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Black Box PC124C Installation Manual

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JULY 1998
PC124C
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  • Page 1 Order toll-free in the U.S.: Call 877-877-BBOX (outside U.S. call 724-746-5500) SUPPORT FREE technical support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax 724-746-0746 INFORMATION Mailing address: Black Box Corporation, 1000 Park Drive, Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 Web site: www.blackbox.com • E-mail: info@blackbox.com...
  • Page 2 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION CANADIAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENTS This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used properly, that is, in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to radio communication.
  • Page 3 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 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 guardadas para referencia futura.
  • Page 4 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 12. Precaución debe ser tomada de tal manera que la tierra fisica y la polarización del equipo no sea eliminada. 13. Los cables de la fuente de poder deben ser guiados de tal manera que no sean pisados ni pellizcados por objetos colocados sobre o contra ellos, poniendo particular atención a los contactos y receptáculos donde salen del aparato.
  • Page 5 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS TRADEMARKS ® is a registered trademark and LaserCard™, Duax™, and Command Pass- Thru™ are trademarks of I-O Corporation. is a registered trademark of International Business Machines, Inc. ® Centronics is a trademark of Centronics Computer Corporation. HP, LaserJet, and Hewlett-Packard ®...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Contents Chapter Page 1. Specifications ........... . 8 2.
  • Page 7 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Contents (continued) Chapter Page 6.10 Print Orientation ..........53 6.11 Changing Page-Rotation Settings .
  • Page 8 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Contents Chapter Page 11.4 Other Printer Commands ........114 11.5 Color Printing .

  • Page 9: Specifications

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 1. Specifications System Requirements—PC124C: IBM AS/400 or System/3X Host, or 5X94 Controller; PC125C: IBM 30XX, 43XX, or 937X Host or 3174, 3274, and 3276 Controllers Emulation—PC124C: IBM 3812-1 Printer Emulation; PC125C: IBM 3287, 3262, 3268, 3812-1, 4214, or 4224 (all non-IPDS) Printer Emulations Number of Languages Supported—PC124C: 16;...

  • Page 10: Introduction

    2.2 What the Package Includes The following items are included in the package: • Laser Card for HP 4000 Twinax (PC124C) or Laser Card for HP 4000 Coax (PC125C) • Auto-terminating twinax V-cable (included with the PC124C) or 9-pin to coax adapter cable (included with the PC125C) •...

  • Page 11: About This Manual

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 2.3 About This Manual The following five sections contained in this user’s guide will give you the information you need to get the most from your Laser Card. • Chapter 1, Specifications. •...

  • Page 12: Static Caution

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 2.4 Static Caution CAUTION The Laser Card is static-sensitive, and can be damaged with static electricity. Take ESD (electrostatic discharge) precautions as you would with any static-sensitive device. These precautions include: 1.

  • Page 13: Quick-Start Guide

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 3. Quick-Start Guide 3.1 General Follow these simple steps to have your Laser Card up and running in minutes. Before you begin, locate these parts: • Laser Card • Twinax or Coax Adapter Cable •...

  • Page 14: Print Coax Self-Test

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Figure 3-1. Installing the Card, Step 1. 3.2.1 P RINT 2. After the printer is ready, press Menu + until COAX CARD is displayed. 2 Coax Only EIO 1 COAX CARD Menu Ready Item...
  • Page 15 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 3. Press Item -. 3 Coax Only 98=TEST MENU Menu Ready Item Data - Value + Attention Cancel Select Figure 3-3. Coax Only, Step 3. 4. Press Value +. 4 Coax Only 98=PRINT SETUP Menu Ready...
  • Page 16 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 5. Press Select and then Go to print the interface self-test. 5 Coax Only Menu Ready Item Data - Value + Attention Cancel Select Figure 3-5. Coax Only, Step 5. 6. To complete the coax setup, proceed directly to Step 10. in Section 3.2.4.

  • Page 17: Set Twinax Address

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 3.2.2 S WINAX DDRESS 2. After the printer is ready, press Menu+ until TWINAX CARD is displayed. 2 Twinax Only EIO 1 TWINAX CARD Menu Ready Item Data - Value + Attention Cancel Select...
  • Page 18 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 4. Press Value ± to display the desired twinax address. 4 Twinax Only 00=3 ADDRESS Menu Ready Item Data - Value + Attention Cancel Select Figure 3-8. Twinax Only, Step 4. 5.

  • Page 19: Print Twinax Self-Text

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 3.2.3 P RINT WINAX 6. After the printer is ready, press Menu+ until TWINAX CARD is displayed. 6 Twinax Only EIO 1 TWINAX CARD Menu Ready Item Data - Value + Attention Cancel Select...

  • Page 20: Coax And Twinax

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 8 Twinax Only 98=PRINT SETUP Menu Ready Item Data - Value + Attention Cancel Select Figure 3-12. Twinax Only, Step 8. 9. Press Select and Go to print the interface self-test. 9 Twinax Only Menu Ready...
  • Page 21 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 11. Power OFF the printer and attach the host cable(s) to the twinax or coax adapter. Power ON the printer and send a print job from the host to verify proper installation and configuration.

