User ManualTable of ContentsGeneral Information1Supported Printer Interfaces and Character Sets1IBM Port1Alternate Host Feature16287 ULTRA Features and Specifications1Input/Output Ports1Host Interface1Printer/Plotter Output Interfacing1Alternate Host Input Interfacing1Printer Sharing1IBM Specifications1Host Systems Supported1Printer Emulations1Printers Supported1Plotters Supported1Throughput1Upgradeability1Programmability1User Programmable Function Strings1Transparency1Translation1Character Sets1Custom Application Support1Power1Size/Weight1Product Support16287 ULTRA Front Panel1Status Indicator Lights1Power1CU Signal1Alt Host1Printer Ready1Hold Print1Data Out1SCS1Check1Test1Key Down1Operator Function Buttons1Reset1PA1 and PA21Line Feed1Hold Print1Test1Cancel1Form Feed1Enable Print1General Information2Before Beginning2Selecting a Location2Space Requirements2Electrical Requirements2OPerating Environment2Unpacking2Package Contents2Connections2AGILE 6287 ULTRA Cable Chart26287 ULTRA Rear Panel26287 ULTRA Connection to Mainframe26287 ULTRA Connection to Printer/Plotter26287 ULTRA Connection to Optional Alternate Host(s)26287 ULTRA Connection to AC Outlet2Sample Installation Diagrams26287 ULTRA Basic Setup26287 ULTRA Optional Setup #126287 ULTRA Optional Setup #226287 ULTRA Optional Setup #326287 ULTRA Power Up2General Information3Common Printer Interface Settings3Switch Bank A Settings3General Information3A1 Printer Interfacing3A2 Printer Test3A3 and A4 Serial Printer Parity3A5, A6 and A7 Serial Printer Baud Rate3A8 Auto Buffer Report3Switch Bank B Settings3General Information3B1 and B2 Serial Alternate Host Parity3B3, B4 and B5 Serial Alternate Host Baud Rate3B6, B7 and B8 Configuration/Reports3Switch Bank Tables3Switch Bank A Printer Interfacing/Tests3Switch Bank B Serial Alt Host Interfacing/Config/Reports3General Information4Connection Tests4Printer Test4General Configuration Report4Coax Host Verification4Auto Buffer Report4Translate Table Report4Alternate Host Verification4Alternate Host Buffer Dump4Contacting AGILE Technical Support4Firmware Replacement Instructions4The AGILE Bulletin Board System4General Information5Configuration Option Descriptions51 Column Width52 Lines Per Page53 Line Spacing54 Local Copy Null Line Suppression55 Xerox 36 Hex Transparency56 Form Feed Before Local Copy57 Form Feed After Local Copy58 New Line Order59 PA Key Usage510 Output in ASCII or EBCDIC511 APL Output512 Reserved513 Suppress Spaces Before Pseudo Transparent Packets514 Suppress Carriage Control Characters515 Bold Print Emulations516 Suppress Leading Spaces517 Reserved518 Reserved519 Reserved520 Physical Buffer Size521 Logical Buffer Size522 Reserved523 Reserved524 Reserved525 Centronics or Dataproducts Parallel526 Intervention Required527 Intervention Required Delay528 Reserved529 Reserved530 Pseudo Transparency Mode (PTM) Selection531 Discard PTM Terminating Delimiter532 DSC Trigger 1533 DSC Trigger 2534 SCS Trigger 1535 SCS Trigger 2536 Reserved537 Reserved538 Reserved539 Non-Transparency Trigger 1 Output540 Alternate Host Lockout Duration541 Serial Alternate Host CTS Enabled542 Reserved543 Reserved544 Reserved545 Reserved546 Reserved547 Reserved548 Continuous Bell Ringing549 Eliminate DSC C0 05 Header550 Alternate Host Enable/Disable551 DSC EM Generates CR/LF in Infinite Line Length552 SCS EM Always Generates CR/LF553 IBM 35 Hex Transparency554 Power-On Reset (POR) After 60 Seconds555 MD-Laser Support556 Reserved557 DSC NL at EM Even if in Column 1558 Metacode Support559 Laserpage Support560 Xerox Graphic Window Support561 Reserved562 Allow EBCDIC Font Downloading56287 ULTRA Configuration Options Table5Functional Grouping of 6287 ULTRA Options5Printer Output5Page Formatting5SCS Options5DSC Options5Local Copy Page Formatting5Host Parameters5Transparency Modes5Custom Configuration5Alternate Host Setup5General Information6PFS Table6Accessing PFSs from the Host6Multiple Function Strings6PFS Descriptions60 Power-On Sequence61 6 LPI or User-defined62 8 LPI or User-defined63 DisplayWrite 370 Overstriking On or User-defined64 DisplayWrite 370 Overstriking Off or User-defined65 DisplayWrite 370 Underlining On or User-defined66 DisplayWrite 370 Underlining Off or User-defined67 PA1 Key (User-defined)68 PA2 Key (User-defined)69 DisplayWrite 370 Bolding On or User-defined6A DisplayWrite 370 Bolding On or User-defined6B Coax Host PFS6C Alternate Host PFS6D Custom Banner6E Begin Bracket6F System