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LX T-04 Twinax Connection User's Guide Docum ent GM-001- 5 Fifth edition of the Intermate LX T-04 Twinax Connection User’s Guide Printed in Denmark No part of this guide ma y be photocopied or reproduced in any way , except where noted, without the written consent of LCI Interm ate A/S.
N o t i c e s 2 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e Notice LCI Interm ate A/S m ake s no warranty of any kind w ith regard to the contents or use of this guide, and specifically disclaim s any express or im plied warranties on merchant ability or fitness fo r any particular purpose.
N o t i c e s I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 3 Trademark Credits Intermate is a registered tradem ark of LCI Interm ate A/S. IBM, Epson, Hewlett Packard and LaserJet are registered tradem arks of the respective holders. Lexmark is a registered trademark of L exmark International, Inc.
N o t i c e s 4 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e.
C o n t e n t s I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 5 Contents About this guide ...................................... 9 1. I ntroduction ...................................... 1 1 T h e o r y o f O p e r a t i o n ...................................... 1 1 A S C I I P r i n t e r D r i v e r.
C o n t e n t s 6 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e B a r C od e s ............................................. . 3 8 D e f i n e B a r C o d e s .............................................. . 3 8 P r i n t B a r C o d e .....................................
C o n t e n t s I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 7 O p e r a ti n g E n v i r o n m e n t ......................................... . 7 3 G. R e l a t e d P ub li ca ti on s ................................... . 7 5 H. Custo m er Suppor t ...............
C o n t e n t s 8 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e.
A b o u t t h i s m a n u a l I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 9 A bout this guide The g uide applies to the Inter m ate L X T-04 with so f tware release K 12-xxxx and to subsequent releases until otherwis e noti f ied. The g uide consists of f i v e sections: Introduction The Inter m ate L X T-04 and the concepts used in this guide.
A b o u t t h i s m a n u a l 10 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e.
I n t r o d u c t i o n I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 11 1. Introduction The Interm ate LX T-04 is a protocol conv erter, which m akes it possible to connect the Lexm ark 23xx Plus, Lexm ark 4227 and Lexm ark 4227 Plus printers to an IBM 5250 (Twinax) envi ronment.
I n t r o d u c t i o n 12 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e IBM Printer Emula tion The f ollowin g IBM printers can be e m ulated b y the Inter m ate L X T - 04 and the attached L ex m ar k m atrix printer: IBM 4214 (de f ault). IBM 4230. IBM 5256. IBM 5224. IBM 5225.
I n s t a l l a t i o n I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 13 2. Installation Unp acking Unpack and check all the item s using the following check list. Contact y our dealer if anything is m issing or dam aged.
I n s t a l l a t i o n 14 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e 3. Set the address switch to position '9' (test printout function). 4. Switch on the printer. The SYSTEM indicator flashes for a f ew seconds. The Interm ate LX T-04 produces a test printout on the printer, which show s the firmware rev ision and basic configuration.
I n s t a l l a t i o n I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 15 Sy stem A ttach ment When your Interm ate L X T-04 is configured, and the configuration is verified by a test printout, it is tim e to connect it to the IBM host. The AS/400 configuration is easiest done using the Auto Configuration.
I n s t a l l a t i o n 16 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e 7. Make a test printout: CHGJOB PRTDEV(PRT08) PRTDEVADR CTLD(CTL01) If you do not receive a printout, check if there is a message waiting on the writer: WRKWTR PRT* Caution: Twinax cables are heavy.
C o n f i g u r a t i o n I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 17 3. Configuration Although the Interm ate LX T- 04 is prepared for operation at delivery, y ou m ay want to change the configuration. A test printout v erifies the current configuration, see Section 2 .
C o n f i g u r a t i o n 18 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e term inal. The rest of this s ection is a guide to the Configuration Utility. If you want to restart the configuration, just switch the Intermate L X T-04 off and repeat f rom step 3.
C o n f i g u r a t i o n I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 19 Basic Con figuratio n ============================================================== Intermate LX T-04 4214 version: K12-xxxx 960103 ========.
C o n f i g u r a t i o n 20 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e Select Printer Driv er This subm enu is shown after you hav e selected 'Basic Configuration' in the Main Menu.
C o n f i g u r a t i o n I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 21 Select IBM Prin ter Emulation This subm enu is shown after you hav e selected Printer Driver.
C o n f i g u r a t i o n 22 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e Select System Language This subm enu is shown after you hav e selected IBM Printer Em ulation. ====================================================.