  • Page 22: Installation

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 4. Installation To install the Laser Card, follow these simple steps. Consult the Quick Start Guide in Chapter 3 for more information. WARNING The Laser Card is static sensitive. Follow the static sensitivity instructions in the front of this manual when handling the card.
  • Page 23 Refer to the Configuration chapter for more information on these options. If the interface self-test does not print, the interface failed the self-test. Contact Black Box Technical Support at 724-746-5500 for more information. TWINAX EIO INTERFACE Software Version 3.00...
  • Page 24 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Twinax Functional Level 2.10 Copyright 1997 SDE RAM OK ROM BAD Twinax Address Alt. CPT Start Delimiters : 2625 (&%) Alt. CPT End Delimiters 2625 (&%) Host Port Timeout Seconds Host Language USA/Canada Print Orientation COR/Host override...
  • Page 25 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS User Defined Strings: User Defined Fonts # 0: # 1: # 2: # 3: # 4: # 5: # 6: # 7: # 8: # 9:...
  • Page 26 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS EBCDIC to ASCII Translate Table 40 50 60 70 80 90 A0 B0 C0 D0 E0 F0 0: 20 26 2D 9B 9D F8 E6 BD 7B 7D 5C 30 &–øØ°µ¢{ } \ 0 1: 20 82 2F 90 61 6A 7E 9C 41 4A 00 31 é...
  • Page 27 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS IBM 3270 Printer Interface Software Functional 3.00 Coax Functional Level 1.51 Copyright 1997 SDE RAM OK ROM OK Buffer Size (Characters) : 2 1920 Undefined Line Spacing 1 Single (6 or 8 LPI) Form Length (MPL) Maximum Print Position (MPP): Print Case...
  • Page 28 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Buffer Hex Dump 0 Off Ascii Hex Dump 0 Off SCS TRN Translate 1 3287 emulation emulation, SCS code 35 Host Port Timeout 8 Seconds Custom User Strings: Host Port Init String: Auto Print Orientation : 0 Active Primary Tray Orientation : 0 COR...
  • Page 29 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS SCS (LU1) EBCDIC to ASCII Translate Table 40 50 60 70 80 90 A0 B0 C0 D0 E0 F0 456789ABCDEF EBCDIC 20 26 2D D6 D2 B3 F3 5E 7B 7D 5C 30 &–øØ°µ^{ } \ 0 20 C5 2F DC 61 6A 7E BB 41 4A 20 31 é...

  • Page 30: Connecting To The Host

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 4.2 Connecting to the Host Before connecting the Laser Card to a twinax host, you must set the device cable address properly. Please refer to Section 4.3, Front-Panel Setup, for instruction. Take the following steps to connect the printer through the Laser Card to your IBM host system.

  • Page 31: Front-Panel Menus

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS A complete description of the interface configuration options is found under Section 5.2, Twinax Host Download Commands, or Section 9.1, Coax Host Download Command. 4.4 Front-Panel Menus The following pages show the organization of the menu system by listing the available selections and menus.
  • Page 32 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS COAX CARD 01=BUFFER SIZE 02=DEFAULT LPI 03=DEFAULT CPI 04=LINE SPACING 05=MPL (Max. Print Lines) 06=MPP (Max. Print Position) 07=PRINT CASE 08=LU1 LANGUAGE 11=PAPER PATH 12=LOCAL COPY (FF Before) 13=LOCAL COPY (FF After) 14=LU3 PRT IMAGE 15=CR at MPP+1 16=NL at MPP+1...

  • Page 33: Configuration-Twinax

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 5. Configuration—Twinax 5.1 Twinax Configuration Before operating the interface card in twinax mode, the IBM host must be configured with a device address and device ID for the printer. See your system operator or system manuals for details.
  • Page 34 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS The command itself will not be printed if it was entered correctly, but the effect of the command should be evident (change in the print orientation, paper-size selection, and so on). If any part of the command is printed, the interface did not recognize the command because of a problem in the format.

  • Page 35: Host Download Command Overview

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 5.3 Host Download Command Overview Table 5-2 shows the host-download commands for the interface and corresponding command numbers in alphabetical order: Table 5-2. Host Download Commands. Host/PC Download Command Command Number 11"...

