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2380/2390 Coax Emulation
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DECEMBER 1992
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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 2380/2390 COAX EMULATION FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION INDUSTRY CANADA 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. It has been tested...
  • Page 3 2380/2390 COAX EMULATION 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 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 2380/2390 COAX EMULATION TRADEMARKS USED IN THIS MANUAL ® is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Centronics ® is a registered trademark of Centronics Corporation. Any other trademarks mentioned in this manual are acknowledged to be the property of the...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Contents Chapter Page Specifiactions ..................6 Introduction ...................7 INSTALLATION ..................8 Configuration ..................11 Host Download Commands ............11 4.1.1 Restoring the Factory Defaults ........11 4.1.2 Command Descriptions ..........12 Operation ..................31 Automatic Parallel Sharing ............31 Advanced Features ..............31 5.2.1 Command Pass-Thru ............31 5.2.2 Custom User Strings ............32 5.2.3 SCS Mode Transparent Data..........32...

  • Page 7: Specifiactions

    2380/2390 COAX EMULATION 1. Specifications IBM 3287, 3262, 3268, 4214, or 4224 (non-IPDS) printers Emulation — Connectors — IBM type A coax (BNC) female, Centronics female Indicators — (2) LEDs: (1) red for self-test, cancel job, and Program Attention; (1) green for host communication Power —...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    3268, 4214 or 4224 (non-IPDS) printer when attached to an IBM 43XX, 30XX, or 937X host processor or an IBM 3174/3274/3276 Control Unit. The 2380/2390 Coax Emulation attaches to the host or control unit (known as the IBM 3270 system) through a Type A coax connector on the Interface.

  • Page 9: Installation

    2380/2390 Coax Emulation’s power connector into the power outlet on the printer. 6. Engage the pins at the top of the 2380/2390 Coax Emulation and rotate the 2380/2390 Coax Emulation so that all cables are inside it. Secure the unit with the two thumbscrews. See Figure 3-1.
  • Page 10 Release the button and the interface performs a self- test. 3. If the 2380/2390 Coax Emulation is installed properly, a self-test page will print on the printer as shown on the next page. 4.If nothing prints, the 2380/2390 Coax Emulation is not installed properly.
  • Page 11 A 3270 connector on the 2380/2390 Coax Emulation. Attach the parallel cable from the PC to the Auto Sharing/Parallel connector on the 2380/2390 Coax Emulation (if a PC is to be attached), then go to Chapter 4.

  • Page 12: Configuration

    The commands take effect when the job is sent to the printer. If the command is accepted by the 2380/2390 Coax Emulation, the command will not print, but only changes the line spacing, page length, etc.

