I-data 5250 ALLY User Manual

5250ALLYTMMODE5250 ALLYTMIntelligent Protocol ConverterUsers Guide and ReferenceAGILE875 Alfred Nobel DriveHercules, CA 94547-1899TEL (510) 724-1600

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage x5250 ALLY Features and SpecificationsHost Systems Supported IBM AS/400 IBM System 34/36/38IBM Specif

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 4-6Before changing any GFID, print a Portrait FID Report and/or LandscapeFID Report using Mode 9-5 or 9

Page 4-7CHAPTER 4  PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS4. The printer may not be listed in the supported configurations. Theuser may want to build a table f

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 4-800  INITIBMThis PFS is empty by default in all printer configurations. Use this toinitialize the pr

Page 4-9CHAPTER 4  PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS06  INITALYThis PFS is defined in all printer configurations except Generic. Use thisto set the pr

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 4-10This is not normally used with laser printers, and it is only used whensome type of PFS Suppression

Page 4-11CHAPTER 4  PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS0E  LINEDENThis is used to set the line density at the printer. This PFS is sent to theprinter when

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 4-12If the printer is capable of printing any font at any pitch (CPI), then thisPFS should set the pitc

Page 4-13CHAPTER 4  PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS13  P PSCPIPrint with proportional spacing in portrait orientation. This PFS is sent tothe printer

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 4-14If the printer is capable of printing any font at any pitch (CPI), then thisPFS should set the pitc

Page 4-15CHAPTER 4  PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS18  L 5CPIPrint 5 characters per inch in landscape orientation. This PFS is sent to theprinter when

Page xiPREFACEProgrammability Twinax host data stream Alternate host data stream 5250 ALLY front panelUser Programmable Function Strings (PFSs) 51

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 4-16If the printer is capable of printing any font at any pitch (CPI), then thisPFS should set the pitc

Page 4-17CHAPTER 4  PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS1D  L 15CPIPrint 15 characters per inch in landscape orientation. This PFS is sent tothe printer wh

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 4-18If the printer is capable of printing any font at any pitch (CPI), then thisPFS should set the pitc

Page 4-19CHAPTER 4  PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGSExample: 12 CPI (systems CPI value) x 13.2 inches (systems expectedpage width) = 158 columns. 158

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 4-2025  BSBOLD1 and 26  BSBOLD2Backspace bold. These PFSs are sent to the printer in response to an S

Page 4-21CHAPTER 4  PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS2B  SUBS ONTurn on subscript mode. This can be the result only of a direct Systemrequest for subscr

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 4-2230  MEDQUALThis PFS is sent to the printer when the System has selected a mediumquality print mode

Page 4-23CHAPTER 4  PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS34  TUMBLEPrint in duplex (double-sided) mode for documents that are to be bound atthe top of the p

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 4-2439  PORTCUTUse cut feed paper (sheet feed). PORTCUT and LANDCUT are the onlysettings allowed by th

Page 4-25CHAPTER 4  PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS3E  LPAPER 3Use paper from source/drawer 3. This PFS is sent to the printer at thebeginning of each

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 4-2643  JOG OUTMove paper output tray to the other position (when the printer can outputpaper to two p

Page 4-27CHAPTER 4  PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS4C  JOBENDThis PFS is not normally used. It is triggered at the end of a print job fromthe System.

CHAPTER 5MAINTENANCE &TROUBLESHOOTINGDiagnosticsWhen the AGILE 5250 ALLY either powers up or is Reset (Mode A fromthe front panel, or !AGILE!=POR;

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 5-2Twinax AddressingAfter power-on hardware diagnostics and during twinax initialization, thetwinax por

Page 5-3CHAPTER 5  MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTINGTwinax Error LogThe 5250 ALLY makes a log of any twinax hardware errors it encounterson the physi

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Page 5-5CHAPTER 5  MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTINGPrinting Reports (Mode 9)The 5250 ALLY will print nine tests and reports that allow the user tove

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 5-6Printer Test (Mode 9-0)The Printer Test is a repeating set of characters that demonstrates that thep

Page 5-7CHAPTER 5  MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTINGConfiguration Report (Mode 9-1)This two-page report lists each 5250 ALLY configuration option set

Table of ContentsPrefaceCopyright Information ... iiRelease Notes ...