Status Available (SSA)6G Tray 1 or User-defined6H Tray 2 or User-defined6I Tray 3 or User-defined6J Manual Feed or User-defined6K Envelope Tray or User-defined6General Information7Translate Table Selection7Reading Translate Tables7General Considerations and Notes7Functions7Translate Table Charts7Table 1 DSC to ASCII7Table 2 SCS to ASCII7Table 3 ASCII to ASCII7Table 4 DSC to EBCDIC7Table 5 SCS to EBCDIC7Table 6 ASCII to EBCDIC7Table 7 DSC to ASCII APL7General Information8Front Panel Key Sequences8Reset All Configuration Options to Defaults81 Column Width82 Lines Per Page83 Line Spacing84 Local Copy Null Line Suppression85 Xerox 36 Hex Transparency86 Form Feed Before Local Copy87 Form Feed After Local Copy88 New Line Order89 PA Key Usage810 Output in ASCII or EBCDIC811 APL Output812 Reserved813 Suppress Spaces Before Pseudo Transparent Packets814 Suppress Carriage Control Characters815 Bold Print Emulations816 Suppress Leading Spaces817 Reserved818 Reserved819 Reserved820 Physical Buffer Size821 Logical Buffer Size822 Reserved823 Reserved824 Reserved825 Centronics or Dataproducts Parallel826 Intervention Required827 Intervention Required Delay828 Reserved829 Reserved830 Pseudo Transparency Mode (PTM) Selection831 Discard PTM Terminating Delimiter832 DSC Trigger 1833 DSC Trigger 2834 SCS Trigger 1835 SCS Trigger 2836 Reserved837 Reserved838 Reserved839 Non-Transparency Trigger 1 Output840 Alternate Host Lockout Duration841 Serial Alternate Host CTS Enabled842 Reserved843 Reserved844 Reserved845 Reserved846 Reserved847 Reserved848 Continuous Bell Ringing849 Eliminate DSC C0 05 Header850 Alternate Host Enable/Disable851 DSC EM Generates CR/LF in Infinite Line Length852 SCS EM Always Generates CR/LF853 IBM 35 Hex Transparency854 Power-On Reset (POR) After 60 Seconds855 MD-Laser Support856 Reserved857 DSC NL at EM Even if in Column 1858 Metacode Support859 Laserpage Support860 Xerox Graphic Window Support861 Reserved862 Allow EBCDIC Font Downloading8General Information9Multiple Option Selections9Resetting All Options to Factory Defaults9Coax Host Configuration Within Data Streams9Download Error Messages9Downloading Programmable Function Strings9Multiple Function Strings9Downloading Translate Tables9Downloading an Entire Translate Table9Downloading a Single Translate Table Value9Downloading a Partial Translate Table9General Information10Alternate Host Configuration Rules10Resetting All Options to Factory Defaults10Downloading Programmable Function Strings10Multiple Function Strings10Downloading Translate Tables10Downloading an Entire Translate Table10Downloading a Single Translate Table Value10Downloading a Partial Translate Table10General Information11IBM 35 Hex Transparency Mode11Metacode Transparency Mode11Xerox 36 Hex Transparency Mode11Pseudo Transparency Mode11Trigger 1 + Trigger 2 PTM11Trigger 1 + Count Byte PTM11MD-Laser Pseudo Transparency11Laserpage Pseudo Transparency11Other Pseudo Transparency Mode Considerations11General Information12Document Formatting Information12Overstriking12Underlining12Bolding12System Configuration13VTAM and Network Control Program Requirements13APL Support13Extended Attribute Buffer Support13General Information14Presentation Surface: SNA Character String Definitions14SCS Commands Supported by the ULTRA14Backspace (BS) 16h14End of Message (EM) 19h14Form Feed (FF) 0Ch14Horizontal Tab (HT) 05h14Interchange File Separator (IFS) 1Ch14Interchange Group Separator (IGS) 1Dh14Interchange Record Separator (IRS) 1Eh14Interchange Unit Separator (IUS) 1Fh14Line Feed (LF) 25h14Null 00h14Set Horizontal Format (SHF) 2BC1h14Set Line Density (SLD) 2BC6h14Set Vertical Format (SVF) 2BC2h14Transparent (TRN) 35h14Vertical Tab (VT) 0Bh14SCS Command Summary14SNA Printer Exception Conditions/Sense Codes14Request Errors = 10h14Request Reject = 08h14General Information15Carriage Return (CR) 05h15End of Message (EM) 01h15Form Feed (FF) 02h15New Line (NL) 03h15General Information16User-Defined Keys (UDKs)16XPAF Support16Xerox Graphic Window Support16Allow EBCDIC Font Downloading16Metacode Support16General Information17Activating the Alternate Host Port17Configuring the Alternate Host Port17Host Lockout Duration17Alternate Host Translation17Other Considerations17General Information18General Configuration Report18Printer Test18Auto Buffer Report18Alternate Host Buffer Dump18Translate Table Report186287 ULTRA Port Pin-Out Charts18Size: 1.1 MBPages: 202Language: EnglishOpen manual