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2 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS (NOM) ELECTRICAL SAFETY STATEMENT INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD 1. Todas las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser leídas antes de que el aparato eléctrico sea operado. 2. Las instrucciones de seguridad y operación deberán ser guardada...
4 NAME Attachment 1 of BMPT Vfg 243/1991 Certificate of Compliance by Manufacturer We hereby certify that the Equipment Nomenclature: 5250 Remote Emulator Card Model No.: PC456C is in compliance with the requirements of BMPT Vfg 243/1991 RFIsuppressed. The normal operation of some equipment (e.g., s...
5 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL 'Quattro is a registered trademark of Borland International, Inc.Wintronix is a registered trademark of Connectronix Corporation.ETU is a trademark of Emerald Technology, Inc.DecisionLink is a registered trademark of HandsOn Software, Inc.Ba...
6 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD Contents Chapter Page 1.0 Specifications .............................................................................................................. 8 2.0 Quick Setup Guide ...................................................................................................
8 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD 1. Specifications System Hardware Requirements — PC: IBM PC, PC/XT, AT, or 100% compatible w/ free 16-bit ISA- or EISA-bus slot and 3.5" diskette drive; Host: IBM System/3X or AS/400 with an available synchronous communications port that supports the SDLC protocol; DC...
11 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD 2. Quick Setup Guide Thank you for buying the 5250 Remote Emulator Card. If you are familiarwith emulation equipment, this chapter is designed to help you get up andrunning in a short amount of time. It describes how to do the hardwareinstallation, software installation,...
12 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD WARNUNG! V e r g e w i s s e r e n S i e s i c h , d a s s d i e P C a u s g e s c h a l t e t u n d d i eNetzzuleitung entfernt ist bevor irgendwelche Kabel angeschlossenw e r d e n . S c h a l t e n S i e G e r ä t n i c h t w i e d e r e i n b e v o r a l l e K a b e ...
13 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD drive letter followed by a colon and [ENTER] (if you are keeping it on a copy of the original diskette) or the hard-disk letter followedby a colon, a backslash, the subdirectory name, and [ENTER] (if you’re keeping it on the hard drive). c) At the next DOS prompt, run th...
14 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD 8. Now you can replace the PC’s cover, reattach all cables, and power up any other peripheral you like. 2.3 Installing the Software Now install software for the 5250 Remote Emulator Card from the softwarediskette included with the Card. (If you are using Microsoft ® Wind...
15 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD Do you want to save this configuration? (Y/N) Type “Y”. (If you selected “PC Support Only” or “Terminal Emulationand PC Support,” you will be prompted to enter the correct path forPC Support™.) Select “Exit” to end the program, then press [ENTER] to return to the DOS pro...
16 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD 3. Introduction 3.1 General Overview Thank you for purchasing a 5250 Remote Emulator Card. We hope thatthe Card helps you meet all of your PC-to-twinax connectivity needs. The 5250 Remote Emulator Card brings the best of the twinax and PC worlds together by connecting yo...
17 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD 3.3 The Rest of This Manual Chapters 4 and 5 of this manual will guide you through step-by-step installation procedures. Chapter 6 explains how to configure the Card. Once installed, the 5250 Remote Emulator Card can function withoutfurther operator intervention, but Cha...
18 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD 4. Hardware Installation 4.1 System Requirements 4.1.1 PC R EQUIREMENTS You must have these PC resources to use the 5250 Remote Emulator Card: • IBM PC, PC/XT™, AT ® , 386, 486, or compatible personal computer that does not use the Micro Channel ® Architecture • Floppy-d...
19 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD 4.3 Procedure for Hardware Installation CAUTION! The 5250 Remote Emulator Card is static-sensitive. Take the samep r e c a u t i o n s y o u w o u l d w i t h a n y s t a t i c - s e n s i t i v e d e v i c e . O n e s u c hp r e c a u t i o n i s b e i n g a w a r e t h...
20 NAME 6. When you install the Card into the PC, it uses one of the PC’s I/O addresses. The Card is factory-preset to use the base I/O address of300. Since two cards can’t share the same address (that could causethe PC to crash), you might need to change the 5250 RemoteEmulator Card’s address setti...
