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Page 2: Fcc Statement
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Page 3: Instrucciones De Seguridad
HPIIISi TWINAX CARD NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS (NOM) 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. 3. Todas las advertencias en el aparato eléctrico y en sus instrucciones de operación deben ser respetadas.
Page 4: Nom Statement
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: Trademarks Used In This Manual
HPIIISi TWINAX CARD TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Inc. CG Century Schoolbook, CG Omega, CG Times, CG Triumvirate, and Microstyle are trademarks of Agfa Corporation. Centronics is a registered trademark of Centronics Corporation. WordPerfect is a registered trademark of Corel Corporation.
Page 6: Table Of Contents
Chapter 1. Specifications ... 7 2. Introduction ... 9 Quick Start ... 10 Installation ... 13 Putting the Card in to the Printer ... 14 Connecting to the Host ... 15 Connecting to a PC ... 16 Configuration ... 17 Printer Front-Panel Setup ...
Page 7 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD Contents (continued) Chapter Advanced Features ... 55 Command Pass-Through ... 55 User-Defined Command Strings ... 56 User-Defined Fonts ... 57 Color Printing ... 58 Printing Bar Codes ... 59 7.5.1 The Command Line ... 59 7.5.2 Overview and Examples ... 64 The Card’s Proprietary Graphics Language ...
Page 8: Specifications
1. Specifications System Hardware Required — Cable Required — Compliance — Interfaces/Protocols — Printer Emulation — Code/Character Sets Supported — Languages Supported — Flow Control — Data Rate — Maximum Distance — CHAPTER 1: Specifications Host: IBM AS/400 or System/34, /36, or /38; PC: IBM AT ®...
Page 9 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD Processor — Internal Memory — User Controls — Diagnostics — Indicators — Connectors — Power — Temperature Tolerance— Humidity Tolerance — Size — Weight — Z80H CMOS 8 KB static RAM, including: Dual 256-byte buffers for received twinax data;...
Page 10: Introduction
2.1 General Overview The HPIIISi Twinax Card is a twinax interface that can be installed in a Hewlett-Packard ® printer with an MIO interface port, such as the HP LaserJet IIISi, 4, 4 Plus, 4Si, 4V, 5, DeskJet ® Card installed, your printer will emulate an IBM when attached to an IBM AS/400 host processor.
Page 11: Quick Start
HPIIISi TWINAX CARD The HPIIISi Twinax Card is static-sensitive. Make sure you do not damage the Card with static electricity. Take precautions as you would with any static-sensitive device. When one is available, stand on an anti- static mat or use an anti-static work surface when installing the Card. Take these steps to get your HPIIISi Twinax Card up and running quickly: 1.
Page 12 A self-test will print out immediately. A sample page is shown in Figure 3-1 on the next page of this manual; the values shown for the options are the factory defaults. Alternatively, if your printer doesn’t have a front panel, you can print a printer self-test: The Twinax Card’s settings will print on the bottom portion of the HP printout.
Page 13 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD Figure 3-1. Sample page of the Twinax Card’s self-test. Twinax - H.P. MIO Interface Copyright (c) 1995 SDE Version 2.00 RAM OK ROM OK #00 - Twinax Address...: 0 #01 - Alt. CPT Start Delimiters...: &% - 50 6C #02 - Alt.
Page 14: Installation
The HPIIISi Twinax Card is static-sensitive. Make sure you do not damage the Card with static electricity. Take precautions as you would with any static-sensitive device: Be aware that some work surroundings, such as carpet, floor mats, dry air from winter heating, etc., can cause static buildup. If one is available, wear a wrist strap or similar static-discharge device during installation.
Page 15: Putting The Card Into The Printer
HPIIISi TWINAX CARD No special training is needed to install the Card. A Phillips and a flat-blade screwdriver are the only tools you’ll need. If you need assistance, call your supplier. 4.1 Putting the Card into the Printer Take the following steps to install the Card in your printer. Consult your HP printer’s operator’s manual for more information.
Page 16: Connecting To The Host
10. Tighten the bracket’s screws. 11. Make sure the printer’s power switch is in the OFF position, then replace the power cord. 12. Turn on the printer. After the printer is READY, perform an interface self-test (to verify the Card’s operation) by selecting that option through the print-er’s front panel.
Page 17: Connecting To A Pc
HPIIISi TWINAX CARD 4.3 Connecting to a PC If you also want to use the printer from a PC, take the following steps to connect the printer through the Card. (You will need a standard parallel- printer cable with a DB25 connector on one end and a 36-pin Centronics on the other.) 1.
Page 18: Configuration
After installation and self-test, the Card is ready to operate in most environments. The factory-default configuration settings are satisfactory for many applications. The Card can also be configured to meet the special needs of an application using the printer’s front panel (see Section 5.1) or host- download commands (see Section 5.2).
Page 19: Host/Pc-Download Commands