  • Page 36: Configuration Options

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 5.4 Configuration Options Asterisks (*) identify factory-default settings. Invalid commands are ignored. COMMAND 01: ALTERNATE CPT START DELIMITER Creates an alternate Command Pass-Thru (CPT) start delimiter. This delimiter is also an alternate host-download delimiter. It may be one or two characters long. The first character may be any printable character other than “&.”...
  • Page 37 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS COMMAND 04: USER-DEFINED STRINGS Creates up to ten user-defined strings to send to the printer later. Place the hex codes representing the desired printer command inside the parentheses (up to 25 hex pairs).
  • Page 38 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS COMMAND 07: PRINT ORIENTATION Determines the print orientation, if the print orientation is not already determined through the host or the interface’s APO feature (Command 08). VALUE DESCRIPTION COR, but host override through Print Quality setting allowed Portrait Landscape...
  • Page 39 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS COMMAND 09: PAPER SIZE Selects paper-size setting. VALUE DESCRIPTION Paper size specified by host software A4 size paper Paper size selected through printer’s front panel Example: &%Z09,1 selects A4 size paper. COMMAND 10: TRUE LPI Selects compressed or true LPI (lines per inch) printing.
  • Page 40 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Example: &%Z11,0(1B266C3844) sets LPI to 8 LPI on a PCL Laser Printer. COMMAND 13: PAPER DRAWER 1 COMMAND Matches the host’s Paper Drawer 1 command with a physical paper source from the printer.
  • Page 41 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS VALUE DESCRIPTION 01 to 99 Paper sources available on the printer Default Example: &%Z15,08 assigns the optional third 250 sheet feeder (Tray 4) to the host’s paper drawer 3 command. COMMAND 16: FRONT PANEL OVERRIDE Allow operator settings on the printer’s front panel to override format commands coming from the host.
  • Page 42 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS VALUE DESCRIPTION -128 to 127 Adjustment of vertical position in ⁄ of an inch Default Example: &%Z18,-20 moves printing on the page up ⁄ inch or 2 lines at 6 LPI. COMMAND 19: HORIZONTAL MARGIN Adjusts the upper left corner starting horizontal position for printing on the page ⁄...
  • Page 43 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 0p = fixed spacing 12h = 12 pitch 10v = 10 point 1s = italic 3b = bold 6T = letter gothic COMMAND 30: PAPER DRAWER 4 COMMAND Matches the host’s Paper Drawer 4 command (print file) with a physical paper source from the printer.
  • Page 44 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS COMMAND 32: 11" x 17"/A3 PRINTING Forces the printer to print on 11 x 17 inch or A3 size paper, even when the host sends requests for smaller paper sizes (letter, legal, A4, Executive). This only applies to printers capable of printing on 11 x 17 inch or A3 size paper.
  • Page 45 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS VALUE DESCRIPTION No action taken Start EBCDIC hex dump NOTE This command enables the user to print only the section of the document that is in question in buffer hex dump format. Example: &%Z42,1 starts buffer hex dump printing.

  • Page 46: Restoring The Factory Defaults

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS VALUE DESCRIPTION Restores the factory setup Prints out the active setup selections Restores the setup selections stored in the permanent memory to active status NOTES If a document is printed using temporary host download commands (commands not stored using the Z99,0 command), value 2 will restore the permanent memory selections.
  • Page 47 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 3. Press Value + twice to display “98=FACTORY DEF.” 4. Press Select and then Go to select and activate the setting.

  • Page 48: Operation-Twinax

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 6. Operation—Twinax When the printer is turned on, the interface checks for a proper 9-pin host attachment cable to decide which mode of operation is desired. If a twinax or coax cable is not attached, the LaserCard will cause an error page to be printed.

  • Page 49: Host Port Initialization

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 6.2 Host Port Initialization After shared printing, the Laser Card reconfigures the printer according to the active configuration settings. If you want to further modify the printer configuration (for example, select a different font for all host printing) take advantage of the host port initialization string.

  • Page 50: Formatting The Page

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS To select a resident scalable font with a specific point size, use the following format: ¬F5687,14 where ¬ is a “logical not” or alternately the caret “^” symbol, F indicates a resident scalable font-change, 5687 is the font number, and 14 is the desired point size.

  • Page 51: Printing On 11" X 17" And A3 Size Paper

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 11" x 17" Paper 11 x 17 in. (279.4 x 431.8 mm) A3 Paper 11.69 x 16.54 in (296.9 x 420.1 mm) If you choose any other paper dimensions in the word-processing program, the interface ignores it and uses the previous paper-size choice.

  • Page 52: Paper Input Bin Selections

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS when the host sends requests for smaller paper sizes (letter, legal, A4, Executive). If this is desired, the interface’s 11 x 17/A3 selection should be turned ON through Host Download command 32. With this selection turned ON, the interface will request the printer to load A3 size paper when the host requests A4 or A3, and 11 x 17 inch paper in all other cases.

  • Page 53: Paper Output Bin Selection

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS The next time you send a host print job that is to pull paper form the IBM drawer #1, the printer will actually feed paper from the optional third 250-sheet feeder. The interface can be configured in a similar manner using host-download commands.

  • Page 54: Print Orientation

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS This command appears on the screen but will not print. The ouput command will take effect immediately and continues until the next output command is sent. Note that ^O00 causes the interface not to send any output instructions to the printer.
  • Page 55 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 2. A UTOMATIC RINT RIENTATION If no page rotation was specified on the host, the interface’s Automatic Print Orientation (APO) feature is the first setting to determine the final print orientation. This feature automatically rotates print jobs with dimensions of 8.5 x 14 inches or smaller to portrait or landscape orientation.
  • Page 56 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS setting ignores print-quality settings and always prints COR (unless the host’s page rotation or the interface’s APO setting determine the print orientation). The Laser Card also has a second COR option. This COR option is a true 3812- 1 emulation.
  • Page 57 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS START Page Orientation Logic Use specified page rotation Page Rotation (0, 90, 180, 270 degrees) with requested font DEVD, AUTO, not specified *Valid Page Size = 8 1/2" x 14" or smaller Automatic Print Orientation 11"...
  • Page 58 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS COR is defined as printing in landscape orientation, top and left margins set at 0.5”, with CPI and LPI reduced according to the following tables: Host System Page Rotation Setting Print Quality Setting AS/400 *DEVD (print file) *NLQ, *STD...
  • Page 59 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Table 6-1. Print Orientation Results. Printer Interface Setting for Result Host Setting Print Orientation Data processing: Print Degree of Page reports with a width of 80 Rotation... columns or less (at 10 CPI) in portrait AND print reports with a width of 132 (at 10 CPI) or 198 (at 15 CPI)

