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i-data Electronic Documentation
The i-data Printing Solutions
ida FS 250 /
ida FS 250 PDS
Operator’s Guide
Doc. no D60256 Revision 03
WARNING:
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used
in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause interference to radio communications. It has
been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart
B of Part 15 of FCC Rules, which are designed to provide re
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ida FS 250, Operator's Guide Document No.: D60256-03 © Copyright i-data international a-s 1997 i-data international a-s E-mail: i-data i-data.com Vadstrupvej 35-43 WWW: http://www.i-data.com DK-2880 Bagsvaerd Denmark Telephone: +45 44 36 60 00 Telefax: +45 44 36 61 11 SUBSIDIARIES i-data Denmark i-data Sweden Vadstrupvej 35 Datavägen 21 DK-2880 Bagsvaerd S-43600 Askim Denmark Sweden Telephone: +45 44 44 77 50 Telephone: + 46 31 680710 Telefax: +45 44 44 85 50 Telefax: + 46 31 682670 i-data UK
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Table of Contents ida FS 250, Operator's Guide Preface September 1997 This manual applies to the ida FS 250 and the ida FS 250 PDS protocol converters. NOTE: Both products: “ ida FS 250” and “ida FS 250 PDS” will be referred to as “ ida FS 250” unless specific reference is made to the IPDS functionality of the ida FS 250 PDS. The ida FS 250 supports twinax Centronics and RS232 inputs. The default output is Centronics. The manual describes how the ida FS 250 is connected and operated. Read it b
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Table of Contents ida FS 250, Operator's Guide As the ida FS 250 emulates the IBM 3812 printer in IBM 5219 emulation, useful information may be obtained from: "IBM 5219 Printer, Models DO1/DO2, Programmer's Reference Guide" IBM Order no. GA 23-1025 "Using the IBM Page printer 3812 with an IBM System /36 or System /38" IBM Order no. S544-3343 "AS/400 Device Configuration Guide", IBM Order no. SC21-8106 -4-
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Table of Contents ida FS 250, Operator's Guide Table of Contents Preface....................................................................................................................... 3 Related Manuals................................ ................................ ................................ . 3 Table of Contents...................................................................................................... 5 Kit Contents......................................................
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Table of Contents ida FS 250, Operator's Guide 8.6 Quick Reference Guide of Supported FSL Functions ................................ 32 9. Programming via Shareport ............................................................................... 43 9.1 Updating firmware ................................ ................................ ...................... 45 10. Errors and Recovery ......................................................................................... 46 10.1 ida FS 250 Error
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Kit Contents ida FS 250, Operator's Guide Kit Contents Please check that your kit is complete with the following: ida FS 250 • ida FS 250 converter • Wall plug power supply • Parallel printer cable • Auto-terminating twinax T-cable • Product documentation (electronic format): ida FS 250 / ida FS 250 PDS Operator's Guide; Doc. no. D60256 • Product documentation (hardcopy format): ida FS 250 / ida FS 250 PDS Quick Guide; Doc. no. D10256 ida FS 250 PDS • Same contents as above except converter com
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Introduction ida FS 250, Operator's Guide 1. Introduction to ida FS 250 This chapter gives a short description of the ida FS 250 converter 1.1 Introduction to ida FS 250 The ida FS 250 is a protocol converter which enables any printer to be connected to an IBM computer system. See Section 1.3, Supported Control Units, for information on the IBM systems to which the ida FS 250 connects. The printer or device should have either a Centronics Parallel connector or an RS 232 serial connector in orde
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Introduction ida FS 250, Operator's Guide • Support of Automatic Page Orientation IPDS: IPDS support - IBM 4028 and 3812 or 3816 emulation. • Non-IPDS support via the installed i-data interface card, with full emulation of IBM3812/5219/3816 and IBM 5224/ 5225/5256/4234. • Support of the ida PSS software package • Support of the i-data Function Selection via the Line (FSL) facility in non-IPDS mode. • Automatic input sharing between Twinax, Centronics and RS-232 input ports. • Flash prom allow
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Connecting to System ida FS 250, Operator's Guide 2. Installation Requirements Before connecting the ida FS 250, you should check the requirements described in this chapter. 2.1 Environment requirements The ida FS 250 protocol converter can be installed in the following environment: • Temperature range from 10 ° - 40° • Humidity between 8-80 %, non-condensing • Power consumption: 120 and 220 Volt version - max. 21.5 VA WARNING! The equipment must be grounded. Operation with out a ground may ca