21 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD Table 4-1. Possible Settings of the Card’s DIP Switch Base I/O Switch-Position Number Address Used 1 2 3 4 300 to 30F* ON ON ON ON 310 to 31F ON ON ON OFF 320 to 32F ON ON OFF ON 340 to 34F ON OFF ON ON 350 to 35F ON OFF ON OFF 360 to 36F ON OFF OFF ON 380 to 38F OFF ON ...
23 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD 12. Use an appropriate cable to connect the 5250 Remote Emulator Card to a host’s communication port or to a modem: For local operation (direct connection to host): Across EIA RS-232D/CCITT V.24 interface: Cross-pinned DB44 male to DB25 female (product code EHN064-0020);...
25 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD 5. Software Installation This chapter contains instructions for installing the 5250 Remote EmulatorCard’s software for use with DOS, Windows (under a DOS partition), or PCSupport. You’ll take different kinds of actions to install, configure, and runthis software, and we’...
26 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD 3. Copy the software to the new directory on the hard drive by typing: COPY A:\*.* C:\5251R [ENTER] 4. When the copying is finished, remove the software diskette and store it in a safe place. This completes the DOS installation. 5.2 Installation with Microsoft Windows 5....
27 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD 10. From the File menu, select New. 11. Select P Prro og grra am m IItte em m . 12. For the description, type RCONFIG . 13. For the command line, type C:\5251R\RCONFIG.PIF . 14. Select C Ch ha an ng ge e IIcco on n . 15. For the icon name, type C:\5251R\RCONFIG.ICO . 16....
28 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD 6. Configuration Before the 5250 Remote Emulator Card can communicate with the hostsystem, both the host system and the 5250 Remote Emulator Card softwaremust be configured. 6.1 Configuring the Card 6.1.1 L AUNCHING C ONFIGURATION The 5250 Remote Emulator Card’s configur...
29 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD Figure 6-1. The configuration program’s Main Menu. 3. Use the cursor arrow keys to move the highlighted block on the top of the Main Menu to one of these options: Modify, Create, Delete, or Exit. Press [ENTER] to select your choice. (Modify changes thecurrent configurati...
31 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD 6.1.2 D ELETE A C ONFIGURATION To delete a configuration file, select Delete from the Main Menu. Theprogram displays a list of up to eight of these files. (You can create morethan eight configuration files, but the program is only able to display thefirst eight in this m...
35 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD hotkey can be turned ON or OFF. Disable it only if it will cause conflictwith another PC program that also uses one or more of [ALT][1] through [ALT][7] . 6.2.3 L ANGUAGE Language options are for matching the host’s language settings. At theConfiguration Menu, move the c...
36 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD 6.2.4 SDLC P ARAMETERS SDLC parameters are for matching the host’s line and controller settings.The system administrator should verify that the settings you choose matchthe host configuration. At the Configuration Menu, move the cursor toSDLC Parameters and press [ENTER]...
37 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD • NRZ/NRZI Encoding: NRZ (Non-Return to Zero) and NRZI (Non-Return to Zero Inverted) are SDLC transmission-coding optionsused to keep synchronization loss between modems to a minimum.The recom-mended initial setting is NRZI. This setting must match that of the host. • In...
38 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD For Windows applications, you must change the hotkey code (see Section 6.3.2 ); otherwise, only unique applications will require you to work with Advanced Functions (consult with your system operator before doing so).These Advanced Functions menus are available under the...
39 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD • Status Attributes: Use this option to define how the host system’s status line is displayed on the PC screen. Move the cursor to Status Attributesand press [ENTER] . Type in the hexadecimal value corresponding to your desired display-line status attributes. (If your mo...
40 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD To change the field attributes at this screen, take these steps: 1. Find your desired IBM 5250 attribute in Table 6-1 on the next page. Type in the hex value for that field, then press [ENTER] . A “beep” will sound if you make an invalid choice. 2. Find the attribute you...
44 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD NOTE If you plan to customize the hotkey, be aware that the emulator cannotuse any keys whose scan codes are higher than 57. NOTE For Windows, change the hotkey to [ALT][LEFT SHIFT] . This should be displayed as ALT <2A> . • Type Ahead: When Type Ahead is enabled, ...