C o n f i g u r a t i o n I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 23 Save the Configura t ion Select 'Save' in the Main Menu . The following subm enu is shown: ========================================.
C o n f i g u r a t i o n 24 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e Exit the Conf iguration Select 'Exit' in the M ain Menu . The following subm enu is shown: ==============================================.
A d v a n c e d F u n c t i o n s I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 25 4. A dv anced Functions The Interm ate LX T-04 supports a num ber of functions beyond standard IBM printer operation. During norm al m ode of operation, Intermate L X T-04, tog ether with y our printer, em ulates the IBM twinax printer selected in y our configuration.
A d v a n c e d F u n c t i o n s 26 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e Main Menu A num ber of the advanced functions can be programm e d or edited using Configuration from a Term inal. The Main Menu is display ed when the configuration is started (See Configuration from a Terminal on page 16).
A d v a n c e d F u n c t i o n s I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 27 Configurat ion from t he Sy stem This function allows you to configure the Interm ate LX T-04 w ithout connecting it directly to a term inal as described in Section 3.
A d v a n c e d F u n c t i o n s 28 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e Note: The com m ents (within brackets) should not be included in y our docum ent. T ransp arency IBM PC Support Virtual Printer is one way of sending data transparent to the printer. This m ethod is alway s active and is not described in this guide.
A d v a n c e d F u n c t i o n s I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 29 Document Example (Multi-by te Transparency): You want the text to have an underlined part in the m iddle.
A d v a n c e d F u n c t i o n s 30 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e Define the Seque nces The param eters are defined when Extended Emulation Mode is entered.
A d v a n c e d F u n c t i o n s I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 31 Example: Use the new sequences in the s ame exam ple as in Section 4 (Multi-by te Transparency in IBM Proprinter em ulation): This is.
A d v a n c e d F u n c t i o n s 32 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e Character Translation SCS data stream EBCDIC language specific characters are first trans lated into EBCDIC International Set 5 characters. This is the internal character representation in the Interm ate LX T-04.
A d v a n c e d F u n c t i o n s I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 33 %P (Configuration lead-in sequence) =54,5 (Select Editable Set) =203,$4A,$7B (Translate EBCDIC Int. 5 $4A to ASCII $7B) =206 (Initialize settings) =205 (Save settings permanently) % '54' Is the Param eter num ber.
A d v a n c e d F u n c t i o n s 34 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e User De fine d Stri ngs There are ten param eters in the Param eter List that can be prog ram me d as User Definable String (Param eters #120-#129).
A d v a n c e d F u n c t i o n s I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 35 Using the S trings: To underline text in a docum ent using strings num ber ' 0' and ' 1': This is %Z0underlined text%Z1 text Printout: This is underlined text Note: To use the Strings, Extended Em ulation Mode m ust be entered.
A d v a n c e d F u n c t i o n s 36 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e Example: Assum e that you hav e selected IBM Proprinter em ulation. The docum ent is prepared for an HP LaserJet and contains 'start underline' and 'stop underline' pass-throug h com m ands at several locations.
A d v a n c e d F u n c t i o n s I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 37 ============================================================== EDIT PARAMETERS ============================================================== Free String Area: $1AA0 #150 Match String 1_____$1B,$26,$64,$44.
A d v a n c e d F u n c t i o n s 38 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e Note: String Substitutions are program m ed in Extended Em ulation Mode. Bar Codes This function gives you easy access to a range of standard bar code types. You can design every single bar code printout to m eet y our specific requirem ents, such as width and height.
A d v a n c e d F u n c t i o n s I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 39 value 1: Bar Code Type. Selectable v alues (in decim al): 1 = Code 39 3= U P C - A 8 = EAN8 9 = EAN13 12 = 2 of 5 Interleaved 13 = Codabar Matrix 17 = Code 128 value 2: Module Width as a multiple of 1/120 inch.
A d v a n c e d F u n c t i o n s 40 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e Document Example: %P (Configuration lead-in sequence) =211,9,2,2,1,10 (Define Bar Code) =212,"123456789012" (Print Bar Code) % (Configuration trailer sequence) Printout Note: To Define and print bar code, Extended Emulation Mode m ust be entered.
S o l v i n g P r o b l e m s I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 41 5. Solv ing Problems This section helps you to solve any problems that m ig ht arise when installing or using y our Intermate L X T-04 interface. There are three m ajor areas of diff iculty: Missing printouts.