HPIIISi TWINAX CARD 3. Press the Item button to display the changeable options for the Card. Go to Step 4 on the next page. 4. Press the “+” or “-” to scroll forward or backward through the available settings. An asterisk (“*”) will be displayed next to the active setting. 5.
Page 20 3. Type the number of the command you want to use, as shown in the examples in Section 5.3. Always use two digits for the command number (“&%Z05,” for example). 4. Type a comma. 5. Type the argument (the value) representing your desired selection. No spaces are allowed.
Page 21: The Commands In Detail
HPIIISi TWINAX CARD 5.3 The Commands In Detail This section describes each of the host-download commands, including all available arguments (options). (Any argument that represents a factory- default value is marked with an asterisk.) Examples are also included for each command.
Page 22 Command: 02, Alternate CPT-End Delimiter Description: Creates an alternate end delimiter for command pass-through. Its characteristics are the same as those of the alternate start delimiter defined with command 01, except that it cannot be used as an alternate host/PC download delimiter.
Page 23 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD Command: 04, User-Defined Strings Description: Creates user-defined strings to be sent to the printer. Place up to 25 pairs of hex codes, corresponding to your desired printer commands, inside a pair of parentheses following the main command argument (the string number). Each numbered string is stored in the Card’s memory.
Page 24 Possible Results (cont’d): Arg’s (cont’d): France Italy Japan Japan (English) Portugal Spain Spanish Speaking United Kingdom Example: “&%Z05,00” selects the multinational character set. Command: 07, Print Orientation Description: Determines the print orientation if it has not already been determined through the host or with the Card’s APO feature (command 08). Refer to Section 6.4.8 for a detailed discussion of print orientation.
Page 25 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD Command: 08, Automatic Print Orientation Description: Use this command to turn Automatic Print Orientation (APO) ON or OFF. If you turn APO OFF, the Card uses the setting of command 07 to determine print orientation. Refer to Section 6.4.8 for a detailed discussion of APO. Possible Results: Arguments:...
Page 26 Command: 10, Line Spacing Description: Use this command to select compressed LPI (lines per inch), true LPI, or a type of line-space handling that is compatible with the Xpoint Twinax Controller. If you are using one of the popular electronic-forms packages from companies such as Xpoint, Eclipse, Formula One, etc., select true LPI;...
Page 27 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD Command: 13, Paper Drawer 1 Description: Matches the host’s “Paper Drawer 1” command with a physical paper source on the printer. When the host tells the printer to feed from paper drawer 1, the printer will feed from the paper source assigned with this command. Consult the printer’s manual for the available paper sources and their respective numbers.
Page 28 Command: 15, Paper Drawer 3 Description: Matches the host’s “Paper Drawer 3” command with a physical paper source on the printer. When the host tells the printer to feed from paper drawer 3, the printer will feed from the paper source assigned with this command. Consult the printer’s manual for the available paper sources and their respective numbers.
Page 29 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD Command: 17, Character Set Description: Use this command to select which character set should be used as the underlying ASCII table for EBCDIC-to-ASCII translation when both Roman 8 and Code Page 850 are available for the desired font. Consult your printer’s manual to verify that the printer supports the character set and font you want to use.
Page 30 Command: 19, Starting Horizontal Position Description: Use this command to adjust (in increments of 1/60" [423.3 µm]) the starting horizontal print position in the upper left-hand corner of the page, for this job and all subsequent jobs. Possible Arguments: –127 to 127 Example: “&%Z19,12”...
Page 31 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD Command: 21, User Font Strings Description: Use this command to assign a printer font-setup string to a host’s font ID. The first argument for this command is the number of the font string, the second argument is the host’s font-ID number, and the third argument (enclosed in parentheses) is the string itself (a string of up to 25 ASCII characters—printer “escape”...
Page 32 Command: 32, 11" x 17" (A3) Printing Description: Forces the printer to print on 11" x 17" (A3 size) paper, even when the host sends requests for smaller paper sizes such as letter, legal, A4, or Executive. This command only applies to printers such as the HP LaserJet 4V that are capable of printing on 11"...
Page 33 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD Command: 42, Start/Stop EBCDIC Hex Dump Description: Use this command to start or stop an EBCDIC hex dump. Once you initiate this kind of hex dump, the Card sends all host data, starting with the next buffer received, directly to the printer as hexadecimal print data. The hex dump continues until you stop it with this command (normal printing resumes with the next buffer received) or until the printer is powered off.
