Black Box A/C-7S RO manual

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    CUSTOMER SUPPORT INFORMATION Order toll-free in the U.S. 24 hours, 7 A.M. Monday to midnight Friday: 877-877-BBOX FREE technical support, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: Call 724-746-5500 or fax 724-746-0746 Mail order: Black Box Corporation , 1000 Park Drive, Lawrence, PA 15055-1018 Web site: www.blackbox.com • E-mail: info@blackbox.com FEBRUARY [...]

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    3 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO FEDERAL COMMUNICA TIONS COMMISSION AND INDUSTR Y CANADA RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE ST A TEMENTS 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. I[...]

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    4 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 4 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO NORMAS OFICIALES MEXICANAS (NOM) ELECTRICAL SAFETY ST A TEMENT 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[...]

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    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. [...]

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    6 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO TRADEMARKS Centronics ® is a registered trademark of GENICOM Corporation. Epson ® is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. IBM ® , Proprinter ® , and IPDS ™ are registered trademarks or trademarks of IBM Corporation. Hewlett-Packard ® , HP ® , LaserJet ® , and PCL ® are registered trademarks of Hewlett-[...]

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    7 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO Contents Chapter Page 1. Specifications ...................................................................................................9 2. Introduction ..................................................................................................10 2.1 Description of Front Panels .....................................[...]

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    6.7 I-O Graphic Language (IOGL) in Action .........................................101 6.7.1 General Steps............................................................................101 6.7.2 Tutorial .....................................................................................101 6.7.3 X- and Y-Axes ........................................[...]

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    9 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 1. Specifications Emulation —IBM ® 3812, 4214, 4224, 3287, 3262, and 3268 printers (non-IPDS) Systems Supported —ASCII printer, IBM ® 30XX, 43XX, 937X host, or 3174, 3274, or 3276 controller Indicators —(5) LEDs: Power, Host line, Sync, Printer Online, Data from Host, Data Out Connectors —PCD50A, PCD50AE: (1) BNC, ([...]

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    10 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 2. Introduction operating in PCL ® mode, the A/C-7 RO allows Computer Output Reduction (COR) and Automatic Page Orientation (APO). In addition, paper can be pulled from several sources and a multitude of fonts (printer-resident or from optional cartridges) are supported. The A/C-7P RO comes with a standard parallel sharing [...]

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    11 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 2.1 Description of Front Panels C ONFIGURATION S WITCHES The Configuration Switches are used to set the output protocol and to perform the available test and diagnostic functions. While the A/C- 7P RO models come with only one bank of switches, the A/C-7S RO comes with two banks of eight switches. The left bank is labeled SW[...]

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    12 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO The package should include the following: • A/C-7P RO or A/C-7S RO • Wallmount transformer (9V AC output) • Standard parallel cable (for A/C-7P RO only) • Standard serial cable (for A/C-7S RO only)[...]

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    13 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 3. Installation 4. If the sharing port of the A/C-7P RO is used, attach the parallel cable now. Note that a PC or LAN connected to the A/C-7P RO’s sharing port should always be powered up when the A/C-7P RO is operating. 5. Connect the wall mount transformer from the outlet to the A/C-7P RO’s “9V” connector. Connect [...]

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    14 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO NOTE Whenever the printer is powered off, the A/C-7P RO must also be powered off to ensure they stay in sync with each other. To install the A/C-7S RO: 1. Power off the printer and PC (if used) and disconnect the power cord(s). 2. Use the configuration switches on the A/C-7S RO’s front panel to select the desired output pr[...]

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    15 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 9. With the A/C-7S RO powered off, attach the coax cable from the host to the A/C-7S RO’s BNC connector. NOTE Whenever the printer is powered off, the A/C-7S RO must also be powered off to ensure they stay in sync with each other. The self-test printouts in Figures 3- 1 and 3-2 show the default settings for the different A[...]

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    16 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO Self-Test Printout - A/C-7P RO PARALLEL 3270 COAX INTERFACE COPYRIGHT (c) 1994 SDE Corp Rom Ok Ram Ok Software Version 1.00 ASCII Printer Protocol : Generic #01 - Buffer Size (Characters) : 2 1920 #02 - Lines Density (LPI) : 6 #03 - Characters Density (CPI) : 10 #04 - Line Spacing : 1 Single (6 or 8 LPI) #05 - Form Length (M[...]

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    17 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO S elf-Test Printout - A/C-7S RO SERIAL 3270 COAX INTERFACE COPYRIGHT (c) 1994 SDE Corp Rom Ok Ram Ok Software Version 1.00 ASCII Printer Protocol : Generic Serial Out Baud Rate : 9600 Baud Serial Out Parity : None Serial Out Word Length : 8 Bits Serial Out Stop Bits : 1 Bit #01 - Buffer Size (Characters) : 2 1920 #02 - Lines[...]

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    18 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO #65 - Character Set Selection : 1 Roman 8 #76 - Serial In Baud Rate : 2 9600 Baud #77 - Serial In Word Length : 8 Bits #78 - Serial In Stop Bits : 1 Bit #79 - Serial In Parity : 0 None #56 - Parallel Port Init String: SP: #57 - Host Port Init String: HP: Figure 3-2. Self-T est Printout for A/C-7S RO, Page 1 (continued).[...]

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    19 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO Figure 3-3. Self-T est Printout, Page 2. SCS (LU1) EBCDIC to ASCII T ranslate T able 40 50 60 70 80 90 A0 B0 C0 D0 E0 F0 456789ABCDEF 0 20 26 2D D6 D2 B3 F3 5E 7B 7D 5C 30 &–øØ °µ ^{ } 0 1 20 C5 2F DC 61 6A 7E BB 41 4A 20 31 é / Éaj ~ £AJ 1 2 C0 C1 A2 A4 62 6B 73 BC 42 4B 53 32 âêÂÊbks¥BKS2 3 CC CD D8 A5 [...]