S o l v i n g P r o b l e m s 42 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e 3. System printouts: Is the SYSTEM indicator on? No: The Intermate L X T-04 is not correctly connected to the sy stem , or the power-up routine has been disturbed. Restart the interface (power-off/power-on).
S o l v i n g P r o b l e m s I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 43 Corrupted Pri ntouts This is generally caused by selecting a Printer Driver not m atching y our printer. The control com ma nds are then misinterpreted by the printer, causing corrupted printouts.
S o l v i n g P r o b l e m s 44 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e 4. Has the print job been released from the host? Check that Vary On has been m ade and that the print job has been released from the print queue. Ask y our Sy stem Manage r. 5. Is the twinax line terminated? The last unit on the twinax line must be term inated.
S o l v i n g P r o b l e m s I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 45 1. Make sure that y our printer is on-line. 2. Set the address switch to '9', and wait for approx. 3 seconds until the SYSTEM indicator starts to flash. You are now in the Test Mode.
S o l v i n g P r o b l e m s 46 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e 3. Select position '4' for system hexdum p, or position '3' for ASCII hexdum p. 4. Repeat your print job. The data is now printed in hexadecim al form . 5. Set the address switch to '9' when the printout is completed.
S o l v i n g P r o b l e m s I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 47 BE-BAR CODE ERROR Incorrect or insuff icient bar code definition. The bar code must be specified with five values. See Section 4 . E2-PERMANENT MEMORY CHECKSUM ERROR, FACTORY DEFAULTS SET This message indicates that the non- volatile m em ory has been corrupted.
S o l v i n g P r o b l e m s 48 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e.
A p p e n d i c e s I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 49 A ppendices A . Th e Parameter List The Param eter List shows the av ailable configuration of the Intermate L X T-04. Each param eter contains a value or string that is used to determ ine how the Interm ate LX T-04 should behav e towards the host and towards the printer.
A p p e n d i c e s 50 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e Printer Drivers A printer driver is a device driv er containing all the param eters required to drive a particular range of printers.
A p p e n d i c e s I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 51 #15 ASCII Character Set Selects the ASCII Character S et to be used in the printer. Value Descripti on Value Description 0 US ASCII 7 Spani sh 1 Sw.
A p p e n d i c e s 52 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e #41 Transparency Lead-In Sequence Starts Multi-byte Transparency Mode. Value Descri ption Value Description <any seq> (max 8 charact er c odes) *<em pty> (default) #42 Configuration Lead-In Se quence Starts Configuration Mode.
A p p e n d i c e s I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 53 #46 Start of Job Sequence Sent before next host printout if timer Job Tim e-out has elapsed. Value Descriptio n Value Descri ption <any seq> (length and contents f ree of choice ) *<empty> (def ault) #53 Bar Code Driver Selects the graphics driver used for bar code printing.
A p p e n d i c e s 54 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e #150-#189 String Substitutions Program m ing and use are described in section 4. Value Descri ption Value Description <any seq.
A p p e n d i c e s I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 55 B. EBCDIC Charac t er Table This table (EBCDIC International Set 5) shows the internal character representation in the Intermate L X T-04. Read each EBCDIC code as a column and row position. For exam ple EBCDIC International Set 5 code $81 represents the character 'a' .
A p p e n d i c e s 56 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e.
A p p e n d i c e s I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 57 C. Op erating th e LX T -04 The SYSTEM indicator This indicator (green) is lit when the Interm ate LX T-04 is connected to y our IBM system . It can also flash under the f ollowing conditions: Flash during a few seconds at power up.
A p p e n d i c e s 58 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e Device ad dress Follow these steps to change the device address: 1. Switch the Interm ate LX T-04 off. 2. Select a new device address (positions 0- 6). 3. Switch the Interm ate LX T-04 on. A warning for change of device address is printed.
A p p e n d i c e s I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 59 Pos. Test Mode Function 0 Restart - same as p ow er off/p ow er o n. 1 Set Factor y Defa ults - abandon the current c onfigurat i on. See note. 2 Print Charac t er Trans lation Tabl e - see Appendix B .
A p p e n d i c e s 60 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e 4. Press the printer's ON LINE/OFFLINE key twice to chang e em ulation. The new em ulation is confirmed by a printed me ssage. Repeat until the required em ulation mode is achiev ed. Refer to the list in Section 1.
A p p e n d i c e s I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 61 D. Updating t he Soft w are Software that can be Updated The Interm ate LX T-04 software held in Flash ROM . A specif ic cable is needed to upgrade the firmware. Checking if an update is available Contact your dealer to check if a new firmware release is av ailable.
