Lexmark Se 3455 - Manuals

11 1 Introduction 1.1 Equipment Requirements and Specifications Thank you for purchasing the SIMM (Single Inline Memory Module) for IPDS. Thisprovides your printer with high quality IBM host connectivity print output. With theappropriate adapter and host software, your printer becomes an IBM host wo...

13 2 Installation 2.1 Before Installing the SIMM for IPDS Installing the new SIMM for IPDS may restore the printer’s default menu settings.Follow the instructions in the following section to print out the current user defaultsettings and installed printer options before installing the new SIMM for I...

14 2.3 Installing the SIMM for IPDS Warning: The SIMM for IPDS is easily damaged by static electricity. Make sure totouch the printer’s metal cabinet before handling the SIMM or wear ananti-static wrist strap. Follow these instructions to install the SIMM: 1. Unpack the SIMM for IPDS. Avoid touching...

15 3. Turn the printer power Off (O) and unplug the printer power cord. 4. Disconnect all cables from the back of the printer. 5. You must access the printer system board. Refer to your printer User's Guide and follow the instructions on how to access the printer system board. Afteraccessing the sys...

19 2.4 Removing the SIMM for IPDS Warning: The option card is easily damaged by static electricity. Before handlingthe cards, be sure to touch the printer’s metal cabinet or put on an anti-static wrist strap. 1. Turn the printer power Off (O) and unplug the printer power cord. 2. Disconnect all cabl...

20 4. Refer to the figure below for your printer to locate the SIMM for IPDS in theconnector slot. Push out on the metal clips at each end of the connector and rotatethe SIMM away from the system board. Optra S/Se Optra K 5. Place the SIMM for IPDS in its original packaging. If you did not save the ...

21 3 Using the Setup Options The SIMM for IPDS option settings are changed from the printer operator panel. Thissection of the guide reviews how to change and save option settings. See chapter 4 Setup Operations Reference for a listing of all possible values for each option. Note: Please refer to yo...

22 2. Press Select to select the IPDS MENU . You can modify printer settings by: • Selecting a setting from a list of values. • Changing a numerical setting. • Changing an On/Off setting. Examples of changing each type of setting follow. 3.3 Selecting a New Value as a Setting 1. From a Ready status ...

23 5. Press Select to select the value on the second line of the display. An asterisk appears beside the value to indicate that it is now the user default setting. Thedisplay shows the new setting for one second and then clears and shows the word Saved . It then displays the previous list of menu it...

24 If this is the last printer setting to change, press Return to back up to the list of menus. Press Go twice to display the Ready status message. See section 3.6 Activating Saved Option Changes on page 25. 3.5 Changing a Numerical Setting If you choose a menu item that has a numerical value, the i...

27 4 Setup Operations Reference 4.1 SIMM for IPDS Options Menu Map This section describes the menu structure for the SIMM for IPDS. Settings aredisplayed under the sub-menus reached from the IPDS MENU . Note: Some menu items may not display on your printer. Refer to the specificMenu Option or Option...

28 4.2 Overview of the EMULATION Menu Options The following lists all menu options found under the EMULATION Menu. Values only display when they are available on your printer. An asterisk “*” indicates the default factory value. The selected value for each of theseoptions is listed on the IPDS Print...

30 4.3 EMULATION Menu Options In the following an asterisk “*” indicates the default factory value. 4.3.1 IPDS Emulation This option selects the printer emulation to be used. 4028* IBM 4028 emulation 3112/3116 IBM 3112/3116 emulation 43xx IBM 4312, 4317 or 4324 emulation 3812/3816 IBM 3812/3816 emul...

31 4.3.2 Default Codepage This option defines the default code page with the appropriate character set to be used.Values are in alphabetical order. The panel will display code page options beginningwith the letters A - E, then F – K, and L - Z. Select the appropriate path to reach thedesired code pa...

32 4.3.4 Default FGID Selects the default FGID to be used by the printer IPDS emulation when the host doesnot send an FGID at the start of a job. This option is only available on IPDS emulationcode level 8141 or higher. The option has three submenus containing the FGIDs used in each emulation. In th...

33 4.3.6 Page Counter This option selects the method used for updating IPDS page counters. Normal Update* Jam and stacked page counters are updated when pages areprinted. Early Update All page counters are updated when they are processed but notprinted. Pages may be lost if power or printer failure ...

