Xerox FS 3270 User Manual
Connecting to System
Xerox FS 3270, User's Guide
Xerox FS 3270, User's Guide
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2. Installation and Connections
of the
Xerox FS 3270
This chapter starts with an overview of the functionality of the rear panel.
Then follows a description of how you connect the Xerox FS 3270 box to
the printer and the system.
Then follows a description of how you connect the Xerox FS 3270 box to
the printer and the system.
NOTE:
Before you start the installation, make sure that you
set the rotary switch at the required emulation. See
SWITCH B/A/T in sec
Before you start the installation, make sure that you
set the rotary switch at the required emulation. See
SWITCH B/A/T in sec
tion 2.1. below.
2.1. The Rear Panel
RS232
12-18 VDC.
0.7A
PARALLEL IN PARALLEL OUT
TEST
+ --
B
A T
A = PCL B = FSL (default)
Fig 2-1 Xerox FS 3270 Rear Panel
Fig 2-1 Xerox FS 3270 Rear Panel
COAX
The coax cable is connected to the host which communicates in
accordance with the 3270 protocol.
The coax cable is connected to the host which communicates in
accordance with the 3270 protocol.
PARALLEL OUT
The parallel output port is connected to the parallel/Centronics in put port
on the target printer (standard parallel out cable supplied with printer
should be used).
The parallel output port is connected to the parallel/Centronics in put port
on the target printer (standard parallel out cable supplied with printer
should be used).
PARALLEL IN
The parallel input port can be connected to the parallel/Centronics out put
on a PC or similar source able to share the printer with the host. For this
connection you need a spare part cable ending in a 25-pole D-Sub
connector (i-data order no. 999022-030).
The parallel input port can be connected to the parallel/Centronics out put
on a PC or similar source able to share the printer with the host. For this
connection you need a spare part cable ending in a 25-pole D-Sub
connector (i-data order no. 999022-030).
ROTARY (TEST) SWITCH
Testing and emulation switch which is read at power-up. Default
emulation is PCL (A).
Testing and emulation switch which is read at power-up. Default
emulation is PCL (A).
PCL printer driver = A position. (Default is outside of B, A & T position)
FSL printer driver = B position.
FSL printer driver = B position.