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Page 5-9CHAPTER 5  MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTINGTranslation Table Report (Mode 9-2)This eight-page report will print all sixteen translation tabl

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Page 5-17CHAPTER 5  MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTINGPFS Report (Mode 9-3)This report will print a list of all PFSs. Unlike PFS Test, this will repor

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage xviSpace Requirements ... 1-3Ele

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AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 5-20PFS Test (Mode 9-4)This report will print a test sample of several of the 5250 ALLY PFSs. Foreach P

Page 5-21CHAPTER 5  MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTINGPortrait Font ID Report (Mode 9-5)This report will print a portrait font correspondence table. T

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Page 5-27CHAPTER 5  MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTINGLandscape Font ID Report (Mode 9-6)This report will print a landscape font correspondence table.

Page xviiTABLE OF CONTENTS3  Twinax Modes ... 1-164  Twinax Timeout ...

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Page 5-33CHAPTER 5  MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTINGTroubleshootingThis guide is intended as a quick reference for identifying and correctingthe mos

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 5-34Step 3: ConfigurationPerform the basic configuration steps outlined in Chapter 1  GettingStarted:

Page 5-35CHAPTER 5  MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTINGALLY will invoke COR and automatically rotate the job to a landscapeorientation. To prevent COR

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 5-36The AGILE Bulletin Board SystemTo upload files or download a new configuration, call the AGILE BBS:

Page 5-37CHAPTER 5  MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING Press F to display the File menu Press L to List files Press 1 to go to File area 1 (A

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage xviii46  Vertical Movement ... 2-1147-49 

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 5-38Next, insert the diskette with the new code into a PC connected to the 5250ALLY alternate host port

Page 5-39CHAPTER 5  MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTINGIf an X appears on the screen instead of a 0, an error has occurred inthe code load process.

APPENDIX AINTERFACING XEROX PRINTERSIntroductionThe AGILE 5250 ALLY provides extensive special support for Xeroxprinters in XDPM and XPPM modes. XDPM

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage A-2XES ModeThe XES command set used by older Xerox printers allows morefunctionality than the SCS comma

Page A-3APPENDIX A  INTERFACING XEROX PRINTERSThe 5250 ALLY provides several methods that allow SCS and XESdocuments to coexist in the same environme

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage A-4Well-Formed XES JobsThe XES command set provides several commands that are used to declarethe beginn

Page A-5APPENDIX A  INTERFACING XEROX PRINTERSAuto Form Feed SuppressionAuto FF suppression is initiated in the same way as Auto PFS suppression,alth

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage A-6Input to 5250 ALLY: Output from 5250 ALLY:s+Pds+Pd...(commands and text)... ...(commands and text)..

Page A-7APPENDIX A  INTERFACING XEROX PRINTERSInput to 5250 ALLY: Output from 5250 ALLY:s+Pds+Pd...(commands and text)... ...(commands and text)...&l

Page xixTABLE OF CONTENTS05  EBCDIC to PC ... 3-1506  EBCDIC to PostScript ...

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage A-8 use ¬¬}}} to terminate FF suppression mode send the FF use ¬¬{{{ to reinitiate the FF suppressio

Page A-9APPENDIX A  INTERFACING XEROX PRINTERS1. A job from one source defines and uses a UDK character, but doesnot end its job with a s+Xd to undef

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage A-10Auto UDK terminationThe 5250 ALLY also allows multiple XES commands to occur on one lineof text fro

Page A-11APPENDIX A  INTERFACING XEROX PRINTERS1/1440-inch units. The Xerox printer allows line density to be setonly in 1/300-inch units. For some S

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage A-12Downloading Font CorrespondencesThe 5250 ALLY supports the use of the Logical Not command used todo

Page A-13APPENDIX A  INTERFACING XEROX PRINTERSThis example performs the same function as the previous example.Multiple entries can be separated eith

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage A-14Xerox OptionsThe previous sections described the options available on the 5250 ALLYthat are used to

Page A-15APPENDIX A  INTERFACING XEROX PRINTERSAuto PFS suppression: This option causes the 5250 ALLY automaticallyto suppress all PFSs except the IN