34 4.3.7 Printable Area This option defines the printable area on the page and how clipping is treated. Top,bottom, and side margins for your print jobs are set through your print application. 4028 Whole Page* The printable area is 50 pels (4mm) inside the physical page. Theprintable area is reporte...

35 4.3.8 Resource Memory This option defines the amount of memory to be used as IPDS Resource Memory.Increasing memory can sometimes improve performance because more fonts or otherresources are retained in memory reducing transmission and printing times. Increasingmemory for resources is recommended...

38 4.3.12 IPDS Resolution This option defines the resolution used when printing IPDS jobs. This is a separatesetting from the printer's Print Resolution under the Quality Menu . This option sets the working print resolution for the IPDS jobs. This alters the qualityof text with scalable fonts, barco...

39 4.3.13 Intervention Required This option defines if the emulation should report Intervention Required messages to the host. Types of intervention required messages include a paper jam, paper out, coveropen or offline message. These types of messages mean the printer is not ready to print. Report*...

41 15 seconds30 seconds60 seconds90 seconds2 minutes3 minutes5 minutes10 minutes IPDS emulation timeout value. These values are only used bythe printer IPDS emulation when the host sends IPDS jobs onport 9600 to a MarkNet S adapter. If the host does not sendanother IPDS job or send additional IPDS r...

43 4.3.15 Trace Functions This option determines if the Trace function is enabled. Trace data is sent to either theserial or parallel port. Unless you have a computer running a capture program attachedto the serial or parallel port to receive the trace data, the printer will hang Busy and display IP...

45 4.5 PAPER HANDLING Menu Options In the following an asterisk “*” indicates the default factory value. 4.5.1 Duplex Control This option defines the treatment of duplex printing. Autodetect* Use and report duplex if duplexer is installed. Enable Always report duplex.If a duplexer is not installed, ...

47 4.5.4 IPDS Manual Paper This option selects the default formatting paper size for the IPDS Manual media source(most often it is the IPDS Number 99 (63H)). This option setting applies to the InputTray Mappings set to "Manual Paper". You can do one of the following: • Use the printer settin...

49 4.6 MAP INPUT TRAYS Menu Options This option defines the mapping of the host's request for a physical feeder or input trayin the printer. Any host input source can be mapped to any printer input source. Theprinter input source is mapped to an IPDS host number. Input sources include theenvelope fe...

50 Example 2 If an IPDS number is mapped (used) twice, the lowest tray mapping number isactivated (if available). For example if Tray Mapping 6 and 7 both map to IPDS 64 asshown below, the printer will select media from the Env Feeder. Tray Mapping 6 IPDS 64 Env Feeder Tray Mapping 7 IPDS 64 Manual ...

51 Set the PAPER TYPE for the three trays as follows: Tray 1 Type = Colored Paper Tray 2 Type = Plain Paper Tray 3 Type = Plain Paper The printer will feed paper from Tray 3 when Tray 2 is empty. 4.6.1 Tray Mapping In the following an asterisk “*” indicates the default factory value. The default val...

53 4.7 MAP OUTPUT BINS Menu Options This option defines the mapping of the host's request for a physical output bin in theprinter. The printer bin is mapped to an IPDS host number. Printer output bins includethe top of the printer (standard bin) and optional output bins that attach to the top of the...

54 4.7.1 Bin Mapping Note: Output Bin values will only be displayed when optional output bins areinstalled. In the following an asterisk “*” indicates the default factory value. The default valuefor each of these options is listed on the second Print Menus page. See section 2.3 Installing the SIMM f...

56 4.8 MARGINS Menu Options Use margin settings to adjust the position of the page image. Margin settings, whichcould be compared to movements of the tractor feeder and paper knob of a matrixprinter, affect all IPDS jobs and are not affected by IPDS commands in the job. The input tray Left Margin an...

59 Each margin menu option has four sub-menus. The exception being the envelope menuoptions, which have only two. The available margin menu options and their sub-menusare shown below. Margin menu option TopMargin LeftMargin Top MarginBack Left MarginBack All Input Trays x x x x Tray 1 Adjust x x x x...