  • Page 60: Changing Page-Rotation Settings

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 6.11 Changing Page-Rotation Settings Before changing page-rotation settings, first verify the current settings. In Office Vision/400 and DisplayWrite/36, page-rotation settings can be viewed and changed in the following manner: 1. Press F20 “Format options.” 2.

  • Page 61: Envelope Printing

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 6. Move the cursor to the beginning of the dashed line and enter the desired selection. 7. Press ENTER to activate the selection and exit the print file menu. To override the print file: 1.
  • Page 62 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 1. Set the format for your letter. Enter your letter file. On the first typing line, press CMD20 for “Change Format.” 2. Select 1 for “Entire Document Options,” then another 1 for “Document Format.”...

  • Page 63: Duplex Printing

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS NOTE The printer may eject a blank page when you change printing orientation. If the Buffer light and Ready light remain steady, press the Print/Check button on the printer’s operator panel to eject the last page. 6.14 Duplex Printing Some printer models can print both simplex (single sided) and duplex (double sided).

  • Page 64: Other Printer Commands

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Type &%Z33,1 or &%Z33,2 into the document or on the screen and print the document or the screen to set the interface to duplex printing. To return to simplex printing, type and print &%Z33,0. For some duplex printing, if the last page is blank on the back side, the information for the last page may remain in the printer until the next printing job is received.
  • Page 65 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Use the ¬I and ¬S commands to remove unwanted host commands from a print file. For example, when printing with forms-generating software, the files are recognized by the host as text files and formatted with unwanted carriage returns and line feeds.

  • Page 66: Advanced Features-Twinax

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 7. Advanced Features—Twinax There are several advanced features in the interface for accessing special functions of the attached printers, which are not normally available on the IBM 3812-1 printer: • Command Pass-Thru™ •...

  • Page 67: User-Defined Strings

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS For example: The command ESC&d0D begins underlining and ESC&d@ ends underlining. First convert the start command to the hexadecimal 1B 26 64 30 44 and the ending command to 1B 26 64 40. And, if the delimiter is the default &% (hex 50 6C), then enter the commands as follows: This is an &%1B26643044&%underlined&%1B266440&% word.

  • Page 68: User-Defined Fonts

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS After a command string has been defined, activate it by typing the delimiter (&% or alternate CPT start delimiter) followed by the string number (U0 through U9) into the document or on the screen. When the document or screen is printed, the interface will recognize the &%U and send the command assigned to the string number to the printer.

  • Page 69: Color Printing

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 7.4 Color Printing For a complete description of Color support, refer to Appendix C. 7.5 Printing Bar Codes For a complete description of internally generated bar codes, refer to Appendix E.

  • Page 70: Troubleshooting-Twinax

    If you are unable to solve a problem by following the procedures outlined in this chapter, call Black Box Technical Support at 724-746-5500. Before calling, verify that the Laser Card is installed correctly. Verify that the...

  • Page 71: Ascii Hex Dump

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 1. Verify that the interface is installed properly and the printer is in “READY” mode. 2. Type the Host Download command “&%Z42,1” on the screen. 3. Send the Host Download command to the printer (either press the Print Screen Button or print the document/file that contains the command).

  • Page 72: Self-Diagnostics

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 5. To stop the ASCII hex dump, power off the printer. To start the ASCII hex dump through the printer’s operator panel: 1. Press Menu on the printer’s operator panel to scroll to the TWINAX CARD. 2.

  • Page 73: Problem-Resolution Guide

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Follow the steps below to perform the interface self-diagnostic: 1. Turn OFF the printer. 2. Disconnect the host cable(s) from the twinax V-adapter. Remove all other cables from the printer. 3. Press Menu on the printer’s operator panel to scroll to the TWINAX CARD. 4.
  • Page 74 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Table 8--1 (continued). Problem-Resolution Guide. Problem or Message Probable Cause Action Damaged or improper Check host cabling for cabling damage or improper connection Twinax cable improperly Make sure the prior device is terminated not terminated (some PC emulation cards may terminate...
  • Page 75 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Table 8--1 (continued). Problem-Resolution Guide. Problem or Message Probable Cause Action Extra blank sheets are Form length not correct Make sure your document ejected between sheets in software (maximum length doesn’t exceed the of printout length is 66 lines) maximum number of lines...
  • Page 76 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Table 8--1 (continued). Problem-Resolution Guide. Problem or Message Probable Cause Action Did not select a rotation Add a 90° or 270° orientation in the data-processing instruction to the OCL OCL statement statement APO feature is ON and Turn APO off or increase page...
  • Page 77 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Table 8--1 (continued). Problem-Resolution Guide. Problem or Message Probable Cause Action APO feature is OFF and Set Laser Card orientation to orientation is set to COR, portrait is set to COR, COR, host override allowed, or landscape Printer does not print...
  • Page 78 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Table 8--1 (continued). Problem Resolution Guide. Problem or Message Probable Cause Action Only part of the display- Cable to host is not Make sure all devices on the station setup screen disconnected twinax cable are powered off appears on the display...

