A
9A
AA
BA
CA
DA
EA
FA
1B
2B
3B
4B
5B
6B
7B
8B
9B
AB
BB
CB
DB
EB
FB
1C
2C
3C
4C
5C
6C
7C
8C
9C
AC
BC
CC
DC
EC
FC
1D
2D
3D
4D
5D
6D
7D
8D
9D
AD
BD
CD
DD
ED
FD
1E
2E
3E
4E
5E
6E
7E
8E
9E
AE
BE
CE
DE
EE
FE
1F
2F
3F
4F
5F
6F
7F
8F
9F
AF
BF
CF
DF
EF
FF
48
64
80
96
112
128
144
160
176
192
208
224
240
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AGILE 5250 ALLY User’s Guide and Reference
0C — User Table 5
The user may edit and use this table for any purpose.
LS
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
A
11
B
12
C
13
D
14
E
15
F
MS
00
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
A
B
C
D
E
F
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
2F
00
00
25
00
0C
0D
00
00
16
32
00
40
F0
7C
D7
7D
97
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
4F
F1
C1
D8
81
98
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
7F
F2
C2
D9
82
99
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
7B
F3
C3
E2
83
A2
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
5B
F4
C4
E3
84
A3
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
6C
F5
C5
E4
85
A4
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
50
F6
C6
E5
86
A5
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
7D
F7
C7
E6
87
A6
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
4D
F8
C8
E7
88
A7
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
5D
F9
C9
E8
89
A8
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
5C
7A
D1
E9
91
A9
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
27
4E
5E
D2
4A
92
C0
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
6B
4C
D3
E0
93
BB
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
60
7E
D4
5A
94
D0
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
4B
6E
D5
5F
95
A1
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
61
6F
D6
6D
96
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
48
64
80
96
112
128
144
160
176
192
208
224
240
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0D — User Table 6
The user may edit and use this table for any purpose.
LS
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
A
11
B
12
C
13
D
14
E
15
F
MS
00
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
A
B
C
D
E
F
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
0A
0B
0C
0D
0E
OF
16
32
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
A0
B0
C0
D0
E0
F0
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
A1
B1
C1
D1
E1
F1
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
92
A2
B2
C2
D2
E2
F2
13
23
33
43
53
63
73
83
93
A3
B3
C3
D3
E3
F3
14
24
34
44
54
64
74
84
94
A4
B4
C4
D4
E4
F4
15
25
35
45
55
65
75
85
95
A5
B5
C5
D5
E5
F5
16
26
36
46
56
66
76
86
96
A6
B6
C6
D6
E6
F6
17
27
37
47
57
67
77
87
97
A7
B7
C7
D7
E7
F7
18
28
38
48
58
68
78
88
98
A8
B8
C8
D8
E8
F8
19
29
39
49
59
69
79
89
99
A9
B9
C9
D9
E9
F9
1A
2A
3A
4A
5A
6A
7A
8A
9A
AA
BA
CA
DA
EA
FA
1B
2B
3B
4B
5B
6B
7B
8B
9B
AB
BB
CB
DB
EB
FB
1C
2C
3C
4C
5C
6C
7C
8C
9C
AC
BC
CC
DC
EC
FC
1D
2D
3D
4D
5D
6D
7D
8D
9D
AD
BD
CD
DD
ED
FD
1E
2E
3E
4E
5E
6E
7E
8E
9E
AE
BE
CE
DE
EE
FE
1F
2F
3F
4F
5F
6F
7F
8F
9F
AF
BF
CF
DF
EF
FF
48
64
80
96
112
128
144
160
176
192
208
224
240
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AGILE 5250 ALLY User’s Guide and Reference
0E — User Table 7
The user may edit and use this table for any purpose.
LS
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
A
11
B
12
C
13
D
14
E
15
F
MS
00
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
A
B
C
D
E
F
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
0A
0B
0C
0D
0E
OF
16
32
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
A0
B0
C0
D0
E0
F0
11
21
31
41
51
61
71
81
91
A1
B1
C1
D1
E1
F1
12
22
32
42
52
62
72
82
92
A2
B2
C2
D2
E2
F2
13
23
33
43
53
63
73
83
93
A3
B3
C3
D3
E3
F3
14
24
34
44
54
64
74
84
94
A4
B4
C4
D4
E4
F4
15
25
35
45
55
65
75
85
95
A5
B5
C5
D5
E5
F5
16
26
36
46
56
66
76
86
96
A6
B6
C6
D6
E6
F6
17
27
37
47
57
67
77
87
97
A7
B7
C7
D7
E7
F7
18
28
38
48
58
68
78
88
98
A8
B8
C8
D8
E8
F8
19
29
39
49
59
69
79
89
99
A9
B9
C9
D9
E9
F9
1A
2A
3A
4A
5A
6A
7A
8A
9A
AA
BA
CA
DA
EA
FA
1B
2B
3B
4B
5B
6B
7B
8B
9B
AB
BB
CB
DB
EB
FB
1C
2C
3C
4C
5C
6C
7C
8C
9C
AC
BC
CC
DC
EC
FC
1D
2D
3D
4D
5D
6D
7D
8D
9D
AD
BD
CD
DD
ED
FD
1E
2E
3E
4E
5E
6E
7E
8E
9E
AE
BE
CE
DE
EE
FE
1F
2F
3F
4F
5F
6F
7F
8F
9F
AF
BF
CF
DF
EF
FF
48
64
80
96
112
128
144
160
176
192
208
224
240
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0F — Xerox EBCDIC Font Download to ASCII
This is a table used to translate Xerox EBCDIC fonts for use on an ASCII
printer.
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0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
A
11
B
12
C
13
D
14
E
15
F
MS
00
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
A
B
C
D
E
F
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
16
32
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
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00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
48
64
30
0
39
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80
31
1
00
32
2
00
96
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
33
3
34
4
35
5
36
6
00
37
7
112
128
144
160
176
192
208
224
240
00
38
8
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
7E
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00
00
00
00
00
00
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00
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61
a
62
b
63
c
64
d
65
e
66
f
67
g
68
h
69
i
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
6A
j
6B
k
6C
l
6D
m
6E
n
6F
o
70
p
71
q
72
r
00
73
s
74
t
75
u
76
v
77
w
78
x
79
y
7A
z
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
00
41
A
42
B
43
C
44
D
45
E
46
F
47
G
48
H
49
I
4A
J
4B
K
4C
L
4D
M
4E
N
4F
O
50
P
51
Q
52
R
00
53
S
54
T
55
U
56
V
57
W
58
X
59
Y
5A
Z
3F
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40
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5C
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CHAPTER 4
PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION
STRINGS
Overview
The 5250 ALLY has a total PFS storage of 20K bytes. Programmable
Function Strings (PFSs) are used by the AGILE 5250 ALLY to control all
functions that vary from printer to printer. Whenever some special
formatting or control function is required, the 5250 ALLY looks up the
appropriate PFS and sends it to the printer. For example, if the System
requests emphasized printing, the 5250 ALLY looks up and sends PFS 23
— BOLD ON.
The 5250 ALLY will load the appropriate PFSs for the printer when the
configuration for the printer is loaded. If the printer is among the listed
printer configurations, the user will probably not have to make any
modifications to the PFSs. If the output device is not listed among the
supported printer configurations, the user either will have to define a set of
PFSs or modify an existing set as part of the output port configuration. By
changing or defining PFSs, almost any printer can be driven by the 5250
ALLY.
If the user would like to use the PFSs in a way not anticipated by AGILE,
the user can modify them with commands in the twinax or alternate host
data stream. For example, if the printer can double underline, and if the
user would like to configure the 5250 ALLY to double underline instead of
single underline, enter the appropriate control string into PFS 27 — UNDL
ON. The user also will have to enter into PFS 28 — UNDLOFF the
appropriate control string that turns off double underlining.
PFSs can also be used to send printable characters to the printer. Printable
characters must be entered between quote marks (") to distinguish them
from hexadecimal codes.
PFSs in the 5250 ALLY are entered as a string of hexadecimal or printable
ASCII characters. Most printer reference manuals have examples of
control strings in hexadecimal, and this makes it easy to enter them
directly into the 5250 ALLY as PFSs.
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Editing PFSs
To edit an existing PFS, load a supported printer configuration, either from
the front panel as described in Chapter 1 — Getting Started, or with the
twinax or alternate host data stream, as described in Chapter 2 —
Advanced Configuration. If a printer configuration has already been
loaded as part of the user’s configuration process, this step is unnecessary.
A configuration report will indicate which printer configuration, if any, has
been loaded.
Before changing any PFS, print a PFS Report using Mode 9-3 as described
in Chapter 1 — Getting Started. This report will send the printer the name
of each PFS along with its definition in both hexadecimal and ASCII
(EBCDIC if the translation table is set to EBCDIC output) formats. After
changing PFSs, print a PFS Test using Mode 9-4 as described on page in
Chapter 1 — Getting Started. This report will use the PFS definitions to
format printed output to verify that the PFSs have been defined correctly.
Refer to the printer user’s manual for information on the control code for
the printer function to be entered as the PFS definition. Some printer
manuals list their control codes in hexadecimal and others list their codes
in ASCII. The 5250 ALLY enables the user to use either method to define
the PFSs.
Editing PFSs is similar to making other configuration changes with the
alternate host or twinax host data stream. Enter the trigger (!AGILE!);
then enter an uppercase “P” and a percent sign (%) to indicate that the
configuration will change a PFS definition; enter the number of the PFS to
be edited; enter an equals sign (=); enter the PFS definition; finally, enter a
semicolon (;) as the terminator. (A comma will also act as a terminator.)
All Spaces, Nulls and carriage control characters will be ignored during
PFS definition downloading. This allows the user to separate entries for
easier reading, and it prevents the data from becoming corrupted by host
forms control.
For example, to enter PFS 23 — BOLD ON for a Xerox (XES/UDK)
printer running in ASCII mode, use the following command:
!AGILE!P%23=1B 62;
1Bh is the ASCII Escape character, and 62h is the ASCII lowercase “b.”
Thus, this command will define PFS 23 — BOLD ON as “Esc b.”
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The 5250 ALLY will also allow the user to enter the PFS definitions using
normal, printable characters, rather than as hexadecimal. The characters
must be entered between quote marks (") to distinguish them from
hexadecimal commands. For instance, PFS 23 — BOLD ON could also
have been entered as follows:
!AGILE!P%23=1B "b";
Since the Escape character is not printable, it must be entered as a
hexadecimal value. The following example defines PFS 04 — INITALT,
which initializes the printer for input from the alternate host. It sends a
Mode Change Keyword command for a Xerox (XES/UDK) printer
running in ASCII mode, and sets the printer to run in XES mode:
!AGILE!P%04="=MCK= EMULATE/2700/END" 0D 0A;
0Dh and 0Ah are the hexadecimal equivalents of a Carriage Return and
Line Feed , respectively, the required line ending for this command. Note
that a Space, Tab or line ending is required between “=MCK=” and
“EMULATE.”
Remember that some PFSs must be coordinated with the format
information selected with Option 46 — Vertical Movement, Options 48
and 49 (Vertical Resolution), Option 51 — Bolding and Options 55, 56, 57
and 58 (Paper Sources). For instance, if Option 51 has been set to 01
(!AGILE!51=01;), the user must define PFSs 25 and 26. Similarly, the
format information for Options 55-58 (Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3 and
Envelope) should be coordinated with PFSs 35-38 and 3C-3F.
Power-On Reset
If the user has made PFS changes and would like the unit to return to its
previous configuration, the user can cancel any unsaved changes and
return the unit to its former power-on state with the following command:
!AGILE!=POR;
Save Configuration
After making any PFS changes, unless the changes are to be temporary, the
user must save the configuration to the 5250 ALLY flash memory with the
following command:
!AGILE!=SAVE;
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AGILE 5250 ALLY User’s Guide and Reference
Parameters Within PFSs
To perform their functions, a few PFSs require a parameter that specifies a
variable value. The 5250 ALLY allows only one such parameter per PFS.
Parameters can take one of five formats (see below), but usually the format
will be in decimal (base 10). Both the decimal format and the hexadecimal
format parameters are sent through a 5250 ALLY character code
translation table. As such, make certain that the 5250 ALLY character
code translation table is either an ASCII to ASCII pass-through table
(!AGILE!66=00;) or an ASCII to EBCDIC table (!AGILE! 66=02;),
depending upon the printer, that has not been edited (all 5250 ALLY-
generated data is ASCII).
To determine which parameter format the printer uses, refer to the printer
user’s manual in the section that defines the printer’s control codes. Since
parameters are crucial for controlling the printer’s cursor, the user will
probably find the format of the required parameters in the section that
discusses horizontal or vertical movement. The format of the parameter
may not be mentioned specifically in the manual, so the user may have to
make a deduction based upon the information the manual provides. A brief
description of the available parameter formats follows:
Decimal – Prints out the parameter value in decimal (base 10). To use
this format, the user must have the character code translation
table for the 5250 ALLY set correctly.
Byte –
One byte. It cannot send a value greater than 255.
HiLoWord – A two-byte word in which the high-order byte precedes the
low-order byte.
LoHiWord – A two-byte word in which the low-order byte precedes the
high-order byte.
Hex –
Prints the parameter value in hexadecimal (base 16). To use
this format, the user must have the character code translation
table for the 5250 ALLY set correctly.
The user indicates the location of the parameter and the parameter type
within the PFS definition. Each parameter indicator begins with an
underscore character (_). It is followed by a letter that indicates the
parameter type:
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_h
_d
_b
_H
_L
hexadecimal
decimal
byte
HiLoWord
LoHiWord
The following example defines PFS 0D — VERMOVE for a Xerox (XES/
UDK) printer.
!AGILE!0D=1B 72 64 _d 20;
This command translates as “Esc r d [insert decimal parameter] (Space).”
GFIDs
IBM systems refer to fonts using numbers from 00001 to 65534. These
numbers are called GFIDs, or global font identifiers. (Sometimes they are
referred to as font identifiers, FIDs or typestyle numbers.)
The System selects a particular font by sending a GFID request to the
printer. The 5250 ALLY takes the GFID request and translates it into an
Escape sequence that the printer will use to select a font (unless the job is a
COR orientation as determined by the 5250 ALLY orientation algorithm
illustrated in Chapter 2 — Advanced Configuration). The Escape sequence
that a particular GFID evokes is determined by two tables used by the
5250 ALLY. The Portrait Font Correspondence Table contains the Escape
sequences for portrait-oriented fonts, and the Landscape Font
Correspondence Table is used for landscape-oriented fonts.
If the printer is listed among the supported configurations, the font
correspondence tables will be loaded with the rest of the configuration.
The fonts evoked by the Escape sequences in the correspondence tables for
the printer will approximate those evoked by the IBM GFIDs as closely as
possible using the fonts readily available for the printer.
User Font Configuration
To edit an existing GFID, load a supported printer configuration, either
from the front panel as described in Chapter 1 — Getting Started, or with
the twinax or alternate host data stream, as described in Chapter 2 —
Advanced Configuration. If a printer configuration has already been
loaded as part of the user’s configuration process, this step is unnecessary.
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AGILE 5250 ALLY User’s Guide and Reference
Before changing any GFID, print a Portrait FID Report and/or Landscape
FID Report using Mode 9-5 or 9-6, respectively, as described in Chapter 1
— Getting Started. These reports will send the printer the number of each
GFID along with its definition in both hexadecimal and ASCII (or
EBCDIC) formats. After changing GFIDs, print the reports again to verify
that they are correct.
Changes to GFIDs are made in much the same way they are made to PFSs,
except that parameters are not permitted in GFID edit mode. Instead of
P%, use PP for portrait fonts and PL for landscape fonts.
The following example defines portrait GFID 00013 for a Xerox (XES/
UDK) printer running in ASCII mode as Titan10iso-P:
!AGILE!PP00013=1B 2B 39 4F 43 52 42 31 30 2D 50 0D 0A 1B 39;
This reads “Esc + 9 Titan10iso-P (Carriage Return) (Line Feed) Esc 9.”
There are several situations in which the user may have to edit the font
correspondence tables.
1. The printer may not have one or more of the fonts that will be
evoked by the font correspondence tables. If the System requests a
GFID for a font that the printer does not have, the user will either
have to eliminate the System request, change the number of the
GFID requested by the System, or the user will have to change the
table entry for that GFID. Do one of the following:
• Delete the GFID. No Escape sequence will be sent to the
printer, and it will continue printing in the current font.
• Replace the Escape sequence with one that will request a font
that is available to the printer.
2. The user may have a font available to the printer that is not being
evoked by the font correspondence tables. Do one of the following:
• Replace an Escape sequence for a font that the printer does not
have with the Escape sequence for a font it does have.
• Add a new entry into the font correspondence table that
matches the number of the GFID requested by the System.
3. The System may request a GFID that is not in the table. Do one of
the following:
• Do nothing. The current font will remain active.
• Add a new entry into the font correspondence table.
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4. The printer may not be listed in the supported configurations. The
user may want to build a table from scratch.
5. The user may want to evoke a PFS or printer command using a
System font request. Since the Escape sequence can be composed of
any characters, it is not restricted to font selection Escape
sequences. As such, GFIDs can be used as an extension to the PFS
capacity of the 5250 ALLY.
Each table can hold up to 128 entries up to a maximum of 20K (20480)
bytes. If the user attempts to download a font correspondence entry to the
5250 ALLY when either the maximum number of entries has been reached
or the total storage is full, the new entry will be ignored. In these
circumstances it is necessary to delete existing (and preferably unused)
entries to make room for the new entries.
PFS Descriptions
The following is a complete list of PFSs currently offered with the 5250
ALLY, along with the number used to edit each PFS. Each description
describes the action of the PFS and indicates when each PFS will be sent to
the printer by the 5250 ALLY. The descriptions also indicate the type of
command that should be entered by the user in the PFS definition, and
where appropriate, indicates related configuration options that may have to
be coordinated with the PFS definitions.
Note that PFSs are used by the 5250 ALLY only in IBM emulation mode
(!AGILE!03=00;), except for the initialization PFSs (00-06). Further, they
are not used if any type of PFS suppression is active (except for the
initialization PFSs and PFS 07 — FF, 08 — CR, 09 — LF, 23 — BOLD
ON, 24 — BOLDOFF, 25 — BSBOLD1, 26 — BSBOLD2, 27 — UNDL
ON and 28 — UNDLOFF, depending upon the configuration of Options
0601 and 3401). Please refer to Appendix A — Interfacing Xerox Printers
for information about PFS suppression and other special Xerox commands.
The only PFS definitions that are not empty in the “Generic” printer
configuration are 07 — FF, 08 — CR, 09 — LF and 0D — VERMOVE.
If the user is aware of how each of the PFSs is used and what conditions
will trigger them, the user may define them for any purpose. Please refer to
Appendix B — SCS/DCA Command Summary for detailed information on
the commands that will trigger each PFS.
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00 — INITIBM
This PFS is empty by default in all printer configurations. Use this to
initialize the printer to a known state for communication with twinax
printer emulation-generated data. For instance, the user can clear the
margins, set movement units, turn off bolding, underlining, scripting,
emphasis, etc.
This PFS is sent to the printer after PFS 01 — INITTWN is sent, if using
IBM emulation mode (!AGILE!03=00;).
01 — INITTWN
This PFS is empty by default in all printer configurations. Use this to
initialize the printer to a known state for communication with input on the
twinax address. For instance, the user can clear the margins, set movement
units, turn off bolding, underlining, scripting, emphasis, etc.
This PFS is sent to the printer when the 5250 ALLY first receives data
from the twinax host, regardless of the setting of Option 03 — Mode.
04 — INITALT
This PFS is empty by default in all printer configurations. Use this to
initialize the printer to a known state for communication with input from
the alternate host (the only PFS used with the alternate host). For instance,
the user can clear the margins, set movement units, turn off bolding,
underlining, scripting, emphasis, etc.
This PFS is sent to the printer when the 5250 ALLY first receives data
from the alternate host.
05 — INIT275
This PFS is empty by default in all printer configurations. Use this to
initialize the printer to a known state for communication with the twinax
host when the 5250 ALLY is in Xerox 275 twinax protocol converter
emulation mode. For instance, the user can clear the margins, set
movement units, turn off bolding, underlining, scripting, emphasis, etc.
This PFS is sent to the printer after PFS 01 — INITTWN is sent, if the
5250 ALLY is in Xerox 275 twinax protocol converter emulation mode
(!AGILE!03=02;).
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06 — INITALY
This PFS is defined in all printer configurations except “Generic.” Use this
to set the printer to a known font, orientation and margins for 5250 ALLY-
generated output. This PFS is sent to the printer before the 5250 ALLY
prints any of the reports that are printed using Mode 9 — Tests and
Reports.
07 — FF
Form Feed. This PFS is defined in all printer configurations. This should
eject the old page and start a new page. If the user would like something
else to occur at the start of a new page, the user should put it here.
(It is possible for this PFS to be sent to the printer in response to an SCS
Required New Line, Form Feed, New Line, Interchange Record Separator,
Line Feed, Set Horizontal Format, Set Vertical Format, Set Initial
Conditions, Set Presentation Page Size, Page Presentation Media, Index
Return, Absolute Vertical Print Position or Required Form Feed
command.)
08 — CR
Carriage Return. This PFS is defined in all printer configurations. This
should move the print position horizontally to the left edge of the page. It
should not cause any vertical movement.
(It is possible for this PFS to be sent to the printer in response to an SCS
Required New Line, Form Feed, Carriage Return, New Line, Interchange
Record Separator, Set Horizontal Format, Index Return, Absolute
Horizontal Print Position or Required Form Feed command.) It may also
be sent to the printer by the 5250 ALLY with every Form Feed if Option
44 — Carriage Return at Form Feed is active (!AGILE!44=01;), or when
underlining or overstriking requires a second pass of the printhead.
09 — LF
Line Feed. This PFS is defined in all printer configurations. It should cause
one vertical Line Feed. It should not result in any horizontal movement. (It
is possible for this PFS to be sent to the printer in response to an SCS
Required New Line, New Line, Interchange Record Separator, Set
Horizontal Format, Set Vertical Format, Line Feed or Index Return
command.)
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This is not normally used with laser printers, and it is only used when
some type of PFS Suppression is active or when Option 46 — Vertical
Movement has been set to Line Feed (!AGILE!46=02;). Normally, the
5250 ALLY sends PFS 0D — VERMOVE to control all vertical
movement.
0A — PORT
Print page in portrait orientation. This PFS is sent to the printer at the
beginning of all portrait pages, determined by the 5250 ALLY’s page
orientation algorithm (diagrammed on page 2-17). This should cause the
printer to enter a portrait page orientation and to select a default font for
that orientation. If page orientation for the printer is selected by font, the
user needs only to select the appropriate font.
0B — LAND
Print page in landscape orientation. This PFS is sent to the printer at the
beginning of all landscape pages, determined by the 5250 ALLY’s page
orientation algorithm (diagrammed on page 2-17). This should cause the
printer to enter a landscape page orientation and to select a default font for
that orientation. If page orientation for the printer is selected by font, the
user needs only to select the appropriate font.
0D — VERMOVE
Move the printhead vertically. This is sent to the printer whenever the
5250 ALLY needs to position something vertically on the page, e.g., the
beginning of a line of text or the top margin of a page.
The SCS commands that may affect this PFS include: Required New Line,
New Line, Interchange Record Separator, Line Feed, Set Initial Conditions
(top margin parameter), Set Vertical Margins (top margin parameter),
Index Return, Absolute Vertical Print Position and Relative Vertical Print
Position. The 5250 ALLY uses the ls parameter in the SCS Set Line
Spacing command to calculate the vertical movement commands to send to
the target printer.