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage A-16Suppress Form Feeds in form-based jobs: This option is similar to the AutoForm Feed suppression opt

Page A-17APPENDIX A  INTERFACING XEROX PRINTERSRemove Logical Not commands: This option specifies that Logical Notcommands are to be removed from the

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage xx16  P 16CPI ... 4-1417

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage A-18The 5250 ALLY has two different modes of transparency for use inpassing Metacode from the host Syst

Page A-19APPENDIX A  INTERFACING XEROX PRINTERSLine Feed movement is Line Feed: This option specifies that the 5250ALLY should use Line Feeds to move

APPENDIX BSCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARYOverviewThe AGILE 5250 ALLY, like the IBM printers it emulates, accepts SCS(SNA Control String) and DCA - FFT (Docume

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage B-2Command: Null (NUL)Format: 00Printers: 3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225, 5256Action: No operation is per

Page B-3APPENDIX B  SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARYCommand: Required New Line (RNL)Format: 06Printers: 3812, 5219Action: Resets the indent level to the left

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage B-4Command: Superscript (SPS)Format: 09Printers: 3812, 5219Action: Causes the current print position to

Page B-5APPENDIX B  SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARYCommand: Form Feed (FF)Format: 0CPrinters: 3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225, 5256Action: Moves the current pri

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage B-6Command: New Line (NL)Format: 15Printers: 3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225, 5256Action: Performs a Carri

Page B-7APPENDIX B  SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARYCommand: Back Space (BS)Format: 16Printers: 3812, 5219Action: Causes the current print position to be move

Page xxiTABLE OF CONTENTS44  DEST1 ... 4-2645  DEST2 ...

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage B-8Command: Word Underscore (WUS)Format: 23Printers: 3812, 5219Action: Causes the preceding word to be

Page B-9APPENDIX B  SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARYCommand: Line Feed (LF)Format: 25Printers: 3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225, 5256Action: Moves the print posit

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage B-10Command: Set Horizontal Format (SHF)Format: 2B C1 nn hhPrinters: 3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225, 5256

Page B-11APPENDIX B  SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARYCommand: Set Line Density (SLD)Format: 2B C6 nn ldPrinters: 3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225Action: Sets the

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage B-12Command: Set Graphic Error Action (SGEA)Format: 2B C8 nn gg uuPrinters: 3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 522

Page B-13APPENDIX B  SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARYCommand: Set Coded Graphic character set though Local ID(SCGL)Format: 2B D1 nn 81 idPrinters: 3812, 4214,

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage B-14Command: Set GCGID through GCID (SCG)Format: 2B D1 nn 01 gcgc cpcpPrinters: 3812, 5219Action: Sets

Page B-15APPENDIX B  SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARYCommand: Set FID through GFID (SFG)Format: 2B D1 nn 05 gfid fntw psPrinters: 3812, 5219Action: Selects th

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage B-16If the current orientation is either portrait or landscape,then the font selection process has two

Page B-17APPENDIX B  SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARYCommand: Begin Emphasis (BES)Format: 2B D1 nn 8A caPrinters: 3812Action: Activates the continuous emphasi

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage iiCopyright Information©1995 AGILEAll rights reserved. Copyright protection claimed includes all forms

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage xxiiStep 5: Configuration Test ... 5-34Step

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage B-18Command: Release Left Margin (RLM)Format: 2B D2 nn 0BPrinters: 3812, 5219Action: Release Left Margi

Page B-19APPENDIX B  SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARYCommand: Set Line Spacing (SLS)Format: 2B D2 nn 09 lsPrinters: 3812, 5219Action: Specifies the line spaci

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage B-20Command: Set Initial Conditions (SIC)Format: 2B D2 nn 45 icPrinters: 3812, 5219Action: This command

Page B-21APPENDIX B  SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARYprinter, ensuring that the last logical page from one joband the first logical page of the next job are n

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage B-22Command: Justify Text Field (JTF)Format: 2B D2 nn 03 rere prPrinters: 3812, 5219Action: Specifies t

Page B-23APPENDIX B  SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARYCommand: Set Justify Mode (SJM)Format: 2B D2 nn 0D st prPrinters: 3812, 5219Action: Set Justify Mode is u