  • Page 79: Configuration-Coax

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 9. Configuration—Coax After installation and self-test, the Laser Card is ready to operate in most 3270 environments. The factory-default configuration settings will be satisfactory for many programs and applications. The interface also can be configured to meet the special needs of an application program using coax host-download commands (see below) or the printer’s front-panel setup.

  • Page 80: Host Download Command Overview

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS The terminating space or control character is not sent to the printer, but the host-download commands are sent to the printer and take effect immediately on the page where they are located. For example, to set the characters per inch, line spacing, and form length (commands 3, 4 and 5) in one command string, place &%Z3,15/Z4,2/Z5,70 followed by a space, in the document.
  • Page 81 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Table 9-1 (continued). Host-Download Commands. Description Command Command ID Character CPT Beginning Delimiter Characters CPT Ending Delimiter Characters CR at MPP+1 Custom User Strings FF After Time Elapse FF Valid Location Form Feed After Local Screen Copy Form Feed Before Local Screen Print Form Feed Usage...
  • Page 82 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Table 9-1 (continued). Host-Download Commands. Description Command LU1 Language LU3 Print Image (Non-SCS Mode) Manual Feed Tray Orientation Maximum Print Position NL at MPP+1 Override of Formating Commands Overwrite DSC (LU3) Translation Table Overwrite EBCDIC (SCS/LUI) Translation Table Paper Path Paper Size...