This PFS is dependent upon two format options (46 — Vertical Movement
and 48 — Vertical Resolution). If Vertical Movement is set to Absolute
(!AGILE!46=00;), the parameter specifies the vertical position to which to
be moved. If Vertical Movement is set to Relative (!AGILE!46=01;), it
provides the distance down to move. The unit of measure must be supplied
in Option 48 — Vertical Resolution.
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0E — LINEDEN
This is used to set the line density at the printer. This PFS is sent to the
printer whenever the System changes the line density setting in response to
an SCS Set Line Density or Set Single Line Distance command.
Although the 5250 ALLY normally performs vertical movement at the
printer using PFS 0D — VERMOVE, there are two reasons that the printer
may need to know the actual line density.
1. The user can cause the 5250 ALLY to use Line Feeds (PFS 09 —
LF) instead of PFS 0D — VERMOVE by setting Option 46 —
Vertical Movement to Line Feed (!AGILE!46=02;).
If the 5250 ALLY is using Line Feeds to perform vertical
movement, the printer needs to know the line density so that the line
spacing created by the Line Feeds will be correct.
2. If the printer supports continuous feed paper (i.e., fanfold) then the
printer needs to know the length of the paper so that it can move the
correct distance when it receives a Form Feed. Most printers set
forms length as a number of lines per page after the line density has
been set. (See PFS 0F — PAGELEN below.)
The new line density is sent as the parameter of this PFS and is
converted to the unit of measurement specified by Option 48 —
Vertical Resolution.
0F — PAGELEN
This is used to set the length of the form, and it is sent to the printer in
response to an SCS Set Vertical Format or Set Initial Conditions command.
This is usually needed only for printers that use continuous forms, such as
fanfold paper. Because the length of the form is set in lines per page, the
line density must be set correctly at the printer in order for the forms
length to be set properly. For this reason, PFS 0E — LINEDEN must be
set correctly in order for this PFS to work.
10 — P 5CPI
Print 5 characters per inch in portrait orientation. This PFS is sent to the
printer when the 5250 ALLY’s page orientation algorithm has selected a
portrait orientation, and when the System has requested a font with a pitch
of 5 CPI or less (using either an SCS Set Character Density command or
an SCS Set FID through GFID command).
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If the printer is capable of printing any font at any pitch (CPI), then this
PFS should set the pitch for the current font. If a specific font is needed to
achieve 5 CPI, then this PFS should be defined to select that font.
If Option 4F — CPI/Font Order is set to 00 (!AGILE!4F=00;), then this
PFS will be sent before the GFID for the font is sent. If Option 4F — CPI/
Font Order is set to 01 (!AGILE!4F=01;), then this PFS will be sent after
the GFID for the font is sent.
11 — P 8CPI
Print 8 characters per inch in portrait orientation. This PFS is sent to the
printer when the 5250 ALLY’s page orientation algorithm has selected a
portrait orientation, and when the System has requested a font with a pitch
of greater than 5 but less than or equal to 8 CPI (using either an SCS Set
Character Density command or an SCS Set FID through GFID command).
If the printer is capable of printing any font at any pitch (CPI), then this
PFS should set the pitch for the current font. If a specific font is needed to
achieve 8 CPI, then this PFS should be defined to select that font.
If Option 4F — CPI/Font Order is set to 00 (!AGILE!4F=00;), then this
PFS will be sent before the GFID for the font is sent. If Option 4F — CPI/
Font Order is set to 01 (!AGILE!4F=01;), then this PFS will be sent after
the GFID for the font is sent.
12 — P 10CPI
Print 10 characters per inch in portrait orientation. This PFS is sent to the
printer when the 5250 ALLY’s page orientation algorithm has selected a
portrait orientation, and when the System has requested a font with a pitch
of greater than 8 but less than or equal to 10 CPI (using either an SCS Set
Character Density command or an SCS Set FID through GFID command).
If the printer is capable of printing any font at any pitch (CPI), then this
PFS should set the pitch for the current font. If a specific font is needed to
achieve 10 CPI, then this PFS should be defined to select that font.
If Option 4F — CPI/Font Order is set to 00 (!AGILE!4F=00;), then this
PFS will be sent before the GFID for the font is sent. If Option 4F — CPI/
Font Order is set to 01 (!AGILE!4F=01;), then this PFS will be sent after
the GFID for the font is sent.
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13 — P PSCPI
Print with proportional spacing in portrait orientation. This PFS is sent to
the printer when the 5250 ALLY’s page orientation algorithm has selected
a portrait orientation, and when the System has requested proportional
spacing (using either an SCS Set Character Density command or an SCS
Set FID through GFID command).
If the printer is capable of printing any font with proportional spacing, then
this PFS should set proportional spacing for the current font. If a specific
font is needed to achieve proportional spacing, then this PFS should be
defined to select that font.
If Option 4F — CPI/Font Order is set to 00 (!AGILE!4F=00;), then this
PFS will be sent before the GFID for the font is sent. If Option 4F — CPI/
Font Order is set to 01 (!AGILE!4F=01;), then this PFS will be sent after
the GFID for the font is sent.
14 — P 12CPI
Print 12 characters per inch in portrait orientation. This PFS is sent to the
printer when the 5250 ALLY’s page orientation algorithm has selected a
portrait orientation, and when the System has requested a font with a pitch
of greater than 10 but less than or equal to 12 CPI (using either an SCS Set
Character Density command or an SCS Set FID through GFID command).
If the printer is capable of printing any font at any pitch (CPI), then this
PFS should set the pitch for the current font. If a specific font is needed to
achieve 12 CPI, then this PFS should be defined to select that font.
If Option 4F — CPI/Font Order is set to 00 (!AGILE!4F=00;), then this
PFS will be sent before the GFID for the font is sent. If Option 4F — CPI/
Font Order is set to 01 (!AGILE!4F=01;), then this PFS will be sent after
the GFID for the font is sent.
15 — P 15CPI
Print 15 characters per inch in portrait orientation. This PFS is sent to the
printer when the 5250 ALLY’s page orientation algorithm has selected a
portrait orientation, and when the System has requested a font with a pitch
of greater than 12 but less than or equal to 15 CPI (using either an SCS Set
Character Density command or an SCS Set FID through GFID command).
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If the printer is capable of printing any font at any pitch (CPI), then this
PFS should set the pitch for the current font. If a specific font is needed to
achieve 15 CPI, then this PFS should be defined to select that font.
If Option 4F — CPI/Font Order is set to 00 (!AGILE!4F=00;), then this
PFS will be sent before the GFID for the font is sent. If Option 4F — CPI/
Font Order is set to 01 (!AGILE!4F=01;), then this PFS will be sent after
the GFID for the font is sent.
16 — P 16CPI
Print 16 characters per inch in portrait orientation. This PFS is sent to the
printer when the 5250 ALLY’s page orientation algorithm has selected a
portrait orientation, and when the System has requested a font with a pitch
of greater than 15 but less than or equal to 16 CPI (using either an SCS Set
Character Density command or an SCS Set FID through GFID command).
If the printer is capable of printing any font at any pitch (CPI), then this
PFS should set the pitch for the current font. If a specific font is needed to
achieve 16 CPI, then this PFS should be defined to select that font.
If Option 4F — CPI/Font Order is set to 00 (!AGILE!4F=00;), then this
PFS will be sent before the GFID for the font is sent. If Option 4F — CPI/
Font Order is set to 01 (!AGILE!4F=01;), then this PFS will be sent after
the GFID for the font is sent.
17 — P 17CPI
Print 17 characters per inch in portrait orientation. This PFS is sent to the
printer when the 5250 ALLY’s page orientation algorithm has selected a
portrait orientation, and when the System has requested a font with a pitch
of greater than 16 CPI (using either an SCS Set Character Density
command or an SCS Set FID through GFID command).
If the printer is capable of printing any font at any pitch (CPI), then this
PFS should set the pitch for the current font. If a specific font is needed to
achieve 17 CPI, then this PFS should be defined to select that font.
If Option 4F — CPI/Font Order is set to 00 (!AGILE!4F=00;), then this
PFS will be sent before the GFID for the font is sent. If Option 4F — CPI/
Font Order is set to 01 (!AGILE!4F=01;), then this PFS will be sent after
the GFID for the font is sent.
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18 — L 5CPI
Print 5 characters per inch in landscape orientation. This PFS is sent to the
printer when the 5250 ALLY’s page orientation algorithm has selected a
landscape orientation, and when the System has requested a font with a
pitch of 5 CPI or less (using either an SCS Set Character Density command
or an SCS Set FID through GFID command).
If the printer is capable of printing any font at any pitch (CPI), then this
PFS should set the pitch for the current font. If a specific font is needed to
achieve 5 CPI, then this PFS should be defined to select that font.
If Option 4F — CPI/Font Order is set to 00 (!AGILE!4F=00;), then this
PFS will be sent before the GFID for the font is sent. If Option 4F — CPI/
Font Order is set to 01 (!AGILE!4F=01;), then this PFS will be sent after
the GFID for the font is sent.
19 — L 8CPI
Print 8 characters per inch in landscape orientation. This PFS is sent to the
printer when the 5250 ALLY’s page orientation algorithm has selected a
landscape orientation, and when the System has requested a font with a
pitch of greater than 5 but less than or equal to 8 CPI (using either an SCS
Set Character Density command or an SCS Set FID through GFID
command).
If the printer is capable of printing any font at any pitch (CPI), then this
PFS should set the pitch for the current font. If a specific font is needed to
achieve 8 CPI, then this PFS should be defined to select that font.
If Option 4F — CPI/Font Order is set to 00 (!AGILE!4F=00;), then this
PFS will be sent before the GFID for the font is sent. If Option 4F — CPI/
Font Order is set to 01 (!AGILE!4F=01;), then this PFS will be sent after
the GFID for the font is sent.
1A — L 10CPI
Print 10 characters per inch in landscape orientation. This PFS is sent to
the printer when the 5250 ALLY’s page orientation algorithm has selected
a landscape orientation, and when the System has requested a font with a
pitch of greater than 8 but less than or equal to 10 CPI (using either an SCS
Set Character Density command or an SCS Set FID through GFID
command).
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If the printer is capable of printing any font at any pitch (CPI), then this
PFS should set the pitch for the current font. If a specific font is needed to
achieve 10 CPI, then this PFS should be defined to select that font.
If Option 4F — CPI/Font Order is set to 00 (!AGILE!4F=00;), then this
PFS will be sent before the GFID for the font is sent. If Option 4F — CPI/
Font Order is set to 01 (!AGILE!4F=01;), then this PFS will be sent after
the GFID for the font is sent.
1B — L PSCPI
Print with proportional spacing in landscape orientation. This PFS is sent
to the printer when the 5250 ALLY’s page orientation algorithm has
selected a landscape orientation, and when the System has requested
proportional spacing (using either an SCS Set Character Density command
or an SCS Set FID through GFID command).
If the printer is capable of printing any font with proportional spacing, then
this PFS should set proportional spacing for the current font. If a specific
font is needed to achieve proportional spacing, then this PFS should be
defined to select that font.
If Option 4F — CPI/Font Order is set to 00 (!AGILE!4F=00;), then this
PFS will be sent before the GFID for the font is sent. If Option 4F — CPI/
Font Order is set to 01 (!AGILE!4F=01;), then this PFS will be sent after
the GFID for the font is sent.
1C — L 12CPI
Print 12 characters per inch in landscape orientation. This PFS is sent to
the printer when the 5250 ALLY’s page orientation algorithm has selected
a landscape orientation, and when the System has requested a font with a
pitch of greater than 10 but less than or equal to 12 CPI (using either an
SCS Set Character Density command or an SCS Set FID through GFID
command).
If the printer is capable of printing any font at any pitch (CPI), then this
PFS should set the pitch for the current font. If a specific font is needed to
achieve 12 CPI, then this PFS should be defined to select that font.
If Option 4F — CPI/Font Order is set to 00 (!AGILE!4F=00;), then this
PFS will be sent before the GFID for the font is sent. If Option 4F — CPI/
Font Order is set to 01 (!AGILE!4F=01;), then this PFS will be sent after
the GFID for the font is sent.
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1D — L 15CPI
Print 15 characters per inch in landscape orientation. This PFS is sent to
the printer when the 5250 ALLY’s page orientation algorithm has selected
a landscape orientation, and when the System has requested a font with a
pitch of greater than 12 but less than or equal to 15 CPI (using either an
SCS Set Character Density command or an SCS Set FID through GFID
command).
If the printer is capable of printing any font at any pitch (CPI), then this
PFS should set the pitch for the current font. If a specific font is needed to
achieve 15 CPI, then this PFS should be defined to select that font.
If Option 4F — CPI/Font Order is set to 00 (!AGILE!4F=00;), then this
PFS will be sent before the GFID for the font is sent. If Option 4F — CPI/
Font Order is set to 01 (!AGILE!4F=01;), then this PFS will be sent after
the GFID for the font is sent.
1E — L 16CPI
Print 16 characters per inch in landscape orientation. This PFS is sent to
the printer when the 5250 ALLY’s page orientation algorithm has selected
a landscape orientation, and when the System has requested a font with a
pitch of greater than 15 but less than or equal to 16 CPI (using either an
SCS Set Character Density command or an SCS Set FID through GFID
command).
If the printer is capable of printing any font at any pitch (CPI), then this
PFS should set the pitch for the current font. If a specific font is needed to
achieve 16 CPI, then this PFS should be defined to select that font.
If Option 4F — CPI/Font Order is set to 00 (!AGILE!4F=00;), then this
PFS will be sent before the GFID for the font is sent. If Option 4F — CPI/
Font Order is set to 01 (!AGILE!4F=01;), then this PFS will be sent after
the GFID for the font is sent.
1F — L 17CPI
Print 17 characters per inch in landscape orientation. This PFS is sent to
the printer when the 5250 ALLY’s page orientation algorithm has selected
a landscape orientation, and when the System has requested a font with a
pitch of greater than 16 CPI (using either an SCS Set Character Density
command or an SCS Set FID through GFID command).
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If the printer is capable of printing any font at any pitch (CPI), then this
PFS should set the pitch for the current font. If a specific font is needed to
achieve 17 CPI, then this PFS should be defined to select that font.
If Option 4F — CPI/Font Order is set to 00 (!AGILE!4F=00;), then this
PFS will be sent before the GFID for the font is sent. If Option 4F — CPI/
Font Order is set to 01 (!AGILE!4F=01;), then this PFS will be sent after
the GFID for the font is sent.
20 — COR 10
Select a landscape font greater than or equal to 13 pitch (preferably equal
to). This PFS is sent to the printer when the 5250 ALLY’s page orientation
algorithm has selected computer output reduction, and when the System
has specified a font with a pitch less than or equal to 10 CPI (using either
an SCS Set Character Density command or an SCS Set FID through GFID
command).
If the printer is capable of printing any font at any pitch (CPI), then this
PFS should set the pitch for the current font to greater than or equal to 13
CPI, in order to horizontally compress the print enough for 13.2 inches of
print at the system’s CPI value to fit on 10 inches of paper at the printer’s
CPI value. If a specific font is needed to achieve 13 CPI, then this PFS
should be defined to select that font.
Example: 10 CPI (system’s CPI value) x 13.2 inches (system’s expected
page width) = 132 columns. 132 columns ÷ 10 inches (actual paper width)
= 13 CPI.
21 — COR 12
Select a landscape font greater than or equal to 15 pitch. This PFS is sent
to the printer when the 5250 ALLY’s page orientation algorithm has
selected computer output reduction, and when the System has specified a
font with a pitch less than or equal to 12 CPI (using either an SCS Set
Character Density command or an SCS Set FID through GFID command).
If the printer is capable of printing any font at any pitch (CPI), then this
PFS should set the pitch for the current font to greater than or equal to 15
CPI, in order to horizontally compress the print enough for 13.2 inches of
print at the system’s CPI value to fit on 10 inches of paper at the printer’s
CPI value. If a specific font is needed to achieve 15 CPI, then this PFS
should be defined to select that font.
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Example: 12 CPI (system’s CPI value) x 13.2 inches (system’s expected
page width) = 158 columns. 158 columns ÷ 10 inches (actual paper width)
= 15 CPI.
22 — COR 15
Select a landscape font greater than or equal to 20 pitch. This PFS is sent
to the printer when the 5250 ALLY’s page orientation algorithm has
selected computer output reduction, and when the System has specified a
font with a pitch less than or equal to 15 CPI (using either an SCS Set
Character Density command or an SCS Set FID through GFID command).
If the printer is capable of printing any font at any pitch (CPI), then this
PFS should set the pitch for the current font to greater than or equal to 20
CPI, in order to horizontally compress the print enough for 13.2 inches of
print at the system’s CPI value to fit on 10 inches of paper at the printer’s
CPI value. If a specific font is needed to achieve 20 CPI, then this PFS
should be defined to select that font.
Example: 15 CPI (system’s CPI value) x 13.2 inches (system’s expected
page width) = 198 columns. 198 columns ÷ 10 inches (actual paper width)
= 20 CPI.
23 — BOLD ON
If Option 51 —Bolding is set to 00 (!AGILE!51=00;), then this PFS will
be sent at the beginning of bold text to turn on bold mode. This PFS is
used only for printers that ordinarily support bolding. It is sent to the
printer in response to an SCS Begin Emphasis command, or when a
character-Backspace-same character sequence or a text-Carriage Return-
same text sequence is detected in the data stream.
24 — BOLDOFF
If Option 51 —Bolding is set to 00 (!AGILE!51=00;), then this PFS will
be sent at the end of bold text to turn off bold mode. This PFS is used only
for printers that ordinarily support bolding. It is sent to the printer in
response to an SCS End Emphasis command, or when a character-
Backspace-same character sequence or a text-Carriage Return-same text
sequence has terminated.
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25 — BSBOLD1 and 26 — BSBOLD2
Backspace bold. These PFSs are sent to the printer in response to an SCS
Begin Emphasis command, or when a character-Backspace-same
character sequence or a text-Carriage Return-same text sequence is
detected in the data stream. PFS 25 and PFS 26 are used only for printers
that are otherwise incapable of bold printing. If Option 51 — Bolding is set
to 01 (!AGILE!51=01;), the 5250 ALLY will perform the following
sequence of operation for each character that is to be printed bold.
1. The character to be printed bold is sent to the printer to be “struck”
the first time.
2. PFS 25 — BSBOLD1 is sent to the printer. It should backspace one
character, then perform a small offset to the right. The small offset
is so that the first and second “striking” of the character are not
directly on top of each other — which would not perform bolding
on laser printers.
3. The character is sent a second time.
4. PFS 26 — BSBOLD2 is sent to the printer. It should perform a
small offset to the left of the same distance that PFS 25 —
BSBOLD1 offset to the right. This will place the print position at
the printer at the same place it was before step 2.
27 — UNDL ON
If Option 53 — Underline has been set to 00 (!AGILE!53=00;), this PFS
will be sent to the printer to turn on underline mode. This can be the result
of a direct System request for underlined text as a response either to an
SCS Word Underscore command or an SCS Begin Underscore command,
or if the System sends Underscore characters in a second pass through the
line (with a character-Backspace-Underscore sequence or a text-Carriage
Return-Underscore sequence).
28 — UNDLOFF
If Option 53 — Underline has been set to 00 (!AGILE!53=00;), this PFS
will be sent to the printer to turn off underline mode. This is sent to the
printer in response to an SCS End Underscore command, at the end of the
word to be underlined in response to an SCS Word Underscore command,
or after Underscore characters sent by the System in a second pass through
the line (with a character-Backspace-Underscore sequence or a text-
Carriage Return-Underscore sequence) have terminated.
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2B — SUBS ON
Turn on subscript mode. This can be the result only of a direct System
request for subscripting using the SCS Subscript command. If the user
defines this PFS with the printer’s Subscript On command, only one level
of subscripting will be supported. If the user defines this PFS with the
printer’s relative downward movement command, multiple levels of
subscripting will be supported.
2C — SUBSOFF
If subscripting is active, this PFS will turn off subscript mode and return
printing to the baseline, triggered by the System with an SCS Superscript
command. This PFS must be defined as the opposite of the SUBS ON PFS
(i.e., either as the printer’s Subscript Off command, or as the printer’s
relative upward movement command).
2D — SUPS ON
Turn on superscript mode. This can be the result only of a direct System
request for superscripting using the SCS Superscript command. If the user
defines this PFS with the printer’s Superscript On command, only one
level of superscripting will be supported. If the user defines this PFS with
the printer’s relative upward movement command, multiple levels of
superscripting will be supported.
2E — SUPSOFF
If superscripting is active, this PFS will turn off superscript mode and
return printing to the baseline, triggered by the System with an SCS
Subscript command. This PFS must be defined as the opposite of the SUPS
ON PFS (i.e., either as the printer’s Superscript Off command, or as the
printer’s relative downward movement command).
2F — LOWQUAL
This PFS is sent to the printer when the System has selected a low quality
or draft print mode using the SCS Page Presentation Media command with
the pq parameter set to 03h. This is normally applicable only for dot matrix
printers. The user can use this PFS to control any mode of operation of the
printer. Start that mode of operation by selecting draft print mode at the
System.
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30 — MEDQUAL
This PFS is sent to the printer when the System has selected a medium
quality print mode using the SCS Page Presentation Media command with
the pq parameter set to 01h. This is normally applicable only for dot matrix
printers. The user can use this PFS to control any mode of operation of the
printer. Start that mode of operation by selecting the appropriate print
mode at the System.
31 — HIQUAL
This PFS is sent to the printer when the System has selected a high quality
or “near letter quality” print mode using the SCS Page Presentation Media
command with the pq parameter set to 02h. This is normally applicable
only for dot matrix printers. The user can use this PFS to control any mode
of operation of the printer. Start that mode of operation by selecting the
appropriate print mode at the System.
32 — SIMPLEX
Print in simplex (single-sided) mode (selected by sending the SCS Page
Presentation Media command with the dx parameter set to 01h). If the
System is printing in duplex mode, it will insert an additional Form Feed
into the data stream if necessary at the end of print jobs.
Note: This command will not be sent by the OS/400 operating system, due
to IBM restrictions, but some application software may support it.
33 — DUPLEX
Print in duplex (double-sided) mode for documents that are to be bound on
the side of the page (selected by sending the SCS Page Presentation Media
command with the dx parameter set to 02h). If the System is printing in
duplex mode, it will insert an additional Form Feed into the data stream if
necessary at the end of print jobs.
Note: This command will not be sent by the OS/400 operating system, due
to IBM restrictions, but some application software may support it.
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34 — TUMBLE
Print in duplex (double-sided) mode for documents that are to be bound at
the top of the page (selected by sending the SCS Page Presentation Media
command with the dx parameter set to 03h). If the System is printing in
duplex mode, it will insert an additional Form Feed into the data stream if
necessary at the end of print jobs.
Note: This command will not be sent by the OS/400 operating system, due
to IBM restrictions, but some application software may support it.
35 — PPAPER 1
Use paper from source/drawer 1. This PFS is sent to the printer at the
beginning of each portrait page when the System has sent an SCS Page
Presentation Media command with the sd parameter set to 01h. It uses
format information from Option 55 — Paper 1.
36 — PPAPER 2
Use paper from source/drawer 2. This PFS is sent to the printer at the
beginning of each portrait page when the System has sent an SCS Page
Presentation Media command with the sd parameter set to 02h. It uses
format information from Option 56 — Paper 2.
37 — PPAPER 3
Use paper from source/drawer 3. This PFS is sent to the printer at the
beginning of each portrait page when the System has sent an SCS Page
Presentation Media command with the sd parameter set to 03h. It uses
format information from Option 57 — Paper 3.
38 — P ENVEL
Use paper from source/drawer 4. This PFS is sent to the printer at the
beginning of each portrait page when the System has sent an SCS Page
Presentation Media command with the sd parameter set to 04h. It uses
format information from Option 58 — Envelope.