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    4. Configuration 20 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 4.1 A/C-7 RO Configuration The A/C-7 RO can be configured through its on-board configuration switches or by sending download commands from the host or from a PC/LAN. To ensure proper functioning of your A/C-7 RO, you should review all available parameters.[...]

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    21 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 4.2 Configuration Switch Settings Use the A/C-7 RO’s configuration switches to select the output protocol and to perform the available test and diagnostic functions. Use a pointed object, such as a ball-point pen, to change the switch settings. When operating, the A/C-7 RO will only recognize EBCDIC Hex Dump and ASCII Dump[...]

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    22 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able 4-1. Configuration Switch Settings. Output Protocol SW1:4 SW1:5 SW1:6 SW1:7 Hewlett-Packard ® PCL o o | o IBM Proprinter o | o | IBM PPDS oooo Epson ESC/P1 ooo| Epson DFX+ o | | | Epson LQ (24-pin) o | | o Epson 9-pin (DFX) | o o o Generic | o o |[...]

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    23 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able 4-2. T ests/Diagnostic. T ests/Diagnostic SW1:1 SW1:8 Restore Factory Defaults | o Self-Test o | EBCDIC Hex Dump o | T able 4-3. T ests/Diagnostic. T ests/Diagnostic SW1:4 SW1:5 SW1:6 SW1:7 ASCII Hex Dump |||| T able 4-4. Operating Mode. Operating Mode SW1:1 SW1:4 SW1:5 SW1:6 SW1:7 SW1:8 No Tests o Valid Output Protoc[...]

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    24 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO The second (right) bank of switches of the A/C-7S RO is used to set up the A/C-7S RO for communication with the printer. T able 4-5. Serial Out Baud-Rate Switches. Serial Out Baud Rate SW2:1 SW2:2 SW2:3 38,400 o o o 19,200 o o | 9,600 o | o 4,800 o | | 2,400 | o o 1,200 | o | 600 | | o 300 | | |[...]

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    25 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able 4-6. Serial Out W ord-Length Switch. Serial Out W ord Length SW2:4 7 Bits o 8 Bits | T able 4-7. Serial Out Stop Bits Switch. Serial Out Stop Bits SW2:5 1 Bit o 2 Bits | T able 4-8. Serial Out Parity Switch. Serial Out Parity SW2:6 SW2:7 None o o Odd o | Even | 0 T able 4-9. Serial X-On/X-Off Switch. Serial X-On/X-Off[...]

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    26 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 4.3 Setup Software (does not apply to versions after February 1996) Older versions of the A/C-7 RO included a setup disk. For newer versions (after February 1996), all configuration parameters not already covered through configuration switches can be changed through the host/PC download commands. NOTE For a description of th[...]

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    27 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 1. Type the Command Pass-Thru delimiter &% (or alternate CPT beginning delimiter) in the document at the point where the command is to take effect. 2. Type an upper case “Z” (or the alternate command ID character). 3. Type the command number for the command to be used, as shown in the table. 4. Type a comma. 5. Type [...]

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    28 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able 4-11. Host/PC Download Commands. Host/PC Download Command Command Number 10 CPI Command String 86 12 CPI Command String 88 15 CPI Command String 87 16.7 CPI Command String 89 6 LPI Command String 84 8 LPI Command String 85 Alternate Paper Tray Orientation 63 CPT Ending Delimiter 39 CPT Start Delimiters 40 Automatic Fu[...]

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    29 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able 4-11 (continued). Host/PC Download Commands. Host/PC Download Command Command Number Command ID Character 41 CR at MPP + 1 15 Custom User Strings 55 EpsonMatrixFont 09 FF After Time Out 27 FF At End Of Buffer 18 FF After Local Screen Copy 13 FF Before Local Screen Copy 12 Form Length 05 Host Port Init String 57 Host T[...]

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    30 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able 4-11 (continued). Host/PC Download Commands. Host/PC Download Command Command Number LPI 02 LU1 Language 08 Manual Paper Tray Orientation 64 Max Print Position 06 NL at MPP+1 16 Override Format Commands 30 Primary Paper Tray Orientation 62 Paper Path 11 Parallel Port Init String 56 Print Active Configuration Setting 9[...]

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    31 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able 4-11(continued). Host/PC Download Commands. Host/PC Download Command Command Number Save Config in NV Memory 99 SCS Translate = 45 Serial In Baud Rate (serial only) 76 Serial In Parity (serial only) 79 Serial In Stop Bits (serial only) 78 Serial In Word Length (serial only) 77 Serial Port Init String (serial only) 58 [...]

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    32 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO Asterisks (*) identify factory- default settings. Invalid commands (such as selecting 2 LPI) are ignored. The last valid setting will be unchanged. Examples in this section apply to configuration through Host/PC download only. COMMAND 1: BUFFER SIZE Selects logical default buffer size. VALUE DESCRIPTION 1 960 characters *2 1[...]

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    33 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO COMMAND 4: LINE SPACING Selects default Line Spacing. VALUE DESCRIPTION *1 Single Space 2 Double Space Example: &%Z4,2 sets the printer to double space default. COMMAND 5: FORM LENGTH Selects default Form Length (MPL = Maximum Print Lines). VALUE DESCRIPTION 000 No form length control 001 Set form length in to number of [...]

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    34 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO COMMAND 7: PRINT CASE Selects default print case. VALUE DESCRIPTION 0 Mono case *1 Dual case NOTE This default only affects LU3 printing. Example: &%Z7,0 sets default to mono case. COMMAND 8: LU1 LANGUAGE Selects default LU1 language. VALUE DESCRIPTION * 01 English (U.S.) EBCDIC 03 Austrian/German 04 Belgian 05 Brazilian[...]

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    35 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO COMMAND 9: EPSON MATRIX FONT Selects Epson default font, if supported by the printer. VALUE DESCRIPTION *1 Draft Print Quality 2 Roman, NLQ 3 Sans Serif, NLQ 4 Courier, NLQ 5 Prestige, NLQ 6 Script, NLQ 7 OCR-B, NLQ Example: &%Z9,2 selects near-letter quality (Roman) as the default. COMMAND 11: PAPER PATH Selects default[...]