Page 34 Command: 50, Sharing-Port Timeout Description: Use this command to select the sharing port’s timeout value (the time in seconds that must elapse before the Card automatically switches from the parallel sharing port to check for data from the host). Possible Arguments: 01 to 60 Example: “&%Z50,10”...
Page 35 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD Command: 98, Restore Defaults or Print Configuration Description: Either restores the factory-default configuration settings, prints out a copy of the active configuration settings, or loads the configuration settings stored in permanent nonvolatile memory as the new active configuration. If you print a document using temporary configuration settings established with host/PC-download commands (that is, settings that haven’t been stored with the “Z99,0”...
Page 36 Command: 99, Save All Current Settings Description: Saves all current configuration settings as established by host/PC-download commands in permanent memory. Possible Result: Argument: All current configuration settings are saved to NVRAM Example: “&%Z99,0” saves all current settings. CHAPTER 5: Configuration...
Page 37: Restoring The Factory Defaults
HPIIISi TWINAX CARD 5.4 Restoring the Factory Defaults You can replace the HPIIISi Twinax Card’s current configuration with the factory-default configuration settings by sending the host-download command “&%Z98,0” (see the entry for command 98 in the previous section) or by taking these steps: 1.
Page 38: Operation
CHAPTER 6: Operation 6. Operation With the HPIIISi Twinax Card, your printer can automatically switch between print jobs from an attached twinax host and an attached PC or LAN server. The Card uses a timeout between each print job to select the next job without your having to change cables or switches.
Page 39: Host-Port Initialization
HPIIISi TWINAX CARD 2. Make sure you have defined your printer correctly in the software program you are using (refer to the manuals for the software and printer). 3. Reinitialize the printer. You can set up an initialization string (see Section 6.1) to automatically reinitialize the printer before each job.
Page 40: Font-Change Commands
fixed pitch fonts. For proportionally spaced (typographic) fonts, the user must specify the font that is to be printed. Like an IBM 5219 printer, the 3812 printer is configured with a default font ID on the host. Configure the most commonly used font as the system default, then change the font as necessary with a font-change command in the document (see Section 6.4.1), a printer override, or an OCL command.
Page 41: Using Fonts In Data Processing
HPIIISi TWINAX CARD To select a different font that is not a resident scalable font, type in a font- change command “¬Qnnnnn”, where “¬” is a “logical not”, “Q” indicates a font change, and “nnnnn” is the font ID. To select a resident scalable font with a specific point size, type in a font- change command “¬Fnnnn,xx”, where “¬”...
Page 42: Fomatting The Page
6.4.4 F ORMATTING THE The printer prints up to 66 lines at 6.25 LPI (the line spacing is compressed slightly to fit). The System/36 allows only 65 lines per page. If you get one or two lines at the top of the next page, it’s usually because you have formatted more lines per page than can be printed.
Page 43: Printing On 11" X 17" And A3 Size Paper
HPIIISi TWINAX CARD The System/38 sends margins and other format specifications to a printer only when they are different from the previous document or when the printer has been turned off. To choose a different paper size, take these steps: 1.
Page 44 To change the physical tray assigned to the theoretical paper drawer (#1, #2, or #3), take these steps: 1. Select the paper drawer with host/PC-download command 13, 14, or 2. Select the number representing the physical tray listed in the printer’s manual.
Page 45: Print Orientation
HPIIISi TWINAX CARD 6.4.8 P RINT RIENTATION When operating the printer and the HPIIISi Twinax Card in IBM 3812-1 emulation mode, the print orientation of the host document or report is determined by a variety of factors. These factors are, in order of their impact on the final print orientation: 1.
Page 46 2. If the dimensions of the print job are 8.5 x 14" or smaller, the Card compares the width to the height and automatically rotates the print job to portrait (if the height is larger than the width) or landscape (if the width is larger than the height).
Page 47 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD The dimensions of a word-processing document are specified directly through the document-format menu. The dimensions of a data-processing report are calculated in the following manner: • Width = Page Width (in no. of columns) divided by CPI •...
Page 48 Table 6-3. Page-Rotation and Print-Quality Settings Host System AS/400 AS/400 S/36 S/38 COR is defined as printing in landscape orientation, having top and left margins set to half an inch, with CPI and LPI reduced according to these tables: Table 6-4. COR CPI Reduction Host CPI Reduced to: 13.3...
Page 49 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD Table 6-6. Settings for Different Print Orientations Result Data processing: Print reports with a width of 80 columns or less (at 10 CPI) in in portrait AND print reports with a width of 132 (at 10 CPI) or 198 (at 15 CPI) columns in landscape with reduced font...