  • Page 83: Configuration Options

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Table 9-1 (continued). Host-Download Commands. Description Command Suppress IBM Control Codes True LPI Spacing Truncate/Wrap Select Valid FF at End of Print Buffer Valid FF Followed by Data Vertical Channel Select (VCS) 9.2 Configuration Options In the command descriptions an asterisk (*) identifies the factory-default selection.
  • Page 84 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS NOTES This command, along with the Z99,0 command, changes the logical buffer size selection in the non-volatile memory of the interface. The logical buffer size is only reported to the host the next time the unit is powered up.
  • Page 85 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS NOTE The IBM host can control CPI unless Command 36 is used to select override of host CPI commands. Example: &%Z3,15 sets the printer to 15 CPI default COMMAND 4: LINE SPACING Selects default Line Spacing VALUE DESCRIPTION...
  • Page 86 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS COMMAND 6: MAXIMUM PRINT POSITION Selects current and default Maximum Print Position, the maximum number of characters which can be printed on each line. VALUE DESCRIPTION Infinite line length Set MPP in number of characters Factory Default NOTES Normal values are 80, 132, or 198 characters.
  • Page 87 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS COMMAND 8: LU1 LANGUAGE Selects default LU1 language. VALUE DESCRIPTION English (U.S.) EBCDIC Austrian/German Belgian Brazilian Canadian (French) Danish/Norwegian Danish/Norwegian (alt.) Finnish/Swedish Finnish/Swedish (alt.) French 12 (same as 11) French (alt.) Austrian/German (alt.) International Set 5 Italian...
  • Page 88 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 24 (same as 09) Swedish 25 (same as 01) EBCDIC (alt.) 26 (same as 08) Norwegian (alt.) 27 (same as 10) Swedish (alt.) Portuguese 29 (same as 06) Canadian (Bilingual) 30 (same as 11) French AZERTY (105 character) 31 (same as 14) Swiss German...
  • Page 89 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS NOTES This command defines the default paper source for the Page Presentation Media (PPM) command in SCS mode. If the PPM command is received from the host, the interface always sends the paper source to the printer unless value 0 is selected.
  • Page 90 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS VALUE DESCRIPTION No Form Feed after local screen dump Form Feed performed after local screen dump NOTES To use this function, the RPQ should be: IBM 3268 RPQ SC9508 IBM 3287 RPQ MC3750 IBM 4214 OPT 20=3 This command only affects the local screen copy, not the host-initiated local copy printing, and functions only in LU3 (non-SCS) operations.
  • Page 91 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Example: &%Z14,3 prints true screen image in non-SCS print and local copy COMMAND 15: CR at MPP + 1 Sets the printer in accordance with the RPQ installed in the control unit. VALUE DESCRIPTION First print position (PP) of next line...
  • Page 92 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS COMMAND 17: VALID FF FOLLOWED BY DATA Sets the printer in accordance with the RPQ installed in the control unit. VALUE DESCRIPTION Second print position of first line on next form First print position (PP) of first line on next form NOTES For the Value 1 selection, the RPQ would be:...
  • Page 93 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS COMMAND 19: FF VALID LOCATION Sets the printer in accordance with the RPQ installed in the control unit. VALUE DESCRIPTION FF is valid only at the first print position or at position MPP+1. FF is valid anywhere it occurs.
  • Page 94 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS COMMAND 25: FORM-FEED USAGE Enables a Form Feed from the host system to be converted to the required number of line feeds (beneficial when forms length is controlled by the interface). VALUE DESCRIPTION Pass FF from host to the printer...
  • Page 95 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS VALUE DESCRIPTION No extra FF is sent Send FF after timeout value NOTE In most cases, the host application generates a termination FF and there is no need to change this command from the default. Example: &%Z27,1 sends a FF after time delay selected by command 51 (default = 5 sec.) when unprinted data remains in the print buffer.
  • Page 96 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Example: &%Z31,1 causes text that exceeds the maximum print position to be truncated (not printed) COMMAND 32: PAPER SIZE Specifies the paper size used for printing. VALUE DESCRIPTION Selects 8 1/2" x 11" letter paper Selects A4 (210mm x 297mm, 8.27”...
  • Page 97 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS VALUE DESCRIPTION Obey all IBM control codes (Supp None) Suppress all IBM control codes (Supp All) Suppress LPI, CPI, MPP and MPL control codes (Supp CPI/LPI) Suppress CPI and MPP control codes (Supp CPI) Suppress LPI and MPL control codes (Supp LPI) Suppress print quality specified in the PPM command (Supp Quality) NOTES...
  • Page 98 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS VALUE DESCRIPTION Compress the vertical LPI spacing Print using true 6 and 8 LPI spacing NOTE If true LPI is selected, the user needs to adjust the document formats to allow for the reduced number of lines that can be printed per page, or the extra lines may print onto another sheet of paper.
  • Page 99 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS VALUE DESCRIPTION XXYY XX is the ASCII hexadecimal value of the first character and YY is the ASCII hexadecimal value of the second character. NOTES Host download commands use the CPT beginning delimiter characters as well.
  • Page 100 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS VALUE DESCRIPTION No action taken Start EBCDIC hex dump NOTE This command enables the user to print only the section of the document that is in question in buffer hex dump format. Hex printing starts with the buffer after the start command.
  • Page 101 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS SCS code 36 functions the same as code 35. Available in SCS (LU1) mode only. Example: &%Z45,0: All SCS Code 35 data is sent to the printer as binary codes without translation. COMMAND 51: HOST-PORT TIMEOUT Selects the time interval that the interface waits for receipt of additional data from the coax host before automatically switching to check for data from the alternate...
  • Page 102 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS NOTES To aid in readability, a single space is allowed between hex bytes, but is not included in the string. The strings could specify a special font-selection command or other custom command to be sent directly to the printer. This command, if placed as the first printable data at the top of the page (position 1, line 1), will be sent to the printer prior to the data.
  • Page 103 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Example: &%Z57,1( ) deletes from permanent memory any hex string that had been previously defined for the coax-port initialization string COMMAND 61: AUTOMATIC PRINT ORIENTATION (APO) Laser printers have the ability to automatically control page orientation if the user decides to activate Auto Print Orientation (APO).
  • Page 104 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS VALUE DESCRIPTION Computer Output Reduction (COR) Mode is active when paper is specified to be selected from the primary tray Prints PORTRAIT orientation using the active font when the primary tray is specified Prints LANDSCAPE orientation using the active font when the primary tray is specified User Defined mode.
  • Page 105 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS COMMAND 64: MANUAL FEED TRAY ORIENTATION This command functions identically to Command 62 except it controls the orientation for printing when the PPM Command specifies the manual-feed tray for the paper source. Values are the same as Command 62 except substitute “manual-feed tray”...
  • Page 106 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS VALUE DESCRIPTION The EBCDIC character to be changed (in hex) The substitute ASCII character for the EBCDIC character above NOTES Previously stored substitutions are automatically changed to the new selection when the same hex location is specified in the EBCDIC table. Previously stored substitutions are canceled if an ASCII hex sequence of 00 is specified.
  • Page 107 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS VALUE DESCRIPTION Restores the factory setup Prints out the active setup selections Restores the setup selections stored in the permanent memory to active status NOTES If a document is printed using temporary host-download commands (commands not stored using the Z99,0 command), value 2 will restore the permanent memory selections.

  • Page 108: Operation-Coax

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 10. Operation—Coax When the printer is turned on, the interface checks for a proper 9-pin host attachment cable to decide which mode of operation is desired. If a twinax or coax cable is not attached, the Laser Card will cause an error page to be printed.

  • Page 109: Coax Host Printing

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 10.2 Coax Host Printing With the Laser Card interface installed and a 9-pin to coax host adapter cable attached, your printer emulates a 3287, 3262, 3268, 3812-1, 4028, 4214, or 4224 (non-IPDS) printer on your 3270-type host system.

  • Page 110: Automatic Print Orientation (Apo)

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS When COR is enabled, the following format changes are automatically made to data-processing reports: • The page is printed in landscape orientation. • Vertical line height is 70% of that specified. •...
  • Page 111 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS The steps below describe printing with the APO feature (refer to the illustration below). 1. If APO is not active (command 61, value 1; or front panel), the interface uses the paper source selections (commands 62-64, or front panel) to control orientation in the active font.

  • Page 112: Print Position And

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 10.6 Print Position and Page Length Table 10-1 gives the PMPP (Physical Maximum Print Position) and PMPL (Physical Maximum Page Length) for letter, legal, and A4 size paper. Table 10-1. Print Position and Page Length. PMPP at PMPL at Paper...