45 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD 5. Press [ESC] twice and you are prompted to save this keyboard file. Answer Y to save your changes or N to discard the changes. Press [ENTER] and then [ESC] to return to the Main Menu. 6.3.3 P RINTER S ETUP Use the Printer-Setup Menu (shown in Figure 6-10 below) to crea...
47 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD 027 038 108 054 068 Decimal 1B 26 6C 36 44 Hexadecimal Type in “05” to tell the software how many characters/codes long the sequence is, then type in the codes themselves, like this: 05 1B 26 6C 36 44 You don’t have to press [ENTER] when you finish; the software will aut...
48 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD • 17 to 15 Pitch Correction: Most PC printers do not support 15-pitch printing, but host systems use 15 pitch in many applications. If theprinter supports 17 pitch and you would like to print 15 pitch, selectthis option by moving the cursor to the option and pressing [EN...
50 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD 7. Operation With the 5250 Remote Emulator Card installed and configured,host operations can begin. 7.1 Starting Emulation To activate emulation between the PC and the host system, first vary onthe line, controller, and devices on the host. Then follow the instructionsin...
51 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD 4. Press [5] for the “execute command” option. 5. On the command line, type ADDLIBLE QIWS . 6. Press [3] for the “execute command” option. 7. Call QIWDOWNL . 8. Go to the copy screen, then hotkey to DOS. 9. Switch to your diskette drive and type COPYLINK C:\PCS38 . (If y...
53 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD There are two major hotkey sequences, Direct Access and Round-Robin: • Direct Access: This key sequence moves directly to a host session. (To be used, this sequence must be enabled during configuration—see Section 6.2.2 .) For example, to move to host session 1, press an...
56 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD 7.5.1 T HE P RINTER -C ONTROL S CREEN The Printer-Control Screen controls host printing sent to the attachedprinter. The PC is unaware that printing is taking place, even in a DOSsession, host printing can continue without interruption. However, DOSprinting does not cont...
59 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD Table 7-5. Indicators of PC-Printer Status Status Message Indicated Condition (When Highlighted) SELECT (parallel printer) or Printer is powered ON and ready to PRINTER READY (serial receive data. printer) PAPER OUT Parallel printer only: Printer is out of paper. Load pa...
61 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD 8. Advanced Features The 5250 Remote Emulator Card has some unique features that comein handy with certain applications that require extra productivity tools.These added features include Record/Playback, 3812 printer emulations,5219 printer emulations, a special command ...
62 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD 5. To permanently save a recorded sequence to the PC’s hard disk, hotkey to DOS, then go to the drive and directory where the 5250Remote Emulator Card’s software is stored. Type SAVEKEYS and press [ENTER] . A message will appear indicating that the recorded keys have bee...
63 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD The system operator will specify a default font ID when configuring the 3812 address on the host system. The default font ID should be the mostcommonly used typestyle. The system operator should select one of thetypestyle numbers from the Typestyle Reference Chart in App...
64 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD A host COR override causes the report to print in portrait with theselected font. If the host does not override the COR, the report printsin landscape orientation with the CPI and LPI reduced as shown inFigure 8-1. The printer prints a maximum of 182 columns x 64 lines (...
70 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD There are two ways to change fonts for word-processing documents: either select a typestyle within the word-processing program or use a font-change command from the Card’s command language in the document.The word-processing program’s manual should describe how to change...
71 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD 1. Insert a paper tray of the proper size and press the printer’s RESET button. 2. Power the printer OFF and back ON. 3. Release the print job at the host. The System/38 uses a “Printer Support Facility” that sends the marginsand other document-form specifications to a p...
72 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD of these commands from the Card’s command language on the first line ofthe document: ¬D0 for simplex printing ¬D1 for landscape-duplex printing ¬D2 for portrait-duplex printing If they are not on the first line, the commands will not become active untilthe following page...
73 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD For example, when the ProCollection ® cartridge is loaded in the printer, the codes embedded in the following sentence will cause the word “saves”to print in bold Helvetica ® instead of plain Courier: On screen: Quality ¬Q45 saves ¬Q85 you time and money. Prints as: Qual...
75 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD where the feature is to take effect. Type in the “turn feature ON”printer command, then type in the delimiter again. No spaces areallowed. 4. Move the cursor to the point in the text that you want to end the print feature. Type in the delimiter, followed by the “turn fea...