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    36 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO command in the SCS PPM causes the printer to wait for the operator to insert paper in the manual feed tray. This command takes effect immediately if placed on the first position of the page (line 1, position 1); otherwise, it takes effect on the next page. Example: &%Z11,5 selects manual sheet feed as the default source [...]

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    37 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 1 Null-line suppression in non-SCS print and true screen image in local copy 2 True screen image in non- SCS print and null-line suppression in local copy 3 True screen image in non- SCS print and true screen image in local copy NOTES To use this function, the RPQ should be: IBM 3268 RPQ SC9505 IBM 3287 RPQ SC3741 IBM 4214 O[...]

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    38 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO COMMAND 17: VALID FF FOLLOWED BY DATA Sets the printer in accordance with the RPQ installed in the control unit. VALUE DESCRIPTION *0 Second print position of first line on next form 1 First print position (PP) of first line on next form NOTES For the Value 1 selection, the RPQ would be: IBM 3268 RPQ SC9503 IBM 3287 RPQ N/A [...]

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    39 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO COMMAND 20: AUTOMATIC FUNCTION AT END OF JOB Sets the printer in accordance with the RPQ installed in the control unit. VALUE DESCRIPTION *0 NL is automatically executed after the buffer is completed (unless a FF, NL, or CR was last in the buffer). 1 FF is automatically executed after the print buffer is completed (unless a [...]

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    40 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO COMMAND 25: IBM MOTION COMMANDS 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 *0 Pass FF from host to the printer 1 Count the lines in Command 5 and send multiple line feeds to the printer in place[...]

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    41 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO COMMAND 30: OVERRIDE OF FORMATTING COMMANDS Enables the printer’s front-panel selections to control how a job is printed. VALUE DESCRIPTION *0 Normal operation (disabled) 1 Formatting commands are not sent to the printer (enabled) NOTES When active, this command overrides the interface’s default selections for CPI, LPI, [...]

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    42 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO COMMAND 34: INTERVENTION REQUIRED (IR) TIMEOUT Sets the time interval before an intervention required signal is sent to the host after a printer error occurs. VALUE DESCRIPTION 000 Never send an IR 001 IR is sent (value *5) to seconds after 255 printer error occurs *120 Default, send IR after ten minutes. Example: &%Z34,[...]

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    43 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO COMMAND 38: TRUE LPI SPACING HP PCL only. Because laser printers have a non-printable border around the edge of single-sheet pages, 6 LPI and 8 LPI spacing is compressed slightly to enable 66 lines and 88 lines to be printed on 11-inch long paper. This can occasionally cause a problem, especially when using preprinted forms [...]

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    44 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO COMMAND 40: CPT START DELIMITER CHARACTERS Specifies the two characters to be used for the beginning delimiter characters for Command Pass-Thru. 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 CP[...]

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    45 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO COMMAND 42: START AND STOP EBCDIC HEX DUMP After receiving a start command the coax interface, starting with the next buffer received, sends all host data directly to the printer as hexadecimal printing until a stop command is received or the printer is powered off. VALUE DESCRIPTION *0 No action taken 1 Start EBCDIC hex dum[...]

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    46 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO COMMAND 50: SHARING PORT TIMEOUT Selects the time interval that the interface waits for receipt of additional data from the alternate (PC/LAN) host before automatically switching to check for data from the coax host. VALUE DESCRIPTION 04 Time interval in to number of seconds 63 *08 Factory default is 8 seconds NOTES The inte[...]

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    47 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO COMMAND 55: CUSTOM USER STRINGS Allows the user to define up to six custom user strings, of up to 25 bytes each, which are stored in the memory of the interface and sent to the printer whenever the character delimiter, letter U, and number of the string appears in the text of the document (for example, &%U3). VALUE DESCR[...]

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    48 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO COMMAND 57: HOST PORT INITIALIZATION STRING Allows the user to define an initialization string of up to 25 bytes, which is stored in the memory of the interface and is sent to initialize the printer for host printing after shared-port printing has occurred. The interface also restores the host page-format parameters after se[...]

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    49 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO To change the initialization string, simply input the new command values. The entire old string is automatically erased. To delete the initialization string from the NV memory, simply put nothing between the parentheses. Example: &%Z58,1( ) deletes from NV memory any hex string that had been previously defined for the se[...]

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    50 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 3 User Defined mode. Documents are printed using the fonts and orientation that the user specifies through use of the &% font ID commands. Example: &%Z62,3 specifies that the document is printed as formatted when the primary paper tray is specified as the paper source. COMMAND 63: ALTERNATE PAPER TRAY ORIENTATION HP [...]

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    51 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO Example: &%Z64,1 specifies that all printing using paper from the manual feed slot will be printed in portrait orientation. COMMAND 65: CHARACTER SET SELECTION Enables the user to select the ASCII character set that is used in the conversion from EBCDIC (SCS/LU1) or DSC (LU3) to ASCII. This selection automatically change[...]

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    52 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO Previously stored substi- tutions are cancelled if an ASCII hex sequence of 00 is specified. Command Z99,0 must be used to store the substitutions in permanent memory for them to be effective when the printer is next turned on. The active EBCDIC (SCS/LU1) translation table prints out at the end of the interface self-test sum[...]

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    53 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO COMMAND 77: SERIAL-IN WORD LENGTH Selects the Word Length of data received at the serial-in port. A new setting will not be effective immediately. To activate the new setting, cycle power on the interface. VALUE DESCRIPTION 7 7 Bits *8 8 Bits Example: &%Z77,7 sets the word length to 7 bits COMMAND 78: SERIAL-IN STOP BITS[...]

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    54 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO NOTES This string represents the printer-specific command to set the printer to 6 LPI. Consult your printer’s manual for the appropriate hex value representing the 6 LPI command. Example: &%Z84,1(1B 32) stores the 6 LPI command for an Epson LQ-2500 printer (hex value 1B 32) as the 6 LPI string. COMMAND 85: 8 LPI STRING[...]