Page 50: Viewing And Changing Page-Rotation Settings
6.4.9 V IEWING AND HANGING Before changing page-rotation settings, first verify the current settings. In OfficeVision/400 and DisplayWrite/36, take these steps to view (and change) page-rotation settings: 1. Press [F20], “Format options.” 2. Press [1], “Document options,” then [ENTER]. 3. Press [1], “Document format,” then [ENTER]. 4.
Page 51: Envelope Printing
HPIIISi TWINAX CARD 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. Type “OVRPRTF” on the command line of the host, then press [ENTER].
Page 52: Printing Letters And Envelopes From The Same Document (Host Only)
6.6 Printing Letters and Envelopes from the Same Document (Host Only) You can print a letter and an envelope from DisplayWrite/36 or AS/400 Office in the same document by following this procedure: 1. Set the format for your letter. Enter your letter file. On the first typing line, press [CMD20] for “Change Format.”...
Page 53: Duplex Printing
HPIIISi TWINAX CARD The printer might eject a blank page when you change printing orientation. If the Buffer LED and Ready LED on the printer’s operator panel remain steady, press the Print/Check button on the operator panel to eject the last page of the previous document. 6.7 Duplex Printing Some printer models can print both simplex (single-sided) and duplex (double-sided).
Page 54: Other Print Commands
d. Set the Card to duplexing mode through the printer’s front panel. The available selections are “no duplexing,” “long-edge,” and “short- edge” (tumble). e. Set the Card to duplexing mode through host/PC-download command 33. The possible arguments are: 0 = simplex; 1 = duplex, long-edge;...
Page 55 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD Command Function ¬E Sends an ASCII ESC command to the printer ¬TY Enables true LPI printing ¬TN Disables true LPI printing ¬I Ignores all host formatting commands ¬S Stops ignoring host formatting commands Table 6-2. Other Print Commands...
Page 56: Advanced Features
7. Advanced Features The HPIIISi Twinax Card has several advanced features for accessing special printer functions that are not normally available on the IBM 3812-1 printer. These features, which include command pass-through, user- defined strings and fonts, color and bar-code printing, and a proprietary graphics language, are described in separate sections of this chapter.
Page 57: User-Defined Command Strings
HPIIISi TWINAX CARD This is an &%1B26643044&% underlined&%1B266440&% word. The printer will print the sentence above as: This is an underlined word. Only characters from 00 to FF are recognized (letters must be in upper case). Errors in the command pass-through sequence will cause the Card to ignore the command and printing will resume at the point the error occurred.
Page 58: User-Defined Fonts
CHAPTER 7: Advanced Features Some commands, such as emphasized (bold) printing, may stay in effect until another string is encountered that returns printing to normal, or, for some host systems, until the next page is sent to the printer. The Card’s self-test prints out a list of command numbers and the command strings assigned to them.
Page 59: Color Printing
HPIIISi TWINAX CARD 7.4 Color Printing The HPIIISi Twinax Card allows printing of color on the HP Color LaserJet, DeskJet 1200C, or DeskJet 1600C printer. Simply insert the color command in front of the text you want to print in color. Return to the “normal”...
Page 60: Printing Bar Codes
7.5 Printing Bar Codes 7.5.1 T OMMAND Using the HPIIISi Twinax Card’s “bar code” feature, the bar codes in Table 7-1 can be easily printed. Table 7-1. Printable Bar Codes To print any of these bar codes, use the following format: ¬B<type>,<height>,<width>, <hr>,<chkd>,<ast>,<data>¬B The bar-code command string must contain all of these parameters, even if...
Page 61 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD <width>: Specifies the width of a bar-code module. A module is defined as a specific combination of bars and spaces used to represent a human-readable character. By changing the width parameter (it can range from 1 to 9), you can determine the width of the module and the thickness of the bars and spaces.
Page 62 Table 7-2. Module Width in mm (Inches) Width Code 3 of 9 (.1) (.14) Code (.09) (.12) Inter- leaved 2 (.09) (.12) of 5 Postnet EAN-13 (.06) (.08) EAN-8 (.07) (.09) UPC A (.06) (.08) CHAPTER 7: Advanced Features (.18) (.22) (.25) (.15)
Page 63 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD <hr>: Identifies whether human-readables are printed or not. Human-readable characters are printed underneath the bar code. Valid values are: 0 = Do not print human-readables. 1 = Print human-readables. <chkd>: Indicates whether the Card automatically calculates a check digit and causes it to be printed.
Page 64 will print “Invalid Data” in the place of the bar code. 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 Card will process the bar- code command up to that point and then reject any information it receives after the incorrect value.
Page 65: Overview And Examples
HPIIISi TWINAX CARD bar-code print ends. 7.5.2 O VERVIEW AND XAMPLES The examples shown on the following pages give an overview of the supported bar-code types. Note that the “maximum number of data characters” does not include start/stop characters and check digits. Code 3 of 9 Maximum number of data characters: 30 Valid numeric characters:...