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39 — PORTCUT
Use cut feed paper (sheet feed). PORTCUT and LANDCUT are the only
settings allowed by the System if the printer is configured as an IBM 3812
laser printer (!AGILE!02=00;). If the System specifies cut feed paper with
the SCS Set Printer Setup command, and if the printer is in portrait mode,
then this PFS will be sent to the printer. Afterward, one of the drawer-
select PFSs above will be sent to select the paper source drawer.
3A — PORTTRC
Use tractor feed paper. If the System specifies tractor feed with the SCS
Set Printer Setup command, and if the printer is in portrait mode, then this
PFS will be sent to the printer. If the printer has more than four paper
drawers, this PFS can be used to allow access to a fifth paper drawer.
However, automatic orientation selection works only for PFSs 35-38 and
3C-3F. It does not work for PORTTRC.
3B — PORTMAN
Use manual feed paper (sheet feed). If the System specifies manual feed
with the SCS Set Printer Setup command, and if the printer is in portrait
mode, then this PFS will be sent to the printer. If the printer has more than
four paper drawers, this PFS can be used to allow access to a fifth or sixth
paper drawer. However, automatic orientation selection works only for
PFSs 35-38 and 3C-3F. It does not work for PORTMAN.
3C — LPAPER 1
Use paper from source/drawer 1. This PFS is sent to the printer at the
beginning of each landscape page when the System has sent an SCS Page
Presentation Media command with the sd parameter set to 01h. It uses
format information from Option 55 — Paper 1.
3D — LPAPER 2
Use paper from source/drawer 2. This PFS is sent to the printer at the
beginning of each landscape page when the System has sent an SCS Page
Presentation Media command with the sd parameter set to 02h. It uses
format information from Option 56 — Paper 2.
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3E — LPAPER 3
Use paper from source/drawer 3. This PFS is sent to the printer at the
beginning of each landscape page when the System has sent an SCS Page
Presentation Media command with the sd parameter set to 03h. It uses
format information from Option 57 — Paper 3.
3F — L ENVEL
Use paper from source/drawer 4. This PFS is sent to the printer at the
beginning of each landscape page when the System has sent an SCS Page
Presentation Media command with the sd parameter set to 04h. It uses
format information from Option 58 — Envelope.
40 — LANDCUT
Use cut feed paper (sheet feed). PORTCUT and LANDCUT are the only
settings allowed by the System if the printer is configured as an IBM 3812
laser printer (!AGILE!02=00;). If the System specifies cut feed paper with
the SCS Set Printer Setup command, and if the printer is in landscape
mode, then this PFS will be sent to the printer. Afterward, one of the
drawer-select PFSs above will be sent to select the paper source drawer.
41 — LANDTRC
Use tractor feed paper. If the System specifies tractor feed with the SCS
Set Printer Setup command, and if the printer is in landscape mode, then
this PFS will be sent to the printer. If the printer has more than four paper
drawers, this PFS can be used to allow access to a fifth paper drawer.
However, automatic orientation selection works only for PFSs 35-38 and
3C-3F. It does not work for LANDTRC.
42 — LANDMAN
Use manual feed paper (sheet feed). If the System specifies manual feed
with the SCS Set Printer Setup command, and if the printer is in landscape
mode, this PFS will be sent to the printer. If the printer has more than four
paper drawers, this PFS can be used to access a fifth or sixth drawer.
However, automatic orientation selection works only for PFSs 35-38 and
3C-3F. It does not work for LANDMAN.
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43 — JOG OUT
Move paper output tray to the other position (when the printer can output
paper to two positions). This is sometimes referred to as output offsetting.
This PFS is sent to the printer at the beginning of each page that requires
an offset when the System has sent an SCS Set Initial Conditions command
with the ic parameter set to FFh (DP), when the System has sent an SCS
Page Presentation Media command with the do parameter set to a value
other than 00h, or when the System has sent an SCS Page Presentation
Media command with the dd parameter changed from its last setting.
44 — DEST1
Select paper output drawer 1. This PFS is sent to the printer at the
beginning of each page when the System has selected paper output tray
number 1 with the SCS Page Presentation Media command.
45 — DEST2
Select paper output drawer 2. This PFS is sent to the printer at the
beginning of each page when the System has selected paper output tray
number 2 with the SCS Page Presentation Media command.
46 — DEST3
Select paper output drawer 3. This PFS is sent to the printer at the
beginning of each page when the System has selected paper output tray
number 3 with the SCS Page Presentation Media command.
4B — JOBSTRT
Prepare the printer to receive a new print job. This PFS is sent to the
printer when the System declares that a new print job is about to start
(upon receipt of an SCS Set Initial Conditions command). Some of the
potential uses for this PFS are:
1)Declare a new print job at the printer to allow job offsetting,
spooling and/or duplexing to occur properly.
2)Set default formatting settings at the printer.
3)Perform a Form Feed to cause a blank page between jobs.
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4C — JOBEND
This PFS is not normally used. It is triggered at the end of a print job from
the System. The user may define this in any appropriate way.
4D — TIMEOUT
This PFS is sent to the printer before switching hosts after the
configuration-defined timeout period. This is not the result of a System
request. It is intended primarily so users can define a cleanup procedure to
be executed before switching hosts (e.g., send a Form Feed to the printer).
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CHAPTER 5
MAINTENANCE &
TROUBLESHOOTING
Diagnostics
When the AGILE 5250 ALLY either powers up or is Reset (Mode A from
the front panel, or !AGILE!=POR; via the data stream), it performs a set of
diagnostics on the internal hardware. These diagnostics include a ROM
checksum test to ensure that the ROM has not been corrupted, a RAM test,
and an internal loop test. (The internal loop tests the 5250 ALLY twinax
communication controller chip, and it is permissible to be connected to the
network during this operation.)
External Loop Test (Mode E)
An external loop test is also available. This diagnostic will test the transmit
and receive circuits of the 5250 ALLY. This test is available as part of
continuous testing that can be initiated with Mode E from the front panel
of the 5250 ALLY.
NOTE: to perform this test, the twinax “T” must be attached to the
5250 ALLY twinax port, and both cables must be disconnected from
the “T” connector so that it only serves as a terminator for the test.
Failure to disconnect can cause permanent damage to the equipment.
The full set of diagnostics performed is listed below:
1. ROM checksum
2. RAM
3-6. Internal Loop (Data, Address, End-of-Message)
7-9. DMA Loop (Data, Address, End-of-Message)
A-C. Optional External Loop (Data, Address, End-of-Message)
During testing, the 5250 ALLY LED will display each of these numerals
or letters as it performs each test. If an error is detected, the numeral or
letter of the test in which an error occurred will remain flashing on the
LED. If this occurs, contact AGILE technical support as indicated later in
this chapter. To end continuous testing of the 5250 ALLY, the unit must be
powered down.
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Twinax Addressing
After power-on hardware diagnostics and during twinax initialization, the
twinax port is monitored to check the 5250 ALLY twinax configuration
against the actual port configuration. Before the 5250 ALLY will begin
communication on the twinax address, it monitors the line to ensure that
the selected address is not being used by another device on the twinax
network. If the address is already used, the 5250 ALLY will not use the
address, but will flag the configuration error to the user. After twinax
initialization, during normal operation, the configured twinax address is
continually monitored by the 5250 ALLY.
Error Codes
Decimal Point On
If the 5250 ALLY front panel LED decimal point light is On, the system is
polling the unit on the configured address.
Decimal Point Off
If the decimal point is Off, the system is not polling that address. If the
System is not polling that address, either the unit is not connected
properly, or the System is not configured to have a device on that address.
Check the connections, and if the error persists, configure the System to
accept a device on that address.
Decimal Point Slow Flash
If the decimal point is flashing On and Off in half-second intervals, the
unit is in slow poll mode.
Decimal Point Fast Flash
If the decimal point is flashing On and Off in quarter-second intervals, the
unit’s twinax address is in collision with another device on the twinax line.
The address must be changed to one that is not being used by another
device.
Digital Display Slow Flash
If the digit on the 5250 ALLY front panel LED is flashing at half-second
intervals, the 5250 ALLY is holding data for the printer. During small
print jobs, the flashing may not be apparent to the user, but it will be
noticeable during large jobs that the printer cannot process immediately.
Digital Display Fast Flash
If the digit on the 5250 ALLY front panel LED is flashing at quarter-
second intervals, there is a problem at the printer; probably, the printer is
either off line or out of paper.
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Twinax Error Log
The 5250 ALLY makes a log of any twinax hardware errors it encounters
on the physical twinax line. Most errors encountered are parity errors
caused by faulty cabling or termination. This feature is useful for
diagnosing the cause of twinax errors. The twinax error log can be printed
using Mode 9-8.
SCS Dump and Hex Dump Samples
In order to illustrate the difference between the SCS Dump and the Hex
Dump modes, the following SCSGEN file was sent to the 5250 ALLY
three different times, once with the unit in Hex Dump mode, once in SCS
Dump mode, and finally in IBM emulation mode:
SCSGEN File
/****************************************************************************
Example test program
****************************************************************************/
program
ovrstk = 0x70; // Set EBCDIC overstrike character (“-”)
avpp 30; // goto line 30
ahpp 30; // column 30
text “Sample test program”;
avpp 32;
ahpp 30;
bus 1; // underscore all
text “This line is underscored”;
eus;
avpp 34;
ahpp 30;
bes; // start emphasis
text “This line is emphasized”;
ees;
avpp 36;
ahpp 30;
bos ovrstk, 1; // overstrike all
text “This line is struck out”;
ff // kick out that page
end
Hex Dump Mode
000000: 34 C4 1E 34 C0 1E E2 81 94 97 93 85 40 A3 85 A2 * D { Sample tes*
000010: A3 40 97 99 96 87 99 81 94 34 C4 20 34 C0 1E 2B *t program D { *
000020: D4 04 0A 01 01 E3 88 89 A2 40 93 89 95 85 40 89 *M.
This line i*
000030: A2 40 A4 95 84 85 99 A2 83 96 99 85 84 2B D4 02 *s underscored M *
000040: 0E 34 C4 22 34 C0 1E 2B D1 03 8A 00 E3 88 89 A2 * D { J - This*
000050: 40 93 89 95 85 40 89 A2 40 85 94 97 88 81 A2 89 * line is emphasi*
000060: A9 85 84 2B D1 03 8E 00 34 C4 24 34 C0 1E 2B D4 *zed J - D { M*
000070: 08 72 70 01 00 00 00 00 E3 88 89 A2 40 93 89 95 *.--
This lin*
000080: 85 40 89 A2 40 A2 A3 99 A4 83 92 40 96 A4 A3 0C *e is struck out.*
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SCS Dump Mode
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
5250 ALLY V1.00 Sep 1 1995, 11:49:36 COPYRIGHT (C) BY AGILE.
SCS / DCA Formatted Report, Page - 1.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
00000000: 34 C4 1E
00000003: 34 C0 1E
Absolute Vertical( To Line 30 )
Absolute Horizontal( To Column 30 )
00000006: E2 81 94 97 93 85 40 A3
00000014: 85 A2 A3 40 97 99 96 87
00000022: 99 81 94
Text( S a m p l e
t )
Text( e s t
p r o g )
Text( r a m )
00000025: 34 C4 20
00000028: 34 C0 1E
00000031: 2B D4 04 0A 01 01
00000037: E3 88 89 A2 40 93 89 95
00000045: 85 40 89 A2 40 A4 95 84
00000053: 85 99 A2 83 96 99 85 84
00000061: 2B D4 02 0E
Absolute Vertical( To Line 32 )
Absolute Horizontal( To Column 30 )
Begin Underscore( INVALID )
Text( T h i s
Text( e i s
l i n )
u n d )
Text( e r s c o r e d )
End Underscore
00000065: 34 C4 22
00000068: 34 C0 1E
Absolute Vertical( To Line 34 )
Absolute Horizontal(To Column 30 )
Begin Emphasized
00000071: 2B D1 03 8A 00
00000076: E3 88 89 A2 40 93 89 95
00000084: 85 40 89 A2 40 85 94 97
00000092: 88 81 A2 89 A9 85 84
00000099: 2B D1 03 8E 00
00000104: 34 C4 24
00000107: 34 C0 1E
00000110: 2B D4 08 72 70 01 00 00
00 00
Text( T h i s
Text( e i s
l i n )
e m p )
Text( h a s i z e d )
End Emphasized
Absolute Vertical( To Line 36 )
Absolute Horizontal( To Column 30 )
Begin Overstrike( Character = ‘\’
00000120: E3 88 89 A2 40 93 89 95
00000128: 85 40 89 A2 40 A2 A3 99
00000136: A4 83 92 40 96 A4 A3
00000143: 0C
Text( T h i s
Text( e i s
Text( u c k
l i n )
s t r )
o u t )
Form Feed
END
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
IBM Emulation
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Printing Reports (Mode 9)
The 5250 ALLY will print nine tests and reports that allow the user to
verify that the unit is functioning properly, and that the configuration
settings are correct. If experiencing problems with the unit, it is helpful to
start solving them by first printing and checking these reports:
0. Printer Test
1. Configuration Report
2. Translation Table Report
3. PFS Report
4. PFS Test
5. Portrait Font ID Report
6. Landscape Font ID Report
7. Loop Test
8. Twinax Error Log
To begin printing reports, make certain that the printer is properly
connected to the 5250 ALLY and that both the printer and the 5250 ALLY
are turned on. Select Mode 9 from the front panel of the 5250 ALLY by
pressing the MODE button until the LED displays an “9.” After two
seconds, the LED will display an underscore (_). The user must then press
the MODE button until the LED displays the number of the report to be
printed, as indicated above.
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Printer Test (Mode 9-0)
The Printer Test is a repeating set of characters that demonstrates that the
printer is operating correctly and that the interface is properly connected.
The following is a sample report:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
AGILE 5250 ALLY V1.00 COPYRIGHT (C) 09/01/95 BY AGILE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Printer Test Page
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
!”#$%&’()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijkl
!”#$%&’()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklm
“#$%&’()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmn
#$%&’()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmno
$%&’()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnop
%&’()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopq
&’()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqr
‘()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrs
()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrst
)*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstu
*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuv
+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvw
,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwx
-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxy
./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
/0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{
0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|
123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}
23456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~
3456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~
456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~
56789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !
6789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !”
789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !”#
89:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !”#$
9:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !”#$%
:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !”#$%&
;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !”#$%&’
<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !”#$%&’(
=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !”#$%&’()
>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !”#$%&’()*
?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !”#$%&’()*+
@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !”#$%&’()*+,
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !”#$%&’()*+,-
BCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !”#$%&’()*+,-.
CDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !”#$%&’()*+,-./
DEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !”#$%&’()*+,-./0
EFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !”#$%&’()*+,-./01
FGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !”#$%&’()*+,-./012
GHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !”#$%&’()*+,-./0123
HIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !”#$%&’()*+,-./01234
IJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !”#$%&’()*+,-./012345
JKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !”#$%&’()*+,-./0123456
KLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !”#$%&’()*+,-./01234567
LMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !”#$%&’()*+,-./012345678
MNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !”#$%&’()*+,-./0123456789
NOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !”#$%&’()*+,-./0123456789:
OPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !”#$%&’()*+,-./0123456789:;
PQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !”#$%&’()*+,-./0123456789:;<
QRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !”#$%&’()*+,-./0123456789:;<=
RSTUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !”#$%&’()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>
STUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !”#$%&’()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?
TUVWXYZ[\]^_‘abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}~ !”#$%&’()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@
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TWINAX (GROUP 00)
01 - Address - 1
02 - Emulate - 5219
03 - Mode - IBM
05 - Timeout - 5 second(s)
0600 - Xerox UDK Translation - UDK translation
0601 - Xerox PFS Suppression - Automatic PFS suppression
0602 - Xerox Form Feed Suppression - Automatic form feed suppression
0603 - Xerox Form Feed to New Line - Inactive
0604 - Xerox Logical Not - Use logical not commands
0605 - Xerox Job Restart to Form Feed - Inactive
0606 - Xerox Metacode Transparency - Inactive
ALTERNATE HOST (GROUP 30)
31 - Mode - Transparent mode
33 - Timeout - 5 second(s)
3400 - Xerox UDK Translation - UDK translation
3401 - Xerox PFS Suppression - Automatic PFS suppression
3402 - Xerox Form Feed Suppression - Automatic form feed suppression
3403 - Xerox Form Feed to New Line - Inactive
3404 - Xerox Logical Not - Use logical not commands
3405 - Xerox Job Restart to Form Feed - Inactive
3406 - Xerox Metacode Transparency - Inactive
PRINTER (GROUP 40-50)
40 - Load - Generic printer
42 - Timing - Fast
43 - Error Timeout - 5 second(s)
44 - Carriage Return at Form Feed - Add CR at FF
46 - Vertical Movement - Relative vertical movement
47 - Horizontal Resolution - 180 DPI
48 - Vertical Resolution - 6 LPI
49 - Maximum Vertical Resolution - 1 line
4A - Horizontal Offset - 0.00 inch
4B - Vertical Offset - 0.00 inch
4C - COR Horizontal Offset - 0.50 inch
4D - COR Vertical Offset - 0.50 inch
4E - COR Vertical Reduction - 70%
4F - CPI/Font Order - CPI-Font
51 - Bolding - Printer
52 - Page Resetting - No reset
53 - Underlining - Underline PFS
54 - Orientation - Force portrait
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5500 - Paper 1 Width - 8.50 inch
5501 - Paper 1 Length - 11.00 inch
5502 - Paper 1 Rotation - Portrait
5600 - Paper 2 Width - 8.50 inch
5601 - Paper 2 Length - 11.00 inch
5602 - Paper 2 Rotation - Portrait
5700 - Paper 3 Width - 8.50 inch
5701 - Paper 3 Length - 11.00 inch
5702 - Paper 3 Rotation - Portrait
5800 - Envelope Width - 8.50 inch
5801 - Envelope Length - 11.00 inch
5802 - Envelope Rotation - Portrait
59 - Font ID Table Look-Up - Portrait and Landscape
TRANSLATION (GROUP 60)
60 - Twinax Translation - EBCDIC to ASCII
63 - Alternate Host Translation - ASCII to ASCII
66 - 5250 ALLY Translation - ASCII to ASCII
67 - Xerox Font Translation - Xerox EBCDIC Font download to ASCII
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ASCII->ASCII—>
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0_: 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F
1_: 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F
2_: 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E 2F
3_: 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F
4_: 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F
5_: 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 5A 5B 5C 5D 5E 5F
6_: 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 6A 6B 6C 6D 6E 6F
7_: 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 7A 7B 7C 7D 7E 7F
8_: 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 8A 8B 8C 8D 8E 8F
9_: 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 9A 9B 9C 9D 9E 9F
A_: A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 AA AB AC AD AE AF
B_: B0 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 BA BB BC BD BE BF
C_: C0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 CA CB CC CD CE CF
D_: D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 DA DB DC DD DE DF
E_: E0 E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 EA EB EC ED EE EF
F_: F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 FA FB FC FD FE FF
_0 _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7 _8 _9 _A _B _C _D _E _F
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0_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0C 0D 00 00
1_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
2_: 00 00 00 00 00 0A 00 1B 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
3_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
4_: 20 20 61 61 61 61 61 61 63 6E 5B 2E 3C 28 2B 21
5_: 26 65 65 65 65 69 69 69 69 42 5D 24 2A 29 3B 5E
6_: 2D 2F 41 41 41 41 41 41 43 4E 7C 2C 25 5F 3E 3F
7_: 6F 45 45 45 45 49 49 49 49 60 3A 23 40 27 3D 22
8_: 4F 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 3C 3E 64 79 70 2B
9_: 6F 6A 6B 6C 6D 6E 6F 70 71 72 61 6F 61 2C 41 6F
A_: 75 7E 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 7A 21 3F 44 59 50 52
B_: 63 4C 59 50 66 53 50 61 61 61 5E 7C 2D 22 27 5F
C_: 7B 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 2D 6F 6F 6F 6F 6F
D_: 7D 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F 50 51 52 31 75 75 75 75 79
E_: 5C 20 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 5A 32 4F 4F 4F 4F 4F
F_: 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 33 55 55 55 55 00
EBCDIC->ASCII—>
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ASCII->EBCDIC->
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0_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 2F 00 00 25 00 0C 0D 00 00
1_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 27 00 00 00 00
2_: 40 4F 7F 7B 5B 6C 50 7D 4D 5D 5C 4E 6B 60 4B 61
3_: F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 7A 5E 4C 7E 6E 6F
4_: 7C C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6
5_: D7 D8 D9 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 4A E0 5A 5F 6D
6_: 7D 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 91 92 93 94 95 96
7_: 97 98 99 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 C0 BB D0 A1 00
8_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
9_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
A_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
B_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
C_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
D_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
E_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
F_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
_0 _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7 _8 _9 _A _B _C _D _E _F
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0_: 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F
1_: 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F
2_: 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E 2F
3_: 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F
4_: 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F
5_: 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 5A 5B 5C 5D 5E 5F
6_: 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 6A 6B 6C 6D 6E 6F
7_: 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 7A 7B 7C 7D 7E 7F
8_: 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 8A 8B 8C 8D 8E 8F
9_: 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 9A 9B 9C 9D 9E 9F
A_: A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 AA AB AC AD AE AF
B_: B0 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 BA BB BC BD BE BF
C_: C0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 CA CB CC CD CE CF
D_: D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 DA DB DC DD DE DF
E_: E0 E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 EA EB EC ED EE EF
F_: F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 FA FB FC FD FE FF
EBCDIC->EBCDIC->
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EBCDIC->HP LJ-->
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0_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0C 0D 00 00
1_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
2_: 00 00 00 00 00 0A 00 1B 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
3_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
4_: 20 20 C0 CC C8 C4 E2 D4 B5 B7 5B 2E 3C 28 2B 21
5_: 26 C5 C1 CD C9 D5 D1 DD D9 DE 5D 24 2A 29 3B 5E
6_: 2D 2F A2 D8 A1 E0 E1 D0 B4 B6 7C 2C 25 5F 3E 3F
7_: D6 DC A4 A5 A3 E5 A6 A7 E6 A9 3A 23 41 27 3D 22
8_: D2 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 FB FD E4 B2 F1 FE
9_: B3 6A 6B 6C 6D 6E 6F 70 71 72 F9 FA D7 2C D3 BA
A_: F3 AC 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 7A B8 B9 E3 B1 F0 52
B_: BF BB BC 50 BE BD F4 F7 F8 F5 5E 7C B0 AB A8 5F
C_: 7B 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 2D C2 CE CA C6 EA
D_: 7D 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F 50 51 52 31 C3 CF CB C7 EF
E_: 5C 20 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 5A 32 DF DA E8 E7 E9
F_: 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 33 AE DB AD ED FF
_0 _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7 _8 _9 _A _B _C _D _E _F
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0_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0C 0D 00 00
1_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
2_: 00 00 00 00 00 0A 00 1B 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
3_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
4_: 20 20 83 84 85 A0 61 86 87 A4 5B 2E 3C 28 2B 21
5_: 26 82 88 89 8A A1 8C 8B 8D E1 5D 5B 2A 29 3B 5E
6_: 2D 2F 41 8E 41 41 41 8F 80 A5 7C 2C 25 5F 3E 3F
7_: ED 90 45 45 45 49 49 49 49 61 3A 23 41 27 3D 22
8_: 4F 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 AE AF 64 79 70 F1
9_: F8 6A 6B 6C 6D 6E 6F 70 71 72 A6 A7 91 2C 92 6F
A_: E6 7E 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 7A AD A8 44 59 50 52
B_: 9B 9C 9D 9E 9F 53 50 AC AB 61 AA 7C 2D 22 27 5F