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    55 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO COMMAND 87: 15 CPI STRING Used when operating in Generic output protocol. Defines the 15 CPI string the interface sends to the printer when the host sends a 15 CPI command. VALUE DESCRIPTION 1(max. 25 Defines the 15 CPI bytes of string ASCII hex code) 1() Deletes the 15 CPI string Example: &%Z87,1(1B 67) stores the 10 CP[...]

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    56 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 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. Put a &%Z98,2 at the end of the document to restore the standard setup parameters for the next user of the printer. The active setup and permanent memo[...]

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    57 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 4.5 Restoring Factory Defaults The factory-default configuration can be restored either by sending Host/PC Download Command “Z98,0” or by taking the following steps: 1. Power off the printer and the A/C-7 RO. 2. Disconnect the host and PC sharing cables from the interface. 3. Set configuration switch SW1:1 (far left) to [...]

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    58 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 5. Operation If the PC print job is sent while a host job is printing, the printer responds as “busy” to the PC print request. The print job can be spooled through a spool program, sent to the printer when the host job is finished or if the PC’s printer port is set for infinite retry through the DOS “Configure Printe[...]

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    59 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO PC printing longer than 10 to 20 minutes (depending on host configuration) may cause the 3270 host to drop communication with the printer (“go to sleep”). The output protocol specified in the A/C-7S RO’s configuration (through configuration-switch settings) is irrelevant for printing from the shared port. For PC/LAN pr[...]

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    60 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able 5-1. PMPP and PMPL. PMPP at PMPL at Paper Size 10 12 15 17.1 6 8 T rue T rue CPI CPI CPI CPI LPI LPI LPI LPI Letter Portrait 80 96 120 136 66 88 63 84 Landscape 105 126 157 178 50 87 48 84 COR 136 154 201 201 66 89 — — Legal Portrait 80 96 120 136 84 112 81 108 Landscape 135 162 202 230 50 67 48 64 A4 Portrait 78 [...]

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    61 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO For example: &%L00086 selects a Prestige 12 CPI font in landscape orientation. The font ID number must select a font available in the printer or in the installed cartridge. If the proper cartridge is not installed, or the font does not exist on the cartridge, then the printer will automatically select an alternate font f[...]

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    62 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO A combination of control codes in the printer data stream and the settings in the configuration are used to determine page orientation when processing DSC, DSE, or LU1 (SCS) data streams. Some applications will not allow you to insert the data stream commands required to select orientation and format. Where the insertion of [...]

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    63 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO Figure 5-1. Printing with the APO Feature. ST ART Page Orientation Logic 1 APO Active? (Command 61) No 2 Print Size Less Than 8 1/2 x 1 1? No 3 Is Length Less Than Width? No Ye s Ye s Print in Landscape Print in Portrait Landscape Print according to Paper T ray Orientation (Commands 62-64) Portrait COR User Defined[...]

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    64 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 5.8 Generic Mode The Generic output protocol should be used when the other output protocols of the A/C-7 RO are inappropriate. This could be the case with printers such as certain barcode label printers or embossers, but also with printers from Okidata ® , Mannesmann-Tally ® , etc. Refer to the printer’s user’s guide t[...]

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    65 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able 5-2. Commands. 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 Use the ¬I and ¬S commands to remove unwanted host commands from a print file. For example,[...]

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    66 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 6. Advanced Features 1. Find the command for the print feature in the printer’s user’s guide. 2. Convert the printer command to hexadecimal. 3. Place the beginning delimiter &% (or the custom delimiter as defined with command 40) in the document at the point you want the feature to take effect. This signals the start[...]

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    67 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO This is an &%1B26643044&%underlined&%1 B266440&% word. to print on the printer as: This is an underlined word. NOTES Only numbers or the upper case letters A–F are allowed. Errors in the Command Pass-Thru sequence will cause the A/C-7 RO to ignore the command and resume printing at the point the error occur[...]

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    68 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO SCS TRN data is user-defined is not scanned for SCS control codes. However, to emulate the characteristics of the IBM 3287, non-printable characters (control characters) are converted to hyphens. Data is translated to ASCII with undefined characters printed as hyphens. The A/C-7 RO offers a configurable option to emulate the[...]

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    69 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO The bar-code command string must contain all of these parameters, even if the parameter is irrelevant for the type of bar code being printed. For example, POSTNET comes in only one size, so, any height or width specifications are ignored. But the parameters for height and width must be included anyway. ¬B: Identifies the st[...]

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    70 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO Module width (from Table 6-2) : 3.6 mm (0.14 inches) Calculation: 11 x 3.6 mm = 39.6 mm = 3.96 cm; or 11 x .14 in = 1.54 inches T able 6-2. Module W idth in mm (inches): PCL Laser . Width 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Code 3 2.6 3.6 4.5 5.5 6.5 7.5 8.4 9.4 10.4 of 9 (.1) (.14) (.18) (.22) (.25) (.29) (.33) (.37) (.41) Code 2.2 3.1 3.9 4[...]

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    71 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able 6-3. Module width in mm (inches): Epson or IBM Proprinter Dot-Matrix. Width 1 2 3 Code 3 of 9 2.7 5.4 8.1 (.11) (.22) (.32) Code 128 2.5 5 7.6 (.1) (.2) (.3) Interleaved 2 2.2 4.4 6.6 of 5 (.9) (.18) (.26) POSTNET 6.5 (.25) EAN 13 1.5 3.1 4.6 (.06) (.12) (.18) EAN 8 1.8 3.6 5.5 (.07) (.14) UPC A 1.8 3.6 5.5 (.07) (.14[...]

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    72 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO Width parameters are ignored when printing POSTNET bar codes, since POSTNET uses one standard width. However, a valid value (1-9) must be entered for the width parameter to ensure the bar code command string is complete. <hr>: Identifies whether human- readables are printed or not. Human-readables are printed underneat[...]