Page 66 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 EAN 8 Required number of data characters: Valid numeric characters: Valid alphanumeric characters: Valid other characters: Example: ¬B6,3,1,1,1,0,1234567¬B CHAPTER 7: Advanced Features 0 through 9 0 01234 56789 5 Figure 7-3.
Page 67 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD 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 Interleaved 2 of 5 Maximum number of data characters: Valid numeric characters: Valid alphanumeric characters: Valid other characters: Example: ¬B3,3,1,1,1,0,0123456789¬B Since Interleaved 2 of 5 symbols are created from data-character pairs, the number to be encoded must have an even number of digits.
Page 68 Code 128 Code 128 has three unique character subsets—codes A, B, and C—which are shown in Table 7-3 on the following pages. When you enter data representing a Code 128 bar code, follow these two steps: 1. Define which code set you want to use: Type “A” to represent code A, “B” to represent Code B, or “C”...
Page 69 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD Table 7-3. Character Subsets of Code 128 Symbol- Character Value Data Character Code A Code B " " & & Code C...
Page 70 Table 7-3 (continued). Character Subsets of Code 128 Symbol- Character Value Code A < > CHAPTER 7: Advanced Features Data Character Code B Code C < >...
Page 71 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD Table 7-3 (continued). Character Subsets of Code 128 Symbol- Character Value Data Character Code A Code B Code C...
Page 72 Table 7-3 (continued). Character Subsets of Code 128 Symbol- Character Value Code A FNC3 FNC2 SHIFT CODE C CODE B FNC4 FNC1 CHAPTER 7: Advanced Features Data Character Code B Code C FNC3 FNC2 SHIFT CODE C FNC4 CODE B CODE A CODE A FNC1...
Page 73: The Card's Proprietary Graphics Language
HPIIISi TWINAX CARD 7.6 The Card’s Proprietary Graphics Language The HPIIISi Twinax Card understands a proprietary graphics language (we’ll refer to it as “the GL” for short). By using this graphics language, you can print graphical elements and charts. The GL is independent of the Card’s other features, such as internally generated bar codes or font- change commands.
Page 74 Table 7-4. The Card’s Graphics Language: Commands Graphical Element Line Circles Shading/Color Pie Chart Bar Chart (Histogram) Run (Line) Chart Text Rotation Comments CHAPTER 7: Advanced Features GL Command String ¬GL<line width;<x start>;<y start>;<x end>;<y end> ¬GB<line width>;<x start>;<y start>;<x end>;<y end>; <% shading>...
Page 75 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD Table 7-5. The Card’s Graphics Language: Parameters Parameter Description 'text' text to be rotated or to be included in the GL program as a comment % shading percentage of shading # of number of segments to be segments printed in pie chart # of...
Page 76 Table 7-5 (continued). The Card’s Graphics Language: Parameters Parameter Description radius radius of a circle or pie chart segment value to be represented by a value n pie chart segment value n a value to be represented by a bar in a bar chart or a point in a line chart x start x coordinate of start position...
Page 77 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD Table 7-5 (continued). The Card’s Graphics Language: Parameters Parameter Description y start y coordinate of start position for lines and boxes y end y coordinate of end position for lines and boxes y-increment height of one unit of the value to be printed in bar or run (line) chart Units of...
Page 78: Helpful Hints
7.6.2 H ELPFUL INTS 1. All x,y values (start, end, center, increment) are measured in n/300 of an inch. The origin of the x,y-coordinate system is the top left-hand corner of the printable area of the page (see Figure 7-8). The printable area of the page may vary with the printer model and paper size being used.
Page 79: Basic Description
HPIIISi TWINAX CARD The printer interface will interpret the “ ,” to be the end of the parameter (so that, for example, “50,000” would be interpreted as two values: value 1 = “50”, value 2 = “000”). International users should also be aware that commas used to represent decimal points for line width in mm (as in “1,5”...
Page 80 Box—¬GB<line width>;<x start>;<y start>;<x end>;<y end>; <% shading>6 Draws a box from the specified x,y start to the x,y end. The box cannot be rotated. <line width> is specified in mm; <% shading> can range from 0 to 100. For example: ¬GB2;300;300;600;600;30 draws a box with a 2-mm wide border and 30% shading, as shown in Figure 7-10.
Page 81 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD Circle—¬GC<line width>;<x center>;<y center>;<radius>; <% shading> Draws a circle with the specified radius (in n/300 inches) and line width (in mm) around the x,y center. For example: ¬GC2;900;2400;300;70 draws a circle with a radius of 1 inch (300/300 inches), as shown in Figure 7-11.
Page 82 Figure 7-11. Example of a circle. Arc—¬GA<line width>;<x start>;<y start>;<x center>;<y center>; <angle of rotation> Draws an arc around the x,y center, starting at x,y start and ending when the angle of rotation is completed. (Angle is measured clockwise from the theoretical line running from x,y center to x,y start.) For example: ¬GA1;500;900;900;900;180 draws the 1-mm-wide arc—...