  • Page 13: Command Descriptions

    2380/2390 COAX EMULATION 2. After the printer is READY, press and hold the PA2 button for over two seconds and then release. The red and green LEDs will begin to flash alternately. 3. Press the PA1 button and the green LED will flash.
  • Page 14 CHAPTER 4: Configuration Table 4-1. Host Download Commands. COMMAND DESCRIPTION Buffer Size Lines Per Inch Characters Per Inch Line Spacing Form Length Maximum Print Position Print Case LU1 Language Form Feed Before Local Screen Copy Form Feed After Local Screen Copy LU3 Print Image (Non-SCS Mode) CR at MPP+1 NL at MPP+1...
  • Page 15 The host download commands take the format of: &%Z'Command Number','Value and/or data''space' The &% is the delimiter to signal the 2380/2390 Coax Emulation that the information is a command. The uppercase Z is the default command ID character. You can select alternate values for both the delimiter characters (see Command 40) and the command character (Command 41).
  • Page 16 CHAPTER 4: Configuration Command 2, Lines per Inch Selects the default LPI. This default is similar to the front-panel selection on an IBM printer. The host can control the LPI unless Command 36 is used to override host LPI commands. Value Description 3 LPI...
  • Page 17 2380/2390 COAX EMULATION Command 6, Maximum Print Position Selects current and default Maximum Print Position, the maximum number of characters which can be printed on each line. Normal values are 80, 132, or 198 characters. This default emulates the front panel selection on an IBM printer, so MPP and the current position will not be affected by CPI changes.
  • Page 18 CHAPTER 4: Configuration Value Description (same as 16) French (alt.) Spanish Spanish (alt.) Spanish Speaking English (U.K.) (same as 07) Norwegian (same as 09) Swedish (same as 01) EBCDIC (alt.) (same as 08) Norwegian (alt.) (same as 10) Swedish (alt.) Portuguese (same as 06) Canadian (Bilingual) (same as 11) French AZERTY (105-character)
  • Page 19 2380/2390 COAX EMULATION Value Description Null line suppression in local copy and LU3 (non-SCS) print. Null line suppression in LU3 (non-SCS) print and true screen image in local copy. True screen image in LU3 (non-SCS) print and null line suppression in local copy.
  • Page 20 CHAPTER 4: Configuration Value Description 2nd print position of 1st line on next form 1st print position of 1st line on next form For the Value 1 selection, the RPQ would be: IBM 3268 RPQ SC9503, IBM 3287 RPQ N/A, IBM 4214 OPT 16=2 Example: &%Z17,1 performs 1st PP of 1st line on next form as the next PP when a valid FF not positioned at the end of an IBM print buffer is received.
  • Page 21 2380/2390 COAX EMULATION To use this function, the RPQ should be: IBM 3268 RPQ SC9507, IBM 3287 RPQ SC3740, IBM 4214 OPT 20 = 2 NOTE Do not press the form feed or line feed buttons on the front of the printer or the host and printer will lose the paper position.
  • Page 22 CHAPTER 4: Configuration Value Description No, do not suppress empty forms Yes, suppress empty forms Example: &%Z26,1 sets the interface to suppress empty forms Command 27, FF after time elapse: Sends a form feed if unprinted data remains in the print buffer for the coax port time-out selected in Command 51.
  • Page 23 2380/2390 COAX EMULATION Command 35, Program attention (PA) response: The host software can send a program attention (PA) request to the printer which causes the printer to stop printing until a PA1 or PA2 response from the printer is sent back to the host. You can either automatically return a PA1 response or stop and wait (with the red LED on) until the operator presses one of the two push-buttons on the interface card.
  • Page 24 CHAPTER 4: Configuration Command 40, Alternate delimiter characters: Specifies two characters in addition to &% which can be used for the delimiter characters for Command Pass-Thru and host download commands. Value Description 0000 Deletes previously selected alternate characters. XXYY XX is the ASCII Hexadecimal value of the first character and YY is the ASCII Hex value of the second character.
  • Page 25 Command 50, Parallel port time-out: Selects the interval that the 2380/2390 Coax Emulation will wait for additional PC data before automatically switching to check for host data. The 2380/2390 Coax Emulation resets the printer and restores the host formatting (for example, LPI, CPI, MPL, MPP) before each host print job.
  • Page 26 CHAPTER 4: Configuration Value Description Following the value number, the user puts a parenthesis followed by the hex bytes included in the user string and a parenthesis to end. To aid in readability, a single space is allowed between hex bytes but this space will not be included in the string.
  • Page 27 EBCDIC (SCS/LU1) translate table prints out at the end of the self-test summary. Example: &%Z70,7B,40/99,0 prints a 40 ASCII hex (an @ symbol) when the 2380/2390 Coax Emulation receives an EBCDIC 7B (a # symbol). The command is followed by a command Z99,0 which stores the change in non-volatile memory.
  • Page 28 CHAPTER 4: Configuration Value Description Restores the factory defaults. Prints out the active setup selections for review. Restores the setup selections stored in the non-volatile memory to active status. The active setup selections are the same as the non-volatile memory selections if no host download commands have been sent to the printer.
  • Page 29 2380/2390 COAX EMULATION 1. Press the PA1 push button to answer Yes and enter the push-button setup. The Yes answer prints, followed by the current choice for the first option. 2. If you don’t want the push-button setup, press the PA2 push-button to answer No.
  • Page 30 CHAPTER 4: Configuration At the end of the setup, the question “Save Current Settings?” prints. Answer Yes to exit the setup and save the settings. A message “Selections stored, power off unit” prints. Turn the printer off and then on to return to normal operation with the new selections active.
  • Page 31 2380/2390 COAX EMULATION Table 4-2 (continued). Push-Button Options. OPTION REFER TO CHOICES Print position after Command 18 Line 1*, Line 2 valid FF at end-of- buffer FF valid location Command 19 FF valid at 1st PP or MPP +1, FF...

  • Page 32: Operation

    The printer may continue to print after the PC shows the print job is finished, because of the printer’s data buffer. After the buffer is empty, the 2380/2390 Coax Emulation continues to wait for the PC to send data until the time-out has elapsed.

  • Page 33: Custom User Strings

    &%U3 at the end of the document. Send the document to print. The 2380/2390 Coax Emulation will send the 0C command to the printer when it encounters the &%U3 code in the document.
  • Page 34 CHAPTER 5: Operation A 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. Up to 256 bytes of transparent data can be sent in each sequence.
  • Page 35 © Copyright 1992. Black Box Corporation. All rights reserved. 1000 Park Drive • Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 • 724-746-5500 • Fax 724-746-0746...

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