60 4.8.2 Tray 1 Adjust Menu This menu option allows additional adjustment to the top and left margins for simplexand duplex pages printed from tray 1. Tray 1 Adjust margin settings adjusts the value of the All Input Trays corresponding margin setting for all pages printed from tray 1. See margin set...

61 4.8.4 Tray 3 Adjust Menu This menu option allows additional adjustment to the top and left margins for simplexand duplex pages printed from tray 3. Tray 3 Adjust margin settings adjusts the value of the All Input Trays corresponding margin setting for all pages printed from tray 3. See margin set...

62 4.8.6 Tray 5 Adjust Menu This menu option allows additional adjustment to the top and left margins for simplexand duplex pages printed from tray 5. Tray 5 Adjust margin settings adjusts the value of the All Input Trays corresponding margin setting for all pages printed from tray 5. See margin set...

63 4.8.8 Env Feeder Adj Menu This menu option allows additional adjustment to the top and left margins for jobsprinted from the envelope feeder. Env Feeder Adj margin settings adjusts the value of the All Input Trays corresponding margin setting for all pages printed from the envelope feeder. See ma...

64 4.8.10 Manual Env Adj Menu This menu option allows additional adjustment to the top and left margins for jobsprinted from the manual tray. Manual Env Adj margin settings adjusts the value of the All Input Trays corresponding margin setting for all envelopes printed from the manual tray. See margi...

65 5 Using the SIMM for IPDS with aMarkNet Adapter or MarkNet Print Server 5.1 IPDS in a LAN Environment When using the SIMM for IPDS in a printer attached to a LAN with the MarkNet S(Token-Ring or Ethernet) internal network adapter, MarkNet Pro print server (Token-Ring or Ethernet), or the MarkNet ...

66 Example IPDS resources have been downloaded during a session with a hostconnected through the SCS card (Coax or Twinax attachment). Theseresources will be deleted by the IPDS emulation when an IPDS job isreceived from a LAN attached host. When another IPDS job isreceived through the SCS card, the...

69 5.3 Configuring a MarkNet Pro To enable IPDS printing with the MarkNet Pro several settings must be changed. Changes to MarkNet Pro settings can be made using the appropriate network printerutilities . For more information on how to change these settings, refer to your Lexmark MarkNet Pro network...

71 5.4 Configuring a MarkNet XLe To enable IPDS printing with the MarkNet XLe several settings must be changed. Changes to MarkNet XLe settings can only be made using the appropriate networkprinter utilities . For more information on how to change these settings, refer to your Lexmark network adapte...

72 5.4.2 Setting the MarkNet XLe TCP/IP Protocol Settings The following TCP/IP protocol settings must be set in order for the host to send jobs tothe printer through the MarkNet XLe. Contact your network administrator if you needhelp with these settings. Activate Yes Set IP Address 157.184.67.102 (A...

73 Setting the MarkNet XLe Busy Timeout smaller than the host "release timer" value will result in communication errors after the job has printed. 5.5 Printing IPDS from PSF/400 with OS/400V3R1 or V3R6 Install the latest cumulative PTF fix pack or tape for the operating system (includingthe ...

76 Related information Vary on the printer device description: VRYCFG CFGOBJ(OPTRA) CFGTYPE(*DEV) STATUS(*ON) Start the writer: STRPRTWTR OPTRA To PING the device: PING ‘ip_address’ or PING host_name For example: PING ‘157.184.67.102’ To print the contents of the data area in the library QGPL, type:...

78 Advanced function printing *YES Press <ENTER> AFP attachment *APPC Press <ENTER> Font identifier 11 (Font Global ID for Courier 10 CPI ) Form feed *AUTOCUT Press <ENTER>, then <PAGE DOWN> Remote location TCPIP Press <ENTER> to create the printer device description fo...

86 Related information To end the writer: ENDWTR OPTRA To PING the device: PING 'ip_address' or PING host_name For example: PING ‘157.184.67.102’ To list PSF configuration objects (in the library QGPL), use the WRKPSFCFG command. Command set for PSF configuration objects: CRTPSFCFG - create CHGPSFCF...

87 5.7.1 Example CRTPSFCFG for OS/400 V3R7, V4R1, or V4R2 PSF configuration . . . . . . . PSFCFG > OPTRAPRT Library . . . . . . . . . . . > QGPL User resource library list . . . USRRSCLIBL *JOBLIBLDevice resource library list . . DEVRSCLIBL *DFTIPDS pass through . . . . . . . IPDSPASTHR > *...