C_: 7B 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 2D 93 94 95 A2 6F
D_: 7D 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F 50 51 52 31 96 81 97 A3 98
E_: 5C 20 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 5A FD 4F 99 4F 4F 4F
F_: 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 33 55 94 55 55 00
EBCDIC->PC-->
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0_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0C 0D 00 00
1_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
2_: 00 00 00 00 00 0A 00 1B 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
3_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
4_: 20 20 E2 E4 E0 E1 E3 E5 E7 F1 5B 2E 3C 28 2B 21
5_: 26 E9 EA EB E8 ED EE EF EC DF 5D 24 2A 29 3B 5E
6_: 2D 2F C2 C4 C0 C1 C3 C5 C7 D1 A6 2C 25 5F 3E 3F
7_: F8 C9 CA CB C8 CD CE CF CC 91 3A 23 40 27 3D 22
8_: D8 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 AB BB F0 FD FE B1
9_: B0 6A 6B 6C 6D 6E 6F 70 71 72 AA BA E6 B8 C6 A4
A_: B5 7E 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 7A A1 BF D0 DD DE AE
B_: A2 A3 A5 50 66 A7 B6 BC BD BE AC 7C AF A8 B4 5F0
C_: 7B 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 2D F4 F6 F2 F3 F5
D_: 7D 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F 50 51 52 B9 FB FC F9 FA FF
E_: 5C 20 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 5A B2 D4 D6 D2 D3 D5
F_: 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 B3 DB DC D9 DA 00
_0 _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7 _8 _9 _A _B _C _D _E _F
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0_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0C 0D 00 00
1_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
2_: 00 00 00 00 00 0A 00 1B 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 07
3_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
4_: 20 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 F8 AA AB A2 2E 3C 28 2B 7C
5_: 26 BA BB C0 C1 BD BC C4 C5 C6 21 24 2A 29 3B 98
6_: 2D 2F C7 C8 C9 D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 99 2C 25 5F 3E 3F
7_: D5 9A 9B 9C 9D E0 E2 E3 E4 60 3A 23 40 27 3D 22
8_: B5 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 A1 E6 E7 E8 E9 F0
9_: F1 6A 6B 6C 6D 6E 6F 70 71 72 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7
A_: A0 7E 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 7A AD C2 AC 5B AE AF
B_: B0 B1 B2 B3 B4 5E B6 B7 B8 B9 F9 C3 A9 5D BE BF
C_: 7B 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 CA CB CC CD CE CF
D_: 7D 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F 50 51 52 9E 9F DC DD DE DF
E_: 5C E1 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 5A EA EB EC ED EE EF
F_: 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 FA FB FC FD FE FF
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User Table 1->
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0_: 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F
1_: 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F
2_: 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E 2F
3_: 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F
4_: 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F
5_: 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 5A 5B 5C 5D 5E 5F
6_: 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 6A 6B 6C 6D 6E 6F
7_: 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 7A 7B 7C 7D 7E 7F
8_: 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 8A 8B 8C 8D 8E 8F
9_: 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 9A 9B 9C 9D 9E 9F
A_: A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 AA AB AC AD AE AF
B_: B0 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 BA BB BC BD BE BF
C_: C0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 CA CB CC CD CE CF
D_: D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 DA DB DC DD DE DF
E_: E0 E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 EA EB EC ED EE EF
F_: F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 FA FB FC FD FE FF
_0 _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7 _8 _9 _A _B _C _D _E _F
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0_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 2F 00 00 25 00 0C 0D 00 00
1_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 27 00 00 00 00
2_: 40 4F 7F 7B 5B 6C 50 7D 4D 5D 5C 4E 6B 60 4B 61
3_: F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 7A 5E 4C 7E 6E 6F
4_: 7C C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6
5_: D7 D8 D9 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 4A E0 5A 5F 6D
6_: 7D 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 91 92 93 94 95 96
7_: 97 98 99 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 C0 BB D0 A1 00
8_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
9_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
A_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
B_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
C_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
D_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
E_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
F_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
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0_: 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F
1_: 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F
2_: 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E 2F
3_: 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F
4_: 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F
5_: 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 5A 5B 5C 5D 5E 5F
6_: 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 6A 6B 6C 6D 6E 6F
7_: 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 7A 7B 7C 7D 7E 7F
8_: 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 8A 8B 8C 8D 8E 8F
9_: 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 9A 9B 9C 9D 9E 9F
A_: A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 AA AB AC AD AE AF
B_: B0 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 BA BB BC BD BE BF
C_: C0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 CA CB CC CD CE CF
D_: D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 DA DB DC DD DE DF
E_: E0 E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 EA EB EC ED EE EF
F_: F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 FA FB FC FD FE FF
_0 _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7 _8 _9 _A _B _C _D _E _F
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0_: 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F
1_: 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F
2_: 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E 2F
3_: 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F
4_: 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F
5_: 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 5A 5B 5C 5D 5E 5F
6_: 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 6A 6B 6C 6D 6E 6F
7_: 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 7A 7B 7C 7D 7E 7F
8_: 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 8A 8B 8C 8D 8E 8F
9_: 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 9A 9B 9C 9D 9E 9F
A_: A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 AA AB AC AD AE AF
B_: B0 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 BA BB BC BD BE BF
C_: C0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 CA CB CC CD CE CF
D_: D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 DA DB DC DD DE DF
E_: E0 E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 EA EB EC ED EE EF
F_: F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 FA FB FC FD FE FF
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0_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 2F 00 00 25 00 0C 0D 00 00
1_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 27 00 00 00 00
2_: 40 4F 7F 7B 5B 6C 50 7D 4D 5D 5C 4E 6B 60 4B 61
3_: F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 7A 5E 4C 7E 6E 6F
4_: 7C C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6
5_: D7 D8 D9 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 4A E0 5A 5F 6D
6_: 7D 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 91 92 93 94 95 96
7_: 97 98 99 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 C0 BB D0 A1 00
8_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
9_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
A_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
B_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
C_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
D_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
E_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
F_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
_0 _1 _2 _3 _4 _5 _6 _7 _8 _9 _A _B _C _D _E _F
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0_: 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F
1_: 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F
2_: 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E 2F
3_: 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F
4_: 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F
5_: 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 5A 5B 5C 5D 5E 5F
6_: 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 6A 6B 6C 6D 6E 6F
7_: 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 7A 7B 7C 7D 7E 7F
8_: 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 8A 8B 8C 8D 8E 8F
9_: 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 9A 9B 9C 9D 9E 9F
A_: A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 AA AB AC AD AE AF
B_: B0 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 BA BB BC BD BE BF
C_: C0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 CA CB CC CD CE CF
D_: D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 DA DB DC DD DE DF
E_: E0 E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 EA EB EC ED EE EF
F_: F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 FA FB FC FD FE FF
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0_: 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F
1_: 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F
2_: 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E 2F
3_: 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F
4_: 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F
5_: 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 5A 5B 5C 5D 5E 5F
6_: 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 6A 6B 6C 6D 6E 6F
7_: 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 7A 7B 7C 7D 7E 7F
8_: 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 8A 8B 8C 8D 8E 8F
9_: 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 9A 9B 9C 9D 9E 9F
A_: A0 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 AA AB AC AD AE AF
B_: B0 B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 BA BB BC BD BE BF
C_: C0 C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 CA CB CC CD CE CF
D_: D0 D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8 D9 DA DB DC DD DE DF
E_: E0 E1 E2 E3 E4 E5 E6 E7 E8 E9 EA EB EC ED EE EF
F_: F0 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 FA FB FC FD FE FF
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0_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
1_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
2_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
3_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
4_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 30 00 39 7D 00
5_: 31 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 32 00 00
6_: 00 33 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 34 35 36 00 37
7_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 38 00 00 00 7E 00
8_: 00 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 00 00 00 00 00 00
9_: 00 6A 6B 6C 6D 6E 6F 70 71 72 00 00 00 00 00 00
A_: 00 00 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 7A 00 00 00 00 00 00
B_: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
C_: 00 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 00 00 00 00 00 00
D_: 00 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F 50 51 52 00 00 00 00 00 00
E_: 00 00 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 5A 00 00 00 00 00 00
F_: 3F 40 5B 5C 5D 5F 60 7B 7C 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
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PFS Report (Mode 9-3)
This report will print a list of all PFSs. Unlike PFS Test, this will report the
actual definitions for the PFSs rather than samples of the results of the PFS
definitions. Use this test in conjunction with PFS Test. In this sample
report, the PFSs listed are for Xerox XES mode printers.
The column on the left shows the names of the PFSs. The middle column
shows the hexadecimal value of the PFS. The column on the right shows
the human-readable characters.
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PFS INITIBM> END
PFS INITALT> END
PFS INITTWN> END
PFS INIT275> END
PFS INITALY> $1B $2B $39 $54 $69 $74 $61 $6E
$31 $30 $69 $73 $6F $2D $50 $0D
$0A $1B $39 $1B $7A $66 $1B $6D
$33 $33 $30 $30 $2C $37 $35 $2C
$37 $35 $2C $37 $35 $2C $32 $34
$37 $35 $0D $0A END
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PORT> $1B $2B $39 $54 $69 $74 $61 $6E
$31 $30 $69 $73 $6F $2D $50 $0D
$0A $1B $39 $1B $7A $66 $1B $6D
$33 $33 $30 $30 $2C $30 $2C $30
$2C $31 $35 $2C $33 $33 $30 $30
$0D $0A END
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LAND> $1B $2B $39 $58 $43 $50 $31 $34
$69 $73 $6F $2D $4C $0D $0A $1B
$39 $1B $7A $66 $1B $6D $33 $33
$30 $30 $2C $30 $2C $30 $2C $31
$35 $2C $33 $33 $30 $30 $0D $0A
END
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PFS VERMOVE> $1B $72 $64 DEC $20 END
PFS LINEDEN> END
esc r
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PFS PAGELEN> END
PFS P 5CPI> END
PFS P 8CPI> END
PFS P 10CPI> END
PFS P PSCPI> END
PFS P 12CPI> END
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PFS P 15CPI> END
PFS P 16CPI> END
PFS P 17CPI> END
PFS L 5CPI> END
PFS L 8CPI> END
PFS L 10CPI> END
PFS L PSCPI> END
PFS L 12CPI> END
PFS L 15CPI> END
PFS L 16CPI> END
PFS L 17CPI> END
PFS COR 10> END
PFS COR 12> END
PFS COR 15> END
PFS BOLD ON> $1B $62 END
PFS BOLDOFF> $1B $70 END
PFS BSBOLD1> END
esc b
esc p
PFS BSBOLD2> END
PFS UNDL ON> $1B $75 END
PFS UNDLOFF> $1B $77 END
PFS SUBS ON> $1B $6C END
PFS SUBSOFF> $1B $73 END
PFS SUPS ON> $1B $68 END
PFS SUPSOFF> $1B $73 END
PFS LOWQUAL> END
esc u
esc w
esc l
esc s
esc h
esc s
PFS MEDQUAL> END
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PFS HIQUAL> END
PFS SIMPLEX> END
PFS DUPLEX> END
PFS TUMBLE> END
PFS PPAPER1> $1B $63 $31 END
PFS PPAPER2> $1B $63 $32 END
PFS PPAPER3> $1B $63 $33 END
PFS P ENVEL> $1B $63 $31 END
PFS PORTCUT> END
esc c
esc c
esc c
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PFS PORTTRC> END
PFS PORTMAN> END
PFS LPAPER1> END
PFS LPAPER2> END
PFS LPAPER3> END
PFS L ENVEL> END
PFS LANDCUT> END
PFS LANDTRC> END
PFS LANDMAN> END
PFS JOG OUT> END
PFS
PFS
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DEST1> END
DEST2> END
DEST3> END
PFS JOBSTRT> END
PFS JOBEND> END
PFS TIMEOUT> END
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PFS Test (Mode 9-4)
This report will print a test sample of several of the 5250 ALLY PFSs. For
each PFS, see that it has been implemented properly by looking at the
effect on the text that follows the PFS name. For example, to test PFS 12
— P 10CPI, the report will print “This line of text is in 10 CPI,” using the
appropriate font as defined in the PFS.
The following is a sample report:
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PFS Test Page
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This is a test of the PFSs for the printer. Each of the following print
enhancements are made with the indicated PFS.
P 5CPI>
5 Characters Per Inch.
P 10CPI>
This text should be 10 Characters Per Inch.
P PSCPI>
This text should be proportionally spaced.
WWWWWWWWWW
iiiiiiiiii
P 12CPI>
This should be 12 Characters Per Inch
.
P 15CPI>
This should be 15 Characters Per Inch.
P 16CPI>
This should be 16 Characters Per Inch.
Now Back to 10 CPI.
BOLD ON>
This text should be bold.
BOLDOFF>
This text should not be bold.
UNDL ON>
This text should be underlined.
UNDLOFF>
This text should not be underlined.
SUBS ON> Baseline.
SUPS ON> Baseline.
SUBSOFF>
SUPSOFF>
Subscripted.
Superscripted.
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Portrait Font ID Report (Mode 9-5)
This report will print a portrait font correspondence table. The fonts listed
in this sample are for Xerox XES mode printers set to ASCII character
coding.
The following is a sample report:
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GFID 00003> $1B $2B $39 $4F $43 $52 $42 $31
$30 $2D $50 $0D $0A $1B $39 END
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GFID 00005> $1B $2B $39 $53 $70 $6F $6B $65
$73 $6D $61 $6E $31 $30 $69 $73
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GFID 00011> $1B $2B $39 $54 $69 $74 $61 $6E
$31 $30 $69 $73 $6F $2D $50 $0D
$0A $1B $39 END
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GFID 00012> $1B $2B $39 $56 $69 $6E $74 $61
$67 $65 $31 $30 $69 $73 $6F $2D
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GFID 00013> $1B $2B $39 $54 $69 $74 $61 $6E
$31 $30 $69 $73 $6F $2D $50 $0D
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GFID 00018> $1B $2B $39 $54 $69 $74 $61 $6E
$31 $30 $49 $69 $73 $6F $2D $50
$0D $0A $1B $39 END
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GFID 00020> $1B $2B $39 $56 $69 $6E $74 $61
$67 $65 $31 $30 $69 $73 $6F $2D
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GFID 00021> $1B $2B $39 $56 $69 $6E $74 $61
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$2D $50 $0D $0A $1B $39 END
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GFID 00022> $1B $2B $39 $54 $69 $74 $61 $6E
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$50 $0D $0A $1B $39 END
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END
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GFID 00030> $1B $2B $39 $54 $69 $74 $61 $6E
$31 $30 $69 $73 $6F $2D $50 $0D
$0A $1B $39 END
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GFID 00038> $1B $2B $39 $53 $70 $6F $6B $65
$73 $6D $61 $6E $31 $30 $69 $73
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GFID 00039> $1B $2B $39 $4C $65 $74 $74 $65
$72 $47 $6F $74 $68 $69 $63 $31
$30 $42 $69 $73 $6F $2D $50 $0D
$0A $1B $39 END
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GFID 00040> $1B $2B $39 $4C $65 $74 $74 $65
$72 $47 $6F $74 $68 $69 $63 $31
$30 $69 $73 $6F $2D $50 $0D $0A
$1B $39 END
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GFID 00041> $1B $2B $39 $56 $69 $6E $74 $61
$67 $65 $31 $30 $69 $73 $6F $2D
$50 $0D $0A $1B $39 END
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GFID 00042> $1B $2B $39 $54 $69 $74 $61 $6E
$31 $30 $69 $73 $6F $2D $50 $0D
$0A $1B $39 END
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GFID 00043> $1B $2B $39 $54 $69 $74 $61 $6E
$31 $30 $49 $69 $73 $6F $2D $50
$0D $0A $1B $39 END
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GFID 00046> $1B $2B $39 $54 $69 $74 $61 $6E
$31 $30 $42 $69 $73 $6F $2D $50
$0D $0A $1B $39 END
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GFID 00060> $1B $2B $39 $55 $50 $43 $41 $6D
$65 $64 $69 $75 $6D $2D $50 $0D
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GFID 00061> $1B $2B $39 $55 $50 $43 $45 $6D
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GFID 00062> $1B $2B $39 $49 $6E $74 $65 $72
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$66 $35 $2D $50 $0D $0A $1B $39
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GFID 00063> $1B $2B $39 $43 $6F $64 $65 $33
$6F $66 $39 $2D $50 $0D $0A $1B
$39 END
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GFID 00066> $1B $2B $39 $4C $65 $74 $74 $65
$72 $47 $6F $74 $68 $69 $63 $31
$32 $69 $73 $6F $2D $50 $0D $0A
$1B $39 END
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GFID 00068> $1B $2B $39 $4C $65 $74 $74 $65
$72 $47 $6F $74 $68 $69 $63 $31
$32 $69 $73 $6F $2D $50 $0D $0A
$1B $39 END
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GFID 00069> $1B $2B $39 $4C $65 $74 $74 $65
$72 $47 $6F $74 $68 $69 $63 $31
$32 $42 $69 $73 $6F $2D $50 $0D
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GFID 00070> $1B $2B $39 $56 $69 $6E $74 $61
$67 $65 $31 $32 $69 $73 $6F $2D
$50 $0D $0A $1B $39 END
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GFID 00071> $1B $2B $39 $56 $69 $6E $74 $61
$67 $65 $31 $32 $69 $73 $6F $2D
$50 $0D $0A $1B $39 END
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GFID 00072> $1B $2B $39 $56 $69 $6E $74 $61
$67 $65 $31 $32 $42 $69 $73 $6F
$2D $50 $0D $0A $1B $39 END
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GFID 00080> $1B $2B $39 $54 $69 $74 $61 $6E
$31 $32 $69 $73 $6F $2D $50 $0D
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GFID 00085> $1B $2B $39 $54 $69 $74 $61 $6E
$31 $32 $69 $73 $6F $2D $50 $0D
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GFID 00086> $1B $2B $39 $45 $6C $69 $74 $65
$31 $32 $69 $73 $6F $2D $50 $0D
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GFID 00087> $1B $2B $39 $4C $65 $74 $74 $65
$72 $47 $6F $74 $68 $69 $63 $31
$32 $69 $73 $6F $2D $50 $0D $0A
$1B $39 END
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GFID 00162> $1B $2B $39 $53 $71 $75 $61 $72
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GFID 00173> $1B $2B $39 $53 $71 $75 $61 $72
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GFID 00003> $1B $2B $39 $4F $43 $52 $42 $31
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GFID 00011> $1B $2B $39 $54 $69 $74 $61 $6E
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GFID 00030> $1B $2B $39 $54 $69 $74 $61 $6E
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GFID 00063> $1B $2B $39 $43 $6F $64 $65 $33
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GFID 00070> $1B $2B $39 $56 $69 $6E $74 $61
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GFID 00072> $1B $2B $39 $56 $69 $6E $74 $61
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GFID 00080> $1B $2B $39 $54 $69 $74 $61 $6E
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GFID 00086> $1B $2B $39 $45 $6C $69 $74 $65
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Loop Test (Mode 9-7)
This report is a diagnostic test that is not normally used.
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789{-
}~abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz!@#$^&*()[+]?
Twinax Error Log (Mode 9-8)
Using this mode will print and reset to zero the twinax error log, which is a
count of the number of errors on the twinax line since the last power-up,
reset or twinax error log report. Most errors encountered are parity errors
caused by faulty cabling or termination. This feature is useful for
diagnosing the cause of twinax errors.
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Troubleshooting
This guide is intended as a quick reference for identifying and correcting
the most likely causes of problems encountered when installing or
troubleshooting the AGILE 5250 ALLY.
Step 1: Power
❏ 5250 ALLY
Check that the 5250 ALLY is connected to a power source and that the
power switch and front panel LED are on. Refer to Chapter 1 — Getting
Started: Selecting a Location, Connecting the 5250 ALLY to Power and
Starting Up.
❏ Printer
Confirm that the printer is connected to a power source, powered on and
on line. Ensure that the printer is functioning properly by having it perform
a self test. Refer to the printer user’s manual for instructions.
Step 2: Connections
❏ 5250 ALLY to Twinax Host
Check that the twinax “T” cable adapter is firmly connected to the 5250
ALLY and that the twinax cable is securely fastened to one side of the “T.”
Refer to the system documentation and to Chapter 1 — Getting Started:
Connecting to the Host System.
❏ 5250 ALLY to Printer
Check that the cable between the 5250 ALLY and the printer is an AGILE-
approved cable and that the cable is securely fastened to the PARALLEL
OUT PRINTER port on the 5250 ALLY. Refer to the printer user’s manual
and to Chapter 1 — Getting Started: Connecting the Printer.
❏ 5250 ALLY to Alternate Host (if using an alternate host)
Confirm that the alternate host is connected to the 5250 ALLY with an
AGILE-approved cable and that the cable is securely fastened to the
PARALLEL IN ALTERNATE HOST port on the 5250 ALLY. Refer to
the alternate host documentation and to Chapter 1 — Getting Started:
Connecting the Alternate Host.
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Step 3: Configuration
Perform the basic configuration steps outlined in Chapter 1 — Getting
Started: Basic Port Configuration. Pay particular attention to Configuring
the Parallel Out Printer Port.
Step 4: Printer Test
Verify that the printer is operating correctly and that the interface is
properly connected by sending a Printer Test to the printer. If the report
does not print, recheck the connections and ensure that the printer is
functioning properly, or reconfigure the printer ports as described in
Chapter 2 — Advanced Configuration: Printer Configuration (Group 40-
50).
Step 5: Configuration Test
Confirm correct configuration by sending a Configuration Report to the
printer. Consult the printouts of the report for sources of potential
problems.
Step 6: Twinax Host Test
Confirm that the 5250 ALLY does not indicate any address errors. If an
error is indicated, correct it by reconfiguring the twinax ports as described
in Chapter 2 — Advanced Configuration: Twinax Configuration (Group
00).
Step 7: Alternate Host Test
Test the alternate host connection by sending a Print Screen job (or device
equivalent) from the alternate host to the printer. Refer to the alternate host
documentation. If the test fails to print, recheck the connections, or
reconfigure the alternate host port as described in Chapter 2 — Advanced
Configuration: Alternate Host Configuration (Group 30).
Other Issues
❏ Orientation
Refer to Chapter 2 — Advanced Configuration for information on the
orientation algorithm of the 5250 ALLY. If the page size indicated by the
host is bigger than the paper size indicated by the 5250 ALLY in Options
5500, 5600, 5700, 5800, 5501, 5601, 5701 and 5801, by default the 5250
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ALLY will invoke COR and automatically rotate the job to a landscape
orientation. To prevent COR output, refer to Chapter 2 — Advanced
Configuration: Printer Configuration (Group 40-50), and change the
settings of Options 5502, 5602, 5702 and 5802.
❏ Xerox 4235 Printer Duplexing
When duplex printing on the 4235 printer, program PFS 4C — JOB END
with the DUPLEX SIDE SELECT (szyi1d) command. This will
ensure that new jobs start printing on the front side of the page.
Contacting AGILE Technical Support
If the problem persists after each of the potential problems listed above has
been checked and corrected, call the AGILE technical support hotline.
Please have the following information available before calling:
A printout of the Configuration Report, if able to print one.
5250 ALLY serial number (found on the back panel): S/N
Firmware version number (found on Configuration Report):
Host type:
Host port:
Host OS:
Model:
Address:
Version:
Release:
Modification:
Printer make:
Model:
Printer configuration used:
Printer cable #:
Alternate host make:
Alternate host cable #:
Model #:
AGILE technical support is available between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and
4:30 p.m. Pacific time. For Express Exchange Service customers who
would like next-business-day replacement of a unit, AGILE technical
support must be contacted early enough so that the need for a replacement
unit can be determined before 2:00 p.m. Pacific time.
Call (800) 538-1634, FAX (510) 724-2222 or e-mail [email protected].