Page 83 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD Color/Shading—¬GS<# of values>;<color 1>;<% shading 1>;<color 2>; <% shading 2>;... Defines the color and shading of pie-chart and bar-chart segments. The first value entered in the pie- and bar-chart commands will be printed in color 1 with shading 1. The second value entered in the pie- and bar-chart commands will be printed in color 2 with shading 2, and so on.
Page 84 Pie Chart—¬GP<line width>; <x center>;<y center>;<radius>;<# of segments>;<segment value 1>;<segment value 2>;... Draws a pie chart around the x,y center with the specified radius (in n/300 inches), number of segments (maximum of 9), and segment values. Segment values are entered as numerics and converted to percentages; they can range from 0 to 100.
Page 85 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD For example: ¬GS3;01;20;02;50;04;80 ¬GP5;900;2400;600;3;10;20;30 draws a three-segment pie chart. If the attached printer is a PCL color printer, the first segment will be blue (01), the second segment will be red (02), and the third segment will be green (04). The segments will be shaded at 20%, 50%, and 80% respectively.
Page 86 Bar Chart (Histogram)—¬GH<line width>;<x start>;<y start>; <x-increment>;<y-increment>;<bar width>;<# of entries>; <value 1>; <value 2>; ... Draws a bar chart. X,Y start specifies the bottom left-hand corner of the first bar (the origin on the chart’s x,y scale). The x-increment specifies the horizontal movement before the next bar is printed.
Page 87 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD Each bar is ⁄ ⁄ ) of an inch wide. The distance from the left side of one 3 00 bar to the left side of the next bar is one inch ( to be added through a separate command. Bar 1 will be 1 ⁄...
Page 88 Run Chart—¬GR<line width>;<x start>;<y start>;<x-increment>; <y-increment>;<# of entries>;<value 1>;<value 2>; ... Draws a run (line) chart. The x,y start specifies the origin of the chart’s x,y scale (x,y axes are not drawn). The x-increment specifies the horizontal movement before the next value is printed. The y-increment determines the height of the line (multiplied by the value).
Page 89 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD Text—¬GT<x start>;<y start>;<angle of rotation>;<'text'> Prints the word “text” in the active font, with the specified rotation and specified x,y start. Text will be rotated counterclockwise. For example: ¬GT1000;1000;90;'TEXT' prints the word “TEXT” in the active font with 90-degree rotation, as shown in Figure 7-17. X,Y start TEXT x y start...
Page 90: The Graphics Language In Action
7.7 The Graphics Language in Action 7.7.1 G ENERAL TEPS The HPIISi Twinax Card’s graphics language can be used in many different ways. It can enhance the appearance of standard host reports with a few simple graphical elements such as lines, boxes, and circles; or it can be used to present pertinent data through charts.
Page 91: Tutorial: Primary Bar Charts
HPIIISi TWINAX CARD 7.7.2 T UTORIAL RIMARY This section describes how multiple GL elements interact to create a bar chart like the one shown in Figure 7-18. # OF CALLS Monday Figure 7-18. Finished bar chart. 1. Following the general steps listed in Section 7.7.1, we first determined the makeup of this bar chart.
Page 92 CHAPTER 7: Advanced Features Approximate Area of Bar Chart 1 inch 5 inches Origin of Chart Figure 7-19. Placement of the bar chart.
Page 93 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD 4. Next, determine the approximate maximum height and width of the chart. In the example, 40 was the expected maximum number of calls. We chose to have one inch represent 10 calls, resulting in a total maximum height of four inches (not including the title and subtitle.) Similarly, each day was represented by one inch, resulting in a total maximum width of five inches (not including the space needed for the label “WEEKDAY”).
Page 94 The bar representing Boyd’s calls for Tuesday was to be printed one inch to the right of Monday’s bar. The resulting <x-increment> was 300 (x 1"). Since the maximum height of a bar was specified at four inches, the resulting value for the <y-increment> was 30 (x 40 max. calls x To aid in readability, extra space was left between the last bar of day one and the first bar of the next day.
Page 95: Tutorial: X- And Y-Axes
HPIIISi TWINAX CARD Bar Chart—Shawn Shawn’s bar chart was to be printed directly to the right of Gary’s. The resulting horizontal starting position <x start> was: (Gary’s) + 75 (Bar width) The parameters are: ¬GX'bar chart Shawn' ¬GS5;04;50;04;50;04;50;04;50;04;50 ¬GH1;450;3000;300;30;75;5;15;16;21;20;13 7.7.3 T : X- UTORIAL The x-axis (Weekday) and the y-axis (# of calls), along with the increments,...
Page 96: Tutorial: Labels, Title, Subtitle, Legend
CHAPTER 7: Advanced Features 7.7.4 T UTORIAL ABELS ITLE UBTITLE EGEND All text was created through text-rotation command strings. Text was always printed in the selected font. In the example, Univers Medium was used in different point sizes (¬Q...). The legend consists of three separate boxes followed by text-rotation commands.
Page 97: Linking Graphical Output To A Host Application