  • Page 113: Advanced Features-Coax

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 11. Advanced Features—Coax There are five advanced features in the Laser Card for accessing special functions of the printers, which are not normally available on the IBM 3287 or 4224 printers: •...

  • Page 114: Custom User Strings

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS This is a &%1B45&%bold&%1B46&% word. to print on the printer as: This is a bold word. NOTES Only numbers or the upper-case letters A through F are allowed. Errors in the Command Pass-Thru sequence will cause the interface to ignore the command and resume printing at the point the error occurred.

  • Page 115: Other Printer Commands

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS connected to a system using SNA protocol and be operating as a Logical Unit Type 1. An SCS TRN sequence begins with a one-byte binary count immediately following the TRN code. The count indicates the number of bytes, not including the count byte, of transparent data to follow.

  • Page 116: Troubleshooting-Coax

    If you are unable to solve a problem by following the procedures outlined in this chapter, contact Black Box Technical Support at 724-746-5500. Before calling, verify that the Laser Card is installed correctly and that the...

  • Page 117: Ascii Hex Dump

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 3. Send the Host Download command to the printer (either press the Print Screen Button or print the document that contains the command). 4. Send the host data in question to the printer. 5.

  • Page 118: Problem-Resolution Guide

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS To start the EBCDIC hex dump through the printer’s operator panel: 1. Press Menu on the printer’s operator panel to scroll to the COAX CARD. 2. Press Item + repeatedly until “43=ASCII HEX DMP” is displayed. 3.
  • Page 119 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Problem or Message Probable Cause Action Printer loses host Improper or damaged Check host cabling for communication (drops off cabling improper connections or line) damage. Right margin is cut off Wrong page width in Change to wider page;...
  • Page 120 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Problem or Message Probable Cause Action Printer won’t change Incorrect typestyle Make sure the font ID used is fonts number valid. Invalid font IDs are ignored by the printer. Wrong optional fonts Load the font that corresponds loaded to the font ID.

  • Page 121: Appendix A: Font (Fgid) Reference

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Appendix A: Font (FGID) Reference (Twinax and Coax) Font (FGID) Reference The following chart lists standard resident fonts of HP LaserJet printers and optional fonts available through various third parties, along with the font ID numbers used to select the fonts.
  • Page 122 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Typeface Symbol Orient Pitch Point Typestyle No. R-8/850 Prop. 4628 R-8/850 Prop. 4629 R-8/850 Prop. 4631 R-8/850 Prop. 4634 R-8/850 Prop. 4637 CG Times Italic R-8/850 Prop. 4645 R-8/850 Prop. 4646 R-8/850 Prop.
  • Page 123 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Typeface Symbol Orient Pitch Point Typestyle No. R-8/850 Prop. 4837 Univers Med R-8/850 Prop. 4845 Cond. R-8/850 Prop. 4846 R-8/850 Prop. 4847 R-8/850 Prop. 4848 R-8/850 Prop. 4849 R-8/850 Prop. 4851 R-8/850 Prop.
  • Page 124 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Typeface Symbol Orient Pitch Point Typestyle No. R-8/850 Prop. 4948 R-8/850 Prop. 4949 R-8/850 Prop. 4951 R-8/850 Prop. 4954 R-8/850 Prop. 4957 Univers Bold R-8/850 Prop. 4965 Cond. Ital. R-8/850 Prop. 4966 R-8/850 Prop.
  • Page 125 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Typeface Symbol Orient Pitch Point Typestyle No. Prestige Elite ASCII Prestige Elite ASCII Prestige Elite Bold ASCII Prestige Elite Italic ASCII Prestige Elite Legal Prestige Elite Legal Prestige Elite Bold Legal Prestige Elite Italic Legal Letter Gothic ASCII...
  • Page 126 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Typeface Symbol Orient Pitch Point Typestyle No. Helvetica Bold ASCII Prop. Helvetica Bold Legal Prop. Optional Fonts as originally found in WordPerfect Cartridge CG Times DskTop Prop. 4685 CG Times DskTop Prop.
  • Page 127 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Typeface Symbol Orient Pitch Point Typestyle No. TmsRmn Bold Prop. 5707 TmsRmn Italic Prop. 5815 Times Roman Prop. 5688 Times Roman Bold R-8 Prop. 5708 Times Roman Italic R-8 Prop. 5816 Times Roman Bold R-8 Prop.
  • Page 128 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Typeface Symbol Orient Pitch Point Typestyle No. Presentation Bold ASCII Presentation Bold Legal Presentation Bold ASCII Presentation Bold Legal Presentation Bold ASCII Presentation Bold Legal Helv Outline ASCII Prop. 34115 Helv Outline Legal Prop.
  • Page 129 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Typeface Symbol Orient Pitch Point Typestyle No. OCR-B OCR-B Code 3 of 9 3 of 9 Code 3 of 9 3 of 9 EAN/UPC 10 Mil Prop. EAN/UPC 13 Mil Bold UPC Prop.
  • Page 130 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Typeface Symbol Orient Pitch Point Typestyle No. Signet Roundhand ASCII Prop. 5960 Signet Roundhand ASCII Prop. 5970 ITC Dingbats Prop. 5980 ITC Dingbats Prop. 5990...