90 5.8 Printing IPDS from PSF/MVS The SIMM for IPDS enables IPDS printing directly from a MVS mainframe. Softwarerequirements for the MVS are: PSF/MVS Version 2 Release 2.0 with APAR OW15599,OW15018 and OW16442 MVS Scheduler APAR OW12236 to support two new PRINTDEV keywords:IPADDR and PORTNO. TCP/IP...

91 2. Define the printer to a JES printer. a. Example for JES2 FSS(FSS1) PROC=PSFPROC,HASPFSSM=HASPFSSMPRT7 FSS=FSS1,MODE=FSS,PRMODE=(LINE,PAGE,SOSI1), CLASS=C,UCS=0,SEP,NOSEPDS,CKPTPAGE=100, DRAIN,MARK,TRKCELL=YES b. Example for JES3 FFSDEF,TYPE=WTR,FSSNAME=FSS3,PNAME=SAMPLE01, SYSTEM=SYS1,TERM=NO,...

96 2. On the PSF/2 Control Panel select |Profile| and then |New|. The PSF/2 New Device menu appears. Enter the device name and the device description and select a Device Resolutionof 300 pel.

99 5.10 Printer Sharing in the PSF/2 Environment To enable the printer to start other print jobs from another protocol, interface or server,the PSF/2 tuning option Job Interval Shutdown Timer is used. Important: The End-of-Job Timeout has to be disabled (set to 0) in order toprevent the print server...

100 3. Now select Tuning options. The Job Interval Shutdown Timer indicates the number of seconds PSF/2 waits beforeshutting down when there are no jobs in the queue. In other words this is the amount oftime that PSF/2 remains active after the last job is printed. Valid values: integers 1 to 99991-9...

102 Number of QUEUE DEVICES: Leave this at the default value (4 devices) initially. You can tune this option later,according to the throughput of the printer. Connect TIMEOUT: Initially leave this at the default value (30 seconds). Refer to the PSF/AIX on-linehelp for information about when to incre...

103 6 Using the SIMM for IPDS with the SCSAdapter 6.1 Using the Coax/Twinax Adapter for SCS This section describes how to set up the SCS adapter to make it possible to print IPDSdata to either a direct coaxially attached printer or a direct twinaxially attached printer.Please refer to Appendix A for...

104 Important: On IPDS code level 8223 and above, the IPDS emulation may beshared by IPDS hosts connected to the printer using the SCS adapter(Coax or Twinax attachment) and IPDS hosts connected to the printerusing a MarkNet S, MarkNet Pro, or MarkNet XLe. When sharingthe printer between these types...

108 6.6 Using the Twinax Interface with IPDS When twinax attached, the SCS adapter will, by default, NOT use the IPDS emulationif it is installed in the printer. The SCS adapter must be configured to use the installedSIMM for IPDS before it connects to the host. 6.7 Dual Addresses with the Twinax In...

109 6.8 Twinax Interface Settings Only three setting options have to be considered to set up the SCS adapter for IPDSoperation: SCS Device AddressIPDS Device AddressIPDS Buffer Sizes Note: Be certain to set the correct twinax address for both the SCS address and theIPDS address before physically con...

111 6.11 Changing the Twinax Timeout Value (ForReference Only) If necessary you can change the Twinax Timeout value by following these steps: 1. Press Menu> until NETWORK MENU displays. Press Select . 2. Press Menu> until NETWORK OPTION 1 , NETWORK OPTION 2 or NETWORK OPTION 3 displays. The nu...

113 6.12.2 Example CRTDEVPRT for OS/400 V3R7, V4R1, orV4R2 (locally attached, continued) Manufacturer type and model . . MFRTYPMDLPaper source 1 . . . . . . . . . PPRSRC1 *MFRTYPMDLPaper source 2 . . . . . . . . . PPRSRC2 *MFRTYPMDLEnvelope source . . . . . . . . ENVELOPE *MFRTYPMDLASCII code page 8...

115 7 Printer Messages and Problems Review these problems and solutions for possible answers to your questions. Use the table below if you are searching for information on a printer message. Message Problem Reference 36 Resolution Reduced 2 38I Memory Full 5 Bad Memory System 11 Memory Full 5 Menus ...