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage B-24Command: Set Horizontal Margins (SHM)Printers: 3812, 5219Format: 2B D2 nn 11 lmlm rmrmAction: Speci

Page B-25APPENDIX B  SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARYCommand: Set Presentation Page Size (SPPS)Format: 2B D2 nn 40 wdwd hthtPrinters: 3812, 5219Action: Specif

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage B-26Command: Set Single Line Distance (SSLD)Format: 2B D2 nn 15 ldldPrinters: 3812, 4214, 5219Action: S

Page B-27APPENDIX B  SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARYCommand: Set Character Density (SCD)Format: 2B D2 nn 29 00 cpPrinters: 3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225Action

Page xxiiiTABLE OF CONTENTS0601  PFS Suppression ... A-150602  Form Feed Suppression ...

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage B-28If the current orientation is landscape, one of thefollowing PFSs will be sent to the target printe

Page B-29APPENDIX B  SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARYFor two-byte numbers the following values are valid:Hex value: Color:0000 Black (or other ribbon color)00

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage B-30Command: Page Presentation Media (PPM)Format: 2B D2 nn 48 xxxx fc sd do dd pq dxPrinters: 3812, 421

Page B-31APPENDIX B  SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARYIBMEMUL: Same as IBM, except that the 5250 ALLY will performCOR even if it has been disallowed with this

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage B-32The qq parameter controls the print quality at the targetprinter by sending one of the PFSs 2F  LO

Page B-33APPENDIX B  SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARYCommand: Set Printer Setup (SPSU)Format: 2B D2 nn 4C xx pf xx siPrinters: 3812, 5219Action: Specifies bot

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage B-34Command: Set Exception Action (SEA)Format: 2B D2 nn 85 e1 a1 e2 a2...Printers: 3812, 5219Action: Se

Page B-35APPENDIX B  SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARYCommand: Set Text Orientation (STO)Format: 2B D3 nn F6 caca lalaPrinters: 3812Action: This command is use

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage B-36Command: Begin Underscore (BUS)Format: 2B D4 nn 0A 01 bpPrinters: 3812, 5219Action: The Begin Under

Page B-37APPENDIX B  SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARYCommand: Begin Overstrike (BOS)Format: 2B D4 nn 72 ch bp gcgc cpcpPrinters: 3812, 5219Action: Starts char

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage xxivJustify Text Field (JTF) ... B-22Set

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage B-38Command: Load Alternate Characters (LAC)Format: 2B FE nn mm ch i1 i2 i3 i4 i5 i6 i7 i8 i9 [i10]...P

Page B-39APPENDIX B  SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARYThe printing mechanism of the 4214 prints charactersonly as 8 x 10. If character bit image information is

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage B-40Command: Absolute Horizontal Print Position (AHPP)Format: 34 C0 ahPrinters: 3812, 4214, 5219, 5224,

Page B-41APPENDIX B  SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARYCommand: Relative Horizontal Print Position (RHPP)Format: 34 C8 rhPrinters: 3812, 4214, 5219, 5224, 5225,

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage B-42Command: Transparent (TRN)Format: 35 nn [data]Printers: 4214, 5224, 5225Action: Causes the printer

Page B-43APPENDIX B  SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARYCommand: Subscript (SBS)Format: 38Printer: 3812, 5219Action: Causes the current print position to move do

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage B-44Command: Required Form Feed (RFF)Format: 3APrinters: 3812, 5219Action: Performs the same function a

Page B-45APPENDIX B  SCS/DCA COMMAND SUMMARYCommand: Numeric Space (NSP)Format: E1Printers: 3812, 5219Action: Prints the standard Space graphic. It i

APPENDIX CPSEUDO TRANSPARENCYIntroductionMost ASCII and EBCDIC printers have features that are not available onIBM midrange printers. If the users ap

CHAPTER 1GETTING STARTEDOverview / ObjectivesThis chapter provides information on installing the AGILE 5250 ALLY.Sections of this chapter provide inst

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage C-2The transparent packet itself consists of two trigger characters, the data tobe sent to the printer