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    73 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO <data>: The data to be printed as a bar code. Some bar codes require a certain number of characters. Others only allow alphanumeric or numeric characters. Before the A/C- 7 RO processes the data string, it will check the complete data string and verify that it is valid. This is why the ¬B at the end is so important. I[...]

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    74 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO Figure 6-1. Bar Code Overlapping T ext. This data overrun by barcode To avoid overlapping bar codes with text, always allow for sufficient vertical line spacing (by adding line feeds, for example) to accommodate the height of the bar code. 6. When text data is entered to the right of the bar code command sting, the printed t[...]

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    75 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO O VERVIEW AND E 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: 0-9 Valid alphanumeric [...]

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    76 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO UPC A Required number of data characters: 10 Valid numeric characters: 0-9 Valid alphanumeric characters: N/A Valid other characters: N/A Example: ¬B5,5,1,1,1,0,0123456789¬B Figure 6-4. UPC A. EAN 8 Required number of data characters: 7 Valid numeric characters: 0-9 Valid alphanumeric characters: N/A Valid other characters[...]

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    77 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO EAN 13 Required number of data characters: 12 Valid numeric characters: 0-9 Valid alphanumeric characters: N/A Valid other characters: Example: ¬B7,3,1,1,1,0,012345678912¬B Figure 6-6. EAN 13. Interleaved 2 of 5 Maximum number of data characters: 30 Valid numeric characters: 0-9 Valid alphanumeric characters: N/A Valid oth[...]

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    78 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 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 A/C-7 RO adds an “0” to the beginning of the bar code. If an even number of data characters (in[...]

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    79 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 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. The following data string is a[...]

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    80 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able 6-4. Symbol Character V alue and Data Character . Symbol Character Data Character V alue Code A Code B Code C 00 SP SP 00 0 1 !!0 1 0 2 ““0 2 0 3 ##0 3 0 4 $$0 4 0 5 %%0 5 0 6 &&0 6 0 7 ‘‘0 7 0 8 ((0 8 0 9 ))0 9 1 0 **1 0 1 1 ++1 1 1 2 ..1 2 1 3 --1 3 1 4 ..1 4 1 5 //1 5 1 6 001 6 1 7 111 7 1 8 221 8 1[...]

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    81 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able 6-4 (continued). Symbol Character V alue and Data Character . Symbol Character Data Character V alue Code A Code B Code C 2 8 <<2 8 2 9 ==2 9 3 0 >>3 0 3 1 ??3 1 3 2 @@3 2 3 3 AA3 3 3 4 BB3 4 3 5 CC3 5 3 6 DD3 6 3 7 EE3 7 3 8 FF3 8 3 9 GG3 9 4 0 HH4 0 4 1 II4 1 4 2 JJ4 2 4 3 KK4 3 4 4 LL4 4 4 5 MM4 5 4 6 N[...]

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    82 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able 6-4 (continued). Symbol Character V alue and Data Character . Symbol Character Data Character V alue Code A Code B Code C 5 6 XX5 6 5 7 YY5 7 5 8 ZZ5 8 5 9 [[5 9 6 0 6 0 6 1 ]]6 1 6 2 ^^6 2 6 3 __6 3 64 NUL ` 64 65 SOH a 65 66 STX b 66 67 ETX c 67 68 EOT d 68 69 ENQ e 69 70 ACK f 70 71 BEL g 71 72 BS h 72 73 HT i 73[...]

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    83 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able 6-4 (continued). Symbol Character V alue and Data Character . Symbol Character Data Character V alue Code A Code B Code C 84 DC4 t 84 85 NAK u 85 86 SYN v 86f 87 ETB w 87 88 CAN x 88 89 EM y 89 90 SUB z 90 91 ESC { 91 92 FS | 92 93 GS } 93 ~0 RS ~ 94 ~1 US DEL 95 ~2 FNC3 FNC3 96 ~3 FNC2 FNC2 97 ~4 SHIFT SHIFT 98 ~5 CO[...]

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    84 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 6.6 I-O Graphics Language ™ The I-O Graphics Language ™ (IOGL ™ ) allows printing of graphical elements and charts on PCL5 compatible printers. IOGL is independent of other I-O features, such as internally generated bar codes or font change commands. This means that if an I-O font change command is followed by an IOGL [...]

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    85 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able 6-5. IOGL Graphics Language. Graphical Element IOGL Command String Line ¬GL<line width;<x start>;<y start>;<x end>;<y end> Box ¬GB<line width>;<x start>;<y start>;<x end>;<y end>; <% shading> Circles ¬GC<line width>;<x center>;<y center&g[...]

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    86 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able 6-5. IOGL Graphics Language. Parameter Description Units of V alid Measurement V alues ’text’ text to be rotated or to be N/A any included in the IOGL program printable as a comment character % shading percentage of shading percentage 0-100, integers # of number of segments to be each 1 to 9, segments printed in p[...]

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    87 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able 6-5 (continued). IOGL Graphics Language. Parameter Description Units of V alid Measurement V alues radius radius of a circle or pie chart n/300 inch positive integers segment value to be represented by a integer 0 to 100 value n pie chart segment value n a value to be represented by a any positive any positive bar in [...]

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    88 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able 6-5 (continued). IOGL Graphics Language. Parameter Description Units of V alid Measurement V alues y start y coordinate of start position n/300 inch positive for lines and boxes integers; incl. 0 y end y coordinate of end position n/300 inch positive for lines and boxes integers; incl. 0 y increment height of one unit[...]

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    89 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO Figure 6-9. XY Coordinate System on the Page. semi-colon “;” as a separator between parameters, you may also enter a comma “,” or a forward slash “/”. 4. Do not enter numeric values with commas (for example, 50,000). The printer interface will interpret the “ ,” to be the end of the parameter (so that 50,000 [...]

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    90 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 6.6.3 B ASIC D ESCRIPTION Lines —¬GL<line width>;<x start>;<y start>;<x end>;<y end> Draws a line from the specified xy start to xy end. <Line width> is specified in mm. Figure 6-10. Example of Line. X,Y end (100,600) X,Y start (100,0) 2 inches For example: ¬GL2;100;0;100;600 draws a 2[...]