117 IPDS Timeout = Host Controlled (when using MarkNet S, MarkNet Pro, orMarkNet XLe) Note: The printer defaults to Host Controlled when receiving IPDS jobs on port 9100 or 9102. If you selected any other IPDS Timeout value, go to IPDS Timeout = 15 seconds to 10 minutes on page 118. If you selected ...

118 IPDS Timeout = 15 seconds to 10 minutes (when using a MarkNet S only) If you selected the IPDS Timeout value of Host Controlled to allow the host to directly control ending (disconnecting) a LAN session, go to IPDS Timeout = Host Controlled on page 117. If you selected an IPDS Timeout value of 1...

119 2. Problem: The message 36 Resolution Reduced displays and the printer stops. Solution: The printer memory is full and the page cannot be printed at the selected IPDSResolution. Press Go and the page is printed at a lower resolution. If this is a constant problem and you want to print at the hig...

120 C. There may be insufficient printer memory to temporarily store IPDSresources and print non-IPDS jobs. Add more memory to the printer. Forinformation on recommended memory settings refer to appendix C. Recommended memory on page 151 D. The host may be downloading more IPDS resources than can be...

123 8. Problem: The message Two IPDS Sources Recycle Power displays and the printer stops. Solution: The SIMM for IPDS supports only LAN attached hosts or a coaxial/twinaxialattached host. You must be trying to print from both: • a coaxial/twinaxial attachment using a SCS adapter and either • a LAN ...

124 10. Problem: Intervention Required messages (printer offline, paper jam, out of paper, coveropen, etc.) from the printer are causing problems on the IPDS host. Solution: You can suppress this message reporting by selecting "Do Not Report" forIntervention Required. You would then rely on ...

125 13. Problem: IPDS jobs will not work with Job Buffering set to On . Solution: The host expects immediate responses from the printer during job processing.Buffering a job to the disk delays the return of these responses. Set Job Buffering = Off under the NETWORK OPTION X menu. 14. Problem: I get ...

126 16. Problem: The message Resources Lost appears on the display before an IPDS job prints. Solution: IPDS resources were deleted by the printer. A. Try to determine what is causing the resources to be deleted. See the section 4.3.14 IPDS Timeout on page 40 for additional information. B. Non-IPDS ...

127 8 8 Warranty The limited warranty you received with your printer gives warranty terms andconditions. For warranty information, refer to your printer documentation.

129 Appendices A. Technical Specifications Printers Supported • Optra S • Optra Se 3455 • Optra K 1220 This option provides customers with an affordable solution for AFP/IPDS distributedor LAN printing with IPDS emulation. Product Description The SIMM for IPDS is an option which is installed in the ...

130 through Print Services Facility (PSF) except for PSF/400, which supports four inputsources. IPDS Features List • Resource Towers: Page Segments, Overlays, and Loaded Fonts • Data Towers: Text, Graphics, Bar Codes, IM Image, and IO Image • IPDS Exception Reporting Compatibility Support Notes: 1. ...

131 For Direct Network Attachment Hardware Compatibility When the printer contains an optional SIMM for IPDS, it attaches to a network using aMarkNet S internal network adapter or a MarkNet Pro or MarkNet XLe external printserver. The optional MarkNet S, MarkNet Pro, and MarkNet XLe support Token-Ri...

132 For Direct Twinaxial Attachment Hardware Compatibility When the printer contains the optional SIMM for IPDS and the SCS adapter with atwinaxial cable, the printer attaches to the following IBM hardware: • AS/400 Twinaxial Workstation Controllers • AS/400 Advanced System/36 Twinaxial Workstation ...

134 For Direct Coaxial Attachment Hardware Compatibility When the printer contains the SIMM for IPDS and the SCS adapter with a coaxialcable, the printer attaches to the following IBM hardware: • IBM 3174 Control Unit • IBM 3274 Control Unit • 9221 ES/9000 Work Station Subsystem Controller • ES/9370...

135 B. Font and Code Page Information International Language Definitions The SIMM for IPDS supports a variety of languages, which are grouped below intodescriptions used by IBM in their materials. Latin 1 Afrikaans Belgian (French and Dutch) Brazilian Portuguese Canadian English Canadian French Cata...