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The AGILE Bulletin Board System
To upload files or download a new configuration, call the AGILE BBS:
1. Load the communications software.
2. Set up the modem:
• Baud rate: Fastest setting available (AGILE supports speeds of up
to 28.8 with both V.FC and V.34 modems)
• Data bits: 8
• Stop bits: 1
• Parity: None
3. Dial 15107248073. If using a line with Call Waiting, dial
*70,15107248073 to disable Call Waiting.
4. As prompted by the bulletin board, enter the following:
• First name
• Last name
• “Y” to confirm name
• Password
• Re-enter password
• “C” to continue
• Company name
• Voice phone number
5. Now answer a few questions about your system:
• Hot keys (Y/N) allow options to be selected without pressing Enter
• Color menus — “A” = auto-detect
• Default editor mode — “F” = full screen (if the user has ANSI
terminal emulation); “L” = line edit (if the user does not have
ANSI terminal emulation)
• Protocol for file transfers — the preferred file transfer protocol is
ZMODEM (“Z”), but the user may also use any of the other
protocols displayed on the screen.
6. The bulletin board will then ask if you want to display the Bulletin menu
(Y/N), inform you that you have no personal mail, and after you press
Enter, will display the Main menu.
7. To download new code for the 5250 ALLY, perform the following
steps:
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• Press “F” to display the File menu
• Press “L” to List files
• Press “1” to go to File area 1 (AGILE software download area)
• Press “M” to Mark the file
• Type the number of the file to be downloaded
• Press “D” to Download the file
• Press “D” to confirm the download
• Perform the local download procedure according to your
communications software instructions
8. After downloading the file, press Enter, then exit the bulletin board with
the following steps:
• Press “S” to Stop downloading and exit the Download menu
• Press “Q” to Quit to the Main menu
• Press “G” to Goodbye and Logoff
• Press “Y” to confirm the Logoff
Mode F — Code Load
AGILE periodically makes improvements to the operating software for its
products, either to provide more functionality or to correct problems with
earlier versions. These software upgrades are available from AGILE at no
charge during the warranty period. All software upgrades are facilitated by
downloading revised code to the 5250 ALLY flash EEPROM memory.
Code revisions can be obtained via the AGILE BBS (see above), or by
contacting AGILE Technical Support for the shipment of a diskette with
the new code.
If downloaded from the AGILE BBS, the new code will be contained in a
self-extracting archive named 52alMMDD.exe, with MMDD representing
month-day, e.g., the code released on September 1st would be called
52al0901.exe. To extract the files contained in the self-extracting archive,
simply type the name of the file at the PC’s prompt, e.g., 52al0901.
The name of the code file will have the extension .agl, for instance,
ally5250.agl. The archive contains other files besides the new code. Also
included are boot.agl, codeload.exe, gocode.exe, param.exe and
readme.txt. These files will be discussed later in this chapter.
To load the new code to the 5250 ALLY’s flash memory, the unit must be
placed in Mode F. To do so, power off the 5250 ALLY. Then, while
pressing and holding down the Mode button on the unit’s front panel,
power up the 5250 ALLY. The LED will display an “F.”
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Next, insert the diskette with the new code into a PC connected to the 5250
ALLY alternate host port. At the user’s PC prompt, type codeload
ally5250. The new code will be loaded to the 5250 ALLY’s flash memory.
During the process, the user will see something similar to the following on
the PC screen:
XTRA Coad load utility 1.0 Copyright (C) 1995 Agile Inc.
Load address: c000
Loading file: ally5250.agl to the XTRA via LPT1 at I/O address 0x0378
Writing the flash...
1800 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1840 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1880 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
18C0 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1900 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1940 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1980 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
19C0 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1A00 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1A40 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1A80 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1AC0 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1B00 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1B40 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1B80 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1BC0 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1C00 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1C40 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1C80 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1CC0 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1D00 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1D40 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1D80 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1DC0 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1E00 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1E40 - 000000000000000
Verifying the flash...
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1840 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1880 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
18C0 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1900 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1940 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1980 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
19C0 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1A00 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1A40 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1A80 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1AC0 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1B00 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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1C00 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1C40 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1C80 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1CC0 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1D00 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1D40 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1D80 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1DC0 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1E00 - 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
1E40 - 000000000000000
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If an “X” appears on the screen instead of a “0,” an error has occurred in
the code load process. Contact AGILE Technical Support for instructions
if an error appears.
Other Files Contained in the Self-Extracting Archive
Readme.txt is an explanation of how to use the files contained in the
archive. The user may read this file with any program that can read test
files.
Param.exe will print to the screen information about the 5250 ALLY to
which the PC has been connected via the alternate host port. This
information is useful only to AGILE Technical Support, and the user will
ordinarily use this utility only when requested to do so by AGILE. A
sample printout follows:
5250 ALLY parameter print utility 1.0 Copyright (C) 1995 Agile Inc.
Unit parameters:
Sector Size: 80
First sector: 1000
Last sector: 1fff
Boot sector: ffc0
Boot version: 101
Gocode.exe will restart the 5250 ALLY from the alternate host PC after
new code has been loaded, and without the user having to reset the unit
from its front panel.
Boot.agl is boot code for the 5250 ALLY. Warning: Do not attempt to
load this file to the 5250 ALLY except after having been advised to do
so, and after being told how to do so, by AGILE Technical Support.
Loading boot.agl improperly can cause permanent damage to the 5250
ALLY.
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APPENDIX A
INTERFACING XEROX PRINTERS
Introduction
The AGILE 5250 ALLY provides extensive special support for Xerox
printers in XDPM and XPPM modes. XDPM mode is also referred to as
XES mode or UDK mode.
XES mode is the native Xerox print mode for Xerox 2700, 3700, 4030,
4045 and 4213 printers. The XDPM mode option on the 4235 also
provides the XES command set.
XPPM mode is available on Xerox centralized printers such as the 4050,
4090, 4850, etc. XPPM mode is also available on the 4235.
This appendix describes the use of XDPM/XES mode commands to
control the formatting of Xerox printers attached through the 5250 ALLY
to an IBM AS/400 or System 34, 36 and 38. It also describes how to use
the 5250 ALLY to interface twinax systems to the 4235 in XPPM mode.
The first part of this appendix describes the issues involved in using a
Xerox printer’s native command set to control formatting. The last part of
this appendix is a reference of the 5250 ALLY’s options that are used to
resolve these issues.
System-Based Formatting
Normally the 5250 ALLY controls the formatting of documents received
from the IBM host via the SCS (SNA Character String) commands
embedded in the document by the host System.
The subset of the SCS command set that the System uses is dependent
upon the IBM printer that the 5250 ALLY has been configured to emulate.
5256, 5224/5225, 4214, 5219 and 3812 emulations provide successively
more control over document formatting.
The 5250 ALLY achieves its emulation of IBM printers by translating the
SCS codes into sequences of PFSs (Programmable Function Strings).
When the user loads a printer driver for a Xerox printer, these PFSs are
defined with XES commands that the Xerox printer understands. This
allows documents sent from the host System to be formatted as they would
be on an IBM printer.
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XES Mode
The XES command set used by older Xerox printers allows more
functionality than the SCS command set used by IBM printers. For
example, the XES command set allows overlay forms, APA (All-Points-
Addressable) graphics, special fonts for barcodes or logos, and
downloading of fonts and forms from the host System.
All XES commands consist of printable text. Each command is initiated
with a special character called the UDK (User-Defined Key).
The Xerox printer allows the UDK to be assigned to most printable
characters by sending the command =UDK=%, where %is the character to
be used as the UDK. The UDK should be assigned only to a character that
will not be printed for the duration of the UDK assignment. Additionally,
the UDK should be assigned only to punctuation characters, not to
alphanumeric characters. After the UDK has been assigned, most XES
commands can be sent to the printer as textual data streams.
Some XES commands require a line ending. When a line ending sequence
is used to terminate an XES command, it is not acted upon in the usual
way, but instead is treated as part of the command. The line ending
terminator requirement of some XES commands can pose some special
problems. XES commands themselves also can cause some formatting
conflicts.
Formatting Conflict Overview
When XES commands are sent to the printer, the host System does not
understand the function of these commands. The host System also may be
sending SCS commands to control the document’s formatting. The
coexistence of these separate and potentially conflicting sources of
formatting information can cause the document’s formatting to be
incorrect. This is known as a formatting conflict.
This type of formatting conflict can be exacerbated, because depending
upon the host System and its operating software, the user may have little or
no control over the SCS codes the System uses to control the printer.
Another type of conflict can occur because several XES commands require
a line ending as part of the command. Most IBM host systems
automatically count the number of lines per page and insert an FF (Form
Feed) character when the end of a page is reached. Because each XES
command that requires a line ending consumes one line in the system’s
count, it may be difficult or impossible to fit the required XES commands
within the number of lines the System considers to be a page.
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The 5250 ALLY provides several methods that allow SCS and XES
documents to coexist in the same environment.
Coexistence
In order to eliminate the formatting conflicts that can arise when using
XES commands to control document formatting, the 5250 ALLY provides
two special modes of operation, one called PFS (Programmable Function
String) suppression mode, and the other called FF (Form Feed)
suppression mode. These two modes of operation can act independently or
in unison.
When the 5250 ALLY receives SCS commands from the host System, it
sends PFSs to the printer to simulate the behavior of the IBM printer it is
emulating. PFSs contain the XES commands used to control the printer.
When the 5250 ALLY is in one of its PFS suppression modes, it continues
to receive and interpret SCS commands from the host System; however, it
does not send the required PFSs to the printer. For the duration of PFS
suppression mode, the System effectively loses the ability to control
document formatting, allowing full control of the formatting via XES
commands. When PFS suppression is active, the only PFSs sent to the
printer are the INIT, CR, LF and FF PFSs.
When the 5250 ALLY is in one of its FF suppression modes, Form Feed
characters received from the host System are ignored. This allows the user
to fit a large number of XES commands on one physical page at the
printer, even though the System thinks it is printing multiple pages.
Delimiting XES Jobs
The 5250 ALLY provides two different methods of initiating and
terminating PFS and FF suppression based upon printable trigger
sequences. Auto PFS/FF suppression uses the natural format of an XES
mode “job” to automatically turn on PFS and/or FF suppression at the
beginning of an XES command data stream, and turn the suppression off at
the end of the XES command data stream.
For XES jobs that do not conform to conventions, and for compatibility
with existing applications and documents, the 5250 ALLY also supports
Logical Not (¬) commands that can be used to independently initiate and
terminate PFS and FF suppression modes.
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Well-Formed XES Jobs
The XES command set provides several commands that are used to declare
the beginning of a print job. Each of these commands declares the
beginning of a different type of job. The XES command set also includes a
command to end the print job.
This user’s manual uses the term “well-formed” to refer to an XES
print job that uses XES commands to delimit the beginning and end of
a print job.
Auto PFS suppression
Auto PFS suppression uses the format of a well-formed XES job to
automatically begin and end PFS suppression.
In the XES command set, there are four different commands that can be
used to begin a job. These commands indicate to the printer that a new
print job has begun. These commands are listed below:
s+Pd
s+Qd
Print Job
Print Job (mixed orientation)
Merge Page Load
Form Load
s+Md
s+Nd
where d indicates a line ending.
When Auto PFS suppression is active, the 5250 ALLY automatically
begins PFS suppression mode when it sees one of these XES commands in
the data stream. Auto PFS suppression is ended when the 5250 ALLY sees
the XES job end command in the data stream:
s+Xd
Reset
These job begin and end commands are part of the XES command set.
Although these are the commands normally used to begin and end XES
mode print jobs, Xerox printers are forgiving if they are not in the data
stream.
In order for Auto PFS suppression to work, the XES job must be
started and ended with these commands.
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Auto Form Feed Suppression
Auto FF suppression is initiated in the same way as Auto PFS suppression,
although there is a separate configuration option to select whether or not
this occurs.
Because Auto FF suppression is particularly useful for form download
jobs, it is possible to configure FF suppression to be initiated by
s+Md or s+Nd (both of which initiate a form-based job) but not
s+Pd or s+Qd. This is in addition to the standard Auto FF
suppression mode that is initiated by any of the four commands.
Passing FFs in Auto FF suppression mode
Because Auto FF suppression mode is active for the duration of the XES
job, a method is necessary to pass Form Feeds to the printer. The method
the 5250 ALLY uses is designed to take advantage of the behavior of XES
printers.
If an XES mode printer receives a job begin command while a job is
currently active, it prints the current page and begins a new page as an
effect of starting the new job. Many existing applications take advantage
of this behavior and use job start commands as Form Feed commands.
This use of the job start command works well on most Xerox printers, but
it fails when used on 4235 printers. Each page is considered by the 4235
printer to be a separate job. 4235 printers treat a job as a logical unit in the
way they spool and print data. Some possible effects of printing each page
as a separate job are: the job queue quickly becomes cluttered; each page
may be offset in the output tray; and the printer throughput may be
noticeably reduced.
When the 5250 ALLY is in Auto FF suppression mode, it enforces the rule
that the current job must be ended before starting a new job. For the
duration of the current print job, the XES command used to begin the job
may be used as a Form Feed command. The 5250 ALLY will
automatically translate this command into a Form Feed to avoid the
problems caused by having only a single page per job.
In this example, the column on the left shows the data stream for a print
job, and the column on the right shows the 5250 ALLY’s output:
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Input to 5250 ALLY:
s+Pd
Output from 5250 ALLY:
s+Pd
...(commands and text)...
<FF>(inserted by System)
...(commands and text)...
s+Pd
...(commands and text)...
(Form Feed is removed)
...(commands and text)...
<FF>
...(commands and text)...
<FF>(inserted by System)
...(commands and text)...
s+Xd
...(commands and text)...
(Form Feed is removed)
...(commands and text)...
s+Xd
<FF>
<FF>
In the example above, the first and second Form Feeds were not sent to the
printer, because Auto FF suppression was initiated by the s+Pd job
beginning. The second s+Pd was translated into a Form Feed. This
means the second page is actually part of the same job as the first page.
The s+Xd ended auto FF suppression mode and the job. The last
Form Feed was passed because auto FF suppression had ended.
Input to 5250 ALLY:
s+Pd
Output from 5250 ALLY:
s+Pd
...(commands and text)...
<FF>(inserted by System)
...(commands and text)...
s+Xd
...(commands and text)...
(Form Feed is removed)
...(commands and text)...
s+Xd
s+Pd
s+Pd
...(commands and text)...
<FF>(inserted by System)
...(commands and text)...
s+Xd
...(commands and text)...
(Form Feed is removed)
...(commands and text)...
s+Xd
<FF>
<FF>
This example shows that the job start command is translated to a Form
Feed only when there is already an active job.
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Input to 5250 ALLY:
s+Pd
Output from 5250 ALLY:
s+Pd
...(commands and text)...
<FF>(inserted by System)
...( commands and text)...
s+Md
...(commands and text)...
(Form Feed is removed)
...(commands and text)...
s+Md
...(commands and text)...
<FF>(inserted by System)
...(commands and text)...
s+Xd
...(commands and text)...
(Form Feed is removed)
...(commands and text)...
s+Xd
<FF>
<FF>
This example shows that a job start command is only translated to a Form
Feed if it is the same type of job as the currently active job.
Logical Not (¬) Commands
In order to maintain compatibility with existing data streams and
applications, the 5250 ALLY supports the use of Logical Not (¬)
commands to initiate PFS and FF suppression modes.
The PFS/FF suppression modes that these commands initiate are not the
same as Auto PFS and Auto FF suppression modes. For example, if a
Logical Not command is used to initiate FF suppression mode, then the FF
pass-through feature described above is not available.
Also, if PFS/FF suppression mode is initiated with a Logical Not
command, it cannot be terminated automatically with the Auto PFS/FF
suppression terminator s+Xd; it must be terminated with the
appropriate Logical Not command.
The Logical Not commands:
¬¬<<<
¬¬>>>
¬¬{{{
¬¬}}}
Initiates PFS Suppression
Terminates PFS Suppression
Initiates Form Feed Suppression
Terminates Form Feed Suppression
If ¬¬{{{is used to initiate FF suppression mode, then the following is the
only way to send a Form Feed to the printer:
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•
•
•
use ¬¬}}}to terminate FF suppression mode
send the FF
use ¬¬{{{to reinitiate the FF suppression mode.
For this reason, AGILE recommends the use of these commands only for
existing applications and documents. New applications and documents
should use the Auto PFS/FF suppression modes.
Special Formatting Problems
This section discusses some additional issues regarding data stream
conflicts.
Font Downloading
XES mode printers require a special translation table to be used when
downloading sixelized data to the printer. When downloading an EBCDIC-
encoded font from the host System through the 5250 ALLY, no special
setup or handling are required. The 5250 ALLY automatically changes to
the correct translation table for the duration of the sixelized data, and
returns to the current translation table after the sixelized data.
The 5250 ALLY automatically strips all SCS control and formatting
commands for the duration of the font download regardless of whether or
not PFS and/or FF suppression are active.
UDK Character Conflict
The UDK character is a shared resource. Each data stream sent to the
printer is responsible for defining the UDK character at the beginning of
the data stream, and using a s+Xd command to undefine the character
at the end of the data stream. Failure to follow these rules can cause a
UDK character conflict.
An example of this type of conflict is illustrated by the following sequence
of events:
1. A job from one source defines the UDK character.
2. A job from another source redefines the UDK character.
3. A second job from the first source expects the same UDK character
defined in step 1 to be active.
Data stream number 3 is not following the rules, but this is not an
uncommon problem. Here is an example of another common problem:
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1. A job from one source defines and uses a UDK character, but does
not end its job with a s+Xd to undefine the UDK character.
2. A second job from the System that does not define or use a UDK
character tries to use the previously defined UDK character as a
printable character.
In this case, the failure that will occur in step 2 is actually caused by the
first job not following the rules.
To reduce these kinds of problems, the 5250 ALLY provides Auto UDK
character translation. Auto UDK character translation works, because
regardless of the state of the UDK character definition, the XES mode
printer continues to accept the s character as a UDK character
equivalent.
When Auto UDK translation is enabled, the 5250 ALLY translates all
occurrences of the UDK character to the s character for the duration of
the =UDK=character assignment. The =UDK=assignment is never actually
passed to the printer when this mode is enabled.
Line Endings
The 5250 ALLY’s handling of the XES command set is not limited to
simple character translation. The 5250 ALLY provides several special
features to assist in the proper generation of the line endings required by
some XES commands.
One common problem in generating proper line endings to some XES
commands is that it is often difficult or impossible to control the SCS
commands generated by the IBM host System.
Support for all types of SCS line endings
The 5250 ALLY automatically translates any possible line ending
condition in the SCS command set into a proper <CR><LF>line ending.
This translation includes all single byte and multiple byte SCS commands.
This feature is particularly important for environments in which the
System will be generating the data stream. For example, it is possible to
include XES commands to control the formatting of screen prints or word-
processed documents (DisplayWrite/36, Text Management, Office Vision/
400, etc.) without concern for the methods used by the System or
application software to terminate lines.
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Auto UDK termination
The 5250 ALLY also allows multiple XES commands to occur on one line
of text from the host System, even if those commands normally require
line endings. The 5250 ALLY understands the XES command set, and it
will insert the line endings for any commands that require them.
An example:
Input to 5250 ALLY:
sx20,200,5sx40,400,5d
Output from 5250 ALLY:
sx20,200,5d
sx40,400,5d
In the example above, when the 5250 ALLY encountered the second UDK
character, it automatically terminated the previous UDK command. This
termination was provided only because the previous command (sx—
line draw) requires a line ending termination. If the previous command
does not require a line ending termination, none will be inserted.
This feature does not require any special mode to be entered; it is part of
the natural behavior of the 5250 ALLY. There is no limit to the number of
commands that can be placed on a single line, except that the line length
limit (MPP — Maximum Print Position) must not be exceeded. This
feature can be useful in reducing the number of lines of text required to
encode a data stream, and it can be used to eliminate the requirement for
FF suppression for some less complex documents.
Line Feed vs. Relative Movements
When the 5250 ALLY is emulating an IBM printer, it normally uses
relative vertical movements to simulate the line spacing requested by the
System. This behavior has several advantages over set-line-density-then-
line-feed type vertical movement methods:
1. Line density is under direct System control regardless of the font
selection. This is the same behavior as the IBM printers that the
5250 ALLY emulates.
2. Use of this method allows the reduction of line spacing to 70% of
the System requested value during COR (Computer Output
Reduction) jobs. This is the same as IBM printers.
3. The System controls line density using either 1/72-inch units or
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1/1440-inch units. The Xerox printer allows line density to be set
only in 1/300-inch units. For some System-supported line densities,
the closest line density in 1/300-inch would be in error. This error
would accumulate as text moves down the page. The 5250 ALLY
normally maintains vertical positioning information in the system’s
1/1440-inch resolution. Each line of text is placed within one-half
pixel of its correct position. There is no error accumulation.
This feature does not cause interference with the proper termination of
XES commands.
Antiquities
The 5250 ALLY supports the following additional Logical Not (¬)
commands for compatibility with existing documents and applications.
Their use is not recommended.
¬¬%%%x
Set Default Font Correspondence Table 1. Because the
5250 ALLY has one large font correspondence table,
instead of several small tables, this command has little
use. It is treated as a no-operation by the 5250 ALLY;
however, it is removed from the data stream.
¬¬&&&x
¬¬###x
Set Default Font Correspondence Table 2. No-
operation; removed from data stream.
Set Current Font Correspondence Table. No-operation;
removed from data stream.
Font Correspondences
The 5250 ALLY maintains a separate pair of font correspondence tables
for its output port. One of the tables is used for portrait orientation, and the
other is used for landscape orientation.
When the host System requests a GFID (Global Font ID, also referred to as
a typestyle number), the 5250 ALLY looks up the GFID in one of the two
tables. If an entry for the GFID is found in the table, the associated PFS is
sent to the printer to cause the printer to change to the correct font.
Normally the 5250 ALLY uses XES font selection commands in the
following format:
s+9fontnameds9
This allows the printer’s font index numbers 0 - 8 to be used without any
conflicts caused by the 5250 ALLY’s use of font index numbers.
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Downloading Font Correspondences
The 5250 ALLY supports the use of the Logical Not command used to
download font correspondences from the host System. The general format
for this command is:
¬¬(((x
on=fontname
)))
where:
xis any digit. It is ignored.
ois either P for Portrait or L for Landscape. This character specifies in
which of the two font correspondence tables the entry should be placed. If
the last character of the font name (see below) is either P or L, then the o
parameter is optional.
nis the IBM GFID (typestyle number) to be used by the host System to
refer to the font. This value must be in the range of 1 - 65534. Leading
zeros in the GFID number are acceptable, but not required.
fontnameis the name of the font to be used. This name must be spelled
exactly as it is referred to by the printer. Case is also important, i.e.,
Titan10iso-P and titan10iso-P are different font names. Make certain that
the case is correct in the font name.
When the 5250 ALLY receives this command, it creates an entry in the
font correspondence table and turns the fontnameinto an escape
sequence that will select the font at the printer.
An example:
¬¬(((0
P11=Titan10iso-P
)))
The example above will add an entry to the portrait font correspondence
table that maps GFID (typestyle) number 11 to the font Titan10iso-P. The
P or L at the beginning of the entry is optional if the last character of the
font name is either P or L. For example:
¬¬(((0
11=Titan10iso-P
)))
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This example performs the same function as the previous example.
Multiple entries can be separated either by line endings or by commas. For
example:
¬¬(((0
11=Titan10iso-P,11=Titan10iso-L
87=LetterGothic12iso-P,87=LetterGothic12iso-L
)))
This example creates four new entries in the font correspondence tables —
two for the landscape table, and two for the portrait table.
If the GFID number of an entry already exists in the table, the new entry
replaces the old entry. For example:
¬¬(((0
87=PrestigeElite12iso-P
)))
If this entry were sent to the 5250 ALLY after the previous example, the
old font entry of LetterGothic12iso-P would be replaced by the new entry
of PrestigeElite12iso-P.