A p p e n d i c e s 62 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e 3. Disconnect the LX T-04 from the printer, ie disconnect the ribbon cable from the printer. 4. Make sure the PC has been powered Off. 5. Attach the download cable to the PC’s LPT1 port. Contact y our dealer for f urther information on the download cable.
A p p e n d i c e s I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 63 18. Disconnect the interface f rom the download cable. 19. Connect the interface to the printer, ie connect the ribbon cable and the power cable. 20. Mount the interface on the back of the printer. 21.
A p p e n d i c e s 64 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e.
A p p e n d i c e s I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 65 E. Euro Support Support for the Euro sym bol can be achieved in tw o way s. Either by updating the LX T-04 firm ware and selecting the Euro character set or by m aking a perm anent character substitution in the interf ace.
A p p e n d i c e s 66 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e Euro Support via Terminal Conf igur ation The Euro sym bol is contained in the ASCII character set “PC-858".
A p p e n d i c e s I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 67 2. Make sure the Interm ate LX T-04 is attached correctly to the printer. See separate sheet f or details about installing the interface.
A p p e n d i c e s 68 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e 10. Select position “7" again. Within a f ew seconds, the Key Definitions m enu should appear on your term inal.
A p p e n d i c e s I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 69 13. Select the “Edit Parameters” m enu item . This brings up the following screen. ============================================================.
A p p e n d i c e s 70 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e 20. Connect the LX T-04 to the netw ork and power the printer On. Euro Support via Command Se quenc es Note: This approach does NOT require that the LX T-04 has been updated with the firmware K12-8491 or g reater.
A p p e n d i c e s I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 7 1 F. T echnical S pecification s Supported Pri nters L ex m ar k 23xx Plus L ex m ar k 4227 L ex m ar k 4227 Plus Attachments IBM S y ste m /34. IBM S y ste m /36. IBM S y ste m /38. IBM S y ste m AS/400.
A p p e n d i c e s 72 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e IBM Printer Emu lation IBM 4214 m odel 2(default). IBM 5256 m odel 1,2 and 3. IBM 5224 m odel 1 and 2. IBM 5225 m odel 1,2,3 and 4. IBM 4230 m odel 101. IBM Sy stem Featu res SCS and FFT Data stream . Page Presentation Media.
A p p e n d i c e s I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 73 Intermate LX T-04 Additional Features Configuration from a Term inal or from the Sy stem . Editable Character Translation Table. 10 User Definable Strings. Program m able Transparency Function (data pass-throug h).
A p p e n d i c e s 74 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e.
A p p e n d i c e s I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 7 5 G. Relate d Public ations Title Part Nu m ber IBM Sy s te m / 36 Fun c t i ons Referen c e Guide S A-21-9436-05 IBM AS/ 400 Gui de t o Progra mm i.
A p p e n d i c e s 76 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e.
A p p e n d i c e s I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 7 7 H. Customer Support If y ou cannot f ind answers in this g uide about usin g the Inter m ate L X T - 04, please contact y our point of purchase, y our local L ex m ar k o ff ice, or call the L ex m ar k Technical Support line.
A p p e n d i c e s 78 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e.
I n d e x I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 79 Index A About this guide ............. 9 Additional IBM 4214 feature . . 72 A d d r e s s S w i t c h ............ 5 7 A d v a n c e d f u n c t i o n s ......... 2 5 A p p e n d i c e s ................ 4 9 A p p r o v a l s E M C .
I n d e x 80 U s e r ‘ s G u i d e I IBM Printer Emulation ................. 12, 21, 51, 72 I B M s y s t e m f e a t u r e s ........ 7 2 I n c o r r e c t h o s t p r i n t o u t s ...... 4 2 I n s t a l l a t i o n ................ 1 3 Interm ate LX T-04 additional f e a t u r e s .
I n d e x I n t e r m a t e L X T - 0 4 81 SYSTEM indicator ........... 14, 16, 42, 45, 57, 67 S y s t e m L a n g u a g e ........ 22, 50 T T e c h n i c a l s p e c i f i c a t i o n s ...... 7 1 T e s t M o d e ............. 57, 58 t e s t p r i n t o u t .
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If you have not bought Intermate LX T-04 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Intermate LX T-04 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Intermate LX T-04 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Intermate LX T-04 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Intermate LX T-04, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Intermate LX T-04.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Intermate LX T-04. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Intermate LX T-04 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