GLOSSARYAA/B switch A switch that allows input devices toshare a printer.AC adapter Converts alternating current to directcurrent.AFP Advanced Functio

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage G-2Buffer A block of internal memory that storesinformation until it is ready to be used.Byte A unit of

Page G-3GLOSSARYDData stream Information transmitted between thehost system and the 5250 ALLY.DB-25 A plug with 25 male or female pins.Decimal A base

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage G-4FFCC Federal Communications Commission.FF Form feed.Firmware The pre-programmed EPROMsinstalled in t

Page G-5GLOSSARYIIBM The worlds largest manufacturer ofcomputing equipment.IBM 35 Hex transparency A standard form of transparency used inSCS data st

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage G-6LM Left margin.Logical buffer RAM used to display a displayable orprintable image.Logical Unit Numbe

Page G-7GLOSSARYOutput Data transferred from a computersinternal storage to an output device.Output device A unit that takes data output from acomput

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage G-8Protocol A set of rules governing the format ofdata and the control of informationinterchange betwee

Page G-9GLOSSARYSpace A print position where no character isprinted.SVF Set vertical format.TTab A carriage control that specifies outputcolumns and r

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 1-2The commands can control all formatting aspects, including orientationand paper size, the amount of

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage G-10Xerox A large manufacturer of computers,printers, peripherals and otherelectronic equipment.XES Xer

Page 1-3CHAPTER 1  GETTING STARTEDSelecting a LocationThe compact size, quiet operation and attractive styling of the 5250 ALLYallow it to be placed

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 1-4UnpackingAfter removing the 5250 ALLY from the shipping container, inspect theunit for any damage in

Page 1-5CHAPTER 1  GETTING STARTEDImportant Safety Instructions/PrecautionsFollow these important safety precautions: Read these instructions carefu

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 1-614. Auto Feed15. Fault16. Init17. Select In18. Ground19. Ground20. Ground21. Ground22. Ground23. Gro

Page 1-7CHAPTER 1  GETTING STARTEDConnecting to the Host SystemThe 5250 ALLY can be connected via its twinax T adapter to any IBM5250 protocol devi

Page iiiPREFACEAbout AGILEIn 1978 IBM and the word compatible were rarely found together, butIBMs mainframe customers wanted a less expensive, mo

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 1-84. To cable through, simply connect to the other side of the twinaxadapter. Otherwise, the adapter w

Page 1-9CHAPTER 1  GETTING STARTED3. Insert the Centronics DB-25 parallel end of the AGILE printer cableinto the PARALLEL OUT PRINTER port of the 525

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 1-103. Insert the other end of the AGILE alternate host cable into thePARALLEL IN ALTERNATE HOST port o

Page 1-11CHAPTER 1  GETTING STARTEDLED: The Light-Emitting Diode is used to displayinformation regarding the current status of the 5250ALLY. (Refer t

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 1-124  Twinax TimeoutThis mode is used to select the twinax timeout period. After selectingMode 4, the

Page 1-13CHAPTER 1  GETTING STARTED8  Translation Table SelectionThis mode is used to select the translation table to be used with each typeof data

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 1-14C  Power-On ResetThe 5250 ALLY will Reset and return to Normal Operating Mode.Configuration change

Page 1-15CHAPTER 1  GETTING STARTED1  Twinax AddressingThe user must choose an address that does not conflict with an existingdevice on the twinax l

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 1-16Changing a twinax ports emulation, like changing its address, causes the5250 ALLY to end communica

Page 1-17CHAPTER 1  GETTING STARTEDChanging a twinax ports mode, like changing its address, causes the 5250ALLY to end communication on that address

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage ivAlso From AGILE5250 OPTIMAAn intelligent protocol converter that enables serial and parallel ASCII a

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 1-18If the printer attached to the 5250 ALLY is among the supported printerconfigurations in the 5250 A

Page 1-19CHAPTER 1  GETTING STARTED0F. EBCDIC diagnostic. A diagnostic-only printer configuration, forEBCDIC printers, that prints the name of each P

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 1-206  Alternate Host ModesThe mode selection tells the 5250 ALLY what to do with the data itreceives

Page 1-21CHAPTER 1  GETTING STARTEDTo change the timeout period, press the MODE button on the 5250 ALLYfront panel until the LED reads 7. After two