Font entries can be deleted by not specifying a font for the GFID. In this
case, the orientation character at the beginning is required, because there is
no font name from which the 5250 ALLY can derive the orientation. An
example:
¬¬(((0
P87,P11,L87,L11
)))
This example deletes the four entries from the font correspondence table
for GFIDs 11 and 87 in both portrait and landscape orientations.
Font Correspondence Limits
Each of the 5250 ALLY’s two font correspondence tables (portrait and
landscape) can hold up to 128 entries. Additionally, there is a total limit of
20K (20480) bytes. This storage is used to hold the PFSs and the GFID
tables for the port.
If the user attempts to download a font correspondence entry to the 5250
ALLY when either the maximum number of entries has been reached or
the total storage is full, the new entry will be ignored. In these
circumstances it is necessary to delete existing (and preferably unused)
entries to make room for the new entries.
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Xerox Options
The previous sections described the options available on the 5250 ALLY
that are used to assist the user in interfacing the host System to Xerox
printers. This section lists the specific options available and describes the
special modes invoked by these options. For more information about how
these modes can be used to help solve any specific problems, please refer
to the previous sections of this appendix.
Note: The Xerox options are used only when the twinax address or input
port is configured for IBM EMUL. As such, the numbers associated with
each option described below use the twinax code (06nn) instead of the
alternate host code (34nn). Xerox options are used for the alternate host
port only for diagnostic purposes.
0600 — UDK Character Translation
This option is useful only for twinax addresses receiving XDPM /XES data
streams. The 5250 ALLY’s UDK character translation option controls
whether the 5250 ALLY will perform UDK character to Escape character
translation, or whether it should let the printer do the translation.
Do not translate UDKs: This setting causes the 5250 ALLY to pass any
=UDK= character assignments to the printer and not to perform the UDK
character translation itself.
Translate UDKs: This setting causes the 5250 ALLY to perform the UDK
character translation itself instead of letting the printer do it. This is
particularly useful in resolving UDK character conflicts that can be caused
by the 5250 ALLY’s dynamic data routing. In this mode, the 5250 ALLY
will not pass the =UDK= character assignment to the printer, but will store
the UDK character and translate it to s.
To program this option:
!AGILE!0600=00; Do not translate UDKs
!AGILE!0600=01; Translate UDKs (default)
0601 — PFS Suppression
This option is useful for both XDPM and XPPM data streams. The PFS
suppression option allows the user to control how the 5250 ALLY
suppresses PFSs for the data it receives on the twinax address.
Do not suppress PFSs: This option tells the 5250 ALLY not to suppress
PFSs for the data stream received on the twinax address. This option gives
the host System full control over document formatting.
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Auto PFS suppression: This option causes the 5250 ALLY automatically
to suppress all PFSs except the INIT, CR, LF and FF PFSs at the beginning
of an XDPM print job. The XDPM job is delimited by one of the job start
commands: s+Pd, s+Qd, s+Md, or s+Nd. This
setting is useful only for XDPM data streams.
Suppress PFSs: This option causes the 5250 ALLY to suppress all PFSs for
the data streams received on the twinax address. This allows the data
stream to format the page without conflicts from System formatting
requests. This option is useful for XPPM data streams. If the twinax
address is receiving XPPM data to be sent to a printer in XPPM mode, this
option should be set.
Suppress PFSs except bold and underline: This option is identical to
Suppress, except that the BOLD ON, BOLDOFF, BSBOLD1, BSBOLD2,
UNDL ON and UNDLOFF PFSs are not suppressed.
Auto PFS suppression except bold and underline: This option is identical
to Auto PFS suppression, except that the BOLD ON, BOLDOFF,
BSBOLD1, BSBOLD2, UNDL ON and UNDLOFF PFSs are also not
suppressed.
To program this option:
!AGILE!0601=00; Do not suppress PFSs
!AGILE!0601=01; Auto PFS suppression (default)
!AGILE!0601=02; Suppress PFSs
!AGILE!0601=03; Suppress PFSs except bold and underline
!AGILE!0601=04; Auto PFS suppression except bold and underline
0602 — Form Feed Suppression
The Form Feed suppression option can be useful for either XDPM or
XPPM mode data streams, although it is probably most useful for XDPM
mode. This option specifies how the 5250 ALLY will suppress Form
Feeds. When Form Feed suppression is active, the 5250 ALLY will not
send the FF PFS to the printer.
Do not suppress Form Feeds: This option tell the 5250 ALLY not to
suppress the FF PFS. This means that Form Feeds received for this twinax
address will be sent to the printer normally.
Auto Form Feed suppression: This option tells the 5250 ALLY to suppress
the FF PFS automatically after receiving an XDPM job start command.
These commands are: s+Pd, s+Qd, s+Md and s+Nd.
Form feed suppression will continue until the XDPM job end command is
received: s+Xd. This setting is useful only for XDPM data streams.
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Suppress Form Feeds in form-based jobs: This option is similar to the Auto
Form Feed suppression option, except that the 5250 ALLY starts
suppression only for form-based jobs. Form-based jobs are started with
s+Md and s+Nd. The Form Feed suppression mode is
terminated with the job reset command: s+Xd. This setting is useful
only for XDPM data streams.
Suppress Form Feeds: This option causes the 5250 ALLY to suppress all
Form Feeds for data received from the twinax address. If the user sets this
option, the only way to get a Form Feed to the printer is to change a
character translation table to translate a printable EBCDIC character into
the Form Feed character. This setting is useful in both XDPM and XPPM
mode, but it is rarely used.
To program this option:
!AGILE!0602=00; Do not suppress FFs
!AGILE!0602=01; Auto FF suppression (default)
!AGILE!0602=02; Suppress FFs in form-based jobs
!AGILE!0602=03; Suppress FFs
For more information on Form Feed suppression, see the previous sections
of this appendix, Auto PFS Suppression and Auto Form Feed Suppression.
0603 — Change Form Feed to New Line
If Form Feed suppression is occurring, activating this feature will change
all Form Feed requests into New Lines (CR/LF).
To program this option:
!AGILE!0603=00; Do not change FF to NL (default)
!AGILE!0603=01; Change FF to NL
0604 — Logical Not Commands
This option is useful for both XDPM and XPPM data streams; however it
is rarely used for XPPM. This option controls how the 5250 ALLY uses
Logical Not commands (¬).
Ignore Logical Not commands: This option specifies that Logical Not
commands in the data stream are to be ignored, i.e., treated as printable
text. This mode is very useful in debugging data streams that use Logical
Not commands.
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Remove Logical Not commands: This option specifies that Logical Not
commands are to be removed from the data stream, i.e., neither printed nor
acted upon. This mode is useful for debugging data streams, but it is
primarily intended to assist the user in migrating existing documents that
use Logical Not commands to the 5250 ALLY’s more powerful Auto PFS
and FF suppression modes.
Use Logical Not commands: This option specifies that the 5250 ALLY
should use the Logical Not commands to perform their correct actions.
To program this option:
!AGILE!0604=00; Ignore Logical Not commands
!AGILE!0604=01; Remove Logical Not commands
!AGILE!0604=02; Use Logical Not commands (default)
For more information on Logical Not commands, see the previous sections
of this appendix, Logical Not Commands, Antiquities and Downloading
Font Correspondences.
0605 — Job Restart to Form Feed Translation
This option is useful only for XDPM data streams.
The 5250 ALLY is capable of converting XDPM/XES print job restarts
into Form Feeds. This is helpful for jobs that use a job restart to cause a
Form Feed to occur when Form Feed suppression is active.
Job restart to FF translation is inactive: This option specifies that the 5250
ALLY should not translate job restarts into Form Feeds.
Job restart to FF translation is active: This option specifies that the 5250
ALLY should translate job restarts into Form Feeds.
To program this option:
!AGILE!0605=00; Job restart to FF translation is inactive (default)
!AGILE!0605=01; Job restart to FF translation is active
For more information about job restart to Form Feed translation, see the
previous section, Passing FFs in Auto FF Suppression Mode.
0606 — Metacode Transparency
This option is useful only for XPPM data streams.
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The 5250 ALLY has two different modes of transparency for use in
passing Metacode from the host System to the printer. The 5250 ALLY’s
normal handling of transparent data is to remove the data from the
transparent “packet” and to send the data to the printer. XPPM printers,
however, require that they receive the data in a transparent packet. The
5250 ALLY has a special option that specifies whether the transparent
packet header should be passed along to the printer.
Metacode transparency is inactive: This option specifies that the 5250
ALLY should not send transparent packets intact to the printer, but that it
should send only the data in the packet. For example when the 5250 ALLY
receives: Hex 35 countbyte ...data..., only the ...data... will be sent to the
printer. The Hex 35 and countbyte will be stripped.
Metacode transparency is active: This option specifies that the 5250 ALLY
should keep transparent data packets intact when sending them to the
printer. When the 5250 ALLY receives a packet of the form: Hex 35
countbyte ...data..., the printer will receive Hex 35 countbyte ...data....
To program this option:
!AGILE!0606=00; Metacode transparency is inactive (default)
!AGILE!0606=01; Metacode transparency is active
46 — Line Feed Configuration
This setting is useful only for XDPM data streams. It has no use for XPPM
data streams.
The 5250 ALLY, when driving Xerox XDPM mode printers, usually
performs a relative vertical movement command at the end of each line of
text in order to place the next line of text at the correct vertical position.
This vertical positioning is based upon the System-requested line density
setting.
Some XDPM documents are formatted with the assumption that the line
density is based upon the height of the current active font.
The 5250 ALLY has a setting that allows the user to specify whether the
line density should be based upon the font’s height, or the System-
specified line density.
Line Feed movement is Absolute: This setting should not be used for
Xerox printers.
Line Feed movement is Relative: This option specifies that the 5250
ALLY should use relative vertical movements to simulate System-
specified line density.
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Line Feed movement is Line Feed: This option specifies that the 5250
ALLY should use Line Feeds to move from line to line. This causes the
line density to be based upon the current font’s height.
Regardless of the setting of this option, the 5250 ALLY always uses Line
Feeds when any type of PFS suppression is active.
To program this option:
!AGILE!46=00;
!AGILE!46=01;
!AGILE!46=02;
Line Feed movement is Absolute
Line Feed movement is Relative (default)
Line Feed movement is Line Feed
Interfacing Xerox 4235 Printers in XPPM Mode
Interfacing the 4235 printer in XPPM mode creates its own set of
problems. The primary problem is that the 5250 ALLY does not provide
SCS/DCA (host System command) to XPPM translation. This is not
normally a problem, because the main reason for using XPPM mode is to
print preexisting applications and documents that use XPPM commands
and strategies (DJDE, JDE, JDL and sometimes Metacode) to provide
formatting.
In order to print XPPM documents, the user needs to tell the 5250 ALLY
not to send XDPM codes that it normally uses to control formatting. Only
one configuration option needs to be set in this situation.
!AGILE!0601=02; Suppress PFSs
It specifies that the 5250 ALLY should not send PFSs to the printer for
data received on the twinax address.
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APPENDIX B
SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARY
Overview
The AGILE 5250 ALLY, like the IBM printers it emulates, accepts SCS
(SNA Control String) and DCA - FFT (Document Content Architecture -
Final Form Text) commands. These commands control formatting of the
text and other printer functions.
The 5250 ALLY’s IBM printer emulation uses the printer configuration
and the PFS definitions to simulate the appropriate behavior on the output
device (usually a printer).
The 5250 ALLY supports most of the commands that are available on any
of the IBM printers it emulates. These commands are not limited to the
emulations of the IBM printers that normally use those commands, but are
available in all of the IBM printer emulations. For example, the 5250
ALLY supports the DCA command, Justify Text Field, not only when it is
emulating a 5219 or 3812 (IBM printers that support that command), but
also when it is emulating a 5225 (an IBM printer that does not support that
command). This means that the 5250 ALLY implements the full command
set listed here regardless of the IBM printer emulation for which it is
configured.
This section lists the SCS and DCA commands that the 5250 ALLY
implements and also gives some information about the methods it uses in
emulating the IBM printer.
Note: All variables are entered as hexadecimal (base 16) values. The
parameter nn represents a count byte equal to the number of bytes
following the count byte plus the count byte itself, except where otherwise
specified.
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Command:
Format:
Null (NUL)
00
Printers:
3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225, 5256
No operation is performed. No character is printed.
No operation.
Action:
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
NUL is sent to printer.
Command:
Format:
ASCII Transparency (ATRN)
03 nn [ASCII data]
Printers:
Action:
IBM printer emulation on 3197 display station
The following nn bytes of data are sent directly to the
printer. The nn parameter counts the number of
following bytes. The count nn does not include the count
byte itself.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
Same as IBM.
No operation.
Command:
Format:
Horizontal Tab (HT)
05
Printers:
Action:
3812, 5219
Moves the current print position to the right one Tab
stop. If there are no Tab stops to the right, a Space is
performed.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
Same as IBM.
Sends HT to printer.
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Command:
Format:
Required New Line (RNL)
06
Printers:
Action:
3812, 5219
Resets the indent level to the left margin, performs a
Carriage Return (CR) and a Line Feed (LF). If the
current print position is on the last line of the logical
page, an automatic Form Feed (FF) is performed, and
printing continues on the first line of the next page.
Most IBM host system print spoolers use the Form Feed
character to delimit and count pages. For this reason,
only Form Feed should be used to move to the next page.
Required New Line should not be used to move to a new
page.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
Same as IBM.
No operation.
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Command:
Format:
Superscript (SPS)
09
Printers:
Action:
3812, 5219
Causes the current print position to move up one-half
line distance.
On the 5219, only one level of superscript is supported.
On the 3812, multiple levels of superscript are supported.
IBMEMUL:
Same as the 3812. PFS 2D — SUPS ON is sent to the
printer once for each superscript level. A superscript
command received after a subscript command (to restore
the normal baseline position) causes PFS 2E —
SUPSOFF to be sent to the printer once per level.
The use of Subscript On/Off and Superscript On/Off
printer commands in PFSs 2D — SUPS ON, PFS 2E —
SUPSOFF, PFS 2B — SUBS ON and PFS 2C —
SUBSOFF, respectively, will allow only one level of sub/
superscripting, because the target printer is performing
the sub/superscript, and it will support only a single
level.
The use of relative upward/downward movement
commands for PFSs 2D — SUPS ON, PFS 2E —
SUPSOFF, PFS 2B — SUBS ON and PFS 2C —
SUBSOFF, respectively, will allow multiple sub/
superscript levels to be supported.
275EMUL:
No operation.
Command:
Format:
Repeat (RPT)
0A
Printers:
3812, 5219
Action:
No operation is performed; no character is printed.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
No operation.
No operation.
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Command:
Format:
Form Feed (FF)
0C
Printers:
Action:
3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225, 5256
Moves the current print position to the top line of the
next logical page. The print position is restored to the
current indent level, or to the left margin if there is no
indent.
Most IBM host system print spoolers use the Form Feed
character to delimit and count pages. For this reason,
only Form Feed should be used to move to a new page.
Vertical movement commands other than Form Feed
should not be used to move to a new page.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
PFS 7 — FF is sent to the printer. Normally this PFS
sends a Form Feed character to the printer.
Support for source paper drawer selection on some target
printers requires that PFS 7 — FF be empty. See Page
Presentation Media (PPM) for more information.
FF is sent to printer.
Command:
Format:
Carriage Return (CR)
0D
Printers:
Action:
3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225, 5256
Returns the current print position to the first position on
the current line.
On the 3812 and 5219, the current print position is
returned to the current indent level as set by Indent Tab
(IT) and/or Set Indent Level (SIL). If there is no indent
level set, the current print position is returned to the left
margin.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
Same as the 3812 and 5219.
CR is sent to printer.
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Command:
Format:
New Line (NL)
15
Printers:
Action:
3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225, 5256
Performs a Carriage Return (CR) and a Line Feed (LF).
If the current print position is on the last line of the
logical page, it performs an automatic Form Feed (FF),
and printing continues on the first line of the next page.
Most IBM host system print spoolers use the Form Feed
character to delimit and count pages. For this reason,
only Form Feed should be used to move to a new page.
New Line should not be used to move to a new page.
Same as IBM.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
CR and LF are sent to printer.
Command:
Format:
Unit Back Space (UBS)
1A
Printers:
Action:
3812, 5219
When in proportional spacing mode (PSM), this
command causes the current print position to move 1/60-
inch to the left. If not in proportional spacing mode, no
operation is performed.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
No operation.
No operation.
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Command:
Format:
Back Space (BS)
16
Printers:
Action:
3812, 5219
Causes the current print position to be moved one
character to the left.
On the 3812, Back Space can cause the current print
position to move to the left of the logical left margin.
On the 5219, Back Space will not move to the left of the
logical left margin unless a Release Left Margin (RLM)
command has been received on the current print line.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
Same as the 5219.
No operation.
Command:
Format:
Interchange Record Separator (IRS)
1E
Printers:
Action:
3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225, 5256
Performs a Carriage Return (CR) and a Line Feed (LF).
If the current print position is on the last line of the
logical page, it performs an automatic Form Feed (FF),
and printing continues on the first line of the next page.
Most IBM host system print spoolers use the Form Feed
character to delimit and count pages. For this reason,
only Form Feed should be used to move to a new page.
Interchange Record Separator should not be used to
move to a new page.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
Same as IBM.
No operation.
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Command:
Format:
Word Underscore (WUS)
23
Printers:
Action:
3812, 5219
Causes the preceding word to be underscored.
The beginning of the word is delimited by any of the
following commands:
Underscore
Space
Back Space
Horizontal Tab
Justify Text Field
Required New Line
Carriage Return
Required Form Feed
Word Underscore
Numeric Space
Unit Back Space
Indent Tab
New Line
Line Feed
Form Feed
Print Position
Interchange Record Separator
IBMEMUL:
Same as IBM.
If Option 53 — Underlining is set to 00 (!AGILE!
53=00;), PFS 27 — UNDL ON is sent to the printer
before the word to be underscored. PFS 28 —
UNDLOFF is sent to the printer after the word to end the
underscoring. Normally these PFSs turn underlining on
and off at the target printer.
If Option 53 — Underlining is set to 01 (!AGILE!
53=01;), underlining is achieved by sending underscore
characters in a second pass through the line.
275EMUL:
No operation.
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Command:
Format:
Line Feed (LF)
25
Printers:
Action:
3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225, 5256
Moves the print position down one line. The character
position is not changed. If the current print position is the
last line of the logical page, it performs an automatic
Form Feed (FF), and printing continues at the current
position on the first line of the next page.
Most IBM host system print spoolers use the Form Feed
character to delimit and count pages. For this reason,
only Form Feed should be used to move to a new page.
Line Feed should not be used to move to a new page.
Same as IBM.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
LF is sent to printer.
Command:
Format:
Switch (SW)
2A
Printers:
3812, 5219
Action:
No operation is performed. No character is printed.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
No operation.
No operation.
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Command:
Format:
Set Horizontal Format (SHF)
2B C1 nn hh
Printers:
Action:
3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225, 5256
Sets the horizontal Maximum Print Position (MPP) to the
value of the hh parameter.
If the hh parameter is 00h, or if the hh parameter is
omitted, the default value for MPP is calculated as 13.2
inches x the current CPI setting.
For the 3812, setting the hh parameter to 01h also sets
MPP to the default value.
For the 3812 and 5219, activates auto new line function.
For all others, auto new line is always active.
If the current print position is = MPP+1 when auto new
line is active, a new line sequence is automatically
generated.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
Same as IBM.
The hh parameter is used as Maximum Print Position
(MPP). Auto line ending is always active.
Command:
Format:
Set Vertical Format (SVF)
2B C2 nn vv
Printers:
Action:
3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225, 5256
Sets the vertical Maximum Print Line (MPL) to the value
of the vv parameter.
Occurrence of the command sets the current print line to
the top of the form (line one).
If the vv parameter is 00h, or if the vv parameter is
omitted, MPL is set to the default value of 66.
On the 3812 and 5219, this command activates the auto
new page function. On all others, auto new page is
always active.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
Same as IBM.
No operation.
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Command:
Format:
Set Line Density (SLD)
2B C6 nn ld
Printers:
Action:
3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225
Sets the height of one line of print to be the value of the
ld parameter divided by 72 inches.
For the 4214, if the value of the ld parameter is greater
than 48h, a default value of 0Ch (6 lines per inch) will be
used.
For the 5219, ld parameter values other than 12h (4 lines
per inch), 0Eh (5.33 lines per inch), 0Ch (6 lines per
inch), 09h (8 lines per inch), 08h (9 lines per inch) and
06h (12 lines per inch) will result in no operation; line
density remains unchanged.
For the 3812, 5224 and 5225, all values of the ld
parameter are allowed.
For the 3812, Computer Output Reduction (COR) mode
causes the ld parameter to be reduced automatically to
70% of its set value (the default value for Option 4E —
Percentage Vertical Reduction in COR). This reduces a
form height of 11 inches to 7.7 inches.
IBMEMUL:
Same as the 3812.
Because many target printers are not capable of changing
line density (line density is a function of the font
selected), the 5250 ALLY does not send line feeds to
most printers. Instead, it performs vertical downward
movements (with PFS 0D — VERMOVE) to simulate
IBM line spacing and to provide full support for this
command.
If the Initial Condition Set specified by Set Initial
Conditions (SIC) is Data Processing (DP), the line
density set either by this command or by the Set Single
Line Distance (SSLD) command is used in page length
calculations when determining orientation automatically.
275EMUL:
No effect, except that if the vv parameter is less than 0Ch
(6 lines per inch), subsequent lines are double spaced.
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Command:
Format:
Set Graphic Error Action (SGEA)
2B C8 nn gg uu
Printers:
Action:
3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225, 5256
Sets both the replacement character and the action to be
performed when a non-printable graphic is encountered.
The gg parameter specifies the character with which to
replace the non-printable graphic. If the gg parameter is
omitted or invalid (non-printable), the value defaults to a
hyphen (60h).
The uu parameter specifies the action to be performed
when a non-printable graphic is encountered. If the uu
parameter value is between 00h and 02h, the printer will
not stop or return an error status to system. If the uu
parameter value is 03h or 04h, the printer will stop and
return an error status to system.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
Same as IBM for the gg parameter. The 5250 ALLY
does not stop or return an error status to the system, so
the uu parameter is discarded.
No operation.
Command:
Format:
Execute PMP (PMP)
2B CA nn pm
3812
Printers:
Action:
Causes the printer to execute a set of “primitive”
commands. PMP is “Page Map Primitives,” the machine-
level language for the 3812. It provides the ability to use
functions such as vector graphics, reverse image printing,
user-generated characters and print macro modification.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
No operation.
No operation.
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Command:
Set Coded Graphic character set though Local ID
(SCGL)
Format:
Printers:
Action:
2B D1 nn 81 id
3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225
Selects the character set used for subsequent printing.
The id parameter value is one of the following, listed
with the name of the corresponding character set:
00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
0A
0B
0C
0D
0E
0F
65
FF
Multinational
United States
Austria/Germany
Belgium
Brazil
Canadian French
Denmark/Norway
Finland/Sweden
France
Italy
Japan English
Japan Katakana
Portuguese
Spain
Spanish Speaking
United Kingdom
New Spanish Word Processing
Default Value
For the 4214, 5224 and 5225, this command clears all
character bit images loaded with the Load Alternate
Characters (LAC) command.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
No operation.
No operation.
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Command:
Format:
Set GCGID through GCID (SCG)
2B D1 nn 01 gcgc cpcp
Printers:
Action:
3812, 5219
Sets the character set used to map subsequent text.
The gcgc parameter specifies the Graphic Character set
Global ID (GCGID).
The cpcp parameter specifies the Code Page Global ID
(CPGID).
