2 Installation & Test
2.1 Installation
1. Power off printer. Install the Printserver following the Installation Guide instructions.
2. Connect the Printserver to the host system cable.
3. For Twinax: Find an unused device address (0-6) on the AS/400, using the prtdevadr
command. Set the device address using the red ADDR switch on the rear panel of the
Printserver.
4. Power on printer and Printserver. The green LEDs for CU on the Printserver should light.
2.2 Generate Settings Printout
1. For Coax and Ethernet: press the TEST button on the rear panel of the Printserver.
2. For Twinax: Turn the switch to position T (TEST) and back to the original position when the
printer has started printing. This will give you a test page. After printing, the unit enters Online
HEX Dump mode. Terminate Dump mode by turning the switch back to the assigned address.
Note: The CU indicator will be blinking rapidly while the rotary switch is in the T position. This is an
indication that the T position is not a valid permanent position.
2.3 Printer Emulation (Twinax)
Twinax non-IPDS Printer emulation is set via the address switch on the rear panel of the Printserver
and should be set before
connecting the Printserver to the Twinax line. With this feature, the emulated
IBM printer can easily be changed to suit your requirements.
To select the correct emulation, you need to follow these instructions:
1. Power on the Printserver with the address switch in the “T” position.
2. The text “Current emulation is xxxx” will be printed.
Factory default is 4214-2.
3. If you wish to change the emulation, turn the address switch to the new position and leave it
there for approximately 3 seconds.
4. A new sheet will be printed with the details of the chosen emulation.
5. Turn the Printserver off and set the address switch to the correct device address, then power
it on again.
Position of Address Switch Emulation
0 4214-2
1 5224-2
2 4234-2
3 5256-3
Emulations by switch position
Twinax IPDS Printer emulation is defined to be IBM 4247 IPDS.
If the user wants to use non-IPDS with an IPDS enabled Twinax Printserver, this can be selected by
placing the Twinax address switch in position 'T' at power up. The emulation is then changed to 'non -
IPDS'. All non-IPDS functions are then available.
To go back to IPDS the same procedure can just be repeated, as this method is a toggle function.
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