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    91 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO Boxes— ¬GB<line width>;<x start>;<y start>;<x end>;<y end>;<% shading>6 Draws a box from the specified xy start to the xy 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 w[...]

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    92 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 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 xy center. For example: ¬GC2;900;2400;300;70 draws a circle with a radius of 1 inch (300/300 inches) ( Figure 6-12 ) NOTE To avoid c[...]

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    93 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO Arc —¬GA<line width>;<x start>;<y start>;<x center>;<y center>;<angle of rotation> Draws an arc around the xy center, starting at xy start and ending when the angle of rotation is completed. (Angle is measured from theoretical line xy center to xy start and rotates clockwise.) For examp[...]

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    94 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO Color/Shading —¬GS<# of values>;<color 1>;<% shading 1>;<color 2>;<% shading 2>;... Defines the color and shading of the 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 a[...]

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    95 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO Figure 6-14. Color/Shading and Pie Chart. = starting point for first pie segment “9 o’clock”[...]

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    96 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 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.[...]

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    97 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 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. xy start specifies the bottom left hand corner of the first bar (the origin on the chart’s xy scale). The x [...]

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    98 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO Figure 6-16. Bar Chart (Histogram). NOTE The y-increment determines the scaling. Only integers (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.) are valid. If you are charting sales figures in thousands of dollars, the y- increment should be small (for example, 1). If you are charting the number of customer complaints per period, the y-increment should be[...]

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    99 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 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 xy start specifies the origin of the chart’s xy scale (xy axes are not drawn). The x increment specifies the horizontal movement[...]

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    100 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO NOTE The y-increment determines the scaling. Only integers (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.) are valid. If you are charting sales figures in thousands of dollars, the y- increment should be small (for example, 1). If you are charting the number of customer complaints per period the y-increment should be high (for example, 100 or more). Te[...]

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    101 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO Comments— ¬GX<'text'> Allows text to be added to IOGL commands for documentation. Comments will not print out. For example: ¬GX’Pie chart with 3 elements’ can be used to document an IOGL pie chart command. 6.7 I-O Graphics Language™ (IOGL) in Action 6.7.1 G ENERAL S TEPS I-O Graphics Language™ (I[...]

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    102 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO Figure 6-19. Bar Chart. 2. To determine the printable area of the paper, we printed a box using 0;0 as the x;y starting coordinates. This was done by typing ¬GB1;0;0;300;300;50 on the screen and sending it to the printer. The top left corner of the printed box marks the top left corner of the printable area of the page. Fo[...]

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    103 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 3. Determine where the chart should be placed (always in relation to the top left-hand corner of the printable area). In the example, the bar chart is on the bottom half of a letter-size page. The origin of the chart is one inch away from the left margin and 10 inches away from the top margin ( Figure 6-20 ). Figure 6-20. P[...]

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    104 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 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 represent 10 calls by one inch, resulting in a total maximum height of four inches (not including the title and subtitle.) Similarly, each day was represented by one inch, resulting[...]

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    105 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO one and the first bar of the next day. To determine the <bar width>, divide the available one inch (<x increment>) into four equal sections (three bars and one space). The resulting value was 75 (= 300/4). Next, count the <# of entries> (5) and enter the respective values. The parameters are: ¬GX'bar[...]

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    106 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 6.7.4 L ABELS /T ITLE /S UBTITLE /L EGEND All text was created through text rotation command strings. Text was always printed in the selected font. In the example, Universe Medium was used in different point sizes (¬Q...). The legend consists of three separate boxes followed by text rotation commands. The parameters are sh[...]

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    107 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO For the # symbol, substitute a number that identifies the macro. Make sure this command precedes all IOGL commands. Also, be aware that PCL is case-sensitive. At the end of the IOGL routine, stop the macro and save it permanently (until the printer is powered down) in the printer’s memory. To end the macro, type: ¬E&[...]

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    108 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO A PCL command used to reposition the stored image on a page is ¬E&l#u#Z, where the first # (l#u) specifies the “Left Offset Registration” or horizontal movement in n/720 inch and the second # (#Z) specifies the “Top Offset Registration” or vertical movement of the image in n/720 inch. The repositioning command [...]

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    109 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 7. T roubleshooting dump” or “buffer print” by enabling the Buffer Print option through the A/C-7 RO’s configuration switches, or Host/PC download command 42. This causes all printing to be in hexadecimal code, just as it’s received from the host, to help in tracing problems. If you need to ship the A/C-7 RO, use [...]

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    110 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO Follow the steps below to start the self-test from your PC or terminal. 1. Verify that the printer is connected properly to the A/C-7 RO and in “READY” mode. 2. Type “&%Z98,1” on the screen. 3. Send that command to the printer (press the Print Screen Button or print the document/file that contains the Host/PC do[...]

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    111 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 3. Send that command to the printer (press the Print Screen Button or print the document/file that contains the Host/PC download command). 4. Send the host data in question to the printer. 5. To stop the EBCDIC hex dump, type “&%Z42,2” on the screen, then send it to the printer (press the Print Screen Button or prin[...]

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    112 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 7.4 Problem Resolution Guide The following is a general guide to resolve common problems that may occur. Please refer to this guide before contacting technical support. T able 7-1. Problem Resolution Guide. Problem or Message Probable Cause Action “Host Line Sync” LED is not Host is not operating Check host system. on w[...]

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    113 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able 7-1. Problem Resolution Guide. Problem or Message Probable Cause Action Right margin is cut off Page width in word- Change to a wider processing program is page. not set wide enough Page width is too wide Select a narrower page. Extra blank sheets are Form length not Make sure your ejected between sheets correct in s[...]

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    114 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able 7-1. Problem Resolution Guide. Problem or Message Probable Cause Action Printer won’t change fonts Incorrect typestyle Make sure the font number ID used is valid. Invalid font IDs are ignored by the printer. Wrong font cartridge Load the cartridge loaded with the font that corresponds to the font ID. Font cartridge[...]