78 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD Cursor appears at the top right corner of the screen when emulation starts. Cause: Invalid station address. Action: Check the station addresses on the host and in the 5250Remote Emulator Card’s configuration (see Section 6.2.1 ). Cause: Damaged cabling or connections. Ac...
80 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD To check the cable, remove the cable connections at both ends and check for bent, broken, or missing pins. In the modem or CSU/DSU configuration, make sure the DSR (Data Set Ready) and DCD (Data Carrier Detect) are set to normal operation, notforced on. Figure 9-1. LEDs....
87 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD Cause: Subsystem terminated. Action: Restart the subsystem. Cause: “Drop line upon sign off” selected as “yes” on the AS/400’sdisplay description. Action: Select “no” to drop the line upon sign off. Slow response time for attached devices. Cause: Interference on communic...
88 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD Error Creating File: DOS is unable to create a file in the current disk and directory. This is usually because the current disk is unavailable or write-protected. Error Deleting File: DOS detects an error while attempting to delete a configuration file. This is usually b...
90 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD 9.2.3 PC S UPPORT /400 E RROR M ESSAGES Handler is already resident: If PC Support is not active, reboot the system. 9.2.4 H OST E RROR M ESSAGES The host system also has a set of error messages to report problems withcommunication between the host and the display statio...
91 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD 9.3.4 H ANDS O N When you use HandsOn or Novell ® Menu for file transfer, the PC clock might lose the proper time, but data is unaffected. 9.4 Calling Your Supplier If you determine that your 5250 Remote Emulator Card is malfunctioning, do not attempt to alter or repair ...
92 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD Appendix A: Names of Executable Files This appendix lists the filenames for the executable programs includedwith the 5250 Remote Emulator Card’s software. An executable program isa set of step-by-step instructions the computer follows to complete a task.Some of the progr...
97 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD DECIMAL HEX EBCDIC ASCII 64 40 space @ 65 41 req. space A 66 42 â B 67 43 ä C 68 44 à D 69 45 á E 70 46 ã F 71 47 å G 72 48 ç H 73 49 ñ I 74 4A ¢ J 75 4B . K 76 4C < L 77 4D ( M 78 4E + N 79 4F | O 80 50 & P 81 51 é Q 82 52 ê R 83 53 ë S 84 54 è T 85 55 í U 86 56 ...
102 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD Appendix C: Typestyle (FGID) Tables The tables on the following pages list the IBM typestyle numbers (font IDs)that the 5250 Remote Emulator Card uses to select fonts internal to theprinter and from HP font cartridges. Font-change commands for each fontare also listed (...
103 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD Table C-1. Hewlett-Packard LaserJet Internal Resident Fonts Under 5219 Emulation Type- Font- Orien- Point style Change Printer Model Font tation Pitch Size No. Command All Models Courier P 10 12 *11 ¬QXG L 10 12 *5 ¬QXH Plus & Series II Line Printer P 16.66 8.5 *221...
106 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD Font-Change Typestyle No. Command Orien- Point Font tation Pitch Size Standard Legal Standard Legal R Cartridge Presentation bold P 6.5 18 18 28 ¬QRUA ¬QRLA (240) (242) L 6.5 18 19 29 ¬QRUD ¬QRLD (241) (243) P 8.1 16 16 26 ¬QRUB ¬QRLB (260) (262) L 8.1 14 17 27 ¬QRUE ¬Q...
107 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD C.2 3812 Emulation Tables C-3 through C-6 on the next few pages list IBM typestyle numbers(font IDs) and font-change commands that you’d use to change fontswithin a document with the 3812 printer emulation. Table C-3. HP Mode Fonts (Resident) Type- Font- Orien- Point st...
110 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD Type- Font- Orien- Point style Change Typeface tation Pitch Size No. Command ProCollection Cartridge Line Printer P/L 17.1 8.5 253 ¬Q253 Courier bold P/L 10 12 45 ¬Q45 Courier italic P/L 10 12 17 ¬Q17 Courier P/L 12 10 85 ¬Q85 Courier bold P/L 12 10 108 ¬Q108 Courier it...
