User ManualTable of ContentsGeneral Information1Supported Printer Interfaces and Character Sets1IBM Port1Alternate Host Feature16287 ALLY PLUS Features and Specifications1General Information2Before Beginning2Selecting a Location2Space Requirements2Electrical Requirements2Operating Environment2Unpacking2Package Contents2Connections2AGILE 6287 ALLY PLUS Cable Chart26287 ALLY PLUS Rear Panel26287 ALLY PLUS Connection to Establishment Controller26287 ALLY PLUS Connection to Printer/Plotter2Dual Printer Installation26287 ALLY PLUS Connection to Alternate Host(s)2Multiple Alternate Host Installation26287 ALLY PLUS Connection to AC Outlet26287 ALLY PLUS Front Panel2Modes20 Normal Operating Mode21 PA1 or PFS %5922 PA2 or PFS %6023 RESET24 Form Feed25 General Configuration Report26 Translate Table Report27 PFS Report28 Printer Test Report29 Plotter Test Report2A ASCII/EBCDIC Toggle2B Serial Port Mode2C Centronics Mode2D Extended Modes2E Reserved2F Host Diagnostic Report2Extended Modes2D2 6287 ULTRA Alternate Host Configuration2D3 6287 ULTRA Coax Host Configuration2Resetting to Defaults26287 ALLY PLUS Power Up2Connection Tests2Printer/Plotter Verification2Coax Host Verification2Alternate Host Verification2Contacting AGILE Technical Support2The AGILE Bulletin Board System2Software Upgrades2General Information3Changing Configuration Option Parameters3Multiple Configuration Changes3Configuration Defaults3Changing Configuration Options Within a Print Job3Configuration Groups3Printer Output (Group #00)300 Printer type (Xerox, HP, 4213, other)301 Output type302 Character set303 Plotter Support3SCS Page Formatting (Group #10)311 SCS left margin312 SCS right margin313 SCS top margin314 SCS bottom margin315 SCS line spacing316 SCS EM ignored if in column 13DSC Page Formatting (Group #20)321 DSC left margin322 DSC right margin323 DSC top margin324 DSC bottom margin325 DSC line spacing326 DSC EM generates CR/LF even in infinite line length327 DSC EM generates CR/LF even if in column 13Local Copy Page Formatting (Group #30)330 FF before Local Copy331 FF after Local Copy332 Local Copy blank line suppression3Serial Port Setup (Group #40)341 (47) Baud rate342 (48) Parity343 (49) Word length (data bits)344 (4A) Stop bits345 (4B) Flow control (handshaking)3Host Parameters (Group #50)350 Physical buffer size351 Logical buffer size352 Intervention required status report delay353 Coax port timer354 LU1 bracketing357 Alternate bind processing3Transparency Modes (Group #60)360 Allow IBM 35h transparency361 Allow Xerox 36h transparency362 Pseudo transparency363 DSC PTM trigger 1364 DSC PTM trigger 2365 SCS PTM trigger 1366 SCS PTM trigger 2367 Discard transparency terminator368 Specify DSC transparency terminator369 Specify SCS transparency terminator3Custom Configuration (Group #70)370 DisplayWrite 370 support371 MD-Laser support372 Metacode support373 Xerox graphic window support374 Allow EBCDIC font downloads375 Continous bell ringing376 Eliminate C0 05 header377 CR with each FF378 Laserpage support379 Continuous program mode3Alternate Host Setup (Group #80)380 Parallel port 1 timer381 Parallel port 2 timer382 Serial port 1 timer383 Serial port 2 timer3General Information4Programming PFSs4Resetting PFSs to their Default Values4Deleting the Contents of a PFS4Accessing PFSs From the Host4PFS Descriptions4%00 Power On4%01 Printer Reset4%02 Bolding On4%03 Bolding Off4%04 Overstriking On4%05 Overstriking Off4%06 Underlining On4%07 Underlining Off4%08 Set Line Density to 3 LPI4%09 Set Line Density to 4 LPI4%10 Set Line Density to 6 LPI4%11 Set Line Density to 8 LPI4%12 Switch to Coax Host4%13 Coax Host Fininshed4%14 Switch to Parallel Port 1 Host4%15 Parallel Port 1 Host Finished4%16 Switch to Parallel Port 2 Host4%17 Parallel Port 2 Host Finished4%18 Switch to Local Copy4%19 Local Copy Finished4%20 Reserved4%21 LU1 Begin Bracket4%22 LU1 End Bracket4%23 Switch to Serial Port 1 Host4%24 Serial Port 1 Host Finished4%25 Switch to Serial Port 2 Host4%26 Serial Port 2 Host Finished4%27 LU1 Bind4%28 LU1 Unbind4%29 LU3 Bind4%30 LU3 Unbind4%31 Tray 14%32 Tray 24%33 Tray 34%34 Envelope Tray 14%35 Envelope Tray 24%36 - %51 Reserved4%52 Alternate LU1 Begin Bracket4%53 Alternate LU1 End Bracket4%54 LU3 Begin Bracket4%55 LU3 End