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    115 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able 7-1. Problem Resolution Guide. Problem or Message Probable Cause Action APO feature is OFF Set paper tray and orientation is set orientation to to COR, portrait, or landscape or set user-defined (with font orientation to font orientation portrait) landscape or set font orientation to landscape. Printer does not print[...]

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    116 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able 7-1. Problem Resolution Guide. Problem or Message Probable Cause Action Printer does not print COR APO feature is ON Turn off APO or and page size is 8-1/2" increase page size x 11" or less so it is larger than 8-1/2" x 11". APO feature is OFF Set orientation to and orientation is set “COR.” t[...]

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    117 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO Appendix A: Font (FGID) Reference for HP LaserJet Printers The following table lists the standard HP LaserJet resident fonts and the HP font cartridges that are available, along with the font ID number used to select the font. T able A-1. Selecting Standard Fonts. T ypeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point T ypestyle Size No.[...]

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    118 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. T ypeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point T ypestyle Size No. Courier R-8/CP850 P/L 12 10 85 Courier bold R-8/CP850 P/L 12 10 88 Courier italic R-8/CP850 P/L 12 10 89 Letter Gothic R-8/CP850 P/L 12 12 87 LaserJet III and IIISi Resident Scalable Fonts CG Times R-8/CP850 P/L Pr[...]

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    119 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. T ypeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point T ypestyle Size No. CG Times bold R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 6 4625 R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 8 4626 R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 10 4627 R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 12 4628 R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 14 4629 R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 18 4631 R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 24 4634 R-8/CP[...]

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    120 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. T ypeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point T ypestyle Size No. R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 24 4654 R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 30 4657 CG Times R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 6 4665 bold italic R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 8 4666 R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 10 4667 R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 12 4668 R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 14 4669[...]

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    121 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. T ypeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point T ypestyle Size No. R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 14 4809 R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 18 4811 R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 24 4814 R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 30 4817 Univers med R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 6 4825 italic R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 8 4826 R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 10 4827 R[...]

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    122 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. T ypeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point T ypestyle Size No. Univers med R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 6 4845 condensed R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 8 4846 R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 10 4847 R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 12 4848 R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 14 4849 R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 18 4851 R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 24 485[...]

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    123 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. T ypeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point T ypestyle Size No. R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 24 4874 R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 30 4877 ITC Zapf R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 6 4985 Dingbat R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 8 4986 R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 10 4987 R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 12 4988 R-8/CP850 P/L Prop. 14 4989 R-8[...]

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    124 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. T ypeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point T ypestyle Size No. Time Italic R-8/CP850 P Prop. 10 155 Helvetica R-8/CP850 P Prop. 14.4 34126 Bold Courier Bold R-8/CP850 P/L 10 12 46 Courier Italic R-8/CP850 P/L 10 12 18 Prestige R-8/CP850 P/L 12 10 86 Prestige Bold R-8/CP850 P/L[...]

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    125 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. T ypeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point T ypestyle Size No. Helvetica ASCII P Prop. 10 185 Bold Helvetica ASCII P Prop. 12 188 Bold Helvetica ASCII P Prop. 14 190 Bold Tax Line LinDrw-7 P 10 12 34 Draw Letter Gothic R-8/CP850 P 10 14.4 40 Letter Gothic R-8/CP850 P 17.1 9.4 [...]

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    126 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. T ypeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point T ypestyle Size No. EAN/UPC UPC P PROP. 12 170 Bar Code HP Cartridge Font Assignments Procollection Cartridge Line Printer ASCII P/L 17.1 8.5 253 Courier Bold ASCII P/L 10 12 45 Courier Italic ASCII P/L 10 12 17 Courier ASCII P/L 12 1[...]

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    127 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. T ypeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point T ypestyle Size No. Courier Italic Legal P 12 10 95 Prestige Elite ASCII P/L 15 7 220 Prestige Elite ASCII P/L 12 10 83 Prestige Elite ASCII P/L 12 10 113 Bold Prestige Elite ASCII P/L 12 10 114 Italic Prestige Elite Legal P 15 7 219 [...]

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    128 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. T ypeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point T ypestyle Size No. Letter Gothic ASCII P/L 12 12 66 Letter Gothic ASCII P/L 12 12 69 Bold Letter Gothic ASCII P/L 12 12 68 Italic Times Roman ASCII P Prop. 8 163 Times Roman ASCII P Prop. 10 164 Times Roman ASCII P Prop. 10 165 Bold [...]

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    129 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. T ypeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point T ypestyle Size No. Times Roman Legal P Prop. 10 175 Bold Times Roman Legal P Prop. 10 176 Italic Times Roman Legal P Prop. 12 177 Times Roman Legal P Prop. 12 178 Bold Times Roman Legal P Prop. 12 179 Italic Helvetica ASCII P Prop. 8[...]

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    130 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. T ypeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point T ypestyle Size No. Helvetica ASCII P Prop. 12 189 Italic Helvetica ASCII P Prop. 14 190 Bold Helvetica Legal P Prop. 14 191 Bold WordPerfect Cartridge CG Times DskTop P Prop. 6 4685 CG Times DskTop P Prop. 8 4686 CG Times DskTop P Pr[...]

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    131 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. T ypeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point T ypestyle Size No. CG Times DskTop P Prop. 12 4688 CG Times DskTop P Prop. 12 4708 Bold CG Times DskTop P Prop. 12 4816 Italic CG Times DskTop P Prop. 14 4689 CG Times DskTop P Prop. 14 4709 Bold CG Times DskTop P Prop. 14 4817 Itali[...]

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    132 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. T ypeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point T ypestyle Size No. Microsoft Cartridge Helv R-8 P Prop. 8 34102 Helv R-8 P Prop. 10 34103 Helv Bold R-8 P Prop. 10 34123 Helv Italic R-8 P Prop. 10 34231 Helv R-8 P Prop. 12 34104 Helv Bold R-8 P Prop. 12 34124 Helv Italic R-8 P Prop[...]