  • Page 131: Appendix B: Character Sets

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Appendix B: Character Sets The IBM 3812-1 printer emulation supports both the Roman 8 character set and Code Page 850. The selection between the two decides which is used when a font supports both.
  • Page 132 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Roman-8 Symbol Set ‘ â Å Á DL E ´ À ê î Ã Â ´ ô Ø ã " È µ ° û Æ ∂ Ê ¶ Ç á å Ë...
  • Page 133 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Code Page 850 Symbol Set ∂ Ç É á Ó – ü æ í ß ± Ê " é Æ ó Ô ♥ Ë â ô ú Ò ♦ ¶ È ä...

  • Page 134: Appendix C: Color Printing

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Appendix C: Color Printing The Laser Card allows printing of color on printers that can print in color. Simply insert the color command in front of the text you want to print in color. Return to the “normal”...

  • Page 135: Appendix D: Resident Scalable Font Numbers

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Appendix D: Resident Scalable Font Numbers The following is a list of HP Resident Scalable fonts and font numbers for twinax printers. Fonts with ID numbers 410 through 490 are fixed pitch fonts. All others are proportional fonts.
  • Page 136 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Font Font ID No. Marigold 8887 Albertus Medium 12855 Albertus Extra Bold 12875 Times New 16951 Times New Bold 12875 Times New Italic 17079 Times New Bold Italic 17099 Antique Olive 33335 Antique Olive Bold 33355...

  • Page 137: Appendix E: Printing Bar Codes

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Appendix E: Printing Bar Codes Using the bar-code feature, the following bar codes can be easily printed from the IBM host. Type Bar Code Code 3 of 9 Code 128 Interleaved 2 of 5 POSTNET UPC A EAN 8...
  • Page 138 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS By changing the width parameter, you can determine the width of the module and the thickness of the bars and spaces. Width parameters can range from 1 to 9. To determine the total length of the bar code, simply multiply the module length (found in the table on the following page) with the number of bar-code characters.
  • Page 139 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Table E-1. Module Width in mm (inches)–PCL Laser. Width Code 3 of 9 10.4 (0.1) (0.14) (0.18) (0.22) (0.25) (0.29) (0.33) (0.37) (0.41) Code 128 (0.09) (0.12) (0.15) (0.19) (0.22) (0.25) (0.29) (0.32) (0.35)
  • Page 140 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS If any of the bar codes listed above has been selected, the <chkd> selection is ignored by the interface. However, one of the following values must be entered to ensure that the bar-code command string is complete and valid. The options for the <chkd>...
  • Page 141 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS NOTES 1. Valid values must be entered for each of the parameters specified above, even if the parameter is irrelevant for the type of bar code being printed. 2. If an invalid parameter value (other than invalid data) has been entered, the interface will process the bar code command up to that point and then reject any information it receives after the incorrect value.
  • Page 142 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS To avoid overlapping bar codes with text, always allow for sufficient vertical line spacing (for example, by adding line feeds) to accommodate the height of the bar code. 6. When text data is entered to the right of the bar-code command string, the printed text will appear immediately to the right of where the bar-code print ends.
  • Page 143 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Example: ¬B4,1,1,1,1,0,0123456789¬B UPC A Required number of data characters: Valid numeric characters: Valid alphanumeric characters: Valid other characters: Example: ¬B5,5,1,1,1,0,0123456789¬B 0 01234 56789 5 EAN 8 Required number of data characters: Valid numeric characters: Valid alphanumeric characters: Valid other characters:...
  • Page 144 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 1234 5670 EAN 13 Required number of data characters: Valid numeric characters: Valid alphanumeric characters: Valid other characters: Example: ¬B7,3,1,1,1,0,012345678912¬B 0 123456 789128 Interleaved 2 of 5 Maximum number of data characters: Valid numeric characters: Valid alphanumeric characters: Valid other characters:...
  • Page 145 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS 0123456789 NOTE Since Interleaved 2 of 5 symbols are created from data-character pairs, the number to be encoded must have an even number of digits. If an odd number of data characters (including the optional check digit) is entered, the interface adds an “0”...
  • Page 146 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ To show how multiple character sets are used, study the following data string. Height, width and other parameters were omitted in this example to focus your attention on the data string. Please note that this example is for illustration purposes only, and is not a recommended way of bar coding.
  • Page 147 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Symbol Character Data Character Value Code A Code B Code C < < > >...
  • Page 148 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Symbol Character Data Character Value Code A Code B Code C...
  • Page 149 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Symbol Character Data Character Value Code A Code B Code C FNC3 FNC3 FNC2 FNC2 SHIFT SHIFT CODE C CODE C CODE B FNC4 CODE B FNC4 CODE A CODE A FNC1 FNC1 FNC1...

  • Page 150: Index

    LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Index 9-pin adapter cable ......... . . 21 9-pin to coax adapter cable .
  • Page 151 LASER CARDS FOR HP 4000 TWINAX AND COAX PRINTERS Hewlett-Packard printers ........10 Hex dump .
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