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 1-222. ASCII to EBCDIC3. EBCDIC to EBCDIC4. EBCDIC to HP LaserJet (Roman 8 extended ASCII)5. EBCDIC to

Page 1-23CHAPTER 1  GETTING STARTEDSummaryThe 5250 ALLY should now be up and running and ready for printingwith the users configuration requirements

CHAPTER 2ADVANCED CONFIGURATIONOverviewConfiguring the 5250 ALLY changes the way in which it handles the datastream from the twinax host or alternate

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 2-2A configuration consists of several parts: An output port configuration/printer driver, including P

Page 2-3CHAPTER 2  ADVANCED CONFIGURATIONChanging Configuration Option ParametersThe command for changing all parameters in the 5250 ALLY begins with

Page vPREFACEAGILE Product WarrantyStandard WarrantyAGILE warrants to the original purchaser that this product will be free fromdefects in materials a

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 2-4Configuration DefaultsThe 5250 ALLY is shipped from the factory with a given set of parameterscalled

Page 2-5CHAPTER 2  ADVANCED CONFIGURATIONConfiguration GroupsThe 5250 ALLY configuration options are organized into four groups:Twinax (Group 00), Al

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 2-602  Printer EmulationsThe 5250 ALLY in IBM emulation mode acts like a printer. In IBMemulation mode

Page 2-7CHAPTER 2  ADVANCED CONFIGURATIONSCS dump mode is used to tell the 5250 ALLY to print a formattedhexadecimal report, including an interpretat

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 2-8Alternate Host Configuration (Group 30)Alternate host configuration has only three options: Mode, Ti

Page 2-9CHAPTER 2  ADVANCED CONFIGURATIONPrinter Configuration (Group 40-50)Configuring the printer port can be as simple as loading the configuratio

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 2-10!AGILE!40=10; Epson FX printer!AGILE!40=11; Generic printer. A printer configuration that isused as

Page 2-11CHAPTER 2  ADVANCED CONFIGURATION!AGILE!43=00; 1 second!AGILE!43=01; 5 seconds (default)!AGILE!43=02; 10 seconds!AGILE!43=03; 15 seconds!AGI

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 2-1247-49  ResolutionThe horizontal resolution option is used only for performing the horizontaloffset

Page 2-13CHAPTER 2  ADVANCED CONFIGURATION!AGILE!49=00; 1 line max. vertical resolution (default)!AGILE!49=01; 72 units max. vertical resolution!AGIL

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage vidowntime or delay, labor repair or material costs, injury to person or property,or any similar or dis

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 2-14!AGILE!4B=01; No vertical offset (default)!AGILE!4B=02; .05 inch vertical offset!AGILE!4B=03; .10 i

Page 2-15CHAPTER 2  ADVANCED CONFIGURATION!AGILE!4D=01; No COR vertical offset!AGILE!4D=02; .05 inch COR vertical offset!AGILE!4D=03; .10 inch COR ve

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 2-164F  CPI/Font OrderThis option specifies the order in which the 5250 ALLY will send PFSs tothe prin

Page 2-17CHAPTER 2  ADVANCED CONFIGURATION52  Page ResettingWhen this option is activated, the 5250 ALLY will reset all formattingoption parameters

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 2-18When determining the appropriate orientation, the System tells the 5250ALLY which drawer to use, an

Page 2-19CHAPTER 2  ADVANCED CONFIGURATIONHas System Specifically Requested Landscape, Portrait or COR?Use System- Requested Orientation.YesWhat

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 2-2055-58  Paper Sources (Drawers)For each possible source drawer that the printer can use, the user m

Page 2-21CHAPTER 2  ADVANCED CONFIGURATIONHeightFind the largest dimension of the paper in the drawer. For example, if thepaper in the drawer is 8 1/

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 2-22!AGILE!5502=00; Paper 1 rotation is portrait (default)!AGILE!5502=01; Paper 1 rotation is landscape

CHAPTER 3CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATIONOverviewThe data stream that is sent from the AS/400, System/3X or alternate hostdevice is not forwarded directly t

Page viiPREFACEFCC StatementThis equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy. Ifit is not installed and used in strict accordance