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    133 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. T ypeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point T ypestyle Size No. TmsRmn R-8 P Prop. 12 5688 TmsRmn R-8 P Prop. 12 5708 Bold TmsRmn R-8 P Prop. 12 5816 Italic TmsRmn R-8 P Prop. 14 5709 Bold Line Printer R-8 P/L 15 8.5 223 Polished Worksheets Cartridge Prestige Elite R-8 P/L 15 7[...]

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    134 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. T ypeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point T ypestyle Size No. Prestige Elite Legal P/L 12 10 98 Bold Prestige Elite Legal P/L 12 10 99 Italic Letter Gothic R-8 P/L 27 3.6 290 Letter Gothic R-8 P/L 12 12 87 Letter Gothic R-8 P/L 12 12 110 Bold Letter Gothic R-8 P/L 12 12 109 I[...]

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    135 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. T ypeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point T ypestyle Size No. Presentation Legal P/L 8.1 16 431 Bold Persuasive Presentations Cartridge Letter Gothic ASCII P/L 10 14 39 Letter Gothic Legal P/L 10 14 38 Presentation ASCII P/L 10 14 6 Bold Presentation Legal P/L 10 14 7 Bold Pr[...]

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    136 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. T ypeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point T ypestyle Size No. Presentation Legal P/L 5.7 24 433 Bold Helv Outline ASCII P/L Prop. 24 34115 Helv Outline Legal P/L Prop. 24 34116 Serifa ASCII P/L Prop. 24 34215 Serifa Legal P/L Prop. 24 34216 Line Draw LinDrw P/L 10 14 31 PC Li[...]

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    137 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. T ypeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point T ypestyle Size No. Helv Cond. TaxNum P/L Prop. 24 34128 Black Bold OCR-A OCR-A P 10 12 19 Tax Line TaxLin Drw P/L 10 12 30 Draw Bar Codes & More Cartridge Letter Gothic R-8 P/L 15 9.5 230 Letter Gothic R-8 P/L 12 12 87 Letter Got[...]

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    138 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. T ypeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point T ypestyle Size No. USPS Zip ZIP P/L Prop. 12 172 Line Draw LinDrw P/L 10 12 33 Text Equations Prestige Elite R-8 P 15 7 221 Prestige Elite R-8 P 17.1 7 256 Prestige Elite R-8 P 12 10 86 Prestige Elite R-8 P 12 10 111 Bold Prestige El[...]

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    139 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. T ypeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point T ypestyle Size No. Global Text Cartridge CG Century R-9 P/L Prop. 8 16950 Schoolbook CG Century R-8 P/L Prop. 10 16951 Schoolbook CG Century R-8 P/L Prop. 10 16971 Schlbk Bold CG Century R-8 P/L Prop. 10 17079 Schlbk Italic CG R-8 P/[...]

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    140 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO T able A-1 (continued). Selecting Standard Fonts. T ypeface Symbol Set Orient. Pitch Point T ypestyle Size No. Hobo ASCII P Prop. 14 5940 Medium Thunderbird ASCII P Prop. 54 5950 Signet ASCII P Prop. 18 5960 Roundhand Signet ASCII P Prop. 14 5970 Roundhand ITC Dingbats ITC P Prop. 36 5980 ITC Dingbats ITC P Prop. 18 5990[...]

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    141 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO Appendix B: Character Sets The IBM 3812-1 printer emulation supports both the Roman 8 character set and Code Page 850. The IBM 4214, 5224,5225, and 5256 printer emulations support both the Code Page 850 and Code Page 437 character sets. The selection between the two available character sets decides which is used when a font[...]

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    142 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO Figure B-1. Roman 8. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : ; < = > ? @ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [ ] ^ _ ` a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z { | } ~ À Â È Ê Ë Î Ï ´ ` ˆ ¨ [...]

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    143 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO Figure B-2. Code Page 850. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : ; < = > ? @ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [ ] ^ _ ` a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z { | } ~ á í ó ú ñ Ñ ª º ¿[...]

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    144 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO Appendix C: Serial-Por t Specifications The A/C-7S RO uses a standard, RS-232-C, 25-pin serial printer cable for connection to a serial printer and for connection to a serial PC/LAN print server port. The A/C-7S RO’s input and output connectors use the same pin assignments. They are: Shell: Chassis Ground 1: Chassis Groun[...]

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    145 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO This pin out will work with most PCs and printers (i.e. the supplied cable can be used as either sharing cable or printer cable). When used to connect the printer to the print box, the cable’s female side (DB25F) is connected to the A/C-7S RO. When used as a sharing cable, the male end (DB25M) is connected to the A/C-7S R[...]

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    146 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO Appendix D: Parallel-Por t Specifications The A/C-7P RO uses standard 36-pin/25-pin Centronics printer cables for connection to a parallel printer and to connect a parallel PC/LAN printer server port. The 25-pin connector on the A/C-7P RO label “Parallel Out To Printer” has the following pin assignments: T able D-1. 25-[...]

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    147 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO The 36-pin connector on the A/C-7P RO labeled “Parallel In From PC/LAN” (TxP plus) and “Parallel Setup Port From PC/LAN” uses the following pin assignment: T able D-2. 36-Pin Connector Pinout. Pin Number Direction Name 1 Input nStrobe 2-9 Input Data 1 - Data 8 10 Output nAck 11 Output Busy 12 Output PError 13 Output[...]

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    148 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO Appendix E: T ransferring Power to Pin 18 To transfer power to pin 18 of the parallel input connector of the A/C-7P RO, you must move a jumper on the A/C-7P RO board. To move this jumper do the following: 1. Power off the printer, the A/C-7P RO, and the attached PC or LAN print server. 2. Disconnect all cables from the A/C-[...]

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    149 A/C-7P RO, A/C-7S RO 7. Slide the A/C-7 RO board back into the bottom groove of the chassis. 8. Tighten the black screws on the back panel. 9. Connect the printer and the PC/LAN to the A/C-7 RO, then connect the power cord. 10. Power on the printer, then the A/C-7 RO.[...]

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