Black Box A/C-7P RO User Manuals

Table of Contents

• 3

  2
• 2

  3
• 7

  7
• 1. Specifications

  9
• 2. Introduction

  10
• 2.1 Description of Front Panels

  11
• 2.2 About this User’s Guide

  11
• 2.3 Unpacking

  11
• 3. Installation

  13
• Power On/Off Sequence

  15
• 4. Configuration

  20
• 4.1 A/C-7 RO Configuration

  20
• 5, 6, 8

  20
• 4.2 Configuration Switch Settings

  21
• 4.3 Setup Software (does not apply to versions after Feb. 1996)

  26
• 4.4 Host/PC Download Command Overview

  27
• 4.5 Restoring Factory Defaults

  57
• 5. Operation

  58
• 5.1 Printer Sharing

  58
• 5.2 Parallel/Serial Port Initialization

  59
• 5.3 Host Port Initialization

  59
• 5.4 Print Position and Page Length

  59
• 5.5 Laser Printing

  60
• 5.6 Computer Output Reduction (COR)

  61
• 5.7 Automatic Print Orientation (APO)

  62
• 5.8 Generic Mode

  64
• 6. Advanced Features

  66
• 6.1 Command PassThru

  66
• 6.2 Custom User Strings

  67
• 6.3 SCS Mode Transparent Data

  67
• 6.4 Color Printing

  68
• 6.5 Printing Bar Codes

  68
• 6.6 I-O Graphics Language

  84
• 6.6.1 I-O Graphics Language Overview

  84
• 6.6.2 Helpful Hints

  88
• 6.6.3 Basic Description

  90
• 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

  105
• 6.8 Linking Graphical Output to a Host Application

  106
• 6.9 Printing Images from the Host

  107
• 7. Troubleshooting

  109
• 7.1 Interface Self-Test

  109
• 7.2 EBCDIC Hex Dump

  110
• 7.3 ASCII Hex Dump

  111
• 7.4 Problem Resolution Guide

  112
• Appendix A: Font (FGID) Reference for HP LaserJet Printers

  117
• Appendix B: Character Sets

  141
• Appendix C: Serial Port Pinnings

  144
• Appendix D: Parallel Port Pinnings

  146
• Appendix E: Transferring Power to Pin 18

  148