The 3812 discards the gcgc parameter.
No operation.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
No operation.
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Command:
Format:
Set FID through GFID (SFG)
2B D1 nn 05 gfid fntw ps
3812, 5219
Printers:
Action:
Selects the font and spacing used for subsequent text.
The gfid parameter specifies the Global Font ID (GFID)
or typestyle number to be used.
The fntw parameter divided by 1440 specifies the
character width in inches (Characters Per Inch equals
1440 divided by the fntw parameter).
For the 5219, the fntw parameter is restricted to 0060h
(15 CPI), 0078h (12 CPI) or 0090h (10 CPI). All other
values default to 0060h (10 CPI).
The ps parameter specifies whether monospacing (01h)
or proportional spacing (02h) is to be used. A value of
00h means no change.
For the 3812, both the fntw and the ps parameters are
discarded. The 3812 always uses the spacing for which
the font requested was designed.
IBMEMUL:
Same as IBM.
When the 5250 ALLY receives this command, it selects a
font at the target printer in the following manner:
If Computer Output Reduction (COR) is active, and if
the CPI value selected by the fntw parameter is different
than the current setting, one of these PFSs is sent to the
target printer:
PFS:
Condition:
CPI = 10
CPI = 12
CPI > 12
PFS 20 — COR 10
PFS 21 — COR 12
PFS 22 — COR 15
For COR mode, these PFSs should select fonts 13, 15
and 20 CPI, respectively, to provide horizontal reduction.
If the orientation is COR, this is the only action
performed.
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If the current orientation is either portrait or landscape,
then the font selection process has two steps. First, one of
the following PFSs is sent to the target printer (in this
order of priority):
Orientation
Portrait
PFS
Condition
ps = 02h
CPI = 5
13 — P PSCPI
10 — P 5CPI
11 — P 8CPI
12 — P 10CPI
15 — P 15CPI
16 — P 16CPI
17 — P 17CPI
1B — L PSCPI
18 — L 5CPI
19 — L 8CPI
1A — L 10CPI
1D — L 15CPI
1E — L 16CPI
1F — L 17CPI
Portrait
Portrait
CPI = 8
Portrait
CPI = 10
CPI = 15
CPI = 16
CPI = 17
ps = 02h
CPI = 5
Portrait
Portrait
Portrait
Landscape
Landscape
Landscape
Landscape
Landscape
Landscape
Landscape
CPI = 8
CPI = 10
CPI = 15
CPI = 16
CPI = 17
Next, the 5250 ALLY looks up the GFID in the font
correspondence table for the orientation (PP — PORT ID
or PL — LAND ID). If there is an entry for the requested
GFID, the corresponding PFS is sent to the printer to
select the font.
If there is no entry in the font table for the requested CPI,
or if the font selected by the PFS for the GFID is not
available at the target printer, then the target printer’s
spacing will still be correct because of the CPI PFS.
275EMUL:
No operation.
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Command:
Format:
Begin Emphasis (BES)
2B D1 nn 8A ca
Printers:
Action:
3812
Activates the continuous emphasis function. It
emphasizes characters by overlaying them with the same
pel pattern displaced by two pels horizontally.
The ca parameter is ignored.
IBMEMUL:
Same as IBM.
If Option 51 — Bolding is set to 00 (!AGILE!51=00;),
PFS 23 — BOLD ON is sent to the printer before the text
to be bolded. PFS 24 — BOLDOFF is sent to the printer
after the text to end the bolding. Normally these PFSs
turn bolding on and off at the target printer.
If Option 51 — Bolding is set to 01 (!AGILE!51=01;),
bolding is achieved by printing each bold character in the
following way: Character - Backspace - PFS 25 -
Character - PFS 26. PFS 25 and PFS 26 are used to
perform small relative vertical movements to the right
and left, respectively, thereby offsetting the two
occurences of the character and creating a bold
appearance.
275EMUL:
No operation.
Command:
Format:
End Emphasis (EES)
2B D1 nn 8E xx
Printers:
Action:
3812
Deactivates the continuous emphasis function.
The xx parameter is ignored.
Same as IBM.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
Ends bolding mode previously started by Begin
Emphasis command.
No operation.
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Command:
Format:
Release Left Margin (RLM)
2B D2 nn 0B
Printers:
Action:
3812, 5219
Release Left Margin (RLM) is used to indicate to the
printer that Back Spaces (BS) and Unit Back Spaces
(UBS) are allowed to go to the left of the logical left
margin.
The left margin becomes unreleased upon the next
occurrence of a Carriage Return (CR), New Line (NL),
Required New Line (RNL), Interchange record Separator
(IRS), Form Feed (FF) or Required Form Feed (RFF)
command.
For the 3812, the left margin is always released. This
command is used by the 3812 only in determining the
last line of a justified paragraph (see Set Justify Mode).
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
Same as the 5219.
No operation.
Command:
Format:
Set Indent Level (SIL)
2B D2 nn 07 il
3812, 5219
Printers:
Action:
Specifies the number of Tab stops to indent on
subsequent Carriage Returns (CR).
The il parameter specifies how many Tab stops to indent.
A value of 00h turns off indenting.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
Same as IBM.
No operation.
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Command:
Format:
Set Line Spacing (SLS)
2B D2 nn 09 ls
3812, 5219
Printers:
Action:
Specifies the line spacing to be used for subsequent text.
The ls parameter specifies the number of half-lines to
Space. The distance of a full line is determined by the
value most recently set either by the Set Line Density
(SLD) command or by the Set Single Line Distance
(SSLD) command.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
Same as IBM.
The 5250 ALLY uses the ls parameter in calculating
vertical movement commands (PFS 0D — VERMOVE)
to send to the target printer. See Set Line Density (SLD)
and Set Single Line Distance (SSLD) for more
information.
No operation.
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Command:
Format:
Set Initial Conditions (SIC)
2B D2 nn 45 ic
Printers:
Action:
3812, 5219
This command resets all system-changeable settings to
one of two sets of default values.
The ic parameter specifies the initial condition of the
printer’s settings. An ic value of FFh specifies the Data
Processing condition set (DP); an ic value of 01h
specifies the Word Processing condition set (WP).
DP
WP
Page Width
13.2 inches
11 inches
none
8.5 inches
11 inches
1.5 inches
7.5 inches
1 inch
none
Page Height
Left Margin
Right Margin
Top Margin
13.2 inches
none
Bottom Margin
Typestyle (GFID)
Lines Per Inch
Auto New Line
Auto New Page
11 inches
11
87
6
6
On
Off
On
Off
An ic value of FFh also specifies a job boundary.
On the 3812, an ic parameter value of FFh causes the
output tray to be jogged (offset).
IBMEMUL:
Same as the 3812.
When the 5250 ALLY receives this command with the ic
parameter set to FFh, it sends PFS 43 — JOGOUT to the
target printer. This PFS is usually used to jog (offset) the
output paper tray.
Besides the target printer settings that are reset by this
command, the 5250 ALLY also sends PFS 4B —
JOBSTRT to the target printer if the ic parameter is set to
FFh (DP). By default this PFS is unused. It can be used
to reset duplex or 2-up print modes at the target
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printer, ensuring that the last logical page from one job
and the first logical page of the next job are not printed
on the same physical page.
When the 5250 ALLY is calculating automatic page
orientation, the setting of the initial condition set
determines how page size will be calculated. If the ic
parameter is set to 01h (Word Processing), then the page
size is determined by the settings of the last received Set
Presentation Page Size (SPPS) command. If the ic
parameter is set to FFh (Data Processing), then the page
width is determined by Maximum Print Position (MPP)
divided by CPI, and the page height is determined by
Maximum Print Line (MPL) divided by LPI.
275EMUL:
The system-changeable parameters supported by the 275
are set to their default values.
Command:
Format:
Set Horizontal Tabs (STAB)
2B D2 nn 01 ff a1 tab1 a2 tab2 a3 tab3ꢀ
3812, 5219
Printers:
Action:
Sets horizontal Tab characteristics and positions.
The ff parameter specifies the type of Tab stops. If the ff
parameter value is 00h, the Tab stops are column
(floating) positions. If the ff parameter value is 01h, the
Tab stops are fixed positions.
The a1 and a2 parameters are not used but must be
present. All Tab stops are specified by sets of three bytes
each.
The tab1 and tab2 parameters are either column or fixed
positions. For floating Tabs, the tab1 and tab2
parameters are the column numbers relative to the left
margin. For fixed Tabs, the tab1 and tab2 parameters are
the Tab positions in 1/1440-inch units relative to the left
margin.
If this command specifies no Tab positions, all current
Tab positions are cleared.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
Same as IBM.
No operation.
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Command:
Format:
Justify Text Field (JTF)
2B D2 nn 03 rere pr
Printers:
Action:
3812, 5219
Specifies that a field of text is to be justified.
Text to be justified follows the command. Justification
ends at the next Justify Text Field (JTF), Carriage Return
(CR), New Line (NL), Required New Line (RNL),
Interchange Record Separator (IRS), Form Feed (FF) or
Required Form Feed (RFF) command.
The left edge of the field’s placement is the current print
position.
The rere parameter specifies the right edge the field’s
placement in 1/1440-inch units relative to the left
margin.
The pr parameter specifies the percentage of white Space
at the end of the field that is to be redistributed within the
field.
Allowed values of pr for 3812 and 5219 printers are 00h
(no change from last value), 32h (50%) and 64h (100%).
If the text to be justified does not fit within the field, no
justification takes place.
JFT cannot occur while Set Justify Mode is active.
Same as IBM.
IBMEMUL:
The 5250 ALLY allows any percentage rule: 00h (no
change), and 01h (1%) to 64h (100%).
The 5250 ALLY turns off justify mode (as set by Set
Justify Mode) upon receiving this command.
The 5250 ALLY performs all calculations necessary to
perform the justification on the target printer.
275EMUL:
No operation.
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Command:
Format:
Set Justify Mode (SJM)
2B D2 nn 0D st pr
3812, 5219
Printers:
Action:
Set Justify Mode is used to activate and deactivate
justification.
The st parameter specifies whether justify mode is to be
activated or deactivated. An st value of 00h means no
change. An st value of 01h means activate justify mode.
An st value of 02h means deactivate justify mode.
The pr parameter specifies the percentage of white Space
at the end of the field to be redistributed within the field.
A pr value of 00h means no change.
Allowed values of pr are 00h, 32h (50%) and 64h
(100%).
When justification is active, Justify Text Field (JTF) is
not allowed.
When justification is active, subsequent text is justified
between the left and right margins.
Lines ended with any of the following combinations of
commands are considered to be the last line of a
paragraph and are not justified:
NL (or IRS) & NL (or IRS); RNL (or IRT); NL (or IRS)
& LF; NL (or IRS) & HT; NL (or IRS) & Indent Tab; NL
(or IRS) & Space; NL (or IRS) & Numeric Space; NL (or
IRS) & Required Space; NL (or IRS) & BS; NL (or IRS)
& UBS; NL (or IRS) & CR; NL (or IRS) & RLM; NL (or
IRS) & NBS; Required Form Feed.
Lines of text that extend past the right margin are not
justified.
IBMEMUL:
Same as IBM.
The 5250 ALLY allows any percentage rule: 00h (no
change), and 01h (1%) to 64h (100%).
The 5250 ALLY turns off justify mode (as set by Set
Justify Mode) upon receiving this command.
The 5250 ALLY performs all calculations necessary to
perform the justification on the target printer.
275EMUL:
No operation.
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Command:
Printers:
Format:
Set Horizontal Margins (SHM)
3812, 5219
2B D2 nn 11 lmlm rmrm
Action:
Specifies the left and right margins for subsequent
printing.
The lmlm parameter specifies the left margin position in
1/1440-inch units.
The rmrm parameter specifies the right margin position
in 1/1440-inch units.
Both the lmlm and rmrm parameters are relative to the
physical left edge of the page. Valid values for both lmlm
and rmrm parameters are 0000h through 7FFFh. A value
of 0000h means no change to last setting.
The rmrm parameter is used in justifying text only when
Set Justify Mode (SJM) has turned justification on.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
Same as IBM. The rmrm parameter is used only in
justification calculations.
No operation.
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Command:
Format:
Set Presentation Page Size (SPPS)
2B D2 nn 40 wdwd htht
3812, 5219
Printers:
Action:
Specifies the physical size of the page. This deactivates
the auto new line function. The auto new page function is
deactivated if the htht parameter is not omitted.
The wdwd parameter specifies the physical width of the
page.
The htht parameter specifies the physical height of the
page.
Valid values for both the wdwd and htht parameters are
0000h through 7FFFh. A value of 0000h indicates no
change to the last setting.
For the 5219, the wdwd parameter is limited to the range
of 0000h through 4A00h.
This command is restricted to page boundaries. If the
initial condition set specified by Set Initial Conditions
(SIC) is Word Processing (WP), then the physical size of
the page is used in automatic page orientation
calculations.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
Same as 3812.
No operation.
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Command:
Format:
Set Single Line Distance (SSLD)
2B D2 nn 15 ldld
Printers:
Action:
3812, 4214, 5219
Specifies in 1/1440-inch units the distance between
subsequent print lines. This command overrides the last
Set Single Line Distance or Set Line Density (SLD)
command. Set Single Line Distance has the same effect
as Set Line Density, with the exception that the units are
different.
The ldld parameter specifies the height of a print line in
1/1440-inch units.
For the 5219, the following ldld parameter values are
supported: 001Eh (48 LPI), 003Ch (24 LPI), 0078h (12
LPI), 0096h (9.6 LPI), 00B4h (8 PLI), 00F0h (6 LPI),
010Eh (5.33 LPI), 168h (4 LPI) and 023Ah (1 line per
centimeter).
For the 4214, all values are valid and are translated to
equivalent 1/72-inch units.
For the 3812, values between 0001h and 7FFFh are
valid.
IBMEMUL:
Same as the 3812. All values of the ldld parameter are
supported.
The 5250 ALLY maintains all vertical movement
distances in 1/1440-inch units; however, actual
commands to the target printer are translated to the
equivalent units specified by Option 48 — Vertical
Resolution. This means that the accumulated error across
multiple lines of text is never more than one-half of the
target printer’s vertical resolution.
275EMUL:
No operation.
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Command:
Format:
Set Character Density (SCD)
2B D2 nn 29 00 cp
Printers:
Action:
3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225
Specifies the character density in characters per inch
(CPI) for subsequent text.
The cp parameter specifies CPI.
For the 4214, values of 00h (no change), 05h (5CPI),
0Ah (10CPI), 0Ch (12 CPI) and 10h (16.7 CPI) are valid.
For the 3812 and 5219, values of 00h (no change), 0Ah
(10 CPI), 0Bh (proportional spacing), 0Ch (12 CPI) and
0Fh (15 CPI) are valid.
For the 3812 and 5219, the value 0Bh (proportional
spacing) is effectively the same as setting the ps
parameter value of the Set FID through GFID (FSG)
command to 02h. For the 5224 and 5225, values of 00h
(no change), 0Ah (10 CPI), 0Ch (12 CPI) and 0Fh (15
CPI) are valid.
This command recalculates the horizontal Maximum
Print Position (MPP). If the newly calculated MPP is less
than the current MPP, it overrides the old MPP setting.
IBMEMUL:
Same as IBM.
The 5250 ALLY supports all CPI values for all IBM
printer emulations.
The 5250 ALLY, in addition to all of the above values of
the cp parameter, supports values of 08h (8.6 CPI) and
11h (17.1 CPI).
If the current orientation is portrait, one of the following
PFSs will be sent to the target printer to invoke the
appropriate CPI value: 10 — P 5CPI (CPI≤5), 11 —
P 8CPI (CPI≤8>5), 12 — P 10CPI (CPI≤10>8), 13 —
P PSCPI (proportional spacing), 14 — P 12CPI
(CPI≤12>10), 15 — P 15CPI (CPI≤15>12), 16 — P
16CPI (CPI≤16>15) or 17 — P 17CPI (CPI>16).
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If the current orientation is landscape, one of the
following PFSs will be sent to the target printer to invoke
the appropriate CPI value: 18 — L 5CPI (CPI≤5), 19 —
L 8CPI (CPI≤8>5), 1A — L 10CPI (CPI≤10>8), 1B — L
PSCPI (proportional spacing), 1C — L 12CPI
(CPI≤12>10), 1D — L 15CPI (CPI≤15>12), 1E —
L 16CPI (CPI≤16>15) or 1F — L 17CPI (CPI>16).
If the current orientation is Computer Output Reduction
(COR), one of the following PFSs will be sent to the
target printer to invoke the appropriate CPI value: 20 —
COR 10 (CPI≤10), 21 — COR 12 (CPI≤12>10) or 22 —
COR 15 (CPI>12). Although the 5250 ALLY
automatically reduces all line spacing during COR
printing to 70% (the default reduction value), the COR
10, COR 12 and COR 15 PFSs should select CPI values
≥ 13, 15 and 20 CPI, respectively, to provide horizontal
character spacing reduction.
275EMUL:
No operation.
Command:
Format:
Set Presentation Color (SPC)
2B D2 nn 2D cccc
Printers:
Action:
IBM printer emulation on 3197 display
Specifies the color used for subsequent text.
The cccc parameter may be either a one- or two-byte
number. For one-byte numbers the following values are
valid:
Hex value:
Color:
F0
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9
Brown
Blue
Red
Pink
Green
Turquoise
Yellow
Neutral
Orange
Color of Medium
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For two-byte numbers the following values are valid:
Hex value: Color:
0000 Black (or other ribbon color)
0001
0002
0003
0004
0005
0006
0007
0008
0009
000A
000B
000C
000D
000E
000F
0010
FF00
FF01
FF02
FF03
FF04
FF05
FF06
FF07
FF08
FFFF
Blue
Red
Pink/Magenta
Green
Turquoise/Cyan
Yellow
White
Black
Dark Blue
Orange
Purple
Dark Green
Dark Turquoise
Mustard
Grey
Brown
Default
Blue
Red
Pink
Green
Turquoise/Cyan
Yellow
Black
Color of Medium
Default
When the current print color is “Color of Medium,” no
text is printed until a new color is selected.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
No operation.
No operation.
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Command:
Format:
Page Presentation Media (PPM)
2B D2 nn 48 xxxx fc sd do dd pq dx
3812, 4214, 5219
Printers:
Action:
Specifies parameters regarding the paper.
The fc parameter specifies the forms control. A value of
00h means no change to current setting; 01h specifies
paper; 02h specifies envelopes. For the 3812, the value
02h is not supported.
The sd parameter specifies the paper source drawer.
Valid values are 00h (no change), and from 01h to the
number of drawers installed in the printer.
The do parameter specifies the destination (output) tray
offset. A value of 00h means do not offset; any other
value means offset the tray. This parameter is supported
only by the 3812.
The dd parameter specifies the destination (output)
drawer. Valid values are 00h (no change), and from 01h
to the number of output drawers installed in the printer.
The 3812 jogs (offsets) the output tray if the value is
changed from the last setting.
The pq parameter specifies the print quality for
subsequent text. Valid values are 00h (no change), 01h
(data processing), 02h (near-letter quality) and 03h
(high-speed draft).
For the 5219, a value of 01h specifies ribbon-saver
mode.
For the 3812, a value of 01h allows Computer Output
Reduction, and values of 02h and 03h disallow COR. If
COR is disallowed, portrait mode is used instead.
The dx parameter specifies duplex mode. A value of 00h
specifies no change; 01h specifies simplex (one-sided)
printing; 02h specifies duplex (two-sided, side-binding)
printing; 03h specifies tumble (two-sided, top binding)
printing.
For the 3812, 4214 and 5219, the dx parameter is not
used.
This command is restricted to page boundaries.
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IBMEMUL:
Same as IBM, except that the 5250 ALLY will perform
COR even if it has been disallowed with this command.
The 5250 ALLY uses the fc and sd parameters to select a
source paper drawer simply by adding two (2) to the sd
parameter if a forms-type of envelope (fc=02h) is
requested. The 5250 ALLY recognizes up to four source
drawers on the target printer called Paper 1, Paper 2,
Paper 3 and Envelope. On systems that restrict the source
drawer number to less than 3, access to the third and
fourth drawers can be accomplished by selecting a
forms-type of envelope (fc=02h).
The 5250 ALLY will send one of the PFSs 35 —
PPAPER1, 36 — PPAPER2, 37 — PPAPER3, 38 —
P ENVEL, 3C — LPAPER1, 3D — LPAPER2, 3E —
LPAPER3, 3F — L ENVEL at the beginning of each
page. For target printers that force a page eject when a
paper source is selected, it may be necessary to delete
PFS 07 — FF and rely on these PFSs to perform form
feeding. For printers that do not force a page eject when
selecting a source drawer, PFS 07 — FF should be left
unmodified (usually containing only 0Ch).
Although source drawer 4 is called Envelope, there is no
reason that this drawer needs to contain envelopes.
Similarly, there is no reason that Paper 1, Paper 2 and
Paper 3 need to hold paper.
PFS 43 — JOGOUT is sent to the target printer by the
5250 ALLY at the beginning of each page that requires
an output tray offset (jog), either because the do
parameter was non-zero or because the dd parameter was
changed from the last setting.
PFS 43 — JOGOUT is also sent to the printer if the Set
Initial Conditions (SIC) command specifies the Data
Processing (DP) initial condition set. This is the same as
the 3812.
The 5250 ALLY supports dd (destination drawer)
parameters of 00h (no change), and the range of 01h
through 03h. One of the PFSs 44 — DEST1, 45 —
DEST2 or 46 — DEST3 is sent to the target printer at the
beginning of each page. These PFSs can be used to select
a destination (output) drawer.
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The qq parameter controls the print quality at the target
printer by sending one of the PFSs 2F — LOWQUAL
(qq=03h), 30 — MEDQUAL (qq=01h) or 31 —
HIQUAL (qq=02h). These PFSs are sent to the printer
only if the print quality setting is changed. Many target
printers (specifically dot matrix) place limitations on
print quality, proportional spacing, font and/or print
enhancement combinations.
The 5250 ALLY supports the dx (duplex) parameter by
sending PFS 32 — SIMPLEX, 33 — DUPLEX or 34 —
TUMBLE to the target printer whenever the parameter is
changed.
275EMUL:
No operation.
Command:
Format:
Set Vertical Margins (SVM)
2B D2 nn 49 tmtm bmbm
Printers:
Action:
3812, 5219
Specifies top and bottom margins for subsequent pages.
The tmtm parameter specifies the top margin in 1/1440-
inch units. Valid values are 0000h through 7FFFh. A
value of 0000h causes no change to the last setting.
The bmbm parameter specifies the bottom margin in
1/1440-inch units. This parameter is not used by 3812 or
5219 printers.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
Same as IBM.
When in Computer Output Reduction (COR) mode, a
default half-inch margin is added to the top margin
requested by the system.
No operation.
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Command:
Format:
Set Printer Setup (SPSU)
2B D2 nn 4C xx pf xx si
3812, 5219
Printers:
Action:
Specifies both the paper feed technique and the print
setup to be used.
The pf parameter specifies the paper feed technique.
Valid values are 00h (no change), 01h (manual feed),
02h (tractor feed) and 03h (automatic cut sheet feed).
The si parameter is a string of up to 60 bytes that is used
to indicate the printer setup to the operator. On the 5219,
the first two bytes of this string are interpreted as decimal
digits and displayed on the front panel LED.
This command is ignored by the 3812.
Same as the 5219.
IBMEMUL:
The 5250 ALLY uses the fc parameter to determine
which forms control PFS to send to the target printer: 3B
— PORTMAN or 42 — LANDMAN (fc=01h); 3A —
PORTTRC or 41 — LANDTRC (fc=02h); or 39 —
PORTCUT or 40 — LANDCUT (fc=03h) is sent to the
printer if the fc parameter is changed.
The 5250 ALLY discards the si parameter.