122 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD Type- Font- Point style Change Font Pitch Size No. Command Combo (Data Stream 1) Cartridge 1255824 Prestige Elite 12 10 86* ¬Q86 Helvetica Prop. 14 34105 ¬Q34105 Orator 10 14 5* ¬Q5 OCR-A 10 12 19 ¬Q19 OCR-B 10 12 3 ¬Q3 Helvetica Cartridge 1255825 Helvetica Prop. 12 341...
128 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD Type- Font- Point style Change Font Pitch Size No. Command Courier 10 12 11* ¬Q11 Courier bold 10 12 46 ¬Q46 Courier italic 10 12 18 ¬Q18 Courier bold 12 10 108 ¬Q108 Courier italic 12 10 92 ¬Q92 Courier 16.7 8.5 252 ¬Q252 12 10 85* ¬Q85 Supports N Cartridge 1255847 Let...
129 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD Appendix D: Keyboard-Scan Codes The keyboard diagrams on the next two pages show the four types ofkeyboards you will normally encounter in 5250 Remote Emulator Cardapplications, along with the factory-default values of their scan codes. Youcan change the scan codes that...
131 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD 01 Enhanced PC Keyboard 1D 2A 3A 29 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 5B 5E 62 45 65 37 4A 0F 38 39 2B 1C 36 59 68 2C 1E 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1A 1B 1F 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2D 2E 2F 30 31 32 33 34 35 3C 3B 3D 3E 40 3F 41 42 44 43 57 58 66 46 67 5C 5F ...
132 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD Appendix E: Keyboard Templates Table E-1 below gives a general definition for each 5250 (host) key. Use thetable with the keyboard templates on the next eight pages to keep track ofwhere the functions you need are. There is one keyboard template foreach possible combina...
133 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD Enhanced PC Keyboard Hot Key SysReq Attn { ¢ } | | \ ¬ 6 Cmd 13 Cmd 1 Cmd 14 Cmd 2 Cmd 15 Cmd 3 Cmd 16 Cmd 4 Cmd 17 Cmd 5 Cmd 18 Cmd 6 Cmd 19 Cmd 7 Cmd 20 Cmd 8 Cmd 21 Cmd 9 Cmd 22 Cmd 10 Cmd 23 Cmd 11 Cmd 24 Cmd 12 SysReq Print Help Clear TstReq Num Lock / * , - Field ...
137 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD A T Keyboard { ¢ } | | \ Hot Key Help Num Lock Caps Lock Clear TstReq Attn SysReq Enter – Field – Print * E Input . Del + Field + 9 Roll 1 Dup 3 Roll ¬ 6 ~ ` Error Reset Field Exit Cmd 21 Cmd 11 Cmd 1 Cmd 22 Cmd 12 Cmd 2 Cmd 24 Cmd 14 Cmd 4 Cmd 16 Cmd 6 Cmd 18 Cmd 8 Cmd...
139 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD PC Keyboard Error Reset Cmd 21 Cmd 11 Cmd 1 Cmd 22 Cmd 12 Cmd 2 Cmd 24 Cmd 14 Cmd 4 Cmd 16 Cmd 6 Cmd 18 Cmd 8 Cmd 17 Cmd 7 Cmd 19 Cmd 9 Cmd 20 Cmd 10 Cmd 23 Cmd 13 Cmd 3 Cmd 15 Cmd 5 ~ ` { ¢ } | | \ Num Lock Clear TstReq + Field + 8 9 Roll 4 6 1 Dup 23 Roll Print * Caps...
141 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD Appendix F: Related Documentation Here is a list of manuals that might be helpful during the installation andoperation of PC Support: IBM PC Support/36 Messages Guide, SC21-9525IBM PC Support/36 Organizer, SC21-9563IBM PC Support/36 User’s Guide, SC21-9088 IBM PC Suppor...
142 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD Glossary active session : The host session that you are currently using, as opposed to an inactive session. adapter, adaptor : A card that provides communications between part of a device and the processor. address : In a computer, the location where the data is stored....
149 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD upper memory block : A block of memory between the 640K unit of conventional memory and the 1MB running on MS-DOS on an IBM-compatible PC. virtual disk : Lets the user assign a portion of the host disk to the PC. virtual printer : Lets users print data from the PC to a ...
150 5250 REMOTE EMULATOR CARD Index 1 132-column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 4315-pitch printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4817 to 15 Pitch Correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
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