Page 4 - TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 GENERAL INFORMATION............................................... 1 2 SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................ 3 3 QUICK REFERENCE ....................................................... 6 4 INSTALLATION ...........................................
Page 5 - PRINTER SHARING OPERATING PROCEDURE 24
6.2 PRINTER SHARING OPERATING PROCEDURE 24 6.2.1 SHARING A SINGLE PRINTER ................ 256.2.2 SPECIFIED SHARING OF MULTIPLE PRINTERS ................................................ 26 6.2.3 CONTENDING FOR MULTIPLE PRINTERS ................................................ 27 6.2.4 BUFFERING OF ...
Page 10 - Figure 1 below shows seven PCs sharing a; Figure 1
2 In addition to port assignment, you may program the followingfeatures to meet the need of your application: the individual serial portconfiguration (baud rate, word size, stop bits, parity, and XON/XOFF),the Port Logical Names, the Input Inactivity Timeout, the PrinterSelect Code, the Printer Sele...
Page 13 - ENVIRONMENT: 0 degrees to 55 degrees C temperature
5 POWER: 115 VAC, 50/60 Hz., .3A. Optional 230 VAC, 50/60 Hz., .2A. ENVIRONMENT: 0 degrees to 55 degrees C temperature; 5% to 95% humidity. DIMENSIONS: 10 1/8w x 8d x 3h inches. WEIGHT: 6 pounds. INDICATORS: 1 green power LED; 6, 8 or 10 red, port-activity LEDs. CONNECTORS: Shielded on all ports. Se...
Page 21 - Section 4.2 for INSTALL
13 This section provides instructions on how to set up your PC to workwith Print Master with respect to the BayTech software (if you intendto use it) and special considerations when connecting your PC inserial. If you intend to use the RAMEXEC or RAMTSR hot key programs toselect between multiple per...
Page 25 - DTE ports use the following signals for communication:; Figure 2 on the following
17 DTE ports use the following signals for communication: DTE PORT PIN/SIGNAL DEFINITION Pin Signal (EIA-232) Direction Description 1 PGND --- Protective Ground 2 Tx Output Data Out 3 Rx Input Data In 4 RTS Output Request To Send 5 CTS Input Clear To Send: Input handshake line. Must be positivevolta...
Page 26 - NOTE: Please refer to; Appendix A for recommended cabling; FIGURE 2
18 PRINT MASTER - DCE DTE DEVICE MALE DB-25 MALE/FEMALE DB-25 PRINT MASTER - DCE DCE DEVICE MALE DB-25 MALE DB-25 NOTE: Please refer to Appendix A for recommended cabling between Print Master and various computers and peripheral devices. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 20 PGND TXD RXD RTS CTS DSR...
Page 47 - NOTE: If only two red LEDs illuminate when
39 All ports on the Print Master 706A or 708A must be inactive(i.e., only the green power LED should be illuminated). With the PARSEND or MS BASIC program loaded on your PC,send from the keyboard Control-T followed by capital C. These characters will not print on the printer. The Model 706Aor 708A w...
Page 49 - Port
41 " By responding to the Enter Request: message at the end of the main configuration menu with "1" (Status), you may review the currentconfiguration status of the 706A and 708A. Print Master will respondwith: Current Printer Port Configuration Port LogicalName Prnt Assn 1 Device A 1 Cur...
Page 50 - Device A; see Section
42 "# By responding to the Enter Request: message at the end of the main configuration menu with "2" (Change Logical Name), you may changethe identifying name for the device on each port. Print Master 706Aand 708A will respond with: Enter Port Number (1 to 6, 0=Exit), CR: Type the number...
Page 57 - Once you have obtained TERM.EXE, use the following procedure:; From the BAYTECH subdirectory prompt enter: term
49 If you do not have a dumb terminal or a terminal emulation program,BayTech supplies a utility diskette which includes software to put anIBM PC or compatible into a terminal mode. See Section 4.2 for instructions to obtain the software (TERM.EXE) by running theINSTALL.EXE program if you have not a...
Page 59 - Exit selection (capital X) will return you to the
51 By responding to the Enter Request: message at the end of the main configuration menu with "1" (Status), you may review the status of thecurrent configuration of Print Master. Print Master will respond with a menu similar to: Current Printer Port Configuration Port BaudRate WordSize StopB...
Page 75 - Print Master will respond with a message similar to:; Section
67 !!# By responding to the Enter request: message at the end of the mainconfiguration menu with "3" (Change Port Logical Name), you maychange the logical name for each connected device to a user-definedname. Logical names are simply aids to identifying which devices areconnected to which po...
Page 77 - putting Print Master into contention mode.
69 NOTE: At least one port must always be designated as a printer port. If the port number you enter is the only assigned printer port, PrintMaster will prevent you from reassigning that port and will prompt youwith a message similar to: Cannot Reassign the Only Printer Port Enter Port Number (1 to ...
Page 83 - Identify the software packages you are using.
75 # In the event that you have problems with your Print Master, BayTechhas a staff of applications engineers on duty to assist you from 7 amto 6 pm (CST or CDT), Monday through Friday. IMPORTANT: Before you call BayTech Technical Support, pleasecheck the Troubleshooting section of this manual (see ...