275EMUL:
No operation.
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Command:
Format:
Set Exception Action (SEA)
2B D2 nn 85 e1 a1 e2 a2...
Printers:
Action:
3812, 5219
Set Exception Action is used to specify the action to be
taken for each of the exception condition levels. The
parameters en and an must be specified in pairs. From
zero to 4 pairs can be supplied.
The en parameter specifies an exception condition level.
The an parameter specifies the action to take when that
exception condition level is encountered.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
No operation.
The 5250 ALLY performs automatic error recovery for
all error conditions.
No operation.
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Command:
Format:
Set Text Orientation (STO)
2B D3 nn F6 caca lala
3812
Printers:
Action:
This command is used to specify character and line
rotation for subsequent text.
The caca parameter specifies character rotation angle
and is not supported on the 3812.
The lala parameter specifies the text line rotation angle.
Valid values are: 0000h (normal portrait), 2D00h
(landscape left), 5A00h (upside-down portrait), 8700h
(landscape right), FFFEh (Computer Output Reduction)
and FFFFh (default orientation based upon page size).
IBMEMUL:
Same as the 3812.
The 5250 ALLY performs orientation selection in the
same way as the IBM 3812, with two exceptions. The
5250 ALLY allows system-specified orientation with the
STO command to be overridden with Option 54 —
Orientation.
The 3812 does not allow the automatic orientation
selection of COR if the pq (print quality) parameter in
the Page Presentation Media (PPM) command is set to
01h (data processing quality). The 5250 ALLY does not
enforce this limitation.
One of the two PFSs, 0A — PORT or 0B — LAND, is
sent to the target printer at the beginning of each page.
PFS 0B — LAND is sent for either landscape or COR
orientation.
275EMUL:
No operation.
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Command:
Format:
Begin Underscore (BUS)
2B D4 nn 0A 01 bp
Printers:
Action:
3812, 5219
The Begin Underscore command specifies that all
subsequent text is to be underscored until the next End
Underscore command is received.
The bp parameter specifies the set of characters for
which to bypass underscoring. Valid values are 00h
(bypass horizontal Tab and indent Tab commands), 01h
(continuous underscore) and 80h (bypass Space,
horizontal Tab, indent Tab and relative horizontal print
position commands).
Underscoring is disabled either by an End Underscore
command or by a Set Initial Conditions command.
IBMEMUL:
Same as IBM.
If Option 53 — Underlining is set to 00 (!AGILE!
53=00;), PFS 27 — UNDL ON is sent to the printer
before the text to be underscored. PFS 28 — UNDLOFF
is sent to the printer after the text to end the
underscoring. Normally these PFSs turn underlining on
and off at the target printer.
If Option 53 — Underlining is set to 01 (!AGILE!
53=01;), underlining is achieved by sending underscore
characters in a second pass through the line.
275EMUL:
No operation.
Command:
Format:
End Underscore (EUS)
2B D4 nn 0E
Printers:
Action:
3812, 5219
Ends underscoring mode previously started by Begin
Underscore command.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
Same as IBM.
No operation.
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Command:
Format:
Begin Overstrike (BOS)
2B D4 nn 72 ch bp gcgc cpcp
3812, 5219
Printers:
Action:
Starts character overstrike mode. After a Begin
Overstrike command is received, all characters printed
(except bypassed characters), are overstruck until an End
Overstrike command is received.
The ch parameter is the character to use for overstriking.
The bp parameter specifies the set of characters for
which to bypass overstriking. Valid values are 00h
(bypass horizontal Tab and indent Tab commands), 01h
(continuous underscore) and 80h (bypass Space,
horizontal Tab, indent Tab and relative horizontal print
position commands).
The gcgc and cpcp parameters are not used or inspected
by the 3812 or 5219, but both gcgc and cpcp should be
zero (0000h).
Overstrike mode, once activated with the Begin
Overstrike command, is deactivated by either the End
Overstrike or Set Initial Conditions commands.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
Same as IBM.
No operation.
Command:
Format:
End Overstrike (EOS)
2B D4 nn 76
Printers:
Action:
3812, 5219
This command ends the character overstrike mode
enabled by Begin Overstrike (BOS).
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
Same as IBM.
No operation.
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Command:
Format:
Load Alternate Characters (LAC)
2B FE nn mm ch i1 i2 i3 i4 i5 i6 i7 i8 i9 [i10]...
4214, 5224, 5225
Printers:
Action:
Specifies new character bit images for selected
characters. The parameters ch and i1 through i9 (or i10)
must be specified in sets (10 or 11 bytes per set).
The mm parameter specifies the image type for all
character images defined with the command.
For the 4214, valid values for the mm parameter are 01h,
which specifies that the bit images are 8 bits tall by 9 bits
wide, and 02h, which specifies that the bit images are 8
bits tall by 10 bits wide.
For the 5224 and 5225, the only valid value is 01h.
The ch parameter specifies the character for which a new
bit image is to be defined. The ch parameter value may
range from 00h to FFh. Control characters that have bit
images defined for them in this way may be printed in
transparent mode. See Transparent (TRN 35h) for more
information.
Parameters i1 through i9 (or i10) are the bytes of image
data. The data is organized as vertical “slices” of eight
bits (one byte) each. For 8 x 9 mode (mm=01h), there are
9 bytes of slice data per character bit image. For 8 x 10
mode (mm=02h) there are 10 bytes of slice data per
character bit image.
The first byte of bit image data for a character is the
leftmost vertical slice of the character bit image; the last
byte of data is the rightmost vertical slice of data.
The most significant bit of each byte is the top bit of the
slice; the least significant bit of each byte is the bottom
bit of the slice.
Bits that are set ON are printed as black; bits that are set
OFF are not printed.
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The printing mechanism of the 4214 prints characters
only as 8 x 10. If character bit image information is
loaded with 8 x 9 mode (mm=01h), the 9th slice of the
image is automatically copied into the 10th slice, to
expand the character width to 10 slices.
The 5225 is not capable of printing solid black areas for
more than 5 minutes. Permanent damage to the 5225 may
result if the printer is made to print solid black areas for
more than 5 minutes. IBM suggests that after high-
density printing on the 5225, the printer is allowed to
cool down (no printing) for 10 minutes.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
No operation.
No operation.
Command:
Format:
Bell (BEL)
2F
Printers:
Action:
3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225, 5226
Sounds an audible alarm and causes the printer to stop
and wait for operator intervention.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
No operation.
Sends BEL to printer.
Command:
Format:
Index Return (IRT)
33
Printer:
3812, 5219
Action:
Same function as Required New Line (RNL).
Same as IBM.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
No operation.
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Command:
Format:
Absolute Horizontal Print Position (AHPP)
34 C0 ah
Printers:
Action:
3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225, 5226
Causes the current print position to move to the column
specified by the parameter ah. Valid values are in the
range of 01h to the current setting of Maximum Print
Position (MPP), inclusive.
If the requested horizontal print position is to the left of
the current print position, a carriage return is performed,
and the position is moved to the specified placement.
The vertical position is not changed by this command.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
Same as IBM.
Same as IBM.
Command:
Format:
Absolute Vertical Print Position (AVPP)
34 C4 av
Printers:
Action:
3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225, 5226
Causes the current print position to move to the line
specified by the parameter av. Valid values for av are
from 01h to the current setting of Maximum Print Line
(MPL), inclusive.
If the requested vertical position is above (less than) the
current position, a Form Feed (FF) is automatically
performed, and the printer is moved to the requested
position on the next page.
This command causes no change to the current horizontal
position.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
Same as IBM.
Same as IBM.
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Command:
Format:
Relative Horizontal Print Position (RHPP)
34 C8 rh
Printers:
Action:
3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225, 5226
Causes the current print position to be moved
horizontally rh character positions to the right. Any value
that does not cause the print position to exceed the
Maximum Print Position (MPP) is valid.
If the rh parameter value is 00h, this command performs
no operation.
This command causes no change to the vertical position.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
Same as IBM.
Same as IBM.
Command:
Format:
Relative Vertical Print Position (RVPP)
34 4C rv
Printers:
Action:
3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225, 5226
Causes the current print position to move down the
number of lines specified by the rv parameter. Any value
that does not cause the current print position to exceed
the Maximum Print Line (MPL) is valid.
If the rv parameter value is 00h, this command performs
no operation.
This command causes no change to the horizontal
position.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
Same as IBM.
Same as IBM.
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Command:
Format:
Transparent (TRN)
35 nn [data]
Printers:
Action:
4214, 5224, 5225
Causes the printer to enter a transparent printer mode,
where the subsequent nn characters are not checked for
control codes.
This command allows printing of the bit images
previously associated with control characters by the Load
Alternate Characters (LAC) command.
The count parameter, nn, unlike the count parameter for
format commands, does not include the count byte itself.
The count parameter is the count of following bytes not
to be checked for SCS/DCA control codes.
IBMEMUL:
The 5250 ALLY allows data to be sent directly to the
printer (or other output device) with this command.
After receiving the Transparent command, it sends the
following nn bytes directly out the output port.
Unlike the ASCII Transparent (ATRN) mode,
Transparent data is translated before it is sent to the
target printer.
275EMUL:
Same as IBMEMUL.
Command:
Format:
Numeric Backspace (NBS)
36
Printers:
5219
Action:
This command is the same as Back Space (BS).
Same as IBM.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
No operation.
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Command:
Format:
Printer:
Subscript (SBS)
38
3812, 5219
Action:
Causes the current print position to move down one-half
line distance.
On the 5219, only one level of superscript is supported.
On the 3812, multiple levels of superscript are supported.
Same as the 3812.
IBMEMUL:
PFS 2B —SUBS ON is sent to the printer once for each
subscript level. A subscript command received after a
superscript command (to restore the normal baseline
position) causes PFS 2C —SUBSOFF to be sent to the
printer once per level.
The use of Subscript On/Off and Superscript On/Off
printer commands in PFSs 2B —SUBS ON, 2C —
SUBSOFF, 2D —SUPS ON and 2E —SUPSOFF,
respectively, will allow only one level of sub/
superscripting, because the target printer is performing
the sub/superscript, and it will support only a single
level.
The use of relative downward/upward movement
commands for PFSs 2B —SUBS ON, 2C —SUBSOFF,
2D —SUPS ON and 2E —SUPSOFF, respectively, will
allow multiple sub/superscript levels to be supported.
275EMUL:
No operation.
Command:
Format:
Indent Tab (IT)
39
Printers:
Action:
3812, 5219
Moves the print position to the right one Tab stop and
sets the effective left margin to this position. If no Tab
stop is encountered, it will move the print position one
Space to the right.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
Same as IBM.
No operation.
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Command:
Format:
Required Form Feed (RFF)
3A
Printers:
Action:
3812, 5219
Performs the same function as the Form Feed (FF)
control and restores the print position to the left margin.
On the 3812, RFF causes the current page to print.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
Same as IBM.
No operation.
Command:
Format:
Substitute (SUB)
3F
Printers:
3812, 5219
Action:
Prints the hyphen (-) graphic.
Same as IBM.
No operation.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
Command:
Format:
Space (SP)
40
Printers:
Action:
3812, 5219
Prints the standard Space graphic. It is a word delimiter,
and it can increase in width during formatting.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
Same as IBM.
Same as IBM.
Command:
Format:
Required Space (RSP)
41
Printers:
Action:
3812, 5219
Prints the standard Space graphic. It is processed like
Space (SP), but it is not recognized as a word delimiter,
and it is not increased in width during formatting.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
Same as IBM.
No operation.
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Command:
Format:
Numeric Space (NSP)
E1
Printers:
Action:
3812, 5219
Prints the standard Space graphic. It is processed like
Space (SP), but it is not recognized as a word delimiter,
and it is not increased in width during formatting.
IBMEMUL:
275EMUL:
Same as IBM.
No operation.
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APPENDIX C
PSEUDO TRANSPARENCY
Introduction
Most ASCII and EBCDIC printers have features that are not available on
IBM midrange printers. If the user’s application software is aware that the
destination of the data may be a non-IBM printer attached to a protocol
converter, the application can send printer commands that will activate the
printer’s advanced features.
Printer commands must be sent to the printer without being modified by
the System or the protocol converter. For this to occur, the commands
must be sent in a transparent packet. (Refer to the printer user’s manual for
a list of available printer commands.)
A transparent packet consists of a trigger followed by the data or command
that will be sent to the printer. The trigger alerts the protocol converter that
the data that follows it should be sent directly to the printer without
translation.
The 5250 ALLY will recognize the triggers for IBM transparency (35h),
ASCII transparency (03h) in IBM emulation mode, Xerox Metacode
transparency (35h) in IBM emulation mode, and Xerox transparency (36h)
in Xerox 275 twinax protocol converter emulation mode. The 5250 ALLY
will also support two forms of pseudo transparency.
i-data Pseudo Transparency
This form of pseudo transparency is valid only for twinax data streams
when the 5250 ALLY is in IBM emulation mode (!AGILE!03=00;).
The trigger used by i-data applications for pseudo transparency is
designated by the user within the application. The application sets the
trigger at the protocol converter by sending two ampersand characters
(&&), two question marks (??) and the designated transparency trigger.
For instance, to define the trigger as a percent sign (%), the application
would send the following command string:
&&??%
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The transparent packet itself consists of two trigger characters, the data to
be sent to the printer without translation, and one trigger character that is
used to terminate the transparent packet. For example, to send an ASCII
escape (1Bh) to the printer, the application would send the following
packet:
%%1B%
Transparent data may also be sent as text when the text is placed between
apostrophes ('), as shown below:
%%1B'0Titan10iso-P'0D0A%
The 5250 ALLY will convert all printable text characters between
apostrophes into the appropriate hexadecimal values using the active
character code translation table.
All hexadecimal values may be separated with spaces, commas or carriage
control commands. The 5250 ALLY will remove these characters before
sending the transparent command to the printer.
MPI Pseudo Transparency
This form of pseudo transparency is valid only for twinax data streams
when the 5250 ALLY is in Xerox 275 twinax protocol converter emulation
mode (!AGILE!03=02;).
The trigger and terminator for MPI pseudo transparency is not determined
by the user. Both the trigger and the terminator consist of an ampersand
(&) followed by a percent sign (%). When the 5250 ALLY encounters
these two characters together, it begins pseudo transparency operations
until the next consecutive occurence of the characters. For instance, to
send a PCL printer reset command (Esc E) to the printer, the command
sent to the 5250 ALLY would look like this:
&%1B45&%
1Bh is the ASCII escape character, and 45h is the uppercase E.
All values in this form of transparency must be in hexadecimal format, and
they must not be separated by any printable characters or carriage control
commands.
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GLOSSARY
A
A/B switch
A switch that allows input devices to
share a printer.
AC adapter
Converts alternating current to direct
current.
AFP
Advanced Function Printing.
AFPDS
Advanced Function Printing Data
Stream.
Alternate host
Input device other than the twinax host
that can use the printer attached to the
5250 ALLY, such as a PC, network
server, print sharing device or even
another protocol converter.
ASCII
American Standard Code for
Information Interchange. A 7-bit
standard character code used for
interchanging data between
communications equipment.
B
Backspace
Moves the print position one column to
the left.
Battery-backed RAM
A non-volatile temporary means of
storage. The 5250 ALLY uses it to
store configuration parameters.
Binary
Bit
A base 2 numbering system.
A binary digit. The smallest unit of
binary information. Either a 0 or a 1.
BM
Bottom margin.
Bold
A typestyle in which the strokes of the
characters are thicker than normal.
Bottom margin
The last line on which the 5250 ALLY
will allow a character to be printed.
Break
BS
An interruption of a transmission.
Backspace.
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A block of internal memory that stores
information until it is ready to be used.
A unit of information consisting of
eight binary bits. Character codes are
often represented in bytes.
C
Carriage Return
A control character that (unless set to be
interpreted as a line end) causes the
printer to begin printing at the left
margin of the current line.
Centronics
The printer manufacturer that produced
the parallel interface that is now the
industry standard. Also used to refer to
the interface itself.
CNT
Count. The number of bytes in a
command string.
Column
The vertical members of one line of an
array.
Computer Output Reduction
A feature that reduces and reorients
SYSOUT output intended for 13.2"x11"
paper so that it will fit on letter-size
paper (8.5"x11").
Configuration
To assemble a collection of hardware
and software into a system and to adjust
each of the parts so they all work
together.
Control code
Control Unit
A byte of information representing a
print instruction (e.g., a tab).
The portion of the CPU that directs the
step-by-step operation of the entire
computing system.
COR
Computer Output Reduction.
Count byte
A byte that indicates the number of
bytes to follow in an escape sequence.
CPI
Characters per inch. Pitch.
Carriage return.
CR
CR/LF
CRT
Carriage return/line feed.
Cathode ray tube. A video display
terminal.
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GLOSSARY
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D
Data stream
Information transmitted between the
host system and the 5250 ALLY.
A plug with 25 male or female pins.
A base 10 numbering system.
DB-25
Decimal
Default
Formatting configurations that are
present and are used automatically
when no other information is available.
Delimit
To mark the beginning and end of a
character string.
Diagnostic
A routine designed to verify the
operation of a system and to find a
malfunction in a device.
DisplayWrite/400
An IBM word processing application
that supports bolding, underlining and
overstriking.
DPA
DSC
Display printer adapter.
Data stream compatible. A pre-SNA
protocol.
E
EBCDIC
Extended Binary Coded Decimal
Interchange Code. An eight bit
character code.
Emulation
EPROM
Esc
A hardware or software product
imitating the function of another
hardware or software product.
Erasable programmable read-only
memory. The storage medium for the
5250 ALLY firmware.
Escape control character. A non-graphic
(unimaged) code that signals the
transmission of control information to
the 5250 ALLY.
Extended ASCII
Some printer manufacturers have
implemented their own version of 8 bit
transmission. Extended ASCII allows
128 additional characters to be
displayed by the printer.
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F
FCC
Federal Communications Commission.
Form feed.
FF
Firmware
The pre-programmed EPROMs
installed in the 5250 ALLY (the internal
software).
Form feed
A control code that instructs the printer
to process the current page and print it;
a page end. The physical transport of
paper to the beginning of a new page.
G
GDDM
Graphical Data Display Manager. An
IBM graphics software product.
GML
Graphic Machine Language.
A feature of Xerox printers.
Graphic Windows
H
Hardware
Any physical device in a computer
network.
Hewlett-Packard
Hexadecimal
Horizontal tab
Host
A California company that produces a
wide range of computer equipment and
peripherals.
A base 16 numbering system. Numbers
are represented using digits 0-9 and
letters A-F.
Moves the presentation position
horizontally to the next tab stop to the
right.
The system that transmits information
to the 5250 ALLY. IBM twinax host.
HP
Hewlett-Packard.
HPGL
Hewlett-Packard Graphics Language. A
language used to transfer graphic
information to an HP or HP-compatible
plotter.
HT
Horizontal tab.
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I
IBM
The world’s largest manufacturer of
computing equipment.
IBM 35 Hex transparency
A standard form of transparency used in
SCS data streams.
IFS
Interchange file separator.
IGS
Interchange group separator.
To preset to proper starting values.
Initialization
Input
The introduction of data from an input
device to the computer’s main memory.
Input device
A unit used to enter data.
Interchange separator
A command used to delimit information
strings in SCS data streams (IFS, IGS,
IRS, IUS).
Interface
The method by which different types of
devices are linked to each other for
communication (e.g., parallel, twinax).
Invalid character
In hexadecimal, any character other
than numerals 0-9 and letters A-F.
IR
Intervention required.
IRS
IUS
Interchange record separator.
Interchange unit separator.
L
Least significant digit
The digit representing the least value
(e.g., in 1024, the 4 is the least
significant).
Left margin
The number of the first column at
which a character can be printed on a
page.
LF
Line feed.
Line density
Vertical spacing, or the number of lines
per inch that can be printed on a page.
Line Feed
A control code that advances the print
position down by one line.
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LM
Left margin.
Logical buffer
RAM used to display a displayable or
printable image.
Logical Unit Number
A number assigned to a physical device
for identification purposes.
M
Margin
The number of spaces between the
edges of a page and the beginning of
text.
Maximum presentation line
The number of the last physical line on
the page.
Maximum presentation position The number of the rightmost character
position on the physical page.
Metacode
Mode
A Xerox printer command code.
A method of controlling the 5250
ALLY using a pushbutton on the front
panel. The mode number is indicated by
a seven-segment LED.
Most significant digit
The digit representing the greatest value
(e.g., in 1024, the 1 is the most
significant).
MPL
MPP
Maximum presentation line.
Maximum presentation position.
N
New Line
A printer operation consisting of a
carriage return (CR) and a line feed
(LF).
NL
New line.
Normal operating mode
The 5250 ALLY mode in which host
data may be accepted.
O
Option
An 5250 ALLY configuration
parameter for which the user can make
a choice.
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Output
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Data transferred from a computer’s
internal storage to an output device.
Output device
A unit that takes data output from a
computer and presents it in the form
desired by the user.
Overstrike
A DisplayWrite/400 function in which
two characters may be printed in the
same presentation position.
P
Page control
The method by which page boundaries
(margins) are determined. Page control
may be done either by the host
application or by the 5250 ALLY.
Parallel interface
8 bits of a byte are transmitted
simultaneously through 8 parallel wires.
PFS
Programmable function string.
Plotter
An output unit that graphs data by
automatically controlled pens.
POR
Power on reset.
Power on reset
The method by which a peripheral
device announces to the host that it is
ready.
Presentation line
Presentation position
Presentation surface
Print screen
The number of the line that is the
current presentation position.
The line and column number of the
current position on the page.
Represents a single page of printed
output.
A PC keyboard command that will print
the text currently displayed on the
screen.
Printer
An output device that produces hard
copy output.
Programmable function string An instruction string used by the 5250
ALLY to activate printer features.
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Protocol
A set of rules governing the format of
data and the control of information
interchange between two
communicating devices.
Protocol converter
PSF
A device that takes input in one data
communications format and outputs the
data in another communications format.
Print Services Facility.
R
RAM
Random access memory. Used for
temporary storage of information.
Rasterizer
A device that converts an image
sequentially line by line, instead of by
vector.
Reset
To return components to a specified
static state.
Right margin
The last column at which data can be
printed on a page.
RM
Right margin.
ROM
Read-only memory.
S
SCS
SNA character string. EBCDIC control
codes that are used to format data.
Sense codes
An SNA code that describes an
exception condition.
Set horizontal format
The SCS command that describes left
and right margins and horizontal tab
stops.
Set vertical format
The SCS command that describes top
and bottom margins and vertical tab
stops.
SHF
SLD
SNA
Set horizontal format.
Set line density.
System network architecture. An IBM
communication standard.
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Space
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A print position where no character is
printed.
SVF
Set vertical format.
T
Tab
A carriage control that specifies output
columns and rows.
Terminator
Timer
A character or sequence of characters
that indicates the end of a data string
that is variable in length.
A configuration option that determines
how long an idle host or alternate host
controls an output port.
TM
Top margin.
Top margin
The topmost position on a page where a
character can be printed.
Translate tables
Look-up tables used by the 5250 ALLY
to translate data input into the desired
data output.
U
UDK
User-defined key. Feature used in
Xerox laser printers to define a
substitute escape character.
V
VCS
Vertical channel select.
Vertical channel select
An SCS command that the 5250 ALLY
outputs as one or more CR/LF
sequences.
Vertical Tab
Moves the presentation position down
to the next vertical tab stop.
VT
Vertical tab.
X
XDPM
XPPM
Xerox Decentralized Print Mode.
Xerox Production Print Mode
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Xerox
A large manufacturer of computers,
printers, peripherals and other
electronic equipment.
XES
Xerox Escape Sequence. The native
print mode for Xerox 2700, 3700, 4030,
4045 and 4213 printers. Also available
on 4235 printers in XDPM.
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