Bracket4%56 Reserved4%57 Reserved4%58 Reserved4%59 Mode 1 PFS4%60 Mode 2 PFS4%61 sc1 Replacement4%62 sc2 Replacement4%63 sc3 Replacement4Job Boundary PFSs4Job Boundary PFS Examples4General Information5Translate Table Selection5Functions5Function Options5Reading Translate Tables5Modifying Translate Tables5The Translate Tables5ASCII from ASCII (Tables 0 & 1)5ASCII from DSC (Tables 2 & 3)5ASCII from SCS (Tables 4 & 5)5EBCDIC from ASCII (Tables 6 & 7)5EBCDIC from DSC (Tables 8 & 9)5EBCDIC from SCS (Tables A & B)5ASCII from DSC APL (Tables C & D)5ASCII from SCS APL (Tables E & F)5EBCDIC from DSC APL (Tables G & H)5EBCDIC from SCS APL (Tables I & J)5System Configuration6VTAM and Network Control Program Requirements6APL Support6Extended Attribute Buffer Support6General Information7Presentation Surface: SNA Character String Definitions7SCS Commands Supported by the ALLY PLUS7Backspace (BS) 16h7End of Message (EM) 19h7Form Feed (FF) 0Ch7Graphic Escape (GE) 08h7Horizontal Tab (HT) 05h7Interchange File Separator (IFS) 1Ch7Interchange Group Separator (IGS) 1Dh7Interchange Record Separator (IRS) 1Eh7Interchange Unit Separator (IUS) 1Fh7Line Feed (LF) 25h7Null 00h7Set Horizontal Format (SHF) 2BC1h7Set Line Density (SLD) 2BC6h7Set Vertical Format (SVF) 2BC2h7Transparent (TRN) 35h7Vertical Tab (VT) 0Bh7SCS Command Summary7SNA Printer Exception Conditions/Sense Codes7Request Errors = 10h7Request Reject = 08h7General Information8Carriage Return (CR) 05h8End of Message (EM) 01h8Form Feed (FF) 02h8New Line (NL) 03h8General Information9User-Defined Keys (UDKs)9XPAF Support9Xerox Graphic Windows9Xerox EBCDIC Font Downloads9Metacode Support9General Information10General Information116287 ULTRA Configuration Compatibility11Dip Switch Emulation11Configuration Options111 Column Width112 Lines Per Page113 Line Spacing114 Local Copy Null Line Suppression115 Xerox 36 Hex Transparency116 Form Feed Before Local Copy117 Form Feed After Local Copy118 New Line Order119 PA Key Usage1110 Output in ASCII or EBCDIC1111 APL Output1112 Reserved1113 Reserved1114 Reserved1115 Bold Print Emulation1116 Reserved1117 Reserved1118 Reserved1119 Reserved1120 Physical Buffer Size1121 Logical Buffer Size1122 Reserved1123 Reserved1124 Reserved1125 Centronics or Dataproducts Parallel1126 Intervention Required1127 Intervention Required Delay1128 Reserved1129 Reserved1130 Pseudo Transparency Mode (PTM) Selection1131 Discard PTM Terminating Delimiter1132 DSC Trigger 11133 DSC Trigger 21134 SCS Trigger 11135 SCS Trigger 21136 Reserved1137 Reserved1138 Reserved1139 Non-Transparency Trigger 1 Output1140 Alternate Host Lockout Duration1141 Serial Alternate Host CTS Enabled1142 Reserved1143 Reserved1144 Reserved1145 Reserved1146 Reserved1147 Reserved1148 Continuous Bell Ringing1149 Eliminate DSC C0 05 Header1150 Alternate Host Enable/Disable1151 DSC EM Generates CR/LF in Infinite Line Length1152 SCS EM Always Generates CR/LF1153 Ignore IBM 35 Hex Transparency1154 Power-On Reset (POR) After 60 Seconds1155 MD-Laser Support1156 Reserved1157 DSC NL at EM Even If in Column 11158 Metacode Support1159 Laserpage Support1160 Xerox Graphic Window Support1161 Reserved1162 Allow EBCDIC Font Downloading11PFS Downloading110 Power On Sequence111 6 LPI112 8 LPI113 DisplayWrite 370 Overstriking On114 DisplayWrite 370 Overstriking Off115 DisplayWrite 370 Underlining On116 DisplayWrite 370 Underlining Off117 PA1 Key118 PA2 Key119 DisplayWrite 370 Bolding On11A DisplayWrite 370 Bolding Off11B Coax Host PFS11C Alternate Host PFS11D Custom Banner11E Begin Bracket11F System Status Available11G Tray 111H Tray 211I Tray 311J Manual Feed11K Envelope Tray11Accessing PFSs from the Host11Translate Table Downloading111 DSC to ASCII112 SCS to ASCII113 ASCII to ASCII114 DSC to EBCDIC115 SCS to EBCDIC116 ASCII to EBCDIC117 DSC to APL118 SCS to APL119 Reserved (SCS font download table)11A Reserved (DSC font download table)11B Reserved (not used)11C Reserved (not used)11General Information12General Configuration Report12Programmable Function String Report12Translate and Function Table Report12Printer Test Report12Plotter Test Report12Host Diagnostic Report12Hexadecimal to Decimal Conversion Chart12Pin-out Charts12Glossary13Size: 1.22 MBPages: 186Language: EnglishOpen manual