HPIIISi TWINAX CARD 7.8 Linking Graphical Output to a Host Application There are several ways to link the graphical output to a host application. One method is to simply add the GL commands to the application code. This means that whenever the application is used and sent to the printer, the GL commands are also sent.
Page 98 CHAPTER 7: Advanced Features Generally, a macro stored in nonvolatile memory is called up by sending the command “¬E&f#y3X”, where “#” is the macro ID. A PCL command used to reposition the stored image on a page is “¬E&l#u#Z”, where the first “#” (in “l#u”) specifies the “Left Offset Registration”...
Page 99: Troubleshooting
HPIIISi TWINAX CARD 8. Troubleshooting This chapter provides instructions for performing diagnostic tests on the HPIIISi Twinax Card. It also contains a problem-resolution guide that describes possible causes of, and solutions to, problems that can occur with the Card and printer. If you are unable to solve a problem by following the procedures outlined in this chapter, call your supplier for technical support.
Page 100 Follow the steps below to start the self-test from your host, PC, or LAN server: 1. Verify that the printer is connected properly to the Card and in “READY” mode. 2. Type the “&%Z98,1” host/PC-download command on the screen. (Refer to the entry for this command in Section 5.3.) 3.
Page 101: Ebcdic Hex Dump
HPIIISi TWINAX CARD 8.3 EBCDIC Hex Dump The HPIIISi Twinax Card can be set up to print its buffer in hexadecimal EBCDIC code. This can be useful for a technician to diagnose problems with the Card or the printer. The EBCDIC hex data is printed on a grid corresponding to the data’s position in the buffer.
Page 102: Ascii Hex Dump
8.4 ASCII Hex Dump The HPIIISi Twinax Card can also be set up to print the buffer in hexadecimal ASCII code. This differs from the EBCDIC hex dump in that the buffer is first translated into ASCII code before it is printed. This can be useful to diagnose problems with the Card or the printer.
Page 103: Self-Diagnostics
HPIIISi TWINAX CARD 8.5 Self-Diagnostics You can set up the HPIIISi Laser Card to perform a complete analysis of its own functions. The Card transmits data to itself and then analyzes how that data is processed. If the Card detects an error, it prints an error message on the printer.
Page 104 8. Reinstall the Card and reconnect all cables to the printer and the Card. 9. Turn ON the printer. The Card now performs its self-diagnostics and prints the message The diagnostics repeat and each full page is printed until you turn the printer OFF.
Page 105: Problem-Resolution Guide
HPIIISi TWINAX CARD 8.6 Problem-Resolution Guide Problem or Message “Printer not ready” message at host. Printer loses host communication (drops off line). Right margin is cut off. Extra blank sheets are ejected between sheets of printout. Table 8-2. Typical Problems. Probable Cause Printer not in a ready status.
Page 106 Table 8-2 (continued). Typical Problems. Problem or Message Form length is incorrect. Printer won’t change fonts. Probable Cause Form length incorrect in software. Incorrect configuration at the host. Incorrect typestyle number. Wrong font cartridge loaded. Font cartridge damaged or not seated in the printer properly.
Page 107: Calling Your Supplier
HPIIISi TWINAX CARD 8.7 Calling Your Supplier If you determine that your HPIIISi Twinax Card is malfunctioning, do not attempt to alter or repair the unit. It contains no user-serviceable parts. Contact your supplier. Before you do, make a record of the history of the problem. Your supplier will be able to provide more efficient and accurate assistance if you have a complete description, including: •...
Page 108: Appendix A: Font Reference
Appendix A: Font Reference The following chart lists the HP LaserJet IIISi and HP LaserJet 4 resident fonts and the HP font cartridges that are available, along with the font ID number used to select the font. For more information on selecting fonts, refer to Chapter 6.
Page 109 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD Typeface CG Times Bold CG Times Italic CG Times Bold Italic Symbol Orient Pitch R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop.
Page 110 Typeface Univers ® Medium Univers Medium It Univers Medium Condensed Symbol Orient Pitch R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop.
Page 111 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD Typeface Univers Medium Condensed It Univers Bold Univers Bold Italic Symbol Orient Pitch R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop.
Page 112 Typeface Univers Bold Condensed Univers Bold Condensed It ITC Zapf Dingbats ® Line Printer Courier Bold Courier Italic Courier Courier Bold Symbol Orient Pitch R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop. R-8/850 Prop.
Page 113 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD Typeface Courier Italic Courier Courier Bold Courier Italic Courier Courier Bold Courier Italic Prestige Elite Prestige Elite Prestige Elite Bold Prestige Elite Italic Prestige Elite Prestige Elite Prestige Elite Bold Prestige Elite Italic Letter Gothic Letter Gothic Letter Gothic Letter Gothic Letter Gothic Bold...