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Connecting to System ida FS 250, Operator's Guide &&??% (defines % as temporary ESC character) %Y8,% (selects language) %X1 (saves setup) Changing Language via the Line Your can select between the following languages: Option Description 37 English (US) EBCDIC 256 International 273 Austrian/German 274 Belgian 275 Brazilian 276 Canadian French 277 Danish/Norwegian 278 Finnish/Swedish 280 Italian 281 Japanese (English) 282 Portuguese 283 Spanish Speaking 284 Spanish 285 Engl
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Connecting to System ida FS 250, Operator's Guide 3. Installation and Connections of the ida FS 250 This chapter starts with an overview of the functionality of the rear panel. Then follows a description of how you connect the ida FS 250 box to a printer and finally you will find instructions for connection to a system. NOTE: Before you start the installation, make sure that you set the address switch and the desired emulation. See the description in the section : Emulation. 3.1 The Rear Panel
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Connecting to System ida FS 250, Operator's Guide For this connection you need a spare cable ending in a 25-pole RS connector (i-data order no. 999010 030). Y24 = 0 is also To use the serial input, Function 24 Data Input/Output Port Select must be set used for to zero (which is factory default). Centronics output. On the PC you must also make the following settings to match the default settings on the box: Function Y15: Baud rate, set to 5 = 9600 Function Y16: Number of data bits, set to 8 =
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Connecting to System ida FS 250, Operator's Guide 3.2 Emulation As a default the ida FS 250 will emulate IBM 3812/5219/3816. The ida FS 250 PDS emulates IPDS as a default. You can select emulation in two ways. Either via the address switch or via the line using FSL function Y37. The following emulations are supported by the ida FS 250: IBM 3812/5219/3816 IBM 5224 IBM 5225 IBM 5256 IBM 4234 If you wish to see the current emulation, you can generate a test printout by turning the address switch to
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Connecting to System ida FS 250, Operator's Guide Non-IPDS Selection Emulation *0 3812 / 5219 / 3816 1 5224 2 5225 3 5256 4 4234 5 3812/5219/ 3816 * default value Matrix printers Selecting emulation via address switch 6. Connect the twinax cable and switch power on. 7. Activate the "T" position again and check that the emulation and address switch have been changed. (See the settings printout). See the section: Testing. Check whether the configuration complies with the requirements of
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Connecting to System ida FS 250, Operator's Guide Y37,n1 Write Emulation 3812 *3812 / 5219 / 3816 5224 5224 5225 5225 5256 5256 4234 4234 * default value SCS printers Selecting emulation via the line The default configuration of the ida FS 250 can be used for most application programs and uses. You should only change the address and the emulation. The rest of the settings should only be changed if you have special requirements. 3.3 Upgrading to IPDS If you need to upgrade your ida FS 250 wi
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Connecting to System ida FS 250, Operator's Guide 3.4 Connecting the ida FS 250 to the Printer CAUTION: All connections to the ida FS 250 protocol converter should be made while the power is switched OFF to both the printer and converter. 3.4.1 Connecting via Centronics output Connecting the ida FS 250 to the printer is done by following these steps: 1. Check that the printer's parallel input port is available on printer. 2. Connect the cable supplied with the product between the printer's paral
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Connecting to System ida FS 250, Operator's Guide 3.4.2 Connecting via RS-232 output Note: This does not apply for the ida FS 250 PDS 1. To use the RS-232 port as an output por t you must set function Y24 to 1. (For further details on programming the ida FS 250, please see the chapter Programming ida FS 250). If possible, the serial output device you are connecting has to be set to Baud rate = 9600, Number of data bits = 8, No parity and 1 Stop Bit to match the default settings of the box. If th
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Connecting to System ida FS 250, Operator's Guide If the printout format does not match the test printout in Appendix B. or if nothing was printed, this means that the printer setup does not match the protocol converter setup. Contact your systems support personnel or your i-data dealer. 6. Power OFF and ON the ida FS 250 and check that all indicators light up momentarily. 7. Proceed to the chapter: Connecting ida FS 250 to System. 3.5. Connecting the ida FS 250 to System After a successful test
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Connecting to System ida FS 250, Operator's Guide If all three (a. b. and c.) are in order, contact your systems support personnel or your point of purchase. 3.5.1 Testing The test printout pages can be generated in two ways - via the address switch or via the line activating the T function . For details on the T function, please see the section: Quick Reference Guide of the Supported FSL Functions . Test via the address switch 1. Turn the address switch to the "T" position. A settings printout
