Xerox FS 5250 IPC - Manuals

IntroductionXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 7 - NOTE:PCL = factory default. "A" position NoteOperation mode is outside the B, A, T position. If you wish to operate in PCL mode, do not change the default position of the switch! XES 1 ) = "B" position. NoteTo change the driver from defau...

Items Supplied...Xerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 8 - 2. Items Supplied... Please check that your Xerox FS 5250 kit is complete. The completecontents of the kit consists of the following items: • Xerox FS 5250 box • Wall plug power supply • Parallel printer cable • Auto-terminating twinax T-cable • Xer...

Product FeaturesXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 9 - 3. Product Features Non-IPC • Support of 5224, 5225, 5256, 4234 printer emulations as alternatives to3812/5219/3816 • Twinax setup via share port or twinax port • Flash prom allowing downloading of new firmware via the twinax o r theCentronics port •...

Supported Control UnitsXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 10 - 4. Supported Control Units The Xerox FS 5250 will connect to the following control units : • IBM /34 • IBM /36, all models • IBM /38, all models • IBM AS/400 • IBM 5294 and 5394 remote controllers

Installation RequirementsXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 11 - 5. Installation Requirements This chapter gives a short description of the requirements for the installationof the Xerox FS 5250. When you have made certain that all the components have been includedand you have carried out the pre-installa...

Installation RequirementsXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 12 - 275 Brazilian 276 Canadian French 277 Danish/Norwegian 278 Finnish/Swedish 280 Italian 281 Japanese (English) 282 Portuguese 283 Spanish Speaking 284 Spanish 285 English (UK) 297 French 500 Multinational 871 Iceland NOTE: Factory default de...

Connections and InstallationXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 13 - 6. Connections and Installation ofthe Xerox FS 5250 This chapter starts with an overview of the functionality of the rear panel.Then follows a description of how you connect the Xerox FS 5250 box to a printer and finally how to connect i...

Connections and InstallationXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 14 - The serial input port is connected to the serial output on a PC or similarsource able to share the printer with the host. For this connection you need a cable ending in a 25-pole RS connector(order no. 999010 030). To use the serial inpu...

Connections and InstallationXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 15 - If you wish to operate in default PCL mode, the box is ready to operate when delivered. It is important that you do not change the position of the address switch. Note that operation mode is outside of the B, A & T positions. If you ...

Connections and InstallationXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 17 - 4. When the Xerox FS 5250 is ready, it will eject a page with the follo wingmessage: "Current emulation is xxxx" 5. Set the desired emulation by turning the address switch to the positiondefined in the chart in the following: Non...

Connections and InstallationXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 18 - 6.2.3 Address Setting via the address switch To select the desired address using the rotary address switch follow thesesteps. The steps 1 through 4 are mandatory, whereas the steps 4 through 6are optional. 1. Power off the Xerox FS 5250....

Connections and InstallationXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 19 - NOTE: The device address (n2) must be different from the address switchsetting or this command will only modify the primary printer emulationwithout creating a secondary. One non-IPDS and one IPDS emulation can be defined. The secondary ...

Connections and InstallationXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 21 - 6.4. Connecting the Xerox FS 5250 to the Printer CAUTION:All connections to the Xerox FS 5250 protocol con verter should be made while the power is switched OFF to both the printer andconverter. 6.4.1 Connecting via Centronics output Con...

Connections and InstallationXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 22 - 6.5. Connecting the Xerox FS 5250 to the System After a successful test printout has been generated to establish that theconnection between the Xerox FS 5250 converter and the printer is working correctly (see previous sections), you are...

Connections and InstallationXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 23 - 6.5.1 TEST Function The test printout pages can be generated in two ways - via the address switchor via the line by activating the T function . For details on the T function, pleasesee the section "Quick Reference Guide of the Suppor...

Connections and InstallationXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 24 - 6.5.2 Timeout The Xerox FS 5250 enables printer sharing between the system and a PC. For this purpose it is possible to specify a timeout period. If the printer is receiving input on the parallel port, for example, and there isa break in...

OperationXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 25 - 7. Operation of the Xerox FS 5250 The Xerox FS 5250 top panel has been designed to register the operation ofthe box via the four following indicator LEDs : • CU (contact to control unit) • PAR (parallel input) • SER (serial input) • READY (printer) 7.1. To...

Function Selection via the LineXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 27 - 8. Function Selection via the Line NOTE:This section is a brief description of how to set up the interface fromthe line using FSL Functions. The guidelines in this section are very basic and limit themselves to whatyou need to know. F...

Function Selection via the LineXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 28 - 8.2. The Escape Character The Xerox FS 5250 is managed by special es cape sequences sent to theprinter via the line. Escape se quences are command sequences precededby a defined escape character. When an escape character appears in th...