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 3-200. ASCII to ASCII (default for 5250 ALLY & alternate host)01. EBCDIC to ASCII (default for twin

Page 3-3CHAPTER 3  CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATIONOnce the appropriate table for each input/output device combination hasbeen determined, send one of the

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 3-463  Alternate Host TranslationIf the alternate host device is a PC, the user should choose one of t

Page 3-5CHAPTER 3  CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATION67  Xerox EBCDIC Font Download TranslationThe table selected here is automatically invoked when the 525

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 3-6The table shows that the output value for the input value of 'C1' is '41.'(This

Page 3-7CHAPTER 3  CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATIONwhere nn represents the number of the table to set to default values.Power-On ResetIf the user has made

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 3-8Downloading a Single Translation Table ValueDownloading a change to a single translation table posit

Page 3-9CHAPTER 3  CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATIONAlternate Hosts and Character TranslationWhen using an alternate host, the only function that the 5250 A

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 3-10Translation Tables00  ASCII to ASCIIThis is a pass-though table. It is the default translation tab

Page 3-11CHAPTER 3  CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATION01  EBCDIC to ASCIIThis table is the default translation table for twinax data. LS0123456789101112131

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage viiiAbout the AGILE 5250 ALLYThe AGILE 5250 ALLY is a powerful, easy-to-use, intelligent protocolconver

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 3-1202  ASCII to EBCDICThis table can be used for alternate host data if using a Xerox printerrunning

Page 3-13CHAPTER 3  CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATION03  EBCDIC to EBCDICThis table can be used to translate twinax data if using a Xerox printerrunning in

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 3-1404  EBCDIC to HP LaserJetThis table translates twinax data for printers that use Roman 8 extendedA

Page 3-15CHAPTER 3  CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATION05  EBCDIC to PCThis table translates twinax data for printers that use the standard PCextended ASCII

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 3-1606  EBCDIC to PostScriptThis table translates twinax data for printers that use the IsoLatin1exten

Page 3-17CHAPTER 3  CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATION07  Xerox 275 Protocol Converter EBCDIC to ASCIIThis table is used to translate twinax data if the 525

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 3-18 LS0123456789101112131415 MS 0123456789ABCDEF 000000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0EOF 16 1101112131

Page 3-19CHAPTER 3  CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATION LS0123456789101112131415 MS 0123456789ABCDEF 000000000000000002F000025000C0D0000 16 10000000000000

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 3-20 LS0123456789101112131415 MS 0123456789ABCDEF 000000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0EOF 16 1101112131

Page 3-21CHAPTER 3  CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATION LS0123456789101112131415 MS 0123456789ABCDEF 000000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0EOF 16 11011121314151

Page ixPREFACEProgrammable function strings, computer output reduction (COR) anduser-editable font correspondence tables are also standard features. T

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 3-22 LS0123456789101112131415 MS 0123456789ABCDEF 000000000000000002F000025000C0D0000 16 1000000000

Page 3-23CHAPTER 3  CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATION LS0123456789101112131415 MS 0123456789ABCDEF 000000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0EOF 16 11011121314151

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 3-24 LS0123456789101112131415 MS 0123456789ABCDEF 000000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0EOF 16 1101112131

Page 3-25CHAPTER 3  CHARACTER CODE TRANSLATION LS0123456789101112131415 MS 0123456789ABCDEF 00000000000000000000000000000000000 16 10000000000000

CHAPTER 4PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTIONSTRINGSOverviewThe 5250 ALLY has a total PFS storage of 20K bytes. ProgrammableFunction Strings (PFSs) are used by the A

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 4-2Editing PFSsTo edit an existing PFS, load a supported printer configuration, either fromthe front pa

Page 4-3CHAPTER 4  PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGSThe 5250 ALLY will also allow the user to enter the PFS definitions usingnormal, printable characters

AGILE 5250 ALLY Users Guide and ReferencePage 4-4Parameters Within PFSsTo perform their functions, a few PFSs require a parameter that specifies avar

Page 4-5CHAPTER 4  PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTION STRINGS_h hexadecimal_d decimal_b byte_H HiLoWord_L LoHiWordThe following example defines PFS 0D  VERMOVE f