Page 114 Typeface Times Roman Times Roman Bold Times Roman Italic Times Roman Times Roman Bold Times Roman Italic Helvetica ® Helvetica Helvetica Bold Helvetica Italic Helvetica Helvetica Bold Helvetica Italic Helvetica Bold Helvetica Bold CG Times CG Times CG Times Bold CG Times Italic CG Times CG Times Bold...
Page 115 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD Typeface CG Times Bold CG Times Bold Univers Univers Univers Helvetica Helvetica Helvetica Bold Helvetica Italic Helvetica Helvetica Bold Helvetica Italic Helvetica Bold Times Roman Times Roman Times Roman Bold Times Roman Italic Times Roman Times Roman Bold Times Roman Italic Times Roman Bold Line Printer...
Page 116 Typeface Prestige Elite Prestige Elite Prestige Elite Bold Prestige Elite Italic Prestige Elite Prestige Elite Prestige Elite Bold Prestige Elite Italic Letter Gothic Letter Gothic Letter Gothic Bold Letter Gothic Italic Letter Gothic Letter Gothic Letter Gothic Bold Letter Gothic Italic Presentation Bold Presentation Bold Symbol...
Page 117 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD Typeface Persuasive Presentations Letter Gothic Letter Gothic Presentation Bold Presentation Bold Presentation Bold Presentation Bold Presentation Bold Presentation Bold Presentation Bold Presentation Bold Helvetica Outline Helvetica Outline Serifa™ Serifa Line Draw PC Line Bold Univers Univers Univers Bold Univers Bold Univers Bold Univers Bold...
Page 118 Typeface Letter Gothic Letter Gothic Letter Gothic OCR-A OCR-B Code 3 of 9 Code 3 of 9 EAN/UPC 10 Mil EAN/UPC 13 Mil Bd USPS Zip Line Draw Prestige Elite Prestige Elite Prestige Elite Prestige Elite Bold Prestige Elite Italic CG Times CG Times CG Times Bold...
Page 119 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD Typeface Microstyle™ Microstyle Bold Hobo Medium Hobo Medium Thunderbird Signet Roundhand Signet Roundhand ITC Zapf Dingbats ITC Zapf Dingbats Symbol Orient Pitch Pretty Faces Cartridge ASCII Prop. ASCII Prop. ASCII Prop. ASCII Prop. ASCII Prop. ASCII Prop. ASCII Prop.
Page 120: Appendix B: Character Sets
APPENDIX B: Character Sets Appendix B: Character Sets The IBM 3812-1 printer emulation uses either Code Page 850 or Roman 8 character sets. Refer to your printer’s manual for illustrations and information on character sets. An EBCDIC-to-ASCII translation table is printed at the bottom of the interface self-test printout as shown on the following pages.
Page 121 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD ↕ " ♥ ♦ ¶ ♣ § ♠ & • ↕ ↓ ↓ → ← ¬ < ↔ > Figure B-1. Code Page 850 Character Set. Ç É ü æ é Æ â ô ä ö à ò...
Page 122 " & < > Figure B-2. Roman 8 Character Set. À Â È Ê Ë Î Ï ´ ˆ ¨ Ù Û £ APPENDIX B: Character Sets â Å Á ê î Ã ô Ø ã ° û Æ Ç á...
Page 123: Appendix C: Parallel-Port Pinouts
HPIIISi TWINAX CARD Appendix C: Parallel-Port Pinouts Table C-1 shows the pinouts for the parallel printer connector on the HPIIISi Twinax Card. DIRECTION is the direction of signal flow from the interface. RETURN PIN is the twisted-pair return, to be connected at signal ground level.
Page 124 Table C-1. Parallel-Interface Specifications. Signal Return — APPENDIX C: Parallel-Port Pinouts Parallel Cable Signal STROBE DATA1 DATA2 DATA3 DATA4 DATA5 DATA6 DATA7 DATA8 ACKNLG BUSY SLCT Direction Description Strobe pulse to read data in. Pulse width must be more than 0.5 µsec.
Page 125 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD Table C-1 (continued). Parallel-Interface Specifications. Signal Return Signal — AUTO FEED — — — CGND — 19-30 — — INIT — ERROR — — — HIGH — SLCTIN Parallel Cable Direction — — — — — — —...
Page 126: Appendix D: Hp Mio Resident Scalable Font Numbers
APPENDIX D: HP MIO Resident Scalable Font Numbers Appendix D: HP MIO Resident Scalable Font Numbers Font Letter Gothic Letter Gothic bold Letter Gothic italic Courier Courier bold Courier italic Courier bold italic Symbol Wingdings Dingbats CG Omega CG Omega bold CG Omega italic CG Omega bold italic CG Times...
Page 127 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD Font Clarendon condensed Marigold Albertus medium Albertus extra bold Times New Times New bold Times New italic Times New bold italic Antique Olive Antique Olive bold Antique Olive italic Univers medium condensed Univers bold condensed Univers medium condensed italic Univers bold condensed italic Univers medium Univers bold...
Page 128: Appendix E: Transferring Power To Pin 18
Appendix E: Transferring Power to Pin 18 The HPIIIsi Twinax Card has the ability to supply 5 VDC at up to 350 mA to an external device attached to its PC parallel (“Auto Sharing/Parallel”) port. If you want the Card to supply this power on Pin 18 of this port, you have to close the Card’s J6 jumper.
Page 129 HPIIISi TWINAX CARD 8. Reinstall the Card and reconnect all cables to the printer and the Card. 9. Turn the printer back ON. 10. To stop the Card from providing power on Pin 18, repeat Steps 1 through 3; then remove the plastic jumper from the J6 pins and put it back on its original pin, or back on only one of the J6 pins (shown as “J6 OPEN”...

Black Box PC118C-R2 User Manual

1 Specifications

2 Introduction

3 Quick Start

4 Installation

5 Configuration

6 Operation

7 Advanced Features

8 Troubleshooting

Appendix A: Font Reference

Appendix B: Character Sets

Appendix C: Parallel-Port Pinouts

Appendix D: HP MIO Resident Scalable Font Numbers

Appendix E: Transferring Power to Pin 18

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