Function Selection via the LineXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 29 - 8.3. Defining a Temporary Escape Character No escape character is defined when you receive the printer. If you wish tochange the settings of the printer from the host system, you will have todefine the escape character. See below how ...

Function Selection via the LineXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 30 - 8.5. Defining a Permanent Escape Character The paragraph "Defining a Temporary Escape Char acter", only describedthe saving of the escape character in the temporary memory . If you wish to define and save a permanent escape ch...

Function Selection via the LineXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 33 - 8.8. Pass-Through Mode Pass-through transparency mode is implemented to offer an extendedsupport for applications that require greater flexibility than offered by thedouble escape transparency mode . PCL only Pass-through mode can be ...

Function Selection via the LineXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 34 - 8.8.1 Pass-through mode - XES 1. Syntax of pass-through of 1 byte of hex data to the printer: <ESC>hex pair E.g. %1B 2. Pass-through of more bytes of hex data to the printer can be done in 2ways.Either way, you must follow these...

IPDS ProgrammingXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 36 - 9. idaSetup - IPDS Programming NOTE:This chapter only applies to the converter when mounted with an IPCmodule. idaSetup is a program developed with the purpose of setting up the wide rangeof IPC protocol converters via a PC share port or from a host...

Selected FSL FunctionsXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 38 - 11. Selected FSL Functions In this chapter, only the most basic functions are described, such as papersize, paper tray and font selection. Appendix A: Quick Reference Guide to the FSL functions lists all thesupported FSL functions with syntax ...

Selected FSL FunctionsXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 43 - Note: The option 2, COR, is printed in Landscape orientation withreduced vertical and horizontal spacing. Vertical spacing is 70 %of normal, thus reducing as follows: 10 pitch fonts will be converted to 13 pitch12 pitch fonts will be converted...

Selected FSL FunctionsXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 45 - 11.4. Automatic Page Orientation Function Y98: Automatic Page Orientation Selecting this function will activate and deactivate the automatic pageorientation for the trays. Automatic Page Orientation (i.e. APO) works in connection with FSL Y98....

Selected FSL FunctionsXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 46 - 11.4.1 Automatic Page Orientation Chart Below follows a navigation chart for automatic page orientation. The sectionfollowing will describe how automatic page orientation operates. Automatic Page Orientation

Selected FSL FunctionsXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 47 - Explanation to the chart on Automatic Page Orientation Initially, the system will make a request as to the determination of the pageorientation. Indicated in the chart as "STO Used?" The system has 4 different orientation options: - Po...

Selected FSL FunctionsXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 48 - If there is no STO command, no valid page size specified for Function Y98:Automatic Page Orientation, and the selected tray is set to COR, portraitorientation can be selected by setting the following parameters: System /38 CL: PRTQLTY (*STD) o...

Selected FSL FunctionsXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 49 - 1. The system and system software will not know that you have changedfont. This means that data will be transmitted to the printer as beforethe font change. This will give you format and position problems. Changing font The font change command...

Selected FSL FunctionsXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 52 - 11.5.3 Scaleable Fonts NOTE: Only applies to printers running PCL Level 5 . The Xerox FS 5250 allows GFID access to all the scaleable fonts found inthe printer. These GFIDs are in the range 400 - 65535. Typeface, typeface attributes and point ...

Selected FSL FunctionsXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 53 - Possible attribute values are: Style Strokeweight 0 Medium upright 1 Bold upright 2 Medium italic 3 Bold italic %Y96,4815% This is 48 point, Helvetica Compressed, bold upright %Y96,1301% This is 13 point, Times Roman, bold upright Font example...

Selected FSL FunctionsXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 54 - The parameters of the font definition command are as follows: n1 is the GFID number n2 is the typeface n3 is the attribute n4 is the symbol set n5 is the point size n6 is the translate table (optional) What you need to know When you define the...

Selected FSL FunctionsXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 56 - NOTE:The symbol set and the translate table should be set to the same value,e.g. both to 3 ECMA 94. If you select value 3 as symbol set and 1 astranslate table, you will probably have problems with sev eral characters.

Selected FSL FunctionsXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 58 - Font definition example &&??% %Y91,521,6,5,1,18,1% %X1 This will define GFID 512 as a Helvetica, proportional bold, Roman 8 symbolset, point size 18, and translate table 1 (Roman 8). It will then save settingspermanently and erase the ...

Selected FSL FunctionsXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 60 - 11.5.6 Defining Fonts - XES NOTE:The procedures in this chapter can only be used, if you have se lected the XES option on the interface (see the chapter on Installation). All printers have a number of internal fonts . The more sophisticated th...

Selected FSL FunctionsXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 65 - Example 1 Using a 12 CPI font for GFID 11 (logical 10 CPI):%Y97, 11,1B,’+1Titan12iso-P’,0D,0A,1B,’1’;16,15% For details on “Optional Scaling”, refer to the Programmer’s Guide, D62081. Font definition example &&??% %Y97,1,1B,'+1Titan10B...