137 Font support overview There are 3 major sets of fonts supported by the SIMM for IPDS. • IBM Core Interchange Font Set • IBM Coordinated Font Set • IBM 4028 Compatibility Font Set / IBM 38xx Compatibility Font Set All printer emulations support the Core Interchange Font Set and the Coordinated Fo...

138 IBM Core Interchange Resident Scalable Font Set The typefaces defined for the IBM Core Set font provide support for the followinggroups of languages and are supported in the Optra printer: Latin 1 including DCF,Latin 2, Latin 3, Latin 4 and Latin 5, Cyrillic, Baltic, Greek and symbols. Symbols a...

139 IPDS Core Font Set Code Page Support The code pages supported by the Core Font Set are listed below. A selection of these code pages can be set as default from the front panel. See IPDS MENUS on page 31 for those code pages, which can be selected. Latin 1 Country Extended Code Pages Languages Co...

143 IBM Coordinated Font Set The IBM Coordinated Set is supported in Latin 1 Country Extended Code Pages,Publishing, DCF code pages and Latin 1 ASCII only. See section IBM Core Interchange Resident Scalable Font Set for a complete listing of fonts. Typefaces in Outlines (Latin 1) FGID GCSGID Gothic ...

145 G2 = All code pages in group G1 plus code page 1002. G3 = All code pages in group G2 plus code pages 850 and 437. * = These fonts exist in both bitmapped and scalable (outline) versionsdependent on the Font Type setting. # = For these fonts the scalable Times New Roman Typefaces in theappropriat...

146 IBM 3812/16 Compatibility Font Set When the 3812/16 emulation is selected, these bitmap fonts replace the 4028Compatibility Font Set. Typeface FGID Width Pitch/Point Codepage support OCR-B 3 144 10.0 893 Orator 5 144 10.0 ** Courier 10 11 144 10.0 * ** Courier Italic 10 18 144 10.0 * ** OCR-A 19...

147 In addition to the above set of fonts a number of other FGIDs are also recognized bythe IPDS. These are simulated by substitution with one of the above fonts or by boldingone of the above fonts. Special Code Pages Supported by the 3812/16 Compatibility Font Set Codepage GCSGID Language / Functio...

148 Font Substitution If a font is not available, a different font is substituted using a best-fit algorithm. Thissubstitution is based on the FGID and the font width. If any of the font IDs in the following tables are used in a document, they are mappedto the substituted font id given. 4028 / 31xx ...

149 The following table applies only if the Font Type option is set to Use Bitmaps . Typestyle OriginalFGID SubstitutedFGID/Font Width Courier 12 Bold 108 85 b 120 fw Courier 17.1 Bold 253 254 b 84 fw Letter Gothic 12 87 85 120 fw Letter Gothic 12 Bold 110 85 b 120 fw Prestige Pica Bold 60 12 b 144 ...

151 C. Recommended memory Minimum total recommended printer memory for each resolution setting. Additionalmemory above the minimum recommended may be required for printing complex jobs. 300 dpi, Simplex 4MB 300 dip, Simplex and saving IPDS resources* 8MB 300 dpi, Duplex 4MB 300 dpi, Duplex and savin...

153 D. Related Publications Lexmark Publications Optra S User’s Guide (1250, 1620, 1650, 2420, 2450) P/N 43H1702 Optra S User’s Guide (1255, 1625, 1855, 2455) P/N 43H5318 Optra Se 3455 User’s Guide P/N 11K0900 Optra K 1220 User’s Guide P/N 11A4040 Network Adapter Hardware Setup P/N 16A0120 Network A...

155 Glossary Abend Verb which means to end a process abnormally. AFP Advanced Function Presentation or Printing. If viewing =presentation; printing, otherwise. AIX IBM’s implementation of the UNIX operating system. The RISCSystem/6000, among others, runs the AIX operating system. BOOTP BOOTstrap Pro...

157 Index A Activating saved option changes ...... 25All Input Trays ................................. 59Anti-static precautions ..................... 19Asterisk (*)....................................... 23Asterisk “*” ................................. 28;44 B Bad Memory System .......................

160 SCS code levels.............................. 103SCS device address setting............. 109SCS IDB dump .............................. 107SCS twinax interface ...................... 108Select from a list .............................. 23Setting MarkNet S Job Timeout....... 68Setting the MarkNet...