Page 86 - MINIMUM CABLING USING XON/XOFF HANDSHAKING
78 ) ! )! % +, RECOMMENDED CABLING USING HARDWARE ORXON/XOFF HANDSHAKING PC DTE MODEL 700 DCE FEMALE DB-25 MALE DB-25 MINIMUM CABLING USING XON/XOFF HANDSHAKING PC DTE MODEL 700 DCE FEMALE DB-25 MALE DB-25
Page 87 - MINIMUM CABLING USING HARDWARE HANDSHAKING
79 MINIMUM CABLING USING HARDWARE HANDSHAKING PC DTE MODEL 700 DCE FEMALE DB-25 MALE DB-25
Page 92 - 00C MODELS - MODULAR CABLING; Figure 6 if your computers or; Figure 6
A.5 700C MODELS - MODULAR CABLING COMPUTER INTERFACETo interface your computers or terminals to Print Master refer to theRJ-45 adapter drawings below. Refer to Figure 6 if your computers or terminals have DB-25 male connectors. Refer to Figure 7 if your computers have DE-9 male connectors. 1 2 3 4 5...
Page 93 - PRINTER/PLOTTER INTERFACE; Figure 8; Figure 9
85 PRINTER/PLOTTER INTERFACE To interface your EIA-232 serial printers or plotters to Print Masterrefer to Figure 8. IMPORTANT: When modular connectors are used as shown in Figures 6 - 8above, crossed RJ-45 cables are required. The RJ-45 cable, between PrintMaster and your connected equipment must b...
Page 95 - Cascaded units should operate in Printer Select Mode 2.
87 ( Print Masters equipped with Option 19 (Cascade Option) areconfigured exactly as described in Section 7.2 or Section 7.3 of this manual with the exception of SET UNIT ID NUMBER. Each 710 PrintMaster with Option 19 is configured individually through Port 10. During operation, Port 10 is typically...
Page 96 - Number selection is described in
88 ( When the computer connected to Port 10 of a 710 model with Option19 accesses the configuration mode by sending Control-T followed by capital C, Print Master will respond with an identification block andmain configuration menu similar to the following: Bay Technical Associates Model 710E Print M...
Page 98 - Print Master will respond with:
90 ( By responding to the Enter request: message at the end of the mainconfiguration menu with "A" for models 710E and 710F or "9" formodel 710C (Set Unit I.D. Number), you may set the Unit ID numberwhich is used to determine which unit in the cascaded chain a printjob will be sent t...
Page 100 - The clear buffer command described in
92 The Unit ID Number and the printer port number then become thedefault unit and printer assignment numbers for that computer. Allsubsequent print jobs sent without a printer select sequence will besent to this unit/printer port by default. If you desire to send print jobsto the same printer, the P...
Page 103 - between Print Master and printer (see
95 PROBLEM: DATA DOES NOT PRINT SYMPTOM: PC AND PRINTER PORT LEDs ILLUMINATE CAUSE: Printer cable.SOLUTION: Use the correct parallel or serial cable between Print Master and printer (see Appendix A). CAUSE: Printer is off-line.SOLUTION: Make sure printer is on-line CAUSE: Serial parameters do not ma...
Page 104 - Appendix A for correct pinouts
96 PROBLEM: PRINTS GARBAGE SYMPTOM: MISSING CHARACTERS CAUSE: Incorrect printer cable type.SOLUTION: See Appendix A for correct pinouts between Print Master and printer. Checkhandshaking. A way to check is to force an errorcondition at the printer (i.e. remove paper trayfrom laser printer or turn of...
Page 105 - configuration port of Print Master.
97 SYMPTOM: RANDOM GARBAGE CHARACTERS CAUSE: Serial port configuration.SOLUTION: In Print Master's configuration mode, match baud rates, word size, stop bits, parity, andhandshaking with the connected serial device(s). CAUSE: Cable length.SOLUTION: If using serial cable, length should not exceed 150...
Page 106 - PROBLEM: CANNOT SELECT PRINTER
98 CAUSE: Software.SOLUTION: Use dumb terminal or a PC running a terminal emulation program (e.g, TERM suppliedby BayTech or another program such as PCPlus). CAUSE: User activity.SOLUTION: Wait until current activity between PC and printer is completed. There should be no redLEDs illuminated when tr...
Page 107 - PROBLEM: CANNOT SELECT PRINTER DURING PRINT JOB
99 CAUSE: You are in Printer Select Mode 1 with zero (0) timeout. SOLUTION: Switch to Printer Select Mode 2 or increase timeout, both via configuration mode. NOTE: Any select sequence will not berecognized after 16 characters in Printer SelectMode 1. SYMPTOM: SOME SORT OF PRINTER SELECT CODEPRINTS O...
Page 108 - PROBLEM: PRINT JOBS INTERMIX; CAUSE: Printer port is not connected to a printer or is
100 CAUSE: Characters used in Printer Select Code are too common and may inadvertently appearsomewhere in print job. SOLUTION: Change Printer Select Code to a unique character sequence. PROBLEM: PRINT JOBS INTERMIX CAUSE: Timeout period is too short.SOLUTION: Increase input inactivity timeout period...
Page 117 - OTHER BAYTECH PRODUCTS
OTHER BAYTECH PRODUCTS Print Master 700 Series printer controllers are made in severaldifferent configurations satisfying various interface requirements. Each unit allows computers to share, select and/or contend forprinters easily and economically, without switching cables. Theinternal buffering sy...
Page 121 - 00 SERIES MULTIPORT CONTROLLERS
500 SERIES MULTIPORT CONTROLLERS Included in the 500 Series line of multiport controllers are unitsintended for the following applications: Port Expansion (A-Series): Allows a single serial port on acomputer to individually access up to 17 peripheral devices with fullduplex communication. Single Por...