Selected FSL FunctionsXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 66 - 11.7. Duplex Printing Function Y19: Duplex Printing NOTE:In XES, function Y62 must be programmed for this function to becomeeffective. Duplex printing means that the printer can print on both sides of a piece ofpaper. NOTE:You can only use thi...

Selected FSL FunctionsXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 68 - 11.7.4 Selecting duplex printing The duplex command (Y19) has one parameter with three different settings: Setting Description 0 No duplex printing 1 Duplex, long-edge binding 2 Duplex, short-edge binding See the paragraph below on how to sele...

Selected FSL FunctionsXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 69 - The second parameter has 6 settings: Setting Description 1 Tractor 2 Tray 1 3 Tray 2 4 Manual feed 5 Envelope feed 6 Tray 3 Duplex selection example, PCL &&??% %Y19,2% %Y10,1,3% &&?? This will select duplex printing, short-edge...

Selected FSL FunctionsXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 70 - 11.8. Output Data The Xerox FS 5250 supports the following printer languages: PCL (see the section: "Printer Driver Selection" for details) XES - XDPM ISO- XDPM EBCDIC- XPPM EBCDIC- XPPM ASCII XDPM (Xerox Distributed Print Mode) is bas...

Selected FSL FunctionsXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 72 - For details on Operating Modes (i.e. function 70 and function 36), DJDEand Metacode Handling, you are referred to the Programmer's Guide,doc. no. D62081 11.9. Port Share Option This section will describe share timeout and how to specify the ti...

Selected FSL FunctionsXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 74 - The new setup must be saved in the NVRAM 9 with the following command (where "%" is the escape character): %X1 NOTE: %X1% will delete the temporary escape character. The FSL string above was split up into several lines for reasons ofcl...

Selected FSL FunctionsXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 75 - 11.9.2 Sending the commands from the PC The easiest way to send the string from the PC to the Centronics or RS-232port is to write the command string on a blank screen at the root, and thenmake a "print screen". If you have a PC edi to...

Programming via ShareportXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 76 - 12. Programming via Shareport In order to ease customisation of the Xerox FS 5250, FSL parame ters fortwinax input can be programmed directly via the interface's Centronics orserial (RS-232) port using the Engineering Function Y249. The Eng...

Programming via ShareportXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 77 - If you have defined % as Escape Character, you activate the engi neeringfunction by typing: %Y249,n% n = password. As this is sensitive information, system operators can contacttheir point of purchase for password details. 12.2. Deactivatin...

PC Support Virtual PrinterXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 78 - 13. PC Support Virtual Printer In addition to its normal use in connection with a midrange computer, theinter face may also be used as an ordinary PC printer by a PC equipped witha 5250 communication card and software. This facility is cal...

AppendicesXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 82 - Appendix A: Supported Setup Functions XES Mode No. Description Y2 LPI Y3 CPI Y8 LU1 Language Y10 Page Format Y11 Paper Path Y12 Paper Size Y15 Baud Rate for Serial Input Y16 Number of Data Bits for Serial Input Y17 Parity for Serial Input Y18 Number of St...

AppendicesXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 84 - PCL Mode No. Description Y2 LPI Y3 CPI Y8 LU1 Language Y10 Page Format Y11 Paper Path Y12 Paper Size Y15 Baud Rate for Serial Input Y16 Number of Data Bits for Serial Input Y17 Parity for Serial Input Y18 Number of Stop Bits for Serial Input Y19 Duplex Pr...

AppendicesXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 100 - Appendix B: Test Printout XES Xerox FS 5250 XESFirmware version: 140.002 /00971002 Boot id: 80023102Current escape code = 00 in hexadecimal as Character = ' 'Dipswitch: National character set = Multinational Switch: Device address = 00 Function 2: Defaul...

AppendicesXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 102 - Appendix C: Use of Xerox FS 5250Serial Port (Out) The following connections are available in the serial plug: pin 1: N.C.pin 2: RX datapin 3: TX datapin 4: DTRpin 5: GND (signal)pin 6: DSR (busy)pin 7: RTS (always high)pin 8: N.C.pin 9: N.C.

AppendicesXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 103 - Appendix D: Related Manuals For details on how to program the Xerox FS 5250, kindly refer to thismanual: Laser 5250, Programmer's GuideDocument no. D62081 The Xerox FS 5250 supports IPDS module. For information on IPDSfunctionality, you are referred to: ...

IndexXerox FS 5250, User’s Guide - 104 - Index A attributes, 55 C control units, 10COR, 42 D Default GFID table, 50duplex, 66 binding option, 67landscape printing, 67portrait printing, 67selecting, 66 duplex printing, considerations, 66 E emulation, 14 via address switch, 16 error messages, 79 non-r...